Emulator Presets

► VERSION NOTEThe preset list below reflects the current MaLa v1.74 release. MaLa v2.0 adds many more built-in emulator presets while keeping the same editable command-line approach.

MaLa can launch any command-line-based emulator, but every emulator expects its own command-line syntax — different switches, different quoting, different argument order. Emulator presets remove that guesswork: pick your emulator from a built-in list and MaLa fills in the correct command line for you, for the systems below.

► HOW IT WORKS In MaLa Options, go to Other Emu Config → Execution, right-click the Command line box, and choose Emulator presets. Pick your system, then your specific emulator, and the command line is filled in automatically — ready to use, or to tweak further for your own setup.
MaLa Emulator Presets right-click menu

Example

Say you want to add Atari 2600 support using the Stella emulator. In MaLa Options → Other Emu Config, add a new emulator called "Atari", switch to the Execution tab, right-click the Command line box, and choose Emulator presets → Atari → Atari 2600 (Stella). MaLa fills in the Command line box for you:

-fullscreen 1 "%path%\%rom%.%ext%"

%path%, %rom% and %ext% are placeholders MaLa substitutes automatically for whichever game you launch — you never type these yourself, and the same preset works for every ROM in that system's game list. Pick a different emulator instead of Stella and you'd get a completely different command line, matching that emulator's own syntax — that's the whole point of a preset.

The following systems and emulators have a built-in preset:

Atari

Commodore

Nintendo

Sega

Sony

Other Consoles & Handhelds

Pinball

PC, Multi-System & Laserdisc

► NOTEThese presets are a starting point. You can customise any command-line parameters in the MaLa Options dialog.