A Super Easy Way To Set Up And Play MAME Arcade Games On Your Windows PC!
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- In this video, I show you How easily setup and play your favorite MAME Arcade games by using the newly updated MAME Arcade Full Set Importer in LaunchBox And Big Box! This is by far the easiest way to get MAmE running on your PC OR laptop. It automatically downloads and configured MAME and it also download Box art and information!
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Billy Mitchell is frantically taking notes.
I don't have five grand to spend on a arcade machine if they build for the local bowling alley that has all these games on it you can download off the internet and also for rental console and PC games also in these cabinets nice design though.
So am I. 😂
This is just the video I needed! I didn't know what to do about running arcade games on PC or what frontend to use. I'll def be giving this a try
Been forever since I launched the program. Purchased license way back when and used it for a bit. Newer versions seem to have ton of new features. Will be setting up a fresh install this week after seeing this video!
Thanks a bunch, man. Always wanted to install MAME but it looked a bit daunting. It took me almost a week to download the full rom set (and I could only find version 0.232) but eventually it all worked out. Now I have around thirty thousand games in my PC. What's a bummer is that not all games could find images for their big boxes, but I'll get around to that sometime. Again, thank you very much, you were very kind with your time in order to teach us the steps.
Any clue where you got your rom set
@@dmtmediabrothers No clue, just tried various links in google search until one seemed to be the real deal. It is a bit of a leap of faith, I was affraid I was downloading malicious software but it ended up well. Maybe try doing it in a computer you don't care much about - and if it works, you can transfer the file to your main computer later.
@@pablobragacp Let's be real there, arcade games in general do not contain a fancy boxart like the console one. Even there is one, the list appearance still looks very inconsistent which doesn't help at all :3
Personally, just like the scenario with Nintendo Satellaview games, I would make an exception which I rather use title screen as Arcade boxart cover list. Every arcade game basically has it's own title screen so it would make the overall looking much more bearable :3
Also, when adding arcade playlist in Launchbox or Retroarch, DO NOT set the core as every game sometimes needs different cores to successfully boot the application.
ETA Prime is such a BADASS💪🏻! THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of your help!
This is my go to channel for emulation.
I have tried almost all console emulation but i haven't tried mame because i felt intimidated by how hard it is to set it up. Thanks for this guide, I will try it.
Seriously, I'm in the same boat on that. I remember back when MAME first came out, info on how to properly install and run it was pretty confusing since this was a time when all this information was very new to the internet at large. These launchers truly do streamline the most foreign part of the process.
I'm glad you will try it out. Today is very easy to get it done, and ETA clearly shows that :)
I’m pretty much a dummy when it comes to computers but I did mame years ago and got the hang of it.
This is amazing, changed my old laptop into an arcade machine now. Just want to see a video on setting up a controller for LaunchBox
This is a fantastic guide. Worked perfectly. Thank you so much! I have struggled with this for many many years. Finally an easy solution that actually works!
*_Did you have any issue downloading the 0.240 split set? My download gets to about 99.9% and then gets stuck in a continuous download loop. Can’t seem to find a workaround to get the final two files I need._*
@@kevindie I was able to download the .240 split set with no issues. Maybe yours got to 99% and then was working to write the file to the disk? Just a guess.
@Puta Madre I do not think I am allowed to post a link on here. But reddit ... will lead you to github ...
@@dot-matrix having a tough time finding it myself. Any specific Reddit I should search?
@@kevindie Same for me to
Great tutorial! 👍 Launchbox is amazing. I bought the premium version a couple of weeks ago.
Me too, big box is wonderful, I put all emulators (even retroarch that is kind of a front end also) on big box, looks like a console.
Thank you, just ordered a Beelink SER3 and getting it on Saturday will be doing this this weekend.
This is really helpful! Really helped.
Another great video.....thanks so much for what you do!
That is great and so much easier than it used to be to setup.
Is MAME essentially piracy?
Looks nice, thank you. Some sincere questions though. Even though this is by far the easiest rom import setup I have seen,
1) How do I prevent automatic full screen? I almost always play in a window to pause and go back and to other apps
2) Controller setup! This is something where Launchbox just doesn't have a patch on openemu for mac (nothing does really as far as ease of use goes). How do I set up my controller, including analog for driving games?
