Setting up MAME for HyperSpin (Arcade Games)

In this series of Official HyperSpin Tutorials we will be guiding you through the complete setup and customization of this amazing frontend in as concise and logical a manner as possible. Let me know in the comments section if you have any questions or concerns and I will address them as soon as I am able. If I’m ever unclear about a point, or if I cover something too quickly, just let me know and I’ll do my best to fix it! Today we’re learning about how to add MAME to our HyperSpin setups for playing arcade games.

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Useful Links- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
MAME Developer Website – http://www.mame.net/
Patched MAME EXEs – http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/files/category/448-other/
User Contributed XMLs – http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/files/category/136-databases-xml/

—Introduction/Explanations—
0:10 Introduction

—MAME Installation—
0:24 MAME Developer Website – What is MAME?
0:45 Downloading/Extracting the Latest Version

—MAME Customization—
1:01 Eliminating Nag Screens with NONAG Compiled EXE
1:35 Configuring MAME
2:09 Hiscore Support

—MAME Roms—
2:18 Understanding MAME Roms, CHDs, and Split/Merged Sets

—MAME Database XMLs—
3:45 HyperList vs Custom User XMLs
4:26 Brief Introduction to Genre XMLs

—Conclusion—
4:36 Closing Remarks
5:03 End Card

Credits – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Arcade Classics Theme Intro by James Baker
HyperSpin Cinematic Themes by James Baker
Featuring Transitions by RavenProDesign http://www.ravenprodesign.com/
Background Music: Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure ReMix by Rexy: ‘Another Sky’ [Main Theme] (#3379)
FREE DOWNLOAD at OC ReMix: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03379
ReMixer: Rexy
MORE MUSIC: http://ocremix.org • DONATE: http://patreon.com/ocremix • FOLLOW: http://facebook.com/ocremix & http://twitter.com/ocremix

• Game: Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Activision, 2011, WIN)
• ReMixer(s): Rexy
• Composer(s): Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
• Song(s): ‘Skylanders Main Theme (Instrumental)’
• Posted: 2016-06-29, evaluated by djpretzel
• Album: Featured on “Esther’s Dreams” (http://esther.ocremix.org)

Affiliates:

HyperSpin – http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/
EmuMovies – http://emumovies.com/
Bliss-Box – http://skunx7.wix.com/bliss-box
CinemaVision – http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=231881

A very special thanks to the HyperSpin community. Thank you very much for watching!

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