floatingyeti

"Snow Bros 3" bootleg/clones
Ball Boy (2 players) - ballboy
Ball Boy (3 players) - ballboy3p
Missing themes for this project:
MAME 0.249 (Working) Complete Video/Wheel/Rom Mapping (clones)/Themes - Upload HERE
THEME CREATORS NEEDED ! The road to completion (...almost) - Requests - HyperSpin Forum (hyperspin-fe.com)

MAME 0.249
Only Working (arcade) games (no games with keyboard only controls)
Full Instructions: LInk to Post
Database and 213 Genre XMLs with full media
Wheels: Complete (3831) all clear wheels
Videos: Complete (3831) all mp4
Videos uploaded to Archive.org Download Link
Themes: 90% Complete (3503/3831)
301 clones with unique wheels and (mostly) unique videos
Rocket Launcher Rom Mapping INI to access clone submenu

Something I made while working on a bigger MAME (clone) project.  I'm (hopefully) a few days away from completion.
I just quickly made this theme and felt like sharing.  Much more to come soon...
<game name="msheartb" index="" image="">
    <description>Ms. Pac-Man Heart Burn</description>
    <cloneof>mspacman</cloneof>
    <crc />
    <manufacturer>hack (Two-Bit Score)</manufacturer>
    <year>1989</year>
    <genre>Maze</genre>
    <rating>Other - NR (Not Rated)</rating>
    <enabled>Yes</enabled>
  </game>

A computer from 1948! This is quite possibly the oldest system in MAME Software List but, does it have games?
I found this system during a deep dive into MAME SL, with titles like Nightmare and Virtual Pet, I assumed I found games.  What I found was an ancestor to videogames, a prototype or idea of what games would become. There isn't much to “control”, the programs are either used for basic math calculations or graphical demos.  The first computer graphics to exist.
My mind kept returning to this system during other projects. How would it work? Is it even justified?
Ultimately, I decided it was an important footnote in the origin of videogames and I would give it my best attempt.
The Main Theme is taken from a documentary. I cut together thirteen three second clips and fixed the audio with music.  I think it's the best way to show a computer that is the size of a small room.
I didn't map any controls so it's strictly keyboard only. I'm not sure if Nightmare can be controlled but Virtual Pet seems like you can do something with proper instruction.
I had to use a combination of Bezel.ini, MAME slider configuration, and Retroarch (Content Directory) Custom Windows Scaling to shrink the games down to fit the bezel.
Yes, the screen is very small using the bezel, but so was the real life SSEM monitor. I wanted the bezel to display the monitor and button panel.  It was the best decision I could make to represent a computer the size of a room.
 
RetroArch/MAME setup instructions and other related Uploads:
Ongoing RetroArch (MAME Software List) Project

Here is a theme that shouldn't exist for console that never existed.
This core has been available for five months and I'm done waiting for more games to show up.
I think VaporSpec was dead before the core was created. There are 10 "games" available but only 6 are actually playable.
There was not much to work with
No VaporSpec logo exists (I made it up)
Almost no game logos
No Sound
No real info to fill out the database
All I had to work with was an 8-bit astronaut and a virtual retro/80's console with no images at all.

There are virtually no images to work with for this system.
I ended up using the title screen from First Flight to make my themes.
Most games have no logos or title screens, so I created almost all the wheels with pixel fonts and tried to color match them to each game.
I gathered everything so there are very basic demos mixed in but, some games are surprisingly fun and complex.
I strongly recommend Antcopter!
I may add to this in the future if there are more itch.io WASM-4 Game Jams.

PEL Varazdin Orao (1984): An 8-bit computer from Croatia. It was mostly used for education as a primary/secondary school computer.
There are only 9 games listed as playable, but I was as able to get a total of 17 working.
The button mapping was very difficult. There is no MAME joystick support, and no games use the same keyboard keys. I was still able to get all but one game playable with a controller.
There were 3 "playable" games I didn't include.  Those games could only use the keyboard in natural mode. Controls were F1-F4 and couldn't be reassigned.  I don't need to explain why that is a terrible idea.
I mapped number 1-4 to L1,R1,L2,R2
These are cassette games so save states must be used
If you want to load games without states:
type: BC then press Enter
Press Enter again to skip MEM SIZE
Type: LMEM"" then press Enter ("=shift+2)
displays: searching
open tape control and press PLAY
RetroArch/MAME setup instructions and other related Uploads:
Ongoing RetroArch (MAME Software List) Project
 
 

I was working on better projects, but this system called to me.
I think I'm going insane because it literally called to me! I'm tired of playing Spongebob games! I feel like he is following me to every system. This time he is taunting me to play his horrible game.
I can clearly hear him say “I'm ready Yeti, Yeti!”
Watch the main video, its true! He wanted me to make this setup, he was waiting for me and ready to make me suffer!
If you want to play games that can easily be mapped to a controller, STAY AWAY!
This game requires a keyboard because it uses over 50 keys!
I had to shrink the screen-size and create a giant bezel displaying the key-mapping. Even then I could barely play it.
This is an example of emulation gone wrong.
Sure, the game is preserved and playable.
You can see the game, hear the game, and control the game but you can't experience it as intended.
With enough practice someone could get good enough at the keyboard controls to possibly enjoy the game. But, practicing on the keyboard will not help you learn the piano, it might have the opposite effect.
Emulating this system destroys its purpose to exist!
 
