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Already looked at that thread (and tried to search for info on the subject - couldn't find any). The thread doesn't cover anything else than the -triplebuffer syntax and a discussion on playing vertical games on horisontal monitors (which I'm not interested in since my monitor is rotateable). Maybe none of you have tried to optimize the default GameEx settings? What have you done Emph? The only reason why I'm asking is that I'd like to avoid a lot of work experimenting systematically with all the relevant MAME syntaxes and a resolution tool. If someone had done the ground work, it would be really nice of them to share their findings. Thanks in advance.

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Hi there all of you. I am under the impression that a lot of other GameEx users have a system similar to mine: GameEx + MAME (Windows command line version) + ArcadeVGA + 15Khz monitor - running on a fast PC. Has any of you experimented with the MAME syntax (-triplebuffer -vsync -monitor arcade -tweak and so on (MAME syntax list)) and the GameEx configuration settings to get optimal use of your arcade monitor (as arcade perfect as possible)? Have you tried to experiment with AVres, Mamewah resolution Tool, Tom Speirs own SetArcadeVGAMameRes Tool or similar? What did you find out?

I'm all in for vertical MAME as well (I have a rotateable monitor). If I succeed in creating a design where the GameEx GUI fits on a 288x640 (maybe even 256x640) screen would you then consider implementing it? (I might have to design a special font). Please! (Today I work as an art director and I used to do (more than 15 years ago!) lots of graphics for various demo groups on both C64 and Amiga - so I'm used to "pixel challenges" :-))

What a great evening I've had. Just for kicks I decided to try out the regular version of MAME instead of MAME32 together with GameEx. Loaded the GameEx Configuration tool. Changed mame32.exe to mame.exe... saved the config, fired up GameEx, crossed my fingers and started a game. And guess what: Now everything works perfectly! No more slowdown. No more big black border on CPS games... All problems are gone! Hope this will help users who run into the same problems as I did. I love this frontend. I love you Tom Speirs. ArcadeVGA mode + "Default - Dark Gloss" skin + Smallest Verdana + "Display Title (Arcade Mode)" = No - suits my needs perfectly. Will donate money this week :-) How does it work btw, do I get a password?, do I get a new serial?, do I need to donate again when a new version becomes available? Keep up your great work!

Nope. I have removed MAME32 from the startup and replaced it with GameEx instead.

Hi Tom, First of all thanks a lot for making such a great frontend! Before donating the $19+ I have a few tecnical issues that needs to be solved: - - - PC specs: AMD Sempron 3000+, 1GB Geil RAM, ArcadeVGA (latest Radeon 9200 based version), J-Pac, Hantarex Polo/3 monitor. Running WinXP SP2 and .net 1.1. Everything is 100% stable. My machine is build into an arcade cabinet. The XP installation has been done on a fresh harddisk and the system has only been used for MAME, nothing else ... WinXP boots directly into MAME. The machine is not connected to the internet. No antivirus or other memory resident software is running in the background. GameEx will only be used for MAME. - - - With that out of the way here goes: 1. When I run games directly from MAME32 (latest version), nearly all games run nice and smooth (the framerate is as it should be). But when I use GameEx as the frontend for MAME32, emulation (of the very same games) becomes a lot slower. Even relative simple games such as Hook and all Neo-Geo games suffer greatly. I've tried to remove the MAME32 syntax (triplebuffer etc.) within the configuration tool, but that doesn't improve things. It seems rather strange. What can I do? 2. Furthermore some of the games (including all CPS games) appear with huge black borders all around (top, bottom, left & right) - this does not happen, when run directly from MAME32. Is there a way to fix this or is there a way to tell GameEx to leave the resolution stuff up to MAME32? (Within GameEx configuration, I've selected ArcadeVGA, set the resolution to the values recomended: ArcadeVGA, 640, 288, etc.). - - - It should be said that the GameEx frontend itself runs perfectly, smoothly and with no problems at all. And the same goes for MAME32. Hope you can help me solve these problems as I really, really, really like your frontend and I would love to donate when everything runs satisfactory. Kind regards, Uncle

Thanks Tom - you rule! I will switch my cabinet to GamEx this week then! (will post pictures in the "cabinets running GameEx" when done). Kind regards, uncle - - - www.spille-maskiner.dk arcade, arkade, flippermaskiner, enarmet, spillemaskiner, morskabsautomater

Hi Tom, your frontend looks absolutely awesome and seems easy to work with. The only think that keeps me from scrapping my current frontend is that it isn't skinnable. See, I'm only goning to use it for MAME and I've gone through great pains to hide everything that reminds me of Windows - not that I don't like Windows, it just completely kills the arcade atmosphere imho... Are there any plans to make GameEx skinnable (ability to change fonts and graphics)? If not, please consider... Thanks in advance and keep up your great work. Kind regards, the man from u.n.c.l.e. - - - Running MAME in a real JAMMA arcade cabinet / 3GHz xPC / 1GB Geil RAM / ArcadeVGA / J-PAC / 21" Hantarex Polo/3 www.spille-maskiner.dk arcade, arkade, flippermaskiner, enarmet, spillemaskiner, morskabsautomater