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CoinOPSUserGuide

TableofContents
WhatIsCoinOPS?
GettingStarted
WhereDoIGetCoinOPS?
HowToTransferFilesToYourXbox
SetupStaticIP'sForCrossOverCable
SetupDynamicIP's(DHCP)ForHomeNetwork
CoinOPSFTPServer
ConnectingToYourXboxUsingYourFTPClient
TransferringFiles
Setup
PointerFiles
CurrentlyUsedPointerNamesForVariousCores
HowToSetupConsoleGames&MidwayAndKillerInstincts
SetupAShortcutToLaunchXboxGamesWithinCoinOPS
SetupYourXboxToBootDirectlyIntoCoinOPS
BiosBootSequenceEditing
SetupAnAdditionalRomFolder
LaserDiscSetup
ConsoleConfigurationTools
BasicUse
GameSelectionControls
InGameControls(AllCoresExceptXbox)
AdvancedInGameControls(M.A.M.E.Core)
AdvancedInGameControls(Consoles&FinalBurnCore)
GameSelectionColors
SortingConsoleSettings
LightGunGames
AdvancedUse
UserAdjustableFiles
Keymapping
AdvancedSettings
AdvancedAspectRatioCorrectionSetting
CommandLineAutoLaunch
Throttle
CPUOverclock
Configs
FastForward
ServiceModes
MultiScreenGames
SpecialFeatures
DashboardShortcut
PreviewVideos
Screenshots
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SplashScreenLauncher
Skins
128MBRamSupport
MouseAndTrackballSupport
Marquees
VersionsAndUpgrading
Troubleshooting
FailedTransferWhenFTPingFiles
NotEnoughRoomInTheromsConsolesFolder
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
CoinOPSSupportedGamesList
ForAdditionalSupport

WhatIsCoinOPS?

CoinOPSisamultiplearcadeandvideogamesystememulator.Itisabletoemulateandplay
thousandsofdifferentgamesfrommanydifferentplatformsallthroughonerobustGUI.
CoinOPSachievesthiswiththeuseofvarious"Cores"orsoftwareenginesfromdifferent
opensourceemulationprojects.ItiscurrentlyonlyavailableonXboxandisoneofthemost
featurerichemulationprojectsevercreated.

SupportedConsolePlatforms:

Amiga
AmstradCPC
Atari800
Atari2600
Atari5200
Atari7800
AtariLynx
AtariST
AtariXL
ColecoVision
Commodore64
DOS

Gameboy
GameboyAdvance
GameboyColor
Intellivision
LaserDiscDVDSupport
MSX
Nintendo(NES)
Nintendo64
PlayStationOne
Sega32X
SegaCD(MegaCD)
SegaGameGear

SegaGenesis(Megadrive)
SegaMasterSystem
SegaSG1000
SuperNintendo(SNES)
TurboGrafx16(PCEngine)
TurboGrafxCD(PCECD)
VIC20
VirtualBoy
WonderSwan
X68000
Xbox
ZXSpectrum

Andnottomention,toomanyArcadePlatformstolist!Including
NeoGeo
,
CPS1
,
CPS2
,
CPS3
,
Cave
,andmanymore.

GettingStarted

YouvereadaboutCoinOPS,playeditatyourfriendshouse,heardaboutitinthenews,and
nowyoumusthavethisamazingemulator.But...Wheredoyoustart?First,yourgoingto
needahandfulofitemsandofcourse,agenuinecopyofCoinOPSFull,LiteorMicro(Lite
addonforKRAZYIESoftmods).

Essentials:
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HardModdedorSoftModded
Xbox
OneHardDrivelargeenoughtoholdCoinOPSFullandanythingelseyoumaywant.
However,Lite,MircoandStandalonearefittedtoworkonstockXboxHardDrives
YourComputer
FTPClientSoftware
(popularclientsare
Filezilla
,
FlashFXP
,&
SmartFTP
)
CrossOverCable
(optional)
AnofficialcopyofCoinOPS

WhereDoIGetCoinOPS?
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CoinOPScomesinmanydifferentflavors.Themostrecentversionsareofficiallyreleasedat
www.undergroundgamer.com
,aprivatetorrenttrackercommunity.Therearealsomany
differentpastandhackedversionsofCoinOPS.Westronglyrecommendthatyoudownload
themostrecentversionfromaverifiedsourcesuchasUndergroundGamer.The
CoinOPS
Website
andUserGuidewillonlysupportthenewest,officialreleasesofCoinOPS.

HowToTransferFilesToYourXbox

Currently,thereareonlytwowaystotransferdatatoyourXbox.YoumaycreateaDVDwith
dataonitmaxingoutat4.7GBorforamucheasierandmorepracticalmethod,youcan

FTP
anyamountofdatatoyourXbox.

TherearetwodifferentwaystoFTPdatatoyourXbox.Youmaysetupadirectconnection
withaCrossOverCableusingStaticIP'soryoucanusearegular
PC>Router/Hub/Swtich>XboxsetupusingeitherDynamic(DHCP)orStaticIPs.

CrossOverCable
isnotthesameasaregularethernetcable.Ifyouchoosetousethis
methodyouwillneedtoacquirethiscablefirst.Formostpeople,theirhomenetworkwillwork
justfine.IwouldonlysuggestusingtheCrossOverCableMethodifyoudontaWiredHome
Network.

AWiredNetworkConnection(DHCPorStatic)canreach1011mbps,aWirelessNetwork
Connection(DHCPorStatic)averagesbetween15mbpsandTheCrossOverCableMethod
canreachspeedsbetween520mbps.FortransferringCoinOPSFulltoyourXbox,Iwould
suggestusingaWiredNetworkConnection(DHCPorStatic)ortheCrossOverCable
MethodoveraWirelessNetworkConnectionasitwillsaveyoualargeamountoftime.Ifyou
choosetotransferdatausingaWirelessNetworkConnection,pleasebeadvisedthatitis
verytimeconsuming.

ThefollowingguidewillhelpyousetupaFTPtransfersession.Beforeyoubegin,youmay
wanttomakesurethatyourfirewallsareturnedoffandpossiblyyourantivirussoftwarefor
thetimebeing,however,thisisnotalwaysnecessary.

SetupStaticIP'sForCrossOverCable

First,youwillneedtochangeyourComputer'snetworksettings.

GotoyourLocalAreaConnection>Properties>InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)
Properties.SelectUsethefollowingIPaddress:andchangeaddress'tothefollowing.

IPAddress:
192.168.0.2
SubnetMask:
255.255.255.0
DefaultGateway: 192.168.0.2

Second,youwillneedtochangeyourXbox'snetworksettingstoStaticIPandchange
address'tothefollowing.

IPAddress:
192.168.0.1
SubnetMask:
255.255.255.0
DefaultGateway: 192.168.0.2

AfterchangingyourXbox'snetworksettings,youwillneedtorestartit.VersionsofWindows
olderthanXPwillrequirearebootafterchangingnetworksettingsaswell.TheaboveIP
address'swereselectedforthistutorial,butyoucanchoosedifferentIP'sifyou'dlikeas
StaticIPaddressarechosenbytheuserandnotautomaticallyassigned.Pleasemakesure
thatyouXbox'sDefaultGatewayisthesameasyourComputer'sIPAddress.

SetupDynamicIP's(DHCP)ForHomeNetwork

IfyourhomenetworkisalreadyconfiguredtouseDynamicIP'sthanyouwillnotneedto
changeanythingwithyourcomputer.ForyourXbox,youwillneedtogointoyourcustom
dashboard'snetworksettingsandselectDHCP.RebootyourXboxandgobackintonetwork
settingstofindyournewlygivenIPaddress.Example:192.168.0.101

KeepinmindthatDynamicIPsareautomaticallyassignedbyyourrouteranditmayassign
yourcomputerorXboxadifferentDynamicIPaddresseachtimetheyarestartedup.Ifyou
arehavingtroublesconnectingtoyourXboxwithyourFTPClient,youmaywanttoverify
yourXbox'sIPaddressinnetworksettings.

TheabovesettingswillworkforaWiredNetworkConnectionoraWirelessNetwork
Connection.Foryourhomenetwork,werecommendusingaWiredNetworkConnection,
becauseawirelessconnectionwilltakeaconsiderablylongertimetotransferbulkdata.

YoucanalsoconfigureyourhomenetworktouseStaticIPs,wiredorwirelessly,buttheywill
notbecoveredforhomenetworksinthisguide.

CoinOPSFTPServer

CoinOPSalsohasanincludedFTPServerfoundwithintheStartMenu(withAdvancedSettings
turnedon).YoumayconfigureandchangenetworksettingsherewithoutrebootingyourXbox.The
abovemethodsandaddress'canbefollowedhereaswell.

ConnectingToYourXboxUsingYourFTPClient

OnceyouhaveyourPCandXboxconnectedtoeitherthesamenetworkorviaCrossOver
CableyouwillneedtoopenyourFTPClientonyourPC.NomatterwhichFTPClientyou
chosetodownloadanduse,theyallroughlyworkthesamewaywithlittletonoconfiguration
needed.
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ThesettingsbelowwillbeusedtosetupatransfersessionwithyourFTPClienttoyourXbox.
MakesurethatyouhaveyourFTPServerenabledinyourcustomdashboardonyourXbox
orhavestartedCoinOPSFTPServer.Thesesettingsareuniversalandwillbeusedforany
FTPClient.

Host:
192.168.0.xxx(thisaddressdependsonwhatyouchoseorwereassigned)
Username: xbox
Password: xbox
Port:
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TransferringFiles

Youwillwanttostartafreshinstall,sobeforetransferringyourCoinOPSfilesovertoyour
Xbox,pleaseuseyourFTPClientorXboxinstalledFileManagertoremoveanyexisting
CoinOPSversionsOLDERthanCoinOPS4,includingCO4Betaandtheirsavedatafolders
locatedinTDATAandUDATAontheE:\Drive.Oldersavedatafoldersarenamed
arcadexxx.Thiswillpreventmanypotentialissuesandproblemsfromarisinginthefuture.

TransferringfilestoyourXboxusingaFTPClientisaseasyasclickndraggingfolders/files
toyourchosendestinationinyourXboxsfiledirectory.Dependingonhowmuchdataand
whattransfermethodyouusewilldeterminethelengthoftimeittakestotransfer.Youwill
alsoneedtoresetyourXboxafteryourtransfersessionisdone.Thiswillmakeyournewly
transferredfilesvisibletoyourXboxandreadyforuse.

Onefrequentissuetolookoutforisafailedtransfer.Pleasecheckthelengthofthefile
name.Nofilenamelongerthan42characterscanbetransferredtoanXbox.Thisisnotyour
clientsfault,thisisalimitationofXboxsnativefileformat,
FATX
.Youwillneedtorenamethe
fileandtransferagain.Also,themaximumamountoffilesperfolderis4096asthisisanother
limitationofXboxsnativefileformat.

WhenupgradingtoanewerrevisionofCoinOPS5,pleaserefertosection
Versionsand
Upgrading
,repeatthesestepsandcopyoveryourexistingfiles.

Setup

AftertransferringallofyourCoinOPSfilestotheirchosendestination,simplyresetyourXbox.
Uponstartupyouwillneedtolocatethedefault.xbetolaunch.Somecustomdashboards
likeEvovolutionXwillautomaticallydetectthisandlistCoinOPSinGames,Applications,
Emulatorsorwhateverlocationyouchose.Oncefound,simplylaunchCoinOPS.Youwillbe
presentedwithamenuaskingyoutopressstart.Thisinitiatesthefirstromscan.CoinOPS
willsearchallvalidromlocationsandcompilealistofavailablegamestoplaypresentedin
CoinOPS'sgamelist.Thefirstromscanwilltake510minutestocompletedependingonhow
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manygamesyouhavetoscan.Scanningonlyneedstooccuronce,unlessyoudecidetoadd
moregameslater.Youwillalwaysneedtorescanifyouaddmoregamesaftertheinitial
scan,otherwisetheywillnotshowupinyourgamelist.Afterthefirstscanningsessionis
complete,CoinOPSwillimmediatelystartshowingtheGameSelectionList.

Formostusers,thiswillbetheextentoftheirsetup,simplytransferringfilesoverandstarting
upCoinOPS.Additionalsetupoptionsandinformationareavailableandwillbedescribed
below.

PointerFiles

Apointerfileisablank,zippedfilethatisusedtotellCoinOPSthataparticulargameis
available.Thecontentsofthefilearenotimportant.Notallgamesrequirepointerfileseither,
soyouwillneedtocheck
HowToSetupConsoles&MidwaysAndKillerInstincts
.Youcan
createanewonebyopeninganempty.txtfileandcompressingittoa.zipfile.Thisempty,
zippedfilecanthenberenamedtoanappropriatenameonthe
CoinOPSSupportedGames
List
andplacedintothecorrectromfolder.

CurrentlyUsedPointerNamesForVariousCores

MameB6Core

MI_1
MortalKombat

MI_2
MortalKombatII

MI_3
NBAJam

MI_4
NBAJamTE
MI_5
Narc

Mame.72Core

MXPointersarenotusedanymoreasofCO4R6.AllMame72gamesarerelocatedto
romsOldCoreanddonotusepointers.Pleasesee:
CoinOPSChangelogAndReleaseInfo

XBOXCore

MI_A
MortalKombatsIIIII
MI_B
HardDrivin
MI_C
RaceDrivin
MI_D
S.T.U.N.Runner

MI_E
PrimalRage
MI_F
MarvelvsCapcom2

MI_G
CapcomvsSNK2
MI_H
OutRun2
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MI_J
GuiltyGearIsuka
MI_K
PurePinball
MI_L
RampageWorldTour

MI_M
SoulCaliburII

MI_S
StreetsofRageRemake
MI_T
CapcomSystemIII
MI_V
Black
MI_W
Halo

ScummvmClassicCore

MI_Z
Point&ClickClassicGames(ScummvM)

DoomCore

MI_R
Doom
MI_6Doom2
Doom2
MI_7FinalDoom
FinalDoom
MI_8FinalDoom2
FinalDoom2
MI_U
GoldenEyeDoom
MI_X
Quake
MI_Y
Quake2
MI__
Hexen
MI_I
Heretic

LaserDiscCore

MI_N
DragonsLair
MI_O
DragonsLair2
MI_P
SpaceAce
MI_Q
LaserDiscPlayer
MI_0SpaceAce
SpaceAcetheMovie(videoOnly)
MI_9DragonsLair
DragonsLairtheMovie(videoOnly)

HowToSetupConsoleGames&MidwayAndKillerInstincts

Supportedgamesareshownin
CoinOPSSupportedGamesList
.

Amiga
romsConsoles/AMI_Gamename.zip
romsConsoles/AMI_GamenameD1.adf(PressBacktoswapbacktoDisc1)
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romsConsoles/AMI_GamenameD2.adf(PressStarttoswaptoDisc2)
romsConsoles/AMI_GamenameD3.adf(PressStarttoswaptoDisc3)
.......
romsConsoles/AMI_GamenameSAV.adf(SaveDisc)

Amstrad
romsConsoles/OldComputers/AMS_Gamename.zip

ATARI2600
romsConsoles/OldConsoles/A26_Gamename.zip

ATARILYNX
romsConsoles/LYNX_Gamename.zip

ATARIST
romsConsoles/AST_Gamename.zip

ATARIXL8005200
romsConsoles/OldConsoles/AXL_Gamename.zip

COLECOVISION
romsConsoles/OldConsoles/COL_Gamename.zip

COMMODORE64
romsConsoles/OldComputers/C64_Gamename.zip

DOS
romsConsoles/DOX_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
romsConsoles/DOX_Gamename/Allthegamefiles
Whenconfiguringyouneedto"EditAutoexecLines"andadd
C:
Launchfile.EXE

GAMEGEAR
romsConsoles/OldConsoles/GG_Gamename.zip

GAMEBOY
romsConsoles/Gameboys/GB_Gamename.zip

GAMEBOYADVANCE
romsConsoles/Gameboys/GBA_Gamename.zip

GAMEBOYCOLOR
romsConsoles/Gameboys/GBC_Gamename.zip

INTELLIVISION
romsConsoles/OldConsoles/INT_Gamename.zip
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MASTERSYSTEM
romsConsoles/OldConsoles/SMS_Gamename.zip

MEGACD
roms16BitConsoles/MDRIVECD_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
roms16BitConsoles/MDRIVECD_Gamename/MDRIVECD_Gamename.iso.Notethen
MDRIVECD_Gamename02.mp3MDRIVECD_Gamename02.mp3....

