MAME - X  Faq

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Welcome to the MAME-X Faq.  Hopefully you READ THIS BEFORE YOU ASK ANYONE FOR HELP.






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Q: Whats the latest version of MAME-X?

A: Beta 6

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Q: Does Artwork work ?

A: No.

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Q: Do bezels work ?

A: No.

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Q: Do samples work ?

A: Yes.

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Q: Where do I put samples ?

A: in the \samples folder.

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Q: Do my roms have to be zipped?

A: Yes.

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Q: Where do I put my roms?

A: In the \ROMS folder.

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Q: While loading a game it says I have CRC Errors or files are missing, but I checked and I'm not missing
anything and my files are good.

A: It can be do to memory, while uncompressing the file if it runs out of memory you can get this error.
You should get a tool like clrmame to check your rom set.

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Q: Game (insert name here) Doesn't load.  What can I do?

A: Nothing, sorry.

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Q: Do I need to modify my MAME.INI

A: No. It should be good at default.

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Q: Can I modify my MAME.INI

A: You can, but its not recommended.

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Q: Can I put MAME-X and the roms on my harddrive?

A: Yes.

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Q: How?

A: I dunno.

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Q: Can I burn MAME-X and the roms to a CD/DVD?

A: Yes.

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Q: How?

A: I dunno.

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Q: Can I put MAME-X on the harddrive, and put games on CD? (or vice versa)

A: No.

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Q: Does saving options in the game work?

A: Yes.

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Q: MAME-X is eating up my harddrive space!  I want to remove my save configs.  How can I?

A: Goto the Dashboard that came with your XBOX, goto memory, and goto harddrive, and delete MAME-X.

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Q: I'm running the game off my harddrive (Like E: Drive), do I need to change my ROM PATH?

A: No, leave it at D:\ROMS

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Q: How can I use the analog sticks?

A: Goto the configuration menu while in the game and configure it.

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Q: What commands can I use while in the game?

A: Depends on the game, but some common ones are:

(BACK)+(START) = Go back to game selection screen.
(BLACK) = Pause
(WHITE) = Bring up configuration menu.
(DPAD DIRECTIONS) usually move you around.

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Q: How do I press OK?

A: DPAD LEFT, then DPAD RIGHT

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Q: Vector games (ie. star wars and asteroids) Go BLACK after loading!

A: Press OK, then another button, and it will load.

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Q: I see the OK Screen, but then it locks up.

A: Reboot and try again.

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Q: (Insert name here) Doesn't run!

A: ... Its hopefully being worked on

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Q: Why don't big games like Metal Slug X Run ?

A: Not enough ram.  If its a NeoGeo game (ie Metal Slug) or CPS2 Game (ie Street fighter) You
can select the NeoGeo/CPS2 Version and you have a better chance of the game running.

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Q: When will they?

A: I dunno.

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Q: I'm loading (insert name here) and when it finishes it says i have (insert number here) RAM left,
but then says I don't have enough, whats wrong?

A: This game apparently needs more.

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Q: When I'm running a game, how do I get back to the selection screen?

A: BACK+START at the same time

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Q: What commands can I use while selecting a game?

A: 

(X) Toggles clones on and off
(Y) Exits back to the dashboard
(B) Switches between the full version, and the NeoGeo/CPS2 Version
(A) Selects the game

(DPAD UP) Moves up 1
(DPAD DOWN) Moves down 1
(DPAD LEFT) Moves to the first occurance of the previous letter in the list
(DPAD RIGHT) Moves to the first occurance of the next letter in the list
(LEFT TRIGGER) Scrolls up fast (or to your tension)
(RIGHT TRIGGER) Scrolls down fast (or to your tension)

(WHITE) None
(BLACK) None

(BACK) None
(START) None

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Q: Is the source available ?

A: Yes.  Actually only the source.  You shouldn't have a binary, its illegal.

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Q: Where?

A: If you found this, you should be able to find the source.

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Q: Where can I find roms?

A: I dunno.

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Q: Is there MAME on other platforms?

A: Yes, goto mame.net or mameworld.net

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Q: Is MAME-X affiliated with mame.net ?

A: No, not in any way.

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Q: What version of MAME is used in MAME-X

A: Currently .61

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Q: Do you release binary versions ?

A: No, I only release the source.  It's up to you to figure out how to compile it.

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Q: Why do you do this?

A: For fun, to give back to the scene.

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Q: Where can I find you?

A: If you dont know, you don't need to know.