3) How do I access game rom settings, for example with neogeo i should be able to have control over difficulty level, lives, etc. This is really easy in RA with FBN.
Thanks very much in advance!
This is much improved. Though the created playlists still feel like they are messy. Would be nice if it gave me the option of nesting them to make it a little cleaner , but it is a minor gripe really.
Would really love to see you make a video on retrobat one of these days!
very good tutorial! thx so mutch ETA Prime
There's a launchbox CZcams channel and the narrator sounds just like ETA Prime. Worth checking out
Because it is Eta :)
Yeah, I think the Launchbox guys watched his videos and then tapped him to do theirs. I have no doubt ETA really does like LB, it is a great front end.
This is so helpful, thank you! ^^
If you're using MAME in Retroarch you'll need Finalburn Neo, MAME 2016, and MAME 2003. Not all the roms set will work with just one, you need to see which one doesn't launch and switch them accordingly. You can also setup Launchbox for these 3 category, only roms that works with 2003, 2016 and Finalburn.
Yeah, depending on your games, you may need to set different MAME versions to work with different games. Some of mine work great with 2003 Plus or 2016, and a few work with MAME generic or even MAME 2003 Midway.
None of my MAME roms are working though. I've got a roms folder shared between Hyperspin and Launchbox. MAME 0.220 identically set up but I can play them fine in HS but not in LB.
Any ideas why this could happen? Cheers!
Fixed it. Copied roms to their own folder within Launchbox and voila!
I learned that several years ago. I use different M.A.M.E versions and frontends. Never used Hyperspin, Retroarch or Launchbox before.
thanks so much, you are the best for this kind of content
I've been addicted to your channel for weeks now. I'm a huge retro gamer fan and my era was the Atari 5200-7800, but my true passion are arcade games. This is perfect! Thank you! However, I can't get SNK Neo Geo games to work. I'm a programmer and I have no problem cracking open files and folders and modifying as needed, but there are no tutorials or helps files on Neo Geo in Launchbox. Any ideas where I should look?
Thanks! Didn't understand how the software worked and now I can get it to work
Good grief Launchbox just earned a forever license, this is amazing!
Thank you. This was super helpful.
You are awesome bro..!
Worked great for the most part. Just downloaded Launchbox and it's an updated version from the one in this video. Gonna have to figure out the no-nag part, it didn't work on my PC.
Anyone know if the issue with downloading media for similarly named roms is still present? Like the confusion between Double Dragon the original arcade game and Double Dragon for the Neo Geo? It seems like Launchbox has a hard time distinguishing the two games so I always get their media mixed up.
Great video! Thank U! Will have to do this!
thank you very much for the sweeeeeet Tutorial , greetings from Switzerland
Great tutorial. Helped me a lot.I was struggling to get Arcade games working.
Part 2 would be the basic setup for big box and how to get in and out of games without a mouse and keyboard :)
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this is a very cool app to install mame !so easy and well made :)👍👍👍👍
Fab video thank you!
Thanks for such great tutorial, it really helped me a million Very Professional executed video tutorial!
We would love to see a gaming room tour one day
Like always, thanks for watching..... hands down favorite lines.
Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.
This video is amazing. But, where does he get the games from? I want to know. So, I can get the games also?
Thank you for the excellent tutorial! Would it be possible to also do a separate video on using an Xbox controller with Launchbox? It does not seem to be preconfigured.
Thank you so much 👍🏻
Are CHDs files needed to install with the roms? and do I need the bios too? and are they automatically downloaded onto the set up? I'm still new to this MAME set up
ETA your always looking 👌 out for us power to the retro games and the people who help save the history 👏 off our childhood 👍 😀
do you need to put all the chd files inside the roms folder as well?
Anyone know where to get the rom set from? can't find it
Hi ETA PRIME,
I followed your steps in this video but am having issues with the games “lagging”/sound lag stuttering.
Running both mame 245 and rom set 245.
My pc: i5 8400 @2.8gh,
8gb ram
Msi Gtx 1060 6gb
When I press F11, the fps drops down to 50, if I alt+tab out to a different window, the sound/music of the game plays at normal speed.
