Deriving from the home game console 'NeoGeo,' NeoRAGEx is a revamped computer emulator that allows users to have the same experience that they had when playing the original NeoGeo, just without the hefty price tag and physical console. The idea of NeoGeo was to be able to play the same games that were popular in old arcades in the comfort of your own home, and NeoRAGEx has expanded on that idea. Remember back in the days of similar times, playing games until the sun was down. If you were a true OG at heart you would remember some of the arcade games you played back in the days. If you want to go back to the past and revisit the old arcade games you were used to playing in your time, then this software is for you. The Neo Rage X is an emulator that emulates those old games into your windows pc, all you need to do to start is, press the download button.
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It's Key FeaturesIt can search automatically for ROMs of the games you want to play. In most emulators, you will have to find the ROMs yourself, and that can be really hard and dangerous. Keeping that in mind, the brilliant people who made Neo Rage X emulator put a ROM searcher in the emulator, so you could play your games right from the geck go. Another key feature of this emulator is that it allows you to use joysticks, so it feels like you are actually playing that game in the console it is meant to be played in. I will give it a definite plus on the nostalgia factor. What is required to get this Software?Like with all the emulators you need to download a lot of key things in order to make the software work. The best thing about this software is that you just need one thing.
And that is the zip extractor and compressor. This will allow you to extract all the files that are needed out of the emulator downloader. SummaryThis is a great software for all you OG gamers out there wanting to revisit some of the classic back in the days. I think this probably the best for that job.
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The Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, has been around for a while and is readily available from the MAME website for Windows users.is an emulator that allows you to run the ROMs (games) of the old Arcade Hall machines, like, etc.Installation on MacOS X is unfortunately not very obvious. There are some precompiled MAME versions out there and in this article I’ll show you how to install and use under MacOS X Mavericks (will probably work for older and newer Intel based MacOS X versions as well). Classic Arcade Game CabinetsFor those who didn’t grow up with these: A cabinet, like the Pac-Man one on the left would be not much shorter than a person! Or the one on the right, Out-Run, allowed you to actually sit in the cabinet. A very few Arcade places might still exist of course, but it’s not as popular as back in the days.With, you can relive those days well, at least when it comes to game play, and here is how Running MAME under MacOS XBefore we can enjoy one or the other Arcade Game we will need to install MAME and unfortunately this is not as easy as you’d normally expect from a MacOS X application.
Windows users have a much easier start when it comes to MAME.Download the full MAME for MacOS X package from Tweaking 4All if you’d like – the instructions are mostly based on this package.Just for convenience I packed all needed files to run MAME into one archive (Zip).I do, as usual, strongly recommend to get the latest version from the developers websites (see also the details with each step). (framework for cross-platform low level hardware control). 2019 Update!Since this article was originally written in 2014, MAME has made great progress and I’ve updated the 64 bit bundle to reflect this. The new 64 bit version includes SDL 2.0.9.
Don’t forget to copy the SDL2.framework file from the SDL2-2.0.9.dmg to /Library/Frameworks.The first time you start mame64 you may have to set the directory for the ROMs in the configuration screen of MAME.Note: I have not updated the 32bit version, since I’d rather preserve that one in its current state, as it will be used for old Mac’s only. El Capitan (10.11) – Or how to use Terminal to install SDLI’ve been using El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11) beta for a few days now and noticed that installing the SDL framework does not work with simple drag and drop, however, through Terminal (“ Applications” “ Terminal“) it does work.First mount the DMG (double click) and then open Terminal and type:sudo cp -r /Volumes /SDL /SDL.framework /Library /Frameworks /It will ask you password (admin) and it will then install the SDL framework correctly. Step 2 – Download and Install the SDL version of MAMEDownload SDLMAME – SDLMAME is a cross-platform version of MAME and a precompiled Mac version can be found on the “” page where you will find precompiled 32- and 64-bit versions.
I believe there is even een PowerPC version to be found there (older version though).SDLMAME Version 0.152 (64 bit Intel) is included in the 64 bitTweaking 4All package. Copyright Warning!Please note that ROMs (the game software) of Arcade Machines are subject to Copyright!Not all ROMs that you might find are legal, as permission from the original author is needed to use them. CAUTIONThe first two ( MAMEDev and Archive.org) can be considered very reliable.The other pages however, are typically filled with advertisements and some of these advertisements are not suitable for children!Be aware of this when visiting these pages!Try one or the other ROM from MAMEDev or any of the other sources (which ever you’re more comfortable with).I’ve already included a few ROMs in the Tweaking 4All package, so you will not need to go hunt for ROMs for the first few tests.After downloading individual ROMs, you’ll find that these are typically zipped. Leave them zipped!MAME by default looks for a directory called “ roms” (all lowercase) in the directory where MAME is started.If needed, create the folder “roms” in the MAME directory.Next step is to drag the zip files of the ROMs you’ve downloaded, or the ones your found in the package, into the “roms” folder.As mentioned before DO NOT UNZIP the ROM FILES! Step 4 – Playing your first ROM game with MAMEThere are two ways to start MAME, as we said before.Starting from the Command Line – Not exactly practical for daily use If you start MAME from the command line, then you’re golden, type.
