#MAME OS X INSTALL HISCORE.DAT UPDATE#

> I do not test it although, so I don't know if it works. > told there's already a working script with basic score save/load on Github I do not test it although, so I don't know if it works.

> told there's already a working script with basic score save/load on Github somewhere, That would allow for even more neat tricks, like displaying the game marquee. On that note, I need to see if there's any way to possibly set up Lua with MAME to assign a whole monitor to be used for Lua display. Tired of playing Bubble Bobble alone? Write an AI! Bonus points if you can get it to teach itself as it goes.

#MAME OS X INSTALL HISCORE.DAT UPDATE#

Bonus points if you read game state and automatically update the checkpoints.ĪI partner for two player games. Speedrunner tools: a master timer, checkpoint list, and time per checkpoint. This could be as small as a minimap overlay, or as big as a full screen map viewer. I've been told there's already a working script with basic score save/load on Github somewhere, but it's not crossplatform ready.ĭisplay maps for games. You could run a whole service around sharing scores for tournament play or for casual play with friends, even. If you want to get really crazy, you could have it upload/download scores to/from a website. Here are a few example project ideas off the top of my head:Ī highscore.dat script. As MAME now has Lua scripting capabilities, there are a lot of modifications you can make to MAME that require no compilation and can be shared externally without need to submit it to MAMEdev.

Mame os x install hiscore.dat