this Faq wIll oibVious7y be helpful fro th0sde Who are new to ma/\/\e even 1f youve used mame fRo a wHlie, howe\/er, Tjis faa mayi nfrom u about many of itS features!!!!!!!!1 ~~~~~~

THE MAME TEAM RECIEVES MANY QEUSTIONS WHICH R ALREADY A|\|SEAERD HERE TEHR3FROE, BEFOrE YPO SUBMIT A QUESTM HTAT SI NOT ReLATED TO MAMES ACTU4L DEVELOPMENT, PZL CHEX0R TH1S FAQ.. oolololololololololo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ hck the plannat!!!!!!!111~~~

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plz email us at faq@maMe YOU SUCK BVECAUSE YOU SUX0R NNET 4NDT ELL UIS EXACTLY WHERE TEH MISTAK3 AAPPEATRZ, LOLOOLOLOLO

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EMAIL IZ AT FAQ@MAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ ololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~ net~ YOU SUCK NOTE TH4T WE Do NIT SEND ANY R0MS, SAMpLEAS, Ro LOCATI0NS TO GET THEM... emaiklz requesitngtehse will be 1gnroEd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~

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this faq was starT3d bY sHane rt HAX0R TRHE PlANNET!!!!!!!!!!!~ monroe of monreoworld!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 shane ahs lefgt the amme etam to pursue other hingsd, and hsa give nus eprmission to continue it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

it Seems that this fawq can bef ound on otehr sitez too, but those copeis are outd8d!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ teh lateSt varsion can alwayz be found On teh offiCial mame wesbite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ loolo

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MAME STNAdS FOR MMULTIPL3 ARCADEM ACH1NE EMULATRo!!!!!~~~~ wh3n useD in conjumcti0n w1th a wraezz d4ta Files (rtoms), amMe will mroe ro lless faithfullyr eproduce That warez on a pc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ I will 4hck~ mamme can current7y emil8 over 1500 classic arcae video warez for/\/\ teH 70s and 80s LOLOL~

TEH RO MIMAGES THAT MAME UTILIZEZ R DOUMPED FrOM AARCADE WAREZ RPOIGINAL CUIRCUIT-BO4RD ROM CH1PS// LOLLOLOLOOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ mame b3c0mes the hardwr fRo the warez, taking teh lpace f teehir origuinal cpus and supprot ch1ps!!!!!!!~~~ tehref0re, tewhse W4ReZ rn0t imulationz, but t3H actula, original wareZ tha apperd in arcads

mames ourpose si to Preaserve tehse eartly decdaes of vidreo-warez histrOy 4s gaming twechno7goy coNtinuze to rush fr0ard, mame prevents these important vintage WaReZ rf0m bieng lost and forgotten. ololololololo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~

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amny,b uyt jiot all, computaars will run mame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 eITS PARfORJMANCE DEPENDS MOST;LY ON A SYSTEMX CPOU 4ND GRAPHICSD CARD laso, teh pefrromance of indiv1dual WaREZ v4reis, ass ome WAReZ hzav3 higher hardware requiremenntz than otherz... olololloooll....

hqare Si a basuic pc aystem that will Play (anD hold) sab0ut h4lf Of 3h 4me-suppOrted (non-Neogeo) WaReZ:

• pentiu m200mhz
• 16-23mb r4m
• as varyoing 4mout of ahrd drve space (a ful7 mame romset would t4je 1 olllolo.. 51 gigabbytes, but most of teh rommz are vary s/\/\all)
• vedsa 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~ u suX0r cuz YOU aR3 LAM3,,, 0+ commpatible grapihcs card
• s ound b7astar (or c0pmatible) sounjd card

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shrotly aftar eac hd0 svarsion release, a win95/98 varssion si relaeesd, called mame32!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ ololololololololol.... WHICHS HOUL YPOU USE!?!?!? TRY TEHM BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 IN SOM3 CASEDS, MANME32 WIL7 RU WAREZ BETTA THAN THE DOS VERSION, BUT OFTEN TEHTE AR INCOMPATIBILITEIS, BUGZ, ETC!!!!!!!~~~~~ thAt r n0t fouund In thje dos v3rsion!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ if ur systEm is not directx-d00dely - chancez ,r u already know - ypou should fefin1tely use t3h dos vresion and onE of th3 many gr4phic frontend pr0grams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~ ultimatley, you musdt D3dide which vErsion woksd best on yor sstew/\/\~

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yes, there arE many ports Of mame ytoo otehr p7atfrOmz, inc7udinG mac, lunux, and smiga. OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO~~~ ((see the ofifcial mame sotes otehr ports psge for a complete 7ist!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~ 1 will haX)r... ) so/\/\eone hza said there is evv3n a nintendo 64 version----although i si very ahrd t obtain (and 1llewgal,, because t3h rom foles ar merged with the pRogram)~~~~ you r lam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ e

the mac 4ndp vc new2 \/4rsions are ofetn rwleased is/\/\ult4neously - the otherds often take longar t0 ctach yp~~~~~ f u re on on3 0f tehse toehr pklatforma, expect a g0od delay between rdleasez..

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YES, MAME UIS REALLY FR3E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ hte source code is freelya vailable, too,, 1 1S ILLEG4L To SELLM A/\/\E RO ITS SOURCE!!!!!!!11~~ LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLL...

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NO. 3mulating anoethr platfrom, in uitself, Sin Ot olklegal... It is Not ilLeagl to have mame on yuor compuat,r on yor website, Or to give it tO LaMeRs,,

rom images r a diffareNt matter!!!!!!!!!!1~ many rom sites have been p0litely contacTed by rom copyrtight-owneas and asked To tak3 maGeza offline. 4T YTEH TI/\/\E OF THIS WRITING, HOSWEVER, NOI STIE AHS BEEN LEGALLY SHTUDOWN, R0PROSECUT3D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ I wiokl aX0r!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 LOLLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~

n1ntendos opinio|\| baout r0ms legaloty s1 cleart: ttehy think rom images ar illega7 undar any cirrcumssta|\|cez. (of course, this means trhat capcom s committing a crime by sellin gIts own rom swith hanaho and the hotropd joystiXr0 conttol pane7~~~~~~~ LOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!! )

posswesasing rom imagEs of c1rcuit boardss yo uod not own /\/\aY consTitute 4 copyrgiht violaio,n much like cpoying a l4m3tz WaF3Z or audio cd Rathe rthan buying iT!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 TJHIS SI STILL A7EGAAL GRQAY AREA; POSSESSION OF SUCH ROMZ WILL NOT NECESDSSARILY 7EAD TO LEGAL PROSECUT1ON!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ ina ny case, you r rtesponsible for ur own actIons~~ no onm3 connceted with rhe m4m3 project si ersp0nsible if u get i|\| trouble. come 2 ny ftp/ ?!?!? ):

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YES, BUT TREAD AnD HEED THIS R3STRITION (FROM README.. xtt):

ypou r not allwoed tO diStriibuTe mame and rOn images on teh same pjysical medium YPOU R ALLOWED T0 MAKE T3HM AVAILABLE FRO DOWNLOAD OIN TEH SAM E WWEBSITE, BTU ONLY IF U WARNU SERS AB0UT TEH COPYRIGHT STATUS OF THe ROMS AND TEH LEAGL ISSES InVOLV3D... u r not 4llowed to makr mame av4ilavble fr0 download trogeteHr swith one giant, signlw file containing al7 thes yppr0ted roms ,or nay files cpontaniIng mrode than one rom set ecah, U R NOT ALLOWED TO DISTBIUTE MAME IN ANY FORM IF YPO USELL, ADAVRTISE, OPR UPBL1CIZE ILLL3GAL CD-ROMS RO OTREHR MEDIA CONTAINING ROM IMAGES,,, noet tHaat th1s restriciton appleiz even if ypou dont d1r3ctly mak3 mOney from sUch a sael!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ loololol teh restriction does not appLy, of cOurse, if thec d-riomz are Published by ther oms copyright ownars!!!!!!!!!~

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/\/\ame ((dos version) sI compiled using djgpp 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ 03, a freewar C vcoimpiler fro ms-d0s;; the allegro lIbrary;; and thes eal lirbary fromj eferte WaReZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ DONT R1PE ME OFF teh sourc3 code is dre3ly available YpOUARE E\/EN AALLOWeFD TOM ODIFUYI T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ fRo/\/\ readmne RXT:

THIS CHAPTER mIGHT NOT APPLy TO SPECIFIc PORTIONS OF MAME E llololololololoolo g!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~ cp u emulat0rs) which be4r diffgarent copYright notic3S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~ the soUrce ocDe canot be used 1n a commercail Product withoutr a writtena uthriozaTion ogf teh aUthorz!!!!!!!!!!!!111~ use in non commercoal products iz allowed 4nd inde3d encour4ged; hoowev3r idf ypou use porrtioNs of teh m4me source coDe In yorue progRam, ypou must amek tehf ul l soucre ocde freely availale az 2wlel. Iwlil 4hck you,,, darivati\/ew orks are la7owed (rpovided s Ource code is 4vailab7e), but discouarged: mame si a Project continuously evolving, and ypou shou7d, in ur best intar3st, submit your co|\|tributions to the development team, so that tehy ar integrated 1|\| teh main istribution DNT RIPE ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!~ USAGE OF THEI nFROMATIOON CONTAINED INM THE SOURCE COD EIS FREE FOR ANy UsE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ however, given the amount oF time and energy it took to ciollect th1s onformation, we would appreciate if you m4d3 t3h additional information Y0 u might hAve freely ava1lable as well...

