Mame Quick Launch.

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I apologize is this as been coved somewhere before but I can't seem to track it down.

I was wondering if it was possible to use a .bat file in WinXP to launch a Mama game from an icon double click. I know that it is possible to do this to launch other programs but how do you do it to open Mame and then run a particular game.
I'm currently running NoName Mame.

I know i could just use a front-end, but I do not only use my computer only for Mame and would like quick links to favorite games for when friends come over to play.

Is this possible to do?

[papaschtroumpf]

Yes, you can use a batch file. For example to launch 1941 just type this in notepad: (change the drive and directory as needed. This assumes that mame is in C:\mame and that mame knows whre to find the roms, generally in c:\mame\ROMS)

c:
cd c:\mame
mame 1941


save the file somwhere as "mame_1941.bat" or whatever.
Using windows explorer (right click on "my computer->explore) locate the file you just created, right click on it and choose "send to desktop" and this will create a shortcut to the desktop.


You would have to do this for every ROM you have though

An alternative is to run a front end and have a shortcut to it on your desktop, this way you can scroll through all the games you have in the front end, then exit from the front end to use your computer for other things.

You also could use mame32 which is mame with a built in windows front end. I've never used it and I know some people on this board don't like it.

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papaschtroumpf  thanks for the info, and this will work with NoName Mame?

[papaschtroumpf]

I have no experience with noNameMame but I would assume it will, yu may have to change the name of the executable if it's not mame.exe.