FlightSuit Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I'm used to MacMame and Mame OS X, but I want to install MAME on my Windows partition. What's the best MAME front end to go with? I just want it to work with minimal fuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 I wouldn't bother with a frontend and just get MameUI (formerly Mame32). It has the gui already built in. http://www.mameui.info/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 I wouldn't bother with a frontend and just get MameUI (formerly Mame32). It has the gui already built in. http://www.mameui.info/ Ah, thank you. I think that's exactly what I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 OK, so I installed MAMEUI, downloaded a couple of ROMs, threw them in the ROMS folder and... Nothing. Worse yet, I can't find a beginner's guide or instructions and the message board at mameui.info is pretty disorganized. I tried looking at their FAQs, but that was just message-board related questions, as opposed to FAQs about MAMEUI. So tell me please, what do I need to do to get it working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) OK, so I installed MAMEUI, downloaded a couple of ROMs, threw them in the ROMS folder and... Nothing. Worse yet, I can't find a beginner's guide or instructions and the message board at mameui.info is pretty disorganized. I tried looking at their FAQs, but that was just message-board related questions, as opposed to FAQs about MAMEUI. So tell me please, what do I need to do to get it working? More detail, you put the roms in the folder, then what? You launched the Mameui interface? Did the roms appear in the list? Did you configure the interface after loading it? Once the ROM names appear on the list you just double click one you want to play. http://emulationunderground.net/smf/index.php?topic=118.0 http://www.emucation.com/forum/post.php?thread=3262&page=1 Edited September 20, 2010 by OldSchoolRetroGamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 OK, I tried the ROM for Donkey Kong (US Set 1). Got an error message saying a buncha files were missing. I thought that was a self-contained ROM though. Do I need others? As to the MAMEUI interface, if I click on "available games," nothing shows up. Should I just copy all my ROMS from MAME OS X and put 'em in MAMEUI's ROMS folder? Is it picky about whether you're using the absolute latest ROM sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 First, go to OPTIONS | DIRECTORIES and verify that the path is set to the correct ROMS directory location. Then, within MAMEUI, if you right-click on a game select AUDIT it will tell you if the game is working properly or if there are files missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Sounds to me that you simply don't have good (or rather, updated) roms. That tends to happen a lot with Mame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 OK, I tried the ROM for Donkey Kong (US Set 1). Got an error message saying a buncha files were missing. I thought that was a self-contained ROM though. Do I need others? As to the MAMEUI interface, if I click on "available games," nothing shows up. Should I just copy all my ROMS from MAME OS X and put 'em in MAMEUI's ROMS folder? Is it picky about whether you're using the absolute latest ROM sets? Now the fun begins. You need versions of the ROMS that match the version of MAME that you are using! That is why you are getting the message you mentioned. There are ways to update the rom set but someone else will have to help you with that, I tend to obtain complete updated rom sets for use with the latest version of MAME just to save myself the trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 First, go to OPTIONS | DIRECTORIES and verify that the path is set to the correct ROMS directory location. OK that fixed it. Thanks so much! Unfortunately, MAMEUI has now caused me a big problem, and I need more help! I was playing Buggy Challenge, and the game really started to mess up, so I hit the escape key several times to get out of it. Somehow, while the game was crashing and I was exiting out of it, MAMEUI decided to configure my screen in portrait, rather than landscape mode. And now it's stuck like that! In other words, I'd have to rotate my screen counter clockwise and set it on its side in order to be able to use it! It stayed that way even after I restarted the computer! I can't find anything in MAMEUI that would control this, nor can I figure out where in Windows XP I would go to adjust this. I tried the displays control panel, but there didn't seem to be any option that would control this. The only reason I'm even able to type this is that my computer is a Macintosh and I rebooted from my OS X partition. Please help! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Never mind, I fixed it. Learned about control-ALT-arrow key. Now then, why can't I get Dazzler and Logger working? I've got my cvs.zip bios file... I've got Dark Warrior, Hunchback, and Wall Street... Is there another Century Electronics ROM that I'm missing? Despite the fact that I have all of the above, I'm still getting the following error message: dazzler : 5b.bin (2048 bytes) - NOT FOUND dazzler : 82s185.10h (2048 bytes) - NOT FOUND dazzler : 82s123.10k (32 bytes) - NOT FOUND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hi, Just in case , you can also try my front End : AtomicFE http://www.atomicfe.