> In this case, the MAME developers are a bunch of morons. I mean, the old versions had > this feature, even in Direct3D:mame romname -r 1360x768 -d3d -cs fullWhy do they > consciously decide to remove a certain feature? Especially since it's not some > obscure function, but the default behavior in basically every single considerable > emulator. What did they think?
It was a complete video rewrite (0.107). Perhaps it was forgotten, intended to be implemented but the core author did not get the chance to do so.. not sure. Basically what Stiletto already mentioned above.. you have options.
There is so much good about MAME I'm upset at the fact that you choose to focus on one particular shortcoming in Windows (regular build, not SDL) for one video mode (D3D) to the point of calling an entire team of dedicated people who volunteer their real time, efforts and money to contribute to an open and source free project.. "morons"? I suppose you are entitled to your opinion but you really should think about what you say before you say it. You are not leaving me with a good first impression, that's all I can say.