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MAME ROMS don't launch

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:30 pm
by Player1
Hi, folks!

I am a new mGalaxy user and I am facing ROMS loading problem, I followed all the tutorial steps http://www.mgalaxy.com/tutorial_mGalaxy.html and managed to update the database but the ROMS do not load.

When I click on the games I hear the message "launch game" but nothing happens, read all related topics, follow the instructions but nothing solved.

Anyone have any idea what might be happening?...

Re: MAME ROMS don't launch

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:00 am
by Aeliss
Have you tried in stand alone mode ? without mgalaxy ?

Re: MAME ROMS don't launch

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:32 pm
by mgalaxy
Aeliss is right (once again  ;)) you should check that the roms are launching fine from within the emulator itself!
By the way, what is the emulator you're using?

Re: MAME ROMS don't launch

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:41 am
by Player1
[quote="Aeliss"]
Have you tried in stand alone mode ? without mgalaxy ?
[/quote] I do not know how to use command lines to test ROMS...  :-/

Re: MAME ROMS don't launch

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:43 am
by Player1
[quote="mgalaxy"]
Aeliss is right (once again  ;)) you should check that the roms are launching fine from within the emulator itself!
By the way, what is the emulator you're using?
[/quote] I'm using MAME 0.200.

Re: MAME ROMS don't launch

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:58 am
by mgalaxy
Check that your roms are up to date with v0.200

To launch a rom with command line:
  • create a file with a ".bat" suffix
  • right-click on it and choose "Edit"
  • Enter this line (replace with actual values) then close and save
    mame.exe -rompath "the path to the rom" theromfile.zip
    Ex: mame.exe -rompath "D:\Multi-system (MAME)\ROMS v159" 3wonders.zip
  • double-click on the .bat file

Re: MAME ROMS don't launch

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 2:53 pm
by Aeliss
You can try too without command line, just run the executable.
But if it works, you will have to test with command line.