> You forget MAME is not only about emulation but also preservation. Currently there > are at least two loaders that could let you run them on on your Windows/Linux OS. > None have bothered to offer the correct checksums or a vanilla dump to restore an > original arcade cabinet. It's nice to have a correct dump from something that has > been hacked to death without offering the original files.
I for one am looking forward to having non-hacked dumps out there. We won't get to play them for who knows how long, but having them available - as well as documenting the hardware and getting any needed dumps - will be useful in the future. Better to have this done now than try to get a working system much later.