MAME v117 released

[Harrison]

And here we go again. Actually it has been a while since the last version was released. Doesn't look like there are that many changes to the supported rom set though so the update should be small.

[Submeg]

Ok...so now I have broadband, I am extremely interested in getting MAME stuff. How big is it if you are starting from scratch? (Braces for extremely cringe worthy pain)

[AlexJ]

About 15GB for the main ROMS. There's also CHDs available which are hard drive images of machines but these make for much bigger downloads. You'll also need a pretty decent PC to run the CHD games. The standard ROM pack will get you the majority of the older games.

EDIT: Just checked the MAME .117 torrent is 15.83GB.

[Submeg]

Thats not TOO bad lol...except it goes over my monthly limit...is it broken down into sets or just one big one?

[AlexJ]

One big one. You could always download 50% of it this month and 50% next month? The updates tend to be around 100MB so once you've downloaded a full version it's pretty easy to keep updated.

[Submeg]

Sweet! Where at? So Im assuming just pausing it is ok?

[Demon Cleaner]

Yep, just pause it, the torrent is also for free at PD. But why can't you d/l in one time, don't you have storage?

The update is bigger than I thought, joining is at 95,n%.