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Stiletto
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MAME scripty things!

Third-Party MAME Lua Plugins/Scripts - A List

All entries make use of MAME's Lua functionality via the plugin system:
https://docs.mamedev.org/techspecs/luaengine.html
https://docs.mamedev.org/techspecs/luareference.html

(One or more of these may not function with newer MAME versions and require updates - your mileage may vary!)

MarI/O MAME - SMW SMB:
Script - https://gist.github.com/cracyc/02cbcac7b869329e7d8b280ef6c77fa5
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGKFs5wJ0CI

SFII RYUNATOR:
Script - https://github.com/Jazpy/RYUNATOR

Robotron-AI - Robotron 2084, Automated Gameplay in MAME
Script - https://github.com/grunt2084/robotron-ai
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPItPwnsjig
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dapV20G3iw

Hitbox Viewer for Warriors of Fate:
http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12830

Street Fighter II hitbox viewer, etc.:
Comes with MAME Cheats: http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/
https://gist.github.com/cracyc/01b6d1c93b3b9937eb500dff157fc832
https://gist.github.com/cracyc/145ae60b9e6ac1d1bd7ce26c60f250c6

Autotron (not published) - a neural network that can competently play Robotron: 2084:
http://www.jeraddunn.com/

Headkaze ShowCP plugin (CPWizard):
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=151810.0

Headkaze simple Savestate plugin:
http://headsoft.com.au/download/mame/savestate_plugin.zip
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,151810.msg1623419.html#msg1623419

Headkaze auto load save state plugin:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,155063.msg1626548.html#msg1626548

Nibbler bot:
https://github.com/FrankRizzo890/NibblerBot
https://reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/ab4tj6/going_for_the_mame_bot_world_record_on_nibbler/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60gVbJTOUOo

Track & Field bot:
https://github.com/FrankRizzo890/TrackFieldBot
https://reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/bwlh12/my_2nd_bot_plays_track_field_see_it_here/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs-aIPMlcUo

Space Zap bot:
https://github.com/FrankRizzo890/SpaceZapBot
https://reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/byb0bk/my_3rd_bot_plays_space_zap_see_it_here/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90yBznscFkk

Hyper Sports bot:
https://github.com/FrankRizzo890/HyperSportsBot
https://reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/c7orvd/my_4th_bot_is_posted_it_plays_hyper_sports/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWOLBkUp6dA

MAME system shutdown plugin for Windows:
https://github.com/michaelshmitty/mame-shutdown
https://reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/7bwhef/simple_mame_plugin_for_shutting_down_your_windows/

Arcademus - MAME plugin that helps to play arcade music on demand:
https://github.com/stengun/arcademus

DKShooter - Donkey Kong Shooter - A Galaga themed plugin/hack for MAME:
https://github.com/10yard/dkshooter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5n4frRmI0

DKCoach - DK Coach - A MAME plugin to assist with Donkey Kong gameplay:
https://github.com/10yard/dkcoach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax-xDwVr7No

DKLavaPanic - A MAME plugin version of DK Lava Panic:
https://github.com/10yard/dklavapanic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB_6jqc82Ek

DKWho - A MAME plugin version of DK Who and the Daleks:
https://github.com/10yard/dkwho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAFvoF_iqCY

DKChorus - A MAME plugin which replaces the DK samples and music with acapella sounds:
https://github.com/10yard/dkchorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYCNioYWcO4

DKAFE - Donkey Kong Arcade Front End (uses MAME plugin to interface with MAME):
https://github.com/10yard/dkafe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOaJTd_O6yY

BletchMAME - MAME Frontend (uses MAME plugin to interface with MAME):
https://www.bletchmame.org/

Defender directional movement plugin:
https://github.com/BPaden/defenderlr
https://reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/njc019/defender_directional_movement_plugin/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kRYwEwyKy_wDicLL9JTlnwOuOlicM5tB/view?usp=sharing

Defender 8-way control plugin:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=163525.0

Game Input Lag Tester (uses Lua to interface with MAME):
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,160722.0.html
http://www.gameinputlagtester.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whhz5Y4bd9Q

Killer Instinct Attack Info:
https://github.com/CSword123/MAME-LUA-scripts

MAMEToolkit - A Python toolkit used to train reinforcement learning algorithms against arcade games:
(note: requires modified MAME: https://github.com/M-J-Murray/mame )
(uses MAME plugin to to interface with MAME)
https://reposhub.com/python/deep-learning/M-J-Murray-MAMEToolkit.html

BinTracker - "A Chiptune Audio Workstation for the 21st Century" (uses MAME plugin to to interface with MAME):
https://bintracker.org/
https://bintracker.org/documentation/hacking.html

4am's plugin to autocrack dumps with Passport (not published):
https://twitter.com/a2_4am/status/1379593106836877318

Tim Lindner's Timberbot:
https://gist.github.com/tlindner/0199ee5ee64ab6fb1e3340856bfdece9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DO3xOZhf2s

Tim Lindner's CoCo Arkanoid cheat:
https://gist.github.com/tlindner/6e042b295f47a64e4c76eb3eb0d0757a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g8ZbzxxYpI

MAME Music Scripts - some music display scripts:
https://github.com/jedpossum/Mame-Music-Scripts

Contributions wanted :)
- Stiletto
rickumali
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Re: MAME scripty things!

Yes, I'm replying to a two-year old post! I'm doing my own scripty thing with Asteroids. I'm just for now gathering stats but I've got my eye on being able to tweak the game. Check out my offering at:

https://github.com/rickumali/asteroids_stats

Peace!
Rick Umali

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