Is there anything I can do in settings or is my computer just too weak to play mame? Thanks
Hello, I have a question that you may or may not be able to answer, what (in your opinion) is the best frontend for an arcade machine build, now to be fair the machine in question is a 4 player using ipacs. I also have 4 xbox controllers for emulators that don't really support arcade style play . I currently have a front end installed and use but I'm just curious what you might recommend as I am always looking to improve the experience
I would suggest a windows PC booting straight into BigBox for most easy customization and less hair pulling. I personally use a PC with Linux based Batocera in my arcade, its seamless from boot, very easy for my kids to start up and run, but takes a bit of time to fine tune some of the more advanced emulation like N64 and up.
Hello All, I have followed all the steps and downloaded onto my Windows 10 PC perfectly.
THe only issue I have is that I can start up all the games but can't play it. I tried hitting every button on my keyboard and every button on my Microsoft Xbox controller but it doesn't do anything. I can't get the game to start playing. I can see all of the nag screens but still can't get the game to play.
Any advice out there please?
Is controller setup/use simple? Any possibility on info on how that's done? Currently doing the art work download and all that before I really get into the games!
How about non-merged sets? I tried to install a non merged set so that I could install games one by one (as i do with all games), but it imports like 4 different versions of a game, and only consolidates some of them.
Can all this be set-up on a portable USB hard drive that can be played on other computers?
Daaaaaamn it!! MADDEN 08!! ONE DAY ONE DAY..
Thanks good video
@ETA PRIME -- Can you add an option where we can choose the default monitor that games display on? The reason i ask is for Mame, it keeps displaying on monitor 1 and i want it on monitor 2, but, can't figure out how to do it
Is there any diference where we put the folder containing the mame's ROMs that will be imported?
i spend so much time before doing import of WHD. just tried to setup a new LB with WHD and it just worked within minutes. I also remember something about the PUA was not that great before, and needed to use FS-UAE instead. but looks like amiga have improved in many ways
Thank you for this. When you open a game, do you need to map buttons etc? I want to put this into an arcade cab
Love it! Please add multiple filters. Like if I wanted to play fighting games made in 1998. I know you can use the arrange option, but it displays every game in the category, so I would still have to scroll down to 1998.
agreed, Botacera and Emuelec has multiple filters to choose from
Automatic MAME confirmation sounds nice, I frequently struggle with button mappings that are gone
Maybe because my stick isn’t always in the same USB port
Set your controls, then go to your mame/cfg folder and make the default.cfg read only. That way it can't be overwritten.
@@neil_9000 did exactly that but still have the issue. Maybe I should delete those other config files. Maybe there is a game specific one in there as well
@@FuZZbaLLbee
Yeah could well be, a game specific will override the default. I use the read only method myself and havent had mame wipe it in years. Mame wipes it when you start it without a controller plugged in/switched on.
@@neil_9000 I am wondering if MAME also wipes it if the stick is in an other USB port. Windows seems to see it as a different device. I have the same with my wireless USB dongle for the xbox360 controller. The first time i use a different USB port for the wireless dongle a driver needs to be installed.
@@FuZZbaLLbee Always use the same port then.I was having some similar issues with windows.
thanks Mr Prime
Can you do a series on this topic with emulators, and Android?
Does anyone know if the CHD folder can be in another directory apart of the main romset?
Is there a way to only import games that are vertical or horizontal? I have 2 cabinets. 1 is for horizontal and the other is for vertical games. * I also have BigBox. Thanks ETA
How do you configure MAME? I want to get scan lines working and the .ini file isn't in my directory since I can't configure MAME. I would love to know how to do that and get scanlines working!
Thank you!
THANKS DUDE ! Very good
Hi
Thanks for the video. Can you do a tutorial for getting this on a Raspberry Pi?
thanks man, i just used this guide to set up, i used to use MAME years back and launchbox looks really fun and neat compared to mame old interface i used to use
if only i could give possibility to give it to myself 30 years back, who used to drop tokens which were substitute for coins in our arcades, to give myself ability to play it all... it was unimaginable back then, i wonder what will be available in 30 years from now
Retrobat is the best way. It's batosera for windows. I really wonder why it is not covered by this channel yet
Thanks for another great video - I Followed the video down to a button and all the cover art and things look to be in place but when i go to launch a game it acts as if it is going to play - then boots me back to the game select screen (using big box - rom set 0.240. :( just went i thought i finally had things going, any thoughts as to what could be causing this?
