====== MAME setup ======

with the flexibilty of Popper you can run any all emulators. I use Popper on my MAMECab with any/all emulators currenlty out.

sample start script

<code>
START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\VPXSTARTER.exe" 2 2 10 "Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator"

g:

cd "G:\Emulators\MAME"

START "" "mamelayplus.exe" "[GAMEFULLNAME]"

</code>

sample close

<code>
"[STARTDIR]LAUNCH\PUPCLOSER.EXE" PROC "mamelayplus" 3 1

</code>

===== RetroArch =====

For RetroArch sample, on the ROMS Folder option you put your default coreDLL to use. If you have a game that you wish to use as a different coreDLL then you can put that in ALTEXE field.

{{:5ad12b4e6fd4bfd518e4072c03ef10e2.png}}

Sample RetroArch Launch

<file>
START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\VPXSTARTER.exe" 5 1 30 "RetroArch*"

cd /d "[DIREMU]"

rem  ****  set default RetroArch Core DLL Here ****
rem  can override with altexe on game record

SET CORE=[DIRROM]

if "[ALTEXE]" NEQ "" (SET CORE=[ALTEXE])

START "" retroarch.exe -L cores\%CORE%  "[GAMEFULLNAME]"

</file>

Default Close

<file>
"[STARTDIR]LAUNCH\PUPCLOSER.EXE" WINTIT "RetroArch" 5 1

</file>

===== Sample Amiga =====

{{:1d69b46282cb11fb3320450e519ad365.png}}

Amiga Launch Script

<file>
START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\VPXSTARTER.exe" 5 1 30 "WinUAE*"
cd /d "[DIREMU]"
START /min "" winuae64.exe "[GAMEFULLNAME]"

</file>

Amiga Close Script

<file>
"[STARTDIR]LAUNCH\PUPCLOSER.EXE" PROC "WINUAE64" 5 1

</file>

===== Joystick =====

To use joystick to move around in Popper front end you'll need to add JoyAxisMove=1 in [[:custom_options|custom options]]. I've tested the basic=zero delay and xb360 controller and older directx style joysticks with no issues.

===== Update all your MAME Database Fields/Data. =====

If you have imported a lot of mame roms and want to update the ScreenNames and other visual data in Popper, you are in luck!

Follow these steps: Most important is to BACKUP your Popper DB first, its just one button press away in Popper Setup.

Download this file and unzip pupgames file and place it in a temp folder.

[[https://www.nailbuster.com/pinupdates/MAME_Games_Export_Full.zip|https://www.nailbuster.com/pinupdates/MAME_Games_Export_Full.zip]]

\\
Go into Popper Setup/Games Manager

Select your MAME emulator to filter by, once you are viewing all the mame games you want to update then right-click on the games list and select: “Update Games from File (wont add new)”

{{:bd3b196cd3f97c11af107abae6502a80.png}}

Answer the question to confirm….and sit back and wait. It could take a while if you have 1000’s or ROMs. When finished it will let you know and it will update all fields for the ROM games.

That’s it!

===== Run another frontend from Popper =====

If you want to run a completely separate frontend from Popper (like coinops). The idea here is to run a custom script that will quit/close Popper and launch the other frontend. When the other frontend closes, then it will re-run Popper. This mode means that Popper is 100% not running while the other frontend is running, so the other frontend will have to be completely setup 100% to work on its own.

if you want to try operator menu. all you do is create a batch file in launch sub_folder called "**POPMENU_START MAME.bat**" it starts with POPMENU so it will be listed in operator menu/scripts here's a template to get you an idea of the batch file…..
<code>

SendPUPEvent.exe 11
timeout 3
cd \coinops
coinops.exe
timeout 3
cd \pinupsystem
start "" PinUpMenu.exe

</code>