Arcade Master Help File (Version 1.0):

Last updated: January 24, 2014

Model: Arcade Master

Serial No.: AM-000001

 

 

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*Controls

  Button Layout

  Secret Control Panel Commands

  Using a keyboard to break out of an emulator crash/freeze

  Control Panel Master List (Keyboard Equivalents)

  Changing Controls on an Arcade Game (Arcade Only)

*Power Interruptions

  Restoring the system after a power interruption

  Restoring the cool Arcade Master desktop wallpaper

*Games List Help

  Deleting a bad/crashing game from the list

  How to add games to the list

*Playstation Help

  How to manage Playstation Memory Cards (No-Disc Mode)

  How to switch out Playstation Memory Cards

  How to switch out Playstation discs (In-Game Only)

*Nintendo 64 Help

  How to manage N64 Controller Packs

 

 

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P1/P2 Button Layout:

 

  4 5 6

  1 2 3

7       8

 

Example:

(In this arrangement, the button on

the top-left of the Player-1 side

is referred to as: P1#4.)

 

 

Secret Control Panel (CP) Commands:

 

P1#2 + P2#8 = [Alt+Enter] = Toggle Fullscreen (on several emulators)

 (This can happen unintentionally on 2-player games.)

P1#2 = [Alt] = Toggle Emulator File Menu Window (Playstation Only)

P1#1 + AdminRed = [Ctrl+Esc] = Windows Start Menu

P1#1 + P1#7 = [Ctrl+C] = Copy Selection to Windows Clipboard

P1#1 + P1#6 = [Ctrl+X] = Cut selection to Windows Clipboard

 

"Rename a file" trick #1:

   1) Select a file (While in Windows)

   2) Press this chain sequence:

      [P1#2],[P1JoyDown],[P2#5] or [Alt],[Arrow Down],[M]

   3) Use an attached keyboard or CP buttons (see Below)

      to type name then P2#8 [Enter] to save new name.

 

"Rename a file" trick #2:

   1) Use Trackball to point at a file

   2) Use P1#8 [L_Mouse_Btn] to click the file's name.

   3) Use an attached keyboard or CP buttons (see below)

      to type name then P2#8 [Enter] to save new name.

 

Using a keyboard to break out of an emulator crash/freeze:

   Method #1:

   1) Use [Alt] + [F4] to Exit out of the frozen program.

   Method #2:

   1) Use [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] to call up the Windows Task Manager

   2) Even if the TaskMan is not visible use the following commands to 

      end the operation of the frozen program (it's usually

      the first program on the Task Manager's list):

      [TAB], [E].

 

-(This should end the frozen/crashed emulator and revert

  back to the Arcade Master menu. If the menu is visible but not

  responding, Try this sequence to switch focus back to the

  Arcade Master Menu:

      [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete],[Tab],[Tab],[S].)

 

-In a worst case scenario, you can always tap the "Power On" switch,

 which will cut power to the PC. This will usually revert the registry

 modifications back to factory presets and may require you to

 follow the "POWER INTERRUPTIONS/SYSTEM RESTORE" help below.

 

-That's a kind of problem which can be avoided in the future by

 also following the "Delete a Game" help below.

 

 

 

Control Panel Master List (Keyboard Equivalents):

 

  (Plenty of buttons for navigating Windows.

   Attach a keyboard for the rest, like TAB,

   or a Mouse for Right-Click. Use free USB

   ports on Arcade Master's internal PC.)

 

P1JoystickUp = Arrow Key Up

P1JoystickDown = Arrow Key Down

P1JoystickLeft = Arrow Key Left

P1JoystickRight = Arrow Key Right

P1#1 = Ctrl

P1#2 = Alt

P1#3 = Spacebar

P1#4 = Left Shift

P1#5 = Z

P1#6 = X

P1#7 = C

P1#8 = Left Mouse Button

Trackball = Mouse

4wayUp = I

4WayDown = K

4WayLeft = J

4WayRight = L

P1Start = 1

AdminGreen = 5

AdminRed = Esc

AdminPurple = P

P2Start = 2

P2JoystickUp = R

P2JoystickDown = F

P2JoystickLeft = D

P2JoystickRight = G

P2#1 = A

P2#2 = S

P2#3 = Q

P2#4 = W

P2#5 = M

P2#6 = N

P2#7 = H

P2#8 = Enter

 

 

 

Changing controls on an Arcade Game (ARCADE ONLY!):

 

1) Plug a pc keyboard into an open USB port on the

   Arcade Master's inner PC.

