Download
MadeInMame32 archive, then :
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New
install :
Download and
install Mame32 as described here.
Before starting
Mame32, replace Mame32.exe and Mame32.chm with MadeInMAME32.exe and MadeInMAME32.chm.
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Install
on an existing Mame32 release :
Replace Mame32.exe and Mame32.chm with MadeInMAME32.exe
and MadeInMAME32.chm.
Rename Mame32ui.ini to MadeInMAME32ui.ini, and ini/Mame32.ini to ini/MadeInMAME32.ini.
That’s
all. MadeInMAME32 will be run with default parameters.
When Mame32 starts, an icon is added in the
system tray area :
Mame32 allows to prevent kids to play erotic or
violent games by locking games. Only unlocked games can be played. Playing
locked games or unlocking games is submitted to a password successful
verification. See Options Menu below for password definition and
rules.
·
Each
game can be locked/unlocked separately from list window with File Menu or local
Context Menu ;
The password state is indicated in the Status
Bar 3rd pane :
·
if enabled
and verified, an open lock is displayed ;
·
if
enabled but not verified, a closed lock is display ;
The game state is indicated in the Status Bar 2nd
pane :
·
if
password is enabled and verified, a open lock is displayed for usually locked
games (game can be played) ;
·
if
password is enabled but not verified, a closed lock is displayed for usually
locked games, and an open lock is displayed for usually unlocked games (game
can’t be played) ;
The locked/unlocked games list is stored
encrypted in the disk in games.lst file, in the same directory than Mame32 executable.
·
if the
list is either not found or corrupt, a default list with all games locked is
created ;
In addition
to Mame32’s File Menu, the following items
are available :
Lock this game : Selecting this option will lock the selected
game. Once locked, the game can’t be played until the password is verified or
disabled.
Unlock this game : Selecting this option will unlock the
selected game. Once unlocked, the game can be played whatever the password
state.
View PCB Info : Selecting this option will open a window and
display the selected game PCB information if available. The PCB info shall be
in the pcbinfo/ directory. It is allowed to store all files in a single PCBINFO.ZIP archive..
Find games : Selecting this option will allow
to find all games which name, directory or manufacturer match with a given
pattern. The pattern isn’t case sensitive and may contain wildcards ‘?’ and
‘*’. Result (found games) is displayed in a dedicated ‘Found games’ directory.
This
item is also available by hitting F3 key.
Save current game list : Selecting this option will create
a formatted (with ‘|’ separators or tabulations) text file with the game list
as displayed in the GUI : same columns, same order and same filters. This
option is available with DETAIL or GROUPED view mode.
In addition
to Mame32’s File Option, the following
items are available :
Password : Selecting this option from the options menu
will allow Mame32 password management. The password allow a Mame32
“administrator” to forbid users to play one or several games. The following rules
apply :
- the
password is case-sensitive and must be at least 3 characters and at most 10
characters ;
- the
password is stored encrypted in MadeInMAME32ui.ini file ;
- when
installing Mame32 in a new directory, a default password is created which is
enabled ;
- if
the password is corrupt, the default password is automatically created and
enabled ;
- when
starting Mame32, the password isn’t verified, but its enabling state is kept
from previous Mame32 session.
- when
enabling the password, it is not verified, even if it was previously verified ;
- when
the password is verified, it is necessary to quit MadeInMame32 or enter a wrong
password to un-verify it ;
- since
it is necessary to know the password, changing it will verify it ;
- when
password is enabled, playing any game (locked or not) with of MadeInMAME32
command line is forbidden. To verify password with command line, just add Pwd=XXX (with no space) as last
argument of command line, where XXX is the password.
See Visual Elements above for
locking / unlocking games.
Background Image : Selecting this option from the options menu
allows the choosing of a background image from the \bkground directory.
This image will be displayed beneath the three window panes in the GUI and the
PCB info.
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