Amstrad GX4000

[mccorkled]

Aside from MESS/MAME, what emulator can I run Amstrad GX4000 games on and map the controls to an xbox 360 controller? I tried the few listed emulators that work with rocketlauncher and hyperspin and I cannot seem to map the controls.

 

Thanks

[Styphelus]

Retroarch can, using the Mess core.

[mccorkled]

I cannot get retroarch set up for the life of me. I change the core location then it wants the bios location. There is no instructions and all the youtube videos are super old.

[rileti]

Check this

for Retroarch.

[mccorkled]

I watched that earlier. He misses a lot of steps. I set retroarch up earlier for sega cd and it was much more involved than what this video shows. Thanks again tchdgaf!

 

Retroarch closes after I try to load a Amstrad game.

[planetoide]

Check this http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/9655-replacing-mess-with-retroarch/?hl=%2Bmess+%2Bcore

[mccorkled]

I enabled CLI but that didn't work either.

 

"mess_boot_from_cli = "enabled"
 

[Styphelus]

This was a strange one for me. The only way I got it to work was to create a Amstrad GX4000.cfg file in retroarch but also fill in all the infor for this system in the RocketLauncher module (core, shader, x and y values and so on).

 

It would not work otherwise.

[mccorkled]

This was a strange one for me. The only way I got it to work was to create a Amstrad GX4000.cfg file in retroarch but also fill in all the infor for this system in the RocketLauncher module (core, shader, x and y values and so on).

 

It would not work otherwise.

 

I am not even worried about Rocketlauncher currently. Just trying to get RetroArch to play games. I renamed the config to Amstrad GX4000.cfg and it still won't work. It looks like it is starting to load a game and a big white window opens and then the whole program closes.

[mccorkled]

Any ideas?

[mccorkled]

Giving this a bump with a video this time so you guys who have tried to help so far can see what I am talking about.

 

Everything is setup correctly but when I try to launch a game it starts to do something, the screen flashes a few times and then nothing loads and everything is back to normal like I never clicked anything.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yGm5bvEBUM

 

When I set it up this exact way for SEGA Genesis it works with the exception of the video being off center.

 

I have tried zip, cpr, and bin Amstrad games. I also input the settings that both Gigapig and Styphelus set me screenshots of and it is still doing the same thing in the video.

 

Thanks for the help

[mccorkled]

Anyone try to set this up? I have been working on this for quite a while now.

[iNTiGOD]

Considering that retro arch uses the mess core for simplicity why don't you just run it through mess.

That's how I have it running.

[mccorkled]

Considering that retro arch uses the mess core for simplicity why don't you just run it through mess.

That's how I have it running.

Because I don't want to install it for 1 system.

[iNTiGOD]

Ah ok fair enough. Have you got any systems running mess within retro arch or is amstrad the first?

I'm away from my bartop but so I can't give too many details but...

Ensure your mess (amstrad) bioses are within retroarch, you have edited the appropriate cfg file to run mess. Also the correct rom extensions are setup in rocketlauncher for retroarch.

I can check further details tomorrow.

I have managed to get colecovision running within RA via mess this way.

xx

[mccorkled]

Ah ok fair enough. Have you got any systems running mess within retro arch or is amstrad the first?

I'm away from my bartop but so I can't give too many details but...

Ensure your mess (amstrad) bioses are within retroarch, you have edited the appropriate cfg file to run mess. Also the correct rom extensions are setup in rocketlauncher for retroarch.

I can check further details tomorrow.

I have managed to get colecovision running within RA via mess this way.

xx

I started with this system but could not get it running. Gave up on RetroArch until I saw the new GUI. Tried it out again and got Sega CD and Neo Geo working through RetroArch no problems. I downloaded the MESS (MAME) bios files but there are so many that I am not sure which on if specifically for Amstrad. I have not set anything up in RLUI yet because I have not got RetroArch to run the games yet.

[iNTiGOD]

You will need the following.

1). You need your mess bioses within the retroarch system folder

e.g. retroarch\system\mess\

 

There are plenty of packs floating around that have the mess bioses (including amstrad gx4000) if you still have trouble pm me.

 

2). You need to setup retroarch to run mess

Edit your retroarch-core-options.cfg which should be in the root of your retroarch folder

Add the following code

mess_softlists_enable = "disabled"
mess_softlists_auto_media = "disabled"
mess_softlists_auto_media = "disabled"
mess_media_type = "cart"
mess_boot_to_bios = "disabled"
mess_boot_to_osd = "disabled"
mess_boot_from_cli = "enabled" 

To give you an idea of what my retroarch-core-options.cfg file looks like here it is

mess_read_config = "disabled"
mess_write_config = "disabled"
mess_saves = "game"
mess_auto_save = "disabled"
mess_mouse_enable = "disabled"
mess_throttle = "disabled"
mess_cheats_enable = "disabled"
mess_nobuffer = "disabled"
mess_hide_nagscreen = "disabled"
mess_hide_infoscreen = "disabled"
mess_hide_warnings = "disabled"
mess_alternate_renderer = "disabled"
mess_softlists_enable = "disabled"
mess_softlists_auto_media = "disabled"
mess_softlists_auto_media = "disabled"
mess_media_type = "cart"
mess_boot_to_bios = "disabled"
mess_boot_to_osd = "disabled"
mess_boot_from_cli = "enabled"
virtualjaguar_usefastblitter = "enabled"
virtualjaguar_doom_res_hack = "enabled"
nestopia_blargg_ntsc_filter = "disabled"
nestopia_palette = "canonical"
nestopia_nospritelimit = "disabled"

3). Setup rocketlauncher.

