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Title: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: Demon-Seed on November 22, 2004, 12:33:53 pm

Hello
I have mamewah running great only complaint is how can i get PC games to exit with the push of a key? I have tried the old -keyx 74 but doesnt work.. that worked in other emus. Any advise? thanks in advance
JIM

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: Space Fractal on November 22, 2004, 01:26:59 pm

This is up to the game, how you can quit the game. You can not override it. But if this is a old dos game, you may try the DOSBOX emulator.

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: Demon-Seed on November 22, 2004, 01:57:10 pm

Hmm were can i find that program? what does it do?
Most games Are not dos but its worth a try

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: Space Fractal on November 22, 2004, 03:09:45 pm

You should only use that with very old 285 -> 468 games and have a fast machine, but this is a great emulator. It a great emulator.

There us up to developer, how you quit these windows games. This is not allways ESC. There are no standard quit key (maybe the standard ALT-F4 work on some games, but not all).

Most emulator can quit with ESC, but not all.

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: Minwah on November 22, 2004, 03:55:19 pm

As Space Fractal said, it is up to the game(s) in question, Alt+F4 will work for some.  I don't think you want DosBox in this case.

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: Space Fractal on November 22, 2004, 04:43:29 pm

Yeppe. Dont use Dosbox, if you just use Windows games!

It was only ment very old dos games. I love the lastest version, because there is a keyboard remapper, so you can change key complety in a game, so it can suit that cab, even if the game dosen't have a keyboard remap function (e.g. pinball games).

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: papaschtroumpf on November 24, 2004, 10:52:12 pm

I run a dozen or so PC games, and a lot of them you can exit either with ESC or by navigating their menu (arrow + ENTER or CTRL). Some of them do require a trackball.

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: lucindrea on November 28, 2004, 06:12:55 am

howard has a decent wrapper on his site that will make the esc key your exit key .. if that failes i have used auto it for the same thing

Title: Re: How to exit PC games back to MAMEWAH
Post by: Demon-Seed on November 28, 2004, 10:16:11 am

Hey
What wrapper is it? and what is that auto thing?