How to add emulator+roms ?

[BassSpleen]

What are the steps to add an emulator + its roms ? I downloaded the MAME profile and tried but I end up with this : http://i.imgur.com/qZNj2bd.jpg
Obviously when I start it, it doesn't work since the shortcut is meh...

Here are the steps i used iirc :
- Spawn Shortcut
- Browse towards the mame.exe (Have to, i can't spawn an empty thing)
- Set it to start with MAME
- type : arcade
- First time starting it, it asks for the mame.exe and the rom folder
- That's it

I tried the same steps for snes 9x and ended up with the same thing.

[BassSpleen]

I also tried spawning a new one by selecting the zipped Rom directly instead of the mame.exe and it just crashes AA. No error message, nothing.

[StarXStone]

The easiest thing to do that I did was go to an online emulator sight like Nesbox or something. Otherwise Id recommend using ZSnes to play snes games online with other people on ur server. Lastly I screwed around with it and found out you need to open up the rom file then where the box says [Stand alone] drop box it and click on Snes9x. Then if you want the cabin to look good click on it and click on the paper link on the left side of the box. Click edit and then screen and module will need a URL to an image. Try to stay away from personal files on your pc unless the room is just for you not multiplayer, otherwise people wont see your images... I made that mistake with my fist house. Hope this helps!

[SM Sith Lord]

Originally posted by BassSpleen:

What are the steps to add an emulator + its roms ? I downloaded the MAME profile and tried but I end up with this : http://i.imgur.com/qZNj2bd.jpg
Obviously when I start it, it doesn't work since the shortcut is meh...

Here are the steps i used iirc :
- Spawn Shortcut
- Browse towards the mame.exe (Have to, i can't spawn an empty thing)
- Set it to start with MAME
- type : arcade
- First time starting it, it asks for the mame.exe and the rom folder
- That's it

I tried the same steps for snes 9x and ended up with the same thing.

The problem is you are spawning a shortcut to MAME itself, and not to any specific game.

If you want to use MAME as an OpenWith program (rather than just launching the MAME exe itself) you need to set things up in a little different order.

1. Make sure you have the emulator profile you want ACTIVATED on the Collect Rewards screen.
2. Middle click on an empty spot and spawn a GAME file (not the emulator itself).
3. A grey box will appear where you tell it what type of item your game is, and which program to open it with (choose the emulator from step 1.)
4. Spawn the item and go up and try to launch it.
5. Carefully read the messages on the screen that will guide you through the rest of the setup.

Read the messages carefully because some times it will ask for stuff related to the game, other times it might ask for stuff related to the emulator.

In conclusion, the trick is to create a shortcut to the GAME, and tell AArcade to open that shortcut with your emulator profile.

[Sapphire]

Originally posted by twitch.tv/AnarchyArcade:

Originally posted by BassSpleen:

What are the steps to add an emulator + its roms ? I downloaded the MAME profile and tried but I end up with this : http://i.imgur.com/qZNj2bd.jpg
Obviously when I start it, it doesn't work since the shortcut is meh...

Here are the steps i used iirc :
- Spawn Shortcut
- Browse towards the mame.exe (Have to, i can't spawn an empty thing)
- Set it to start with MAME
- type : arcade
- First time starting it, it asks for the mame.exe and the rom folder
- That's it

I tried the same steps for snes 9x and ended up with the same thing.

The problem is you are spawning a shortcut to MAME itself, and not to any specific game.

If you want to use MAME as an OpenWith program (rather than just launching the MAME exe itself) you need to set things up in a little different order.

1. Make sure you have the emulator profile you want ACTIVATED on the Collect Rewards screen.
2. Middle click on an empty spot and spawn a GAME file (not the emulator itself).
3. A grey box will appear where you tell it what type of item your game is, and which program to open it with (choose the emulator from step 1.)
4. Spawn the item and go up and try to launch it.
5. Carefully read the messages on the screen that will guide you through the rest of the setup.

Read the messages carefully because some times it will ask for stuff related to the game, other times it might ask for stuff related to the emulator.

In conclusion, the trick is to create a shortcut to the GAME, and tell AArcade to open that shortcut with your emulator profile.

What if it still can't find it? It says I don't have it downloaded, despite me leading it directly to the file. This happened with a few so far, but others work, and I don't really understand why. If i have a folder for sega genesis games, and another for arcade games, would that throw it off? And what if the emulator and the roms are in different folders, for organization purposes, obviously.

[SM Sith Lord]

Originally posted by Sparky:

Originally posted by twitch.tv/AnarchyArcade:

The problem is you are spawning a shortcut to MAME itself, and not to any specific game.

If you want to use MAME as an OpenWith program (rather than just launching the MAME exe itself) you need to set things up in a little different order.

1. Make sure you have the emulator profile you want ACTIVATED on the Collect Rewards screen.
2. Middle click on an empty spot and spawn a GAME file (not the emulator itself).
3. A grey box will appear where you tell it what type of item your game is, and which program to open it with (choose the emulator from step 1.)
4. Spawn the item and go up and try to launch it.
5. Carefully read the messages on the screen that will guide you through the rest of the setup.

Read the messages carefully because some times it will ask for stuff related to the game, other times it might ask for stuff related to the emulator.

In conclusion, the trick is to create a shortcut to the GAME, and tell AArcade to open that shortcut with your emulator profile.

What if it still can't find it? It says I don't have it downloaded, despite me leading it directly to the file. This happened with a few so far, but others work, and I don't really understand why. If i have a folder for sega genesis games, and another for arcade games, would that throw it off? And what if the emulator and the roms are in different folders, for organization purposes, obviously.

I have troubleshot this issue with many people on PMs, and 90% of the time people just make a simple mistake when specifying one of the following: ROM file location, emulator executable location, emulator's ROM path.

I normally walk the players through doing a reality check on the values that AArcade has stored for these, vs where the files/folders actually exist on the player's PC. During the process, people always get their emulators working properly.

I'll be clearing off some space on my Steam friends list today if you want to add me a bit later to do some personal troubleshooting. The good news is once you get 1 ROM working, the rest of your ROMs for that emulator should work automatically.

[Sapphire]

I figured it out on my own a few days after i posted it. For those having the problem i did, AA assumes your emulator is in a specific spot (at least it did for me) all you have to do is edit it, find where it talks about the emulator and click manage, then show the program where it is. If that doesn't work, you probably misplaced it or it got moved or something. Once you figure out the problem with one, if you have any more, it should be no problem. Hope it helped somebody