GameEx Questions

[Ruby-Rube]

Hi,

It looks like the attract mode is now working (3.48). All the cmd windows seem to shut down when a key is pressed. Iâ??m not sure if they shut down after each game is shown or only at the end when a key is pressed.

A few questions please:

1: There is a feature for ArcadeVGA video when using the Ultimarc card. I have this card in my cabinet, however when I set the feature to YES, and go and play a game like Tempest the game graphics are not sharp, and seem a little squished. When I disable this feature the Tempest graphics are sharp and crisp, and not squished. Iâ??m not sure how to set those other settings under the ArcadeVGA menu item. Should I just leave this feature OFF, even though I have the ArcadeVGA card by UltiMarc?

2: I loaded the â??Video Funâ? theme that Tom put together. I love it, the â??MAME All Gamesâ? video looks so cool on the right hand side of the menu, not to mention the XXX rated one too. However, as soon as I move to the â??MAME All Gamesâ? menu that same video plays at full screen in the background and is VERY slow and slows GameEx down to a very annoying speed. How can I keep the video on the right hand side of the main menu, but not have it play full screen in the background of the game menu? I tried deleting the bak.mpg but that GameEx doesnâ??t run, it claims trouble with images loading.

Thanks.

[Tom Speirs]

Hi,

It looks like the attract mode is now working (3.48).  All the cmd windows seem to shut down when a key is pressed.  Iâ??m not sure if they shut down after each game is shown or only at the end when a key is pressed.

A few questions please:

1: There is a feature for ArcadeVGA video when using the Ultimarc card.  I have this card in my cabinet, however when I set the feature to YES, and go and play a game like Tempest the game graphics are not sharp, and seem a little squished.  When I disable this feature the Tempest graphics are sharp and crisp, and not squished.  Iâ??m not sure how to set those other settings under the ArcadeVGA menu item.  Should I just leave this feature OFF, even though I have the ArcadeVGA card by UltiMarc?

2: I loaded the â??Video Funâ? theme that Tom put together.  I love it, the â??MAME All Gamesâ? video looks so cool on the right hand side of the menu, not to mention the XXX rated one too.  However, as soon as I move to the â??MAME All Gamesâ? menu that same video plays at full screen in the background and is VERY slow and slows GameEx down to a very annoying speed.  How can I keep the video on the right hand side of the main menu, but not have it play full screen in the background of the game menu?  I tried deleting the bak.mpg but that GameEx doesnâ??t run, it claims trouble with images loading.

Thanks.

1. Change the Vector res x an y resolution in the AVGA settings to something else.

There is some help there also. Tempest is a vector game, and not like the other (raster games). Perhaps someone else can give you some more detailed info on what the AVGA does?

2. You need to turn off Alpha blending for videos. This is under display settings.

[Ruby-Rube]

Thanks Tom,

Iâ??ll mess with those settings and see if I canâ??t figure it out. If anyone knows what the settings needs to be, Iâ??d appreciate the information.

1. Change the Vector res x an y resolution in the AVGA settings to something else.

There is some help there also. Tempest is a vector game, and not like the other (raster games). Perhaps someone else can give you some more detailed info on what the AVGA does?

2. You need to turn off Alpha blending for videos. This is under display settings.

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[Toonces]

Thanks Tom,

Iâ??ll mess with those settings and see if I canâ??t figure it out.  If anyone knows what the settings needs to be, Iâ??d appreciate the information.

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I use 640X288 for those settings rather than the defaults with 256. The games are full screen and don't look bad at all. But, that doesn't mean it will on your monitor but it's a start

[Ruby-Rube]

Thanks, I'll stat there.

Reuben

I use 640X288 for those settings rather than the defaults with 256. The games are full screen and don't look bad at all. But, that doesn't mean it will on your monitor but it's a start

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