2) While running the game, Press TAB and the MAME menu will appear.

3) Use the ARROW keys (or P1 Joystick) to highlight

   "CONTROLS (This Game)," then press ENTER.

4) Use the ARROW keys (or P1 joystick) to highlight

   the control you want to alter, then press ENTER.

5) Press the new button (or joystick U,D,L,R). 

    a) To add additional buttons for the same control, repeat

       steps 4 & 5 without moving the highlight.

    b) To have no button for a control, do step 4 and for

       step 5, press ESC.

6) Press ESC until the menu disappears. The emulator will

   remember these settings.

 

 

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Restoring the system after a power interruption:

 

Windows Start menu >> System Restore [At top of popup list.]

 >> Restore my computer to an earlier time [Next]

 >> Select Jan 8, 2014 ARCADE MASTER SYSTEM [Next]

 >> Follow the dialog out (may restart)

 

 

 

Restoring the cool Arcade Master desktop Wallpaper:

 

Windows Start Button >> Control Panel >> Appearance & Themes

 >> Change the desktop backgound

From the list select: "welcome_am.bmp"

Click OK

 

 

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Deleting a bad/crashing game from the list:

 

1) Plug a pc keyboard into an open USB port on the

   Arcade Master's inner PC.

2) Esc from Arcade Master Menu to Windows and follow the

   appropriate path to delete the [1] bad game file:

   [BE CAREFUL! DON'T DELETE GOOD GAMES!]

   NOTE:

   Use the trackball like a mouse and P1-Button#8 for left click

   to highlight files, click on File menu at top and select delete,

   or click "Delete selected file(s)" on the menu on the left, or

   press DELETE on the attached keyboard (click YES to confirm).

    a) For ARCADE GAMES:

        START>>MY COMPUTER>>

         C:\emulators\mame\roms\[gametitle].zip

         (To find the filename of an arcade game, run the game;

          wile running, press TAB and use the Arrow Keys (P1 Joystick)

          to highlight "Select New Game" and press ENTER (P2#8).

          Start typing the name of the game and the search list

          will fill with matches. The game titles will appear along

          with the actual file names, which are often different.)

    b) For ATARI 2600:

        START>>MY COMPUTER>>

         C:\emulators\Stella\roms\[gametitle].zip

    c) For NINTENDO:

        START>>MY COMPUTER>>

         C:\emulators\Jnes\roms\[gametitle].zip

    d) For SEGA GENESIS:

        START>>MY COMPUTER>>

         C:\emulators\Gens\roms\[gametitle].zip

    e) For SUPER NINTENDO:

        START>>MY COMPUTER>>

         C:\emulators\Zsnes\roms\[gametitle].zip

    f) For SEGA GAME GEAR:

        START>>MY COMPUTER>>

         C:\emulators\Meka\roms\[gametitle].zip

    g) For GAME BOY ADVANCE:

        START>>MY COMPUTER>>

         C:\emulators\visualboyadvance\roms\[gametitle].zip

    h) For PLAYSTATION:

       START>>MY COMPUTER>>E:\PSX\roms\[gametitle].bin

       START>>MY COMPUTER>>E:\PSX\roms\[gametitle].cue

    i) For NINTENDO 64:

       START>>MY COMPUTER>>

        C:\emulators\Project64\roms\[gametitle].zip

    j) For Virtual Pinball:

       START>>MY COMPUTER>>

        C:\emulators\Future Pinball\Tables\[gametitle].ftp

3) Start Arcade Master Menu and re-generate the game list:

   a) (To start Arcade Master, follow the path:

      START>>ARCADE MASTER MENU)

   b) Once in the menu, press TAB on the attached keyboard to see the

      ARCADE MASTER options menu.

   c) Select "Games List Options" to go to next page.

      (Use P1 Joystick & P1 Start button to highlight & select.)

   d) Select "Generate List".

      (Use P1 Joystick & P1 Start button to highlight & select.)

4)That's it!

  [NOTE: The ARCADE GAMES list will take over a minute to refresh.

  Be Patient. The other directories refresh practically instantly.