Setup instructions and other related Uploads:
Ongoing RetroArch (MAME Software List) Project
 

Like Jakks Pacific but more educational and boring.
I had high hopes for the Spider-man game, but you go grocery shopping. Seriously, you play as Spider-man running around a grocery store trying to find cheese, milk and eggs!
Some kid probably cried when they got that as a birthday present.

Koei PasoGo, a failed handheld from 1996 that was competing with the Game Boy pocket. It cost four times as much and only played variations of GO. No one needed it then and no one really needs in in their HyperSpin setup now.
Of course, I had to.

Only 7 cart games running in MAME
I was able to run cassette games through the BASIC cart but there were too many graphical glitches, and they were not playable.
This may be worth revisiting in the future if compatibility improves.
Thank you to Mackano for Wheels, Database, and Theme elements!
 

This system was some unfinished business for me.  A few months ago, I didn't understand how get these to launch properly.  The solution is simple but confusing.  Some JAKKS games are both standard MAME roms and Software List machine(bios) roms.
Setup is the usual process except the games must be in six separate folders, one for each different Game Key console.

Another system that nobody asked for and nobody needs!
An obscure Czechoslovakian computer from 1985.  Only five games for this one and they are all black and white Spectrum ports.  The games don't have sound (unless you count the horrible screeching of tape loading).  I'm not sure if these games actually have audio.  Mame lists audio as functional and the only gameplay videos I found on original hardware were without sound.
By default, all games load to Ondra BASIC and simply pressing Enter (start on controller) will begin the tape loading process.
But that's not good enough! There is a way to launch directly to the loaded tape for all but one game (Jet Set Willy)
The usual save state (autoload) method will not work, but the alternate autosave method will.
First create an ondrav.ini file.
RetroArch->Quick Menu->Options->Write Configuration
That will create RetroArch\system\mame\ini\ondrav.ini
--------------------------------------------------------
Edit ondrav.ini to turn on autosave:
#
# CORE STATE/PLAYBACK OPTIONS
#
state                     
autosave                  1
---------------------------------------------------------
Now every time you exit a game there is a save state created that will load when the game is launched.  This method is able store the entire contents of the tape within the save file and you will always resume the game from the moment you last exited.  Obviously, that's not the best solution if you want to load from the same point every time. Unless you make that file read-only! 
Autosave files are created in: RetroArch\saves\mame\states\ondrav
Each game will be given its own folder and an "auto.sta" file. After you exit a game the "auto.sta" is automatically saved.  You must adjust the properties of the file to be read-only before you launch the game again.
I have created and uploaded Autosaves for every game using 0.247 core.
If they don't automatically work for you, then you must create your own.
The timing must be correct to capture the full tape.
Here are the correct times to exit the games and successfully make autosaves
galaxian - Exit from title screen
jetpac - Exit on gameover screen
planetoi - Exit on title screen
psst - Exit on gameover screen
jetset - This game will not correctly save! Exit before loading a tape to create an autoload. The autoload will basically do nothing and you have to press Enter/start and manually load the tape every time.
 
I set Main CPU Overclock =150 on Galaxians and uploaded the galaxian.opt

An old PC with only 3 games and annoying controls! Hooray!
Confusing Instructions:
You must manually enable Joysticks and save setting with ini file (retroarch\system\mame\ini)
MAME Slot device:
enable gamio: "Apple joystick" 
use RetroArch to write ini file
slot section at bottom of ini should look like:
#
# SLOT DEVICES
#
gameio                    joy
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mapped Controls:
Cashman: 
PF1 Start Game: Start
PF2 Pick Player: X (Default Sheik - Joystick is best)
PF3 Select Area: Select
PF5 Information: Y
Joystick will constantly drift to the right and I have no solution
Demon Seed:
K Keyboard: L1 
J Joystick: R1
Unmapped games:
Zork Compilation
Boots to Dos
Press Numpad Enter twice to skip data and time configuration. Don't bother it won't save.
type: dir (press Numpad Enter)
type game name
example: zork1 (press Numpad Enter)
it will display "Cannot Open Setup File" but still loads game

MAME only supports carts for the NEC PC-6001 series, so it's a small library
The official hash file is inaccurate and lists Curse of Crowley and Dawn Patrol as unsupported.
I fixed both by using the PC-6001mk2 model
The PC-6001 Mortal Kombat 2 edition fixed everything!
Use the dawnpat.opt to overclock MAME so Dawn Patrol runs faster (Yes, it is still slow but much improved and BASIC games are typically slower)
Moon Raiders is awesome! Play it!

