Mame Controls?

[meancode]

Hi All,

I will admit right now I am a GP2x nOOb. I just got it.

I installed firmware 1.4.0 and downloaded the MAME emu 1.9. I have a few ROMS to play, the thing is a blast.

But What are the controls to quit out of a game, or even quit out of the MAME splash screen? I read the read me and L+R are used to change screen orientation.

I have been turning the power off, which is apparently a BAD THING as when I turn the thing back on, the video goes all wacky. I have to take the batteries out, wait a while, and then turn it back on again. So that is obviously something I should not be doing.

Anyways, thanks for the help -- I need it.

Ken

 

[ghettochild]

nothing is wrong when colored lines show before you boot. That just means that you crashed a game/app by turning off your gp2x. sorry, but I don't know the controls for mame.

 

[TelcoLou]

From the Readme:

2. CONTROLS
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The emulator controls are the next ones:
- Joystick: Movement in pads (1, 2, 3 and 4), mouse and analog control.
- Buttons A,Y,B,X,L,R,VolUp,VolDown,PUSH,START: Buttons A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J.
- Button SELECT: Insert credits. (SELECT+Up=credits 2P, SELECT+Right=credits 3P, SELECT+Down=credits 4P)
- Button L+R: Change screen orientation and activate/deactivate screen scale/stretch.
- Button L+R pressed during one second: Pause.
- Button START: Play. (START+Up=Start 2P, START+Right=Start 3P, START+Down=Start 4P)
- Buttons L+R+PUSH simultaneously: Exit to selection menu to select another game.
- Buttons START+SELECT simultaneously: Reset the current game.
- Buttons VolUp and VolDown: Increase / decrease sound volume.

Meaning push down on the joystick while pressing L + R ..... and from the games selection menu, press L + R to quit out of the emu.

 

[meancode]

Ahh, push in on the joystick. Great. Thanks.

Next question/problem. So I have aparently crashed MAME pretty well, as every time I start my GP2x I get verticle lines of the Loading screen, then just white. So what do I do now? Thanks.

Ken

 

[craigix]

Likely that the cheap free batteries are dead.

 

[meancode]

Yea I feel stupid now, thanks!

 

[Nickmon]

Yea I feel stupid now, thanks!

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Dont worry it took me a few days to figure that one out as well..
:rolleyes: