Shmups Pt 1 (Multisystem May - Streaming Arcade and Home System Game Emulation in MAME, 10 May 2021)
32Back in May of 2015 the, at the time, arcade-only emulator “MAME” and the spin-off emulator that covered other systems “MESS” were folded down into their more natural form; a single, easier to maintain and easier to develop entity that would move forward with the established “MAME” name.
May of 2021 therefore represents the 6th anniversary of this decision, one which has allowed MAME to bloom as a project, and helped to drive forward a large amount of arcade, and non-arcade progress that would otherwise have not been possible.
As a result, MAME today supports a wide variety of arcade games, but is also capable of running games from a large number of other systems, including many popular (and plenty more less popular) home systems.
For these May streams I want to alternate between playing an arcade game, then playing a game for one of the home platforms. Some of these will be connected in some way, for example, ports, spin-offs or console exclusive sequels, while others will simply be games in a similar genre that I’ll be deciding if are worth checking out or not.
MAME’s emulation of some home systems is second to none, providing the best experience out there, while for other systems it’s still in a preliminary state. This is something I’ll keep in mind when choosing games to play.
Timestamps from The Ogre
00:00:00 - Prestream Intro
00:05:20 - Twin Bee Tahhoo! (Ver JAA, 1995 Konami)
00:17:57 - Flight of Pigarus (v1.11, Master System II, Sega, 2018 Kagesan)
00:35:56 - U.N. Defense Force: Earth Joker (US / Japan, set 1, 1993 Visco)
00:45:53 - Red Sunset (Amstrad CPC6128, Amstrad plc, 2020 ESPSoft)
00:59:24 - Orius (ver UAA, 1991 Konami)
01:04:37 - Xexex (ver JAA, 1991 Konami)
01:13:13 - Direct-X (X68000, Sharp, 1998 doujin)
01:24:55 - Flying Tiger (set 1, 1992 Dooyong)
01:33:50 - Lei Dian II - Thunderbolt II (Unl, Genesis, USA, NTSC, Sega, ???? Sun Green)
01:44:33 - Hyper Duel (Japan, set 1, 1993 Technosoft)
01:54:20 - Rayxanber (FM Towns Marty, Fujitsu, 1990 ,DataWest)
02:05:38 - Sol Divide - The Sword Of Darkness (1997 Psikyo)
02:15:18 - Sol-Deace (USA, Genesis, NTSC, Sega, 1992 Renovation)
02:26:50 - Turtle Ship (North America, 1988 Philco (Sharp Image license))
02:35:40 - Uzu Keobukseon (Kor, Genesis, NTSC, Sega, 1992 Samsung)
02:45:38 - Last Duel (US New Ver., 1988 Capcom)
02:53:45 - Line of Fire (Euro, Bra, Kor, Master System, Japan, Sega, 1991 Sega)
03:05:46 - Space War (Wikid Joystick 14-in-1, 200? Advance Bright Ltd. / Jungletac)
03:08:45 - High Tide (Wikid Joystick 14-in-1, 200? Advance Bright Ltd. / Jungletac)
03:09:21 - Frontier Fire (Wikid Joystick 14-in-1, 200? Advance Bright Ltd. / Jungletac)
03:12:54 - Hurricane (Wikid Joystick 14-in-1, 200? Advance Bright Ltd. / Jungletac)