MAME and RetroArch in macOS 12.1 Monterey

Just a fast post on Monterey: Both MAME and RetroArch/FinalBurn Neo work flawlessly, both on Intel and Silicon machines available for me.

After the read of Ars Technica's review of macOS Monterey and the release of version 12.1, I found it safe enough to to the upgrade. 

Game & Watch Games in MAME with Screenshots

Just a fast very honourable mention of the large efforts that the MAME community undertook in order to preserve the original Game & Watch LCD handheld games from the 80ies. 

As of MAME 0.223 every Game & Watch handheld is supported in MAME. While previous emulations, such as the Retroarch Core, were not based on the original dumped roms, I understand that MAME versions actually preserve the data of the old handhelds. Huge kudos for this, this was the time of sitting together and sharing the handheld from one friend to another. I particularly liked Mickey Mouse (screenshot below). This is very nice to look back.

However, if you only have the roms availabe, there is no way to play them properly. You also need the artwork.

Mickey Mouse without Artwork