Damon

Hi guys! Trying to build a custom menu, and here's basically what I would like: I startup gameEx and I get: A list of all the games I have in alphabetical order (currently I only have mame games, but would love to know how to do this if I have multiple emulators, still focusing on just MAME games for now is best). Somewhere at the bottom of that list there's an "Update List" choice. That's it! No emulator listings, no sub menus, just that. If that's not possible then: Item 1: List of all Games (onClick = list of all games) Item 2: Update List Using the GameEx menu editor, how would I do that?

Well, the pros were right.... I used a rom auditor and although I don't fully understand how it works, that particular game was showing up as problematic and having missing parts. So good on you guys! Many thanks for all the help!

Apologies for not understanding but: So if the ROM works in mame, but not in GameEx, why would that mean the Rom is broken? Or is it just something slightly off? I know we are not supposed to talk about where we get roms, but I could appecaite some hints as to how to locate a specific rom (generic) that would work with a specific version of mame.... I'm not sure where to start on that. Also, still can't find that Reload Game List command again in GameEx... hm, any hints? I feel like it must be under my nose.

I'm so amateur at this that I'm not sure what you mean. [REDACTED] mameplus install I used is just the latest 0..148 This is the first and only version of Mame that I've used to run this particular rom. Both the Mamep.exe and Mamepgui.exe that come with that Mameplus distro can execute the rom with no problems (actually very responsive). But apparently there's some issue when coordinating with the GameEx and Maximus front ends? Literally see the loading screen, then black screen, then dumps me back to the GameEx front end. If I could find a version of SF3 alpha that worked with gameex I'd just do that instead, but this is the only copy I've found that works at all. No ideas on the issue here? There must be something wonky that happens during the handoff from the front end to the actual mame executable? Maybe something about screen control? Thanks again!

I'm not sure if this matters, but I just tested all my games under Maximus Arcade as well, and same thing: all work except for Street Fighter Alpha 3, which also loads up to around 80% then goes black screen, then drops back into the front end. Just like Gameex.

Here you go! Thanks again! runitgame.zip

Is it a problem if it is at the bottom of the list? When you say run the game, do you mean run it through Gameex or just through mame?

Here's is my GameEx.ini So where do I find that rescan/reload list option again? =) At least I accidentally found it once! Still no luck on getting Street Fighter to launch! GameEx.ini

OK, got it. I did not SELECT EMULATOR and instead configured mame. Now when I startup Gameex, i somehow found the Update List option accidetnally (where is that located by the way, in case I need to find it again). And my games loaded, YAY! OK, so now to the original problem: All my games are showing in the list. I am using MamePlus (latest) as the embedded MAME system. I have tested each game (only have 30 ) natively in MamePlus using the mamep.exe program (which is also what Gameex is pointing to) and they all work. EXCEPT ONE. =) A very important one, namely Street Fighter Alpha 3 (euro version). SO, this game works perfectly when I start it up natively in MAME. Under GameEx I get the loading % screen and then, just before the load finishes, the screen goes black, a few seconds laps, and I'm back at the Game Info page. No matter how many times I tryr to launch the game, the same thing happens. All other games work fine under GameEx, and launch as expected. Any idea why this one game might now be working for me? And how can I fix it. SO CRUCIAL to my game cabinet since the whole thing is street fighter themed Thank you for the help!

OK guys, I did a fresh install and started from scratch. I'm going to replicate the issue, but before I get going, let me start with a fundamental question: In the setup wizard, where you specify the MAME path and executable: When I update the mame path to point to my MapePlus directory isntead of the default Mame32, the other paths (for art, etc) all stay the same. Right now I am not interested in displaying the art, so is it ok to have thos pointing to an invalid path, or do I need to have them pointing to an existing directory?When I get to emulator selection, I'm confused. First, it's asking me if I want do download emulators. I am saying NO, and not downloading them since I already have MamePlus installed and working. THEN I get to the Emulator Selection page. Here it says Copy the Emulators you want from the right list to the left. So since I only want the MamePlus that I already have installed.... I don't select anything here, right? I tried selecting Arcade Mame once, and it started downloading files, so I am assuming that would be a whole different Mame install. This time I am selecting nothing. Is that right?Then I get to Emulator Setup. Ok so now I am confused. If I already have MamePlus specified in my initial selection, so I need to specify an Emulator here? The interface is asking me to choose from an emulator that I would have selected ont he Emulator Selection page, but I didn't select one so..... now what?If I skip this step and fill everything else in, then startup GameEx, my games are nowhere to be found.Am I doing something wrong here so far?

Hi nullPointer! Thanks for the feedback, yeah let me clarify. So yes, the menu sometimes doesn't update but I do have one or two games showing up. THOSE games, I can not start through GameEx, though I can start them native from Mame. On the menu: I'm looking to only show games that I have personally installed as roms, but i want a unified game list as opposed to a list sorted by each emulator. So instead of Nintendo>Mario Bros and Mame>Contra, I just want: Contra, Mario Bros etc. I will upload the config stuff!! Promise!!!

No prob. I'll get to it quite soon!

Hi guys, I'm away from my gaming rig right now but will upload my log / ini files later, just thought I would pre-ask to see what the crew thinks. Maybe there's an obvious problem I'm missing. First off, really new to Mame + GameEx, so apologies for noobishness. I have an X-Arcade dual stick controller, and I've set up Mame Plus! (recommended by X-Arcade) as my mame engine of choice. After some tinkering, I have most of my roms working with MamePlus, and the X-Arcade stick is working flawlessly. SO, just mentioning that to say that I know my mame install and the controller are not the problem. So I installed GameEx and it has a much easier configuration interface than most of the front ends I've used. Everything seemed to go groovy until I got to the Select / Import Emulators part. So, I'm assuming I don't need to select any because I already have Mame installed...... And when I start up GameEx and do a scan for games.... well.... it sees the mame install (i am pointing it to the MamePlus directory and the executable) but the list of games doesn't update. I read in the forums that Mame Plus! was formerly not supported well, but now GameEx says (on its site) that it is.... so I'm assuming I am doing something wrong. First question: Am I doing something obviously wrong by not selecting a Mame during the select/import emulators part, since I already have MamePlus? Or is this problem due to some other issue? Second question: Is there a way to make a menu of just games (regardless of emulator)? I think its weird to have to navigate to an emulator and THEN a list of games from that emulator. Makes no UI sense. I just want a list of my games, period, i don't care what emulation engine they are running. I'll attach the files a bit later on, but hoping folks know a little about this even without the files! -D