ArcadeVGA question

[leapinlew]

Here I am asking more ArcadeVGA questions. I seem to have an issue, I just can't get it resolved despite doing searching and reading.

I installed Mame version .108 per the instructions at Ultimarcs website: http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainst.html I added these lines to my mame.ini

# VIDEO OPTIONS
#
video ddraw
numscreens 1
window 0
maximize 1
keepaspect 1
prescale 1
effect none
pause_brightness 0.65
waitvsync 0
syncrefresh 0
#
# DIRECTDRAW-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
#
hwstretch 0
#
# FULL SCREEN OPTIONS
#
triplebuffer 0
switchres 1

Kangaroo and Burnin Rubber take up the entire horizontal monitor and look stretched. Galaga/Galaxian do not take up the entire width, but are taller and are off screen. While MK and Street Fighter look fine.

I am using Mala and I tried adding this -videoddraw -nohwstretch -switchres after the %ROM and it won't play any game. If I remove -videoddraw, it will play the game but it  will still be stretched.

What am I doing wrong?

[rapomstage3]

I have the latest mame or latest 2 weeks ago..143u2 and i just installed an arcade vga. Everything works fine and i didnt do any of that stuff your talking about. I dont recall it saying to install an old version of mame.B.T.W each game has there own screen adjustments in the config menu then slider controls.

[leapinlew]

I have the latest mame or latest 2 weeks ago..143u2 and i just installed an arcade vga. Everything works fine and i didnt do any of that stuff your talking about. I dont recall it saying to install an old version of mame.B.T.W each game has there own screen adjustments in the config menu then slider controls.

I was running an even older version of Mame, so I actually upgraded to version .108. I can try upgrading to the latest.

So, when you run Kangaroo, it runs properly in a vertical orientation or does it fill the entire screen?

[rapomstage3]

ill check in a bit. im not familiar with that game. but other verticals like 1944 and games like that seem right.

[rapomstage3]

ill check in a bit. im not familiar with that game. but other verticals like 1944 and games like that seem right.

[leapinlew]

Cool, thanks.

[rapomstage3]

At first i had just a very small 4:3 pic in the middle of the screen. open your config menu then aspect will probably say 3:4 which its not. i pressed my select key on that and it changed it to the correct view. I get chd errors when starting that game. here's a pic. (ignore the lack of red and all colors it takes red to make) My j pac is missing red and im waiting on a replacement.

[AndyWarne]

I have the latest mame or latest 2 weeks ago..143u2 and i just installed an arcade vga. Everything works fine and i didnt do any of that stuff your talking about. I dont recall it saying to install an old version of mame.B.T.W each game has there own screen adjustments in the config menu then slider controls.

If you have not made these changes, you are running games at the desktop resoluton. If you do set it up properly and run native resolutions you will notice a huge improvement!

[leapinlew]

At first i had just a very small 4:3 pic in the middle of the screen. open your config menu then aspect will probably say 3:4 which its not. i pressed my select key on that and it changed it to the correct view. I get chd errors when starting that game. here's a pic. (ignore the lack of red and all colors it takes red to make) My j pac is missing red and im waiting on a replacement.

Thanks... so yours is working fine? Let me try a fresh install.

Is the config menu in tab or in a service menu?

[rapomstage3]

in the tab menu. I did follow the instructions at ultimarc to get everything all true res and all that. Im gonna have to say im spoiled by hd and other futuristic technologies because, after about an hour of trying all my favorite games in there native formats ,,i switched back to the way it was. Don't hate me. I dont think my games are running at desktop resolution they just look better and smoother in direct 3d to my eyes.

[Gray_Area]

I think that early in default D3D use, prescale went down to '0'.

[rapomstage3]

I just wanted to come back and add that i now play everything in direct draw and its so much better its ridiculous. No blur.