/mame64 -skipgameinfo in the MAME directory and you’re good to go. The latter option is so the copyright warning and the technical info won’t hold you up Double Click Script – More user friendly If you however start MAME by double clicking the “ mame64” file, then you’ll get an error message like the one we have just seen when we started MAME for the first time. MAME cannot find the ROMs, since it’s not in the “current” directory. (To exit the error message press ENTER once or twice.)To fix this I created a little script, which for example purpose will be called “mame64.command”. The idea is to double click that script to start MAME.If you downloaded the Tweaking 4All package, then you’ll find the script “mame64.command” in the “MAME” directory.To create this script yourself, you will need to enter the following and save it as a plain file (in “TextEdit” save it with the “.txt” extension), and after that rename the filename by adding the extension “.command”, for example “mame64.command”. #!/bin/shcd ' $(dirname '$0')'.
/mame64 -skipgameinfoWhat this does: change to current directory to the directory where you’ve saved the script, and execute mame64.You’ll notice that I’ve added “-skipgameinfo” as a parameter for the “./mame64” statement, which will hide a copyright notifications and the technical specs of the ROM you’re about to start.After saving the file, you will need to make the script executable from the command line by using chmod +x mame64.command – this might not be necessary for the script included in the Tweaking 4All package (double click to try it out). Nice Icon for your Script?If you’d like to give your “mame64.command” a nice icon (included in the Tweaking 4All package as well), and here is how:. Open your own icon image (PNG), or the included “ MAME Icon.png“, with “ Applications” “ Preview“. Press the keys COMMAND+ A (select All) and after that COMMAND+ C (Copy). Close “ Preview“, right click the “ mam64.command” file and select “ Get info“. Click the icon in the upper left corner with the left mouse button and press the keys COMMAND+ V (paste) – you’ll see the icon change.
Close the info window when done. SKIPGAMEINFOFor each game you start, MAME will ask for confirmation that you are not doing anything illegal here (Copyright notice), for which you must type “OK” to be able to continue. Right after that some basic technical info will be displayed which you can close by pressing ENTER. Annoying right?As you might have seen in earlier command-line and script examples: adding the “- skipgameinfo” parameter to the MAME statement disables this.Select the game you’d like to play with the arrow keys and press ENTER to start the selected game. Hi Edan!Seems some config and/or ROM files are missing. I’ve never tested Metal Slug, but I have seen this with incomplete ROMs.If I recall correctly, some need special config files, and/or emulator ROMs.I did see that this is not an uncommon problem (Examples:, )I hope this is helpful – not sure where to find the neogeo.zip file, I found one at.From the MAME FAQ (Q5):All Neo-Geo games need the bios file, neogeo.zip.Neo-Geo b10$ is a small program element common to all Neo-Geo MVS hardware that is nevertheless essential in order for the games to boot up. No b10$ = no games!You only need one copy of neogeo.zip, though.
Leave it zipped and put it in the MAME roms folder and all of your Neo-Geo games should be able to work. However, as with roms, (see Q2 – b) the bios needs to be compatible with the MAME version you’re using. If you get missing files on a bios audit then you know it’s incompatible.hans. Hi Fabrice,it looks like the SDL framework is not installed or failing I just installed MAME with SDL Framework on two machines, just to make sure newer Mac OS X versions wouldn’t be the problem.
For this I downloaded the file found above, which includes the “SDL-1.2.15.dmg” for the SDL Framework.Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite):– Installation of SDL works as descibed above.– mame64.command works as it should.Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan – beta 3):– Installation of SDL did not work with drag and drop (thanks Apple!). Instead I had to open the DMG and then in Terminal: sudo cp -r /Volumes/SDL/SDL.framework /Library/Frameworks/It will ask you password (admin) and it will then install the SDL framework correctly.– After that mame64.command worked as it should.hans. Thank you very much for your reply. I am currently on Mac 10.8.5The SDL library shows in the Frameworks window. Thanks for your help!So “mame0163-32bit” did launch, and then I got the purple error message that said “no machines found – please chech the rompath described in mame.ini”But I do not have a “mame.ini” and the roms folder is in the MAME folder, so I can’t really understand why he won’t find them.Also, in your article you give a link to M+GUI (mame + giu), and you say it works on Mac OS X. I downloaded it to try out and it’s a.EXE file (so, rather for windows unless someone is on a mac and has parallels or bootcamp installed).Fabrice.
