Back when I had a MAME setup (just a Shuttle PC connected via S-video to a nice CRT TV with a digital comb filter, so it was very nice 480i ****) I didn't have any fancy frontend, just a regular MAME32 on the XP classic desktop. I ended up setting the font of the gamelist pretty huge so that I wouldn't have so many games that a scrollbar would appear on the window. I think I had 7 games max.
I've got a bad habit of classing all emulation as mame!
cools wrote:I have inadvertently assembled a complete ROM set for MAME 159. Not got all the CHDs though
Seeing as I've failed rather badly at getting a proper mame setup over the past few years, and don't fully understand the above, I'll be kindly requesting some advice from your good self and any other mame veterans at Mr Ralph's meat.
I've just bit the bullet and bought some parts for a MAME build
The plan is to build/configure something that I can use in my Astro, NAC and the HD VT4 cab. I'm going to put it in a traditional Mini-ATX case so I can swap it between the cabs easily and also plug it into my TV for playing Steam games on the couch.
I was thinking of installing GroovyArcade to a USB drive for MAME and then installing Windows 7 to the SSD for Steam etc, the idea being that with the USB drive in it would boot to MAME or with it pulled out it would boot to Windows.... or is there a better way?
I can't make it over as we've got a wedding to go to in Ireland.
So GroovyMAME can be installed on Windows 7 fine now? I've bought a JPAC and a HD4890 if that makes a difference. I think I have a JammASD V2 somewhere too if that would be better.
With a lot of games there is no difference between the PCB and the Mame version.
Games like Arkanoid, Tetris, Ghouls n Ghosts, old 80s stuff plays 99,9% identical!
switch on --> play ---> loose ---> retry --> enjoy to get better and finally 1cc the game.
Mame:
Switch on --> wait ----> (try to) select a game ---> play ---> loose ----> (try to) select another game ---> loose ---> (try to) select another game ---> switch off.
