GameEx:MAME Settings (Setup Wizard)

The MAME Settings screen appears in the GameEx Setup Wizard. This screen allows you to configure MAME for use within GameEx.

Configuration Options

GameEx MAME Settings

Set the MAME paths.

Mame Path

Specify or Select the folder MAME is in.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32

MAME EXE

Specify the filename of the mame executable. Example MAME.exe or MAME32.exe

Default:

• Mame32.exe

Rom Path/s

The path to your MAME roms. Multiple ROM paths can be entered separate with semicolons. Make sure there are no spaces between the semicolons and the paths.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\roms

Snap Path

SnapPath. Location of Snap Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\snap

Background Snap Path

SnapPath. Location of Snap Images to show as the background image when GameEx is in the appropriate view mode

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\backgroundsnap

Video Snap Path

AVISnapPath. The following settings allow you to play videos in place of snapshots. Specify the path of the AVI files. If an avi file is found for a ROM it will be played instead of showing the snap. Go to http://tomspeirs.com for information on where to get game videos for MAME. MNG files can also be played back with GameEx. Specify the path to your MAME MNG files here. For MNG's GameEx will also try and play a corresponding MP3 file.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\avisnap

Flyer Path

Locations of Flyer Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\flyers

Cabinet Image Path

Location of Cabinet Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\cabinets

3D Cabinet Path

Location of 3D Cabinets. X Files are supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\cabinets3d

Marquee Path

Location of Marquee Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\marquees

Panel Path

Location of Panel Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\cpanel

Title Path

Location of Title Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\titles

PCB path

Location of PCB Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\pcb

PCB path

Location of MAME ICONS. ZIP files ARE NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\icons

Artwork Preview Path

Location of Artwork preview Images. JPG and PNG are supported. Zip files are NOT supported.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\artworkpreview

Manual Path

Location of Game Manuals in PDF format, ZIP Files ARE NOT supported. Registered Version Feature.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\manuals

Custom Lists Path

Location of MAME 32 custom ini folders. GameEx supports the standard MAME32 .ini folders.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\CustomFolders

Favorites File

Location of MAME 32 custom ini folders. GameEx supports the standard MAME32 .ini folders.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\Folders\Favorites.ini

Help Text

If entered the text will show briefly as help when a game is launched.

Game Manual Links

Relevant Links

• Vimm's Lair - Game Manuals
• Replacement Docs - Game Manuals
• MAME Manuals

Advance MAME Settings

Here you can set the advanced MAME settings in GameEx.

MAME Options

Command Line options for when launching MAME.Tip if running on Media Center and on a widescreen TV, set '-resolution widthXheight' to your preferred widescreen resolution. If you have a fast video card newer versions of MAME support hardware acceleration using Direct3D. In this case it's recommended to use '-video d3d -noswitchres -triplebuffer' for fast video cards.

Default:

• -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo

Use Start/Wait

Put 'START/WAIT' before the MAME executable in the command line. This is required if running MAME32 on Windows 98/ME only. Otherwise set to False.

Options

• Yes
• No (Default)

Bypass Disclaimer/Warnings

Automatically bypass the Mame disclaimer and warning screens.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Use Bezel

Enable and have GameEx use Bezel artwork for Vertical games on a horizontal display. You can modify the imagesused by changing mame.png and mask.png in the GameEx\Media\Bezel folder.

Options

• Use Bezel for vertical Games (Default)
• Dont Use Bezel

Enable MAME Info and History

Show a More.. Item which displays text from MAMEInfo.dat and History.dat.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Enable High Scores

Enable High Scores on the game information page for supported games. For more information visit: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83614.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Menu Under Games

Don't have MAME show on the Start Page, and put it under emulated games.

Options

• Put Menu under Emulated Games
• Put MAME on Start Page (Default)

Auto Rotate

Whether to automatically add the ROR or ROL command line options to rotate the MAME game based on GameEx rotation.

Options

• Yes
• No (Default)

Run on Launch

Shell the following command before launching a MAME or Zinc game. Leave blank to do nothing. The following square bracketted setting can be used in the command line:

[ORESX] [ORESY] Original game X and Y Resolution

[ARESX] [ARESY] Calculated ArcadeVGA game X and Y Resolution

[GAME] The running MAME games name as displayed in the GameEx games list

[ROM] The MAME ROM NAME

[CONTROL] The control mode number as matched in controls.ini by controlmap.csv

EXAMPLE 1: ShellBeforeLaunch = C:\SwitchRes.bat [ARESX] [ARESY]

EXAMPLE 2: ShellBeforeLaunch = C:\SwithControl.bat [CONTROL]

Run on Exit

Shell the following command after the game has exited. Leave blank to do nothing.

Show Vert/Horiz

Filter the entire Games List for all available lists to just show Horizontal or Vertical Games.

Options

• Show All Games (Default)
• Show Only Horizonal Games
• Show Only Vertical Games
• Only Vertical Cocktail Games
• Auto Based On Display

Only Working Games

Only list MAME games where the driver is known to be fully working. In addition AllowImperfect allows a driver status of IMPERFECT to pass as working. In newer versions of MAME, games such as Galaga have a Driver Status as IMPERFECT although run very well. Set AllowImperfect to True to allow these games not to be filtered when OnlyWorking is set to True. Default for AllowImperfect is True.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Allow Imperfect Games

Only list MAME games where the driver is known to be fully working. In addition AllowImperfect allows a driver status of IMPERFECT to pass as working. In newer versions of MAME, games such as Galaga havea Driver Status as IMPERFECT although run very well. Set AllowImperfect to True to allow these games not to be filtered when OnlyWorking is set to True. Default for AllowImperfect is True.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Verify ROMS

NAME?, and don't include if bad. This makes updating the game list slow.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Only Existing Roms

Only list MAME games that you have on your hard disk rom directory.

