Help With MAME Wii

[mechawily]

Hi,
Is there a way to enable cheats in MAME Wii v1.0???. Now, I know that there is a file in MAME Wii called mame.ini where you can turn on/off certain functions for the emulator by getting into the file and saving it after changing it. From what I've heard, all I have to do is change the number next to cheat from 0 to 1 to get the cheats to work. This is the layout:

#
# CORE MISC OPTIONS
#
bios
cheat 1
skip_gameinfo 0

This is what I did. However, I did not see a Cheat option there. It's possible maybe they didn't include it in the version or maybe I missed something? Somone please help me through this step by step. Thanks in advance!

[terpsfan101]

Put the cheat files for you roms in a zip file named "cheat.zip" and place the zip file in the main directory. The same directory with the mame.ini file. You also need to enable them in the mame.ini file, which you already did.

BTW, I would recommend v0.6 MAME Wii over v1.0 MAME Wii because v1.0 forces a 4:3 aspect ratio for all games. v0.6 will play games with the correct aspect ratio.

[mechawily]

Put the cheat files for you roms in a zip file named "cheat.zip" and place the zip file in the main directory. The same directory with the mame.ini file. You also need to enable them in the mame.ini file, which you already did.

BTW, I would recommend v0.6 MAME Wii over v1.0 MAME Wii because v1.0 forces a 4:3 aspect ratio for all games. v0.6 will play games with the correct aspect ratio.

Okay, I am doing something wrong. I downloaded v0.6 MAME Wii per your instruction, and I placed a cheat.zip right in the mame file with mame.ini, and I changed the cheat option in the ini file from 0 to 1. I am still not seeing a cheat option in the MAME menu when I hit the home button. Why isn't it appearing??? Let me copy the whole text and paste it here word for word. There's got to be something I'm missing:

<UNADORNED0>

#
# CORE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
#
readconfig 1

#
# CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS
#
rompath roms
samplepath samples
artpath artwork
ctrlrpath ctrlr
inipath $HOME/.mame;.;ini
fontpath .
cheatpath cheat
crosshairpath crosshair

#
# CORE OUTPUT DIRECTORY OPTIONS
#
cfg_directory cfg
nvram_directory nvram
memcard_directory memcard
input_directory inp
state_directory sta
snapshot_directory snap
diff_directory diff
comment_directory comments

#
# CORE STATE/PLAYBACK OPTIONS
#
state
autosave 0
playback
record
mngwrite
aviwrite
wavwrite
snapname %g/%i
snapsize auto
snapview internal
burnin 0

#
# CORE PERFORMANCE OPTIONS
#
autoframeskip 1
frameskip 0
seconds_to_run 0
throttle 1
sleep 1
speed 1.0
refreshspeed 0

#
# CORE ROTATION OPTIONS
#
rotate 1
ror 0
rol 0
autoror 0
autorol 0
flipx 0
flipy 0

#
# CORE ARTWORK OPTIONS
#
artwork_crop 0
use_backdrops 1
use_overlays 1
use_bezels 1

#
# CORE SCREEN OPTIONS
#
brightness 1.0
contrast 1.0
gamma 1.0
pause_brightness 0.65

#
# CORE VECTOR OPTIONS
#
antialias 1
beam 1.0
flicker 0

#
# CORE SOUND OPTIONS
#
sound 1
samplerate 48000
samples 1
volume 0

#
# CORE INPUT OPTIONS
#
coin_lockout 1
ctrlr
mouse 1
joystick 1
lightgun 0
multikeyboard 0
multimouse 0
steadykey 0
offscreen_reload 0
joystick_map auto
joystick_deadzone 0.3
joystick_saturation 0.85

#
# CORE INPUT AUTOMATIC ENABLE OPTIONS
#
paddle_device keyboard
adstick_device keyboard
pedal_device keyboard
dial_device keyboard
trackball_device keyboard
lightgun_device keyboard
positional_device keyboard
mouse_device mouse

#
# CORE DEBUGGING OPTIONS
#
log 0
verbose 0
update_in_pause 0
debug 0
debugscript

#
# CORE MISC OPTIONS
#
bios
cheat 1
skip_gameinfo 0

#
# DEBUGGING OPTIONS
#
oslog 0

#
# PERFORMANCE OPTIONS
#
multithreading 1
sdlvideofps 0

#
# VIDEO OPTIONS
#
video soft
safearea 1.0
numscreens 1
window 0
maximize 1
keepaspect 1
unevenstretch 1
effect none
centerh 1
centerv 1
waitvsync 0
scalemode none

#
# PER-WINDOW VIDEO OPTIONS
#
screen auto
aspect auto
resolution auto
view auto
screen0 auto
aspect0 auto
resolution0 auto
view0 auto
screen1 auto
aspect1 auto
resolution1 auto
view1 auto
screen2 auto
aspect2 auto
resolution2 auto
view2 auto
screen3 auto
aspect3 auto
resolution3 auto
view3 auto

#
# FULL SCREEN OPTIONS
#
switchres 0

#
# SOUND OPTIONS
#
audio_latency 3

#
# SDL KEYBOARD MAPPING
#
keymap 0
keymap_file keymap.dat

#
# SDL JOYSTICK MAPPING
#
joy_idx1 auto
joy_idx2 auto
joy_idx3 auto
joy_idx4 auto
joy_idx5 auto
joy_idx6 auto
joy_idx7 auto
joy_idx8 auto
sixaxis 0

#
# SDL MOUSE MAPPING
#
mouse_index1 auto
mouse_index2 auto
mouse_index3 auto
mouse_index4 auto

#
# SDL LOWLEVEL DRIVER OPTIONS
#
videodriver auto
audiodriver auto

[terpsfan101]

There can't be any directories in the cheat.zip file. Also, you won't be able to see any cheats in the menu until you load a game that has cheats.

Also, copy the ini file that came with v0.6 to your SD card. Don't try and use the ini file that came with v1.0. Once you've done that, enable cheats in the ini file:

# CORE MISC OPTIONS
#
bios
cheat 1
skip_gameinfo 0

[mechawily]

There can't be any directories in the cheat.zip file. Also, you won't be able to see any cheats in the menu until you load a game that has cheats.

Also, copy the ini file that came with v0.6 to your SD card. Don't try and use the ini file that came with v1.0. Once you've done that, enable cheats in the ini file:

# CORE MISC OPTIONS
#
bios
cheat 1
skip_gameinfo 0

Okay, I found a cheat.zip and now it is working great! Thank you for your help!!!