

*Even though I had MAME itself running fine with all ROMs, I still could not get the majority of them up in MA. Maximus 2.10, MAME 1.83 (other emu’s that are not MAME/MESS seemed to be much easier to set up in MA fyi- Playstation, Atari 2600/5200, Sega). Hardware/software: Dell Optix 780 PC, Windows 10, 64bit, no internet connection. (and I apologize in advance for the lengthy post, I’m writing this assuming people that need it are novice in this field as I was/still am). So this may not work for you, but it does point out a few obscure things I came across that were necessary. I realized there appears to be no single correct set of instructions applicable to everyone in one place. I spent MANY hours sifting through forums finding all the right answers, and thank you all who do contribute.

Instead of telling you what did NOT work, I’m just going to go straight into exactly what I did that ended up working (glad to answer additional questions anytime). Installed Maximus (MA) and began adding my emu’s. So, after hacking my way around Windows for a few days, I think I got the hang of it.

Let me start by saying that I am Mac person by nature but went with the PC for my cabinet build because there seem to be more resources out there.
