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    Default Need help getting MAME to work on Android. 1st time doing it.

    I got a Android a while back ago. I mostly use the tablet for the Internet and writing. I basically use it as a replacement for a laptop. I realized I don't use it too often so I decided to use it for games.

    I just downloaded MAME4droid (0.37b5) and I also download a few ROMs that I enjoy playing in the past.

    It took me a while to figure out how to get the app to look for the ROMs on the SDCard. I think I got it right. It shows /mnt/external_sd/ROMS/MAME4all

    When I try to use it, it says it can not find the ROMs at all. So I unzip them hoping that it will work now.

    Nope, it still does not work.

    I just wondering how do I get it to work. Thanks everyone!

    Just an update. I try to install another app. I think it's made by the same company call Mame 4 Droid. It still does not recognize the ROMs on the SD card.

    Please help me because I like to play some games on the MAME. Thanks!
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    I give up! After trying and going to their website, I am going to install another kind of video game emulator.

    Maybe someone in the future will have a more user friendly MAME emulator in the future.

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    The emulator possibly works just fine but the roms need to be from the correct set 0.37b5 otherwise they will not be the correct dumps required as new dumps are created almost as often as new versions of mame that will not work with older versions.
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