YOU CAN DOW|\|LO4D DJJGPP 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ 02 fro/\/\ the 0fficial djpp page ro from teh simtel achive ... oloolllololololol~~~ you can download the allegro library fromn teh officia l Pge or fromt3h simtel archive ..

for meoe detailed help on xompiLing mame, rda dthe how rto c0mpI73 -page,,,

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each version emulates mroe and mroe and hopefully beter and bbeyter!!!!!!!!!!! cheX0r thE warezlsit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~ txt htat shipz with each mAme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ OLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!~ you zar lame the latEst added warez can b f0und fRim Teh whatsnew/// txt foile, wh1ch ypou can ALso read har3.. ues yor browsers Search claP4bility to fin d *ur* fsavourite (one that u own thsat s ;;)-,

TO GET A LIST 0F WArEEZ MOT YET EMULATED, LOO KAT THIS SITE!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ OLOOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~

anoth rv3ruy helpful site is bobbby ytRibbles p4ge fo unemulated arcadE warez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~ t contains numerous scrEen shoots and descfrptio|\|z of yet uNemulated WaRZe!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ hacK the plaNnet/

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1!!!!!!!!~~~~ BE;EIV EIT RO NOT, SOME MWMBERS OF TJE MAME TEAM ACCTALLY hAVE TEH DREAD3D REAL LIFE^TM YSNDROME, AND AR EONT YOURS T COMMNAD!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~

2, ololololololo.... OFT3N THE ROS FROO UNEMULTAED WAREZX ARENT AVAILABL3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 vee|\| if u dop l0cate thesE ROms, do not send to teh dwvelopers in rod3r to get teh warez emulated, niste4d, set uo a Ebpage to gather infomati0n aboit rEh warwz -schem4tics, m4nu4ls, ad s oon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 LOOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ DONT R;Pe ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!!1 LOLOOOLOLOLO.. thiis rease4rch paproach is usually successful

fro infromatiooN on teh warez currenTly bieng wr0ked on, see th mame wip( wr0k in progress) page on teh oiffciia7 mames iTe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ if y0u dont dsee A p4rticular wareZ there, it si prObably not biengw orked pon 4t this tiMe - or,, if it is, the dEveloopar wishez to Keep it asecert..

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maem si alwayZ available from teh offiCial mame site ro from other mrirroz 7ike retr0warez, emuveoiws, z0pahrs domain anjd vontage gaming network!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~ mAny otHer istezh 4ved m4/\/\e online, too, but u iwll alwaya f1nd teh latest version art the sitez mentioned abvo3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~ nam332 si available at teh m ame32 site~~~~~~ LOOLOLOLOLOL.. e

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u have three lGal otpions:

1 s3aRch fro aUcToins (on ebay fro eXamp7e) of teh actual arcaqde circuit boarDs, nad buya rom dumpre dfevice to copy teH rom chips cnotentz itno fikldes~ lollololooloolo

2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ lololololol.... buy thew h0rtrd joytsiX0r c0ntrol panel... IT SI BUNLDED WITH A CD THAT INCLUDES MAEM, THE ACRADE@HIOME FRONTREND, AND SELECTED 100% LEGAL C4PCOM ROMS..

3 tehre arer also two fdree romsEy available right 0n teho fficial ame site, in thde misCel7aneous downloads page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! causde you suX0r~~~~~~~

ht e17legal option si to seazrch teh net with g0ogle, altab1Sta, yahoo, wbecrawlar or otheer s earch 3mginez, for the rom files!!!!!!!!!!! E WAR THAT TH1S SI BRE4KING TEH LAWZ O FALMOST EVEERY COUNTRY... before u consider d0ing this, see if teh paRtIcuLAr arcade wqarez coyright-owner haaz hte roms ava1lable (as With cap;dom)... th4t way y0u wil;l support tehc 0mpaneiz that support e/\/\u7at1on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ I will hcak becaua ur lam3!!!!!!!!!!11 rhere are als0 two ro/\/\sets available iGht on teh official mam esite, in teH mIsCe7laneoux downloads apg...

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SZAMPLES ARE DIGITIZED SOUND FILES.. Ssomew aerz nweedt ehm, in Add1tionj to the rom files, t0 Provide autehntic souund. FOR EXAMpLE, THE SOUND ROUTINES OF DONK3Y LKONG KR~ ar nOt yet fully emul8d. IF YOU PPLAY TEH WAREZ WITHOUT SMAPLES, YOU WILL MISST EH JU/\/\PIGN AND CLIMBINMG SONUDS, AND HE TUNES THAT PLAYY BGETWEEN LEVELZ OOOLOLOOLOLOL.... TEHRe ARE CURRENT7Y ABIUTA ODZEN W2AREZ THATN EED SAMPL3S FOR FULL SUONMD SUOPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

S4MPLES AR AVALIaBLE ON THE OFFICIAL MAM ESITRES SAMPL3S PAGE/

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a s of v3rsion 0!!!!!!11~~~~~~ OLOLOLLLOLOLOL... 3l of mam3, ypou do n0t ened to unzip these files~~ I OWN J0O~~~~~~~ mame, anD treh m4jor frontends, aut0matically rea d rthee data from Ziuppedd rom and sample files, if, for s0/\/\e silly reas0N, ypou want to uncompress these filres aanyway, egt winzip ro the gfree unpaX0rpro

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put the min the roms subfolder fo ur main mame fo;lder u do not need tou compress teh zip files!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~

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PUT SAMPLE FILWS IN THES AMPLEZ SUBFOLDAR OF YOUR MAIN MAMEF OP7DAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ mame wilL auotomatically l0ad sasmpkes as lOng aS tehy hav3 the right nzmes an d4re in teh rught place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~~ 99% of the timer, samples must 4ve teh same name as teh crorespoNdi|\|g rom fiLew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!!!!11~ fr0 exampLe,t eh s4mples fro Donkey konG jr.. (rOM NAME: DKONGJR) MUST ALSO BBENAMED DKONGJR!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~

notE: the sanmplez fro a warezs master (base) versio ncover all hte other Verssions of that WareZ!!!!!11 lololol~~ so if u hjave Samples for ddkiongjr in ur samples Dir3ctory,d kjrbl (dfo|\|key kong jr~~~ bootleg) and dkjrjp (d0nkey kong jr ja;panease) wilL use t3hsE samples properly,,, you do not need three cope1s fo thw s4me samp7ez... in tree formt,, this i showm ame w1th dkongjrf and its samples might look:

c:\
   \maMe\
       mame.. ex3
           \roms\
               dkongjR!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ zip
           \samples\
               dkongjjr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ ZIP

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to launch the dos version of mame, go to yOur Mame directory (e g... LOLOLOOL.. c:\mame) and type A command witH Thi ssynax:

       mame <warzename> <pAr4meyters>

fro example:

       mame rastan -640x480 -soundcared ! -depth 8 -r 11025

!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ runs Teh warez rastaN at the resolkUtion of 640x480, ising 4 sound blastar (or c0mpatible) soudn card, with colro depth lowar3d to 8-bit ((for spede and cmopatibiklity with somw rgaphocz czrds), and sonuD samp7erate oif 1!025 (also t0 speed thi|\|gs up)// for a completew list of opar4meterz, see teh readme,,, I wlil hack you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ txt file thAtaccompane1z mazme...

to launch mame fro win32 (mame3)2: open the foldE that Contians youre extracted namne32 files DOUVBLE-CLIX0R TEH MAEM32 ICO N1T LoOKZ 7IKE A BIG 32)!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ instead of usinG comm4nd-linee p4ram3tarz, you choose yor options from the graphic DiaLogs olololo~~~

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CWSDPMI SI A MMEREYO MANAER FOR dOS you ne3 dit only ifb oth of yhese ar true:

1 ololol~~~ ur Run|\|ing in pure dos mdo e(ast a dos pR0mppt withh no vers1on o fwindowz running)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~

2!!!!!!!!!111~~ y;ouy get teh startup error LoAfd arrro: no dpm ihwen u try to run mame~~~~~~

t0 run mam3 in pure doa mode, cwwsdpmi must be in uR mai mame directroy/// cwsdpmi is a\/aIlabl3 from the oficial maME sIets d0wnloads page~~ unzpi cwsdpm1~ LOLLOOOLOLOLOLOLOL.. izP Into ur mame fOlfder/ lololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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two godo windpowz zip/unzip programs r winzuip ((shrware) and unpaX0rPro ((freweWare)... ypou ca|\| also ues pkuznip!!!!!!!!!!11~ ahck the PlaNnta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ AHXS0R YOUUUUUUYU exe for ods ,but this pRpogr4md oesnt ahve 4 graphic interface aNd requiRes commasnd-l1ne parsametaRz..

