hi-scores are working, thanks to mame32FX’s save states. MAME now automatically saves the machine state when exiting a game, so that when you launch it again, it picks up right where it left off. obviously, this keeps persistent high scores, and lets you make it all the way through a game if you want to, in multiple sessions. that is, if no one else plays it while you’re gone.

the potential downside is that if someone else leaves a game in the middle, you might have to wait and die in order to start over. i think that this is outweighed by the fact that you don’t have to wait for the machine to boot and check its roms and do video tests and all that.

party for your right to fight,

-tony.

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