The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Front End Support => Maximus Arcade => Topic started by: Arcadeslasher on November 17, 2013, 06:33:18 pm
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I'm using Mameui64 0.149 and I setup MA 2.10 exactly as the Youtube video showed, but only bios files are shown on the game list such as Arcadia System Bios, 3DO Bios and so on. I have all of the directories set correctly so I'm not sure what could be wrong. Any advice would really be appreciated. BTW, this is my first time using MA.
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For the list of emulations/systems, what you need to do if you haven't already is choose the emulation(s) that you want to have in Maximus, and configure each one seperately. Ie. MAME, SNES, C64, etc...
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I've already done that. I followed the exact directions in the video below and still only bios files show up.
Maximus Arcade Tutorial : Front-End Setup (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK5ejMsc8tQ#ws)
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Have you rescanned all your ROMS in Maximus? Under Configuration tab, at the bottom you'll see the Scan tab....force it on launch and see if it makes a difference.
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Thanks for the tip Richard, but forcing rescanning on launch didn't help either. It's still only showing bios files instead of the games/roms. I even tried older versions of MAME and it does the same thing. Other emulators such as the Gameboy Advance and SNES work fine though.
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Thanks for the tip Richard, but forcing rescanning on launch didn't help either. It's still only showing bios files instead of the games/roms. I even tried older versions of MAME and it does the same thing. Other emulators such as the Gameboy Advance and SNES work fine though.
Are you sure you set the roms folder correctly ? (perhaps you pointed it to the wrong folder or mispelled something in the path ) And are your roms in .zip format (IIRC Maximus only scans for .zip compressed format and some download sites have them in .7z )
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Can you run mameui by itself outside Maximus?
Can you supply a screenshot of your configuration please.
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That's a good point about the .zip exenstion. You can also inform Maximus to scan for certain file extensions. But as suggested, check the path again and run MAME without Maximus to ensure that ROMS load okay.
Thanks for the tip Richard, but forcing rescanning on launch didn't help either. It's still only showing bios files instead of the games/roms. I even tried older versions of MAME and it does the same thing. Other emulators such as the Gameboy Advance and SNES work fine though.
Are you sure you set the roms folder correctly ? (perhaps you pointed it to the wrong folder or mispelled something in the path ) And are your roms in .zip format (IIRC Maximus only scans for .zip compressed format and some download sites have them in .7z )
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That did the trick! All of my roms are in .7z format and MA looks for zips by default. I made the simple fix and now everything is good to go. Thanks guys! :)
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That did the trick! All of my roms are in .7z format and MA looks for zips by default. I made the simple fix and now everything is good to go. Thanks guys! :)
Glad you got it sorted !
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Im having the same issues. I have MA 2.10 and the latest version of mame(version 1.53) mame lists and plays my outside of frontend. ( I have roughly 9000 roms) however In MA it only shows 69 roms.
all my roms are in .rar format
heres what ive tried thus far:
ive tried rescanning (force rescan of media folder)
changing from Clrmame pro to XML
rescanning the data history base
even tried adding the media extension .zip in the scan section of MA
Do i need to convert my roms to zip?
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Im having the same issues. I have MA 2.10 and the latest version of mame(version 1.53) mame lists and plays my outside of frontend. ( I have roughly 9000 roms) however In MA it only shows 69 roms.
all my roms are in .rar format
heres what ive tried thus far:
ive tried rescanning (force rescan of media folder)
changing from Clrmame pro to XML
rescanning the data history base
even tried adding the media extension .zip in the scan section of MA
Do i need to convert my roms to zip?
Try unpacking the rar format -- They are probably zip format rom packages all placed in a rar file or several rar file parts for downloading. so might need to be unrared before using.
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Fixed the issue, the problem was that they were .7z files. All i had to do was add the media extension .7z in the scan section of MA and force a rescan.
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I am having a similar, but different issue. I have only 78 roms on the roms folder (MA 2.10 / MAME 1.57). but only 60 show up in the list, it's like the list stopped at Q. I have rescanned several times, changed the roms folder and removed and readded MA. I've checked all of the roms and they are in .zip format and all work in MAME just fine. I am pulling my hair out. Any help would be appreciated.
