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Re: MAME in 2019
12/19/18 10:10 PM
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> Are there any rules for whether a given slot machine or other gambling machine will
> or wont be accepted into MAME? Would it be based on the age of the machine? Machines
> that are still being sold? Machines that are still in active use in casinos and other
> venues?
Probably no different to what MAME has done since forever, any game less than about three years old that has been dumped is documented but commented out of the source until the hardware becomes obsolete. For example, the MK6 games preserved in MAME are two to three generations old and the hardware itself hasn't seen a new game since 2012. Back when I got into MAME in 2002, any game later than the year 2000 was out of bounds (e.g. KOF 2001 and Metal Slug 4 were in the source but remained hidden for several years).
Depending on the casino or venue, some machines in active use might be upwards of twenty years old, especially if the game is popular yet the company hasn't ported the game to later hardware.
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