Ongoing RetroArch(MAME Software List) Project

[floatingyeti]

A new RocketLauncher update was released with a new RetroArch module.  I advise keeping a backup of your RetroArch.ahk file before updating.

The new update will remove almost all of the additions I have made and uploaded over the last 2 years.  I am in the process of merging my module with the new update.

Right now the "update" feels like a huge step backwards, but I am adding and testing my 100 system additions.

I will be updating the compatibility information for MAME (RetroArch core) as well.

Currently the core is still on version 0.251 but as Creezz67 discovered (see post) MAME 0.252 has changed the xinput keycode values so that maybe delaying a core update.   Which might force me to create new mame cfg files for every MAME Software List System!

I will hopefully post an updates and tested RetroArch Module here tomorrow. 

[floatingyeti]

It took a while but I added 100 systems to the new RetroArch 2.4.4. module and finally updated the top post with new systems/links

Anyone who has downloaded and installed any of the RetroArch systems here within the last few years can use this updated module.

Did I miss anything?

[brudibru]

Thanks for your hard work and dedication !

[Dunkler2Engel]

Hi in the systems MGT Sam Coupe, all games in the Database work?

I thing i doing some wrong, the only games load to me is the games that are in Mame Soft list this 

With the others games that are in the folder "games" (Pang,AstroBall, Blokker, etc.), in the download link on frist page dont load. And is not only dont load, is that retroarch dont start.
 

[floatingyeti]

12 minutes ago, Dunkler2Engel said:

I thing i doing some wrong, the only games load to me is the games that are in Mame Soft list this 

The mame core will only know how to load the games listed in the hash file. You didn't do anything wrong but I might have left extra games in the database, I will check later today.

[floatingyeti]

I tested Pang, Astroball, and Blokker and they work on my setup.  I do know that those particular games are not supported in the MAME official Hash file.

I had to create my own with expanded support for more games not in Software List set (at the time)

Try my hash file I am attaching.

file location:

RetroArch\system\mame\hash

Many of the hash files I uploaded with my system setups are customized so be careful if you update or overwrite the hash files. My hash files are usually more expanded than the official ones.

Same Coupe Hash.zip

[Dunkler2Engel]

You are the God of RetroArch&MAME ^ ^.

Now work, i think it failed when update the retroarch folder, and i was see  the error with this system because is the most edited, with new games i think. In any case i go to redownload again all the hash files and make a backup of it.

Any way thanks for this packs, are amazing .

[floatingyeti]

A few system setups I made (example FMTowns Marty) have completely reworked hash files.

At this point I only download/update individual hash files if I'm working on a new system.

[floatingyeti]

1 hour ago, Dunkler2Engel said:

Any way thanks for this packs, are amazing .

Thanks, I will do more in the future!

[Dunkler2Engel]

Its not important but in the first page the link for Shaanxi Province CEC-I its wrong the correct can be find with search.

The system Sharp MZ-2500 give me an error like this...

Any idea what can be the problem?

[floatingyeti]

On 5/2/2023 at 10:21 PM, Dunkler2Engel said:

Its not important but in the first page the link for Shaanxi Province CEC-I its wrong the correct can be find with search.

Thanks, I will fix the link.

[floatingyeti]

On 5/2/2023 at 10:21 PM, Dunkler2Engel said:

The system Sharp MZ-2500 give me an error like this...

I got that error too but only on Tower of Druaga.

I know that was working since I made the video.

I assume it has to do with a MAME update.  Probably, getting the current duraga.zip from the mz2500 Software List set will fix it.

I will look at it tomorrow.

 

[Dunkler2Engel]

Yes Tower of Druaga is tthe game that show me this error i was try with the last mame list and have the same message.

One thing, where i can download previus mame core's for retroarch? I only have 2, the last 0.251 and 0.243, with both i can run all systems in Mame Soft List. But i see you recomend 0.244, 0.248 and 0.250 in a few systems. My 0.243 is from 1 of your systems.

[floatingyeti]

3 hours ago, Dunkler2Engel said:

Yes Tower of Druaga is tthe game that show me this error i was try with the last mame list and have the same message.

It must be only compatible with the core version that was out at the time I made the setup. I will look into it.

