The third intermediate version of MAME v.106 has now been released to the public. If you like to use the intermediate updates, head over to Mamedev.org and get the new files. A word of caution though, the latest build continues the overhaul of MAME's video system, and as a result there may be many bugs and broken games. Per the MAME Development Teams notes;
"A new update is now available. Please take special note of the warnings this time:
WARNING: As of this build, the new rendering system is enabled by default. The primary focus at this point is compatibility, not performance. Compared to the old -ddraw system, it will appear slower when fully unthrottled because there is not a good mechanism to skip the render if the graphics hardware is still busy like we used to do. If you have any trouble getting a correct display or if you get warning messages printed out when starting MAME, please post about them on http://mametesters.org.
SECONDARY WARNING: The command line and INI parsing code was rewritten. If you notice any problems with handling of parameters in either case, please report the bugs on http://mametesters.org." - MAME Development Team
Once again, we'd like to suggest that you take the MAME development team's advice and stick with V.106 proper unless you really want to test out the changes. Click here to see what's new in this update.
