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gonzo90017:
Maybe I didn't explain it well enough. You download the dat file for your mame version.
http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/MAMEBeta/MAMEBetaHistory.php
So if you're using mame 62 you download the dat for that version, put it inside your mame folder then unzip it.
Then you open up your mame.ini
You know, the one inside your Mamewah folder. Look for this line: dat_file and put the full path of your dat file.
So in my case it looks like this: dat_file C:\videogames\mame37\new.dat
Then look for list_generation_method and change it to rom_folder_vs_dat_file
So it should look like this: list_generation_method rom_folder_vs_dat_file
Although with Fastmame 84 you should be able to generate a list with the xml method. But for older mame versions you should use the above method.
With your pc, you should use Nebula to run all your NeoGeo and Capcom games. You could use winkawaks but you would need to use a wrapper to be able to load games through Mamewah. Nebula can be run from the command line just like mame. For nebula you HAVE to use the above method to generate a game list since there is no XML.
You can find the dat here http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/Nebula/
spystyle:
--- Quote from: S0L on August 27, 2007, 09:39:46 am ---...
P3 800
GeForce 6200 128MB
384MB Ram
TinyXP Beast Edition (Reduced XP, loads nice and quick!)
...
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Good choice on the OS :)
You can buy RAM for almost nothing these days, see pricewatch or ePay, first look up your motherboard to see what type of RAM it takes.
I think MAME32 or MALA would run well on that. Any version 55-80. Avoid CHD files, they are big and run slow.
Cheers,
Craig
S0L:
--- Quote from: gonzo90017 on August 27, 2007, 02:35:28 pm ---Maybe I didn't explain it well enough. You download the dat file for your mame version.
http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/MAMEBeta/MAMEBetaHistory.php
So if you're using mame 62 you download the dat for that version, put it inside your mame folder then unzip it.
Then you open up your mame.ini
You know, the one inside your Mamewah folder. Look for this line: dat_file and put the full path of your dat file.
So in my case it looks like this: dat_file C:\videogames\mame37\new.dat
Then look for list_generation_method and change it to rom_folder_vs_dat_file
So it should look like this: list_generation_method rom_folder_vs_dat_file
Although with Fastmame 84 you should be able to generate a list with the xml method. But for older mame versions you should use the above method.
With your pc, you should use Nebula to run all your NeoGeo and Capcom games. You could use winkawaks but you would need to use a wrapper to be able to load games through Mamewah. Nebula can be run from the command line just like mame. For nebula you HAVE to use the above method to generate a game list since there is no XML.
You can find the dat here http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/Nebula/
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Heyup,
No your explanation was perfect!
I started by dropping Fastmame on there, and since that did the trick with the list generation, I kind of stopped there :)
I did grab and read up on ClrMame, though, so the link you gave me for the dat files came in handy, but for sorting out the roms from my newer set, rather than creating a game list.
Surprisingly enough, Metal Slug runs fine via Fastmame, you get the odd drop here and there, but it's perfectly playable. So though I'm going to take a look into the other emulators you suggest, right now I'm pretty much up and running, and will probably spend more time playing games then tinkering with the setup!
So again, thanks for all the help!
--- Quote from: spystyle on August 27, 2007, 03:09:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: S0L on August 27, 2007, 09:39:46 am ---...
P3 800
GeForce 6200 128MB
384MB Ram
TinyXP Beast Edition (Reduced XP, loads nice and quick!)
...
--- End quote ---
Good choice on the OS :)
You can buy RAM for almost nothing these days, see pricewatch or ePay, first look up your motherboard to see what type of RAM it takes.
I think MAME32 or MALA would run well on that. Any version 55-80. Avoid CHD files, they are big and run slow.
Cheers,
Craig
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Yeah, you can never have too much memory, but I just popped in what I had to hand. I'll take a look on the bay to see whats out there.
I'm not to worried about the CHD's - I might take a look at Mala though. I do like the look of the interface. Mind you I'm pretty much happy with the controls that MameWah provide...
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S0L
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gonzo90017:
--- Quote ---I'm pretty much up and running, and will probably spend more time playing games then tinkering with the setup!
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No problem.
Wish I could do that. I'm just trying to have everything perfect.:dizzy:
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