Move joystick left and right to play....

[bobbyblank]

Hey all, im wondering if there is a way to get rid of the message that makes you shift the joystick left and right the first time you play a game. Its not a huge deal, but since im trying out a lot of new games lately, it has been getting REAL annoying. Maybe an INI file that tells MAME that all the games have been played once?? Just and idea lol.

bobby

[SGT]

If you are using the newer versions of Mame, you have to compile your own to rid yourself of those screens.  The sticky at the top concerning hiscore support is the best way to go.  This patch not only restores hiscore support but also rids you of those screens.  Headkaze wrote a utility that makes compiling VERY easy.

[Havok]

The old school way of compiling is easy too, check out this site for instructions on how to do it:

http://www.mameworld.net/mrdo/compile.html

You'll also want the diff:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.0

I just compiled 125, and it works great!

[SGT]

The "old school" method isn't hard as I've done it dozens of times.  However, headkaze's utility takes easy to a whole new level.  I cannot imagine why anyone wouldn't use it instead?      To the OP, here's the link to his utility:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71845.0

[Havok]

I personally like to know a little better as to what is going on. Plus, as we have seen in the past, with new versions of Mame, sometimes 3rd party utilities stop working. To each their own...

[SGT]

I'm sure if Headkaze's utility stops working, we'll hear it here first.  Regarding "what's going on", I cannot see any more without his utility than I can with it.

[Havok]

Look, I don't know why you have your panties in such a bind. Perhaps Headkaze has his first fanboy? Whatever. My post is a valid solution to the OP's question. Plus, we all don't want .Net 2.0 installed on our machines. I don't have .Net anything on my Mame machine, and that's where I compile. Guess what? If I run this "easy to a whole new level" application, it's going to give me a big fat error, and not work!

[SGT]

Listen dude, you don't need to get personal.  I thought we were peacefully debating the issue, until you start with the name calling (fanboy).  After reading your bizarre post, I realized this was about Headkaze, and I did a little research.  Now I see what you're about:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=60294.0

You don't need to let your personal feelings toward Headkaze affect the advice you give here.  Besides, you were in the wrong back then in what you were trying to do.  Get over yourself.   

[Havok]

I was thinking the same thing, that it is bizarre that you would argue so vehemently against compiling the supported way from the people who make Mame. Wow - dragging up a post where the "tone" was misunderstood from almost 2 years ago. I guess you "see" what I'm about. Thanks for the link, brings back memories. Anyways, your point about using the utility is valid, and so is mine. You can't argue the .Net issue? Anyways, OP enjoy the drama, and use either method - both will work assuming you want the .Net bloat on your machine. Good luck!

[Jdurg]

I've got the utilities installed on my machine and I fail to see the "bloat" that is mentioned so rapidly.  Hell, a lot of the time I think people just say "bloat" because it's the easiest thing to do when reviewing MS products.  MS could come out with a perfect program, and people would claim it's full of "bloat" because it's the common thing to do.

[TheShanMan]

You never know, Jdurg. Maybe he doesn't like the Java runtime "bloat" either.

[Jdurg]

I mean, I can understand people not wanting certain software on their computer.  I guess it depends on what else you want to do with your system.  On my computers, I could care less about the "bloat" that might be there since I can quite readily remove it.   

[Havok]

I mean, I can understand people not wanting certain software on their computer.  I guess it depends on what else you want to do with your system.  On my computers, I could care less about the "bloat" that might be there since I can quite readily remove it.   

I would think that if you are building an arcade machine, you don't want it to look like a pc running Windows. I could be wrong. If it is not needed, why bother installing it? There are many people that use TinyXP - I'm sure they would agree with my point of view. You are aware that when you "uninstall" something in Windows, it leaves a bunch of crap behind, right? Why do you think that most systems start to slow down after being run for a while, with people installing and uninstalling software? Defrag only goes so far - eventually you end up wiping and reloading Windows...

You never know, Jdurg. Maybe he doesn't like the Java runtime "bloat" either.

Don't get me going on that one - try to run multiple Java programs on the same machine (and throw in one that only works on MS Java for fun), some of which require a specific version. You have to jump through all kinds of hoops to get them to cooperate. I love the concept of Java, but the implementation is messy, whether it be the developers fault or Suns.

By the way SGT - one thing your post stalking won't show is that Headkaze and I have "made up" - it's all good between us. We have discussed things via PM, and that little episode is over. Things escalated beyond control on both our posts, and it's over. I was simply answering the OP's question - your "deduction" is entirely wrong.

[SGT]

Havok,

I gave you the last word, yet you're still coming back at me.  You took it to a personal level first and now you will not shut up about it.  "Post stalking eh?  What is your major malfunction?  Back off.

[Havok]

Just didn't want to let your comment go about me and Headkaze, since you're wrong. Alright, we're done...

 

[headkaze]

Woah! Take a chill pill yall. For compiling 32 bit Mame I think Mr Do's page is enough although many people do find using MC64 easier. One thing Mame Compiler can do at the moment that Mr Do's instructions don't and that is make a 64 bit compile of Mame without having to install the Platform and DirectX SDK's. It's up to personal choice really and in Havok's defense he wasn't bagging the utility just recommending another method.

I don't see a problem with installing .NET but some people still might think it's the binary equivalent of the boogy man. Personally I couldn't use my cab without it. I don't agree with the bloat point either as the .NET runtimes don't stay resident on your PC, and if you mean taking up space on your HDD as bloat then I'm not sure we agree on the same definition of the word. That would mean the full Mame ROM set would be considered bloat. Let's face it HDD space is cheap enough to not worry about these days.

BTW The issues I had with Havok are in the past and water under the bridge 

[Jdurg]

I mean, I can understand people not wanting certain software on their computer.  I guess it depends on what else you want to do with your system.  On my computers, I could care less about the "bloat" that might be there since I can quite readily remove it.   

I would think that if you are building an arcade machine, you don't want it to look like a pc running Windows. I could be wrong. If it is not needed, why bother installing it? There are many people that use TinyXP - I'm sure they would agree with my point of view. You are aware that when you "uninstall" something in Windows, it leaves a bunch of crap behind, right? Why do you think that most systems start to slow down after being run for a while, with people installing and uninstalling software? Defrag only goes so far - eventually you end up wiping and reloading Windows...

You never know, Jdurg. Maybe he doesn't like the Java runtime "bloat" either.

Don't get me going on that one - try to run multiple Java programs on the same machine (and throw in one that only works on MS Java for fun), some of which require a specific version. You have to jump through all kinds of hoops to get them to cooperate. I love the concept of Java, but the implementation is messy, whether it be the developers fault or Suns.

By the way SGT - one thing your post stalking won't show is that Headkaze and I have "made up" - it's all good between us. We have discussed things via PM, and that little episode is over. Things escalated beyond control on both our posts, and it's over. I was simply answering the OP's question - your "deduction" is entirely wrong.

That's why I ALWAYS take "snapshots" of my registry before and after any installation.  When I uninstall something, I go into the registry and manually delete the entries relating to that software.  It's actually pretty easy to do.  Again, however, if you aren't adept at editing the registry you really should stay out of there.  VERY bad things can happen is you mess up.