outofbubblegum: These games appear to be synchronized to the display refresh rate. For example a 240hz display causes the games to run at 4x the correct speed. Is there any way to make these games run at the correct speed? (Other than changing the display refresh rate, since I already know about that).
1) Download and extract mame0228b_64bit.exe from
https://www.mamedev.org/release.php.
(The version number increases with new releases, so it may be 0229, 0230, etc)
2) In your Mame folder, find the
roms folder.
3) Place your Pulstar and Blazing Star zip files in the
roms folder.
4) Find an updated version of the
neogeo.zip file and place that in the
roms folder mentioned in step 3. For legal reasons, we cannot provide you with that. Mamedev will not, either, so don't ask them.
5) Run
mame.exe or
mame64.exe, then select either Blazing Star or Pulstar from the menu.
6) Once the game is running, press Tab and select "Input (This Game)".
7) Set your controls by pressing enter then the key you want to use for that control. Press Tab again to close the menu.
8) Press 5 on your keyboard to Insert Coin, then Press 1 on your keyboard to Start Game.