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Front End Support => Maximus Arcade => Topic started by: jimmy2x2x on August 13, 2010, 09:57:47 am

Title: Rotate MAME with MA?
Post by: jimmy2x2x on August 13, 2010, 09:57:47 am

Is there any way to autorotate mame with MA?

At the moment I have 2 batch files on my desktop

'VerticalMame.bat'
d:
cd D:\Emulation\Mame\ini
del mame.ini
copy rotate.ini mame.ini

'HorizontalMame.bat'
d:
cd D:\Emulation\Mame\ini
del mame.ini
copy normal.ini mame.ini

I just run which ever I want for the correct rotation, which is just switching 'ror' to a 1 for rotation, and back to 0 for horizontal.

A bit clunky, but it works - I will need to take care if I'm changing any mame options.

Any more elegant solutions?

Thanks

Title: Re: Rotate MAME with MA?
Post by: jimmy2x2x on August 13, 2010, 04:57:00 pm

How would adapt the above batch files for running from within MA's 'batch file' menu

If I run them as is, I need to exit the batch file with a right mouse 'exit emulator' click

Title: Re: Rotate MAME with MA?
Post by: Rick on August 16, 2010, 01:33:30 pm

Just a question: does this have anything to do with rotating games when playing in something like a cocktail cab?  (I.e. Is this something you'd do to rotate the screen 90 degrees for Player 2 when it's their turn at Pacman, for example?)  If not, could someone point me in the right direction for that?

Tks.

Title: Re: Rotate MAME with MA?
Post by: jimmy2x2x on August 16, 2010, 08:47:41 pm

Hi Rick, My question has nothing to do with cocktail modes, it was about rotating a monitor in a normal upright cab.

In regards to your question:

Fire up mame
press tab
select dip switches
change the 'cabinet' entry from upright to cocktail

I suspect this option isnt available on all games, you will need to research which ones are designed that way

Hope that helps

Title: Re: Rotate MAME with MA?
Post by: Rick on August 17, 2010, 06:49:19 am

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on August 16, 2010, 08:47:41 pm

Hi Rick, My question has nothing to do with cocktail modes, it was about rotating a monitor in a normal upright cab.

Ah.  Sorry about the threadjack...

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on August 16, 2010, 08:47:41 pm

In regards to your question:

Fire up mame
press tab
select dip switches
change the 'cabinet' entry from upright to cocktail

I'm using MAME 0.139 (compiled) but cannot find the way to get into dipswitch settings...  I've got "Configure General Inputs" and "Other Controls" but that's as close as I can come...  Thoughts?

Title: Re: Rotate MAME with MA?
Post by: jimmy2x2x on August 17, 2010, 08:11:02 am

run a game in mame

THEN press tab

you should see the dip switches option in the menu

Title: Re: Rotate MAME with MA?
Post by: Rick on August 17, 2010, 08:48:20 am

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on August 17, 2010, 08:11:02 am

run a game in mame
THEN press tab
you should see the dip switches option in the menu

Found it.  Thanks a bunch!