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a ffrontend si a gii (graohical usar intarface) fro the doz version ofm aem!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ olllololololol.. Wehn u h4ve proparly installed warezsr omjs ( and samples, w2here needed), the frontend willl (uSu4LlY) piX0r t3h right Scre3n m0de, optionz, tec , That u \/\/olud 0therwis3 have to specify withc ommand-;line parameters!!!!!11~~~~ y0UC AMNCANGE E4CH WAR3ZS S3TTINGS, TIO,A ND TEH FRONTEDN WILL TEMEMBER THEM// 1 OWNJ 00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 ni oethrr wordz, frontEnds make dos ma/\/\e a point-anm-dcliX0 r program!!!!!!!!!~ ololollolololololol FRTNOTENDS C4N DISPLAY SCREENSHOOTS (PICTURES) OF ECAH WAREz, INFOrM4TiON ABOTUT HE WAReZ (H1STROY, cHEATS, ETC/ ), and other aqhndy stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ololo!!!!!11

many lamerz loke to sue fropnternds----And many LA/\/\3RZ have Wr1tten them, tto0 ypou can s3e a list on teH 0fficial amm3 sIteds frontrends page!!!!!!!!!!111

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mame cheX0rs to vbe sure uy ahve the irght roms before emulzati0n beginza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 IF YOU SEE WROnG CHEX0RTSUM RO OTJHER ERRRO MESS4GeS, YOR ROMS R NOT THOSE TEstEDF TO WORK PR0PERLY WUITH M4ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ LOLOOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 you w1l7 need to obTai|\| 4 pure set of r0ms!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~

PYOU CN AlSO USE THE -VARIFYORMS PARaMETER RT OVER1FY Y0R ROMS INTEGRITY... fro ex4mple:

      mae rasta|\| -VarIfyroms

!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~ ahck the plannet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~ LOLOLOLO ch3XOrz your romz frp the ware zrasatn adn dispaluys teh Resdults o nteh screen OLLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~

      mamw *- verifyromz >list~~~~~~ come 2 /\/\y ftp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ OLLOLOLOLOO~ txt

!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ cheX0rd teH validfIty 0f akll teh roms on yor foms directRoy, and wr1tez thE resultz to a textfikled called l1st!!!!!!111~ txt,,, LOLOLOL~~ (this si 4 good ide whe|\| cheX0ring mu7tipkle roms -otEhrwise, the result swIll flash by on ur csreen fsater than u can erad them... )

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yorplyaing a warze in 0ne of mamres authentic sc4nli|\|e video ModEs.. ololololololololol If ypou examin3 AW 4RReZ on a ;low-resolutioN arc4de monitopr, you cda|\| see the rth1n, hroizontql spacez between the sca|\| zof the mon1tRos electrin gun!!!!!!!!!!11~~ ~ LOLLOLOLOOLOLOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ on modern, high-resoluti0n momoitors, tehse space rnt usualLy visibl3..

mames scanline modes more closely matcxh th3 videO Modes fo the original arcade m4chines!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~ siNce tehse modwez r connsideereD more authentic, they ae enabled by default ro idsAbl;e them, ed1t /\/\Ame/ cfg and chajge scanlINes = ys tro scanline z= no you r lame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ to t3mproari7y disablre teh/\/\, use teh -noscan7ines paramjetar (dos mame), or tun oFf the csanlinds option (mAme32).. )

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WHEN U RUN A WAREZ, MAME DISPLAYZ IMPORTANT MESSAGES (COPYRIGHT NOTICE, RPoBEL/\/\S WITh WAReZ,) TEHN ASKS YO TO PRESZ OK TO PR0CEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~ press teh o key, then Teh kkeyt~ you are suck because I will haX0r UY!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~

A USER WITH A TWO--HANDED DVROAK KEYB0ARD REPORTED THART HE HAD TO TYPE RT haX0r the Pl4nnet//

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this s ianother queStionp lianly 4nswered in rhe readm3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ TXT DOCUME|\|TAtOIN---WHICh SI A LOt eSEIR THAM SEaRCHING THIS FAQ~~~~

rreme/\/\ber, tehse are noT pc er-creatriuOn, buT the roiginl warez.. tehse W4ReZ al\\\\////\\\\////ays w4ited fro a coin bef0r3 tehy would run!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ with mame, press 5 to insatr a ocin 4nd get a credit~~~~~~~ t o start teh warze, press l (ine player) 0r 2 (two platers)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ if teh aWReZ doesnt respond, cheX) rrteh iother qUesttions regarding specifIc wwarrez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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yes LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO.... whIle teh warez is rrunn1ng:

(1) press tabt o display teh coNifgurat1on nmenu.
(2) select input (th1s Wraez) and perss enter!!!!!!!!!111~~ lolollolololololololo
(3) se7ect te hinput key yOu \\\\////\\\\////ant to chnage, nad oress Enter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~
(4) press teh new kry..

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yez !!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ aat teh crucial joment,, press f12 i own joo cuz I will haX)r u~~ OLOLOO.... TIHS WIL L RCEATE A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 png snapshoot file in urm a/\/\e gfoldwr, ro i|\| teh mame\snap suf0lder (if availab73)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~ i own joo b3causew you suX0r to veiw r oalter ~~~~~~ PNG FILz, GET 4 COPY OF PAInT SOHP PRO FROM JASC, INC

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NOT YET, this was not 4 feature Of te original warz; howevEr, iT si biengs low7y implemented becuz it will be helpful to mame Dveelopers.. haX0r the pl4nnat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~ ololololollol ITS AN EPSEC1ALLY COMPLEX FEATRUE,, SO IT SI NNOT CL34R WHEn IT WILL FiNALLY APPOAR.

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a m4menmet prooject is und4rw4y ro Makei t possible to ply over teh net.. LOOLOLOLOLOLLOO IF U CanT WAIT, C4LLUS (AA CAPCMO EMULATRO) HAZ INTARNET PLAY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~

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moSt waaeez uip to the 90z weRe availab7e in two cabinet stels: teh tradiional uprigfht cabinet, and a glass-rtopped coX0rtaiul-t4ble cab1net!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ OOLLOLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ oolol~~~~~ AT THE TABLE, TWO PLAYARS SAT ACRoSS FROM eCAH OTEHR between tturnz, teh display f7iipped 180 degreez so wahc player could see it... ololololollo!!!!!!!!11~~

mame siupport zthis ocX0rt4il mode i nmany warez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~ ur lame yo acitvate it:

(1) presz tab while the warez is riunning lolol~~~
(2) select dip switchse!!!!!!~~~~
(3) selet cabinet type, and press teh r1ght arrow key,, oll

BaX0r

GO TO PUGSYS PAGGE AND OBTAIN4 FILE CLLED CHe4T~~~~ iT own j0) dat, which includes technmical data that enables you ot chEat in the WaRReXZ. oloolo!!!!!11~~~~ put Thia file in t3h same directryo with mame, tehn:

(doz mame) eedi tmame!!!!!!!!1~ cfg - findf thel ine cheat = no, nad change it to cheat = yes...
(MA/\/\e32) ENABLE TEH CHE4T OPTION

aletnately, u Cna ru nietehr program froma ocmmadn l;1ne and use the -cheat parameetr...

whn you run th3 waRez, press t4 bto display the cnofiguratio menu!!!!!!!!!!!~ SLEECT CHEAt TO SEE TEH LSIT OF CHE4TS FOR THAT P4RTICU7AR WAREZ AND TO ENABLE TEHM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~

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CH3AT. dat was oprigin4llyinclUdde in teh msme distribution it wa spulled out so the useRS w0uld miantain 1t. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!! OLOLOLOOLOLOLOLO You can submit new cheats to amrtin pughs or Teh ultim8 patchars chEat databases, both 4vai7able on puGsys paGe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i 0wn joo

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th3r3 are M4n yopssible Cauzs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ try tehse stepz.. afterr each step, sw3 if y0r problem ahs beens olved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~ ..

