MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Mame vs other Emulators

> This is probably a pointless question but, Sega Rally Championship and House of the
> Dead dont work on Mame yet the same roms work flawlessly on Sega Model 2 emulator and
> I wanted to know why this is?

Sadly, MAME does not have the knowledge and/or active developers to work on it currently as it is a purely volunteer project. Stand alone emulators are usually better because it is the only focus for that developer or developers. Also, add to the fact that this emulator is closed source - MAME is still left with mysteries to be re-solved and attempts to emulate EVERY known part of the PCB/machine including minute devices which may either be patched out or worked around in the original, standalone emulator, makes everything more difficult. Even if MAME was to get all the information from sources, if the original developer doesn't lead the inclusion into MAME, again, it'll take skilled people to concentrate their efforts to one goal which is difficult in a volunteer situation. No one is paid nor does MAME have commercial concerns. All MAME can do is document what it knows.