Description

Lets you set the name of the cheatfile that MAME will use. There are several different cheat files so can be useful to switch between them.

Example

mame <gamename> -cheat_file cheat2.dat

Command Format

-cheat_file <file> where <file> is the name of the file use to supply MAME's cheat engine. The example sets the cheat file to a file called cheat2.dat.

MAME's Default File

cheat.dat