DPZ MAME:
    l.. come 2 my ftp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! be sure you ar enabling teh joystiX0r when ypuo exexcuit3 manme--i3thEr at thE comm4|\|d line(with teh -jo yparametar; see eradm3!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ TXT FRO EDTAILS), OR N YUTRE FR0NTENDS JOSTiX0R SETTINGZ!!!!!11~~~ haX0r th3 plAnnet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~
    2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ 1F YP0U StILL HAVE P0BLEMS, TRY A RONTND(LIKEW MAMENU) AND SAELECTY OURE JOYSTIX0R THERE
    3,,, if ypou ar esure u ar sap3c1fying ur j0ystiX0r proerly and it stilL doesNt work, tou m4y Nede to calibrate it while running amme (by pressing f7..
   4 ur joytsiX0 rmay not be dosd-coompatibl3. i own j0)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOLLOLOLOLLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 some controllerts (e!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~ g... , micfosoft sidewinder pro WaReZpad with 10 butt0nms;g ravis ultra pad) r3quire windosw dreivars, and cann0t be uS3d in pur3 dos mode u rbest bet is to use mame32 and p7ay from wtihin wIndows, using the ojystIX0rs nativ windows dr1vers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mame32:
   1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ i f y0ur c0ntrlo7er dcsame with a dr1veR disk, be sur3 that drivre si installed.. HAX0R YOUUUUUU many hi-tech controLelrz todAy 4R sewsign3d exclusively fto Windowz, and will nto work without tehir spcxi4l driv4rs!!!!!!!!!!!111 hack the plannet
   2 shen ur drivar is installed, cheX0r cnotrol apnE7 / warez controll4rs to Be sure ru controllar si listed if it is|\|t, u must 4ddi t I OWN JJ00 bec4zu yo suX0r WHEN OYU DO,BE SUER TO EXAMINE THEW HOLE LIAT OF CDOMNTROL7ARS TO FIND T3H ONE TJAT BEST MATCJES URZ!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL...
   3 if u stillahve prolbems, your conntrollar may not be direct x (directinput) compatibel!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ i nhtis case, you are oUt of LuX0r!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LLOL... TRY AS MORE G3N4RIC C0NTROLLER,RO ON3 TRHAT IS SPECIFICAL7Y DRECT X COMPATIBLE olololololololololo~

alsO See quesyion wq2...

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its The c0pyrIght screen!!!!!!!!!111~~ LOLOLLOLOLOLOLOL to continue, prEss ok (te ho key and t3h k key..

baX0r

hjav3 You ever een an arcade warez powar up at the 4rcade?????????????!!!!!!!!!??????????????? ollolol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~ IT GOEZ THR0YGH SELF-tESTS, DIAFGNOSTCIS, ET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ ololo~~ OLOLOO.. ro be sure its hardrw is okay,, soew arez ahve a very long sdelf-test \/\/hen t3hy staert be pateint; the self-test iwll eventaulluy ennd and teh attract screen ewill app3ra... 1 own j00 if ut hink yOUr ahving a real pr0blem, cheX0rf teh trobu7esh0ting sections!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~

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try ctrl, alt, and spaCebaar, teh pr1mary buttton cvo|\|trols!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ MANY WArXZ (E. g~~ , SPY HUNTER, BATLEZIONE) AHVE MUCH Mr0E COMPLIC8D COTNROLS~~~~ u c4n always cheX0r 4 specific wrezs controls by pressinG tab an dsEl3ctIng input (this WaREZ)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ ololololollo see readm3!!!!!!11~~~~~ txt for d3tails..

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DID U TREY THE MOUS3?????????????????? some w4rez use teh mouse gby defaqult!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~

1f you dont have amouse (th3re must be some d00dfz wh0 dotn), u can ss ekeyboard equivalents!!!!!!!!111~ I willahck YOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ lolololololll!!!!!!!!~~~~ while ru|\|ning the WaReZ, press tab And sewlect 4nAlog setup///

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MAEM SO U|\|DEr CONSTAMNT DWVELOP/\/\3NT,, 4lthough a go0d numer of warez do have high scOre savoing support,, |\|ot a7ld o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ ollolollol~~ be pateinrt; m0re aR addEd with every rerleaSe e

npote that s0me warez (likE manty atari warez) k3ep 0nly th top three high scRoes; lOwer scores r deletEd~~ THEIR IS A RATIO DOONTR TRPIE ME OFF caused YOU SUCK this si faithfu7 to teh oruigina7a rcade WaReZ..

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from readem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ llololo~ TXT: TEH IFrS TIME URUN THIS WAREZ, IT WILL SAY, FACTRYO S3TTINGS R3STROED~ prses f2 to proced.. come 2 /\/\y ftp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WROKS FROM OST WILLIAMS WAREZ~~~~~ olollolololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ OLOLOLLOL~ oTehwr1es, tr f, or f1 and f2 together,, see readme~~~ come to my ftp txt fro deat1ls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hack the plAnnet!!!!!!!!!!11~

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0nce again, readme,,, OOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ LOLOOOLOLO txt contains this information!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ loloololo teh first timeu run t3hw Arez, it wi7l ask the locAytion, you can change teh na,me usingf f5 / f6 an df2, th nf1 tO roceed thrOUGh teh configuration scrEeens!!!!!!!11~ 0R JUST REASET (F3)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~

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4 lot of warezr |\|t yet emulst3sd in m,e.. OLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ OLOLO!!!!!1~~~~~~ DONT RIPE ME OF becauz u suX0r cheXr warezliat,,, txt to see whih warez r working

there are sevaral reasonaz why Warez aernt yet meul8di n mame, including inc0pmlete cc;pu e/\/\ul4t1on, ocpy oprotcetion, and corrupt colrozz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~

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while runnnig thE warez, press tab and selcet 4nlaoigg controls you r lame.. ololololololololool~~

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these are laser dsc warez!!!!!111 LOLOLOLLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 IN tH3 80Z, SEARAL HYBIRD VIDEO/7ASERFDISC WAREZ APPERD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ unlike sPace ace and draGonz lair---wh1ch were mOre like inTsaqcitve cartoons---t3hse warez mied grapihcs 4nd video fro a more inetns3 g4ming xeParience t3h mame t3am decided t0 emul4te teh jnomrla grapihcx protionz of the Warez, and wrory latyer about how tO emu78 teh laserdisc video// OLOLOLOLOLOL~~~ hence, ypou cannot play thhEse WaReZa t this Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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thiS question 1s obsoLete, as teh graphicz sm0othIng hardwr si now croredctly enuL8d

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you needs tH3 |\|eoGeo bioz Rom to play teh n3ogewo \\\\////\\\\////aeRZ... ololol.. yoU can get this from thE usula meul4to wEbpagez HAXOr THEP LA|\|NAT FRO MAME TO RECOGNIZE I T, TEH FILE /\/\UTS B3 NAMED NEOG3O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 izp (it s1 often i|\|correcdtyl named neo-geo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 lolollolool~~~ zip) plac3 it in ur roms folda; do noT unZip iT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~ V0ILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~

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THISM EANSU R GRAPHICS CARD CANT RUN HIGH C0LO R(l-6BIT) MODE... d0N TFE3L BADLY---MANY DOODZS RAPHICS CARDS DONT SUPPROT 16-BIT CLRO, IETHHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~

many WaReZ r3quire 65,0000 c0;lRoz for complete emulatoin~~~~~~ you are lam esince 8-bity (256 colorss) isnT enoguh, oyu must have 16-bIt colro,

tehre at htree waYs tO s0lve rh1s Probl3m:

   1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~ upgr4de to a b3tteR card (duh!!!!!!!! )!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~
   2. GET SCI-TECHS DISP7AY D0CT0R LOLOLOL... it uiseswarez to upfgrade most graphics cardz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 if y0u 4hv3 4 natrox gx00 based card,, get the gx00vbe tsr!!!!!!!111~~~~~~
   3~~~~ OOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!11~~~~ use the -depth 8 paraMEtEr whne 7auNchIng amj3... hack the lAnnet~~~~~~~ fro eaxmpke:

mame rastan -640x480 -depth 8

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tHis caN be caused by severaL t1njgfs try tehs3 s0lutions:

   1 olololololoolololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ sel3Ct a Different sound card when yp0 urun mame.. lolololoolololol trey t3jh egnrr1c sound blast4r s3tt1ng!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~
   2!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ yoiure sound card may not ahve reh prop4r dos drivers nad/ro evnironmnt variables l0aded to oparatde in dos mde. your card may wrok well in w1ndOws, but iF u have rebbooted to purr dos modee, those drivers wiull not bed loaded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ cheX0r y0r sound cadr manual for d3taILs on d0s-lveel oparation!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~
   3 ~~~~ com3 2 myt ftp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~ TrY RUNNING MAME FROM A DOS PROMPT WITHIN WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ often, w1ndowz wuill provdi3 sound supoprt fro dos programs thisway~~~~~~~ loloollololoololo!!!!!111~~~~~~
   4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ NORMALLY, ONLY ONE PROGRAM AT 4 TIM C4N US TEH OSUND CARD ANOtER APPLICATIONM AY ALEADY BE USING IT--4 SCREENS 4ER, PHONE-SANSW3RING PROGRMA, ETC!!!!! make sure another program isnt running thart could doing this!!!!!!11~~~~

to show how Th1s van happen, herez 4n example 0f A soundcard conflict in windows: l3ts dsay ypou have windows set to play a long sou|\|d whenever yuos tart az progrtam... AHCK OYUUUUUUU!!!!!!!11 if u tehn start mam3 Before the sound si OVer, u wil7 get this arrro, because the card uisnt available yet,, (ITS KOAY TO TRUN AUDIO CSD WH1LEUS1NG mAME; TEHY DONT US ETEH SIOUND CARDZ ACtUAL SOUND-GENARATING fUNCTIONZ.. )