MEGADRIVE
roms16BitConsoles/MDRIVE_Gamename.zip

MEGADRIVE32X
roms16BitConsoles/MDRIVE32x_Gamename.zip

MSX
romsConsoles/OldComputers/MSX_Gamename.zip

NES
romsConsoles/NES/NES_Gamename.zip

NEOGEOPOCKET
romsConsoles/NEO_Gamename.zip

NINTENDO64
romsConsoles/N64_Gamename.zip(POINTER)orroms/N64_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
RomsN64/N64_Gamename.zip
RomsN64HiDef/N64_Gamename.zip(POINTER)Ifthisispresentthegamewillbootin720P
ifavailble

PCENGINE
roms16BitConsoles/PCE_Gamename.zip

PCENGINECD
roms16BitConsoles/PCD_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
roms16BitConsoles/PCD_Gamename/Thisthefolderyouputthecontentsofthegame.Note
theCuefilemustbecalled"MP3.cue"

PLAYSTATION
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.bin
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.cue
or
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.iso
or
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
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romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.img
or
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
romsConsoles/Playstation/PSX_Gamename.tao

SEGASG1000
romsConsoles/OldConsoles/SG_Gamename.zip

SECTRUM
romsConsoles/OldComputers/SPE_Gamename.zip

SUPERNINTENDO
roms16BitConsoles/SNES_Gamename.zip

VIC20
romsConsoles/OldComputers/V20_Gamename.zip

VirtualBoy
romsConsoles/VB_Gamename.zip

WonderSwan
romsConsoles/WON_Gamename.zip

X68000
romsConsoles/OldComputers/X68_Gamename.zip

XBOX
romsConsoles/XBOX_Gamename.zip(POINTER)
ThiswillbootCoinOPS/XBOX_Gamename.xbe(SHORTCUT)

Pleasesee:
SetupAShortcutToLaunchXboxGamesWithinCoinOPS

MIDWAYGAMES
roms/MI_1.zip(POINTERforMortalKombat)
roms/MI_2.zip(POINTERforMortalKombatII)
roms/MI_3.zip(POINTERforNBAJam)
roms/MI_4.zip(POINTERforNBAJamTE)
roms/MI_5.zip(POINTERforNarc)
RomsMIDWAY/mk.zip
RomsMIDWAY/mk2.zip
RomsMIDWAY/narc.zip
RomsMIDWAY/nbajam.zip
RomsMIDWAY/nbajamte.zip
NOTEIfyouwanttorunthesegamesyouneedall5RomsMIDWAYromsinthatfolderthen
youcanselectthePointerofwhichgamestodisplay

OLDCOREGAMES
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romsOldCore/GameName.zip
RomsOldCoreSD/GameName.zip(POINTER)Ifthisispresentthegamewillnotbootin720P
ifavailble
NOTEThiscorefixesthespeedandcontrolissuesofmanygames
NOTEAllyouraboveMidwaygamescanworkbetterinthiscore
NOTETheSDpointerwillfixmanygamesthatwontbootinHDastheyareoutofmemory

DOOMGAMES
roms/MI_6Doom2.zip(POINTERforDoom2)
roms/MI_7FinalDoom.zip(POINTERforFinalDoom)
roms/MI_8FinalDoom2.zip(POINTERforFinalDoom2)
DoomWADS/Doom2.wad(Doom2)
DoomWADS/TNT.wad(FinalDoom)
DoomWADS/Plutonia.wad(FinalDoom2)

KILLERINSTINCTGAMES
roms/KI1.zip(POINTER)
roms/KI2.zip(POINTER)
KI1/Thisthefolderyouputthecontentsofthegame.
KI2/Thisthefolderyouputthecontentsofthegame.

STREETSOFRAGEREMAKE
roms/MI_S.zip(POINTER)
Rage.xbe(TheoldDefault.xbe)
xResizer.xbe
xbox.cfg
SorR.dat
savegame(folder)
palettes(folder)
mod(folder)

SetupAShortcutToLaunchXboxGamesWithinCoinOPS

CoinOPSisalsocapableoflaunchingXboxnativegames.Todothisyouwillneedtocreate
anXboxShortcutusingtheShortcutMakerprovidedintheHelpFolderanda
PointerFile
as
describedinthePointersection.

YoumustnametheGameFolderandShortcutthesamenameasthePointerforthistowork,
soiftheXboxgameis"Black",thePointer,GameFolderandShortcutwillbe"XBOX_Black".
Atpresent,thiscouldcausebootingissuesifnotfollowedaccurately.

ToCreateaShorcut:
1.LocateGameonXBOXHardDriveex.Xbox_BlackFolderislocatedinmyF:Drive
2.OpenXbeShortcutMaker1.0
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3.(TargetPath)F:\games\XBOX_Black\default.xbe
4.(TitleName)EnterFolderName(ex.XBOX_Black)
5.ClickCreateShortcut
6.SaveFileasTheSameNameasPointerName(ex.XBOX_Black)

SotheShortcutwouldbepointingtosomethinglike"F:/Games/XBOX_Black/default.xbe"

TheShortcutmustthenbelocatedintherootfolderofCoinOPS,eg
CoinOPS/XBOX_Black.xbeoritwon'tlaunch.ThePointer.zipwillbeplacedinthe
"romsConsoles"folder.TheGameFoldercanbelocatedanywhereaslongasthecorrect
pathischosenwhencreatingashortcut.

SometimesyoumustreopenXbeShortcutMakeraftercreatingashortcuttocreateanother
shortcutasthishasbeenknowntocauseissueslaunchingXboxnativegameswithin
CoinOPS.

Reminder:XboxnativegamescannotbeexitedbypressingBACK+START.Thisisnot
currentlypossible,becausethesourcecodeisnotpubliclyavailable.ToendanXboxnative
game,youmusteitheruseIGR(InGameReset)orpowercycleyourXbox.

Warning:Ifyourtargetpath(filelocations)everchange,yourshortcutwillceasetowork.

Belowaredirectionsandlinkstopreviouslymadeshortcutsprovidedbydaillest319.

Notsureifthishelpsmanybutithoughti'dsharemyxboxgameshortcutssincealotof
peoplehadtroublemakingtheminthepast.Hopefullythiswillhelpsomeofyoubutinorder
tousetheshortcutsPLEASEreadbelow...Alsolinkisbelow

1.GamesFoldermustbeintheF:\gamesDirectory(Ididn'tmakemyshortcutsforG:
Directory)
2.GameFoldermustberenamedexactlythesameastheshortcutname
3.GamePointerwhichisablank.zipfileandisnamedexactlythesameastheshortcut
namemustbeplacedintheromfolder
4.ShortcutmustbeinthemainCoinOpsDirectory

***Note:ForHouseofdead2
pleasecopythehod2xbfolderfromhouseofthedead3andplacethefolderinthegame
directory.Renameitthesameastheshortcutandrenamethehod2xb.xbetodefault.xbe.

Multiplelinks
http://www.mediafire.com/?n1gi3dimxbrmc
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Allzippedintoonefile
http://www.mediafire.com/?s4yinhle2fkdc

SetupYourXboxToBootDirectlyIntoCoinOPS

SettingupyourXboxtobootdirectlyintoCoinOPScanbeaccomplishedeasilywithone
custommadeXboxShortcutusingtheShortcutMakerfoundintheHelpFolder.Pleasebe
advisedthatalthoughthisprocessiseasytofollow,asimpleerrorcanstopyourXboxfrom
bootingupproperly.Ifanyyouencounteranymistakes,youwillneedarescuedisc,like
AID
,
tocorrectthesituation.Itmaybeagoodideatodownloadandburnarescuediscbeforeyou
begin.

ThefirstthingyouwillneedtodetermineisyourXboxBiosbootsequence.Thisisthe
processthatdecideswhatbootsfirstuponstartupandthebootingorder.Mostbiosare
setuplikethisbelow.

