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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: jmiller5 on January 14, 2016, 02:08:00 am

Title: Mala Using N64 and Amiga Emulator
Post by: jmiller5 on January 14, 2016, 02:08:00 am

Hi Folks,

Looking for some advice.
I recently setup an arcade cabinet using an old PC running MAME on MALA.
I had difficulty setting up MALA to run the MAME Roms but got some great help on here which helped me get it done.

Now I have this running well I'd also like to get an Amiga and N64 emulator to run through Mala too.
I have downloaded what I think is right Emulators.
I tried adding the N64 one to MALA but when I click on a game I get an error message which requires the mouse to click "ok/cancel", I can't remember what the message is exactly to be honest.

Does anyone have easy to follow guides for getting these two emulators to run via MALA front page?

Thanks

Title: Re: Mala Using N64 and Amiga Emulator
Post by: bmanbdaman on January 27, 2016, 10:24:42 pm

Search the forum (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=post;quote=1497646;topic=144106.0;last_msg=1500137) or use WinUAELoader.

I use Project64 for N64 and they load fine calling them directly.

No tutorial or special settings required to set up calling these as "Other Emu Config".

Title: Re: Mala Using N64 and Amiga Emulator
Post by: bmanbdaman on March 13, 2016, 11:18:10 pm

So I did a bit more research because I wanted to run the WHDload library.

I edited system:S/user-startup in my Amiga profile running WB4 HDD and added

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if exists HDD3:S/GAMELOADER
  execute HDD3:S/GAMELOADER
endif

Then I wrote a batch script that gets called by MaLa (with path and rom.ext) to insert the WHDload file

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REM Load WHD files for frontend
set GAMEDIR=%~1%
set GAMERUN=%2%
set GAMEFIX=%GAMEDIR:*hdd3\=%
set GAMEFIX=%GAMEFIX:\=/%
REM Create Amiga Boot script
echo cd HDD3:%GAMEFIX%> GAMELOAD
echo whdload %GAMERUN%>> GAMELOAD
REM Amiga no likey DOS files :(
.\dos2unix -n GAMELOAD GAMELOADER
REM start WinUAE
cd E:\_retro\amiga\game\emus
winuae.exe -f Amiga1200WB4PAL.uae -s use_gui=0

Mind you, HDD3 is a defined hard drive in my template so you can rename it or use it

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filesystem2=rw,DH3:HDD3:E:\_retro\amiga\game\emus\Hard Drives\HDD3,0
uaehf2=dir,rw,DH3:HDD3:E:\_retro\amiga\game\emus\Hard Drives\HDD3,0


Now, if I could only shut it down. F10 brings me back to the emulator WB screen.