How are you configuring arcade fight sticks to this i bought the full version and the only reason i don't use it is that i can not get arcade sticks to work on it
I am wondering, in a month's when the next version comes out how do we add to launchbox. Or do we have to delete arcade and redo it with newer ver
Great how to thanks ETA. Does anyone know what sort of CPU/GPU package I would need in a old laptop to run Mame?
Is that also launch box allow to run MS DOS games and the amigas roms and old consoles like before nintendo like Atari? I am building with my retro computer who run 32 bits PC games. I was thinking to haft windows 32 bits in one side and other side and other side with batocera with all emulators to play 2004.
Here is my laptop reference
Asus G73JH
Dedicated 1gb video card
DDR3 16GB
2 Hard Drivers
1TB SSD
1TB HHD
I am thinking because it is more easy setup and access but no sure. Any good advice?
So if I want to trim my set, cause I like CHDs, I should import a full non-merged set, and after the import, export the games it imported, possibly convert it to split or merged, remove the roms in launchbox and then import the exported set?
is there a way to get the same filtered end result for something like emulation station on Steam Deck?
Awesome
what can i do if i dont whant to use the full set becouse it are too mutch games
Bless you for this. I’m going to use this for my Arcade1up machines. Can I use you 2-3 year old video for raspberry pie on Arcade1up for tutorial still? I kind of want to do the install with getting all original hardware and just throw in a computer to run this launch box.
You probably can but I'd suggest you search a video on modding the specific arcade you got because there might be some minor but potentially confusing changes between other arcade models and the panels/wiring they use.
Great video!
What usb encoders would you recommend for the joysticks and buttons?
Most cheap encoders on Amazon are good enough and are basically plug and play. The buttons on the other hand will depend on what have you played and what you like. Some folks like buttons that light up others are more concerned about them being concave or convex. I'd suggest the simpler single color buttons without lights, they are cheaper and easier to set up. you can always get different buttons for your encoder if you want something more colorful or fancy afterwards.
@Alexis Rivera Appreciate that. I usually use the cheap ones. I've bought the led buttons once, their okay, but like you mentioned, I'd rather stick with the traditional ones.
Hello there. There are a lot of games i want to play (like Sega Rally) which are not in the full set. Is there a way to add them into Launch Box?
What’s the best way to update a mame version in launchbox without loosing high scores etc.?
Wot! 😱 No Galaga fast shoot! 😋
Keeping the nag screens is actually a good idea, then if something is not working right, at least you have some idea what's happening.
So our mames we currently have and Mame Roms set are two different things? we can't use the mames we currently have to work on Launch box?
What happens with button configs for the games? Are they all pre set? I use a Xbox one controller
Followed the guide exactly, but the No-Nag doesn't jump right into the game anymore. I used the same X-men example you did.
hi bro fantastic video u save me. can u plz make and another video how to make possible to run CHD games in launchbox?
If i could ask a question. If i have 0.240 ROM set (non-merged) do i still need CHDs?
Ive a spare pc and an x-arcade tankstick..is there a standard config for the tankstick? Thanks for the video.very clear as always I JUST FOUND YOUR VIDEO....MAME HERE I COME!
ETA I’m just going to say it! You are in a league of your own as a content creator. I’ve been a subscriber for many years and I’m not just saying that. You have the best tutorials bar none! Thank you bro for being so awesome and Happy Holidays Christmas 🎄
Mame is king! 😏👍✨
I downloaded 12.7 from scratch and imported through the Wizard. I take it that it downloads the catalogue of 0.204, but not the actual ROM's (chd/zip) ?
where do we find compatible MAME roms though? theres like 12 different libraries for all the MAME versions out there and they are not cross compatible it seems.
Can Final Burn Alpha games be set up the same way? Do they use a different emulator?
the roms were imported but when I try to play a game, it will give me a short "initializing..." prompt and switch back out... do you know what I did wrong??
If I want to replace the program with a new version, which files in the folder do I have to replace? I don't want to lose my highscores or my settings for the games.
Is there a way to add the Scan lines to the games?
how do I enable scan lines by setting up launchbox/mame this way?
can someone advise on how to download the full merged rom set? Every time I click on the roms I get to the parent directory but I have to download each game individually.