1.DVDDRIVE
2.C:\evoxdash.xbe
3.C:\xboxdash.xbe

ItisimportanttomakesurethatyourDVDDrivebootsfirst,becauseagain,ifyouwereto
makeamistake,youcanputinyourrescuedisc,cyclethepowerandyourrescuedisc
shouldstartupallowingyoutousetheincludedFileManagertosortthingsout,orstarta
completereinstallifneeded.YoucandetermineifyourDVDDriveissettobootfirstbysimply
puttinginadiscandcyclingthepower.Doesyourdiscbootfirstornot?

Second,youwillneedtodeterminewhich.xbebootsyourcustomdashboardwhennodiscis
presentintheDVDDrive.Mostareevoxdash.xbeevenifthisisntyourmaindash.Thisis
almostalwayslocatedontherootfolderofyourCDrive.YoucanuseaFileManagertoto
launchany.xbefileuntilyoufindyourcustomdash.Onceyoufindwhat.xbefilebootsyour
customdashboard,itstimetomakeacustomshortcutusingtheShortcutMakerintheHelp
Folder.

Belowreflectsanaverageuserssetupandtargetpath.YouwillneedtoinputYOURcorrect
targetpathandbiosbooting.xbeoryouwillrunintopotentialmistakes.

ToCreateaShorcut:
1.LocateYourCustomDashs.XBEFileonYourXboxsHardDrive(ex.evoxdash.xbeis
locatedinmyC:Drive)
2.OpenXbeShortcutMaker1.0
3.(TargetPath)F:\Emulators\CoinOPS\default.xbe(Yourlocationmaybedifferent)
4.(TitleName)EnterFolderName(ex.CoinOPS)
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5.ClickCreateShortcut
6.SaveFileasTheSameNameasBiosBooting.XBE(ex.evoxdash.xbe)

NextyouwillwanttoconnecttoyourXboxviaFTP.LocateyourCDriveandfindyourbios
booting.xbe(ex.evoxdash.xbe).Renametoxxxxxxxx_backup.xbe(ex.
evoxdash_backup.xbe)NowtransferyournewlycreatedXboxShortcut.Afteryoureboot,
yourXboxshouldbootdirectlyintoCoinOPS.

CoinOPScanalsobootdirectlyintoacustomisable
SplashScreenLauncher
.Simplyfollow
thedirectionsabove,butinsteaddirectyourshortcutto\CoinOPS\defaultsplash.xbe.

Itisalsohighlyrecommendedtocreatea
DashboardShortcut
andtransferingthisshortcutto
yourCDriveatthesametime.YourDashboardShortcutstargetpathwillbesomethinglike
thisC:\evoxdash_backup.xbe.

Ifyouimplementbothoftheseshortcuts,yourXboxshouldbootdirectlyintoCoinOPS.Your
CoinOPSStartMenushouldalsocontainaDashboardoptiontobootyourcustomdash.

WARNING:Ifyourtargetpath(filelocations)everchange,yourshortcutwillceasetowork.

Insomecases,usersmayalsoloseIGR(InGameReset).Thisplainlymeansthatyouwill
notbeabletobackoutofXboxnativegamesandwillrequireasimplepowercycle/rebootto
accessanyothergames/programsagain.

BiosBootSequenceEditing

Inadditiontousingshortcuts,youcanalsoedityourBiosbootsequencetopointitdirectlyat
\CoinOPS\default.xbeor\CoinOPS\defaultsplash.xbe.

Duetothevarioushardmoddingandsoftmoddingmethods,alongwithhundredsofdifferent
custombios,itwouldbetoodifficulttocreateonegeneralizedbioseditingtutorial.Youwill
havetofigurethistaskoutyourself,ifsochoose.

Andagain,ifyourpathsand/orfilenameschange,yourXboxwillfailtobootandyouwillneed
arescuedisctofixanyandallchanges.

SetupAnAdditionalRomFolder

Ifyoudownloadalloftheextrarompacks,youllfindoutthatthereisnotenoughroomtohold
allofyournewlyacquiredroms/videos.AsofCO4R3,therearenow4videofoldersandthe
addedabilitytocreateanextraromfolder.

Tocreateanextraromfolder,yousimplyhavetoaddanadditionalfolderintheCoinOPS
mainfolderusingyourFTPClientoraninstalledXboxFileManager.Wesuggestnamingit
romsGamboys.Next,moveallofyourGameboyroms(GB_,GBC_,GBA_)tothisnew
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folder.Enterthestartmenuandnavigatetothelastpage(AdvancedSettingsEnabled).
ChangetherompathofGAMEBOYStoyournewlycreatedfolder,d:\romsGameboys.
Now,rescangames.ThisshouldfreeupsomeroominyourromsConsolesfolder.

Also,yourGameboyvideos(GB_,GBC_,GBA_)canbelocatedinanyofthe4videofolders,
butthescreensaveronlyplaysvideosfromvideos.

Inthefuture,ifyoudecidetoupgradetoanewerrevisionofCoinOPS,youmayagainhaveto
changetherompathofGAMEBOYStod:\romsGameboys,thenrescan.

Creatingadditionalromfoldersisnotgenerallyneededanymore,becauseoftherestructured
folderinginCO5.Inaddition,therearealso6videofolders.Thisshouldkeepmostusersfrom
hittingthe4096filesperfolderlimit.

LaserDiscSetup

PutthecontentsofthisintoCoinOPS3R2oralaterbuild
CopythecontentoftheVIDEOTScontentofeachoftheDVDsintoeachLaserDisc
Folder/DVD/
RescanyourGames

All3willthenshowforyouandiftheDVDimageisthethecorrecttheplacesitwillplaythem
foryou

Pointers....fortheseromsandvideos

MI_N
DragonsLair
MI_O
DragonsLair2
MI_P
SpaceAce
MI_Q
LaserDiscPlayer
MI_0SpaceAce
SpaceAcetheMovie(videoOnly)
MI_9DragonsLair
DragonsLairtheMovie(videoOnly)

itwilllaunch3Folders\DVD\VIDEO_TS.IFO

PleasesupportbuyingtheDVDstheyareworthit...

ConsoleConfigurationTools

Manyconsoleconfigurationtoolscanbefoundinthe\CoinOPS\README!!!!CoinOPS5\
AmigaPSXX68000ETCConfigTools\folder.
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Instructionsarebelow:

1)Putxbe'sintotherootofCoinOPSandoverwritetheoldone....
2)Bootagame
3)Setuptheoptions
4)Seeifitboots
5)IfitrequiredadifferentconfigCopyoffthe"CoinOPS/saves/GameType/GameName"will
berequiredifhandingittoothers
6)Ifitdidntbootremove"CoinOPS/saves/GameType/GameName"andthentryagainwith
differentsettings

X68000Pleasenote...setupthetworomsfromwithinoneX68_GameName.zip

AMIGAPleasenote...somecommonthingsthatrequirechanging
Discspeedisturbobydefaultthiscancrashgames...
sometimesthememneedstochange....
sometimethekickstartneedstochange...
andidsaylotsmore

Confiuration.xbescanbefoundintheHelpFolder.

