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| MPTech:
I had been using MAME32 when I first setup my arcade, with an Xarcade CP. I remember going into the options and specifying the Xarcade as the primary input device, AND this worked great! I recently began setting up Mamewah and utilizing MAME command-line (v161 if I remember correctly). 2 questions: Is there a simple way to setup my MAME (v161) to have the same button config as MAME32? (I've noticed that the coin/credit/flipper button is not the same as MAME32 and I can't get the Esc to work (2-player and flipper(??)). also, is there any advantage to upgrading my MAME to the most current version? Can I just overlay my current version? (or is there a better way??) Thanks! |
| ChicagoDave:
In MAMEWAH under Emulator Execution Options/Default Options you need to use: -ctrlr xarcade |
| MPTech:
MAMEWAH / Emulator Execution? where do I find that? I thought my issue was with MAME. |
| MPTech:
I'm still looking for how to map Esc. I've noticed that I can't get it to work for MAME and Visual Pinball, so I didn't know if this was an emulator issue or Front-End (MAMEWAH). I could really use some help with this. |
| u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: MPTech on May 24, 2006, 06:44:33 pm ---2 questions: Is there a simple way to setup my MAME (v161) to have the same button config as MAME32? (I've noticed that the coin/credit/flipper button is not the same as MAME32 and I can't get the Esc to work (2-player and flipper(??)). --- End quote --- The mame32 option is the same as sending the ctrlr option as mentioned above ("-ctrlr xarcade" in your case). You need to set up MameWAH to send mame this, so ChicagoDave said to look in the mame settings in mamewah for "Emulator Execution Options/Default Options". (I don't use mamewah, so can't help much more.) --- Quote ---also, is there any advantage to upgrading my MAME to the most current version? Can I just overlay my current version? (or is there a better way??) --- End quote --- First, there is no 1.x mame; the latest is 0.106. Are you talking about mame 0.61 (very old), or mamewah version 1.61, or something else? Anyway, in general (aka "not always"): Newer mame: More games Better emulation (not the same as better play, though) Slower More "current" roms If a "u" update, as in "0.106u2", more bugs. Older mame Faster Smaller Harder to find changed roms (if changed) As for updating, many people just copy the new version over the old. I make a new folder in case of rare incompatibilities and to test any changes while keeping the old "just in case". I store the roms in a single shared folder so I don't need to have multiple copies. --- Quote from: MPTech on June 05, 2006, 03:26:00 pm ---I'm still looking for how to map Esc. I've noticed that I can't get it to work for MAME and Visual Pinball, so I didn't know if this was an emulator issue or Front-End (MAMEWAH). --- End quote --- For mapping inputs the easiest is to: start a game, press tab, select "Inputs (general)" and select "UI cancel". (MameFAQ #h03 has more details.) However, I suggest hand editing the xarcade ctrlr file since you're using it. It's a little harder, and not as well documented (mostly cause it changed a few times fairly recently). Look at mame\ctrlr\xarcade.cfg file and see what it looks like. Also try looking at easyemu for some (partially out of date) info on ctrlr files. |
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