Mame/Mess 0.153. Regions by tag the same way as ROM regions, eliminating the need to set up RAM-based graphics manually (note that drivers/devices are still responsible for marking gfx elements dirty when the RAM they are decoded from is written to) Miodrag Milanovic, Alex Jackson.

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Hey guys so I haven't posted on here in a while and my cap has just been sitting in my room for a long time so now it's time to finish it off. I just downloaded game ex (the full version). First question is. Is the best way to download mame through game ex, or to go to mame and download it separately.

How do I verify that my ROM set is compatible with my version of mame? This seems like it would be a simple fix. All I need is a game ex expert!

(I will also post this on the game ex forum, but I thought I'd just widen my options) Edited October 29, 2013 by nullPointer Content redacted. Please refrain from the discussion of obtaining ROMs. Refer to forum rules and guidelines. Hi Jeromebechaz I took the liberty of editing your post to better conform to our. When you have an opportunity, please do take a moment to reacquaint yourself with the content therein. Now I can remove my moderator hat for a moment. How you download MAME will likely depend on your experience with MAME, and emulation in general.

If you're just starting out, it would most likely be sensible to simply download MAME through the Setup Wizard. If however you'd like to be sure you're keeping up wiht the latest and greatest version of MAME, or particularly if you plan on compiling your own version of MAME, you'll want to download directly from. Validating your ROM set can be a bit tricky, but if you plan on constructing a 'seamless gaming experience', it's a rather important part of the process. There are tools available which will help you determine whether the version of your ROM set matches your version of MAME (this process is known as auditing your ROMs, and accordingly the tools typically fall under the umbrella of ROM auditing software). For new(ish) users I tend to recommend.

It’s a great tool to have in your arsenal. Here are a couple of tutorials to help get you started with ROMCenter: Another great tool to be aware of is the venerable. ClrMamePro is not nearly as user friendly as ROMCenter, but it’s got a lot more history behind it, and often times you’ll see the grizzled old emulation veterans using CMP over ROMCenter. Let us know how you get on with this, and feel free to report back if you run into any problems. Is the best way to download mame through game ex? The simple answer is no.

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To get the best out of MAME you need the same version as your rom set. The GameEx version might be different.

As far as I am aware, GameEx just downloads the latest pre-compiled version, regardless of your romset and that is something, in my opinion you should be fully aware of. Also, to get a 'no-nag, highschore' version of MAME you will need to compile it yourself - the GameEx version (i'll bet my life on it) will not provide this.

The best advice i can give is to find out what rom set you have, then seek out the right version of MAME for it. If you do that, and are still unsatisfied then search on these forums for ' MAME compile custom headkaze', if you still have trouble by all means let us know, and we'll be glad to explain things further. ClrMamePro is what I use to verify my ROM set. But it is not very user friendly. But it gives you a nice dialog i've pasted below. To get the best out of MAME you need the same version as your rom set. The GameEx version might be different.

As far as I am aware, GameEx just downloads the latest pre-compiled version, regardless of your romset and that is something, in my opinion you should be fully aware of. Also, to get a 'no-nag, highschore' version of MAME you will need to compile it yourself - the GameEx version (i'll bet my life on it) will not provide this. The best advice i can give is to find out what rom set you have, then seek out the right version of MAME for it. This is very, very good advice, and it's something I neglected to mention. Above all else you'll want to make sure that the version of your ROM set matches the version of MAME you run. ROM auditing tools can help somewhat in this capacity, but if you unwittingly run the tool against a ROM set that is a very poor match to your version of MAME, it's going to completely work your ROMs over so that they might not work with any version of MAME.

Always pay attention to the audit process, and any dialog messages that may appear, but even more importantly, remember to back up your ROM set before doing anything. Ok so I have a few questions.

When you say rom set that just means the few ROMS you have? Cause I only have 4 that I'm trying to use at the moment. And anyway I put them in rom Center and run it and it did a few things and out of the 3 2 Came back green and 1 is red. I don't see what I do from here because I then went to mame and none of them worked.

It said it was missing CHD images or something like that. When I went and downloaded the database file I needed for romcenter it was from like 2010 so it was super old and for a really old version of mame. Is this a problem or should it still work? Edited October 31, 2013 by Tempest. Ok so from what Google has taught me, you have your ROM file, and then you also have your CHD file.

You put they ROMS in the ROMS folder (obviously) and you also make a folder in the ROM folder named the exact same as the ROM itself and that's where the CHD file goes? Haha Sorry if that was confusing The problem everyone is having here it trying to help you while walking that thin line of the TOS for this forum. Your MAME folder should look like below. we'll use these to mean folder - -Game1.zip -Game2.zip -Game3.zip - -blahblahblah.chd - -blahblahblah.chd - -blahblahblah.chd. Ok that makes sence.

I looked at the rules and I read them well. But it's hard when I need help and this is the only place to get it. But thanks dude that makes sence. I'll try it when I get on my computer! It may be difficult, but others seem to be able to manage just fine with describing their issue without noting how/where they obtained the ROMs and actually show a little remorse and are apologetic when the issue is addressed. Instead it comes across that you blew off the mods when they brought it to your attention several times in this same thread. The rules are what they are for a damned good reason - we want to keep this forum community going and available to others.

It's not a warez site nor is it going to get you far on how and where to obtain ROMs. If it is a choice between helping you and you continue to put the forum at risk with your responses or keeping this community resource going, then you can go - it's that simple. This is not the only place to get the help you need for the issue reported.

You used ROMCenter and don't like the results, then try ClrMAMEPro as recommended by nullpointer and naborneo. You are going to have to put in a little effort to educate yourself on how to use the utilities available for this hobby. We are here to help if you get stuck along the way but we won't do it for you!