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

• Extract MAME in a directory on your harddisk (eg c:\mame)

• Optional: Download catver.ini (Genre)

• Optional: Download controls.ini (Controls)

• Optional: Download history.dat

• Copy all optional files in the MAME directory

• Download MaLa from the download page

• Extract or install the program on your harddisk

• 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.

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