Best emulator for Metal Slug?

[evil_ash_xero]

X and 3 run very well in the new MAME, but the first one is a touch laggy.

Is there anything else I could use? Final Burn or something?

[Klatrymadon]

I haven't tried many others, so I don't know if it's the best today, but NeoRAGEx used to run at least the first five games pretty close to perfectly for me. Check it out!

[evil_ash_xero]

It just keeps telling me that I can't load selected game.

???

[Klatrymadon]

Oh, you might need to download the Neo Geo BIOS separately - I can't quite remember. I'd reacquaint myself with how it all works for you, but I don't have access to a proper PC at the moment (hence the lack of useful links). Sorry!

[nimitz]

NeoRAGEx

[kernow]

X and 3 run very well in the new MAME, but the first one is a touch laggy.

Is there anything else I could use? Final Burn or something?

It's probably being emulated correctly, MS1 does have more slowdown than X and 3.

[evil_ash_xero]

No no, it's the input lag. It's a little worse.

[evil_ash_xero]

I tried it out, and the input lag was fine. UNTIL I had to turn on Triple Buffering. Now it's the same as MAME. And the scanlines aren't to my liking either.

Seems like some emulators get a lot more input lag than others, when turning on TB. I have to, or my screen tears all over the place.

It's really weird how Metal Slug X and 3 both work great in MAME, but the first one is a little sluggish.

[yojo!]

Have you tried homebrew MVS/AES emulators on DC ? I read AES4ALL was pretty good.

[Gemant]

I play Slug 1 for score with wolfmame 106, and lag is absent. I use these options: