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    mame2003-plus: hundreds of new games, improved input, features, new bugs - now with runahead support

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    • akafoxA
      akafox @mediamogul
      last edited by

      @mediamogul well it has to be that way with mame a lot..but emulation in general.
      With updates comes breaks..that is they update it to fix or improve it and then they break something else. So you go to an older version that worked.

      I would prefer to use "native emulators" myself but RetroArch is updated frequently and a big community around it. They do have separate cores for some emulators which is nice. At first I was not using mame cores because I could not get into the dipswitch menu..that is a must for some games..but then it was fixed.

      On the other hand I have a system here that i have four versions of an arcade emulator on just to get things to work. I have standard mame..then I have FBA..then advmame 1.4..then Fast MAME..it's a single core 1.4ghz with 384 Mb of DDR ram and a 40Gb (IDE) HHD...so it's slow...but the different versions of mame allow me to run almost everything..yes even KI and MK at full speed.

      But back to topic...
      umm..I have a dumb question embarrassed
      so this core here what exactly is it? I have been watching it for sometime..and I gather it is a version of mame (core) to get games to play..or run better (in a nutshell) I do want to try it out..any value on it over the mame 2003 core over all?
      guess i need to break down and try it out huh? lol it is in the retroarch get hub page right?..or downloadable from the retroarch gui?

      People want things easy...but then complain that life is boring...

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @akafox
        last edited by mediamogul

        @akafox said in mame2003-plus: 250 new games, new input system, new features, new bugs:

        so this core here what exactly is it?

        lr-mame2003-plus 'backports' features and fixes that were added later than the 2003 version of MAME (0.78). These additions include new playable games, as well as fixes to issues that were exclusive to the RetroArch port, such as the inability to play Midway MCR games, which was not an issue with the original MAME 0.78. So, basically it adds a grab bag of good stuff from later versions of MAME and puts it all into an older incarnation of MAME that is know to perform well on low-end hardware like the Raspberry Pi.

        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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        • akafoxA
          akafox @mediamogul
          last edited by akafox

          @mediamogul ah okay that makes sense just like advance mame did with the cps3 game and a few others...never updated [to a newer version] or "used newer roms" just "updated the code" to run newer games..but same base..(one ting I like about advance mame...).

          Too bad MS didn't do that with DOS and Windows 3.1..but that's a debate for an entirely different forum xD

          Thank you for your informative answer..I will defiantly look into it! :D
          Is there any place there is a list of the roms that work? (retropie wiki maybe?)
          I tried the mame2003-midway core one time but was told the main core absorbed that hack/fix but this core is not "just midway" roms I take it..

          People want things easy...but then complain that life is boring...

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @akafox
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            @akafox said in mame2003-plus: 250 new games, new input system, new features, new bugs:

            Is there any place there is a list of the roms that work? (retropie wiki maybe?)

            The Changelog has the list of new additions. Check out the 1st post in the topic and the project's github page for more details.

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              grant2258 Banned @mitu
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              it was me that fixed the midway games on mame2003 and mame2003 plus they work on both cores now

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              • mediamogulM
                mediamogul Global Moderator @grant2258
                last edited by mediamogul

                @grant2258

                And you should be commended for it. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say thank you. Those particular titles are among the cornerstones of retro-gaming and video game history in general.

                RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                • RiverstormR
                  Riverstorm
                  last edited by Riverstorm

                  Here's an updated list of the ROMs that are new or updated in Plus. New means they are exclusive to only Plus and updated means at least one ROM has been added, removed or modified in the set and is now different. The rest of the games are 100% identical to 2003 (roughly 4,548). I don't have a handy way to convert them back to their full names but I think it's still a useful list.

                  This list doesn't include fixes for existing ROMs but many of those changes have been merged into 2003. Also there's quite a few custom OST's that have been added that work with parent and clones which are really neat and I believe more will be add down the road.

                  @grant2258 did some work on the last custom OST that has FLAC support which allowed the samples to be reduced in size by almost 50%. I think FLAC support is a step in the right direction for modern day.

                  Also @markwkidd did some work to improve vector game support. It's not equal to AdvMAME standards but it's been much improved over 2003.

                  He also did some work on the Retropad abstraction layer challenges. So "ghosting inputs" have been cleaned up and the ability to do <NOT> mappings has been improved. So you have more input interfaces and some new retropad layouts.

                  @grant2258 did made some changes to neogeo.zip BIOS file names so you have the ability to merge multiple BIOS file versions of equal name different hashes into one neogeo.zip. Basically you have the ability to use one neogeo.zip file for both cores or possibly 3 cores like FBA too but I haven't tested 3 yet.

