M.A.M.E. Manager Windows'95 Ver 3.0 (27/04/1998) by Paolo Nicoletti (p.nicoletti@radiostudio.it) (ICQ 4939760) additional code by Michael Schmitz (m.schmitz@ndh.net) additional ideas by Mark van der Molen (Elvis@stack.nl) MWManual.txt by Christopher Hinton (chris431@execpc.com) ============ IMPORTANT !! ============ DO NOT ASK US FOR ROM IMAGES! DO NOT DISTRIBUTE M.A.M.E. MANAGER TOGETHER WITH ROM IMAGES! DO NOT DISTRIBUTE M.A.M.E. WITH M.A.M.E. MANAGER! In many countries owning ROM images for games you do not own is considered illegal. =================== FREEWARE DISCLAIMER =================== This product is freeware. You may use it for your own game playing needs and that's it! I won't take any responsibility (directly or indirectly) to any damage (temporary or permanent) that this program or any associated programs may do. Also, you can freely distribute this program and its associated files as long as you respect the following restrictions: 1) The files "MMAW.EXE" "UNIP32.DLL" and "MWMANUAL.TXT" are included in the distributed archive in an unmodified form; 2) It must NEVER be packaged in with M.A.M.E. or ROMs images; 3) No charge is made for copying or distribution of this program and its associated files (beyond reasonable access fees); 4) Mame Manager may not be included in any commercial product or CD-ROM compilations without the author's express permission. ==================== EXPLANATION OF TERMS ==================== M.A.M.E. The Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. (but I guess you know that; otherwise you wouldn't have any use for Mamemaw) GAME A game supported by M.A.M.E. ROM The ROM (game program) files for a game supported by M.A.M.E. ROMZIP A zip archive containing the ROM files for a game supported by MAME. SAMPLESET A set of samples that can be used to provide sound for a game; only a few games can have samples attached. SAMPLEZIP A zip archive containing a sample set for a game. ===================== FILES IN THIS ARCHIVE ===================== The following files should be contained in this archive: 1) MMAW.EXE - The main program. 2) MWMANUAL.TXT - The file you are reading now. 3) UNZIP32.DLL - Used to uncompress zipped ROMs ===================== WHAT'S NEW IN MAMEMAW ===================== - added support for Multiple Mame versions - added the support for the -record and -playback options - replaced pkunzip.exe with Unzip32.dll - added the full support for long filenames and long paths - the preview window can now be resized (Michael Schmitz) - the instruction window is resizable (Michael Schmitz) - Mame Manager remembers the position and the size of the windows (Michael Schmitz) - added the new settings accordingly to the mame ver 31 - rearranged location of option buttons ============================== OK, SO WHAT'S MAMEMAW ANYWAY ? ============================== Mamemaw is primarily a frontend for M.A.M.E., the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator by Nicola Salmoria and Mirko Buffoni. There are several other frontends for M.A.M.E., but Mamemaw has some unique functions. Here's a sneak preview of some of these features: - Mamemaw allows you to have M.A.M.E., your ROMs and samples placed in any directory you choose. - Mamemaw allows you to link to ROMs supported by other emulators which you may have stored in a different directory than your other M.A.M.E. ROMs. This feature keeps you from having to have multiple copies of the same ROM for different emulators. - Mamemaw allows you to select which version of M.A.M.E. you use to run a ROM. This option allows individuals the ability to use older versions of M.A.M.E on particular ROMs whose emulation speed may have been affected in later versions. - Mamemaw includes full cheat support and cheat options menu - Mamemaw automatically checks which new games are supported by M.A.M.E. - Mamemaw can automatically search for the appropriate ROM and sample files for a game. - Mamemaw allows you to review and edit game instructions directly from the front-end - A built-in timer lets you see how long you've played each game. - Mamemaw can show you which games are missing from your ROM sets. - A built-in "Newcomer tutorial" that gives help to the new users. - Full support for Univbe. - Mamemaw can display as many snapshots of the games as you want. - Mamemaw can take as many replays of the games as you want. ============================= SOME OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES ============================= - Plays