MAME OS X would have been ideal for that ( ) but it just keeps crashing and seems no longer being maintained (last version is from 2009).You could also consider trying – which seems to offer a lot, but I have not tested this one yet (as far as I recall).One could add a mame.ini file and see if this version of MAME actually looks at that file.Some more tips that might help:.I’m really sorry that I’m not providing much helpful info I’m not using any of these features, and never have, not even in my Windows days.hans. Hi Damian,I have no experience with a PS4 controller. But if it’s a Bluetooth device, then I would say that you’d need to pair it first with your Mac. But I assume you already had done that.I found online that you can use either a Micro-USB cable, or through Bluetooth :Setting up a PS4 controller to a Mac via Bluetooth takes a bit more effort, but it’s still not difficult. Follow these steps to set up your PS4 gamepad with a Mac wirelessly.1) Open System Preferences (Apple menu System Preferences).2) Click Bluetooth.3) Put the PS4 controller in Discovery Mode by holding down the PlayStation button and Share button at the same time.4) The light on the front of the controller will flash quickly, and Wireless Controller will appear in the Bluetooth window. Click Pair.The device will now say connected, and you’ll see how. You can now use the PlayStation controller with the Mac.Now that you’ve connected your PS4 controller to a Mac you can use it to play games.
Bear in mind that it won’t work with every game, just those that have support for wireless controllers.hans. Hi Scott,first thing I noticed; it can’t find the SDL framework – which you have to install separately.The SDL library/framework can be downloaded from the – is what I’ve used in this article, but the article is from 2014 and at the time I recall incompatibility issues with MAME and SDL version 2.0.Note:I see that SDLMame has come a long way, so consider downloading version as well (I’m updating the link for the 64 bit version in a few minutes). I will not update the 32 bit version, since Apple is moving away from 32bit, the 32bit version will only be useful for those with old Macs.For this new package:Open “ SDL2-2.0.9.dmg” and drag SDL2.framework to /Library/Frameworks – this is a directory in the root of your Mac’s disk.Next open “ mame64” and go to “ Configure” and set the ROMs directory to the roms directory in the directory where mam64 can be found.I’ve just tested it with Mojave (10.14.4) and it works as advertised.Hope this helps!hans. Hi Hans, I downloaded the 64 bit package, but when i run MAME this is what comes up in the terminalRospos-iMac: kstraga$ /Users/kstraga/Desktop/mame0212-64bit/mame64; exit;.Error loading plugin.ini.and this is the screenshot of what I seeI’ve installed the SDL2 framework, MAME starts but i cannot run any rom. I’ve tried with Frogger which is in the ROMs directory but this is the message i get: “The selected machine is missing one or more required ROM or CHD images.
Please select a different machine”I’ve re-set the ROMs directory (which was already set) but nothing.I run Mojave 10.14.6.I cannot understand what i’m doing wrong:( What is this Plugin.ini error?Thanks!LauraLaura. Hi Laura,sorry to hear you’re running into a problem.Since I haven’t used MAME in a while, I had to go through all the steps;1.
Download the MAME64 package and unzip the downloaded file.2. Double click the SDL2-2.0.9.dmg file so it mounts.3.
From the mounted SDL2-2.0.9.dmg file, drag the “SDL2.framework” to /Library/FrameworksFinally, to make sure I’m not overlooking anything goofy, I opened Terminal and used “cd” to go to the directory with the unzipped files (where you’ll find “mame64”).Next I started from Terminal “mame64”.Everything worked with the ROMs included in the package (for example “Frogger”).Now when looking at your screenshot, you seem to have added additional ROMs.I tested a copy of Mario (US, rev. G) (like you have) and I do get a similar error message, as it’s missing certain files.I did find some more ROMs at the , but since it’s a rather large file it will take a bit before I have downloaded it (52Gb).I’ll do some more testing and get back to you.hans.
Hi Sean,Awesome that my download was useful!I recall something from back in the day about the scanlines for the more authentic look. Just haven’t used it in a very long time.As far as I can see in the documentation, you’re looking for (specific “Scan lines” under ““).Unfortunately, the extensive Mame documentation seems to fail to mention where the mame.ini file is located.From what I know and could find, it should be in the same directory as the mame executable.As an alternative location, mame.ini can be found in /Library/Application Support/mame or /Library/Application Support/MAME OS X, possible in a subdirectory called “config”. Forgot to mention I’m using a macbook so not sure if HLSL for windows applies.
I found the mame.ini file and a search didn’t fine any HLSL options as per the link you mentioned.I did see this page though, but it’s a bit beyond me on how to even get started. I’m not that well-versed technically.I tried their instructions but when i press during a running game the options that cycle are limited to screen position, master audio etc and nothing with shaders.I may just have to play my games with the default settings.Sean. Hi Andrew (and Jorge),I’ve just installed MAME from scratch, just to go through the motion and see if I can find anything that may cause this (besides ROM files being incomplete).1. Installation / Initial TestOn Catalina 10.1.5.2, I downloaded the 64 bit version from above.
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