MAME:Plugins and Scripts

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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