Mame32 Question

[Sofa King Gud]

Is it possible to make a custom folder in Mame32, like a Mame Club folder? If so, how would I go about making one...

Thanks in advance. :)

[digitalpress]

If I understand correctly, you want a custom folder to keep certain ROMS in, like the ones covered by the MAME club, is that correct?

It is definitely do-able, but the "how" depends on the version of MAME32 you're running. I think I have the most updated version of the standard MAME32 release, and I have two slots under the "custom" folder in the folders area of the screen. I simply re-named one of them (I chose to create a custom folder using all of the games I've ever seen on Starcade) "Starcade". Then when you right-click on a game title, the option to "copy to custom folder 'x'" should appear.

If this isn't exactly what you're seeing, then it should be a very similar process - adding to or re-naming your "custom" folder in MAME32 and copying games to that folder.

Hope this helps.

[Sofa King Gud]

Yep, that's what I wanted... But isn't there an easier way to just "make" a folder? If not, thanks for the great help! :)

[digitalpress]

Yep, that's what I wanted... But isn't there an easier way to just "make" a folder? If not, thanks for the great help! :)

I have not figured out a way to create new folders in MAME32 but would love to know if anyone figures out how. It's very possible that one of the many MAME32 variants allow this, but I just stick to the vanilla (and very reliable) MAME32 vanilla release.

[kitbasher]

Actually its very easy to create custom folders in Mame32. First go to http://www.mameworld.net/catlist/ and download thier cat32 files. This contains custom ini files for sorting your roms by a variety of diferent criteria. I personnally like the deluxe32 sets. Using these ini files as a guide, make your own ini file for the games that you want, such as the mame club selections. Its really easy to do. I did a custom set for the instal of Mame32 I put on my wife's computer, all classic golden age games and puzzel games.