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Running rom images

Rom images contains all the data of cartridges games. The files have generally the extension .rom, but blueMSX can also treat files with .ri, .mx1, .mx2, .col, .sc or .sg as extension.

You can run these games by using five different procedures in blueMSX, choose the procedure that you prefer !

The 3 first procedures (menu, toolbar or hotkey) require that the blueMSX window is already on your PC; with the 5th procedure (double click), you can directly double click on a rom image, but you must first register some files types with blueMSX by using the menu Options / Settings / Windows Environment.

If you have already used rom images with blueMSX, the emulator keep them in his memory (by default : maximum 10), you can see the names of these images in the menu and make also your choice directly among these images !

By using the rom databases, the emulator chooses automatically the good ROM mapper type or I/O mapper type; if the rom is not in the databases or if you want to try another mapper, you can select manually the mapper type, only if you use one of the 3 first procedures (menu, toolbar or hotkey).

First procedure : use of the menu

- start blueMSX by double clicking on the blueMSX icon or his shortcut
- click on File / Cartridge Slot 1 / Insert
- this choice calls the Window Explorer, it allows to select a rom image
- when this choice is done, the emulator will run automatically the last selected MSX machine with the selected game on cartridge (unless you have de-activated the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu)

Second procedure : use of the toolbar

- start blueMSX by double clicking on the blueMSX icon or his shortcut
- click on the 3rd icon of the toolbar (Insert Cartridge in Slot 1)
- this choice calls the Window Explorer, it allows to select a rom image
- when this choice is done, the emulator will run automatically the last selected MSX machine with the selected game on cartridge (unless you have de-activated the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu)

Third procedure : use of the hotkey

- start blueMSX by double clicking on the blueMSX icon or his shortcut
- press at the same time on the keys CTRL + F7
- this choice calls the Window Explorer, it allows to select a rom image
- when this choice is done, the emulator will run automatically the last selected MSX machine with the selected game on cartridge (unless you have de-activated the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu)

Fourth procedure : drag and drop

- use the mouse to drag and drop a rom image on the blueMSX icon
- the emulator will run automatically the last selected MSX machine with the selected game on cartridge (even if you have de-activated the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu)

Remark : you can also start first blueMSX, then drag and drop the rom image in the blueMSX window, but in this case, the game won't be runned automatically if you have de-activated the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu

Fifth procedure : double click

This procedure is only available if you have registered some files types with blueMSX by using the menu Options / Settings / Windows Environment

- simply double click on a rom image
- the emulator runs automatically the last selected MSX machine with the selected game on cartridge (even if you have de-activated the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu)


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