AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide
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Okay, this is the post I wish someone had put up for me before I spent several days flailing around trying to get various MESS emulators to work in Retropie, and eventually just about getting there with a few tips from friendly souls.
Obviously you'll need to start by installing AdvMESS, which is included in AdvMAME. If I had to tell you that bit, stop reading now.
1. FIRST, CHOOSE YOUR SYSTEM
It has to be one supported by MESS, of course. But let's start with the one I initially tried, the BBC Micro.
2. UPLOAD YOUR ROMS
Add a new folder to /home/pi/RetroPie/roms that you're going to put your game files in. We'll call this one "bbcmicro", sensibly, so that means your new folder is /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/bbcmicro. In this one we'll put all our games, which for the purposes of this example are .SSD files.
3. ADD THE SYSTEM TO ES_SYSTEMS.CFG
Go to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation and open up es_systems.cfg. Add the BBC by editing in these lines, using the same name as you've chosen for your ROM folder - in this case "bbcmicro". (But you can put anything you like for "fullname".)
<system> <name>bbcmicro</name> <fullname>BBC Micro</fullname> <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/bbcmicro</path> <extension>.zip .ZIP .ssd .SSD</extension> <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ bbcmicro %ROM%</command> <platform>bbcmicro</platform> <theme>bbcmicro</theme> </system>It should be pretty obvious how it works for other systems, just by replacing the system-specific bits of that text. The Bally Astrocade, for example, would look like this:
<system> <name>astrocade</name> <fullname>Bally Astrocade</fullname> <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/astrocade</path> <extension>.zip .ZIP .bin .BIN</extension> <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ astrocade %ROM%</command> <platform>astrocade</platform> <theme>astrocade</theme> </system>Don't forget to change the <extension part> or Retropie won't recognise your game files - BBC games come in .SSD format, for example, whereas Astrocade ones are generally .BIN files.
4. ADD YOUR BIOS FILES (IF NEEDED)
Most MESS systems will require BIOS files. Download the ones you want from any of numerous places like these:
http://cominf0.narod.ru/mess123.htm
http://mess.oldos.net/
https://archive.org/details/MESS-0.151.BIOS.ROMsand copy them into /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/rom.
5. MAKE A SETTINGS FILE
Create a new file in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame in the name of your chosen system with .RC on the end - so in our case it's /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/bbcmicro.rc - containing this text:
debug_crash no debug_rawsound no debug_speedmark no device_alsa_device default device_alsa_mixer channel device_color_bgr15 yes device_color_bgr16 yes device_color_bgr24 yes device_color_bgr32 yes device_color_bgr8 yes device_color_palette8 no device_color_yuy2 no device_joystick auto device_keyboard sdl device_mouse none device_raw_firstkeyhack no device_sdl_samples 512 device_sound auto device_video sdl device_video_cursor auto device_video_doublescan yes device_video_fastchange yes device_video_interlace no device_video_output overlay device_video_overlaysize 0 device_video_singlescan no device_video_clock 10 - 150 / 30.5 - 60 / 55 - 130 dir_artwork /home/pi/.advance/artwork:/usr/local/share/advance/artwork:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/artwork dir_crc /home/pi/.advance/crc dir_diff /home/pi/.advance/diff dir_hi /home/pi/.advance/hi dir_image /home/pi/.advance/image:/usr/local/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/image:/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/bbcmicro dir_inp /home/pi/.advance/inp dir_memcard /home/pi/.advance/memcard dir_nvram /home/pi/.advance/nvram dir_rom /home/pi/.advance/rom:/usr/local/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/rom dir_sample /home/pi/.advance/sample:/usr/local/share/advance/sample:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/sample dir_snap /home/pi/.advance/snap dir_sta /home/pi/.advance/sta display_adjust none display_antialias no display_artwork_backdrop no display_artwork_bezel no display_artwork_crop no display_artwork_overlay no display_beam 1 display_brightness 1 display_buffer no display_color auto # Below widens the screen to 16:9 display_expand 1.00 display_flicker 0 display_flipx no display_flipy no display_frameskip auto display_gamma 1 display_intensity 1.5 display_interlaceeffect none display_magnify auto display_magnifysize 640 display_mode auto display_pausebrightness 1 display_resize fractional display_resizeeffect none display_restore no display_rgbeffect none display_rol no display_ror no display_scanlines no display_skipcolumns auto display_skiplines auto display_translucency no display_vsync yes include input_hotkey yes input_idleexit 0 input_map[event10] auto input_map[event11] auto input_map[event12] auto input_map[event13] auto input_map[event14] auto input_map[event1] auto input_map[event2] auto input_map[event3] auto