MAME for n00bs

[finisherr]

So, at one point MAME at least made some sense to me. I downloaded MAME OS X, dropped the MAME files in the rom folder, and boom, I had myself a running program.

Recently I converted to SDL MAME .142 since MAME OSX is still on .135. I'd say it wasn't easy compiling this thing with very little instructional information readily available to me on the internet. I finally get the program up and running with the MAME Tunes front end, but unfortunately the list of available roms does not seem to be updated. I was looking forward to trying Dodonpachi Do Ou Jou and Espgaluda, but after I downloaded the roms and tossed them in the roms folder, I couldn't play them because they didn't seem to be in the roms list.

What am i doing wrong? Will someone please explain how I can update my MAME so I can play these games? What's the deal with Shmupmame 3.0? If I'm running Mac OS 16.6.7, would I be able to run Shmupmame 3.0? If so, how would I install it?

[EllertMichael]

this thread helped me get SDLMame set up on my MacBook:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35157

[finisherr]

Neat. I have to get better at searching for what I want on here.

[finisherr]

This will seem to come in handy if you're running straight from Terminal: http://www.scribd.com/doc/16513476/Mame ... ne-Options

[finisherr]

I'm trying to run Dodonpachi from Terminal but I"m having some problems. After I compiled SDL MAME .142u5 I opened terminal and typed, "mame ddonpach -createconfig" and it returned these results: "mame: command not found." Am I missing a step? Right now my roms folder is in the same folder as the MAME source folder.

[croikle]

You'll need to cd to the directory where mame is, and type ./mame <whatever options>.

[finisherr]

Thanks. I got this to work. THIS RULES SO HARD.