MAME and Commodore64 C64

[adamtoth]

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to get C64 floppy disk games working with MAME as the emulator. I'm using MAME 0.193 and the same software list version. The floppy games are in a c64_flop folder, in ZIP format, with single .g64 files inside. When I load the emulator, it boots to the C64 main prompt screen, but does not load the game. If I type LOAD "*",8, it begins to LOAD but then just says READY and hangs at a prompt again. It never loads the game.

I'm using the following command to load standalone MAME:

mame64 c64 -ui_active -flop1 commando

Also it's the same if I use "flop" instead of "flop1". What's interesting is that cartridge games work just fine (these are separate and stored in c64_cart folder), using the following syntax:

mame64 c64 -cart buckrog

Under File Manager in MAME, I can see the floppy drive slot #8 loaded with the floppy image.

I'm going to probably end up switching to ccs64 instead, but I just wondered if anyone else was able to get c64 floppy games running with MAME? 

Just trying to get standalone MAME to work first at this time, then integrating to be launched via LB. I'd like to use MAME to get the same shaders as my other platforms.

[JoeViking245]

At the main prompt screen, type the following then press Enter.

LOAD "*",8,1

...... wait for it........See the thin dark blue [progress] bar on the bottom?  Wait for it to get all the way to the left.  Plan on a minute or 2. 

Now start playing.  

[adamtoth]

That did it. After the LOAD "*",8 command, mine said SEARCHING FOR "*", then went to READY right away. Using LOAD "*",8,1 worked. Thanks!