Possible Problem with 5.29

[tglopez]

Just installed 5.29 and having problems loading game through recent build of MAME32 (0.102.0.0). Checked the GameEx log and this is what it states:

Running: cmd.exe /c C: C:\Mame32\Mame32.exe pacman -rompath J:\roms -skip_disclaimer -skip_gameinfo -ftr 1 -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

However, when I try to load a game the screen flashes to black, and after about 5 seconds, I'm back to the GameEx menu. It's almost like the program isn't communicating properly with MAME.

Hoping someone can help me.

Tarsis

[tglopez]

Well, I fumbled with some of the settings in the MAME32 program and now I'm at least able to get a game started -- if only for about 30 seconds, then it stops and goes back to the GameEx menu.

Namely, I set DirectDraw to just triple buffer, and also turned on the RDTSC timing system and high thread priority. I did notice that when I turned off high thread priority, the games simply would not load at all.

So, now I'm trying to get the game to run for more than just 30 seconds....

Trial and error...

Tarsis

[headkaze]

This is a common problem (one for the FAQ?), the newer versions of Mame, including Mame32 0.102 no longer support the -skip_disclaimer and -skip_gameinfo options. If you include them, Mame will mysteriously close without any obvious reason why (unless you run it from command prompt whereby it states the option is unknown). Simply, remove those two options and use GameEx's built in skip disclaimer option.