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diff --git a/docs/source/plugins/timer.rst b/docs/source/plugins/timer.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..578dd2beb50 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/plugins/timer.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +.. _plugins-timer: + +Game Play Timer Plugin +====================== + +The timer plugin records the total time spent emulating each combination of a +system and a software list item, as well as the number of times each combination +has been launched. To see the statistics, bring up the main menu (press **Tab** +during emulation by default), choose **Plugin Options**, and then choose +**Timer**. + +This plugin records wall clock time (the real time duration elapsed while +emulation is running, according to the host OS) as well as emulated time. The +elapsed wall clock time may be shorter than the elapsed emulated time if you +turn off throttling or use MAME’s “fast forward” feature, or it may be longer +than the elapsed emulated time if you pause the emulation of if the emulation is +too demanding to run at full speed. + +The statistics are stored in the file **timer.db** in the **timer** folder +inside your plugin data folder (see the +:ref:`homepath option <mame-commandline-homepath>`). The file is a SQLite3 +database. |