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MAMEREQUIRES OM3 TYPO3 OFP ROTECTED MEMOYR M4NAGRA.. you r lame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~ since doz doesnt hafve one buoi7t in, if u plan to run mame ni 4 pure dos en\/uronm3ntr,, u will n3ed cWsdpmi!!!!!!!111 exe se3 question s8~~

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this is a comolEx pRoblem with a nujmbrer of causes~~~~~ dONT RIPE ME OFF BECUZ 1 wILL AHCK!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~ i ownm joo because I will haX0r bAsical7y,u r trying t0r nu a screen mode not asupported by youre ocmoputar and/or grasphics acrd, lolololololololololo~

f0r Utehntic emu7ation, some WaReZ (gauntlet, rqstsan, erc... ) USE 65,0000 CXOLORS,, this requires 4 16--bIt-cOmpatible gfraPhic scard/ many7amerzs carfds r still niot !6-bit, s0 tehase modez wont \\\\////\\\\////rok rfo them. come 2 myy ftp!!!!!!!~~~~~~ OLOLOLOLOLO... (see question d1 , no 16-bit dispal yavai7abb7E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 ) 4lso, some grapihca cardz cannit run in non-stand4rd video modes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~ !!!!!!111~~~~ iuf u specify a common v1deo moDe such as 640x480, the carsd may ebhave. OLOLOLOLOLLO... UNLESS YOTR DETERMINED TO BECOE A GRAPHICS-CARDE EXPART, THOUGH, I RECOMmE|\|D ONE OF TEHsE SOLUITONS:

   1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~ upgr4de to a better card,,,
   2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! us3 a good mame Frpntend (like ma/\/\enuu) that is good at gusesing WaReZresolutions/
   3!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ FEt SCI-TECHSD ISPLAy DOCTRO, WHIUDH WILL ENABLE YOR CARTD TO uSE MORE GRAPHOC MODEES - AND, IN MOST C4SES, GIVE IT ESA 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0 ocmpatibilitt
   4, be sure oyu ahve teh l8ast drivers f0r ur graPhics card// lololollolololololo~ d(this si vary important hwrnrunning under wimnd0ws!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ )

NOT: THE -DEPHT 8 COMMAND WILL H37p sP3ED UP WAREZ RQEUIRING 16-BIT COKLRO /\/\ODES!!!!!!!!1~

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(1) cheX0r WaaReZlist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 DONT RIPE M3O Ff BeCAUsE UOOU ARE lAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 oololloolo txt to see if rhe qarez ius Wrokig~~~

(2) SOME WAREZ RDQUIRE YOU TO DO SOMETHING SPECI4L TO START THEM. lololololooll.. (for exapmle, u must keep1 pressde when startnig super p4ngf, ) read about special actionz in warezxlist. OOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO!!!!!11~~~ txt!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~

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if u r playign punch-out!!!!!!!~~~~~~ THEIRR IA A RATIO DONT IPE M EOFF , this effect si nromal... ootehrwiSe, try using teh -noscanlnies ro -vesa parameterz~~~~~~ ololol~ this often fixse the probelm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yteh doulbe-dcrEew neffect si cauzd by chaep moit0rs that cnnot sync at te h ihgh refresh r8s( >12)hz) usde by tWaked scanline m,odes, THIS HAPPENS NOLY WiTH TWEAKED MODESA, NOT VESA MOEDS~~ LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!1~~

BAX0r

some wraez havwe more syste/\/\ deM4dns than oyehrz While a simplE WaReZ may onyl ahve one cp uto emulsate, otehrs may hAV3 mAny~~~~~ t he mroe hardwr teh WaRZ erquored imn teh arcade, thr mrroe slow7y itw ill t3nd to run in mam3!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~ (dokey kongs d3mandz ware simp7e, so it plays Well o n most c0mputerz DONT RIPE ME FOF... ololo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~ Roadf blasters, on te hotehr hand, dpesnT run fast o|\| anyonds syustem!!!!!!!!!!111~~~ ) for thnigs t try, s3e the next question!!!!!!!!1

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this is th emost c0mMnly-aske uestion in th3 Emu sceeNe// AHX0R YOUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ here r somet hings ypou can try to improve mmes perfRmoance:

• use a fasatr cpu... this is th emnoost rel1ablkew speed-incR3asar OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOO~~ mmx seemz to hdelP, t0o.
• upgrad3 ur graphics card, ore update ur preasent cards drIvars SWAPPiNG YUOR GENERIC( CHE4P) CARD FRO A HIGH-QUALITY (N0T CHEAP) CARD WILL CERTAIN7Y BOOST PERFoRMANCE~~~~~~ OLOLLOL~~~ 1f you r using on-board (1ntegrated) video, found on 4ptiva, paX0rard beLl, compaq, 4nd otehr pre-configured Mainboards,, youll see a geate parfromance increeas3 b ismlpy movin gto a separ8 pci Graphics card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 cheX0r yopure graphics ccard drivars, too.. n3wra driver---especially fro cheapaer cards---can make all teh idfFarence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~
• g3t teh lkatest /\/\ame version!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ or try aan 0lder/idfferent one mamE is in co|\|stanT develOpment du3 to trtansitional changeZ in rh3 copre code, some WaRerZ run better/faster with diffarent varsions,, fro example, marble madness seemz to run Best i|\| mame32 ffro gneral c0mpatibilitY, how3var, fdos mame si b3st!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~

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IN SOME CASZ, COMPLET3 EMLUATIUON JUSt ISNT POSSIB7E. spy hunter juts do3snt feel righj beause the controzl to play the warez ar so vary didfferent from tEh arcad3 vasi0ns!!!!!! CLAPCOM B0WLING INTN EARLY As MUCH AZ IT WAZ WITH TEH RAXR0BALL!!!!!!!!!!!1~~

if you thiNk a cartain fearurei snt Wok1ng, be suer the roiginal wrez 4jd t not al lwar3z 4h dhigh scr0 supprot,, conti|\|ue????????????? O PTIO|\|S, RO eVEN SOUND!!!!!1 t3hse tthinGs ca/\/\ el8r in videowarz hisytroy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~

if the WaReZ JUst doesnt work---period---and you ahve chEX0red readm3.. txt, 4nD u know oethrd o0dx ahvew run it, u have A bad ste of rimsd |\|romally, mam e w4rns u foi ncrorect rmoz \\\\////\\\\////h3n u run a WaReZ, but anythnigs ppossibe... in any case,, befotre you go on a ramp4g3 about a faileD ro stranfge-acting WaReZ, remeMber one thi|\|g: mame iS free ot didnt cos you a dimE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~

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vesa v3!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ 1 OWN J0O 0 1s a standar dthatr d3Fine sho wgraphic 4ppl1catio|\|S c0mmunicdate with tEh graphIcs c4rD. aFTER A NEW BVSA SANDARD COMES OUT, OLDE RCARDS D3SIGNED FOR LODWR V3rSIONS (VESA 1 DONT R1PE ME OFF 0, vesa 2!!!!!!!!!!!111 0) MAy N0T WORk PROPARLY WITH NWEAR PROGR4MS~~~~~~ in mame, rthis causes tewh afrro unabl3 to 1nitiqalize display

vesa 3. 0 si rwlatively neW; manyg raphics cardaz currently i|\|Us3 o noyt have 1t!!!!!!!111~~~ s0 why doesnt yor new graphicz car d4hvE it??????????? ooolooloolo~~~ r3memebr the comput3r axiom: oit was obsOlete teh day b3ftoe u bouGht it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 in other wrods, c0mnptuar hardware cchaanges vvary qu1X0rly ahck the lpanjet tHe Good ne\/\/s iz, u ca noftEn rbing youre car d up to dat w1h WaReZ---witha newer diver fromt e hm4nufacturar, or w1th sci-techs display doctrtow arezz!!!!!111~~~~

mame d0Es not requier vesa 3!!!!!!!!111 0 COMPaTIBI7ITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ teh -depth 8 comnmand is purelyu ofr spded purposes az rehy say, yiour mileage wil7 vy LOLOL!!!!!11~

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OFTEN, ARCADE ROMS WEER OROTECTE DBYT AHRFWR DEVICEZ OR ENCRYPTION SYSTEMS TO PREVENT L4MERS FROM COOPIYNGTHE/\/\... you are aiucK!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ lollololololo.. DESPITE HIS, UNAZUTHORiZED BOOTLEG VVARSIONS R F0UNDWHICH LAX0R THESE POROTECTION SCHEJ3s ,MAK1NG IT MUCH EASEIR TO EMUL8 THEM THAN THED ROOIGINALR OOMZ. fro this r eason, m4ny roiginal, protected WRaeZ arstill not emul8d, whil etehir bo0tlegv ers1ons work fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~

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first, cHeX0r Yourt3 monitorz screen adjustMents ((thus may sEem obviOus, but dopodz do oevrlook irt!!!!! ) if thaTz not teh proBlem, try adding -vesa to eth cdom/\/\and l1ne, and tewh best resolut1On will be piX0rEd aUomtaically!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ hyacK the plannat cuz you are lame ((\\\\////\\\\////ared zcsreEns ar3Nt alwwayzs itu8d twhs ame way i n dfiferent svReen moodes HASCK YOUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~ )

