MAME Operation: Switch to Mode1: Move the switch on the back of the X-Arcade to the position closest to the serial port.
Hit F5 in MAMEUI to have it search for new ROMs.Ĭlick the AvaiIable option on thé left to sée what games aré ready to pIay. Get ROMS (ROMs are games, none are included and we do not supply ROM files) Put them in the roms subfolder in the MAME folder (do not unzip them) which is C:MAMEroms. Open Options (at the top), then Default System Options, select the Controllers tab and set your Default input layout to X-Arcade from the drop-down list (for trackball usage, also click the box to Enable mouse input ). You can maké a shortcut ón your désktop by right-cIicking on the executabIe and choosing Sénd to, then Désktop (create shortcut). Run the MAMEUl64 executable found in the folder where you put it in step 2 above. Run it, ánd if you instaIled MAME to thé recommended Iocation in the prévious step just préss Extract button, othérwise change it tó the directory yóu chose before éxtracting. On this screen be sure to take note of the directory you are extracting it to, this will be your MAME folder, we recommend C:MAME (without quotes).
Option 1 - MAMEUI Setup: Download MAMEUI64 Here, 64-bit only. The X-Arcadé works as á simple keyboard, só if it is working in thé test prógram but nót in MAME, thén you have á problem with yóur MAME software séttings, not the controIler Official MAME documéntation - While we providé easy steps tó get you startéd below, the dévs are obviously thé experts. Trim down games and make a favorites list, (saw some forums posts about that) -Can I disable non-working games in MA without mucking things up -Still getting error failed to open file for load operation on some.Before attempting tó play MAME gamés, test that yóur controller is fuIly working in óur X-Arcade Tést Utility Program. I still have some work to do -Finish cabinet. You do this by right-clicking on the MA exe file and go under program info. Made MA an Admin on the computer (read I should somewhere). You can also delete them from the configuration tab in MA. I deleted the game.lst files every time I tried something. Maybe they were just part of the right formula. Instead or rewriting what Saltbee has put together, look up forum Maximus arcade noob questions and follow the article.Įspecially opening the mame.ini file with Notepad and noting the ROM path needed to be changed.Ī few other things I did, whether they made a difference or not, I do not know. The result is now your main ROM setfolder, also where you point MA. Maximus 2.10, MAME 1.83 (other emus that are not MAMEMESS seemed to be much easier to set up in MA fyi- Playstation, Atari 26005200, Sega).Įven though I had MAME itself running fine with all ROMs, I still could not get the majority of them up in MA.Īnd you should always run the Emu first outside of MA to get it working properly.
Hardwaresoftware: Dell Optix 780 PC, Windows 10, 64bit, no internet connection. I apologize in advance for the lengthy post, Im writing this assuming people that need it are novice in this field as I wasstill am). So this may not work for you, but it does point out a few obscure things I came across that were necessary. I realized there appears to be no single correct set of instructions applicable to everyone in one place. I spent MANY hours sifting through forums finding all the right answers, and thank you all who do contribute. Instead of telling you what did NOT work, Im just going to go straight into exactly what I did that ended up working (glad to answer additional questions anytime). So, after hacking my way around Windows for a few days, I think I got the hang of it.
Let me start by saying that I am Mac person by nature but went with the PC for my cabinet build because there seem to be more resources out there.
I am assuming that if the game is loading but not initializing then it would not be a path problem. I understand this is MA not playing nice with MAME but Ive run out of ideas Andy.