mame setup for egret2

sourdiesel · Post by **sourdiesel** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:23 am

since i cant seem to find a garegga board ... im gonna build a mame system to play on my egret 2 ... so all i need i beleive is a pc, arcadevga card and a jpac from ultimarc, correct?

any other cables i need? what cheap setup would you suggest? i have a mac, i can build pcs no problem just want a recommendation for a setup that will run all the good shmups on mame..

thx

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:35 am

For sourdiesel,

You could try to source a generic Gamebox setup that is basically a PC with a Jamma interface mounted on top -- is a two layer PCB setup anyways. It has it's own PC PSU unit to power it up...you would just use your Egret II's RGB monitor and speaker setup for sound. The Gamebox PCB does output in stereo sound (via seperate Left and Right volume pot trim controls mounted on the top PCB layer) but you'd have to use a custom made stereo harness adapter to take advantage of it though. ^_~

It's a matter of taking the internal HDD and hooking it up to another PC and uploading your favorite arcade roms. Reinstall the HDD back into the Gamebox, fire it up and you're good to go. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:24 pm

You don't have to buy an ArcadeVGA, but it's easier. Soft15kHz is a free app that'll let you use a number of other cards in true arcade resolutions. Google it.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:03 pm

I'd say your hunch is correct, PC + ArcadeVGA + JPAC for the quickest setup.

thchardcore · Post by **thchardcore** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:19 pm

Garegga has a well known frame lag issue with the controls in MAME. I suggest you search and pay for a board or rig a saturn into your cab.

2D fighters with lag = horrible
Bullet hell with lag = nightmare

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:42 pm

thchardcore wrote:Garegga has a well known frame lag issue with the controls in MAME. I suggest you search and pay for a board or rig a saturn into your cab.

2D fighters with lag = horrible
Bullet hell with lag = nightmare

How about RaineEmu or Final Burn Alpha? Any of these that lack the lag? I gave up on MAME totally for a while because the lag drove me insane almost. Also, my (then controller of choice) X-Arcade dual hung in MAME but not in any other emus.

sourdiesel · Post by **sourdiesel** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:55 am

doesnt that japanese garegga expert KET use mame to do replays? i remember him having his own version of mame gare-mame or something? anyways i found a pcb, i just cant believe mame cant run a game from 1996 without lag. t

Post by **Dave_K.** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:13 am

I've never had frame lag in garegga or batrider, but maybe because of the older version of mame I use (I stick to either .98 or 1.06).

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:13 am

His custom mame version has many modifications, I'm assuming one of which is some slight retooling of the input code.

sourdiesel wrote:doesnt that japanese garegga expert KET use mame to do replays? i remember him having his own version of mame gare-mame or something? anyways i found a pcb, i just cant believe mame cant run a game from 1996 without lag. t