Is mame069b_i686 good enough or should I move to a later version even if it isn't compiled to take advantage of a PII?
Hey.. Try that and if I is too slow/fast move back/forward a few versions
Just one setting to change in MaLa (assuming you keep your roms and XML files in the same place)
You do know you can download older versions above 69 right? Read the text at the mame website at the top of the 'older mame versions' website
as Youki said:
When you will have choose your mame version and be sure that your ROMS match with the mame version. (to check taht use tools like ClrMame or RomCenter) .
I agree
Then if someone can work w/ me to get MaLa to work w/ the command line version of MAME that is optimized for my system that would be great.
If you PM me a E-mail address I will send you a XML file if you want?
See attached pic for set-up..
Notes:
1)
Try to run a game via the command line/promt before launching from any FE. That way the mame dos error window will stay up if you have rom problems with your version of mame (the rom-sets need to match as youki said) Sometimes if you have a romset close to the version you have most games will work anyway
2) Let mala create a mame.ini if you don't already have one
3) don't create another mame.xml via mala as it won't work

4) Do refresh game list afterwards...it takes a min if you have many roms
Either way you should try other FE's too if you have time...