  Also, be sure you are only deleting a game from the intended

  directory. For instance: If you want to delete a Playstation game,

  don't use the wrong path from above and delete a game with the

  same title in the Super Nintendo directory. Unless, of course, you

  just hate that particular game and want it wiped out regardless.]

 

 

 

How to ADD GAMES to the games list:

 

1) Using your own computer with an internet connection:

   Download a game rom and a snapsot for the new game and

   copy them to either a USB storage device or CD/DVD-Rom.

2) Connect the drive to a free USB port on the Arcade

   Master's inner PC or insert the disk in the drive.

3) Copy/Paste the game rom to the appropriate folder:

   [MAKE SURE YOU ONLY INSTALL THE SAME FILE TYPES YOU ALREADY HAVE.]

   ARCADE:           C:\emulators\mame\roms\[~.zip]

   ATARI:            C:\emulators\Stella\roms\[~.zip]

   NINTENDO:         C:\emulators\Jnes\roms\[~.zip]

   SEGA GENESIS:     C:\emulators\Gens\roms\[~.zip]

   SUPER NINTENDO:   C:\emulators\Zsnes\roms\[~.zip]

   SEGA GAME GEAR:   C:\emulators\Meka\roms\[~.zip]

   GAME BOY ADVANCE: C:\emulators\visualboyadvance\roms\[~.zip]

   PLAYSTATION:      E:\PSX\roms\[~.bin]

   PLAYSTATION:      E:\PSX\roms\[~.cue]

   Nintendo 64:      C:\emulators\Project64\roms\[~.zip]

   Virtual Pinball:  C:\emulators\Future Pinball\Tables\[~.fpt]

   Virtual Pinball:  C:\emulators\Future Pinball\Libraries\[~.fpl]

4) Copy/Paste the gameplay image [~.PNG/.BMP/.JPG/.GIF(static)]

   to the appropriate folder:

    ARCADE:           C:\emulators\mame\snap\

    ATARI:            C:\emulators\Stella\snap\

    NINTENDO:         C:\emulators\Jnes\snap\

    SEGA GENESIS:     C:\emulators\Gens\snap\

    SUPER NINTENDO:   C:\emulators\Zsnes\snap\

    SEGA GAME GEAR:   C:\emulators\Meka\snap\

    GAME BOY ADVANCE: C:\emulators\visualboyadvance\snap\

    PLAYSTATION:      E:\PSX\snap\

    NINTENDO 64:      C:\emulators\Project64\snap\

    VIRTUAL PINBALL:  C:\Future Pinball\snap\

   

   NOTE:

   BE SURE TO GIVE THE SNAPSOT THE SAME EXACT NAME AS THE GAME ROM!

 

5) Now the Games List must be refreshed:

   a) Attach a keyboard to the Arcade Master's inner PC.

      (Return to Arcade Master menu: START>>ARCADE MASTER MENU)

   b) Once in the menu, press TAB on the attached keyboard to see the

      ARCADE MASTER options menu.

   c) Select "Games List Options" to go to next page.

      (Use P1 Joystick & P1 Start button to highlight & select.)

   d) Select "Generate List".

      (Use P1 Joystick & P1 Start button to highlight & select.)

      That's it! You've got a new game!

   [NOTE: Games are listed Alpa-numerically, starting with

    punctuation, numbers, then letters.]

 

 

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Playstation "No-Disc" mode, or

How to manage the Playstation Memory Cards (copying/deleting saves):

 

1) Get a Playstation game running, then press P1_Button#2 [Alt].

   This will pause the game and bring up the PSXfin render window.

2) Use the P1_Joystick [Arrow Keys] to pull navigate the drop-down

   File Menu and highlight "Eject CD" and press P2_Button#8 [Enter].

3) The menu goes away, so press P1_Button#2 [Alt] again and

   navigate the drop-down File Menu to highlight "Reset" and

   press P2_Button#8 [Enter].

4) The PSX emulator will now be in "No-Disc" mode, where you

   can manage both Left & Right side memory cards.

5) When done, just exit out of the emulator like usual and

   the changes will be in effect next time you run a PSX game.

 

 

 

How to switch out a Playstation memory card (Method #1):

(For keeping full card saves & starting a new card.)

