Robert

I didn't know about that. Since you know how to fix it, can you show me how and I'll see if the fix can be incorporated into my builds.

What's wrong with save states? (I didn't know anything had changed.) Now, with win7 breakage, the change in question is https://github.com/mamedev/mame/commit/eea4b4719063219fb4572ef1f346422304c10e68 Some parts need reverting. I only temporarily tested with current official MAME. At the bottom of the file list are 3 files in src\osd\windows - you need to revert all the changes in these files. After that, mame should work again in windows 7. You should be able to do the same in my builds although I didn't test it. Also, since the next release isn't until end of May, there's plenty of chance for more breakage coming from the devs.

Someone asked if it was possible to make it work on Windows 7 again, so I made 3 changes and then the current git worked. How long it stays working is another matter.

* CPC Alive v1.20 [Amstrad] - http://www.cpcalive.com/cpcalive_en.html * MEmu v9.5.1 [Android] - https://www.memuplay.com/blog/en/category/release-notes * Applewin v1.31.0.3 [Apple II] - https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin/releases * MAME 0.287 for RPi - https://stickfreaks.com/mame/ * NegaMAME 0.287 - http://babelsoft.net/products/negamame.htm * WolfMAME 0.287 - https://github.com/mahlemiut/wolfmame/releases * Gopher 2600 v0.55.0 [Atari 2600] - https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600/releases/ * Beebem v4.23 [BBC computers] - http://www.mkw.me.uk/beebem/index.html * BML3Mark5 v2.1.3 [Hitachi BML3 computer] - http://s-sasaji.ddo.jp/bml3mk5/download.htm * S1 v0.9.3 [Hitachi S1 computer] - http://s-sasaji.ddo.jp/bml3mk5/download.htm * ScummVM v2026.2.0 - https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/ * Gearboy v3.8.2 [Gameboy] - https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/releases * Clown MD Emu v1.6.10 [Genesis] - https://github.com/Clownacy/clownmdemu-frontend/releases * Gear System v3.9.5 [Genesis] - https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/releases * Gear Lynx v1.2.6 [Atari Lynx] - https://github.com/drhelius/Gearlynx/releases * MAMEUI64 0.287.0 - https://messui.1emulation.com/ * ARCADE64 0.287.0 - https://messui.1emulation.com/arcade * MAME 0.287 - https://www.mamedev.org/release.html * Gear Grafx v1.7.4 [PCE] - https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx/releases * dgVoodoo v2.87.1 [plugin] - http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ * Simple Launcher v5.2.0 [Front-end] - https://github.com/drpetersonfernandes/SimpleLauncher/releases

Finished compiling everything. There was a small issue in MAMEUI, easily fixed. Everything else is fine. Tried the new MAME on Windows 7, it does not run due to a missing entry point. So, ver 0.287 is the last one for Windows 7/8/8.1 .

MAME just made the move to c++20. At this stage I have not tried compiling to find out what has been broken, if anything. The only supported windows versions are now 10 and 11. The minimum GCC version is now 11 instead of 10.3 . More info as it becomes available...

MAMEUI64 0.287.0 has been released. Available at https://messui.1emulation.com Changes: - Winui: added DRC option switch, needed because of some recent model2 regressions but the game works with the switch off - Added or improved sounds in various mostly-silent 8-bit games: sspaceat, sspaceat2, sspaceat3, sspaceatc, sspacaho, invcarht, carhntds, alphaho, alphahob, ace, tinv2650, sia2650, dodgem, fgoal, fgoala, sshot, sshota, gunchamps, foolrace, blackhol, beaminv, pacominv, pacominva, ctainv, worldinv, ipminvad2, andromed, skychut, headoni, spacbeam, greenber, spfghmk2, spfghmk22, satsf3d. - Fixed the long-standing sound bug in schaser and clones.