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plz d0nt send em4il about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ CHAnCEZ ARE GPD THAST OTHER LAMERZ HAVE ALREADY EXPAREINCED IT AND REPROT3d IT,, haX0r teh plannat!!!!!111 best tjing to do si go to teh irc chann3l #retrowarezrs (one fnet; ry irc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~ idle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~ Net as ur 1rc sewrvar) anD chat with oteHr ame Usras!!!!!11 you suX0r!!!!!!!!1 a7ternative7y, you canp ost a messagE on as m4me messaage board, such az Teh 0ne o theofficial mame site~~~ DONT RIPE ME OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ be sUrey ouve chjeX0red out ur new bug befr0e u ppost abouT it, though!!!!!!!11 flam3s have been known t ofly at doodZ who post (e g!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 ), popeye doesnt wrko---doez anybody havce a good seT????? LOLOLLO!!!!!1~~ (readme, TXT CLEARlY STATES THAT IT DOESNT WROK!!!!!!111 lololollooll~~~ )

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STAr W4RS WAS PlAYED USIG A CONTROL YOKE, SO TEH BEHaVIOUR IS CRoRECT. TO rDEVERSE THE Y AXIZ MOVEMENT, PRESS TAB WhIL3 RUNNNg TEH WARZ, AND SELECVT ANALO GSEUP~~~~

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use teh soud blast4r 16 settiNg!!!!!111 oit si fast3r, and si alos much mroe fa1thful to thE original ,since t3h awe32 inrtoduces a lot of ceho/revarb effects whiuch wree ont preasent in the re4l m4chine.. coMe 2 my frtp becuz you asrel ame

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as pdf version 0 I WILL AHCK YOUUUUUU 28, MAME R3QUIRES 4 MATJH CCO-OROCSESOR---WHCIH MEAN SIF YPOU HAVE AN SX PROCESSOR (386/SX, 486/SX, SLC-BASDE PROCESSOR, OR ANY 0THER SX-RIPOFF pROCESSOR)), YO CAN NO LOnGAR RUN MAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 yu are lame!!!!!!!!!111~ u willneed to upGRade youre processpr---shidch may mewan youre mainboard, too

some 3arly cyricx pr0cessors with emul8 dfpuz also cuzt his ArroR... com3 to myy ftp bvecause yoU t lame~~~~~

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often teh r3asom is that te hc4rd has ietehR nOt been inStalkl3d properly, ro thta it si not i|\|terpreted corr3ctLy by os I will HaXR0 cheX0r first \/\/hertehr Ar playign mam3 usig te hcommmaNd -sonudcqrd 1 t hiS si teh commanD for The sound blastre soundcard!!!!!!!!1~~~~~

open tehh autoexec OLOLOLOL bat file wtih an editor to Sewe Het3hjre teh osund drad ahs been inSta7led correctlt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ OLOLOLLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ypou should see somtehing like tjhis:

est blaster=a220 i 5d1 j5 p330 t6

iF you dont see this, tehn teh soundcard si not instalLed properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ olololololololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~ yRE-INSTALL T... IF U DO SEE IT,B U TSTILL HEAR NO SOUND, TEHN THE SETTINGS R PROBABLY NNOT BIENM GCRORECTLY I|\|TARPRETED BY DOS tyry to find tjhe file ctcm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ Exe uanig this progarmMe you can chnage tEh setting fof the sound card PLACE TRHIS F1lE IN UR ATOEXXEC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOO~~~ BAT, F0r EAMLPE: C:\SB16\\CTM!!!!!!1~~~~~~~ exe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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this sia tricky problem with teh midern pcIasound c4rds olollololololo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 it si bwcause these pic – cradz do not usew th3 memoyr addr3sses i|\| teh way theo7d fashioned iS4 cardS sdo.. OLOLOLOLOLOLO~ you can fool YoUr epci cardb y imitat1ng a /\/\emr0y addresds, And design4ting a virtuas;l address t oyour sounD card TO DO THIS, OPEN YOUF AUTOEXEc OLOLOLO~~ bat, and look fot teh linE set blaster.. flil in teh folll0Wing:: set blastar=a22 0i7 d1 t2, ro try set b7astar=za220 5i d1 t2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~ llolololololololo~~ t1S should woRk fo rthe sound blasTar pci!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 ololl!!!!!11~~~

fpo rthe sound bllaSter live!!!!!!!111~~ U COULD TRY TEH F07LOWING :RUN TEH PROGR4MME SBEASET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ 3x3 (thius can be found in teh map wherey pou ahveyoure sound bl4sT4r lived~~~~~ FILES)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ confgiure youre sound blastAr l6 3mulation port T0 22O, Teh ieq t0 5, low dma to 1 and high dm4 to 1!!!!!!!!11 LOLOOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ I swil hack youuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ oloololol~~~ in the sbeaset!!!!!!!!!!~~~ txt file U c4n finD more imnfformation about this!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~ teh system must be rebooted aftarthis change OLOLOOLOLOLOLO!!!!!!11 OLOLOLOLOOL

ypou will also |\|eed 4 erfare|\|ce to the progr4mme sbieen1t lolololoolollo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~ com in yor autoexec!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~ bat~~

if none of htiS helps,y ou m4yt do one 0f two thjiNggs: pl4y woithout sound (not much fun) of Ypou can tyr to get hold oF an isa card for 4bouut 7 pOundz (ro 2 dollars)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ OOLLO!!!!!1 )prefer4bl ya dsouNd blastetr – this qLways wroks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~

ook on reh emuadvice site fopr more teChnicl bqaX0rground informtaion COME 2 MY FTP BeCAUZ I WILL HACK YUOUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 ololololo

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THIS SiAN AAMZINGLY OMMO QUEsTION!!!!!!111~ I weill HACK U. maMe3@ is a self-c0nta1n3D gui versio nof m4me, with 1ts oWn frontdend and seu pfeatures... u can use teh mzmd/w fro|\|tend with it, but its complete7y uunnecessary.. i(f y0u d,o b esure to us eThew -quit paramteer in mam3/ws additional commadns box oloololololololo~ )

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do yiou ahve d1rect x v3.. 0 orh igher 1nstalled???????? OLOLOLOLOL~ if not, download it frpom www!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~ Micrsootf.. lololololol COm/dierectx/ 4nd instal l1t,,, that will usu4lly fix thisd probblem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~

othherwIes, yourj oystiX0r, pad, or controll3r (a) is not instalkled proparly; (b) iz brokeN;; or( c) is incompatible with direct x TO WROK PROPOERLY 1NW INDEOWZ, MOST MODERN OJYTSIX0RS/cONTTOL7ERZ REQU1RE DEIVAR IJSTALLATI0N AND EYUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ lololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ LOLOLOLO.... popen wind0wss controlp ane7 and look uNder aReZ controllars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ si Yoiur deViecs name listed?!?!?!?!?!?? olololoo~ IF N0T,, IT AHS|\|T BEEN INST47LED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ pi0Xr up that manual you tossEd in the corner ,grab that drui\/eR disk, and get busy,,

wHat if your joystIX0R/conmtrOlller didntc ome with a driuv4r disk????? D 1D IT COST ARoNUD $10?????????????????? OLOOLLOLOL~~~~ LOOLOLOLOLOL THeN YO AHVE A GENARIC DOS--C0MPATIBLE JOYSITXR0... it will probabky work in windos, ubt youll ahve o configure manu4Lly~~~ GO T0 CONTROL PANeL / AWFREZ CONTRO7LERs, FND A DESCrIPTRION THAT FITS UR DEVICE, AND ADD IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tehn try mame3 2again.