input_map[event4] auto input_map[event5] auto input_map[event6] auto input_map[event7] auto input_map[event8] auto input_map[event9] auto input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0,18] or keyboard[0,0] input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,2] input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0,10] or keyboard[0,3] input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0,11] or keyboard[0,4] input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0,12] or keyboard[0,5] input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0,13] or keyboard[0,6] input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0,14] or keyboard[0,7] input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0,15] or keyboard[0,8] input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0,16] or keyboard[0,9] input_map[key_a] auto input_map[key_again] auto input_map[key_alt] auto input_map[key_asterisk] auto input_map[key_b] auto input_map[key_back] auto input_map[key_backquote] auto input_map[key_backslash] auto input_map[key_backspace] auto input_map[key_break] auto input_map[key_c] auto input_map[key_capslock] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,capslock] input_map[key_closebrace] auto input_map[key_colon] auto input_map[key_comma] auto input_map[key_copy] auto input_map[key_ctrl] auto input_map[key_cut] auto input_map[key_d] auto input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] input_map[key_diesis] auto input_map[key_doublequote] auto input_map[key_down] auto input_map[key_e] auto input_map[key_edit] auto input_map[key_end] auto input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0,19] or keyboard[0,enter] input_map[key_equals] auto input_map[key_esc] auto input_map[key_f10] auto input_map[key_f11] auto input_map[key_f12] auto input_map[key_f13] auto input_map[key_f14] auto input_map[key_f15] auto input_map[key_f16] auto input_map[key_f17] auto input_map[key_f18] auto input_map[key_f19] auto input_map[key_f1] auto input_map[key_f20] auto input_map[key_f21] auto input_map[key_f22] auto input_map[key_f23] auto input_map[key_f24] auto input_map[key_f2] auto input_map[key_f3] auto input_map[key_f4] auto input_map[key_f5] auto input_map[key_f6] auto input_map[key_f7] auto input_map[key_f8] auto input_map[key_f9] auto input_map[key_f] auto input_map[key_fctn] auto input_map[key_find] auto input_map[key_forward] auto input_map[key_g] auto input_map[key_graph] auto input_map[key_h] auto input_map[key_help] auto input_map[key_hold] auto input_map[key_home] auto input_map[key_i] auto input_map[key_ins] auto input_map[key_j] auto input_map[key_k] auto input_map[key_l] auto input_map[key_lalt] auto input_map[key_lctrl] auto input_map[key_left] auto input_map[key_less] auto input_map[key_lshift] auto input_map[key_m] auto input_map[key_menu] auto input_map[key_minus] auto input_map[key_move] auto input_map[key_n] auto input_map[key_numlock] auto input_map[key_o] auto input_map[key_open] auto input_map[key_openbrace] auto input_map[key_p] auto input_map[key_pad_0] auto input_map[key_pad_1] auto input_map[key_pad_2] auto input_map[key_pad_3] auto input_map[key_pad_4] auto input_map[key_pad_5] auto input_map[key_pad_6] auto input_map[key_pad_7] auto input_map[key_pad_8] auto input_map[key_pad_9] auto input_map[key_pad_asterisk] auto input_map[key_pad_colon] auto input_map[key_pad_diesis] auto input_map[key_pad_enter] auto input_map[key_pad_minus] auto input_map[key_pad_plus] auto input_map[key_pad_slash] auto input_map[key_paste] auto input_map[key_pause] auto input_map[key_period] auto input_map[key_pgdn] auto input_map[key_pgup] auto input_map[key_play] auto input_map[key_plus] auto input_map[key_pound] auto input_map[key_print] auto input_map[key_q] auto input_map[key_quickload] auto input_map[key_quote] auto input_map[key_r] auto input_map[key_ralt] auto input_map[key_rctrl] auto input_map[key_record] auto input_map[key_restore] auto input_map[key_rew] auto input_map[key_right] auto input_map[key_rshift] auto input_map[key_s] auto input_map[key_scrlock] auto input_map[key_semicolon] auto input_map[key_shift] auto input_map[key_slash] auto input_map[key_space] auto input_map[key_stop] auto input_map[key_store] auto input_map[key_t] auto input_map[key_tab] keyboard[0,tab] input_map[ui_configure] keyboard[0,lalt] keyboard[0,tab] or keyboard[0,ralt] keyboard[0,tab] input_map[key_u] auto input_map[key_undo] auto input_map[key_up] auto input_map[key_v] auto input_map[key_w] auto input_map[key_x] auto input_map[key_y] auto input_map[key_z] auto input_map[p1_dialx] auto input_map[p1_dialy] auto input_map[p1_lightgunx] auto input_map[p1_lightguny] auto input_map[p1_mousex] auto input_map[p1_mousey] auto input_map[p1_paddlex] auto input_map[p1_paddley] auto input_map[p1_pedalbrake] auto input_map[p1_pedalgas] auto input_map[p1_pedalother] auto input_map[p1_stickx] auto input_map[p1_sticky] auto input_map[p1_stickz] auto input_map[p1_trackballx] auto input_map[p1_trackbally] auto input_map[p2_dialx] auto input_map[p2_dialy] auto input_map[p2_lightgunx] auto input_map[p2_lightguny] auto input_map[p2_mousex] auto input_map[p2_mousey] auto input_map[p2_paddlex] auto input_map[p2_paddley] auto input_map[p2_pedalbrake] auto input_map[p2_pedalgas] auto