Options

• Yes
• No (Default)

No Bracketed Text

Don't Display game Version (Bracketed) info in the game list.For example if set to true '720 Degrees (rev 1)' Will appear in the list as '720 Degrees'. This is useful if running at a low resolution, as text won't get truncated. Use in conjunction with NoClones=True, to create a very clean looking list.

Options

• Yes
• No (Default)

Use Game Filter

Apply a filter to the MAME game list. Seperate words to filter on witha semi colan. Any game name descriptions that contain these words will not be shown in the game list if the GameFilterOn setting is enabled.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Game Filter

Apply a filter to the MAME game list. Seperate words to filter on with a semi-colon. Any game name descriptions that contain these words will not be shown in the game list if the GameFilterOn setting is enabled.

Don't Filter These ROMS

Never filter the following ROMS (They will always appear in the list) Separate with a semi-colon.

Default:

• pacman;splatter

No Adult Games

The following option when set to True will NOT add Adult Games to the list, and these games will not be available from the front end after doing an update list. Default is true.

Options

• No Porn Please (Default)
• Gimme the Porn

No Mahjong Games

The following option when set to True will NOT add Mahjong Games to the list, and these games will not be available from the front end after doing an update list. Default is true.

Options

• No Mahjong Games (Default)
• Gimme Mahjong

No Casino Games

The following option when set to True will NOT add Casino Games to the list, and these games will not be available from the front end after doing an update list. Default is true.

Options

• No Casino Games (Default)
• Gimme Casino

No Clones

Don't add clones to the list if True. Default is false. Use in conjunction with NoGameInfo=True to create a very clean looking list.

Options

• I don't want Clones
• I want Clones (Default)
• No Clones unless better

Show All MAME Games

Show a list of All MAME Games.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MultiPlay Games

Show a separate list of simultaneous Multiplayer MAME Games.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show 4 PLAYER Games

Show a separate list of simultaneous 4 Player MAME Games.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME CHD Games

Show a separate list of MAME CHD games.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME Horizontal Games

Allow a list of MAME games that initially were on monitors running Horizontal orientation to be selected from the Start Page.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME Vertical Games

Allow a list of MAME games that initially were on monitors running Vertical orientation to be selected from the Start Page.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME Vector Games

Allow a list of MAME Vector games to be selected from the Start Page, Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME NEO GEO Games

Show a separate list of Neo-Geo games, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME Originals

Show a separate list of just MAME original games (Parent Roms), selectable from the Start Page. Default is false.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show Adult Games

Show a separate list of just MAME Adult Games, selectable from the Start Page. Default is false.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME CPS Games

Show a separate list of Capcom, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME Atari Games

Show a separate list of games produced/licensed by Atari, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show MAME Golden Era

Show a separate list of games produced/licensed from 1980 to 1989, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show LightGun Games

Show a separate list of games that used a lightgun, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show Trackball Games

Show a separate list of games that used a Trackball, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show Dial/Spinner Games

Show a separate list of games that used a Dial or Spinner, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show Not Played Games

Show a separate list of MAME games that have not been played.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show Live Online Lists

Registered users can have online live MAME lists of most played in GameEx and MAWS Hall of Fame.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Show Model 2 Games

Show a desperate list of games that run on Sega Model 2 hardware used in conjunction with the Model 2 Emulator, selectable from the Start Page. Default is true.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Excluded ROMs

These ROMS will not display in MAME lists, they are normally added here by pressing delete in GameEx.

Use CPWizard

Use CPWizard instead of the GameEx internal control panel viewer. CPWizard is a control panel viewer/editor application written by Ben Baker.

Options

• Yes
• No (Default)

CPWizard Path

Path to CPWizard.exe.

Default:

• C:\Program Files\CPWizard\CPWizard.exe

Load CPWizard at Startup

If not already loaded, make GameEx load CPWizard at startup. Having CPWizard already loaded vastly improves the speed of showing controls panels using it, but will take up extra memory on your system.

Options

• Yes (Default)
• No

Remove Duplicates

Remove duplicate games and create a clean list. Auto defaults to on when using a game filter and clones.

Options

• Yes
• No
• Auto (Default)

GameExtender Art Path

Specific Custom Image path for GameExtender.

Default:

• C:\Emulators\Mame32\marquees

Catver ini Location

Location of Catver.ini (www.catver.com & www.mameworld.com/catlist) Which provides game category information for your MAME games.

Default:

• \DATA\catver.ini

Nplayers ini Location

Location of nplayers.ini (http://nplayers.arcadebelgium.be) Which provides GameEx with a list of MAME multiplayer Simultaneous games. A list that only contains MAME multiplayer Simultaneous games is only available if EnableStartPage is set to True. Default is DATA\nplayers.ini.

Default:

• \DATA\nplayers.ini

MAMEInfo dat Location

Location of MameInfo.dat (www.mameworld.net/mameinfo) Which provides game recommended games information (where available) for your MAME games. Default is DATA\mameinfo.dat.

Default:

• \DATA\mameinfo.dat

Command dat Location

Location of Command.dat (home.comcast.net/~plotor/command.html) Which provides game moves and commands information (where available) for your MAME games. Default is DATA\command.dat.

Default:

• \DATA\command.dat

Controls ini Location

Location of Controls.ini for Control Panel viewer, and MODE switching.

Default:

• \DATA\controls.ini

Relevant Links

Relevant Links

• MAME Command Line Options
• CPWizard control panel designer/editor/viewer.