I've been following MAME since mid-1997. I had a few Champ Games floppies that satisfied my arcade games collection. Then I stumbled upon MAME and the rest, as they say, is history. I remember adding shortcuts to the MAME games on my desktop (this was before I found frontends). There was a stretch of time where I just had to have every game. Over time, as MAME grew and games and systems were added, the OCD of having every game got to be overwhelming and I decided to just keep current with some games. I'm an arcade nut and prefer to use MAME for arcade games.
Nowadays I occasionally fire up my favorite frontend and randomly start a MAME game. Over the years, I've shown all of my family and friends MAME and the various games. Today, it's just me and every now and then I'll fire up the frontend and play a random MAME game. Today, I started up Mr. Do! and it still brought that nostalgic smile to my face. From the memories of the old arcades to the sights and sounds of the games themselves, I still think about the MAMEDEVs over the years and the wonderful nostalgia they all have brought to my life.
So, thank you to all of the MAMEDEVs, past and present for the awesome work that you do. For the most part, it's thankless work but today I pause for a moment and raise a glass to the entire MAME team.
Have a happy and SAFE New Year and a prosperous 2023!
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