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.
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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 |
More Help: GameEx Community and Forum