BasicUse

GameSelectionControls

WHITE

Favorite/AverageGAMEswitch(FavoritegameshowsasGOLDcolour
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)
BLACK

DPadL
DPadR

BACK
PLAYED.......
X
Y
Y
LS
RS
RSU/D/L/R

All/FavoriteGAMESswitch(ShowsallGAMESorGOLDGames)
JumpupforfastfindingaGAME
JumpdownforfastfindingaGAME
ThiswillchangesortmethodByNAME,ByYEAR,ByMOST
SortbyNameSplit/NameMerged(Pressingswapsbetweenthem)
SortbyTypeSplit/TypeMerged(Pressingswapsbetweenthem)
SortbyMakerSplit/MakerMerged(Pressingswapsbetweenthem)
DisplayGameInformation(Ifavailible)
SortbyTimesPlayed(JumptoMostPlayed)
RandomGame

InGameControls(AllCoresExceptXbox)

BACK+START

ExitsMostGames(excludesXboxnativegames)

AdvancedInGameControls(M.A.M.E.Core)

BACK+WHITE
BACK+BLACK
BACK+LT+RT
BACK+RS
BACK+RT+RS
BACK+LT+RS
BACK+LS
BACK+A+B

PauseGameandRemapControllerorCheat
ShowFramerateAndFreeMemory
RestartGame
OnscreenDisplay
LoadGame(Buggy)
SaveGame(Buggy)
LightgunCrosshairDisplay
TakeInGameSnapshot

AdvancedInGameControls(Consoles&FinalBurnCore)

BACK+WHITE
BACK+BLACK
WHITE
BLACK/BACK/B
LS
RS
START
BACK

SaveState(CONSOLESOnly)
LoadSavedState(CONSOLESOnly)
VirtualKeyboard(SomeCONSOLESOnly)
CloseVirualKeyboard(SomeCONSOLESOnly)
RemaptheController(CONSOLES&FinalBurn)
ResizetheScreen(CONSOLES&FinalBurn)
SwaptoDiscs(AmigaOnly)
SwapbacktoDisc1(AmigaOnly)

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GameSelectionColors

WHITE
GOLD
DARKBLUE
LIGHTBLUE
GREY

StandardGame
SettoFavorite
AllTimeClassicGame(ColorClassicandHotGamesisENABLED)
HotGame(ColorClassicandHotGamesisENABLED)
Gamedoesnthavesound

SortingConsoleSettings

SortByNameArcade&HomeMergedThisMergesitaonelistorArcadesAZthenHome
AZ
DisplayHomeGamesWithThiscanmakeanyHomegamesdisplaywithanextensionto
thename
exampleMyGame
MyGame*
MyGame(SystemName)
Thisallowsforeasytoseegamesrunningondifferentsystems

LightGunGames

AlightguncalibrationmenuwasaddedinCO5R7.Youcanaccessitbypressingstartand
locatingtheoptioninthestartmenu.Onceselected,youwillbepromptedtoshootatthe
centerofthescreen,thenpromptedtoshootatthecornerofthescreen.Afterwards,youwill
noticetheCrosshairsroamingaround.PressBtoexit.

Thiscalibrationmenumakesmostlightgungamesplayable.Andmakesureyourlightgunis
pluggedintoPort1(orPort2fortwoplayergames).

Youcanalsoplaythesegamesusingthedpad,butmostcanbedifficult,becauseyoumust
reloadbyshootingoutsidethescreen.Onesolutionistoenterthecheatmenuandenable
theunlimitedammosetting.

YoucandisablethedefaultCrosshairsbypressing(BACK+LS).

Keepinmindthatsomelightgungamesareactually
PositionalGunGames
andrequirethe
joysticktoaim.

AdvancedUse

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UserAdjustableFiles

CoinOPS\general\catver.xmlThissetstheCatagoriesofyourgames(eg1v1Fighteror
Shooteretc)
ThisrequiresyoutoScanAllYourGames
CoinOPS\general\romstatus.xmlThisallowsyoutoalterwhatgameswillbeclassicsorhot,
nosound,etc.Toeasilyeditthisfile,justrenametheextension.xml>.txt.Nowyoucan
openusingNotepad,edit,save,close,thenrenametheextensionbackto.xml.
ThisrequiresyoutoScanAllYourGames
CoinOPS\vm.txtThisautomaticallyadjustthevirtualmemoryforthosegamesinLowDef
CoinOPS\vmhidef.txtThisautomaticallyadjustthevirtualmemoryforthosegamesinHiDef
CoinOPS\general\cheat.datThecheatsfilethiscanbeupdated
CoinOPS\backgroundmusic\AllfilesAllthebackgroundmusicinWMAformat
CoinOPS\gameinfo\Gamename.iniAllowsyoutoselectGameInformationinthestartmenu
CoinOPS\moves\Gamename.iniAllowsyoutoselectGameMovesListinthestartmenu
CoinOPS\MarqueesAllowsyouaddMarquees(NotedefaultConsoleMarqueesarelocated
inCoinOPS\Customisation)
CoinOPS\SYSTEM\FileZillaServer.xmlAllowsyoutochangethelocationsFTPengine
scansin
CoinOPS\ini\gamesThisholdstheFinalBurngamescursorspeed

HIDDENINE:/TDATA/Savename(ACADE5XX)/SYSTEM/MAMEoX.iniWarningalotof
stuffishiddeninthisfile,soenterwithcare.
LockoutStartMenu=0(ifyouenablethistheStartbuttonwillnolongerwork,thiswilllock
everythingtotheuser)
LockoutAdvancedOptions=0(ifyouenablethisyouwillhaveaccesstothestartmenuand
basicsettingsbutcantenableadvancedsettings)

Keymapping

TochangethedefaultkeymapforarcadegamesusingtheM.A.M.E.Core,youmustfirst
makesureyouhaveAdvancedSettingsENABLEDandRemapDefaultGamepadENABLED.
TheseoptionscanbeaccessedintheStartMenuandAdvancedSettingsTab.Then,while
ingame,pressBACK+WHITEandselectRemapGamepad.

Ifyoumakeacustomkeymapforanarcadegame(M.A.M.E.Core),itwilloverridethedefault
keymap.ThecustomkeymapsarelocatedinCoinOPS\cfg\folderandifyouwishtochange
yourcustomkeymapbacktodefault,justdeleteyourcustomkeymap.

TochangethedefaultkeymapforconsolegamesandarcadegamesusingtheFinalBurn
Core,youmustfirstmakesureyouhaveAdvancedSettingsENABLEDandRemapDefault
GamepadENABLED.TheseoptionscanbeaccessedintheStartMenuandAdvanced
SettingsTab.
Then,whileingame,presstheLeftThumbButton.
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KillerInstinct1&2mayberemappedtoo,butcanonlybechangedbyeditingthe.inifile
locatedatE:\TDATA\64646464\u64x.ini.

AdvancedSettings

EnablingAdvancedSettingsallowsalotmorecustomisingoptionslike:

ADDGAMESOption
REMOVEGAMEOption
TIMESPLAYEDOptions
VISUALOptions
ADVANCEDOptions

AdvancedAspectRatioCorrectionSetting

DisabledThissizesthescreentoagoodfitanddoesntworryabouttheaspectratio
ScaledThissizesthescreen
StretchedThisfillsthescreenrighttotheedgesanddoesntworryabouttheaspectratio
PixelPerfectx1Exactpixelsofagame
PixelPerfectx2Exact2x2pixelsofagame
PixelPerfectx3Exact3x3pixelsofagame
PixelPerfectAutoFitPixelPerfectX1orX2orX3isusedtoupscalethemostitcantoyour
setupscreensize
PixelPerfectOverFitPixelPerfectX1orX2orX3isusedtoupscalethemostitcantofill
thescreenandabout20percentmore

NoteAntiAliasingisturnedoffforpixelperfectandonforeverythingelseifsettoAutomatic
NoteStretched,PixelPerfectx1,PixelPerfectx2andPixelPerfectx3areonavailblewith
advancedsettingsenabled
NoteIfanyPixelPerfectmodeisselectedconsoleswilldoascloseastheycangetPixel
Perfect

CommandLineAutoLaunch

exampleofthetextina.cutfiletoautomaticallylaunchfromxbmcorevox

<shortcut>
<path>e:\Emulators\CoinOPS\default.xbe</path>
<label>StreetFighterAlpha3</label>
<thumb>e:\Emulators\CoinOPS\screenshots\sfa3.png</thumb>
<custom>
<game>sfa3</game>
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</custom>
</shortcut>

Throttle

Throttledisablingisusefulforgamesrunningat57fps,59fps,58fps(cave),61fps(namco).
Entertheingamemenu,"remapgamepad",andmaponeorseveralkeysasTHROTTLE.
(YoucanmapyourTHROTTLEasback+X+B)

Example:IfyouthinkDodonpachi(58fps)isn'tthatsmooth,
calltheTHROTTLEfunctionbypressingthekeysremapped.THROTTLEwillbedisabled
(becauseenabledbydefault)
Thiswillforcethegametorunat60fps(60/58fps):asmallspeedupbutasmoother
animation.

Throttlecanalsobeusedfor55fpsgames(MidnightResistance...)butthesoundcanglitcha
bit(speedup).
Someolder61fpsNamcogamesaresmoothwithTHROTTLEdisabledandFrameskip0
(Rollingthunder1,2...)

