kewlkat007

hmmm Strange I do have it pointing to my MAME Dir for Videos/snaps but nothing is showing...Strange Iam using the prebuilt MAP file for Zinc, do you think the names are different or something and do not match the videos?

@Freq - That seemed to have worked very well setting up Zinc separately first with zenith then running the .bat and using that command line in GameEX. Now the game do start but I cannot get and Snaps/Vidoes to show up on the Emulator page? Am I suppose to use the my MAME vids dir/Snaps? I do have all of them. Of course runnin gZenith I do get to see the Snaps that came built into the Zenith front-end. I'm gonna tackle Daphne next and I have all the Roms/CHDs/Snaps/Vids any tips? Is it better as seperate Emu or through GameEX?

Yea I remote to my computer and try to run GameEX.exe and it always fails. I get this error and it looks like it has to do with D3D or something. Everything is fine until here: 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: Initialising Direct3D 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: Creating Surfaces 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: --**-- 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: Error: Error in the application. 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Manager.GetDeviceCaps(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType) 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: at n.a(Form A_0, Int32 A_1, Int32 A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Boolean A_5, Boolean A_6) 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: at n..ctor(Form A_0, Int32 A_1, Int32 A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Boolean A_5, Boolean A_6) 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: at af.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Int32 A_5) 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: at af.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2) 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: at af..ctor() 13:14:39.6 8/12/2010: Closing database connection 13:14:39.7 8/12/2010: Disposing Plugins 13:14:39.7 8/12/2010: GameEx is exiting with errors 13:14:39.7 8/12/2010: Deleting search cache 13:14:39.7 8/12/2010: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING So it never loads. I'm using built-in Windows remote tool. I will try ultraVNC, when I get a chance. I'm on XP-64bit.

Would it be possible to have GameEX work while using Windows remote tool. I can make changes to the configs and such but as you know GameEX.exe will crash. now, I know it's something to do with the Screen/Video Rendering but I can start some other EMus/games while I remote to my machine. There are many things I'm trying but I just can't test them.

Yeah I didn't know "Ootake and Mednafen"were any better than Magic -Engine , maybe I'll try one of them.

Well that's the problem I have been having(hence why I was using the MAP FILES for clean name list)...the roms coming up as the [ROM].zip names instead of the Proper name of the game. -Now how exactly do you urn on DATABASES NAMES? Is this during the Emu setup and where is this Database stored within GameEX? -That MAME database that is updated, where is that file stored? Question, I know for MAME games my Arcade stick should work withing GameEX, now When I use CONSOLE emulators how can I tell GAMEEX to either use Joystick or a Gamepad? Eventually when I'm done with my MAME PC build I would like to add real USB Gamepads for certain consoles, is this supported once a game starts to use a Gamepad? I'm going to need help with this in the future.

I'm on my 14th Emulator setup. The CD-Rom based Emulators coming up...Daphne, Saturn, Dreamcast, Turbo CD, Sega-CD, 3DO, so I'm going to be watching this thread as I know I will run into problems. I'll be talking to you guys.

bkenobi - You mean setting up a "Custom Front-end Start page list? Like I explained above"..I will look into that after I get things to actually work. (New Question 1)...Seems like setting up Emulators(Not MAME) and having the right games show up is a headache. I have all the right Roms for CPS1/2/3/Neo-Geo/.....etc Originally, I setup Final Burn Alpha for my CPS/Neo-Geo roms and used the built-in "GameEX FB Alpha MAP file" but it had SEGA games showing up.(Huh) That's why I wanted to split up CPS roms and Neo-Geo..hence the custom Start Page List Question. Then I was like that's OK I'll merge CPS1/2/Neo-Geo together so went with WinKawaks since it seemed a little cleaner and the built-in "Winkawaks map file" had the Roms I actually wanted to View/list. Is there any ROM programs out there where I can specify the games I would like to see/play INCLUDE/EXCLUDE-->(Parents/USA/WORLD,JAPAN) on my EMU start pages and then create my own MAP file with clean Rom names? I can't imagine doing all these games 1 by 1(well that's not going to happen)...lol Example: 1.Open Program 2.Choose Emulator/Dat File(Updated) - With [Rom.zip] - [Name of Game] 3.Highlight the ones I would like or use Check boxes, whichever 4.Create Mapfile based on these 2 columns [Rom.zip] - [Name of Game] OR export to .Txt There has to be something... (New Question 2) - While I did go ahead and setup WinKawaks, why does no buttons work when I start a game from GameEX, I did setup my buttons for player 1(testing). Only Escape back to GameEX menu works.

Really...anything special to it?

Thanks Draco... I was sorta thinking the same but wanted to see who has it setup and what their config is.... Celly - now I was thinking maybe I'll just use FB Alpha for CPS1,2/Neo-Geo and use that map file that comes with GameEX. That mapfile lists 387 games total...now how many games do you view with WinKawaks? For all them 3 Emus? I just didn't want any games missing that is not on that list. Does FB Alpha play BatRider, I tried to play it and it said not supported?

I have one myself and gave up a while back...:-(

I've been on that thread...but I was curious to what's best? I heard it runs better through MAME? Is this true? How will configure my Arcade joystick? if I go with the setup I have now(THROUGH GameEX)

I'm looking for the best way to setup FB Alpha but I would like to separate the CPS 1, 2 on the gameEX menu. I will use CPS3 Emulator for CPS3 games. Any tips? Is there any way to View Arcade Emulations under the main START page of GameEX? I would like to see MAME--->CPS 1/2--->Zinc--->SeGA Model---->Daphne--->Then Emulated Games such as consoles?

