I consider this:(posted 9308 days ago)USE WHATEVER SETTINGS THE ACTUAL ARCADE USES/USED....
Why be dependent on what Nicola decides to place at that moment? For instance, in Relief Pitcher, if you win the game, it allowed to continue without another quarter. MAME Defaults don't have that set, as many of the programmers never played the game, and don't know the setups... (Evidenced by the majority of Unused/Unknown dip switch settings on the list)
Also, why disqualify a previous recording of something that was perfectly legit at the time it was done. Does that mean if we would go to having Ms. Pac-Man be 1 life instead of 3 with no extra, that Chris Ayra's record would have to be thrown out??? Come on, ppl.