MAMEDEV Forum

Hi everyone.

I recently bought a 82" TV that I have in vertical mode. Vertical games work well and take up most of the screen, but there is a black area above and below the actual play area. Is there a way to have MAME show the currently running game's marquee in the empty area above the play area, and to show the control panel images below the player area on the bottom of the screen? If so, how would I accomplish that? Does it require additional software?

Thanks,
John

I have a similar setup... I don't know if there is an automatic way to do this (that would be awesome), but I created simple customs "layout" files for my favorite vertical aspect games. I put the marquee at the top, and the vertical gameplay screen below it. Works out great.