Arcade games

[terkio]

Are you interested in Vintage arcade games ?

Interested in, or using: Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator ( MAME ) http://mamedev.org/ ?

[terkio]

Download MAME from http://www.mamedev.org/release.html Pick: MAME 0.150 Windows command-line binaries.

Download games from Emuparadise http://www.emuparadise.me/
They call these games ROMs
You need M.A.M.E. Roms from http://www.emuparadise.me/M.A.M.E._-_Mu ... tor_ROMs/7
Download ROMs. They come in zip files, do not un zip.

Install MAME, put the ROMs in the roms directory of MAME, run MAME.

This is the easiest way to start, it is ok with few games. There are curently about 30 000 games available.

[Gambit37]

Yup, I played lots of Mame a few years ago. And in my youth I played most of the original arcade games. You might call it mis-spent. But those were fun times that allowed me escapism from the shitty times at home. I guess that's why I have fond memories of those low-res games.

[Ser Xav]

I absolutely love MAME and vintage video games. I have used MAME for years, and a whole load of old skool emulators also.....!

[Seriously Unserious]

I've used MAME for the last couple of years, I've loved the chance to play some of my old arcade favorites.

[terkio]

What is your favorite games ?
Metal Slug 3, batman.

[Ser Xav]

My personal favourites:

Galaga, Ladybug, Galaxian, Time Pilot, Gravitar, Tempest, Star Wars, Pac Man, 1942, Terra Cresta, R-Type, Loderunner, Xevious, Bubble Bobble, Moon Cresta, Ikari Warriors, Pole Position, Ghosts n' Goblins, Zero Wing, Super Hang-On, Outrun, Rainbow Islands, Venture, Sky Kid, New Zealand Story, Guantlet II.

Those were the days..... The old'uns are the best'uns!

(Probably forgot a few also...)

[Seriously Unserious]

What is your favorite games ?
Metal Slug 3, batman.

Mine were Double Dragon, Tiger Heli, Gauntlet, Hit The Ice, Arch Rivals, Jail Break, 1942, Bubble Bobble, Empire City and there's a few others but I just don't remember their names right now.

[terkio]

Thanks a lot, guys.
This helps me to figure what's worth in the truck load of games I downloaded.
The full rom set MAME_0.149_ROMs is a 42.6 GB zip file containing 28 499 games. ( A 11 hours download ! ).

[Chaos-Shaman]

hard hat mac, aztec, bolo binary, olympics, sands of time, sargon, these games were for the apple, before atari i think.
i bought the extreme AMIGA classix dvd rom set, has like 5000 old amiga games on it, but having 28000 is just out of this world!

[Gambit37]

Awesome looking new Star Wars arcade game:
http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/13/69692 ... -just-very

[Chaos-Shaman]

sometimes the simple platform games give me the most pleasure when having company. one day it will be hologames, and we'll feel it, maybe even come out with a bleeding nose lol

[terkio]

Last news.
For the vintage arcade of my son, we upgradeed to a newer PC, last Mame and roms with Mala as a front end.
The only difficulty was the sreen. A TV asking for a video composite from the PC, an old stuff not so easy to find from a not so old graphic board.
More fun work is ongoing with the "Mala" front end. The"Hyperspin" front end, might be better, who knows, we are too dumb to understand and use it.

[johnnystorm]

That looks cool, there was a site that you could play NES and SNEs games, but it's been taken down unfortunately :/