* Qemu 10.0.9, 10.1.5, 10.2.2 [PC] - https://download.qemu.org/ * SDLMAME 0.286 for Ubuntu - https://sdlmame.wallyweek.org/download/ * WinUAE v6.0.3 [Amiga] - https://www.winuae.net/download/ * Joyce v2.5.5 [Amstrad] - http://www.seasip.info/Unix/Joyce/index.html * MEmu v9.5.0 [Android] - https://www.memuplay.com/blog/en/category/release-notes * Applewin v1.31.0.2 [Apple 2] - https://github.com/AppleWin/AppleWin/releases * SDLMAME 0.286 for Debian - https://launchpad.net/~c.falco/+archive/ubuntu/mame * HBMAME 0.245.31 [Arcade homebrew] - https://hbmame.1emulation.com/ * Raine 0.97.6 [Arcade] - https://raine.1emulation.com/download/latest.html * Gopher2600 v0.54.0 [Atari 2600] - https://github.com/JetSetIlly/Gopher2600/releases/ * Gearboy v3.8.0 [Gameboy] - https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy/releases * Sameboy v1.0.3 [Gameboy] - https://sameboy.github.io/downloads/ * ClownMDemu v1.6.9 [Genesis] - https://github.com/Clownacy/clownmdemu-frontend/releases * GearSystem v3.9.2 [Genesis] - https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem/releases * GearLynx v1.2.4 [Atari Lynx] - https://github.com/drhelius/Gearlynx/releases * Emulicious (2026-03-19) [Multiple systems] - http://emulicious.net/news/ * JGenesis v0.11.4 [Multiple systems] - https://github.com/jsgroth/jgenesis/releases * Gopher64 v1.1.15 [N64] - https://github.com/gopher64/gopher64/releases * GearGrafx v1.7.3 [PCE] - https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx/releases * RPCS3 v0.0.40 [Sony PS3] - https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/releases * PPSSPP v1.20.3 [Sony PSP] - https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/releases * SimCoupe v1.2.15 [Sam Coupe] - https://github.com/simonowen/simcoupe/releases * Q-emuLator 4.0.3 [Sinclair QL] - https://www.terdina.net/ql/winql.html * Extra Mame 26.3 [Front End] - https://www.wintools.net/extramame/

That's one thing I have heard about AI, it can make the nicest clean-looking code, but the side-effect is that it doesn't actually work. So, as you say, it's only a starting point. AI tends to pick up bad habits that other authors have got into, so that might be where the static arrays come from.

I've never used AI, and some of them make horrendous mistakes, but Claude seems to have a better reputation than some of the others. The question is, does this new driver work?

You could change the page to simply redirect people to the new site.

Yep, made 2 posts. Need to find out if the disk full problem has been fixed.

Yeah the missing rom never surfaced.