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I figured it out. It looks like it was an old catver.ini (the one that came with MA 2.1). I updated to the latest version, and rescanned. Worked like a charm.
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In MA for MAME, all of my roms show up, but they won't play because it says they are missing certain files within the zipped rom. I've tried about everything I can think of to solve it with no luck- HELP!?!
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In MA for MAME, all of my roms show up, but they won't play because it says they are missing certain files within the zipped rom. I've tried about everything I can think of to solve it with no luck- HELP!?!
that message means what it says your missing files. that is mame telling you that not MA. depending on the version of mame depends on the roms you need. have to make sure the roms match the mame version your using. good program for that is clrmamepro or romcenter. it will make a file from mame.exe to use to compare the roms too to see what files are missing
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I figured it out. It looks like it was an old catver.ini (the one that came with MA 2.1). I updated to the latest version, and rescanned. Worked like a charm.
I know this is years later and i probably won't get a response, but i am having the same problem. Mame plays all games just fine but maximus arcade is leaving out a random handful. I've tried everything but this. .ini thing.
Is that a maximus arcade issue or Mame? How do i try this route?
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I figured it out. It looks like it was an old catver.ini (the one that came with MA 2.1). I updated to the latest version, and rescanned. Worked like a charm.
I know this is years later and i probably won't get a response, but i am having the same problem. Mame plays all games just fine but maximus arcade is leaving out a random handful. I've tried everything but this. .ini thing.
Is that a maximus arcade issue or Mame? How do i try this route?
Maximus is dead and no longer supported or updated.
Get anew front end.
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I figured it out. It looks like it was an old catver.ini (the one that came with MA 2.1). I updated to the latest version, and rescanned. Worked like a charm.
I know this is years later and i probably won't get a response, but i am having the same problem. Mame plays all games just fine but maximus arcade is leaving out a random handful. I've tried everything but this. .ini thing.
Is that a maximus arcade issue or Mame? How do i try this route?
Maximus is dead and no longer supported or updated.
Get anew front end.
That was very helpful thank you.
Oh no wait....it was super unhelpful. I know maximus is dead. It looks the way i want it too and isnt all crazy newaged with garbage everywhere looking overly graphic. I want simple graphics and easy for guests to understand wether 20 or 90.
These new ones have circulat scrolling menus and all kinds of things that make them hard for yonger kids or older adults to process.
Retro gaming is dead too....but here i am utilizing it on a daily basis with maximus arcade....like so many others....it has this one issue that makes a few games not play....i can live with it i was just hoping someone knew an easy fix. Btw....other front ends have loads of issues, compatibility issues, comprehension issues etc. I live maximus because i KNOW it won't be getting updated and changed every 5 seconds. I can't keep up with this computer crap. Im not tech savvy and maximus makes it easy. It stays the same. Like my old games.
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I figured it out. It looks like it was an old catver.ini (the one that came with MA 2.1). I updated to the latest version, and rescanned. Worked like a charm.
I know this is years later and i probably won't get a response, but i am having the same problem. Mame plays all games just fine but maximus arcade is leaving out a random handful. I've tried everything but this. .ini thing.
Is that a maximus arcade issue or Mame? How do i try this route?
Maximus is dead and no longer supported or updated.
Get anew front end.
That was very helpful thank you.
Oh no wait....it was super unhelpful. I know maximus is dead. It looks the way i want it too and isnt all crazy newaged with garbage everywhere looking overly graphic. I want simple graphics and easy for guests to understand wether 20 or 90.
These new ones have circulat scrolling menus and all kinds of things that make them hard for yonger kids or older adults to process.
Retro gaming is dead too....but here i am utilizing it on a daily basis with maximus arcade....like so many others....it has this one issue that makes a few games not play....i can live with it i was just hoping someone knew an easy fix. Btw....other front ends have loads of issues, compatibility issues, comprehension issues etc. I live maximus because i KNOW it won't be getting updated and changed every 5 seconds. I can't keep up with this computer crap. Im not tech savvy and maximus makes it easy. It stays the same. Like my old games.
Your super welcome :)
Seriously though sarcasm aside dump maximus!
There are lots of other FE’s that are cleaner and easier to use.
You will find once you try a new one you like you will never go back.
Dont be stuck in the past.
Theres a difference between holing on to the past and dragging your heels.