@meleu :)

fbalpha is a maintained core (it has a number of programmers working on it) whereas mame2003 is basically mame exactly as it was in 2003, as far as emulation goes.

fbalpha is also used in the fighting game community (i think it's the core of that online thing that was/is quite popular), so i would guess that most of the popular fighting games are running pretty much perfectly.

so on that basis, i assume that fbalpha is the better one.. but that said, i use mame2003 for every 2d fighter it can do, and i've not noticed anything much, other than it not supporting certain rom hacks that fbalpha does. if i could wave a wand that would swap them all over for me i would probably do that, but it sounds a lot of hassle :)

Solved: When writing the code for the .cfg that resides in the retroarch/overlay/arcade-bezels folder, you must reference the filename of the PNG overlay you are using. DON'T put quotes around that filename. For example:

overlay0_overlay = robocop2-ovl.png

NOT

overlay0_overlay = "robocop2-ovl.png"

It may work with, but some overlays will only work without quotes. Recommendation is just no quotes for all games :-)

@herb_fargus THANK YOU!

@malleymob No prob, glad i could help save you the extra steps

Re-read the last line, forgot to mention i was talking about the pandora system. Sort of what happens when i'm still half a sleep lol.

Every emulator from PS1 back to ATARI runs FULL SPEED on a pi 3 at 1080p. N64 SUCKS and anything newer isnt worth trying.

I'm assuming you haven't even installed retropie yet? Just buy a raspberry pi and tinker with it.

@speedbird747 tried both options still no luck.

@pjft thanks! I did do the audio changes through the retropie menus in ES, no luck there. I will continue to test on that TV, but now I know it is a tv issue, it will be a low priority.

The theme is coming along well! I have an update planned for this evening when I get a chance. I have it in 16:9 format now. Some nice improvements and some slight modifications that aren't as nice as the original 4:3, but it looks nice and is running more smoothly.

Another benefit I found with the OMX player is that omx will hold the original format of videos, while vlc won't. Running the ES build with screenscaver we can't use maxSize but it doesn't matter, omx holds the ratio by default. Vlc will stretch the videos.

Got it working! :) Thanks!

Sorry - should have been cleared. I can see the main RetroPie screen and I can play the games listed. The problem is if I want for example to add or modify packages like Kodi and I choose the retropie setup sub option the screen just goes blank and stays like that. This only happens if I have retropie configured to boot straight to retropei / emulationstation. If I change it to boot to console and start everything manually there's no problem. Just trying to avoid having to blow it all away with a fresh install if it's something simple.

@Capeman ... with DVI is the thing... I have a 5:4 at home, got for free and only 15" but works fine. 1 VGA port only. :(

But 4:3 I was referring to TV's... figured get a TV with speakers and HDMI and save some time, wires and money but, old pre-widesreen TV's seem to be all pre-HDMI. See a rare one pop up but, oddly high in price or such a no-name brand I don't want to bother.

I think I'll be going 5:4 computer monitor with DVI and buying a cheap/short cable. I'll probably go on local ad pages... I'm in Canada so, lot's of those sites that have great deals, I can't take advantage of because of ship/duty. :( Shame too because you're right, some good looking 4:3's there.... at least I can use the site to quickly find model numbers for searching. I have a Dell as my PC monitor at home, quality is great.

@flop said in Need help for some neogeo and mame games:

I played Street Hoop with lr-fbalpha (0.2.97.39 romset) and it runs perfect; same with puzzle bobble, but I think puzzle bobble 2 or 3 (can´t remember) doesn´t work; maybe with the next rpi update with the new advmame it works :p

puzzle bobble 3 is not part of 0.2.97.39 romset. pb2 apparently works, and is part of it.

@meleu I've never tried it.

@IWANIAK

has anyone experienced this?

With these types of things, there are usually cases to be found where others have experienced similar issues. However, your case may be different. It will be much easier to help you specifically if you post the requested information about your setup found at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Also I managed to get a nice little shock during said fiddling. Serves me right I supose.

There is Kodi 17.1 final/stable available at PiPplware's unstable repo:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6308/testing-kodi-17-0-stable-final-available-for-retropie

It is in the unstable because it needs newer firmware/kernel (which you can get with rpi-update), at least to play h265 videos. This newer firmware/kernel wasn't tested, by me very much in emulators, so if you do it, you have been warned. Newer firmware/kernel should come very soon to Raspbian and RetroPie.
Anyway, the 17.1 RC2 available in RetroPie is pretty much 17.1 stable/final like BuZz said, if the update warning appears just choose "no" and it won't appear again.

@xl97 second controller should just work. does it work for 2 player in other lr- emulators (like SNES, etc)?

@Capeman

Thank you for the info. Very educational and very much appreciated!!