Unofficial Konami M2 MAME's build - WIP by Tovarichtch

Fullspeed on mid-range CPUs (tested on a Ryzen 5600X).
Games tested extensively: Tobe! Polystars, Heat of Eleven '98,
Evil Night, Total Vice, Battle Tryst.

Be sure to switch audio from mono to stereo in service menu.
There you can change audio volume too. For light gun fans like me,
offscreen reload should be easy now.

Most glitches and performance issues from the Konami M2 driver
have been fixed. No hacks were added and some were removed.

This is a proof-of-concept that fast 3D arcade emulation in
MAME is achievable. Built on top of fantastic MAME contributions
spanning over two decades.

Code will be fully open once ready. Current changes are
very experimental and not yet suitable for upstream merge.
MAME developers are welcome to request early access via
github.com/Tovarichtch

Base version: MAME 0.288.

THIS BUILD IS FREE AND NOT FOR SALE.
If you paid for it, you got scammed - ask for a refund.
The source code will be open and free, like MAME itself.

Enjoy, you marvelous fools.

Last update: 7th of July, 2026
Montréal, Québec
