MAME 0.5

Release Date

MAME 0.5 was released on 20 February 1997.

Contributors

The known contributors for this version are, in first-name alphabetical order:

• Brad Oliver
• Nicola Salmoria

Specific Contributions

The known contributions for this version are, in the order specified in the whatsnew:

• The Wizard of Wor driver was updated, but is still unplayable.
• The updated AY-3-8910 sound chip emulation code was scrapped and reverted to its previous version.
• The ROM loading functionality was modified to allow a file to be loaded into a non-contiguous space of memory.
• Brad Oliver fixed some bugs and made some changes to allow easier porting.
• The function copybitmap() was created.

Game Support

• Working Games Added
  • Donkey Kong Junior (US) (wrong colors, no sound)
  • Galaxian (Namco set 1) (partial sound)
  • Galaxian (Midway) (partial sound)
  • Galaxian Part 4 (partial sound)
  • Galaxian Part X (partial sound)
  • Galaxian Turbo (partial sound)
  • Space Invaders Galactica (partial sound)
  • Super Galaxians (partial sound)
  • Pisces (bootleg) (partial sound)
  • Gingateikoku No Gyakushu
  • War of the Bugs (wrong colors, partial sound)
  • Moon Cresta (bootleg set 1) (wrong colors, partial sound)
  • The End (Stern) (wrong colors, no sound)
• Non-Working Games Added
  • Robby Roto