Re: Getting MAME to LOOK like the arcade version - scanlines



Venger wrote on 19. January 2008:

In the olde days, MAME was easily configurable to utilize scanlines in
it's display to mimic the CRT appearance caused by the raster scan.

Now, it's freaking impossible it appears to make MAME look like the
old video monitors of yore. I have tried without success to make this
work.

On the chance I am simply not choosing the right options, can someone
advise me how to get older games that were notable for their
scanlines, say Pac Man, et al, to display with proper looking
scanlines using the modern releases of MAME32 and a typical LCD
monitor?

On Linux I have

-effect / -ef <int> Video effect:
0 = none (default)
1 = scale2x (smooth scaling effect)
2 = lq2x (low quality filter)
3 = hq2x (high quality filter)
4 = 6tap2x (6-tap filter with
h-scanlines)
5 = scan2 (light scanlines)
6 = rgbscan (rgb scanlines)
7 = scan3 (deluxe scanlines)
8 = fakescan (black scanlines)

I think number 8 comes closest.

Thanks, playing games like Joust without it doesn't feel right...

Agreed.
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