                  Also several minor improvements for games behind the scenes like getting into 'F2', etc. have been fixed.

                  I am sure to be missing some highlights but to be fair to 2003. It does have 2 games not supported in Plus. I can figure it out if it's important but they weren't major games if I remember.

                  Also the other day I was messing with After Burner and Outrun and I found 2003 to be smoother and I was able to pull off a barrel roll in 2003 After Burner but I couldn't do the same in Plus. I have no idea why. So basically I use 2003 as a benchmark or for contrast if something isn't working correctly in Plus.

                  Plus is a great core and if it has a favorite game or feature not supported in 2003 it's definitely worth checking out.

                  Games new to Plus (133 games):

                  1943mii.zip
                  acpsx.zip
                  airattck.zip
                  airattcka.zip
                  arescue.zip
                  asurabus.zip
                  avengrgsj.zip
                  backfire.zip
                  baryon.zip
                  bbbuster.zip
                  boogwing.zip
                  boogwinga.zip
                  brapboysj.zip
                  bsharkjjs.zip
                  bublbob1.zip
                  bublboblp.zip
                  cabala.zip
                  cabalus.zip
                  cabalus2.zip
                  candance.zip
                  ccastlej.zip
                  chainrec.zip
                  charlien.zip
                  countrb2.zip
                  crswd2bl.zip
                  cutefght.zip
                  darkmist.zip
                  dblewing.zip
                  ddream95.zip
                  deluxe5.zip
                  denjinmk.zip
                  dietgo.zip
                  dietgoe.zip
                  dietgoj.zip
                  dietgou.zip
                  dkongx.zip
                  dogosokj.zip
                  downtowj.zip
                  dreamwld.zip
                  drgnwrld.zip
                  dynagear.zip
                  esckidsj.zip
                  fixeighb.zip
                  gaialast.zip
                  ghostlop.zip
                  glasskr.zip
                  gnbarich.zip
                  gunmast.zip
                  hachamfb.zip
                  hcrash.zip
                  hcrashc.zip
                  hedpanicf.zip
                  hedpanico.zip
                  hookj.zip
                  hoops96.zip
                  hsf2a.zip
                  hvysmsh.zip
                  hvysmsha.zip
                  hvysmshj.zip
                  ikari3nr.zip
                  inyourfa.zip
                  ironclad.zip
                  joemacr.zip
                  joemacra.zip
                  kbash2.zip
                  killbld.zip
                  kof2001.zip
                  kof2002.zip
                  lasthope.zip
                  lethalen.zip
                  magdrop.zip
                  magdropp.zip
                  matrim.zip
                  mchampdx.zip
                  mchampdxa.zip
                  midresbj.zip
                  msgogo.zip
                  mslug4.zip
                  mslug5.zip
                  multchmpk.zip
                  mwarr.zip
                  nslasherj.zip
                  nslashers.zip
                  olds.zip
                  olds103t.zip
                  osman.zip
                  packbang.zip
                  pktgaldj.zip
                  pktgaldx.zip
                  plegends.zip
                  pnyaa.zip
                  progear.zip
                  progearj.zip
                  pturn.zip
                  puzlstar.zip
                  pzloop2j.zip
                  ragtime.zip
                  ragtimea.zip
                  riot.zip
                  rockn2.zip
                  rockn3.zip
                  rockn4.zip
                  rockna.zip
                  rolcrush.zip
                  rotd.zip
                  sabotnba.zip
                  samsh5sp.zip
                  samsho5.zip
                  sbishi.zip
                  sbishik.zip
                  sengoku3.zip
                  skullfng.zip
                  skullfngj.zip
                  sonicbom.zip
                  suprridr.zip
                  svcboot.zip
                  swatpolc.zip
                  tangtang.zip
                  teetert.zip
                  tgm2.zip
                  tgm2p.zip
                  thoop.zip
                  vasara2.zip
                  vasara2a.zip
                  vbowl.zip
                  vbowlj.zip
                  vmetal.zip
                  wbmlvc.zip
                  wcvol95.zip
                  wcvol95x.zip
                  wingforc.zip
                  zintrckb.zip
                  zupapa.zip
                  

