Help Me Use MAME!

[DarthBrady]

I have decide to start a collection of Arcade Roms, and I need help along the Way!
Any Information to help me out is greatly appreciated :)

So Far, I have Installed the Following For Arcade Emulating:
*Emu Loader Frontend ver.484.2.0 (latest version from EmuLoader Site)
*MAME ver.0106b (latest version on MAME site)
*Official and Non-Offical MAME Bios Files (all I could find, Put them in my ROMS folder)
*About 180 MAME Roms (I've tested about 50 so far, all working)
*TV-Out (S-Video to my 32" TV, from My GeForce 6600 card, works perfectly)
*PlayStation2/N64 Controller Adapter (both controllers tested with MAME, work perfect)


Here's my first question:
Can I take Screenshots in MAME?
-My EmuLoader Frontend has the a screenshots window, and you can load a screenshot for each game, But I dont know how to take them in MAME!
How can I get these Screenshots?

[pizzaman]

Here's my first question:
Can I take Screenshots in MAME?
-My EmuLoader Frontend has the a screenshots window, and you can load a screenshot for each game, But I dont know how to take them in MAME!
How can I get these Screenshots?
Couldn't you just use Prt Scrn?

[Kurt]

Couldn't you just use Prt Scrn?He can, but it's also possible to bind a key to take screenshots for you just by using the in-game TAB menu, finding the SCREENSHOTS option (forgot exactly which part it's in, but it shouldn't be too hard to find) and just bind it to a key. The screenshots should save in the screenshots folder in your MAME directory.

EDIT: The default key is F12.

[Kurt]

I'm not sure. If I did, I assume it will go to the Clipboard for Use.
then I'l have to figure out what format to save the shot as, I guess.:confused:
But as you know from the past, I'm new in the screenshot biz.

I just though maybe sombody might know of a better way of doing it, or if Mame has a command or hotkey for screenshots, or if there was a site to get them from, or whatever. Because I sure dont know :)It's not that hard with MAME .106. Way before this, you pretty much had to use Prnt Scrn.

Anyway, try F12 and if that doesn't work, go into the tab menu and bind it yourself.

[DarthBrady]

He can, but it's also possible to bind a key to take screenshots for you just by using the in-game TAB menu, finding the SCREENSHOTS option (forgot exactly which part it's in, but it shouldn't be too hard to find) and just bind it to a key. The screenshots should save in the screenshots folder in your MAME directory.

EDIT: The default key is F12.

Thanks, thats what I needed. Now I just need to find that screenshots option...

I'm sure I will have a new MAME question soon, thanks for your help people!:D

[DarthBrady]

OK, I have another question for you guys:

I am sure you guys are familiar with the common thing about when a MAME game wont run. YOu click to open it, it opens the command prompt window, and fails to load, and the window closes.

Here is my problem:
When this happens, my command prompt window closes so fast, I cant even read it, so I dont know what kind of problem the game had while trying to load.
I have already tried turn off the "close on exit" setting for the command prompt, and it doesnt help in MAME. It still opens and closes so fast I dont know what the command prompt said!

My question:
How do I get around this? Is there an option in MAME to stop it from closing the window automatically? or ANY other trick to help me find out what the command prompt window said?

[DarthBrady]

[QUOTE=DarthBrady]OK, I have another question for you guys:

I am sure you guys are familiar with the common thing about when a MAME game wont run. YOu click to open it, it opens the command prompt window, and fails to load, and the window closes.

Here is my problem:
When this happens, my command prompt window closes so fast, I cant even read it, so I dont know what kind of problem the game had while trying to load.
I have already tried turn off the "close on exit" setting for the command prompt, and it doesnt help in MAME. It still opens and closes so fast I dont know what the command prompt said!
[B]
My question:
How do I get around this? Is there an option in MAME to stop it from closing the window automatically? or ANY other trick to help me find out what the command prompt window said?

OK, My brother in law just showed me the audit wizard, it helped me out a good bit. It shows me which files are "missing" needed to run the game. Now I just gotta find them.

So ,aybody know where to find some CHD files? i got some torrents, but no seeders...

[Kurt]

http://www.meganova.org/search.php?search=&sugo=MAME%20chd
Is that helping? It's seeded, last time I checked.

[DarthBrady]

http://www.meganova.org/search.php?search=&sugo=MAME%20chd
Is that helping? It's seeded, last time I checked.

got it, thanx :D

[Kurt]

got it, thanx :DGlad to be of helping you. </heavy Russian accent>

Do you have any other questions? On a sidenote, I'm curious as to the system specs of your PC.

[DarthBrady]

Glad to be of helping you. </heavy Russian accent>

Do you have any other questions? On a sidenote, I'm curious as to the system specs of your PC.


MySystem Specs, you say? sure. Here it goes:

PC Make: Modified Sony Vaio Desktop PC

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CPU: Intel Pentium 4 (R) DualCore 630 with Hyperthreading Technology - (2) 3 GHZ Cores with 2MB L2 Cache Memory

RAM: 1,024MB PC3200 DDR RAM (1GB)

HDD: 200GB @7200RPM SATA Hard Disk Drive

Power Supply: 650-Watt P4 UltraQuiet with 3 built-in cooling fans, and Emergency Circuit Breaker.

Video Card: XFX Nvidia GeForce 6600 Xtreme Edition 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express x16 (2 HD DVI outs, 1 S-video TV Out)

Sound - ReakTek High Defintion Audio 7.1 EAX Surround System. Onboard Sound Chipset

Modem: - I never use it (at least not yet), its an Agere Systems PCI soft modem

Intenal Removable Media Drives:
-Sony CD/DVDRW +/- Dual Layer Drive
-SD/SD Pro Card Drive
-Compact Flash Card Drive
-SM/xD Picture Card Drive
-2 i-link ports
-1 Firewire port
-6 USB ports
-10/100 Ethernet port

I hope I didnt forget anything!