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These MAME plugins may be of interest to Next developers and end-users: | To load a plugin/script you can use options -plugin and -script on command line, example: | ||
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mame -plugin skipstartupframes -script profiler | |||
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Or you can select them from the MAME UI (make sure the files are in corresponding plugins/ and scripts/ folders). | |||
These MAME plugins and scripts may be of interest to Next developers and end-users: | |||
=Plugins= | |||
== [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins nextfaststart] == | == [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins nextfaststart] == | ||
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== [https://github.com/Jakobud/skipstartupframes skipstartupframes ] == | == [https://github.com/Jakobud/skipstartupframes skipstartupframes ] == | ||
Another plugin to | Another plugin to speedup MAME boot time, by specifying a number of frames to run at full speed for each machine being emulated. More general, and useful for end-users or developers. | ||
Release: [https://github.com/Jakobud/skipstartupframes/releases/tag/v3.0.0 Yes] | Release: [https://github.com/Jakobud/skipstartupframes/releases/tag/v3.0.0 Yes] | ||
Source: [https://github.com/Jakobud/skipstartupframes/tree/main/src Yes] | Source: [https://github.com/Jakobud/skipstartupframes/tree/main/src Yes] | ||
== [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins debugstart] == | == [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins debugstart] == | ||
Allows to use the MAME debugger later, without compromising startup speed or needing keys to be pressed to continue. | Allows to use the MAME debugger later, without compromising startup speed or needing keys to be pressed to continue at startup. | ||
Release: [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins/releases/latest Yes] | Release: [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins/releases/latest Yes] | ||
Source: [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins/blob/main/src/plugins/debugstart/init.lua Yes] | Source: [https://github.com/Threetwosevensixseven/MAMENextPlugins/blob/main/src/plugins/debugstart/init.lua Yes] | ||
=Scripts= | |||
== [https://github.com/taylorza/MAMEScripts/tree/main/scripts profiler.lua] == | |||
A simple on-screen profiler (overlay) designed for the ZX Spectrum Next that tracks up to 8 timers using writes to NEXTREG 127 (0x7F) to control the timers. | |||
[https://github.com/taylorza/MAMEScripts/blob/main/README.md#profilerlua Documentation] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:42, 29 November 2025
To load a plugin/script you can use options -plugin and -script on command line, example:
mame -plugin skipstartupframes -script profiler
Or you can select them from the MAME UI (make sure the files are in corresponding plugins/ and scripts/ folders).
These MAME plugins and scripts may be of interest to Next developers and end-users:
Plugins
nextfaststart
Minimizes MAME Next Machine boot time, by allowing code running inside the emulator to control MAME execution speed. Useful for developers. Release: Yes Source: Yes
skipstartupframes
Another plugin to speedup MAME boot time, by specifying a number of frames to run at full speed for each machine being emulated. More general, and useful for end-users or developers. Release: Yes Source: Yes
debugstart
Allows to use the MAME debugger later, without compromising startup speed or needing keys to be pressed to continue at startup. Release: Yes Source: Yes
Scripts
profiler.lua
A simple on-screen profiler (overlay) designed for the ZX Spectrum Next that tracks up to 8 timers using writes to NEXTREG 127 (0x7F) to control the timers. Documentation