> > I suspect the hardware they are using is too weak to run modern MAME at high enough > > performance. > > That or FBA had specific features/support they wanted for their project. > > Even a cheapy Raspberry Pi or a clone can run MAME... it just has to be a really > old-ass version. (See: Arcade 1Up.) >
Which wasn't licensed properly.
> That, and it's > much less intensive than MAME.
In part because it's based on older code, which can't be offered under a commercial license.
I think a Pi3 can actually (just) run CPS2 at full speed in recent versions as it's a relatively simple system and a Pi3 is not a good benchmark, it's ultra-cheap hardware and given the price point of the product, you'd expect something better anyway. It's more that they'll reduce their costs as far as possible because they think these older versions are an option.
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