how can i play mame games?

Answer 1

first you have to download the emulator but i recommend you to saw some you tube videos

Answer 2

its kind of weird but..

you download the game file (.rar) for example, then if you already have the (mame) folder with the little "mame" window icon thing just drag the game file into the mame window icon and the game should start

Answer 3

There are two versions of MAME, a Command Line version (DOS) and a Windows based version for computers. If you have Windows I recommend MAME32 (MAMEPLUS).

Understand MAME is only an emulator and comes with no games. You will need to get ROMs, BIOS, and CHD files placed in a folder named ROMS in your MAME programs folder.

I will be speaking of MAME32 for the rest of my answer.
I first have to say I personnel stay away from ROM HUSTLER, I do not trust their files and I dint like the POP ups.

I recommend MAMEPLUS at http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/
You can Click this link and download the MAMEPLUS Ver .116 http://www5.emu-zone.org/host/mameplus/download/mameplus_bin_gcc-0.116-20070611.7z
It is a 7zip file to read more about 7zip look here http://www.7-zip.org/ to download the 7zip program click here http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z442.exe
Once you download the 7zip program install it and then unzip the MAME program. Place it where your going to have some room, because chd files are large 1gb+ and bios/rom files add up mb quick.

The other MAME32 program you could use is MAME32FX http://mame32fx.altervista.org/home.htm Or click this link for fast download http://digilander.libero.it/mame32FX/mame32fx_0115_i686.exe


After you get any MAME32 program downloaded and extracted open the main folder. You will find sub folders for Cabinets, Cpanel, Flyers, Fonts, Marquees, Samples, ROMs, ect.......
What you need to do is open the ROMs folder and this is where "ALL" rom,bios,chd files go. AND ALL FILES IN THIS FOLDER ARE TO REMAIN ZIPPED **DO NOT UNZIP FILES**

Now open mame* the program will start up and you will see a list of game compatible wit the version of MAME you have. The best thing to do is to look for games you like to get and write down the name of the rom in the name ileum.

Getting started on the game search I say you go and get all the BIOS files first: Go here and scroll down to the chart under BIOS ROMS double click on each name listed and download files save them in the roms folder.
http://www.efmovie.com/mame.htm
Next on the same sight you can do the same downloading roms from the USERS' FAVORITE ROMS chart and further down the page get roms in the MAME (ver) NEW/UPDATED ROMS charts.

Other Roms can be looked for at in the order I look for mine as follows:
http://www.dy1980.com/web/emu-mame5.htm
http://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/mame.html
http://www.rom-world.com/dl.php?name=MAME

Chd files you need to use eMule or BitTorrrent to find them and download them they are a bit More complicated and time consuming. Look for others questions about CHDs at http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AoNzY_JsDy56jbDPJsJm_OQnzKIX?ps=1&p=MAME+CHD+&pn=&scope=&mc=&fltr=_en&tab=1&asktime=&save_search=1&st=1

After you get some games downloaded and in the roms folder start up MAME* again. This time after it starts press the F5 key and it will start to Audit your roms and know what games you have avalible. To see only games you can play click AVAILABLE in the first coleum. Now Hold down the CTRL buttom and Press F this will open a "Filters for Available Folder" put a check next to Non-Working and then click OK. Listed now should be games you can play.

Good luck it takes some time to learn the basic in's and out's of MAME but worth it.

Answer 4

i dont know what mame games are but there are a bunch of games on newgrounds.com addictinggames.com and gamesloth.com

Answer 5

ehhh?

Answer 6

What .......... ??