MAME Classic
Copyright (C) 1999-2005
All Rights Reserved
Richard A. Insalaco
mameclassic@gmail.com
http://mameclassic.mameworld.info

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This product contains Polar ZIP Component from Polar.  Copyright  1998-2003.  All rights reserved.



How to use M.A.M.E. with MAME Classic
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First, read the M.A.M.E. FAQs at http://mamedev.org/devwiki/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions.

Then, download M.A.M.E. from www.mamedev.org.  Goto DOWNLOADS/Latest Releases, and scroll down till you find the latest Official Binaries.  You want the first Windows command-line binary.  Sound samples are available at http://samples.mameworld.info and artwork is available at http://mrdo.mameworld.info.  Samples and artwork are not needed to actually play the games.

Then download the full install of MAME Classic from my site, http://mameclassic.mameworld.info.  Unzip the downloaded file.  Run setup.exe and follow the prompts.  There is no need to uninstall a previous version if you are reinstalling to the same location.

Then you need to get ROMs(games).  A great source is the newsgroup alt.binaries.emulators.mame.  You can also find torrents available.

Create a directory called MAME on your hard drive.  If you are using Windows Vista, make sure that you do not create this directory in a Vista protected folder.  Extract the contents of the M.A.M.E. download into this folder.  Put the games that you downloaded into the ROMS folder.

Extract and install MAME Classic.  You can accept the defaults unless you are using Windows Vista.  If you are using Windows Vista, make sure that you install MAME Classic in a folder that is not a Vista protected folder.  If the install asks you if you want to keep any of your existing files, answer Yes.   The first time you run MAME Classic it will ask you to set some preferences and folder locations.  BROWSE to your M.A.M.E. folder so that it finds mame.exe.  The rest of the file locations will fill in automatically.  Hit OK and you should be on your way.  You can fine tune the way the games appear on your system by setting options in the RASTER SETTINGS screen for raster games and VECTOR SETTINGS screen for vector games.



Minimal Upgrade Installation
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Unzip the downloaded file.  Copy MClassic.exe and Classic.txt into your MAME Classic directory overwriting your existing files.