config save_at_exit
device_color_bgr15 yes
device_color_bgr16 yes
device_color_bgr24 yes
device_color_bgr32 yes
device_color_bgr8 yes
device_color_palette8 yes
device_color_yuy2 yes
device_joystick none
device_keyboard auto
device_mouse none
device_sound none
device_svgaline_divideclock no
device_svgaline_skipboard 0
device_vbeline_16bit_clock_multiplier 1
device_vbeline_8bit_clock_multiplier 1
device_vbeline_clock_multiplier 1
device_vbeline_mode bigger

device_video_cursor auto
device_video_doublescan yes
device_video_fastchange no
device_video_interlace yes
device_video_output auto
device_video_overlaysize 1024
device_video_singlescan yes
difficulty none
event_alpha no
event_assign up up or 8_pad
event_assign down down or 2_pad
event_assign left left or 4_pad
event_assign right right or 6_pad
event_assign enter 1 or enter_pad
event_assign shutdown 3_pad
event_assign esc esc
event_assign space c
event_assign mode 3_pad
event_assign home home
event_assign end end
event_assign pgup pgup
event_assign pgdn pgdn
event_assign help 3_pad
event_assign group 3_pad
event_assign type 3_pad
event_assign exclude 3_pad
event_assign sort 3_pad
event_assign setgroup 3_pad
event_assign settype 3_pad
event_assign runclone 3_pad
event_assign del del
event_assign ins insert
event_assign command 3_pad
event_assign menu 2
event_assign emulator f3
event_assign snapshot period_pad
event_assign rotate 0_pad
event_assign lock l
event_mode fast
event_repeat 500 50
icon_space 43
idle_screensaver 60 5
idle_screensaver_preview titles
idle_start 0 0
include
lock yes
menu_base 821
menu_rel 0
merge none
misc_exit normal
misc_quiet yes
mode list
mode_skip
mouse_delta 100
preview snap
preview_default none
preview_default_cabinet none
preview_default_flyer none
preview_default_icon none
preview_default_marquee none
preview_default_snap none
preview_default_title none
preview_expand 1.15
ui_gamemsg "CARGANDO, NO ECHAR FICHA HASTA QUE CARGUE"
ui_game flyers
sort parent
sound_background_begin "mid"
sound_background_end none
sound_background_loop default
sound_background_loop_dir "mp3"
sound_background_start none
sound_background_stop none
sound_buffer 0.1
sound_foreground_begin default
sound_foreground_end default
sound_foreground_key default
sound_foreground_start default
sound_foreground_stop default
sound_latency 0.1
sound_samplerate 22050
sound_volume 0
ui_background C:\fondo.PNG
ui_bottombar yes
ui_clip multiloopall
ui_color help white black
ui_color help_tag white black
ui_color submenu_bar white black
ui_color submenu_item white black
ui_color submenu_item_select black bfffff
ui_color menu_item white black
ui_color menu_hidden black black
ui_color menu_tag white black
ui_color menu_item_select white ff0000
ui_color menu_hidden_select ff0000 ff0000
ui_color menu_tag_select white ff0000
ui_color bar black black
ui_color bar_tag black black
ui_color bar_hidden black black
ui_color grid white black
ui_color backdrop black black
ui_color icon white white
ui_color cursor white black
ui_command_error Error running the command
ui_command_menu Command
ui_console no
ui_skipbottom 0
ui_skipleft 0
ui_skipright 0
ui_skiptop 0
ui_topbar yes
display_brightness 1
display_gamma 1
display_orientation
display_restoreatgame no
device_video vbeline
device_video_pclock 5 - 50
device_video_hclock 15.73
device_video_vclock 60
device_video_modeline ntsc_640x242 13.5942 640 712 760 864 242 253 256 267 -hsync -vsync
ui_font c:\menu\letras.FNT
display_size 640
emulator "nemu" generic "c:\advmame\1.bat" "%s"
emulator_roms "nemu" "c:\advmame\roms"
emulator_altss "nemu" "c:\advmame\snap"
emulator_flyers "nemu" "c:\advmame\FLYERS"
emulator_titles "nemu" "c:\advmame\titles"
emulator "emune" generic "c:\advmame\2.bat" "%s"
emulator_roms "emune" "c:\advmame\roms\1"
emulator_altss "emune" "c:\advmame\snap"
emulator_flyers "emune" "c:\advmame\flyers"
emulator_titles "emune" "c:\advmame\titles"
emulator_include "nemu"
emulator_include "emune"
group ""
group "ADULTOS "
group "PUBLICA "
group_include "ADULTOS "
group_include "PUBLICA "
type ""
type "ADULTOS "
type "CON FALLAS "
type "PUBLICA "
type_include ""
type_include "ADULTOS "
type_include "PUBLICA "
emulator_attrib "nemu" missing exclude
emulator_attrib "emune" missing exclude
game "emune/blazstar" "" "" 645 0 ""
game "emune/cthdd" "" "" 387 0 ""
game "emune/cthddp" "" "" 48 0 ""
game "emune/garoup" "" "" 22 0 ""
game "emune/kf10thep" "" "" 2385 0 ""
game "emune/kizuna" "" "" 12 0 ""
