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    • markwkiddM
      markwkidd
      last edited by markwkidd

      There have been quite a few improvements made over the last few days.

      Two that I'm excited about are:

      1. the ability to open and close the MAME menu from within the RetroArch GUI (by toggling a core option)
      2. a core option to toggle whether input should be read only from the retropad, only through mame's keyboard interface, or simultaneously as with mame2003

      This input interface selection feature lays the groundwork for continued future improvements for people playing with joypads (like most RetroPie users I imagine).

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      • UDb23U
        UDb23 @markwkidd
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        @markwkidd
        Mame .196 includes important fixes thanks to Team Caps0ff that have extracted the Taito C-chip data for Volfied, Superman, Rainbow Islands and Bonze Adventure.
        As this provides "real" emulation of those ROMs, would it be possible to backport these into lr-mame2003 ?

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        • DarksaviorD
          Darksavior
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          Would it be difficult to backport neogeo cd along with its chd support ?

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          • Stuart2773S
            Stuart2773
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            @darksavior

            probally be quicker to port the " NeoraineCD" emulator
            http://raine.1emulation.com/download/latest.html

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            • markwkiddM
              markwkidd @Darksavior
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              @darksavior said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

              Would it be difficult to backport neogeo cd along with its chd support ?

              This is a bigger project than I know how to tackle, but other folks here may know how!

              As @Stuart2773 said it might even be easier to port another emulator than to add NeoGeo CD to mame2003-plus

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              • UDb23U
                UDb23
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                @markwkidd So no chance for the Taito C-chip backport?

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                • markwkiddM
                  markwkidd @UDb23
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                  @udb23 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                  @markwkidd So no chance for the Taito C-chip backport?

                  I haven't had a chance to really look at that one. We have only one coder who understands how to backport memory maps from recent MAME. That person does read this thread so we may hear something.

                  Alternately I am trying to learn at least the basics of the memory map process so I can answer this question for another title I'm interested in. I should say it may be a while before I know an answer.

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                  • UDb23U
                    UDb23 @markwkidd
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                    @markwkidd Understood. Thanks !

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                    • DarksaviorD
                      Darksavior @Stuart2773
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                      @stuart2773 Thanks, but someone just sent me their Mess build and it works well with neogeo cd. I'll make another thread to ask the team if they can make a binary.

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                        grant2258 Banned @markwkidd
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                        @markwkidd said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                        @udb23 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                        @markwkidd So no chance for the Taito C-chip backport?

                        I haven't had a chance to really look at that one. We have only one coder who understands how to backport memory maps from recent MAME. That person does read this thread so we may hear something.

                        Alternately I am trying to learn at least the basics of the memory map process so I can answer this question for another title I'm interested in. I should say it may be a while before I know an answer.

                        that one person cant read this has been banned from here mark. Not sure why i dont know the history of it all

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator @grant2258
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                          @grant2258 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                          that one person cant read this has been banned from here mark

                          The forum is public, you don't need an account to read it. To contribute, yes, the ban would make that impossible.

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                            grant2258 Banned @mitu
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                            @mitu said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                            @grant2258 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                            that one person cant read this has been banned from here mark

                            The forum is public, you don't need an account to read it. To contribute, yes, the ban would make that impossible.

                            Thats actually a good point. If was banned i wouldn't bother tbh its none of my business what happened when I wasn't here. i was just pointing out he was banned.

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                            • markwkiddM
                              markwkidd
                              last edited by markwkidd

                              In other news...

                              Metal Slug 5!

                              Yes it's back, it's feeling fine, it feels like taking a walk!

                              You will need to source new roms to build the romset and BIOS. Until we know which of the widely circulated romsets can be used to compile mslug5 this is a testing phase for folks comfortable using romset rebuilding tools.

                              If you have the ability to rebuild romsets: compile the latest mame2003-plus, generate a DAT from the MAME menu, and head over to github with your results

                              Other folks hang tight till it's tested and we have more information on how to find the roms.

                              UniBios support

                              Once the kinks are ironed out and romsets rebuild, this update also allows the selection of the UniBios for NeoGeo titles. I've never used it but I know it's important to some people!

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                                grant2258 Banned @markwkidd
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                                @markwkidd said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                                In other news...

                                Metal Slug 5!

                                Yes it's back, and this time it's working much better!

                                You will need to source new roms to build the romset and BIOS. Until we know which of the widely circulated romsets can be used to compile mslug5 this is a testing phase for folks comfortable using romset rebuilding tools.

                                If you have the ability to rebuild romsets: compile the latest mame2003-plus, generate a DAT from the MAME menu, and head over to github with your results

                                Other folks hang tight till it's tested and we have more information on how to find the roms.

                                hmm why am i thinking spam and eggs :)

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                                  • dankcushionsD
                                    dankcushions Global Moderator @grant2258
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                                    @grant2258 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                                    @markwkidd said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                                    @udb23 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:

                                    @markwkidd So no chance for the Taito C-chip backport?

                                    I haven't had a chance to really look at that one. We have only one coder who understands how to backport memory maps from recent MAME. That person does read this thread so we may hear something.

                                    Alternately I am trying to learn at least the basics of the memory map process so I can answer this question for another title I'm interested in. I should say it may be a while before I know an answer.

                                    that one person cant read this has been banned from here mark. Not sure why i dont know the history of it all

                                    they asked to have their account removed after i (kindly!) pointed out that we don't allow rom links: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/user/gamez-fan

                                    i didn't do the ban, for the record!

                                    the drama around all this stuff is unreal. anyone else here to have a good time with their hobby? :D

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                                    • markwkiddM
                                      markwkidd
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                                      There are 9 more new games in the CHANGELOG as of today, along with a nice handful of other fixes.

                                      (I mean, who isn't going wild now that we have a core option for brightness, right? Right?)

                                      One small UX change today is that Mortal Kombat 2 and its clones will default to full volume the first time they boot. :siren:

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                                      • markwkiddM
                                        markwkidd
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                                        Hello! I have taken the liberty of a new thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17766/mame2003-plus-250-new-games-new-input-system-new-features-a-few-new-bugs/

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                                          sdhoigt @mediamogul
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                                          @mediamogul, so did you ever have any luck getting Donkey Kong II Jumpman Returns working? From your post I didn't follow how that indicated it'll be supported now.

                                          Thanks!

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                                          • arcadez2003A
                                            arcadez2003 @sdhoigt
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                                            @sdhoigt Donkey Kong II Jumpman Returns is playable in MAME2003+ as i added support for it several years back

                                            Arcade Addict

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