Input Menu

These options let you view/change the keyboard or controller inputs for the running machine. The "Input (general)" option will change the standard keyboard and controller input for every machine in MAME. The "Input (this Machine)" will only change the inputs for the running machine. Here's an example of Star Wars inputs...

If you want to change any of the inputs then all you need to do is double-click the control you want to change and press the key or do the control movement that you would like to remap it to.

The changed inputs are saved into .cfg files. If you have selected "Input (this Machine)" then it will be saved under the machine name. If you have selected "Input (general)" then the changes will be added to the default.cfg file. One word of warning about changing the user interface keys... REMEMBER WHAT YOU CHANGE BECAUSE WHEN YOU CLOSE MAME, THE SETTINGS ARE SAVED! Actually, if you mess it up you can delete the machine's .cfg file or for all MAME, the default.cfg file. All config files are stored in the C:\Mame\cfg folder. If you delete them, any key changes will revert back to default.