Mala Setup

Details are to be found on the MaLa Website on how to a achive a quick and easy set-up.

The following information is posted here to suppliment that.

Quick MAME setup

• Download the Windows command line version of MAME from the MAMEDev Release page.
• Extract MAME in a directory on your harddisk (eg c:\mame)
• Optional: Download catver.ini (adds game genre information)
• Optional: Download controls.ini (adds game control information)
• Optional: Download history.dat (adds history/descriptions for each game)
• Copy all optional files into your MAME directory
• Download MaLa from the download page
  • Remember you don't have to use the latest version as that is not always the best in terms of speed. Start with a version that matches your rom-set
• Extract or install the program on your harddisk
• Execute MaLa

The options dialog will open

• Point the MAME executable to your mame.exe file
• MaLa will create a mame.ini and a mame.xml file for you if not found
• Enter a rom path and a snap path
• Close the dialog and MaLa will ask you to refresh the main game list.

Accessing more options later:

• Remember to just click with your right mouse button somewhere on the background to open a popup menu.

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