 

1) Exit the Arcade Master menu to Windows. (From the menu,

   press the Red Button on the central Admin Row [Esc].)

2) Go to the folder with the PSX memory cards:

   (Use Trackball & P1#8 [L_Mouse])

   START >> My Computer >>

   "C:\emulators\PSX\cards\"

   [NOTE:

    The default cards are "000000.bin" [Left Side] and

    "000001.bin" [Right Side], but the folder contains about

    25 extra cards for lots of game saves.]

3) Rename the currently loaded card (usually "000000.bin") to

   some other name of your choosing (ex: "mycard1.bin").

   (Do this by clicking on it to highlight and click on the

   File Menu at top and select "Rename" from the list, and

   attach a keyboard for typing or just use P2 buttons

   1-7 for A, S, Q, W, M, N, H & 8 for Enter.)

   That will save the card for loading again later.

4) Rename one of the other cards to "000000.bin". That's

   the file the emulator looks for & now it will find the

   fresh one instead of the full one you just renamed.)

   THAT's IT! A clean, new card!

NOTE: A nice alternative if no keyboard is present is the

      Windows Character Map. Get to it by clicking to:

      "Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >>

       System Tools >> Character Map"

      Type out what you want by clicking on the letters,

      press Copy button, then when renaming, just Paste

      what you copied from the Character Map.

       

 

 

How to switch out a Playstation Memory Card (Method #2):

 

1) Attach a PC Keyboard to an open USB port on the

   Arcade Master's inner PC.

2) From the Arcade Master Playstation menu, start a game.

3) With the game running, press Player1_Button#2 [Alt]. This

   will pause the game and pull up the PSXFIN render window.

4) Use the Arrow Keys (P1 Joystick) to drop down the menu

   and highlight "CONFIGURATION", then press ENTER [P2#8].

5) Navigate through the Configuration menu with TAB, the

   ARROW KEYS and ENTER. (Use TAB to cycle through selections,

   use SHIFT to cycle TAB in opposite direction, use the

   ARROW KEYS to choose a selection from a group, and

   use ENTER to click on any highlighted selection.)

6) Using this control method, make your way to the "MEMORY CARDS"

   tab in the Configuration Menu, TAB to the one you want to

   switch and use ENTER to click the "..." button [browse].

   If not defaulted there, the path is as follows:

   C:\emulators\PSX\cards\[------.bin]

7) Navigate the browse dialog the same way and use Enter

   to click on your selections. Using TAB, ARROWS & ENTER,

   OK your way out of the menu and the Playstation game

   will resume.

NOTE:

There are over 2 dozen spare cards, but you can always use

"No-Disc" mode to manage the contents of your cards (see above).

 

 

 

How to switch out a Playstation disc (disc 1 to disc 2, etc.):

 

1) Connect a pc keyboard to an open USB port on the

   Arcade Master's internal pc.

2) When the Playstation game prompts you to

   change discs, press P1#2 [Alt] and use the

   P1 Joystick [Arrow Keys] to navigate the File

   menu that pops up to "Eject CD". Press P2#8

   [Enter], and it will go back to the emulator.

3) Press P1#2 [Alt] again and use the P1 Joystick

   [Arrow Keys] to Navigate to "Insert CD Image".

   Press P2#8 [Enter] and you will get to an "Open"

   Explorer window.

4) Using TAB, Arrow Keys & Enter on the keyboard (as

   explained above), navigate to the directory:

   "E:\PSX\roms\"

   Using same navigation technique, open the BIN file

   for the game disc you need to insert.

5) In most cases, the emulator will take over here

   and progress you through to the new disc's menu.

   If not, try pressing P1#2 [Alt] again and use the

   P1 Joystick [Arrow Keys] to navigate to "Reset"

   and press P2#8 [Enter], or Exit [Esc] & try again.

NOTE: Some games (especially those requiring save

      before disc change) can simply be exited from

      the normal way and start the next disc the normal

      way from the menu, and the disc will load data

      from the "Memory Card".

 

 

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How to manage an N64 Controller Pack:

 

This is pretty simple, though many games don't allow

direct management of the Controller Pack contents from

within the game. The trick is to use a game with an

option to manage the Controller Pack within the game's

menu.

 

Several games allow this from their main menu:

   "Shadow Man" is one of many examples you'll find.

 

 

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January 13, 2014