games directly from zip archives. - Keeps all ROMs sets in one dedicated directory. - Keeps all sample sets in one dedicated directory. - You can have separate settings for every game. - Mamemaw allows you to create a favorite games listing - Leaving a mouse pointer over a button displays a description of the button's function. M.A.M.E. 0.31 supports 478+ games, and it's getting nearly impossible to keep track of all the games without a front end! We both feel Mamemaw is the best way to keep track of your ROM files, sample files, and to launch your games. No more searching through game listings for missing ROMs; Mamemaw will find out if you're missing any ROM's that your version of M.A.M.E. will support. Also, Mamemaw will automatically add newly supported ROMs to your list whenever new versions of M.A.M.E. are installed. =================================== OK SO HOW DO I INSTALL THIS THING ? =================================== Installing Mamemaw isn't hard; simply follow these steps and you should have Mamemaw installed in a few minutes. (NOTE : Replace the C:\EMU\MAME\ path with your M.A.M.E. path.) 1) Extract 'MMAWxx.ZIP' to any directory you choose (ie. C:\EMU\MAME\MAMEMAW) 2) Run Mmaw.exe That's it...you're ready to run Mamemaw !(Well,almost) Some other things to check : - Make sure that Unzip32.dll is also in your path. We suggest you copy this dll directly into your Mame Manager directory because there are many versions of this dll. If the wrong version is used, the program can hang. =========== QUICK START =========== Here's a quick start for people who never read through manuals. 1) Go to your Mamemaw directory and double-click on MMAW.EXE 2) A General Setup menu will pop up. Enter the MAME directory, the directory which will contain your ROMs (or the majority of your ROMs), a samples directory, a snapshot directory (where you want to keep snapshots of games if you choose to make them....see NOTE below) and a Univbe directory if you will be using the Univbe program. You may not have to fill in the ROMs, samples or snapshot directories if you intend to use the default directories which are selected by Mame Manager once you have entered the directory that contains MAME. NOTE: Because of some changes made in M.A.M.E. .31, you must select the directory \mame\roms for the ROM directory in environment BEFORE playing a game. If you are using ROMs from a CD or some other device, you must do so using the following method. a) In the environment window (Setup, Environment), select the directory where your ROMs are located and press the ROMs button so that Mame Manager looks for the ROMs in that location. b) Go back to the Enviroment window (Setup, Environment) and change the ROMs directory to the same device your M.A.M.E. is located such as \mame\roms For example, first choose E:\mame\roms and do the ROMs search. After the search, go back to the Environment Window and change the location of the ROMs directory to the default. In this instance, that default would be C:\software\emulator\mame\roms b/c mame.exe is located in C:\software\emulator\mame 3) Press the ROMs button followed by pressing the Samples button once the ROMs scan is complete. If you intend to view the instructions for any game, you should also press the Retrieve Instructions button. These buttons will be located at the bottom of the Main Mame Manager Window. (Mame Manager will automatically instruct you to do this). 4) Once step number 3 is completed, you may choose to set the commandline options. To do so, press the "Settings" button. To apply the new settings to all games, press the "apply to all" button located at the bottom of the settings menu. You're ready to use Mame Manager. Simply highlight the game you want to play in the "games supported" list and press enter or click the "play the game" button. Please note that if the "play the game" button is disabled when a certain ROM is highlighted, you either do not have that ROM or the ROM you have is in a different directory than you selected. If you have the ROM, highlight the name, click your right mouse button, and choose "select roms file". This will allow you to individually find a specific ROM not located in your regular ROMs directory you specified in step 2. =============================================== I DON'T WANT THE QUICKSTART! I WANT THE MANUAL! =============================================== Here you find the explanations of these sections: Main...
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