Ifyouwanttoknowwhattheoriginalframerateisforthegames,pressBACK+BLACK
(defaultsetting)

CPUOverclock

Thiscanbeveryusefulforsomegameswithslowdowns.
TocallthefunctionpressBACK+RIGHTTHUMB,(thesoundvolumesettingappears)
GoupordownafewtimesandchecktheCPU0,CPU1...overclocksettings.

Examples(for480p)
BioMechanicaltoyshassmallslowdowns,SettheCPU0to125%=smoothanimation.
DoubleDragon(originalbeat'emup)runsslowly:settheCPU0andCPU1to150%=nice
speed.

Don'toverclockthegamesthatcan'treachtheiroriginalframerate(ex:52/60fps,36/57fps),
theemuwillbeslower.
Overclockonlythegamesrunningatfullframerate!Biomechanicaltoysrunsat60/60fpsand
DoubleDragonrunsat57/57fps,sothevaluesforCPUcanhaveahighersetting.

Wecanalsodecreasethevalues:
TogetabetteraniminDariusGaiden(orsomeotherTaito),keepCPU0at100%,andset
theCPU1(soundCPU)to50%.

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Configs

AmemberwantedaconfigforCPS2games(someCapcomgamesuse
LPunch+MPunch+HPunch,sameforKicks)
IfforexampleLPunch=LTrigger,MPunch=X,HPunch=Yandyouwantashortcutforfurieson
WHITEBUTTON
then"remapthegame"thisway:
P1Button1=J1_LTriggerorJ1_White
P1Button2=J1_XorJ1_White
P1Button3=J1_YorJ1_White

PressingWhitewillcallthe3PunchButtons!

FastForward

Sometimesit'sboringtowaitforalongtimewhenagameislaunched:memorytests,
rom/ramtests,etc...
Ipersonallyuseafastforwardfunction:justchangetheframeskipingame.
MydefaultFrameskipisAUTO.
IhaveremappedFrameskipDecasL_TriggerR_TriggerX(FSdecrease:Auto11109
...3210Auto...)
andFrameskipIncasL_TriggerR_triggerY(FSincrease:Auto0123...91011
Auto...)

WhenagameisjustlaunchedIPressLTrigger+RTrigger+Xtorunthegameveryfast
(Frameskip11).
ToreturntoFrameskipAuto(normalspeed)whenthearcadetestsarefinishedIPress
LTrigger+RTrigger+Y.
ThiswayIdon'twaitforthelongrom/ramtests.

(Justpressthekeysonetime,oryoucangetlostastheFrameskipvalueisn'tshown
anymoreingame).

ServiceModes

SomeplayersliketohaveaFreeplay(nocoin)oraneasysettingforthegames,butnoDIP
switches?
AllthegameshaveaservicemodeNEOGEO,CPS1,CPS2,SEGA,MIDWAY,CAVE,
NAMCO.
Remappingfunctionin"RemapThisGame"willhelp.

NEOGEO:JustremaptheTESTSWITCHwiththekeysyouwant,andpressthoseskeys
ingame:enteringservicemode.
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CPS1&CPS2:JustremaptheSERVICEMODEforthesameresults.

SEGA32:(outrunner,GoldenAxe2,ArabianFight,Spiderman...)
RemaptheSERVICEMODEandtheSERVICE1:SERVICEMODEwillenterthesettings
andvalidachoice
SERVICE1willallowtoswitchbetweenthedifferentoptions.

MIDWAY:RemaptheTEST(orusetheoption:ingamemenu/gamesettings/TestSwitch
ON/OFF).

NAMCO:RemaptheSERVICEMODE(orusetheoptionsimilartoMidway's).

CAVE:(Esprade,DoDonpachi)RemaptheSERVICEMODEandpressthekeysduring2or3
seconds.

Becareful!Sometimeswithsomemanufacturersyoumustresetthegame
(LTrigger+RTrigger+BACK)afteryoupressed
theservicekeystobeabletoenterthearcadesettings!!!

PS:it'sunfortunatebutsetthebiggestschumpstoEASYtogetlessbulletsonscreenand
limittheslowdowns

MultiScreenGames

(Darius1,Darius2,TheNinjawarriors,WarriorBlade)

DisabletheWidescreensettingforhorizontalGames,andthegameswillplayatfullscreen.
16/9userswillget
thebestresults.
Puristscanalsosetaspecial"screensizeadjustment"togetasuitableaspectratio.

SpecialFeatures

DashboardShortcut

YoumaycreateaDashboardShortcutthatwillappearintheStartMenuofCoinOPS.This
shortcutwilllaunchwhatever.xbeyoupointitatwhenselected.Thiscanbeveryusefulto
thosewhohavetheirXboxssetuptobootdirectlyintoCoinOPS,butwouldlikedashboard
accesswithouttheneedtoputinarescuedisc.

ToCreateaShorcut:
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1.Locateyourdashboard.xbefileonyourXboxharddrive(ex.evoxdash.xbeislocatedin
myC:Drive)
2.OpenXbeShortcutMaker1.0
3.(TargetPath)C:\xxxxxxxx.xbe(ex.evoxdash.xbe)
4.(TitleName)Enterfilename(ex.default.xbe)
5.ClickCreateShortcut
6.SaveFileasdefault.xbe
7.Placein\CoinOPS\Dashboard\

CoinOPSonlysupportsonedashboardshortcut.Itmustbenameddefault.xbeandplaced
inthe\CoinOPS\Dashboard\folder.

IfyouweretosetupyourXboxtobootdirectlyintoCoinOPS,youractualdashboardfilemay
bealreadyrenamedtosomethinglikeevoxdash_backup.xbe.Pleasekeepthisinmindas
thiswouldbeyourtargetpath.

Warning:Ifyourtargetpath(filelocations)everchange,yourshortcutwillceasetowork.

PreviewVideos

CoinOPSiscapableandsetbydefaulttodisplayapreviewvideoforeverygameyou
highlightontheGameSelectionList.Eachpreviewvideocanvaryinlengthandquality,but
mostweremadetorun2030secondsbeforerelooping.AllpreviewvideosMUSTbein
XMV
formatinordertoplayinCoinOPS.

TheXMVpreviewvideosmustbelocatedineitherofthefollowingsixfolderstoplay
videos,videos2,videos3,videos4,videos5,orvideos6.Themaximumamountof
filesperfolderis4096asthisisalimitationofXboxsnativefileformat,
FATX
.Ifyouchoose
toaddavideoorchangeavideoslocation,youmustRescanAllGamesafterwards.

StartingwithCoinOPS4FANtastic,theintegratedscreensaverwithinCoinOPSwillonly
displayvideoslocatedinthevideosfolder.Allpreviousversions(CO4R11anddown)use
thevideosextrafolder.

YoucandisablepreviewvideosoundintheAdvancedOptionsmenu.Gameswithouta
previewvideocanalsouseascreenshotinstead,storedasa.pngfileinthescreenshots
folder.

Screenshots

Whileplayinganygame,youcanpressSTART+A+Btosnapascreenshot.Allscreenshots
arestoredas.pngfilesinthe\CoinOPS\screenshots\folder.

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SplashScreenLauncher

YourXboxmayalsobesetuptobootdirectlyintoanintegratedSplashScreen.Thisisa
simplecustomisablevideoplayedatstartup.PressingLThumborRThumbwillimmediately
launchFTPoptions,whilepressinganyotherbuttonwilllaunchCoinOPS.

Filesarelocatedat\CoinOPS\Customisation\SettingsBackground.pngand
\CoinOPS\Customisation\SettingsBackground.xmv.

Thesemaybeexchangedoutforusermadefiles.Imagesmustbein
24bitPNG
format.Just
renameandreplace.

Skins

Infocomingsoon...

128MBRamSupport

CoinOPSistheonlyemulatorforXboxtooffernative128MBRamSupport.Thisisonlyfor
userswhohaveupgradedtheirXboxswithadditionalram.CoinOPSisalreadyoptimizedfor
usewithstockXboxs,but128MBRamuserswillnoticesmoothergameplaywithsome
games,likethe
CPS3
titles.

