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MAME on Dell Axim (PocketPC)
_) (V) (-):
Hey thanks for the pointers guys!
Samstag is right about there bieng some sites out there, WOW!
Seems many are out of date or for other systems, most want $$$.
To further complicate the situation, there are so many different o/s's (?) for these things, Palm, Win CE, Mobile, PPC, (2000-2003) etc
The question now is how to cut throught all the clutter and find stuff that'll work on this Axim thing?
Ark Ader, I have to admit that I don't even know what an XDA is!
Thanks for the article though, it was some help.
My Axim says it has a PXA270 624 MHz processor, whatever that means.
I was able to run StreetFighter2 with sound (Audio was a little choppy)
Seems to be the benchmark set by some guys in another forum I was reading stuff on. (Metal Slug is another but I don't have thet ROM to work with) There are not very many buttons on this thing for me to work with. Maybe I need a detachable frankenpanel. :o
I'd like to try that PS1 emulator but have to wonder how to make the games fit into the PDA? All of mine are on cd's and I don't know how to make ROMS from them.
Patrickl & Vidmouse, I've now got something called MegaCE3 installed but it dosen't really work as well as the other one I was using. I think this is a newer version of the MAMECE program you were guys were pointing me to. It actually intergrates itself into the O/S alot better but dosen't run as well as PCMAME.
I am not really sure how to tell what version # my roms are or how to convert them. I know they work with MAME32 v66 Ugh! (More reading ahead I guess)
Anyway, so far I've got Asteroirds (rev 2) Marble Madness (set 1) & Qix, working very well and Street Fighter II (World rev B) and Mega Man - Power Battle (asia) working pretty good. Just need some better controls to work with. (and more room for storing them ROMS on the device)
In case anyone is interested in trying this PocketMame thing out, here is a link to their site:
If nothing else it gives me an interesting way to figure out how to work this counfounded thing. LOL! ;D
Thanks again for the tips! (keep em coming)
I've got a lot more reading to do...
vidmouse:
Sorry, haven't done the research on the Axim.
I've had a Tapwave Zodiac 2 for awhile now, and have
been well-pleased. Gotten PalmMAME, LJZ (a SNES,
NES, Genesis, Gameboy emulator all-in-one), Doom,
Hexen, Heretic, Duke Nukem 3d, TCPMP, ScummVM
(graphic text based adventure games), ePSXe (a
PS1 emulator), Frodo (a C64 emulator), UAE (an Amiga
emulator), CaSTaway (Atari ST emul), and one of
the first versions of Palm DOSBox to run, to varying
degrees of success and playability.
To convert your roms to v 0.36 (or any other version),
you will need a program like CLRMAMEPro or RomCenter
(I use CLRMAME) to back-convert them. You will also
need the associated dat file for the version of MAME
you want. Older Dat files are located here:
http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/MAMEBeta/MAMEBetaHistory.php
Be sure to download the correct one for the version
and the program (either ClrMame or RomCenter) you
intend to use. Google CLRMAMEpro or Romcenter and
you should be able to find those downloads.
Note: I've noticed the back-converting doesn't work 100%
across all roms but it hits the majority of them ok.
Here's some instructions on using an older version of
CLRMAMEpro:
http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/clrmameguide.htm
Let me know if you have more questions....
_) (V) (-):
Thanks for all the info Vidmouse!
But my head is ready to explode so I'll get into this in a little while.
Must administer multiple 12 oz doses of alcohol STAT! :cheers:
vidmouse:
Heh, that's how I play MMORPG's...
"Newbie died again."
"Let's all take a swig while he comes back to life"
"Hey, these monsters all getting all fuzzy..."
Drink responsibly. :D
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