MAMERunner

MAMERunner is a front-end (or shell) to run arcade games using the MAME emulator program.
MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator which is able to play arcade games.
Since MAME is only a command-line emulator, MAMERunner can be used as a graphical front-end for MAME so that you can easily select, play, and manage games.

Games do not come with MAME or MAMERunner, instead you must supply your own. Sample games are available from the MAME website Downloads section http://mamedev.org/roms/
If you download these games, either place them directly into the \ROMS\ subdirectory or use the Add Game option in MAMERunner.

MAMERunner (Installer) Version 3.1.1.24 (Size 978 KB) Freeware

MAMERunner (ZIP - No Installer) Version 3.1.1.24 (Size 1,158 KB) Freeware

MAMERunner

Features:

Disables the Windows key for Windows XP, 2000, 98, 95
It's FREE, NO registration required, NO Adware, NO spyware.
Checks the integrity of your games.
Displays whether game ROMs are good, bad, or unknown.
Mark your favourite games.
Show screen captures (SNAPs) of games.
Produce a verification report of all ROMs or a single ROM.
Check health of ZIP files.
ROM management - Add and delete ROMs.
Import game ROMs directly from Zip files, directories, or another source like CD.
Reset individual ROM settings.
Easily change settings and controls like game, joystick, and sound controls.
Display and search a list of games support by the M.A.M.E. emulator.
Ability to directly modify emulator settings.
Select and play a game at random.

Requirements:

In order to use MAMERunner you must have already installed MAME which can be downloaded from http://www.mamedev.org/
The version of MAME supported by this program is the Windows version v0.128b or above, however, as long as the version supports the listfull, verifyroms command-line switches that produces exactly the same output format then there should be no reason why other versions can't be used.
You must already have installed at least one game into the \ROMS\ subdirectory under the MAME directory structure.

Installation:

To install MAMERunner using the MAMERunner Installer EXE:

Run the MAMERunner Installer.
Accept the licence agreement.
Install MAMERunner into any path you desire.
Continue with the installation.
To run MAMERunner simply select Start + MAMERunner folder + MAMERunner

To install MAMERunner using the MAMERunner ZIP file:

Extract all the MAMERunner files into any path you desire.
To run MAMERunner simply run the file MAMERunner.exe

Using MAMERunner for the First Time:

Set Path to MAME.EXE:
When starting MAMERunner for the first time you will see the following...
MAMERunner needs to know where the MAME emulator is installed.

The following dialog box allows you to search for MAME.EXE on your computer:

Select the drive.
Click on Search.
When finished select the appropriate path in the Search Results.
Click on the Select button.
Click on Close.

If no results were returned then MAME.EXE could not be found. It means that the MAME emulator was not installed. MAME which can be downloaded from http://www.mamedev.org/

Find Game ROMs Installed:
MAMERunner will then scan your computer for all the game ROMs installed under the MAME \ROMS\ subdirectory...

NOTE: Games do not come with MAME or MAMERunner, instead you must supply your own. Sample games are available from the MAME website Downloads section http://mamedev.org/roms/
If you download these games, either place them directly into the \ROMS\ subdirectory or use the Add Game option in MAMERunner.

Ask to Verify all the Game ROMs:
You will then be asked to verify the integrity of all the games...

When all these steps are complete, MAMERunner will display a list of all the installed games ready for you to play.

Playing a Game:
To run a game simply click once on the desired game and double click on it, right-click on it OR click on the Run Game button.

There are also settings for things like game controls, sound and video. These should be fairly easy to understand and use.

Press the F1 key at any time to get help using MAMERunner.