need help NOOB

[tetzumaru]

hi i need help guys. how can i run mame? can u guys give me intsructions on how to run it and put games in it. THANKS very much

[Jale]

I don't see it difficult, even for a noob. To make things easier for you, get MAME32 instead of MAME, because MAME32 has a GUI (Graphic User Interface). ROMs go into the ROMs folder.

[Thundaar]

*SNIPPED!*

Butters is right... Try getting MAME32 (I use MAME32 Plus! 0.113)
Other then that, google, yahoo, ask, alltheweb... They're all your friends

[omer]

The site contains rom site links and must be deleted.

[montpics]

The site contains rom site links and must be deleted.

Now you're mentioning......

[alcoatjez]

1. Download MAME32.
2. Download ROMs (do not ask here).
3. Put them (zipped) in the 'roms' directory.
4. Start MAME32 and double-click the game in the list

This is very short, I know, but it should get you started.

[Magician Type 0]

To answer your actual question, I'll explain (assuming that you have your MAME file in your C drive):

1.) Open a command prompt from your start menu.
2.) type in cd C:\MAME
3.) Type in the following, (replacing gamename with whatever the rom name is): mame gamename
4.) then there are a ton of options which you can type in. (mame gamename -option)

for a list of options and a bit more specific instructions, go here.

have fun!

[Epsi]

... I recommend Mame32FX (its better than Mame32, and easier to use). Then just google for the roms, AND the bios files.