Note:Userswith1.4GHZCPUUpgradewillneedtopatcheach.xbefilewithinCoinOPS
usingoneofthevarious1.4patchingprograms.Otherwise,youwillnotbeabletorun
CoinOPS.

MouseAndTrackballSupport

Infocomingsoon...

Marquees

OneveryspecialfeatureofCoinOPS5istheadditionofMarqueestoallgameswhenusing
theCabinetSkin.
Amarqueeisasignabovethemonitordisplayingthegame'stitle.Theyare
oftenbrightlycoloredandbacklit.

Examples:

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Allmarqueeimagesmustbein
24bitPNG
formatandarecompletelyusercustomisableand
replaceable.Templatesarelocatedinthe\CoinOPS\README!!!!CoinOPS5\ArtWork\
folder.

Allgamespecificmarqueeimagesarestoredinthe\CoinOPS\Marquees\folderandmustbe
properlynamedGamename.pngorxxx_Gamename.png,etc,inaccordanceto

SupportedGamesLookupForNaming.txt
.99%ofarcademarqueesarealreadyincludedin
recentversionsofCoinOPS5.

Defaultarcadeandconsolemarqueeimagesarestoredinthe\CoinOPS\Customisation\
folderandwillonlydisplayoneimageforallgamesmissinganindividualmarqueeofa
selectedarcadeorconsolegame.Youmaycreatenewdefaultmarqueesaswell,butmust
namethemexactlyastheyrecurrentlynamedwhenreplacingthem.

Defaultarcadeandconsolemarqueefilenamesareshownbelow:

Amiga.png
Amstrad.png
Arcades.png
Atari2600.png
Atari5200.png
Atari7800.png
AtariLynx.png
AtariST.png
AtariXL.png
Classic.png
ColecoVision.png
Commodore64.png

GameGear.png
Gameboy.png
GameboyAdvance.png
GameboyColor.png
Intellivision.png
MasterSystem.png
MegaCD.png
Megadrive.png
Megadrive32X.png
MSX.png
NeoGeoPocket.png
NES.png

PCEngine.png
PCEngineCD.png
Playstation.png
SegaSG1000.png
Spectrum.png
SuperNintendo.png
Vic20.png
VirtualBoy.png
WonderSwan.png
X68000.png
XBOX.png

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DOS.png

Nintendo64.png

VersionsAndUpgrading

CoinOPS5isreleasedin3ways

CoinOPS5
CoinOPS5Lite
CoinOPS5Standalone

CoinOPS5(lockedtorunfullbuildonly...canremoveafew100games)
asitssaysthisisthefullsetitwillincludeallgameromsandvideos
matchedworkingandreadytogobestsimpleoptionfornewusersbutbigdownload

CoinOPS5Lite(lockedtorunLitebuildonly...canremoveafewgames)
asmallertrimmeddownbestofsetthatcontainslessgamesandvideos
itsdesignedforuserswithastandard8gbxboxhddbutstillhasallthefeaturesofthe
fullsetitsfullycustomiseableandasmallerdownload

CoinOPS5Standalone
betweeneachCoinOPSfullreleasethereareupdatereleasesthese
arecalledStandalonestheyaddnewfeaturesorsupportfornewgamesbutdontinclude
anyromsorvideostheyaresmalldownloadsstandalonesarealsoagoodwayforadvanced
userstoupgradefromanolderCoinOPSsettothelatestversion

onelastthingifyouhavesayCoinOPS5R2andyoumissafewupdatereleasesyouDONT
needtogeteveryoneyoumissedsosayyouhaveR7andyouwanttoupdatetoR10
youwillNOTneedR8orR9justgostraighttoR10andyouwillbebanguptodate

Thesavefolderisnamedacade5xx.

Troubleshooting

FailedTransferWhenFTPingFiles

Pleasesee:
TransferringFiles

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NotEnoughRoomInTheromsConsolesFolder

Pleasesee:
SetupAnAdditionalRomFolder

Moreinfocomingsoon...

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

QWhatConsoleSystemsdoesthissupport?
APleaseSee:
WhatIsCoinOPS?

QHowdoIscanmygames?
APressSTARTontheGameSelectionListandselectScanAllYourGames.
NoteAdvancedSettingsneedstobeENABLEDinthesettingspage

QHowdoIexitagame?
APressSTART+BACKwhileplayingagame.Thiswillreturnyoubacktothegames
selectionmenu.XboxnativegamesrequireIGR(InGameReset)orapowercycletoend.

QWhydontsomeofmygamesreturntotheGameSelectionListwhenIpressStart+
Back?
AThisisbecausesomegamesdonothavetheirsourcecodesupplied,soCoinOPScan
onlylaunchthesetitles,notstopthem.AllnativeXboxgamesareexamples,includingafew
more.

QCanIfiltertoArcadeOnly?
AYeschangetheFILTERsettingtoFiltertoArcadesonly
pressingtheBlackbuttonwillswitchbetweenArcadesOnlyandAllGames
NoteYoucanthenlockittoFavsonlyandthiswouldlockitintoonlyArcadeGames

QCanIfiltertoArcadeorConsoles?
AYeschangetheFILTERsettingtoFiltertoArcadeorConsole
pressingtheWhitebuttonwillswitchtoArcadesGamesonly
pressingtheBlackbuttonwillswitchtoConsoleGamesonly

QCanIfiltertoasystem?
AYeschangetheFILTERsettingtoSystemSwitchor20+SystemSwitch
pressingtheWhitebuttonwillswitchtoArcadesGamesonly
pressingtheBlackbuttonwillswitchthoughallyoursystems
NoteIfthisis20+itwillonlyskiptosystemswith20+gamesinit
NoteIfArcadeandConsolearethefirsttwosortmethods

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QHowdoIscanbootintoCoinOPSfrommyBios?
APointtheBiostolaunchCoinOPS/defaultsplash.xbe
NotePressingintheleftorrightanalogthumbtoaccessFTPsettingsforthesplashscreen
NotePressanybuttonfromherewilllaunchCoinOPS

QCanIhaveasplashvideoinCoinOPS?
APointthelaunchertolaunchCoinOPS/defaultsplash.xbe
NotePressingintheleftorrightanalogthumbtoaccessFTPsettingsforthesplashscreen
NotePressanybuttonfromherewilllaunchCoinOPS
NoteThevideoandbackgroundisCustomisableinCoinOPS/Customisation/Settings
Background.pngand.xmv

QCanIlockoutthestartmenu
AYesbyremovingthefolderD:/RemoveThisFolderLocksStartMenu
NoteOredit"E:/Tdata/savefile/mameox.ini","LockoutStartMenu=0"to
"LockoutStartMenu=1"
NoteThiswilllockyouout,makesureyoucangainFTPaccessoryouwillrequireaboot
disc

QCanIlockouttheadvancedsettings
Aedit"E:/Tdata/savefile/mameox.ini","LockoutAdvancedOptions=0"to
"LockoutAdvancedOptions=1"
NoteThiswilllockyouout,makesureyoucangainFTPaccessoryouwillrequireaboot
disc

QDoesCoinOPSofferFTPaccess?
AYes,itislocatedintheStartMenu.
NoteAdvancedSettingsneedstobeENABLEDinthesettingspage.
Notexbox/xboxistheusernameandpasswordforFDrive.
Notemaster/useristheusernameandpasswordforallDrives.
NoteCoinOPS\SYSTEM\FileZillaServer.xmltochangethelocationsFTPenginescansin.

QCanIaddmyowndashboard?
AYes.Pleasesee:
DashboardShortcut
andyoucanaddalinkinyourStartMenu.

QNeoGeoGamesdontboot?
AThisisduetotheXboxdefaultdatebeing1000sofyearswrong.Youcanturnon
advancedsettingsandpressstartmenu,thenselectFTPthiswillbootyouintotheFTP
server.Thiswillsetthedateforyou.IfnotusetheMSDashbordtosetupacloserdate

QWhydontDoomgamesrun?
AThesegamesonlydisplayinNTSCorPal60.PleasecheckyourTV.

QHowdoIswaptoDisc2ontheAmiga?
APressStarttoswaptoDisc2whenhighlightingthegameontheGameSelectionList.

