> > I tried playing that game but I got frustrated because that game takes forever to > > load... there is a very long countdown before the game starts (Peter Pepper's Ice > > Cream Factory) > > > > Is there anyway to bypass that countdown so the game loads right away. > > You can enable autosave in MAME.ini. That will automatically save the state when you > exit the game and restore it when you start it up. I believe it works for DECO > Cassette games. > > You can also press F10 during the countdown to unthrottle MAME. Assuming your machine > is reasonably fast, the countdown will run a little faster. Just remember to turn it > back on before you try to play.
Arcade operators had to deal with that delay every morning when all their machines powered up. Autosave would be a good idea, but it's not stable at all for that game/driver. Best bet is to either play it for a while when you do load it up and use INSERT to fast-forward the emulation as quick as your machine allows during the initial loading process.