It’s not the toolset that regressed, it’s the C++ standard library. I’m pretty sure Nathan “Bletch” Woods wrote that code using Visual Studio in the first place, and I built MAME with whatever version of the C++ standard library it is that was installed with Visual Studio 16.11.3. The trouble with I...

As far as I can tell, it’s a regression in the Microsoft runtime library. There’s nothing in the code that should require the object to be copied, but since some update to Visual Studio, the queue container started tying to instantiate the copy constructor. See here: https://github.com/mamedev/mame/...

Well I’m struggling to think of the use case for it. Do you anticipate people querying your instance of it? Would you expect people to use this as a component in their own front-ends or web sites? Are you trying to suggest that MAME itself should expose a REST API? A MAME front-end or web site is go...

I had a look at https://mame.spludlow.co.uk/ and it seems rather disorganised and lacking links, or the kinds of information or features that people would actually want. Right now, the most popular one of these MAME system database websites is probably the Arcade Database here: http://adb.arcadeital...

MAME 0.237 For everyone who’s waited patiently all month, MAME 0.237 is out today! As well as the updates to the UI and debugger that we’ve already announced, there are several updates to the included plugins: A brand-new input macro plugin. The data plugin can now show text from the Japanese comma...

MAME 0.236 The big event of the day is here! MAME 0.236 is ready for your enjoyment! Sadly, this month marked the passing of Sir Clive Sinclair, who it could be argued did more to put computers into the hands of everyday people than anyone. There’s a small update to MAME’s ZX Spectrum software list...

On the topic of speed, I believe it’s incomplete/inaccurate emulation of wait states or access time penalties. This is an area MAME doesn’t do so well in.

MAME 0.235 What’s in store with MAME 0.235? First of all, the lost unencrypted version of Rafflesia has resurfaced, ending a long saga! A genuine copy of Bubble Buster, an early North American version of Puzzle Bobble, has been found, and a prototype of Tecfri’s Sauro known as Sea Wolf has been dum...

MAME 0.234 Hi everyone! After four busy weeks, MAME 0.234 is ready! Newly supported systems include Runaway (a licensed version of Sega’s Head On made by Sun Electronics), Konami’s Magical Twin Bee (the European version of Twin Bee Yahhoo!), and Tronica’s LCD hand-held Spider (same program as Space...

MAME 0.233 Are you ready for MAME 0.233? With dozens of reported issues fixed, over a hundred pull requests merged, and a flurry of development across all areas, our mid-year release is huge! Some of the more interesting machines added this month include several prototype JAKKS Pacific TV Games, th...