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Originally Posted by darkwarriorkane
how the hell does this thing work? I downloaded the source code from mame.com but how do I make it work.
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For starters, don't download the source code. Compiling it is a pain, and binaries exist for most platforms. If you're new to MAME and you're running Windows, your best bet is to pick up
MAME32, which has a nice GUI and is easy to use.
After you do that, you'll need some ROMs. Now, all of the ROMs are copyrighted, so before you do anything wrong, h
alt, because it's illegal to have
binaries for
emulators like
mame if you don't have a license. 'Nuff said, I hope. Put any (perfectly legal) ROMs you get in the directory \roms off the root of your MAME installation, launch MAME32, and double-click the game.
You'll probably also want a cheat file. There's a good one available
here; just save it in the root of your MAME installation and make sure you select the checkbox in MAME32 under Options/Default Game Options/Miscellaneous/Enable game cheats.