bkenobi

You might try a search of the MAWS database. If allows you to put in search criteria. I don't know if it will search keywords in the listing, but if it does, they include all the dat files (history, etc.), so you might be able to shrink the list to something small enough to look through.

I thought about doing it that way, but I want to use the Neo Geo config for all games that use 4 or less buttons (which is 99% of them). I find it's more comfortable to play with the Neo Geo layout than the SF layout. If there was a way to set it up to override in some other way, I would definitely change something. As it is, I already went through and changed all games that have 5+ buttons to use my current layout, so it shouldn't be a problem. I did find that there were a few games that needed fixing today, but that doesn't really affect the rotary problem. Thanks for the suggestion though!

Ok, I looked at it again. I'm not sure changing the std.ini will help. I think the problem is there are 2 types of inputs we are talking about and I've succeeded in confusing both you and me in what I'm asking about. Basically, I have a joystick that has 32 inputs. I am using 26 of these. I have set them up in MAME to work as P1/P2 directions, P1/P2 Buttons 1-7, P1/P2 Coin, and P1/P2 Start. I have setup pause and quit to be a combination of two inputs, but that's a question for later. Anyway, here's how I have things mapped: GP-Wiz Button/ MAME Direction Command -------- ---------- X- Axis P1Left X+ Axis P1Right Y- Axis P1Up Y+ Axis P1Down 1 P1B1 2 P1B2 3 P1B3 4 P1B4 5 P1B5 6 P1B6 7 P1B7 8 P2Up 9 P2Down 10 P2Left 11 P2Right 12 P2B1 13 P2B2 14 P2B3 15 P2B4 16 P2B5 17 P2B6 18 P2B7 19 P1Coin 20 P2 Rotate Right 21 P2 Rotate Left 23 P1Start 24 P2Coin 25 P2Start 26 P1 Rotate Right 27 P1 Rotate Left When I set up the CPWizard to use JOYCODE_1_BUTTON27, I expect this to be mapped to the action "P1 Rotate Left" which I have mapped in MAME to "P1_Dial" decrement <port type="P1_DIAL"> <newseq type="decrement"> JOYCODE_1_BUTTON27 </newseq> <newseq type="increment"> JOYCODE_1_BUTTON26 </newseq> </port> I think what's going on is that CPWizard may not be detecting the Dial and other settings correctly unless they are analog? That's my best guess at the moment. Any suggestions I can try?

Just a note about the GunCon2 guns. If you use WinGun or GunCon2PC (you must use one or the other), they will make the gun appear as a mouse just like the WiiGun (from the sounds of it).

The reason the game list didn't generate correctly is that you are using a REALLy old version of MAME. Things changed at some point in the way that MAME outputs it's list. I don't think GameEx supports the old system anymore. As a result, you need to have a more modern version of MAME installed. The problem is that if your rom doesn't work with the current version of MAME, but it does with the old version, you may not get the list to generate as you want if you have "validate roms" and "only working" turned on in the filters. One way to get this to work is to set up the current version of MAME in the regular MAME settings for GameEx, turn off "validate roms" and "only working", and set up your older version of MAME in the AdvanceMAME setup. It's a little extra work, but it will work!

If this is intended for other emulators than just MAME, you can use XPadder to remap joystick input however you like.

Ok, I'll check it out. I looked in the std.ini before posting, but wasn't sure if it was for reference or not.

I've been finalizing my CPWizard setup this evening since it's now fully incorporated into GameEx (thanks Tom & HK!). I have everything set up where I want it so it should work correctly, but I'm having a couple problems that I can't figure out. My basic config is a GP-WizRX setup to use a pair of LS30 rotary sticks. Player 1 uses directions and buttons 1-7 plus 26 and 27 for rotary. Player 2 uses buttons 8-11 for directions and 12-18 for buttons plus 19 and 20 for rotary. I've included the MAME.xml for details. When I try to preview SF2, I get nothing listed for P1 joystick and P2 is messed up. When I preview Ikari Warriors, P1 joystick is messed up and both rotary setups are wrong. I think everything is set up correclty in the MAME cfg files. SF2 has it's player buttons (P1/P2 buttons 1-6) defined, but uses defaults for everything else. Ikari is strictly default. I'm sure I'm just doing something wrong, so if someone could point me in the right direction, that would be much appreciated! Mame.xml default.cfg.txt sf2.cfg.txt

This looks really interesting! One of my GunCon2's died which caused both to appear unusable. I'm still working it out, but if I were able to just go to a different set of guns that work better, I would gladly do that! Please post any opinions about the WiiGun vs other options that seem relevant. I know that the WiiGuns are wireless, so that's a big advantage. The light strip is a disadvantage. What about accuracy especially when shooting through glass? Response times? Anything else? Thanks!

Keep in mind that a 24" screen in widescreen is not as tall as a 24" 4:3. As a result, you may find that the 24" 16:9 isn't worth the hastle because it gives no extra realestate. It might help darius look playable since it's so FREAKING wide though

It all depends on what floats your boat. If you like the games enough, you can either get a new super computer or you could just buy the boards for the games and use a JAMMA adapter to play them for real. I've seen it done both ways. Personally, I would just wait till typical computing power is up to the task to step up. I'm not even sure that the MAMEdevs have verified these games work correctly since they may not even have the machines to try them...

It's not hard to set up CP Wizard. I wouldn't worry about it till you get your control panel. Anything you try to setup now will surely be wrong. Play around with it to understand the setup in general if you want, but there's no substitute for configuring the real thing.

I thought there was a discount to EmuMovies FTP, not free FTP? EDIT: Yeah, here's the thread: http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=5378 Basically: So, if you register GameEx, you save a % on EmuMovies purchases...

No. There is simply no way to rearrange the menu. The only thing that can be reordered is the emulators.

Either the keyboard and GameEx are competing for focus or the keyboard doesn't work well with DirectDraw applications for transparency. I haven't looked at the app, but if there is a way to turn off transparency, that would be a good first step.

Actually, I think Tempest, Star Wars, Asteroids, and Battle Zone would be the best ones to consider. I don't know how they would look in a small window though...

Just to answer your question about the setup wizard. Yes, the wizard was designed to be used for typical setup steps. You can do everything you would typically need to do with it, but the truly advanced stuff is not there to keep it clean. If you can't find it in the setup wizard, it will definitely be in the Advanced Config. I used to use the AC, but it was kinda ugly on my TV, so I switched to using the setup wizard. I really like the search feature and find myself using it even when I know where the setting is cause it's quicker than looking through the list!

Neo Geo - Metal Slug Fighting - Street Fighter 2 Golden Era - Pacman Light Gun - Area 51 Capcom - Bionic Commando? Maze & Puzzle - Tetris Maze Games - Bomber Man Midway - NBA Jam Platformer - Altered Beast Racing - Off Road Spinner - Cameltry Trackball - Golden Tee Vector - anything but Tempest Vertical - 1942

I don't know about the plugin you are talking about as I have never used that remote. If you can't get it working natively, I highly recommend using an AHK script to remap the remote's output to keys that GameEx recognizes. If you get to that point and need help, let us know and someone can give you a hand.

sorry, my bad

Naw, Tempest keeps asking for Tempest crap

Damn, what is it with Tempest and you?

You always have the option to reencode the files to a recognized format. My guess would be that .sid will not work unless you can get it to play in Windows Media Player. Even then, I don't know if GameEx would list it without a change to list it.

Why not try it?

Doh...that could be a problem.