Greetings! It’s my understanding that for MAME 2003 only the cheat.dat files will work. So, when I press the Tab key when playing Tempest, for example, running on MAME 2003, it does show a list of cheats, just not some that I’m looking for.
Short of trying to run it on a newer MAME version (not sure if MAME 2010 supports the newer cheat.7z), is there a way to manually enter a desired cheat in the config files?
For example, the MAME 2003 cheats for Tempest don’t include invincibility or start at any level.
Thanks!
Cheat.dat vs. Cheat.7
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Re: Cheat.dat vs. Cheat.7
The XML cheat engine came about in 2009, so 2010 MAME will work fine with cheat.7z cheats.
You can add cheats to cheat.dat quite simply, it's just a text file.
You can add cheats to cheat.dat quite simply, it's just a text file.
Pugsy
Servicing your cheating needs since 1985
Grab the latest cheat collection:
MAME 0.264 XML cheat collection (3 APRIL 2024) from http://www.mamecheat.co.uk or direct from:-
https://mega.nz/file/SxsQUJoT#jBdz6GLm_ ... QzFGSMms2c (ZIP Archive 3.8 MB)
Servicing your cheating needs since 1985
Grab the latest cheat collection:
MAME 0.264 XML cheat collection (3 APRIL 2024) from http://www.mamecheat.co.uk or direct from:-
https://mega.nz/file/SxsQUJoT#jBdz6GLm_ ... QzFGSMms2c (ZIP Archive 3.8 MB)