game "emune/kof10th" "" "" 1363 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k1" "" "" 2923 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k1x" "" "CON FALLAS" 0 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k2" "" "" 6623 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k2h" "" "" 41170 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k2x" "" "" 178 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k3p" "" "" 19 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k3up" "" "" 108 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k4se" "" "" 520 0 ""
game "emune/kof2k4up" "" "" 192 0 ""
game "emune/kof2knd" "" "" 433 0 ""
game "emune/kof2kx" "" "" 443 0 ""
game "emune/kof95" "" "" 1643 0 ""
game "emune/kof95x" "" "" 9 0 ""
game "emune/kof96x" "" "" 243 0 ""
game "emune/kof97" "" "" 227 0 ""
game "emune/kof97h" "" "" 4939 0 ""
game "emune/kof98" "" "" 4772 0 ""
game "emune/kof98x" "" "" 624 0 ""
game "emune/kof99p" "" "" 24 0 ""
game "emune/kof99x" "" "" 11 0 ""
game "emune/kotm2" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "emune/mslug" "" "" 10 0 ""
game "emune/mslug2" "" "" 21 0 ""
game "emune/neocup98" "" "" 3924 0 ""
game "emune/rotdd" "" "" 331 0 ""
game "emune/s1945pd" "" "" 1401 0 ""
game "emune/ssideki3" "" "" 31 0 ""
game "emune/svcplus" "" "" 1043 0 ""
game "emune/svcpluss" "" "" 18 0 ""
game "nemu/1941" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/88games" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/acrobatm" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/bigtwin" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/cabal2" "" "" 205 0 ""
game "nemu/dbz" "" "" 108 0 ""
game "nemu/dinou" "" "" 906 0 ""
game "nemu/dogyuun" "" "" 14 0 ""
game "nemu/fantasia" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/ffightu" "" "" 56 0 ""
game "nemu/galaxygn" "" "" 28 0 ""
game "nemu/galpanis" "" "ADULTOS" 229 0 ""
game "nemu/galpans2" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/galspnbl" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/gigawing" "" "" 66 0 ""
game "nemu/glass" "" "ADULTOS" 82 0 ""
game "nemu/gumbo" "" "ADULTOS" 140 0 ""
game "nemu/gundl94" "" "" 9 0 ""
game "nemu/hexa" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/horekid" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/kinst" "" "" 24554 0 ""
game "nemu/kinst2" "" "" 960 0 ""
game "nemu/kof99" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/kof99p" "" "" 27 0 ""
game "nemu/macrossp" "" "" 282 0 ""
game "nemu/maya" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/mk2r32" "" "" 511 0 ""
game "nemu/mk3" "" "" 40 0 ""
game "nemu/mshh" "" "" 119 0 ""
game "nemu/mshvsf" "" "" 201 0 ""
game "nemu/mspacman" "" "" 154 0 ""
game "nemu/mvsc" "" "" 1840 0 ""
game "nemu/pacmania" "" "" 209 0 ""
game "nemu/pairs" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/pangpoms" "" "" 9 0 ""
game "nemu/paradise" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/pc_cntra" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/pcktgal" "" "" 3545 0 ""
game "nemu/phelios" "" "" 9 0 ""
game "nemu/primella" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/puzznic" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/raiden" "" "" 3125 0 ""
game "nemu/raiden2" "" "" 299 0 ""
game "nemu/sengekis" "" "" 141 0 ""
game "nemu/sexyparo" "" "" 910 0 ""
game "nemu/sf1us" "" "" 674 0 ""
game "nemu/sf2ceuc" "" "" 163 0 ""
game "nemu/sf2rb" "" "" 71 0 ""
game "nemu/sf2t" "" "" 188 0 ""
game "nemu/sf2tj" "" "" 126 0 ""
game "nemu/sf2uk" "" "" 66 0 ""
game "nemu/sfa2" "" "" 161 0 ""
game "nemu/sfa3" "" "" 139 0 ""
game "nemu/sftmj" "" "" 305 0 ""
game "nemu/skyadvnu" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/slammasu" "" "" 840 0 ""
game "nemu/splash" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/ssf2tur1" "" "" 914 0 ""
game "nemu/ssf2u" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/ssmissin" "" "" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/stdragon" "" "" 57 0 ""
game "nemu/suprslam" "" "" 58 0 ""
game "nemu/sxyreact" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/tdragonb" "" "" 113 0 ""
game "nemu/toffy" "" "" 550 0 ""
game "nemu/undrfiru" "" "" 14 0 ""
game "nemu/vsav2" "" "" 64 0 ""
game "nemu/xmvsf" "" "" 265 0 ""
game "nemu/zerozone" "" "ADULTOS" 0 0 ""
game "nemu/zingzip" "" "" 18 0 ""
game "nemu/zwackery" "" "" 0 0 ""

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