Updating Mame & Frontends?

[eyal8r]

Hey guys-
I've been away from my machine for about a year. I'm running Mame32 0.82 Analog+, and I would like to update it. Is there a newer version available, and, where do I get it from?

Also- I would like a better front end for it- something that is nice looking, and I can easily select/deselect which games I want to show up in the front end. Can you guys suggest one, and where I would get it from?  It's just hard to remember everything since being out and away for soo long.
Thanks!

[maxlamer]

Newest version of mame analog+ is 0.90
http://urebelscum.speedhost.com/download.html

Newest version of mame is 0.102
http://www.mame.net/downmain.html

Frontend i use is mamewah
http://mamewah.mameworld.net/

[Stobe]

I second the suggestion of MameWAH.  It may be a tiny bit tricky to setup originally, but well worth the time.  Also, Minwah is super helpful with any troublems.

-Stobe

[eyal8r]

Hmmm- ok-

1) will Mamewah work on Analog+?

2) if I upgrade my Analog+, do I need to do anything with upgrading 'mame' from that other link you posted?  Or, do I only need to upgrade Analog+?

3) is there a place that posts any updates to games, or, any new games that came out? Or, will upgrading my Analog+ version to the latest one take care of that, or, do I need to find the updated games elsewhere?

THANKS!

[maxlamer]

1) I haven't had any experience with Analog+, but provideing that Analog+ doesn't have its own frontend Mamewah will work

2) You only need to upgrade Analog+ if your going to upgrade, i added the link to mame because it is more up to date than Analog+ (being that Analog+ is a made from mame it will be)

3) Whatsnew.txt should tell you what has been added since the previous version

[unix4hire]

will mamewah run in a completely DOS environment?  (by completely DOS I mean DOS installed via win98 install, but booting only to DOS via msdos.sys hack)

[mccoy178]

While on the subject of mamewah, you should go with mamewah 1.62 over at mameworld.net.  It is a lot different than 1.61, and is not on Minwah's site yet.  It will be eventually and is a sure replacement for 1.61.  Just a word for the wise if you're gonna be doing some legwork.