How to Add Cheats to MAME

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Go to "Pugsy's Cheats".

   This is a trusted website with many versions of cheats for MAME.You can simply search it on a search engine or go to the following address: http://cheat.retrogames.com/
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   Step 2: After that

   , I must suggest, however, that you choose the most recent version, as it will include more cheats and be less buggy. ,, Once you've done that, type in "CMD" and press "OK". , No quotation marks. ,,,,, (this will change it from disabled to enabled.) ,,,,
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   Step 3: click on the "MAME Cheats File" tab.

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   Step 4: Once that's completed

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   Step 5: click on the version you want to choose.

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   Step 6: Click on the Windows logo on the bottom-left side of your computer screen.

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   Step 7: Click "Run"

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   Step 8: which will open up the run executable.

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   Step 9: Type in "Cd (MAME directory)" and press enter.

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    Step 10: Type in "Mame -cc" to create the custom configuration file.

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    Step 11: Go to your MAME directory.

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    Step 12: Open up "Mame.ini".

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    Step 13: Travel down to "CORE MISC OPTIONS".

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    Step 14: Where it says "cheating 0"

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    Step 15: change the 0 to a 1.

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    Step 16: Travel to the MAME directory.

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    Step 17: Open up the file you downloaded.

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    Step 18: Click on the file "cheat.7z" and drag it to the directory.

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    Step 19: Open up MAME and test it out!

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