Anyway to globally change mame so 1 credt = able to start?

[delt31]

Some games require 3 credits to start, some 2, etc - is there a global setting in mame so all games require only 1 credit to start?

[yotsuya]

Probably not, as those requirements were hard-coded into the game. You're better off going into the individual games' virtual dip switches and seeing if you can change that setting there. 

[delt31]

I noticed dip switchs say coinage but don't know what they mean like usa-1.  is there a definition chart

[JDFan]

I noticed dip switchs say coinage but don't know what they mean like usa-1.  is there a definition chart

Settings and DIP location changes by game depending on what the developer implemented -  but I'd think usa-1 means 1 coin to start like you wanted .

[haynor666]

It's not possible.

2 or more coins is usually in USA.

[Le Chuck]

It's not possible.

2 or more coins is usually in USA.

Wait wut? All that is selectable by game man. I can think of very few games that are locked to a price.

[yotsuya]

See post #2.

[haynor666]

Coinage cannot be set globally because is set through every single PCB. In some games this can be changed through DIPs, in some games through service menu like CPS2 hardware. Maybe (I didn't check this) it can be set per some systems like neo-geo multisplot.

In Europe and Japan most games require by default one pulse (one coin) to get one credit but in USA popular configuration was usually two pulses (two coins - 25 cents x2 as I remember) that's why some games for USA have default configuration set for two coins.