deano7 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I just created a rotary joystick MAME computer and I want to have a different (older) version of MAME run the games that are rotary based (Ikari Warriors, Guerilla War, etc). Can Gammex handle this sort of a setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I just created a rotary joystick MAME computer and I want to have a different (older) version of MAME run the games that are rotary based (Ikari Warriors, Guerilla War, etc). Can Gammex handle this sort of a setup?Yes it sure can using the MAME EMU Mapping tool by Tempest. This tool is now included with GameEx. Info on it can be found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano7 Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Sweet! Thanks, I'll give the mapping tool a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Sweet! Thanks, I'll give the mapping tool a shot.No problem! Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkenobi Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I know this is already answered, but I wanted to point out that this will work VERY well with the mameemumap.ini. I have a pair of rotaries for my cab and have analog++ setup for those games. The integration is SEAMLESS and very pleasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano7 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 I used the EmuMapper - pretty cool. I think I have it setup correctly, but it doesn't show up anywhere and Ikari Warriors still runs with the default Mame version when I select it through Gameex.I went into the emumapper and I told it to run 'Ikari' through the emulator "Rotary Mame". I made add to list "True" and I had it change the name to "Rotary Ikari". Nowhere do I ever see "Rotary Ikari" in gameex. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 IIRC you need to update your list to apply the changes. The info is stored in mameemumap.ini. If you can't get it to work, post the contents of that file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano7 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 That did the trick tempest, thanks! Now that it works, I have another question and since you are an expert here, I figured I would give it a shot. I am using version .63 for rotary games and it works really well for rotary games. The question is that the picture is very small compared to my Mame version 118. Any idea why that would be? I have a good 2 inches at the bottom and top of the screen that is not being used compared to the newer Mame. I know this isn't Gameex's fault, but any idea? Thanks! the Emu mapper is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakerman Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 That did the trick tempest, thanks! Now that it works, I have another question and since you are an expert here, I figured I would give it a shot. I am using version .63 for rotary games and it works really well for rotary games. The question is that the picture is very small compared to my Mame version 118. Any idea why that would be? I have a good 2 inches at the bottom and top of the screen that is not being used compared to the newer Mame. I know this isn't Gameex's fault, but any idea? Thanks! the Emu mapper is awesome!In your version of MAME .63 do you have the enforce aspect ratio unchecked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 AFAIK we are all ex-spurts. I would compare the mame.ini file from each version, or you might get away with copying the file from the 118 version into the 63 version. Make backups first!I think that there is a command -noswitchres, which could work as well. The problem is that v63 may or may not have the same options as 118.Just random thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkenobi Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Probably not that useful, but PM replied to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano7 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 I have both versions of Mame in the same directory, is that not a good idea? I only see one mame.ini file. Maybe that is a problem?Thanks for the ideas Tempest and for the great emumapper. Really great stuff. Thanks for the encouragement Bkenobi, it is nice to know I am on the right track. I'll let you guys know what I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkenobi Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I would keep different versions of MAME in their own directory. You can keep the roms in the same location (assuming they work) and just point the alternate version of MAME to that path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano7 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 I searched my computer and there is only 1 mame.ini on the whole thing. It would appear that both of my mame versions are sharing the same INI. How does mame know where to look for an .ini file? Does it just look for a "ini" folder in the same directory as the mame.exe? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 In the mame.ini file is this line:inipath D:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame64\So I guess its up to you, but yes normally it is in the same folder as the Mame.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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