Step 1: Download And Install The Software

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Step 2: Connect Your X-Arcade™ to USB Port

If you are using the Tankstick, connect both USB connectors to two USB ports. One is for the Dual Joystick (keyboard) setup, one is for the Trackball (mouse).

Step 3: MAME™ Operation:

By default, MAME™ needs a few minor adjustments for your X-Arcade™. The default keyboard commands are identical to the X-Arcade™ with the exception of the left Player 1 Joystick and coin-insert feature.

After you start a game in MAME™ hit the TAB key to enter the configuration menu. You can choose to change the "Default Button Layout (General)" to use the configuration for all of it's games, or "Default Button Layout (This Game)" to change just the configuration for the game you are currently playing. We suggest "GENERAL"

Setting Up Player 1:

If using Macmame: PLEASE NOTE: When programming MacMame inputs, when you enter a key input, you have to wait several seconds for MacMAME to accept it.

Using your keyboard, Select Player 1 Controls.
Select Player 1 Up
Press Enter on keyboard
Move Your Player 1 Joystick Up
Repeat these steps for Player 1 Down, Left and Right
Press ESC To Return To Main Screen

Setting Up Player 1 For Accepting Coins

Scroll Down On Screen To Player 1 Select
Press Enter
Press The Left Side Pinball Button (Or Press 3 On Keyboard)
Repeat For Player 2 Select under Player 2 Controls
Press ESC To Return To Main Screen

*NOTE: If after this procedure Macmame still does NOT save the settings. You must delete the config file and start over

• Open Finder to Documents/MacMAME User Data/Config
• Delete default.cfg
• Setup Player 1 Again
  

Step 4: Playing MAME™

• After you start up a game, use the left pinball flipper button on the left side of the X-Arcade™ to insert coins, and press the white start button to play.

• You can also skip the screens which ask you to type "OK" by moving the joystick left then right (left for "O" and right for "K").

• You can exit a game by holding the player 2 start button and pressing the right pinball button simultaneously.

• You can change the controls for any game by simply pushing the "Tab" key while a game is already running to access the controls menu. The Input (general) option allows controller settings to be applied to all games. Input (this game) overrides the general input settings and adds custom controller settings for just the game being used.

Troubleshooting

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