Skyyking Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I only have 1 have 1 hand and would like to play games like Tempest but cannot figure how to set the controllers to mouse settings. ThAnks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 What release of MAME are you using? DOS MAME? MAME32? MacMAME? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyyking Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Sorry, that would help! MNAME32 What release of MAME are you using? DOS MAME? MAME32? MacMAME? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyyking Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Sorry, that would help! MNAME32 What release of MAME are you using? DOS MAME? MAME32? MacMAME? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I'm not on my home machine, and I forget the exact menus, but first you have to tell MAME32 you would like to use your mouse. Somewhere there is a controllers menu that lets you enable or disable controllers for MAME32, including the mouse. Once you've done that, the games that require analog controls may start automagically working with the mouse. If not, the in-game config menu, brought up with the tab key after you start a game, should get you to where you need. If you're still having trouble and no one else has helped, I'll refresh my memory on the menu names after I get home tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyyking Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 What release of MAME are you using? DOS MAME? MAME32? MacMAME? MAME32. I'd like to lay Centipede and Tempest. Can most games be somehow played with a mouse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 What release of MAME are you using? DOS MAME? MAME32? MacMAME? MAME32. I'd like to lay Centipede and Tempest. Can most games be somehow played with a mouse? Just go to "Default Game Properties" and then to "Controllers" and then click on "Enable Mouse Input". Simple. You may also want to upgrade to MAMEUI rather than using the older MAME32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyyking Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 MAME32 What release of MAME are you using? DOS MAME? MAME32? MacMAME? MAME32. I'd like to lay Centipede and Tempest. Can most games be somehow played with a mouse? Just go to "Default Game Properties" and then to "Controllers" and then click on "Enable Mouse Input". Simple. You may also want to upgrade to MAMEUI rather than using the older MAME32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) What release of MAME are you using? DOS MAME? MAME32? MacMAME? MAME32. I'd like to lay Centipede and Tempest. Can most games be somehow played with a mouse? Just go to "Default Game Properties" and then to "Controllers" and then click on "Enable Mouse Input". Simple. You may also want to upgrade to MAMEUI rather than using the older MAME32. Yep... Also, within the ROM itself (i.e. hit the TAB key after booting the ROM) there's an "Analog Controls" option. Within there, you can adjust the sensitivity and experiment which value works best. For example, in a game like Tail Gunner that has cross hairs, I've found that sensitivity set at 75 works best for me. Edited March 3, 2010 by rmaerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretthorror Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) Has anyone used an Atari 2600 trackball with a USB adapter to use in MAME? Or anyone know of a $50 trackball or less for the PC? Edited May 30, 2012 by bretthorror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerg Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Just go to "Default Game Properties" and then to "Controllers" and then click on "Enable Mouse Input". Simple. I know it's been a while, but I just did that and it doesn't work. Only the mouse click works, and that because it's already assigned (you can check it pressing TAB and choosing Input (general) -> Player 1 Controls) I am using MAMEUI 1.50 on Win7 64 bit. Any idea how to make the mouse work in MAME? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I know it's been a while, but I just did that and it doesn't work. Only the mouse click works, and that because it's already assigned (you can check it pressing TAB and choosing Input (general) -> Player 1 Controls) I am using MAMEUI 1.50 on Win7 64 bit. Any idea how to make the mouse work in MAME? What game are you trying to use it with? Maybe mouse only works with certain games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProperRogue Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Just go to "Default Game Properties" and then to "Controllers" and then click on "Enable Mouse Input". Simple. You may also want to upgrade to MAMEUI rather than using the older MAME32. If he's already launched the game at least once, in addition to altering the default game properties, he may also need to edit the created .ini file for the game specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerg Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I managed to define the mouse to control movements but it's quite a hard task to do that. For example, If I want to define "P1 Up", you go to that key, push "Enter" to define the key and then you have to move the mouse up. The problem is that MAME doesn't read well the mouse up movement. You have to try at least like 7 times in order to get MAME understand that you want to define "Mouse up" (Mouse Y-) for "P1 Up". Many times it will understand "Mouse Y- Mouse X+" instead of plain "Mouse Y-". I hope the future versions of MAME will improve that by allowing you to choose "Mouse Up" instead of expecting you to move the mouse up. Another question: How can I set the mouse sensitivity in MAME? I played a few scrolling shooter games and the ship is moving way too slow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Has this gotten any better? Trying to figure out how to use mouse input is like pulling teeth. Even in 2021. After all this time have these guys heard of user friendly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class316 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Here's what works for me. I run MAMEUI64. After I run the game, I exit and go to the ini directory. I open the ini file of whatever game. Then I change mouse from 0 to 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, JagChris said: Has this gotten any better? Trying to figure out how to use mouse input is like pulling teeth. Even in 2021. After all this time have these guys heard of user friendly? They have not. Been following the project since 1996 and the hierarchical levels of config files and prioritization remains as lousy as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Yeah so it seems. Digging around someone told me I may need to alter an .ini file. Seriously? Are we back in the 90s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Oh hey didn't even see that one guys reply above yours. He's talking about .ini files too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Changing a value in an .ini file (or searching the net for "MAME frontend") is "like pulling teeth"? Oh boy. But guess what, MAME is open source, so when you have a minute you can always rustle up your own snazzy & super user-friendly version 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 It is! But on the other-hand it affords great versatility if you're willing to learn how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Class316 said: Here's what works for me. I run MAMEUI64. After I run the game, I exit and go to the ini directory. I open the ini file of whatever game. Then I change mouse from 0 to 1. You can enable mouse support right in the gui. It can be set as a global default or set per game, all from the gui. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 And if you are using standard mame (I do recommend mameui64 on windows), you can enable mouse support in the standard gui using "configure options" for global defaults and per game using "configure machine". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Editing the INI is the most reliable way. I've had issues with the GUI syncing sometimes for example with games like Tempest. e.g. Using MameUI right now for example I have Mouse Input enabled in the GUI for Tempest Rev 3, but it doesn't work: Checking the Tempest3.ini confirms it was still not set for whatever reason. Of course changing it to a 1 then works. 'Course don't forget you can further tweak the response in the in-game menu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Thanks guys. I'll check these suggestions out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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