QWhycantIusethefavoritesanymore?
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AYouhaveFilteredyourgamesinthesettings.Removethefilterandyouwillhavethese
optionsback.

QHowcanIchangethecoloroftheSkin?
ATheSkinColorcanbedefinedinAdvancedSettingscalledBACKGROUNDSKINCOLOR

QHowdoIsetup"CONSOLEGAMES"inadifferentfolder?
AConsoleromsfoldercanbedefinedinAdvancedSettings
NOTEThiswillrequirearecantoupdateyourgameslist
NOTEThisexcludesConsole16bitgames(SeeBelow)
NOTEOnlyConsolegamesintheCONSOLEGAMESdefinedfolderwilllaunch
NOTEConsolegameswillbepickedupinotherfoldersincludingCoinOPS/romsbutwont
loadifusinganotherpath
NOTEArcadegameswillbepickedupintheConsolefolderandwillload

QHowdoIsetup"CONSOLE16BIT"inadifferentfolder?
AConsoleromsfoldercanbedefinedinAdvancedSettings
NOTEThiswillrequirearecantoupdateyourgameslist
NOTEOnly16bitConsolegamesintheCONSOLE16BITthataredefinedfolderwilllaunch
NOTEConsolegameswillbepickedupinotherfoldersincludingCoinOPS/romsbutwont
loadifusinganotherpath
NOTEArcadegameswillbepickedupintheConsolefolderandwillload

QWhatarethe"CONSOLE16BIT"whenIchangethererompath?
AMegaCD
Megadrive
PCEngine
PCEngineCD
SuperNintendo

QWhydoesntSNESsoundsobad?
AYourequirebeinginNTSCforthesoundtoworkfull

QHowdoIsetupConsolegamesorMidwaygamesorKillerInstinctgames?
AThisistoldtoyouindetailatthebottomofthisReadMe

QDoesthissupportMidwaywithsound?
AYESsetuprequired

QWhycantIusethejoystickinCommodore64games?
AYouneedtoswaptothejoystickmodeusingXbutton

QWhycantIstartorselectalotofoptionswiththegamepad?
ASomegamesusethevirtualkeyboardandthecontrollercantbeused
PressWhitetobringupthevirtualkeyboard

QWhydontmyXBOXShortcutPointersworkcorrectly?
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AAllShortcutsPointersmustbeintherootfolderofCoinOPS
AllFoldernamesmustbeIdenticaltotheXBOXPointerName(XBOX_Gamename)
NOTESeebelow"HOWTOSETUPASHORTCUTTOLAUNCHXBOXGAMES"

QWhydoesntmyNintendo64gameplayin720P?
ARomsN64HiDef/N64_Gamename.zip(POINTER)isrequiredforthegametobootin720P

QMidwaygameslaunchthewronggame?
AThefolderRomsMIDWAYrequires
mk.zip
mk2.zip
narc.zip
nbajam.zip
nbajamte.zip
RomsMIDWAYrequiresthese,nolessandnomoreoritmaylaunchthewronggame
Itissettolaunchthe1st,2nd,3rd.....gameinthatfolderandwillbethereasonwhyitdoes
this

QDoesthissupportCPS2(laterCapcomstuff)atfullspeed?
AYESsetuprequired

QDoesthissupportKillerInstincts?
AYESsetuprequired

QDoesthissupportStreetsofRageRemake?
AYESsetuprequired

QDoesthissupportDoom2andFinalDooms?
AYESsetuprequired

QDoesTekken3work?
AYesjustkeeppressingStartasthegameisbooting

QWhydosomegamesnothavehighscoresavingsupport?
AIfyouplayagamethatsupportshighscoresavingbutdonotexitbacktocoinopsgame
selectthegamewillnotsave

QWhydogamesonlysavehighscoressometimes?
ASomePCB'shadabatterythatkeptthescoreinthearcade,sowhenthegameexits
hiscoresarelostasthereisnobattery

QCanIbackupmyhighscores?
ACoinOPS\hiscores\hiscore.datThisiswherehiscoresaresaved

QMyGamestakesolongtoboot?
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ATheXBOXsavesallinfoaboutromswhenyoulaunchagamesomeHardrivesstruggleto
dothiswell.
Youcandisablethesavingofinfotospeedthisupintheadvancedsettings"DisableInfo
TrackingForSlowGameLoading"

QHowdoIaddorremoveagamebeingtagedasaHotGameoranAllTimeClassicor
HasNoSound?
AThisneedtobesetupin"general/romstatus.xml"
NOTEYouwillrequireagamerescanforthistotakeeffect

QHowdoIrunaNEOGEOorCPS2gameintheFinalBurnCoreorremoveitfromthe
FinalBurnCore?
AThisneedstobesetupin"general/romstatus.xml"adding

<Romname="sfa3"version="?">
<Status></Status>
<StatusNumber>1</StatusNumber>
</Rom>

tothisfilemakesStreetfighterAlpha3runinthiscore,ifyouwheretoremovetheselinesit
wouldruninCoinOPSInfernoCore
NOTEYouwillrequireagamerescanforthistotakeeffect

QWhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheFinalBurnCore?
AThisCoreisfaster,butitlosestheCoinOPSfeatureslikePixelPerfectetc

QHowdoIenableAutofire?
ALeftThumbButtonEnableSemiAutomaticfire
RightThumbButtonEnableAutofire(Pressingfirecanchargeyourweapons)
BACKQuicklyDisableAutofire

QIsGameInformationsupported?
AYESLoadfiles(textfiles)intogameinfo/Gamename.ini
PressSTARTonthegamesselectionpageandselectGameInformation
NOTEIfthereisnogameinfo/Romname.inifiletheoptionGameInformationwontdisplay

QAreGameMoveListssupported?
AYESLoadfiles(textfiles)intomoves/Gamename.ini
PressSTARTonthegamesselectionpageandselectGameMoveList
NOTEIfthereisnomoves/Romname.inifiletheoptionGameInformationwontdisplay

QHowdoIaccessSettings?
APressSTARTonthegamesselectionpageandselectSettings

QHowdoIadjustthescreensize?(Arcades)
APressSTARTonthegamesselectionpageandselectScreenSizeAdjustment

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QHowdoIadjustthescreensize?(Consoles)
APressRightThumbButton
NOTEIfConsolesUseCorrectAspectRatioisenabledthisoptionwillbedisabled

QHowdoIaddvideos?
AVideosmustbe
XMV
format.Pleasesee:
PreviewVideos

QWhenIsetupMoreGameslocationsinadvancedsettingsthegamesdontshowinthe
list?
APressSTARTonthegamesselectionpageandselectScanAllYourGamesthiswilladd
thenewgamesfolder

QIcantseetheCategoriesofmygameswhatdoIdo?
APressSTARTonthegamesselectionpageandselectScanAllYourGamesthisis
sometimesrequiredafterafreshstart
NoteAdvancedSettingsneedstobeENABLEDinthesettingspage
NoteThesenamesaresetupinCoinOPS\general\catver.xml

QHowdoItakeascreenshot?
AWhileplayingagame,pressBACK+A+B.Thiswillbestoredinthescreenshotsfolder.

QHowdoIsetituptoswitchbetweenconsolesusingLeft/RightontheDPad?
AGointoyoursettingsandselectLOCKGAMESToBeSortedByConsolethiswillforceit
tosothat
OrpressbacktillitsortsbyConsoleorpressXbuttontillitsayssortbyConsole

QHowdoIchangemydefaultkeymap?(M.A.M.E.Core)
APleasesee:
Keymapping

QHowdoIchangemydefaultkeymap?(Consoles&FinalBurnCores)
APleasesee:
Keymapping

CoinOPSSupportedGamesList

Thislistbelowcontainsthenamesofallsupportedgamesforforthemostrecentversionof
CoinOPS.ItisfoundintheHelpFolderofeveryversionofCoinOPS.Notallofthesegames
willworkwithpreviousversionsofCoinOPS.Allromsmustbenamedexactlyastheyappear
onthislistwhenplacedinaCoinOPSromfolder.Additionalsetupandconfigurationmaybe
requiredtomakesomegamesplayable.

SupportedGamesLookupForNaming.txt

ForAdditionalSupport

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http://coinopsproject.freeforums.org/index.php

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