I was wondering if someone (I'm sure Chris would know this more then anyone) could tell me what's going on with Nintendo games being emulated. Is there any chance this will happen? I mean, we already have the Donkey Kong series and mario bros. so what's up with games like Super Mario Bros and Dr. Mario for instance?

Regards, Steve Krogman

-- stephen krogman (skrogman@concentric.net), March 01, 1999

Answers

I noticed awhile back that mame support was being worked on for the Nintendo VS games, which included both Super Mario Bros., and Dr. Mario. I dug around a little, and found the source...

Quoted from the mamewip page at davesclassics.com:

January 26, 1999 - Whoo. One of the few things remaining for MAME to emulate that I am still looking forward to is underway. Howie Cohen is working on a Nintendo VS game driver. Currently, it is in a very preliminary stage. A few games are playable however, such as: Golf, Lady's Golf, Soccer, and Mach Rider (kinda). Being that this is in very early stages, there is no zapper support yet, so Duck Hunt and Hogan's Alley aren't playable as of yet. The games colors aren't right yet either (although Duck Hunt is fairly close). The emulator does have sound (on the same level as MESS's NES emulation and MAME's Punchout sound), and there are a few graphic glitches. As it progresses more, it will obviously be reported here. There are some early screen shots of Hogan's Alley and Soccer which you can check out here. More screen shots will be posted in the coming days, or as soon as thing develop furthur.

-- Angry (angry@thq.com), March 01, 1999.

Thanks Angry for that information. I'm surprised I haven't seen that article. Can't wait! Dr Mario is probably my 2nd best game aside from Galaga. It also won me a Florida title in the 92' Nintendo Champus Challenge and a spot at winning the world championship which I placed 5th in the world. Not too bad. :)

Regards, Steve Krogman

-- stephen krogman (skrogman@concentric.net), March 02, 1999.