GroovyMAME
Developer(s) | Calamity VeS |
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Latest version | 0.229 (SwitchRes v2.002a) |
Active | Yes |
Platform(s) | Multi-platform |
Emulates | Thousands of electronics |
Website | GroovyMAME Forum |
GroovyMAME is a multi-platform fork of MAME with greater emphasis on CRT monitor support, in order to provide smoother gameplay with less input lag than using regular MAME on an LCD screen. It is available as both a downloadable emulator and as a GNU/Linux live CD, as Linux is the preferred platform for using it. To use it in Windows with a similar amount of fluidity, Windows XP (deprecated; not recommended) and a modified ATI Catalyst named CRT_Emudriver must be used, based on either Catalyst 6.5 or 9.3. It will work best on the ATI Radeon 9250 (AGP), ATI Radeon X300-X600 (PCIe) and the ATI Radeon HD 4350 (PCIe), but should work on other cards supported by these versions. There is a Windows 7 version of the driver undergoing beta testing.
Download
- GroovyMAME
- CRT_Emudriver
- GroovyArcade (Arch Linux-based live CD)
Supported cards
Adrenalin 18.5.1:
Desktop: Radeon RX Vega Series Graphics
Radeon RX 500 Series Graphics
Radeon RX 400 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro Duo
AMD Radeon R7 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R7 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R5 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Nano Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R5 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8500 - HD 8900 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7700 - HD 7900 Series Graphics
Ryzen: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Mobility: AMD Radeon R9 M300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R7 M200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R7 M300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R5 M200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R5 M300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8500M - HD 8900M Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7700M - HD 7900M Series Graphics
APU: AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R4, R5, R6, or R7 Graphics
AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, or R8 Graphics
AMD Pro A-Series APUs with Radeon R5 or R7 Graphics
AMD Pro A-Series APUs with Radeon R5, R6, or R7 Graphics
AMD Athlon Series APUs with Radeon R3 Graphics
AMD FX-Series APUs with Radeon R7 Graphics
AMD Sempron Series APUs with Radeon R3 Graphics
AMD E-Series APUs with Radeon R2 Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8180 - HD 8400 Series Graphics
Catalyst 9.3: ATI Radeon 9500, 9550, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X550, X600, X700, X740, X800, X850, X1050, X1200, X1300, X1550, X1600, X1650, X1800, X1900, X1950, HD 2350, HD 2400, HD 2600, HD 2900, HD 3200, HD 3300, HD 3400, HD 3410, HD 3450, HD 3550, HD 3570, HD 3600, HD 3610, HD 3690, HD 3730, HD 3750, HD 3800, HD 3830, HD 3850, HD 3870, HD 4230, HD 4250, HD 4350, HD 4550, HD 4570, HD 4580, HD 4650, HD 4670, HD 4730, HD 4750, HD 4800, HD 4850, HD 4870, HD 4890, etc.
Catalyst 6.5: ATI Radeon 7000, 7200, 7500, 8500, 9000, 9100, 9200, 9250, 9500, 9550, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X550, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, ArcadeVGA 9200/9250, etc.