HBMAME 0.245.31 has been released. https://hbmame.1emulation.com/ What's new in HBMAME ==================== 2026-03-01 0.245.31 New Games --------------------------------- - [breakrev09] Breakers Revenge (Enhanced, 2022-11-03) - [dksprfin3] Donkey Kong Springfinity v1.03 (2023-09-17) - [doubledr21] Double Dragon (Special 2017 v1.0.0311 2023) - [doubledr22] Double Dragon (Plus, 2015-03-11) - [doubledr23] Double Dragon (Optimised, 2014-09-17) - [fatfury2s05] Fatal Fury 2 (Alternate board) - [garoup13] Garou - Mark of the Wolves (Enhanced, 2023-06-06) - [gowcaizr05] Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer (Eternal, 2025-04-19) - [hypernoid01] Hypernoid (2022-02-24) - [jumpnrund01] Jump n Run Tech Demo (Dez 2020) - [kabukikl14] Far East of Eden (Enhanced, 2023-03-22) - [kof2000s68] Kof2000 (OTC, 2022-07-20) - [kof2000s69] Kof2000 (Special, 2023-03-06) - [kof2000s70] Kof2000 SP (Imitation BC 14 System Version, 2021-02-24) - [kof2001s51] Kof2001 (PS2 Krizalid Edition, 2021-01-30) - [kof2002s322] Kof2002 (Plus 2017, 2020-10-22) - [kof2002s323] Kof2002 (The Rise of The World War Edition, 2022-09-23) - [kof2002s324] Kof2002 (Infinite Energy, 2022-05-02) - [kof2002s325] Kof2002 (Battle with Orochi, 2021-03-30) - [kof2002s326] Kof2002 (Mugen, 2023-01-20) - [kof2003s77] Kof2003 (PlayStation 2 Style Portraits, 2022-04-13) - [kf2k5u19] Kof 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique (Optimised, 2025-03-28) - [kof94s43] Kof'94 (Team Edit Edition v1.2.4 Style Portraits, 2024-06-03) - [kof95s49] Kof'95 (Optimised, 2024-05-13) - [kof96s99] Kof'96 (The Aniversary Edition 2.3 Final Version (gfx), 2020-05-27) - [kof97s637] Kof'97 (Balanced & Optimised, 2023-12-25) - [kof97s638] Kof'97 (Champion Edition, 2024-02-08) - [kof97s639] Kof'97 (Evolution & Balance, 2023-12-17) - [kof97s640] Kof'97 (Evolution New Edition, 2022-09-16) - [kof97s641] Kof'97 (Invincible Plus!, B2.1.2107, 2021-07-09) - [kof97s643] Kof'97 (Randomised, 2022-07-18) - [kof97s644] Kof'97 (Strengthen Innovation, 2023-12-18) - [kof97s645] Kof'97 (Ultimate Battle Plus, 2020-03-27) - [kof98s53] Kof'98 (BC 2002 Style Edition, 2022-09-22) - [kof98s54] Kof'98 (Boss Chinese Edition, 2023-05-01) - [kof98s56] Kof'98 (Easy Combo Edition, 2024-12-01) - [kof98s57] Kof'98 (Plus Final Edition, 2019-09-10) - [kof98s58] Kof'98 (Plus Chinese Edition, 2023-06-18) - [kof98s59] Kof'98 (Ratio) - [kof99s185] Kof'99 (Anniversary Edition Original, 2020-04-07) - [kof99s186] Kof'99 (Evolution Edition Original Edition, 2023-02-13) - [kof99s187] Kof'99 (Infinite Energy, 2024-01-01) - [kof99s188] Kof'99 Plus - [kof99s189] Kof'99 (Remix Pro v2.01 Final 2022) - [kof99s190] Kof'99 (LC+SK, 2025-03-09) - [lastblad37] Last Blade (Infinite Energy, 2023-04-17) - [lastblad38] Last Blade (Special v2.5 Final) - [lastbld2s35] Last Blade 2 (Infinite Energy, 2023-02-02) - [lastbld2s36] Last Blade 2 (Enhanced Edition, 2014-04-09) - [mk08] Mortal Kombat (rev 5.1, 2026-02-06)(Wolf h/w, beta) [Asure] - [mk2s07] Mortal Kombat 2 (rev 3.2W, 2025-09-05)(Wolf h/w) [Asure] - [samsho14] Samurai Shodown (Alternate board) - [samsho2s34] Samurai Shodown II (Optimised, 2020-09-23) - [savagere09] Savage Reign (Plus, 2015-03-20) - [sf2prime] Street Fighter II': Prime (v0.72) - [svcsplus20] SVC Chaos Super Plus (Enhanced, 2023-06-21)

Some sneak preview items for the next release: - Winui: added DRC option switch, needed because of some recent model2 regressions but the game works with the switch off - Adding sounds to various space invaders clones as has already been done in ARCADE64. So far added the vicdual games: sspaceat, sspaceat2, sspaceat3, sspaceatc, sspacaho, invcarht, carhntds, alphaho and alphahob. Also did Allied & Leisure's Ace. More coming. - Fixed the long-standing sound bug in schaser and clones.