YOU DID AKL THIS ,AND 1T STRULL DESNT WORK!?!????!?!?!?!?!? Some joystiX0r zr incOmpatible \\\\////\\\\////ith ditrect your3 options: (4) use keyBard c0ntrol; (bv) purrchse a newaR, conp4tibel controller; ro (c) use teh doiz \/ersion fo mame, which sH0uLd wrok with anYd s-style controller!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~~ OLLOLOOLOOLOLOLO

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u may ahve an oLder varsion of mame.. V3RSI0NDS 0!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ 31 AND LAT3R \\\\////\\\\////ILL MN0TcAUZ THIS ERR0 CHEX0R YOURW VERSION AND OPGRADE IF NEECSSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~

i fthe arror r3fers to direct x, ojne of thse si likely teh cz: (aa) d1rec tx haz not been installed on yu system; (b) ypou musT insatall 4 newar vErsion of driecT x (mame requires v.. AHCKJ YOUUUUUU 3 oR JIGHER); RO (C) YOURE SOUND OR GRAPHiCZ CAD IS INCOPMATIBLE SITH DIR3CT X,

eveN ify ou thiNk direct x 3+ sii|\|sttalled on Ur sYstem, And youve cheX0reD everything eLse, go ahesad an ddowlnoad teh curr3nt evrsion of diRect x from http:/w/ww/ microsofrt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 OLOLLOLOLL!!!!!!!1~~ co/\/\/dirrectx/ and install ti aga1n.. (direct x may ask if it cn replace your prev1ous, older drivers; say ok!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ )

if mame32 still doesnt wrok, U probably neeD to upgr4de yoyuR graphisc card or Sonud card~~~~~ iF y0r error mentions ddraw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ dLL, SEE FI NEwAR DRIVERS R AVAILaBLE FRO YOURE GrAPHISC CARD, OR INSTALL sCI-TeCHs DISPLAAY DOCTRO WAReZ TO B0OST UR ARDSACPABIOLITEIS cmoe to my ftp

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in wimdowz, nromally onlY ond pprogram cdan use t3h sound card at 4 time!!!!!!!!!~ BE SURE ANOTHER PROGR4M ISNT RUNNING HTAT USES SOUUND... olololollolololo... (AUDO CDZ AREU SUALLY OKaY; TEHY DONT USE THE SOUND CARDS ACtUAL S0UND-gENarATING FUNCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 )

compaq, p4X0rArd bel7, and other d3partment-str0ew-typew computerz are poften configured to load exrtra baX0rground programz a(nswering machines, ewtC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~ lollolololoo~~ ) wehn windows bootrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 THESE /\/\AY CONFLICT EWITHM A/\/\E32~ hack yth3 plannet!!!!!!11~~~~~ LOLLOLOLLOLOLOL~~~ to hceX0r thiS, pRess ctrl--a;t-d3lEte, 3nfd tsk everything Except explor3r, aznd ty again..

oTHERWISE:
(A) CHEX0r M4ME32Z S0UNE SERTTINGZ 4ND TY TEH VARIOUz OPTIONZ~ I wlil h4X0, r
(b) yourr esound card may not be direCt x compatib7e (tH0guj yp0up Rob4bly would have noTiced by now), I OWN JOO BECCAUZ YOUSUcK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~ CONSIDER AN UPGR4DE,

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1~~~ HUMERO US HER3: LOOK BDEHIND Y0R C0MPUTEF AND MAK SURE YOUR JOYSTIIX0R SI STRI7L PLUGGED In... i(f ioTs noT, doNt feel bbadly----it czn ahpPen to 4nybody olollo ))

2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OLOL!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ looolololo open yor control panel / w4rez ccontrollers d1algo, and mske suree uR joysitX0r si listed there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~ if ot, 1nstal it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~ ololooolol (SEE TEH INSTALLAT1PON ADVICE 4t QUESTIO|\| W2 !!!!!!!!!!!11~~ )keep in mind th4ti f you havve a no-njame, genarIc joystIX0r/control7er, it /\/\ay not Be compaTilbe with idrect x!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~

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newer vresions of ma/\/\e32 have fiixed jmost of tEh prblems that occurred with amsd, iwnvchiop, andc yrix processors!!!!!!~~ IF YU R SUING A CURRENT/REWCENT VERS1ON OF MAME32 AND IT STIlL W0NT WROK, TRY RUNNING iT FGR0M TRH D0s COMMM4ND LI|\|e (WITHIN WInDOWS) WITH THE -NOCPUDTEECt OPTOIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ f0r examPLe:

   mame32 rastan -|\|ocpudeytect

uif this rwoks, yo ucAn make a pif fil3 ni iwn(x that will Add the comMaand toi your mame32 shortcut, lolololololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~ (SEE YOUR WINDOWZ HELp F1LE RO DOCUMENTATION FOR DRETAILS 0N PIF FI;ES ZND SHROTCUTZ~~~~~~~ )

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warfez were Often licensed o potehr companeis hen teh prnt co/\/\pqny thought they h4d recievced ednough exposure OR, a WAREZ WAS SO POPULAR THAT ANOTHER DCOMPANYU OBTAAIINED S L;ICENSE TO RELE4SE TEHIR OWN VErSIO pac--man w4z mark3ted by b0th namco and midway; di gdug, by 4tari nd amco,

s ometimes as et of roms with 4 diffarent copyriGht dat3 si found, ro a Bootleg se,t or another altern8 vewRsuion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ LOLOLOLOLOOLLOL when thee mast4r WaReZ ahs alre4dy been emulat3d in /\/\am3,t ehse a7t4rn8s ar usuallly easy toa dd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ I|\| SOME CASEs, ALTARNATE \/ERSOIOINS R SDLIGHTLY DIFFEREMNT: WAREZ L3VELS ARI N A DIFFERENT O RDER, THE WAREZ SI HARD3R RO FASTER, TEC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 1 will ahc,k

ni smoe cases, r0mS were haX0red tO ru non ahrdwr tehy ware not intended for HAX0R YOUUuUUUU becauz YOO SUCK. FRO 3XAMPE, WHEN P4C-MAN WAS HOT, SOME ARCADE OPEARTORZFOUND AS W2AY RT0 DUMP PAC-MNA ORMZ AND AHX0RR THEM T OWORK ON SCVRABMLE MACHI|\|EA* SO THEY WOU7DNT HAVE TO PURCHASE EXTRA PAC-MAN BOARDS 1 own j00 since these ah0red versionz mastarepeicez in th3ri own right, the maajmed eve7opersa havr included tejhm

*apprntly, scramble wqz an especially 3asy-to-ha0Xtr board; sevaral WaR3Z war3 ahX0red to play Oni t... A LONG-RUNMNIG JOKE WITH MAME ENUHSIASST iZ THAT ANYTHING AC|\| BE RUN ON SCRAMBLE HARDWARE---N46 WARZE, Y0R TAOSATAR, UR AUT0/\/\AIC GAR4GE DORO, ETC olololoololol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~ DONT R1P E/\/\E OFF :??????????????? OLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~~ ) (ironically, scra,mble W4z also haZX0r3d to pol4y on gallaxian harware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ )

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due to haX0Rz nad bo0tlesg (ese previous qu3stioin), som vIdoe--warez manufacturers devise dsystwemz rop Reventa rczde opreratorz from stealing tehir WareZ~

0ne 0f the most devious methods---unhaX0rable uyntil just recently--was the sdecuriyyb oard, al;aso Nown as a sl4pstic or deflecTro board!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~~~ HAX)R YOUUUUUUU manuufactrurArs att4ched One o fthese speial circuit boardz to a waerzz main board!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~ LOLOLOLOLO when thre WaReZ w4s run, teh rom heX0r3d foR tje security board!!!!!!!!!1 ololollo IF IT WASNT THERE ,TEH EWAREZ HuNG. I ONW J00 (Tihs si similar to teh guresopm e4hrwdr do|\|gle prot3Ction stIl7 used by some high-3nd warez copmane1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~ ) SIJNCE THE S3CURITY OARD CAME ONLY WITH PURCHASE DWAREZ, THIS MADE COPEIS OF TEH ROMs NUUSABLEE/// olololo THIS IS WHY WAREZ LIKE MARBLE MADNESS ADN INDI4NA JONES COULD PREVIOUSLY NOT BE EMUL8D, EVEN TJOUGH TH3IR rOMZ \\\\////\\\\////EREAVAI7ABLE

teh final way to protect roms was to encryptt hem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 U R LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~ twh main board Tehn decoded teh data a sit ra|\| the ezarez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~ jhence, copying The Romz was futile unless eth decryption system had b3en br0ken!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~

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u can join #retroWaReZrs On teh 3fne t 1rc ser\/eer!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~~ LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL if you dont have a good irc sarver, irc,,, idle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~~~ net Is recommend3d.

irc si sa windows progfra/\/\ that allows u to conn3ct t0 teHse chat channels... iF U dONT AHVE IRC RO R N0T SURE HO WTO USE IT, SEWE THE O FF1CIAL MIRC S1TE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

unfrotunatey, the mame team no longer approveZ of teh policeis of the #mame channel, d0se ont partiicp8 1 nit, and does not recommend ti

if yp0u ues thec hst chAnnelz, remembar Thta emulation is fro ffun aNd histroical i nterest, so p7eeza ct apprpopri8ly... its considered rude t0 buerst into a chat cahnnel and as,k whare can I get roms????? oolol !?!?!?

if you 4hve porblems using ame, pLz reaD teh documentation dfiles (and thois faq) beforew br1nging yor probleemz t oa chat chanmnel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~ LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO~ (if y0u really ahve encountered a new pro7em, it woll 0st l1ke7y eb reciveed wIth intarest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ ))

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you cart4inlyc an, assuming rthat you are reason4bly g00d \/\/ith uyfr h4dns oyu suCK becaus3 I will HA0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~ the arcAde--cabinet is rea7ly nothing more ythan a casing enclosing teeh pc And monitor allypou ahve to do si to make teh casnig aNd then f1t t3h app4ratuz.. HAX0RR YIUUUUUUU ypou cna find mRoe infromati0n on this on the arcade@homd site, which includes phOtos~~~~~~~

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at tjisa time, mame Csan be p7ayed1n a number of languages: see the mamelang project homepgae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~ |\|ote thatthoiss i not an officia7 project,, And hat uit si not y3t wtrkoing f7awlessly

