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: If you are using a handheld, remember that many top 0.72 titles (like Donkey Kong

In MAME 0.72, these games were mature in their emulation development—meaning glitches were fixed, but the code wasn't yet burdened by the cycle-accuracy demands of newer MAME versions. They play fast, look sharp, and feel right.