You need to add the rom extension for the amstrad gx4000

Mine contain the .cpr extension

Add this under global\emulators

 

4). If your roms are 7zipped also enable 7z extraction

 

Thats all that is needed to run mess within retroarch.

 

The final step is to launch a game, configure your controls and settings etc within retroarch and then save a config file (there is plenty of info on hyperspin on how to do that). Once you have your config file rename it to Amstrad GX4000.cfg and pop it in your retroarch\configs folder. (Note this step isnt needed to launch a game for the first time).

 

Hope this helps

 

Cheers

[mccorkled]

You will need the following.

1). You need your mess bioses within the retroarch system folder

e.g. retroarch\system\mess\

 

There are plenty of packs floating around that have the mess bioses (including amstrad gx4000) if you still have trouble pm me.

 

2). You need to setup retroarch to run mess

Edit your retroarch-core-options.cfg which should be in the root of your retroarch folder

Add the following code

mess_softlists_enable = "disabled"
mess_softlists_auto_media = "disabled"
mess_media_type = "cart"
mess_boot_to_bios = "disabled"
mess_boot_to_osd = "disabled"
mess_boot_from_cli = "enabled" 

Cheers

 

I did all of this. I have my bios path changed in RetroArch to a folder named "bios"

I put the bios files in there and nothing happened when launching a game. I also tried to place them in a folder within the bios folder ...\bios\mess

Still will not launch a game. They are all .cpr files within individual zip files.

Here is my retroarch-core-options.cfg

mess_read_config = "disabled"
mess_write_config = "disabled"
mess_saves = "game"
mess_auto_save = "disabled"
mess_mouse_enable = "disabled"
mess_throttle = "disabled"
mess_cheats_enable = "disabled"
mess_alternate_renderer = "disabled"
mess_softlists_enable = "disabled"
mess_softlists_auto_media = "disabled"
mess_media_type = "cart"
mess_boot_to_bios = "disabled"
mess_boot_to_osd = "disabled"
mess_boot_from_cli = "enabled" 

[iNTiGOD]

Can you post your rlauncher log file?

[mccorkled]

Can you post your rlauncher log file?

 

http://pastebin.com/FeRsNZ3t

 

The issue was when the MAME screen comes up. It says to press "ok" or press left and right

 

I kept doing "ok" which was not working. I just tried left and right on an accidental keyboard smash and it loaded

[iNTiGOD]

glad you figured it out... how annoying!!!

 

Also I think if you edit the retroarch-core-options.cfg 

mess_hide_nagscreen = "enabled"

mess_hide_infoscreen = "enabled"

mess_hide_warnings = "enabled"

That will remove that left right screen and other things you should hide.

 

Good luck.

[mccorkled]

glad you figured it out... how annoying!!!

 

Also I think if you edit the retroarch-core-options.cfg 

mess_hide_nagscreen = "enabled"

mess_hide_infoscreen = "enabled"

mess_hide_warnings = "enabled"

That will remove that left right screen and other things you should hide.

 

Good luck.

 

That did not work. Progets in the chat earlier said that it has to do with the MESS libreto and that the older one did not have it. If it does not pop up on yours can you send me your libreto?

 

Any ideas? I REALLY appreciate your help. You can see when I initially posted this... it has been a while haha. I find it interesting that I can launch a game through RLUI with my current setup but when I try directly through RetroArch with this same setup, nothing loads and RA crashes.

 

Also, not sure if you have the game "No Exit" but if you do can you test it out for me? It is the only Amstrad GX4000 game that I have that shows a black screen.

[iNTiGOD]

I'll check it out

[mccorkled]

I'll check it out

 

Thank you!

[iNTiGOD]

That did not work. Progets in the chat earlier said that it has to do with the MESS libreto and that the older one did not have it. If it does not pop up on yours can you send me your libreto?

 

Any ideas? I REALLY appreciate your help. You can see when I initially posted this... it has been a while haha. I find it interesting that I can launch a game through RLUI with my current setup but when I try directly through RetroArch with this same setup, nothing loads and RA crashes.

 

Also, not sure if you have the game "No Exit" but if you do can you test it out for me? It is the only Amstrad GX4000 game that I have that shows a black screen.

 

My mess libretro doesnt have any popups.

I tried the game "no exit" within retroarch (mess) and mess and both show a black screen.