GameZone 2.2 Released

[idkpmiller]

You can find the latest version of GameZone in the wiki.

'''Version 2.2'''
Released 3 May 2008
* Added Game Info snapshot feature to all emulators
* Added Zinc config option for Player and joypad configuration
* Added error checking to ensure user dont use gamezone/path directory for their own files.
* Fixed issue with emulators having only one rompath
* Fixed issue with Mame screen aspect setting
* Fixed issue where the number of menubuttons could obscure the images
* Fixed issue where a game starting with apostophe (') wouldn't run
* Fixed ePSXe config tab issue where the country wasnt being loaded correctly

Enjoy!

[EDIT]
For a good source of screen snapshots try here

[5058]

Can't for the life of me get this to work. I finally got to the point where the mame roms show up in the Gamezone screen. I select a rom , click on it and a small windows appears for a split second and then I'm back at the rom menu? Idea's? What logs would you need to see?thx

[5058]

Alright the quick window in the pop up says it cannot find the controller cfg file. Anyone have any luck making there own cfg files? I am using a wingman wireless. Everything works using the game specif cfg but I would like to map a button on the gamepad for coin and start since I VNC to the box and don't have a keyboard hooked up for the default 5 for coin and 1 for 1 player start.

[idkpmiller]

Alright the quick window in the pop up says it cannot find the controller cfg file. Anyone have any luck making there own cfg files? I am using a wingman wireless. Everything works using the game specif cfg but I would like to map a button on the gamepad for coin and start since I VNC to the box and don't have a keyboard hooked up for the default 5 for coin and 1 for 1 player start.

I have a similar setup; all I do is vnc in to the PC, start my game and then press the "TAB" key then use the PC's arrow key to select "Input (this game)"
if you go to Player 1 start and press enter on the PC, Mame will wait for you to press a key, now pickup your joypad/stick and press the key you want the "start" to be mapped to. do this for any other keys then come out and enjoy your game.

Alternatively, if you want to make up a ctrlr file for your controller and place it in your ctrlr folder and call it gamezone.cfg, then change the config option from "Game Specific" to GameZone Joypad" this will then load your customised ctrl file. take a look here to see how to create one

I just made up a customised controller file where my playstation p[layer 2 joypad is required to control the games as player 1 (faulty USB adaptor) heres what I have in my gamezone.cfg file:

Code:

<mameconfig version="10">
<system name="default">
<!-- P2 mapped as P1 joypad input configuration file -->

<input>
<port type="START1">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON12</newseq>
</port>
<port type="COIN1">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON9</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_JOYSTICK_UP">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_UP</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_JOYSTICK_DOWN">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_DOWN</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_JOYSTICK_LEFT">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_LEFT</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_JOYSTICK_RIGHT">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_RIGHT</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_BUTTON1">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON0</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_BUTTON2">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON1</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_BUTTON3">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON2</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_BUTTON4">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON3</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_BUTTON5">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON4</newseq>
</port>
<port type="P1_BUTTON6">
<newseq type="standard">JOYCODE_2_BUTTON5</newseq>
</port>
</input>
</system>
</mameconfig>

Hope this helps

[5058]

Thanks a bunch. I got it working as far as the controller is concerned. I may make try and build a config for the wingman to make things a little more universal.