MAME Ported to (Chipped) Xbox

metallik writes: "A version of MAME for the Xbox game console has just been released. This release will only run on Xbox consoles equipped with a mod chip. MAME is the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, one of the more successful open source projects out there. It emulates over 3800 arcade machines, from Space Invaders to Mortal Kombat III, many of them perfectly. This is probably only the first of many such PC software projects to be ported to modded Xboxes. At $199 (plus modchip), the Xbox will soon be an extremely attractive set-top box (if not for the reasons Microsoft wanted it to be...)" A while ago, we posted about getting MAME to run on a developer-kit Xbox, but since mod chips are now available, this sounds like a more practical approach. Update: 06/23 18:40 GMT by T : Note: Thanks to Santeri Saarimaa for a note that the project is now hosted here instead.

Comments

Re:Mod Chip prices?

[JohnHegarty]

Xtender Xbox Mod Chip
Usually ships within 24 hours Third Party 79.00 USD (~54.23 GBP)

Enigmah-X - Xbox Mod Chip
Usually ships within 24 hours China-Enigmah 69.00 USD (~47.37 GBP)

XBox (US version) with Enigmah pre-modified
Usually ships within 1 week Microsoft 339.00 USD (~232.72 GBP)

You can get all of these at :www.lik-sang.com

Sure. Port to M$'s XBox. They lose money on each.

[crovira]

I'm ambivalent about buying an XBox. I have a life, a wife and a very private walled-in garden. What do I need a computer to play games for?

But as long as each sale (now don't go and buy their games too,) loses money for M$, its got to be a good thing, right?

Re:Get a Dreamcast

[nEoN nOoDlE]

except MAME and every other emulator - even the NES one runs as slow as crap on a DC... I don't know how well the emulator runs on the XBox, but it's not a viable solution to run it on the DC.