Hey guys, There are quite a few guides out there, but I have not been able to find a noob or intermediate guide for HyperSpin, Hyperlaunch, HyperSync, and MAME in one place.
Work in Progress
Some MAME Setup tips
Contents
2 Controls
3 Video
4 Artwork
4.1 Bezels
Download MAME binary
Lots of different versions available, but I go with the main one from the core developers. I got mine from here:
MAME Download
Controls
ControllerRemap
Mame has a problem with USB devices. If you're 'hot-swapping' them, their Windows ID will change - so what may be Joy1 one day in mame may change to Joy7 then next. This messes up yer setup.
ControllerRemap solved this - but is commonly experienced as a b****r to set up.
ControllerRemap:
So, I made an ABC guide - should get you setup in an hour:
To stretch horizontal games to width of display, yet keep aspect ratio of vertical games:
Download horizont.ini and vertical.ini from downloads below.
Place in the INI folder within the root directory of your MAME installation (e.g. C:Mame0149bINI)
That's it! :)
Random Bezels @16:10
This matched my 1920x1200 monitor resolution. Your mame artwork folder won't have bezels for all the vertical games. You need a quick and easy way to generate these. I used HyperBezel II: HyperBezel II By chillinwater