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ksherlock opened this issue 4 years ago · comments

include mame executable, sdl libraries, etc so everything it's self contained. Should also have an option to use the system version of mame.
automatically download relevant ROMs from internet archive (https://archive.org/download/MAME223RomsOnlyMerged)
resize window to fit on 13" MacBook
machine information is currently hard-coded (via a python script that simplifies mame -listxml to a plist). This should probably be moved to objective C and handled real-time to match system mame's options
drag-n-drop disk image order
Window for a library of recently used disk images
Or perhaps, like Sweet-16, use Finder as the disk image manager and have a Open Disk Images Folder menu
Some cards - SSC and more importantly Apple SCSI have child slots. Consider moving slots to a tree view to incorporate them. (Apple SCSI child slots enable more hard disk images but are off by default)
Split up media by slot? This would also make it easier to use the allowed file types.

HelixNRG · Answer 1 · Mon Aug 31 2020 19:07:45 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I know it's only early days for Ample, but would it be possible to implement the VGM mod as part of the frontend as well as what you're hoping to bundle to make installation as easy as possible?

Details on the VGM Mod for MAME: https://vgmrips.net/wiki/MAME/MESS_VGM_mod

Details on VGM format: https://vgmrips.net/wiki/VGM_File_Format

I'm keen to record VGM rips from IIGS games, I don't yet know how to edit them into nice, clean presentable music tracks (yet) but having in the frontend would make it easy to start.

Some rips of IIGS music from games have already been made and I've put them into a playlist: https://vgmrips.net/packs/playlist/252

ksherlock · Answer 2 · Tue Sep 01 2020 11:21:13 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I am interested in VGM Rip support and have been for a number of years, in fact. The most recent VGM patches seem to be a couple years old. If I can build it without too much work, I'll probably include it.

https://vgmrips.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=106

HelixNRG · Answer 3 · Tue Sep 01 2020 13:08:29 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Fingers are crossed. Hope it's easy to implement.

ksherlock · Answer 4 · Sun Sep 06 2020 12:53:39 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Release 5 has VGM support.

HelixNRG · Answer 5 · Thu Oct 01 2020 19:25:13 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Would MAME have the ability to remember BRAM settings between sessions? Or does MAME support save states, that could work just as well (?) as remembering BRAM settings?

ksherlock · Answer 6 · Thu Oct 01 2020 20:42:52 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

It looks like MAME does store (and restore) BRAM. Check out the nvram directory in ~/Library/Application Support/Ample/.

ksherlock · Answer 7 · Fri Oct 02 2020 21:35:57 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I've never tried it but mame does have save states. Enter partial UI mode (delete key) and use Shift-F7 to create a save state and F7 to load a save state.

HelixNRG · Answer 8 · Wed Oct 07 2020 18:10:20 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

When bookmarking of System configurations is added, if that could automagically include the NVRAM settings, along with the system, expansion cards, disk images allocated to slots, graphics settings, etc. that'd be the ticket.