                  Updated from 2003 to Plus (39 games):

                  alcon.zip
                  avengrgs.zip
                  bloodwar.zip
                  bonkadv.zip
                  brapboys.zip
                  bubbobr1.zip
                  bublbobl.zip
                  bublbobr.zip
                  cabal.zip
                  chinagat.zip
                  countrnb.zip
                  esckids.zip
                  fireshrk.zip
                  fjbuster.zip
                  gtmr.zip
                  hachamf.zip
                  hedpanic.zip
                  hydrap.zip
                  hydrap2.zip
                  jdredd.zip
                  jdreddb.zip
                  multchmp.zip
                  mustache.zip
                  nbajamex.zip
                  neogeo.zip
                  omega.zip
                  rockn.zip
                  saiyugou.zip
                  samesam2.zip
                  samesame.zip
                  shogwarr.zip
                  slapfigh.zip
                  tdragon.zip
                  titlef.zip
                  tmekprot.zip
                  vimana.zip
                  vimana1.zip
                  vimanan.zip
                  winspike.zip
                  
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                    grant2258 Banned @Riverstorm
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                    The analog problem was fixed yesterday

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                    • RiverstormR
                      Riverstorm @grant2258
                      last edited by

                      @grant2258 said in mame2003-plus: 250 new games, new input system, new features, new bugs:

                      The analog problem was fixed yesterday

                      Thanks, I just updated from source and they perform identical now.

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                        gizmobjb
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                        I can't get most of the chd games to work. Is there a trick to get them running. I have them in the arcade folder with the roms, and they are each in separate folders with names matching the rom names.

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                        • AndersHPA
                          AndersHP
                          last edited by AndersHP

                          It seems Timber doesn't save hiscores?
                          lr-mame2010 does, but lr-mame2003-plus doesn't..?

                          My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                          My Gameboy

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                          • Stuart2773S
                            Stuart2773
                            last edited by Stuart2773

                            @Riverstorm @markwkidd @grant2258

                            if there any chance of a title screen/intro graphics fix on AfterBurner & Afterburner II ?

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                            i checked them in lr-mame2016 and they seem to be fixed

                            thanks.

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                              grant2258 Banned
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                              what exacly is missing from the afterburner

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                                grant2258 Banned
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                                ost samples have been removed from the dat too many people think they are missing samples when they have the mono set.

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                                • RiverstormR
                                  Riverstorm @gizmobjb
                                  last edited by

                                  @gizmobjb said in mame2003-plus: 250 new games, new input system, new features, new bugs:

                                  I can't get most of the chd games to work. Is there a trick to get them running. I have them in the arcade folder with the roms, and they are each in separate folders with names matching the rom names.

                                  CHD's do work and you're putting them in the correct location. You might try running them through ClrMamePro with the DAT to verify you're using CHDv3. They have to be a specific version to work.

                                  @AndersHP - Maybe @grant2258 would know how to tell if a game has hiscore support. I tried it also and it doesn't save in Plus. Even looking at the current hiscore.dat I don't find a Timber entry. Maybe it's an NVRAM setting.

                                  @Stuart2773 - I am using a Pi 3 running RetroPie 4.3 and both games play the intro fully with no graphical issues.

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                                  • RiverstormR
                                    Riverstorm
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                                    @gizmobjb - It might also be worth mentioning if you're using a Pi as your platform the CHD performance is anywhere from a miss to slow motion play. The Pi just doesn't have enough oomph to make them playable really.

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                                    • Stuart2773S
                                      Stuart2773 @grant2258
                                      last edited by Stuart2773

                                      @grant2258 said in mame2003-plus: 250 new games, new input system, new features, new bugs:

                                      what exacly is missing from the afterburner

                                      @riverstorm said in mame2003-plus: 250 new games, new input system, new features, new bugs:

                                      @Stuart2773 - I am using a Pi 3 running RetroPie 4.3 and both games play the intro fully with no graphical issues.

                                      heres what it looks like in lr-mame2003-plus:-
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                                      heres what the same romset looks like in lr-mame2016:-

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                                      the build im using is Pi 3 running RetroPie 4.4

                                      mame 2016 shows the correct colors when playing the game unlike 2003-plus which shows a blue background on the intro screens on both afterburner & afterburner 2 instead of the black one on mame2016 & lr-fbalpha

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                                        gizmobjb @Riverstorm
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                                        @riverstorm thank you. Everything is correct, no chd missing or incorrect versions when I scan. Maybe they will start I just need to wait longer since I am on a pi3. The folders just need to match the rom name so I got that right.

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                                        • RiverstormR
                                          Riverstorm
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                                          @Stuart2773 - I see what you're saying. I have the same deal with the blue background. I opened an issue here. I think it will take one of the core programmers to fix the issue if it can be fixed.

                                          @gizmobjb - Right the CHD folder and ROM need to match but not necessarily the CHD itself. I was using Area 51 for testing and it only takes about 10 seconds before the intro screens should start. It shouldn't take to long.

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                                            gizmobjb
                                            last edited by gizmobjb

                                            @Riverstorm Area 51 is the only one I got to work. Are you able to test the others.

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