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Is there another Century Electronics ROM that I'm missing? Despite the fact that I have all of the above, I'm still getting the following error message: dazzler : 5b.bin (2048 bytes) - NOT FOUND dazzler : 82s185.10h (2048 bytes) - NOT FOUND dazzler : 82s123.10k (32 bytes) - NOT FOUND Well.. did you even look at your Dazzler.zip and see if those files are in it? That would be a good first step. Here's what I got.. I haven't tried it to see if it works though but it does have what you listed. dazzler.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Thank you! I'll give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Wow, that's the best Dazzler ROM I've ever had! This is the first time I've actually been able to play the game and have all the sound effects and music actually work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Now then, would you happen to have an equally good ROM for Logger? Worst Donkey Kong rip off in history, but I am a masochist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 see attached. I don't know if it's good or not. logger.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Ah yes, that worked beautifully! Thanks so much. Where can I get such good working ROMS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I just get them off usenet. But if you don't know what that is, then forget it. Another good way people like to get them is off Torrents and I know you can get current roms at http://www.pleasuredome.org.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSuit Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Wow, thanks for the hot tip! A torrent site devoted exclusively to emulation? That's terrific, and I've joined up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexToyKiosk Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) Which front-end is the best will depend on what you want out of it. If you just want a quick and dirty list of your MAME games and a display of their screen shots and history, MAMEUI32/64 is a good one. For my part, I exclusively use 3D Arcade. It's a bear to configure, but for my purposes it blows GameEx away. I haven't found an emulator it won't run, given some extensive tweaking. I can't get it to save cabinet positions no matter what (not sure if this is a Windows 7 bug or not), but I learned how to edit the files manually and got the desired results. By far, the hardest part was getting music and music video playlists to happen on the "projector screen" models, but it was worth it in the end for a true virtual arcade experience. Like I said, you may need a Ph.D. in information systems to set it up, but it's worth it if you take the time and have a system that can run it. I'm running MAME, MisfitMAME, Atari 2600 (MESS and Z24), Sega Genesis (MESS), Nintendo Entertainment System (MESS), Commodore 64 (WinVICE), Playstation (epsxe), laserdisc (Daphne), pinball machines (via 3 versions of Virtual PinMAME and Future Pinball), DOS (DOSBox), and regular Windows games out of it with no problems. I even made a couple of models of pizzas to have sitting on the tables. It's the equivalent of a doll house for grown men. I'm making my own hillbilly-tech front-end for MESS Atari 2600 by setting up an artwork file that has separate views for each game that include the box cover and the cartridge image. Tedious, but I'm a child of the 70s and simply must have my commercial imagery and pretty colors. P.S. -- Any friend of Johnny Sokko is a friend of mine! Edited October 4, 2010 by SexToyKiosk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Pleasuredome is THE BEST. They're very friendly over there if you ever need help. They helped me to use CLRMAMEPRO to fix my problems. I hardly have any bad stuff anymore. They always have the latest updates too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) Pleasuredome is THE BEST. They're very friendly over there if you ever need help. They helped me to use CLRMAMEPRO to fix my problems. I hardly have any bad stuff anymore. They always have the latest updates too. Definitely the best. However, read the faqs and make sure you watch your upload\download ratio - if you start leeching like crazy, you will get shitlisted... Hi, Just in case , you can also try my front End : AtomicFE http://www.atomicfe.com And a big plus 1 on that - definitely a great FrontEnd to more emulate an arcade feel. Edited November 24, 2010 by Havok69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 How about Ultrastyle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) How about Ultrastyle? Ultrastyle is not being supported any more. Hyperspin would be a better choice, however there is a learning curve and you need a beefy pc to run just the front end. Here's a good place to compare\contrast programs. The nice thing about these is that you can run all of them simultaneously to see which one best suits your needs. http://wiki.arcadeco...wiki/Front-Ends Edited November 24, 2010 by Havok69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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