I was surprised when I couldn't find any existing work for this system. I guess I found the missing piece of that apple.
Thankfully, the games load directly so save states are not required unless you want to skip the long loading time.
Helpful Tip: Having Caps Lock on breaks the controls!
Mame lists joystick devices but I couldn't get it to function. The controls are mapped the best that I could manage.
Games:
Apple Chomp: Struggle to maneuver an apple through a maze but watch out for ghosts, unresponsive controls, and the Caps Lock key!
Atomic Defense: I could only map 4-way control to the right Joystick, fire missiles with L1/L2/R1/R2. Those horrible controls will leave you mostly defenseless, but I survived the first round. Can you?
Capt'n Magneto: You are unarmed and running from grumpy aliens who want to harm you with their fists and hurtful words!
Tic-Tac-Toe: Truly the killer app for the system! Block the evil Apple III's onslaught of X's with your O's! Marvel at the incredible controls as you press a number and the game actually responses!
Is this system a good additional or another bad apple?

I wasn't in the right mindset to make a setup today until I found this old (unreleased?) pc with literally one (partially working) game.
This is the kind of obscure system I like to work on!
I abbreviated the system name but if you want accuracy its: Mindset Corporation Mindset Personal Computer
But that's just silly.
Damn, did this suck!
I was going to make a proper theme for the single game but I only got as far as the logo from the boxart.
I hope the autoload save state works for everybody.
I was able to correct the screen position (Bios will not save settings) but it actually drifts during gameplay.
Yes, it takes that long to load!
No, you can't make a save state later!
Put this crap next to the Konix Multisystem.

A very simple theme for a very simple system.
This one requires tape loading and autoload states if you want to launch directly to games.
Try to use the provide state.auto files first to hopefully skip all of the game loading steps
if not...
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Launching games:
Type: CLOAD
Open Mame Menu (Press Scroll Lock)->Tab->Tape Control->Play
Press Tab and wait
Type: RUN
If there is a tape loading error message Tape Control->Stop then Tape Control->Play
I had to try several times to load on some games
-------------------------------------------------------
Auto Loading:
Create RetroArch Save State at Title Screen
Change gamename.state1 to gamename.state.auto
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Controls (already mapped in laser700.cfg to controller)
Space = fire, J = left, L = right, I = up, K = down

I couldn't get controls to work for:
astrof (Astro Fighter)
bersek (Berserk)
spcrocks (Space Rocks)
They require Hex Keypad, MAME does list that input device but I couldn't get it to work.
If anyone can figure that out, please contact me.
 
I altered Mackano's Fade for M&D Monon Color.

MAME core 0.247 required
I had to turn on Dip Switch: Port 1-4 to get Mech Cycle games working.
Using RA Option: Main CPU Overclock = 30 will fix the speed of the bios/intro/menus, basically everything but the actual gameplay.  I ended up not using MCO but maybe someone can find the magic setting.
The system is very finicky. I had to reboot my PC a few times when all the games decided to stop launching but everything does work.

A clone of the SG-1000 but the Aaronix released SG-1000 II (Taiwan) had a unique game library.
Full explanation: Here

A long overdue correction to a mistake I made almost ten years ago.
This is a true Sega SC-3000 setup with only exclusive tape format games and no repackaged SG-1000 games.
Credit to Shredder: I rearranged his SC-3000 theme
Full Instructions Here
 

Sorry for flooding the Uploads section with new versions of my setups, I wanted to include the fix on every past upload.
Big thank you to Mackano for bringing this to my attention!
I was using a RetroArch version from 6 months ago so I didn't know this was an issue until I updated.
I was mapping directions to both Joystick and Dpad.
example: Left = Joy 1 Left Joy 1 D-pad Left
With the current version of RA having both joystick and dpad assigned to one button/key will not work.
So now I went through every system I uploaded and corrected the controls.
example: Left = Joy 1 Left
BUT, I individually mapped hundreds of games in my 15 part PNP Project!
This fixes all the Mame Software List systems I uploaded.  I will update all the systems in the uploads section and start on the PNP Project.

RetroArch(MAME) Plug N Play Project (Part 14)
 
Ultimate Products Zone (2009-2010):
A series of Mini Consoles (Nintendo Wii knockoffs) with Waixing original(?) games.
RetroArch(MAME) Plug N Play Project
How to add Systems for RetroArch(MAME)

RetroArch(MAME) Plug N Play Project (Part 12)
 
Hasbro TV Board Games (2007):
A series of Plug N Play devices with licensed games based off Hasbro board-games.
RetroArch(MAME) Plug N Play Project
How to add Systems for RetroArch(MAME)