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I see on the main Game Ex forum there are extra dat and ini files to download. history.dat MAME Game information and history. Provides Game descriptions for GameEx. http://www.arcade-history.com/ catver.ini MAME Game Category information. Provides Game categories for GameEx. http://www.mameworld.net/catlist/ MAMEInfo.dat Detailed MAME game information. Provides Recommended Games for GameEx. http://www.mameworld.net/mameinfo NPlayers.ini MAME game number of players and play type information. Allows GameEx to create the multi player simultaneous game list. http://nplayers.arcadebelgium.be Controls.ini Provides information about the controls used by MAME games Allows GameEx to create and display a control panel for games. http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/controls.php Are all these not part of Game Ex or Mame when I install it? Are all these extras I need to download and install myself if I want those features? Thanks.

So I do everything I was before just download the new patch? When you say new patch, are you refering to the hi score diff patch? http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.0 127 - CURRENT

So I decide to compile a version of mame from all the same files with nothing selected, meaning a 32 bit version. Worked the first time. There is either a problem with the compiler, compiling mame64 or the new version of mame 127.

Please do as I really need to get to the bottom of this issue, thanks.

I am not at home right now but I am pretty sure my mame.ini file has this information... # CORE OUTPUT DIRECTORY OPTIONS # cfg_directory cfg nvram_directory nvram memcard_directory memcard input_directory inp state_directory sta snapshot_directory snap diff_directory diff comment_directory comments hiscore_directory hi At home on my PC, Mame is installed in the following dir. c:\emulation\emulators\mame My compiled exe and hi score dat are in the main dir "mame". There is a sub folder then, called "hi" under "mame". I have nothing configured in the mame.ini to reflect any of this other than what is posted above so if there is something that need to go in there, like a dir path, it is not there (currently). Am I missing something?

Here is a lot more info. about what is going on... http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=6108 What should my command line state BTW?

I am running into a very strange issue with my Mame 64 compiled version. I am currently working with version 127. Here is what I didâ?¦ I downloaded "Mame Compiler 64" I downloaded â??mame0127s.exeâ? from the following site: http://mamedev.org/release.html I unzipped all the files into a folder. I download the patch http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.0 â??127 - CURRENT Right-Click & Save Asâ? Saved it as "hi_127.diff" I pointed Mame Compiler 64 to the source folder where I unzipped the source. I applied the hi score patch and then select my options to compile. Dual Core (I have a E8500 processor) 64-Bit Processor (I am running Vista 64 Ultimate Edition) Then I compile, no errors in red. It creates a file in the source dir called "vmame.exe" which I move to my mame dir in place of my current exe. I downloaded the hiscore.dat file http://www.mameworld.net/highscore/download.htm ...and place that in my main mame dir folder with the vmame.exe Lastly I downloaded and installed "mame0127b_64bit.exe", unzipping it to my main dir where I will be running mame from and deleting the exe provided with that "vmame64.exe So here is where things get screwy... If I run vmame.exe (compiled version) from the command prompt and type "vmame.exe -cc" it creates the mame.ini file and then I edit that file to where my roms are "d:\emulation\roms\mame". It finds my roms fine so I try and load a game and my hi scores do not load but the game loads fine. Then if I run Game Ex (already configured) same deal, no hi scores. So now if I go and delete the mame.ini file, update my list in Game Ex and run Mame it works. So I ask, why is this? Is this a compiling problem, a problem with Mame or a problem with Mame and Game Ex? It somewhat even gets more confusing than this but rather than overload you with details, letâ??s start here. Thanks. On one final note this was all working without the mame.ini file until I updated to the new version of Game Ex the other day and then the hi scores stopped working again. So this morning I recompiled a new version again and it just would not work with the mame.ini or without. So removed everything from my mame dir except the "hi" folder, hi score dat & "nvram" dir. I created another mame.ini file (same way as above), same deal, the hi scores did not work so I deleted that ini file, updated my list in Game Ex and it works! WTF!?

I don't know why but it seems my high scores are not working in Mame since I installed this. I don't see how it could be related but I did not change anything and it was working fine prior to downloading this... Ideas?

This is the only forum that does not have an off topic section and I paid for this software so I figure I would start here. Some of this is new to me and I am excited about it but of late that excitment is slowey dwindling for many reasons. Not sure what me posting on other forums has to do with here even though some mods are on a few boards I visit but as far as I know I have kept the topics to the right sections of the sites when provided. Thanks to everyone who helped answer my questions here. Unless its directly related to Game Ex, you will not see me post it here. Feel free to close this thread.

Honestly, I am pulling double duty with post on both sites. I am going to decide soon. =]

Thanks for answering... I wish I would have know that before I went to a lot of trouble trying to figure it out... Oh well, at least now I know it is nothing I am doing wrong.

Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about either one of these companies? I am looking to deal with either or. Thanks.

Well here are my two choices. Wells Gardner D9400 27" http://www.happ.com/monitors/49520300.htm 27" MakVision High Resolution http://www.happcontrols.com/monitors/49271700.htm What one is the better all around monitor for Mame to Dreamcast? Will either take advantage of my current Radeon 4850 Graphics Card and more importantly, will it work with it? Which is the better choice? What are the advantages and disadvantages to both?

I have keep my roms remotely before but not my emulators.

chriss... There are a few different sets floating around. For DL and SA, look for the HD versions.

Yup... That is the exact problem here. I wish I could tell you what the solution was but no one has offered it yet.

Sounds good, two 360s it is.

So if I want to go with a 2 player setup, you would just get two of these and skip a dedicated 4 way?

Thanks Guys... What about Makvision arcade CRT monitors? http://www.happcontrols.com/monitors/49271700.htm I was told though that it does not go low enough for native arcade resolutions??? I do see it is 1024x768 native which would be good for my current graphics card. I would really hate to give up my 512 MB card.

I'm with Brian... No DVD here, Dragon's Lair 1 and 2 play just fine for me.

Any feedback? Anyone using them here, how do you like them?

Let me know if you still need help on this, I just sat it up maybe a week ago.

Any pix of yours opened?

Right on, I got it. Thanks.

Thanks for all your help bro!!!! Have a great day!!!!!