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Title: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: JRChristenson on February 14, 2011, 03:55:33 pm

Can anyone tell me how to open a 'Default Game Options' menu in MAME 140?

Thanks.

Jason

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: BobA on February 14, 2011, 05:11:03 pm

If you just want general inputs you can type mame and choose from the menu that comes up.  If you want more complex settings you will have to modify the ini file with a text editor. If you do not have and ini file to alter type mame.exe -cc in the directory that mame.exe is located and an ini file will be created.

Another way to change setting is to load a version of mameui and use the menus in mameui to change settings and then go back to mame.exe.

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: JRChristenson on February 14, 2011, 05:23:13 pm

I have the .ini file (I think). Where can I learn what I need to edit. I'm trying to get rid of the screens that come up when I launch a game.

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: upprc04 on February 14, 2011, 05:38:02 pm

I think you are looking for this: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.0)

It will get rid of the nag screen every time you open a game (asking you to press left/right ok)

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: JRChristenson on February 14, 2011, 06:44:36 pm

Ok, if I understand this at all (unlikely) I have to paste that into the .ini file. How do I know where to put it? Does it replace something else?

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: sarge on February 14, 2011, 10:23:06 pm

You have to compile the mame source code with this patch.  I recommend you read through the thread and check out headkaze's mame compiler.

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: JRChristenson on February 15, 2011, 09:12:21 am

I'm reading through it now, I assume I'll be back here soon with more questions...

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: JRChristenson on February 15, 2011, 03:39:23 pm

It says "...and don't forget to create a sub folder under your mame directory named "hi"...that's it!"

Does that mean in the folder where I ultimately put the mame executable? Or does it mean c:\mamesrc? Or c:\MinGW?

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: upprc04 on February 15, 2011, 04:05:52 pm

You need to add the hi folder to where the MAME executable will be.

Title: Re: MAME 140 Question (default game options)
Post by: JRChristenson on February 15, 2011, 04:19:15 pm

Ok, how do I do that before I compile? How do I know where it will be?