GameEx frontend and the X-Arcade
GameEx is a graphical DirectX based front-end for MAME™ , Zinc, Daphne, PC Games, and all command line based game emulators, along with being a good Home Theatre PC solution.™ Simply put, GameEx is likely the best emulation front-end ever devised, and makes emulation setup easier.
Easy GameEx setup for MAME™ :
- First download and install MAME™ as instructed.
- Download GameEx
- Install GameEx, and when you get to the MAME™ configuration, change the directories to the ones where MAME™ was installed in step 1 as shown in the image below.
- Under "Advanced MAME Settings" be sure to add "-ctrlr X-Arcade" as shown below.
GameEx GUI Button Layout:
| Function: | X-Arcade | | --- | --- | | Start Page | Button 1+ Button 2 or Button 1 + Button 3 | | Up | Up | | Down | Down | | Left | Left | | Right | Right | | Page Up | Button 1 + up | | Page Down | Button 1 + down | | Alpha Page Up | Button 1 + Left | | Alpha Page Down | Button 1 + Right | | Select Game | Player 1 Start Button | | Exit GameEx | Controller Escape key equivalent | | Exit Game | Controller Escape key equivalent / Player 2 and Right Flipper | | Volume Up | Button 2 + up | | Volume Down | Button 2 + down | | Navigate Back | Button 3 | | Next Song | Player 2 Button 2 | | Previous Song | Player 2 Button 1 | | Create Snaps | Button 3 + Player 1 Start Button | | Change Video Aspect | Player 1 Start Button | | Video/DVD Seek Back | Left | | Video/DVD Seek Forward | Right | | DVD Next Chapter | Down | | DVD Previous Chapter | Up | | DVD Menu | Player 1 Start Button + Button 2 | | Video/DVD Pause/ Resume | Button 1 | | Music Pause/ Resume | Button 4 | | Restore/ Maximize Window | N/A | | Don't exit Attract mode | Credit 1 or Credit 2 | | Show Game Information | Player 1 Start Button + Button 2 | | View control panel while MAME is playing | N/A | | Rotate Display | N/A |
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