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syr3ly~~~~~~~ u couldstrart by tets1ng the drivesr, old And new!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~~ lololoolooolololl!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ IN THIS WAY THE MAM3 TT3AM CAN GET FEEDBAx0R, 4DN IFNEC3SSARY 4LTAR ANd IPROVE TH1GNS LIKE SOUND 4NS G TAPH1CS you can find /\/\ro3 1nfr0mation about tHis on tEh jamje testarz pag3.. LOLLOLOO

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THERE IS A LOT OF OCNFGUSION ABOUT HOw ROM-M4RGINMG WROKS!!!!!!!!!!11~~ A MERGE DROM FILE IS A SINGLE ZIPPED FILE CONTAZINInG TEH ROMZ FRO TEH DIFFER3NT VERSIONZ OF ONE WAR3Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ I TCONTAI|\|S TEH FILESFRO THED MASTAR( R0IGINAL) wAREZ, P7US THE EXTRA FILES NEDDeD TOPLPAY TEH WAR3ZS LAtREN4T3 VARSIONSA (ClONES, BOOLEGS, OLDER/UPDATED VERSIONZ, OTEHR MANUFACTURErS, ETC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~ )!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~ most alteRnatE versionz use some of the same fIles the ro1gina;l usEs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 sMergi|\|g these filez into a single zipfile llimin8s dup7ic4te files, 4|\|d saves a loT of space/ LOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO it also sAves u a lot oF cluttar, becauz u no l0nger n3ed a separ* zifpile f0r each varsion,,,

when u sask mamet o Run an altar|\|taer barsion of a WAReZ, ahreS \/\/hat AhPp3na:

   1.. m ame ;lpooks fro tHe alterN8 wqareZs (sepaRate)) zipfi7e if tis Not there, ro if it doesn tconatin all the files teh warez neEsd!!!!!!!!!!! ..
   2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ jam3 tehn ch3X0rs teh maSer warezz zipfd1le!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~

letz say thetrEs 4|\| (imaginary) wAr3z cA7led space lips!!!!!!!!!!~~~~ th3r3 ar two versions: teh roiginal (slpipz~ zip) and 4n 4ltarn4te (sdplips2 IP). EACH SET OTAI|\|Z FIVE FLIES NAMeD 01 TO 05!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~ four 0f these files ridenT1cal; only the flies nsamed 05 are differe|\|t!!!!!!!11~~~~~ OLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!111~~~~~~ sop, to pLay teh alternate version, you really need o|\|ly one extra file:: teh sEcond v3rsion Of 05/

if ou tak e0% out of sdpliuPs2 zip, rename it 05a, and add it to splipsd!!!!!!!!1~~~~ zip, you can d3lete slpIp2s zip, now, hwEn yuo ask mame to ron space lips (alter|\|at3), it (1) cheXOrs for spliPs2,, ZIP (NOW GONE); TEHN (2) IT FINDS TH3 FLIES It NEEdS iNJ SPLIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~ zIP, AND RUNS TEH WAREZ loolololololol

how umch room do u sAve \\\\////\\\\////ith mrerg3d romz!?!?!?!??!??!? in mamE 0,, 31, befro emarged-rom supprto, the fuoll romSet wsa around 107mb!!!!!!11~~~~ lololl in mam3 v!!!!!!!111~~~~ 33 ,A FULL EST OF 628 MERGED RMS WAS LESS THA N77MNb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~

soo, merging is gr8---Btu how do ytoou kN0w whixh files to m3rge, 2what to name th3m, etc ???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????? YOU ONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ u r l4m3 u can takea hance adn m3rge tehm youreself, suing ma/\/\ez -liustroms ocmmand to see whiuch gfiles eahc vers1on neEded. I WILL HACk CUZ YU ARE LaME AS MENTIOeD AB0VE, THOUGH, SOMW ALTERNTAE FIL3S HAVE THE SA/\/\E NAMES AZ THE ORIIgINA7Z, AND /\/\UST BE RENAMED CETRAIN WAYS THREEFFOE, TO RELIABLY USE MERGE D ORMZ, PYO USHOULD:

   * DOWMLOAD PRE-MERGED S3TS FRFOM sITES THAT FeATUR TEHM
   * USE A R Om-MANAGEmENT pR0GRAM LIIKE CLMRAME TO METRGE UR EXISTING SPLIT R0MS

(NOTE: SOME FiLES THAT ARENT N3EDED NOW MAY BE NEeDED IN FUUTR EMaMW ERISO|\|Z lolololololololol~ IF U MERGE YOURE ROMZ AND DISCARD TEH UNNEEDED FLEAS, BE pREORD TO DOWSN7OAD UPD4TDE ROMZ LAeR. )

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do it by hand (takes time), or just get cLrmam3!!!!!!!!!!!!111~~~~ olol

TJIS SI HOWEVER VARY BAAD THING TO DO UNLESS U REALLY KNOW WHAT YOR DOOIJG, SINCE LATER MAME VERsIONS IMGHT START USiNG SOM OFTTEH CURRENTLY ONUSED ROMS (LIK EIF DOOUND EMULATI0N EGTS AZDDED,TEH SOUND ROMR NEEDED),, AND THEN YOU HAVE InVALID RoM SETS

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azx mame grows, 1tz emulation of existing W4ReZ inproves/// tjhis often means th4t mroe files from teh roiginal warez romss are necessary!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~~~~~ I will hAX)r!!!!!!!!111 OLOLOLLO.. somE of these fil3s /\/\ay not ahve been included i tehj roms pReviou dsitribuTion, Ro U matya hve deleted some of tehm when ypou /\/\rged yor romsets. ololololo olololololoolololol

therewfroe, you can (az)s tayw ith thE previouis varsi0n of m4me; ro (b)) download updated romz to use with t3h ne wmmae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~ (when a new mamwe si released, some sites post the newluy-needed, individu4l files separ8ly, s0 u don t4hve to re-download entiRe romswts/// )

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Proms r spec1a;l rom filse that contain colro data ro otewhr necessaryy WAReZ data TEHY UESD TO BE CODED DIFECTLY 1NTO MAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ JO,W THE \\\\////\\\\////AREXZ THAT REQUIR3 TEHM INCLUDE ThEM AS SEP4r DILEZ,,,

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THISD SI ONE OF TEH MOST-OFTEn-ASKEd QUESTIONS... from readme~~~ TXT:

YOU R NOT ALLOWED TO DISTRIBUTE MAME AND ROM IMAGES ON THE SAME PHYSICAL MEDIUM, you ar allowe dto ,make tehm av4ilable for downl0ad on the same web siTe,b utonlY if You warn users about the Cpopyright sTatus oof eth roms and teH 7egak issues involved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ ypou are not all0wed to mak emasme avvailablefor download together with one gia|\|t file containing al;l of the supproteD roms, or any files c0ntain1ng mrO3 thAn oNe rom ser each.. YOU ARN OT AL7OWED TO DISTRIBUTE MAME INJ AN YFORMI GF UU SEL7, ADVERTISE OR PUBLIUC1ZE ILLEGAL C-DROMS OR PTHER M3DiA CNOTAAIINNG FO/\/\ IMAGWES!!!!!!~~~~~ THEIR IS A RATIO DNT RIpED ME OFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~~ OLOLOLOLOLOOLOLOLOO~~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~

remember, isa illegA7 ot possdsS a romfile unlesz iu own teh original cIrcuit board contaiNing that rom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 olololololol~~ it si highly unlikrly---proabbly imposdsible---rhat any onde dewd ownz teh circuitb oards f0r all 20000+ of teh w4rez m4m esupp0rtS,, I WILL HAX)R YOUUUIUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11~~~~ posess1nGq rom f1le from a warez u dont own is puNishjible by up to fiev years in prison a|\|d afine of upp to $50,0000 For each biolaTion.. lololololololoolo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 (gramnted, mno one 1s bieng prosecueD at this time, but teH law reMaiNs!!!!!!!!!~~~~~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!111~ )

even if it ware LeGal, do y0u really think ht4t any siteops woulds want visitors downl;oadiNg a 600mb fi7e (ro mroe than 1700mb, includign teh neogfeo warez)??????????????????? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL~ OLOOLOO~~~~~

now, im4g1ne your A sit3op, and 50 LaMez aks you this question eVery day----asking u toi Do Something Thtas illegal,c oMpletely imprasctical, and frobidden by teh mame team itaelf,, AMYBe NOW YOU CAN UNDERSTAMND TH3 HOTIILITY donmt do it!!!!!!

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SOME SAMPLE SDeTS SIMLPY DO NIOT EXIST// onnetEhles, mam3 deveLopers add samp;e support to thje dribv3rz for such Warez, h0pi|\|g tje Samples wilL eventualyl appear sOm3 otehr waqrez havw on7y part of thier aample sets availAble,, lolol u wil7 aqlways find teh mos complete swts a vailabl eon teh officialm Ame sites sampleds page!!!!!1~~~~

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