07-31-2009, 02:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-31-2009, 02:52 PM by Yawackhary.)
To run MAME the easy way, you need to either download MAMEUI (which is an updated version of MAME32, from the same coders) or a frontend for the official MAME (basically a screen to choose your games and settings without resorting to command line, there are 100s but one that I would choose is EmuLoader just in case you want to play Model 2 or laserdisc games that I would doubt that your dad would want to play). Downloading MAMEUI is the easier option.
After downloading, you need to either click on the binary that should say MameUI.exe (there are two versions depending on what computer you have) so you can have it on a folder where you want to go. I haven't had any experience on MAMEUI (but I did on MAME32 until the later releases didn't work on my old computer and forgot) so I guess that it does a scan for MAME and the games like Emuloader. Also have a look here: http://easyemu.mameworld.info/mameguiden...allUI.html
Your ROMs that you download go into the roms folder, the samples (basically audio files of the game from unemulated sound chips) go into the samples folder. All the games that listed as having samples are here: http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/srch.php?samples=yes
MAME has a parent/clone system so say your dad wants to play Donkey Kong, the ROM that you need is dkong but if you want to play by the Japanese order, you would have to download dkongjp as well. When you click on the game on the list, you get a legal screen just press left key and right key (or typing o k) to skip it, luckily you only have to do this once per game so next time you play it goes into the Game Info screen so press Enter to skip that. Pressing 5 is to insert a coin, pressing 1 starts the game (if you and your dad want to play, then insert more coins and press2 so Player 2 can play). The arrow keys are your control, Control, Alt and Space are your keys. Pressing Tab ingame goes into a menu where you have DipSwitches (bascially options like what score to get an extra life, difficulty or even free play), tells you what controls the game has and even cheats (but you must download that seperately). Pressing P pauses the game and Escape quits the game.
If you are still not sure on how to run it after explaining look here: http://easyemu.mameworld.info/mameguiden...guide.html
Also Vipershark, you really do need to find a old Galaga ROM somewhere unless you update since MAME sometimes updates the ROMs and most the sites update to the latest version.
After downloading, you need to either click on the binary that should say MameUI.exe (there are two versions depending on what computer you have) so you can have it on a folder where you want to go. I haven't had any experience on MAMEUI (but I did on MAME32 until the later releases didn't work on my old computer and forgot) so I guess that it does a scan for MAME and the games like Emuloader. Also have a look here: http://easyemu.mameworld.info/mameguiden...allUI.html
Your ROMs that you download go into the roms folder, the samples (basically audio files of the game from unemulated sound chips) go into the samples folder. All the games that listed as having samples are here: http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/srch.php?samples=yes
MAME has a parent/clone system so say your dad wants to play Donkey Kong, the ROM that you need is dkong but if you want to play by the Japanese order, you would have to download dkongjp as well. When you click on the game on the list, you get a legal screen just press left key and right key (or typing o k) to skip it, luckily you only have to do this once per game so next time you play it goes into the Game Info screen so press Enter to skip that. Pressing 5 is to insert a coin, pressing 1 starts the game (if you and your dad want to play, then insert more coins and press2 so Player 2 can play). The arrow keys are your control, Control, Alt and Space are your keys. Pressing Tab ingame goes into a menu where you have DipSwitches (bascially options like what score to get an extra life, difficulty or even free play), tells you what controls the game has and even cheats (but you must download that seperately). Pressing P pauses the game and Escape quits the game.
If you are still not sure on how to run it after explaining look here: http://easyemu.mameworld.info/mameguiden...guide.html
Also Vipershark, you really do need to find a old Galaga ROM somewhere unless you update since MAME sometimes updates the ROMs and most the sites update to the latest version.