 

3 hours ago, Dunkler2Engel said:

One thing, where i can download previus mame core's for retroarch?

Good question, I have kept several old versions but I don't know if there is an archive.

I will gather my MAME core collection and share it here.

[Mackano]

[PsyKos77]

Hello everyone, do you know why I don't have the display of the entire games on the bezel?

Here is the example with the Gamete system. I tried several options in RocketLauncher to no avail.

Thank you very much for your feedback.

[Dunkler2Engel]

The first thing you have to see is if in retroarch you see the black borders, if you see them without bezels, you have to adjust video options in retroarch, it is not a Rocketlauncher thing.

Other thing you can do if no want to touch the video options is edit the ini file that comes with the bezel if you open the ini you see 4 lines like this

Bezel Screen Top Left X Coordinate=390
Bezel Screen Top Left Y Coordinate=0
Bezel Screen Bottom Right X Coordinate=1680
Bezel Screen Bottom Right Y Coordinate=1080

The 2 first lines define where the screen start in pixels, first horizontal, and second vertical coordinate, you can see exactly if you open the image with the same name in paint and look in bottom left of the paint window it show the pixel exact you are with the mouse.

And the 2 last lines, define where the screen end in pixels.

Only you need the edit the numbers to force the black borders to stay out the bezel.

[brudibru]

Maybe you can also  try this bezel.

The display's much smaller but also more realistic. There's still the black borders but it doesn't look that bad.

You can also probably adjust the bezel.ini following the method provided by Dunkler2Engel.

 

_Default.zip

[PsyKos77]

Thank you for your answers.

This does not only happen with Gamate but several systems. That's why I thought it was from RocketLauncher.

Here is what I have directly with RetroArch, it seems good suddenly no?

I don't quite understand what's wrong...

[Dunkler2Engel]

If you open with the bezel a god method to see if the bezel is well set, is to open retro arch menu, if you see it well in all the screen the black borders need to be fixed with retroarch.

I was try with the bezel shared by Brudibru, and not show in full scren only adjust it vertical, but horizontal have black lines.

Looking in retro arch config if in Core options in the quick menu disable "Alternate Render Method", and in Settings, Video, Scalling set Full, you see it in all the screen.

But Floatingyeti in her guide said the "Alternate Render Method" is a Must have so, i dont know if it can affect this systems or others

 

[floatingyeti]

On 5/5/2023 at 10:32 AM, PsyKos77 said:

Hello everyone, do you know why I don't have the display of the entire games on the bezel?

Here is the example with the Gamete system. I tried several options in RocketLauncher to no avail.

Dunkler2Engel and Brudibru both provide great suggestions so you might have already fixed the issue.

If not, show us screenshots of your RetroArch (MAME core) options.  I'm sure one of us can identify the issue based off your settings.

[floatingyeti]

On 5/5/2023 at 3:59 AM, Dunkler2Engel said:

Yes Tower of Druaga is tthe game that show me this error i was try with the last mame list and have the same message.

I tried with multiple versions of MAME but it wouldn't load the game.

Mackano has the best solution of going through the buildbot archive and checking the older versions of MAME but I was unsuccessful.

It seems that druaga.d88 image is not detected by MZ-2500 as a floppy disk.  It is behaving like the floppy disk image is corrupt.

For now, I'm going to remove the game from my database.

[Ranmori]

Hi.
It's my first time writing here.
Thank you for your help with this file before.
However, I recently had a PC logic crash, so I initialized it.

I'm trying to rebuild it again, but it seems like all the links here are undownloadable. Can this be downloaded using FTP with platinum rights?

[floatingyeti]

3 hours ago, Ranmori said:

Can this be downloaded using FTP with platinum 

The FTP is not accessible right now while the server is being worked on.

I didn't have a folder on the FTP. All my full system media packs existed on the forum/download section.

I don't know if any of my uploads will be accessible after the server is fixed.

 

[Ranmori]

23 minutes ago, floatingyeti said:

I didn't have a folder on the FTP. All my full system media packs existed on the forum/download section.

I don't know if any of my uploads will be accessible after the server is fixed.

 

Thank you for reply.
understood.

I will be patient and wait until the server comes back up.