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MAMEWAH, MAME32, frontends, roms....HELP!!!!

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AGGIEZ:

Ok, I'm a newbie to emulation, but after organizing a MAME cocktail cab project for my mother-in-law (I did the woodwork, someone else did the wiring and software), I've got the MAME bug and now I want to tackle building my own. This is all a little bit daunting, but it's so damn fun. I'm not really a computer hacker so some of this is a little scary (I can download files but that's about the extent of it). I'm starting with the software and hopefully in a few weeks I'll be familiar enough with how the software works to start the cabinet.

Here's my first question. What's the difference betweem MAMEWAH and MAME32? I know MAMEWAH is a "frontend", but do I also need MAME32? What's the difference between a frontend and an emulator? I've downloaded MAMEWAH and have all the roms on CD. I'm assuming I need MAME32 or some other emulator for the final piece of the puzzle. If that's the case, what emulator do you recommend and how do I make it all work together?

I know that's alot, but I'm basically asking what software do I need to download and how does it all work together? Thanks in advance!

-Newbie...

TalkingOctopus:

You need mame (command line version) and mamewah. Get the official mame build here: http://www.mame.net/.

Mame is a commandline program, meaning that you have to type "C:\mame\mame.exe <rom name>" to have it run a game.

Mame32 and Mamewah are frontends that provide a list of games that can be run in mame. When select a game, the frontend sends the command to mame which allows you to play the game.

The difference between Mame32 and mamewah is that Mame32 is a frontend built on top of mame so you only need the Mame32 download to run games. Mamewah is an external frontend that requires a version of mame to play. Mamewah is much more suitable for a cabinet.

Good Luck.

Minwah:

--- Quote from: TalkingOctopus on April 28, 2004, 01:21:02 am ---The difference between Mame32 and mamewah is that Mame32 is a frontend built on top of mame so you only need the Mame32 download to run games. Mamewah is an external frontend that requires a version of mame to play. Mamewah is much more suitable for a cabinet.

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What he said :)

Although MAMEWAH is preferred for cabinet use over MAME32, you might want to use MAME32 for a while to learn the basics. If you want to jump right into commandline MAME then I would recommend you check out www.mameworld.net/easyemu :)

(Did I really almost recommend MAME32?? :D)

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