#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 UPDATE#
#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 DRIVER#
#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 TRIAL#
#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 PS4#

#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 TRIAL#

I started this blog based on my own trial and error attempts. MAME on MacOS was working, but a somewhat limited venture with scarce information being available on the Internet. I remember January 2016, when I started this Blog. Despite the higher learning curve, I would prefer Retroarch over OpenEmu. OpenEmu seems to use version 0.169 of MAME, and if I am not mistaken, this is also where Retroarch/MAME currently stands.

What about OpenEmu? While I really appreciate their Mac approach on emulation, it simply comes with too many limitations in MAME - for a reason the MAME emulation is only experimental in OpenEmu.

So while I am constantly looking into this, current limitations are too many for a good MAME experience. I am particularly missing the brilliant Runahead feature in MAME/current cores (for Linux as well). Retroarch/MAME under Ubuntu is a by far more stable experience (though it also has its limitations).

#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 DRIVER#

I am unsure about the stability of the Metal driver of Retroarch, it seems to crash from time to time. MAME 2010 is decent for old school games, but from time to time buggy in my own testing.

Retroarch/MAME would be great, but only old versions work on Macs.

So you need to rely on BGFX with similar performance in the CRT-GEOM shader, which is basically no problem.

With newer versions of MAME (still have to figure out since when), the CRT-GEOM OpenGL shaders tested here no longer work.

Read this for an introduction: В While I had good experience with QMC2, I am not in favor of this interface tweaking MAME besides mame.ini - it often causes confusion. Attract Mode is my current favorite, it builds nicely from source, and the available themes are eye candy.

You have at least two very decent frontends available: Attract Mode and QMC2.

All my joypads work nicely, but you may need to tweak your MAME settings.

One of the nicest improvement of this year.

The BGFX shaders are now performing well with artwork/bezels.

#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 UPDATE#

For setting up BGFX: В and (needs an update after the October 2018 release) The BGFX Metal shaders now perform as expected, performance is comparable to OpenGL (with Direct 3D/Windows still being the performance king).The official MAME build shines on Macs, and there is really nothing to complain for the dedicated retrogamer.44 posts and 41.000 page views later, it's time to have a look at the current state of MAME on Macs. Since then a lot has changed to the better. Build quality is superb, this is a clear recommendation.

#MAME EMULATOR MAC 2018 PS4#

It is fully compatible with MacOS Sierra.ДЄs a second joypad, I went for a PS4 controller, and this thing rocks, both on USB and Bluetooth.

Further insights will follow, but that's a good thing. Update November 2016:В Since the X Input mode emulates XBox controllers, I gave this XBox driver from Github a try - and it works! The immediate advantage is that all things are configurable in the MacOS System Settings, and RetroArch automatically assigns the joypad to XBox configuration, which is nice. Switched on the backside to Direct Input, it runs out of the box in QMC2. Leave it as is: My first joypad, for example was a Logitech F310 Gamepad, a good choice. Second, if it works, you have two choices:ДЎ.

In the case of the PS4 controller, for example, everything shows up under Safari (Google Chrome misses out on the PS Button as B12), which gives you a good first feeling that this joypad should work in MacOS software. This gives you a basic understanding of whether your gamepad works in your OS or not. The easiest way to do is to use an online Gamepad TesterВ like this one: Update December 2018: First thing to doВ is to test whether your joystick is fully functional under MacOS.

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