Cheat Advmame

mediamogul · 24 Apr 2018, 22:03

I wanted to know if it was possible to activate the cheats of the roms in the folder roms "Arcade"?

Sure. Just set misc_cheat to 'yes' in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame.rc. Keep in mind that while cheats are enabled, high scores will not be saved.

A Former User · 25 Apr 2018, 05:52

I just changed to Yes but I can not activate cheats with tabs when I launch an Arcade game. There is a manipulation to do? Thank you anyway

mediamogul · 6 Feb 2019, 01:14

@cyclair

Make sure you have cheat.dat located at /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/. If not, the file can be downloaded here.

A Former User · 25 Apr 2018, 18:17

yes the cheat.dat is present. But impossible to access the cheat. Under classic Ardace, how to do?

thank you in advance

mediamogul · 25 Apr 2018, 18:28

@cyclair

If you're using advmame, with the cheat.dat located at /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/ and misc_cheat to 'yes' in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame.rc, then it should be working. There's really nothing else to try.

A Former User · 25 Apr 2018, 18:51

it's Arcade that I use and not advmame, I have an Arcade folder which are the classic arcade roms and I would like to activate the cheats on Arcade

mitu · 25 Apr 2018, 18:56

@cyclair Your post is titled Cheat Advmame - hence the response from @mediamogul. The arcade folder is a generic one for arcade games, so which emulator are you using to play your games and would like to have cheats on ?

mediamogul · 25 Apr 2018, 18:56

@cyclair said in Cheat Advmame:

it's Arcade that I use and not advmame

'Arcade' isn't an emulator, it's a system listing in Emulation Station for multiple arcade emulators. The title of this thread is 'Cheat Advmame', so I've been advising you to that end. Why don't we start over and you fill out all the required information at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

A Former User · 25 Apr 2018, 19:11

indeed I was wrong in the title.

So is it possible to activate the cheat of the roms in the folder "arcade"?

mitu · 25 Apr 2018, 19:13

@cyclair The cheats being available are not is not determined by the folder, but by the emulator you use. Please give more details about your system and emulator - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

mediamogul · 25 Apr 2018, 19:15

@cyclair

It's entirely possible, but as @mitu notes above, we need to have more information. Specifically, we need to know what emulator you're running, as the method is slightly different throughout. The emulator can be viewed on the grey window that appears as a game launches. You can also press a button at that point and examine what emulator options are available.

A Former User · 25 Apr 2018, 20:13

emulator.cfg

mame4all = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame4all/mame %BASENAME%"
pifba = "/opt/retropie/emulators/pifba/fba2x %ROM%"
lr-fbalpha = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fbalpha/fbalpha_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"
lr-mame2000 = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2000/mame2000_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"
lr-mame2003 = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003/mame2003_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"
default = "lr-mame2003"
lr-mame2010 = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010/mame2010_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"
advmame-1.4 = "/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame-1.4/bin/advmame %BASENAME%"

mediamogul · 25 Apr 2018, 20:34

@cyclair said in Cheat Advmame:

default = "lr-mame2003"

OK, you're using lr-mame2003. The cheat file is apparently added automatically, so all you'll need to do is enable cheats in the core options from the RetroArch menu. This can also be done externally from a text editor as noted here.

markwkidd · 25 Apr 2018, 23:34

@mediamogul said in Cheat Advmame:

@cyclair said in Cheat Advmame:

default = "lr-mame2003"

OK, you're using lr-mame2003. The cheat file is apparently added automatically, so all you'll need to do is enable cheats in the core options from the RetroArch menu. This can also be done externally from a text editor as noted here.

Yep, RetroPie-Setup copies the cheats.dat into the system folder when mame2003 is installed. As opposed to hiscore.dat which is now built into the core itself so no external file is required.

mediamogul · 26 Apr 2018, 00:45

@markwkidd said in Cheat Advmame:

As opposed to hiscore.dat which is now built into the core itself so no external file is required.

Hey, that got merged, nice!

markwkidd · 26 Apr 2018, 00:49

@mediamogul said in Cheat Advmame:

@markwkidd said in Cheat Advmame:

As opposed to hiscore.dat which is now built into the core itself so no external file is required.

Hey, that got merged, nice!

Thanks, I would incorporate the cheats file too but it's quite a bit larger.

mediamogul · 26 Apr 2018, 00:54

@markwkidd

Well, the more important of the two got in. Mame2003 has really seen some great improvements thanks to you guys. It's much appreciated. When the dust settles a bit I plan on putting together a 2003plus set as well.

A Former User · 26 Apr 2018, 05:43

mame2003 is of course enabled, but I can not access with tab does not work.

retroarch-core-options.cfg

/opt/retropie/configs/all/
L'option est:

mame2003-cheats = "enabled"

How to do?

mediamogul · 26 Apr 2018, 06:00

@cyclair said in Cheat Advmame:

mame2003-cheats = "enabled"
How to do?

After launching a game in lr-mame2003, invoke the RetroArch menu by pressing 'hotkey+x'. From there, navigate down to and select 'Options' and you should see the the option to enable cheats there.

A Former User · 26 Apr 2018, 20:48

Thank you for your reply.

But no there is no cheat option to activate via retroarch ...