Game Emulators

[pacerunner44]

Anyone know how to get these to work? There is a game emulator called MAME that is supposed to allow you to run game Roms, but not sure how you get it to work or some Roms you can try it out on. Anyone know a site where you can get an emulator and some Roms. I'd be willing to pay for some old school games like Galaga, 1942, etc. Thanks.

[trey85stang]

[QUOTE=pacerunner44]Anyone know how to get these to work? There is a game emulator called MAME that is supposed to allow you to run game Roms, but not sure how you get it to work or some Roms you can try it out on. Anyone know a site where you can get an emulator and some Roms. I'd be willing to pay for some old school games like Galaga, 1942, etc. Thanks.[/QUOTE]


kazaa and p2p is about the only way to get MAME roms's these days.

[pacerunner44]

[QUOTE=trey85stang]kazaa and p2p is about the only way to get MAME roms's these days.[/QUOTE]


Have you tried to install MAME? Do you have to run the commands from DOS? I read some on their site and tried it, but really didn't see how it worked.

[DFWminis]

u dont need to run them in dos...do a google search on them ...u can read on what to do there...kazaa will have all the roms ..I have all the emulators all work fine..just watch for virus on the roms on kazaa

[trey85stang]

[QUOTE=pacerunner44]Have you tried to install MAME? Do you have to run the commands from DOS? I read some on their site and tried it, but really didn't see how it worked.[/QUOTE]


there is a GUI version of mame.. so you dont have to run them from DOS. when searching for mame i suggest finding the newest version along with about 3 - 4 of the older versions.. the roms dont all work on all versions.

[pacerunner44]

[QUOTE=DFWminis]u dont need to run them in dos...do a google search on them ...u can read on what to do there...kazaa will have all the roms ..I have all the emulators all work fine..just watch for virus on the roms on kazaa[/QUOTE]

Cool, I'll look again and do some reading up on them in my free time. Found some old school games for my ps2 that work pretty good.

[QUOTE=trey85stang]here is a GUI version of mame.. so you dont have to run them from DOS. when searching for mame i suggest finding the newest version along with about 3 - 4 of the older versions.. the roms dont all work on all versions.[/QUOTE]

I'll see if I can find the GUI version. That would make it easier.