Icons.zip : This file contains icons for every game in Mame32 and the
folder view on the far left. Place it in the \mame32\icons folder, it can
remain zipped to save slack HD space.Mame32's flexible GUI framework allows for some beautiful customization; including font color, icons, screenshot art, and background images. The official site for these files is Mame32QA. For examples of some of the various permutations, take a look at the Mame32QA Gallery: The following files are used for this customization.
Icons.zip : This file contains icons for every game in Mame32 and the
folder view on the far left. Place it in the \mame32\icons folder, it can
remain zipped to save slack HD space.
Snap.zip : These are a series of files that contain in-game screenshots
of every parent game in Mame32. Download the packs and extract their
contents into the \mame32\snap directory or combine their *.png contents into
one large snap.zip file.
Titles.zip : This file can provide support for screenshots showing the
titles of the game in Mame32, place in \titles directory.
Marquees.zip : This file can provide support for the
marquee images that appear on the top of arcade machines, place in \marquees
directory..
Cpanel.zip : This file can provide support for the
images of arcade control panels, place in \cpanel directory..
Bkground.zip : This file contains numerous images that are used as the
background for the Mame32 GUI [beneath the game list, behind the
screenshot/folder areas]. Download this file and extract its contents into the
\mame32\bkground directory. Choose a background
image in the Options menu. To have it rotated randomly on Mame32 launch,
toggle the checkbox in the Options • Interface Options menu.
Flyers.zip : This file can provide support for the original flyers sent to
arcade operators, exhorting them to buy the games, place in \flyers directory.
Cabinets.zip : These are a series of files that contain images of the
actual physical arcade machines themselves. Download the packs and extract their contents into the \mame32\cabinets
directory or combine their *.png contents into one large cabinets.zip.
History.dat : This file contains the original game’s designer’s names,
and assorted trivia. Place this file in the \mame32 folder alongside
Mame32.exe. It will display if the history art tab is toggled, or if the history
tab is not selected, it will display beneath snapshots.
Hiscore.dat : This file facilitates the creation of hi-scores in a large
number of Mame32 games. This file is needed if the original arcade game did not
maintain its hi-score table after being reset or turned off. Note that this file
is an externally supported database, not every candidate game is supported in
it. Place this file in \mame32 alongside Mame32.exe and verify that a
\hi directory exists. This file must be used to get hi scores in most early games.
2003-10-17 08:18 PM -0700 / john iv