## Install Procedures

### To Install Mame32 Manually

Download the latest Mame32 distribution [not the source] self-extracting archive available at Mame32QA.

Double-click the self-extracting archive .exe, and point the directory install location to the root of the c:\ drive, or just type in the box "c:\" [no quotes]. This will create a c:\mame32 directory with the program and all its support files within it, looking like the figure at the bottom of this page.

Mame32 requires ROMs to play games; if attempting to play a game the ROMs of which are not present it will fail and list the files missing. Download the freely available public domain ROMs [Robby Roto, Gridlee, and Alien Arena] from Mamedev.org. Place these files still zipped, into the \mame32\ROMs folder. Again, do not unzip them.

Some early games require sampled sounds [Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, etc.] due to their sound hardware, these are available at Mame.net. If a game requires samples it will show on the game's property tab [alt-enter]. Place the sample files as zip files into the \mame32\samples folder. Do not unzip them.

Double-click the Mame32 icon to launch the program. Mame32 will go through its initial diagnostics and search for available games in the c:\mame32\ROMs directory, and then display the GUI. If the games do not appear on the available game list, hit F5 to force a game search or do a File menu / Audit.

These are the bare-boned instructions for getting started with Mame32. To enhance the look and feel of Mame32 with icons, screenshots, flyers, cabinets, and background art, proceed to : Art and Support Files. To being playing a game, proceed to the gameplay section.

2006-08-26 02:12 PM -0700 / john iv