I tried the "wind3d" renderer and the game did start. ZiNc 1.1 ©1997-2005 Drunken Muppets (www.emuhype.com) Opening game: Brave Blade (JP) [brvblade, BIOS tps] DynaChicken Compiler initialising Memory Access Caching version CPU identification: Intel unknown model Optimizing for: Pentium Pro class rom files loaded ok JAMMA keyboard driver 1.0 initialized closing window... Finished execution... work hard and do your best, it will make it easier on the rest of us Press any key to continue . . . Now how do you personally run Zinc? Separate or through GameEX? Recommendations on Renderers and such? What do you do for controls are they default to MAME type joystick controls? How do you run Full Screen? Right now I'm working on adding the Emus and matching the Snaps to the roms and such..configuring the inputs will be last. I have an Arcade stick I'm gonna test soon.

Ooops it says, ZiNc 1.1 ©1997-2005 Drunken Muppets (www.emuhype.com) Opening game: Brave Blade (JP) [brvblade, BIOS tps] ERROR: cannot open renderer plugin Press any key to continue . . . I did download the plug-ins but wasn't sure which one to use...am I suppose to delete the default and use one of the 2 I downloaded? wind3d winogl Would this be correct? Not sure what plug-in.

Ok I right-clicked the "runlastgame" and here is what I got: Begin "@ECHO OFF C: CD "C:\Emulation\Emulators\zinc11-win32" zinc.exe 29 --roms-directory="C:\Emulation\Emulators\MameUI64\roms" --renderer=.\renderer.znc " End Thanks

I have a Zinc folder with the Zinc.exe and the renders...I'm setting it up through GameEX(NO Seperate EMU). Though I'm willing to set it up the easiest possible way, for it to function and be tested with an Arcade stick before porting it to a mame PC that I'm building

Well I knew this was coming..been reading the Zinc boards and nothing really solid on getting this to work... I'm just trying to get it to work through GameEX. But the games never start. I'm using the Mame Roms(Though I do have separate Roms). I figured from what I've read..setting through GameEX would be easy. Sheesh I'm not even at controls yet. I think I've downloaded everything an dhave it in the Zinc Emu folder.

I tried to use Hyperspin like a year ago. Well what attracted me was the flashyness of it.(Some really good work by the community) I did go deep into the setup but I just couldn't chose it as my, as I like to call it "BEAST of a Front-end". Too much was lacking compared to GameEX(which as you know I'm still learning the little odd and ins). GameEX is just more complete currently and has great support. Now in the future, lets say I build a SHOWCASE""Arcade Cab, HyperSpin could be what I use. My goal is to emulated 20 consoles/Arcade systems and currently GameEX fits the bill perfectly. Currently I'm in the process of Adding the Emus/Games to GameEX and matching the Snaps/Videos. Making all of them work with my Arcade joystick(and some REAL console USB controllers) is gonna be work I'm sure. 10 Years ago, I had a DREAM about build a 4-player arcade after discovering MAME. I'm getting there, building the PC next month. My plan is do Donate a good sum to every community involved once I'm complete with this.

Sounds good meng... I didn't know thre were many versions. I just seem many Roms...haha and was like I'm only seeing 30. Are there more Map files out there for Nintendo and Atari...my roms names for them comes up short. Maybe someone have created a clean list or something. Though most do not have complete roms. My next setup will be Zinc, should I do that separately or just use the built in setup?

Somehow I overlooked this step....when setting up my Eumulators I never remembered setting the two that were showing up, which is why it was driving me crazy.(Thought it was Auto) So on default - Default "using the drop-down check box", I was able to see that specific LOGO. *Would be nice during the SETUP WIZARD when choosing the LOGO( A quick peek of the LOGO pops up), so you see which one you really want? Something small but worth it when choosing "LOGOS" in the setup wizard and maybe a "BACKGROUND" Field pertaining to the current THEME folder for that Emulator..so you change them 2 at once based on the theme. New Question - I noticed the way some of the games filenames show up, sometimes it doesn't write the whole name...like for Atari 2600, it gives me this short name when choosing from GamerEX...is that why we have the Mapfiles people create? Proper naming or ROMS? I wonder if there is one for the Atari or Nintendo.

Looks like that's what I'll have to do since this was a specific game..... Do you have Clones on or off, I remember you saying you see more games than I do with more filters set?

Hey...I have like 2 different issues going on but pertaining to this one..I'm staring at a .PNG file named after the console NEC Turbo Grafx 16 and this theme(Carbon & Steel) is just not showing it? Is the theme messed up..it has a gazillion .PNG(default) files of consoles and like...2 show up when looking at 13 emulated consoles......

That is the parent ROM.....I was thinking, is there anyone out there "EXCLUIDING Clones" that can actually see this game on their list>? or maybe see more games than 2629 with same filters as I? I just wanna make sure I'm seeing what I should be seeing, based on my filters.

Yup I keep "updating list" and still missing games it looks like. Well now I'm confused "BKenobi" hinted he sees more games than I and he has more filters up. I just added "CLONES" based on my earlier filters posted and the "Jungle Hunt" game shows up. Earlier I had it set to "No Clones : No Clones unless Better" Based on just that I now see 3629 ROMS... I didn't think that game was a CLONE. Now I have games I do not want showing up....Some of the same games with just different names. Example "In The Hunt"---->"Kaitei Daisensou" So with Clones I see 3629 MAME games on list and Without it's 2629 MAME games.