input_map[p2_pedalother] auto input_map[p2_stickx] auto input_map[p2_sticky] auto input_map[p2_stickz] auto input_map[p2_trackballx] auto input_map[p2_trackbally] auto input_map[safequit] auto input_map[service_coin5] auto input_map[service_coin6] auto input_map[service_coin7] auto input_map[service_coin8] auto input_map[ui_cancel] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,8] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,f7] input_map[ui_mode_next] keyboard[0,f24] input_map[ui_mode_pred] keyboard[0,f24] input_map[ui_reset_machine] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_2,4] or keyboard[0,f9] input_map[ui_toggle_debug] keyboard[0,f24] input_steadykey no lcd_server none lcd_speed 4 lcd_timeout 500 misc_bios default misc_cheat no misc_cheatfile cheat.dat misc_difficulty none misc_eventdebug no misc_eventfile event.dat misc_freeplay no misc_hiscorefile hiscore.dat misc_lang none misc_languagefile english.lng misc_mutedemo no misc_quiet yes misc_ramsize auto misc_safequit no misc_smp no misc_timetorun 0 record_sound no record_sound_time 15 record_video no record_video_interleave 2 record_video_time 15 script_coin1 script_coin2 script_coin3 script_coin4 script_emulation script_event1 script_event10 script_event11 script_event12 script_event13 script_event14 script_event2 script_event3 script_event4 script_event5 script_event6 script_event7 script_event8 script_event9 script_led1 on(kdb, 0b1); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b1); script_led2 on(kdb, 0b10); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b10); script_led3 script_play script_safequit script_start1 script_start2 script_start3 script_start4 script_turbo while (event()) { toggle(kdb, 0b100); delay(100); } off(kdb, 0b100); script_video wait(!event()); set(kdb, 0); sound_adjust auto sound_equalizer_highvolume 0 sound_equalizer_lowvolume 0 sound_equalizer_midvolume 0 sound_latency 0.05 sound_mode auto sound_normalize yes sound_samplerate 44100 sound_samples yes sound_volume 0 sync_fps auto sync_resample auto sync_speed 1 sync_startuptime auto sync_turbospeed 3 ui_color[help_other] 000000 808080 ui_color[help_p1] 000000 ffff00 ui_color[help_p2] 000000 00ff00 ui_color[help_p3] 000000 ff0000 ui_color[help_p4] 000000 00ffff ui_color[interface] 000000 ffffff ui_color[select] 000000 afffff ui_color[tag] 247ef0 ffffff ui_font auto ui_fontsize auto ui_helpimage auto ui_translucency 0.8 input_map[p1_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up] input_map[p1_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down] input_map[p1_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left] input_map[p1_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right] input_map[p1_start] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,1] input_map[p1_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,5] input_map[p2_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,r] input_map[p2_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,f] input_map[p2_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,d] input_map[p2_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,g] input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[0079_0006,1] or keyboard[0,a] input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[0079_0006,3] or keyboard[0,s] input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[0079_0006,5] or keyboard[0,q] input_map[p2_button4] joystick_button[0079_0006,0] or keyboard[0,w] input_map[p2_button5] joystick_button[0079_0006,2] input_map[p2_button6] input_map[p2_button7] input_map[p2_button8] input_map[p2_button9] input_map[p2_button10] input_map[p2_start] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,2] input_map[p2_select] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,6] input_map[ui_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up] input_map[ui_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down] input_map[ui_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left] input_map[ui_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right] input_map[ui_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,enter] input_map[ui_record_start] input_map[ui_record_stop]6. MAKE A CONFIG FILE
Go to /opt/retropie/configs and add a folder with the same name as your ROMs folder, eg /opt/retropie/configs/bbcmicro.
In that folder, create an emulators.cfg file with the following lines:
default = "advmess" advmess = "/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess bbcbp128 -cfg /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/bbcmicro.rc -floppy %ROM%"In this instance we've chosen to use the "bbcbp128" extended BIOS file, but you can change this if you want to use a different OS variant, eg the original "bbcb".
Generally you'll want to pick the most obvious option if a system has multiple BIOS variants, eg for the Bally Astrocade you want astrocde.zip, so replace "bbcbp128" in the line above with "astrocde".
(NB: there's no second "a" there - MESS uses eight-letter-max filenames to identify systems. You don't need to worry about that naming convention anywhere else, though, only in that line. Just make sure it points to the exact name of the BIOS file minus the .ZIP suffix.)
Note that the line also includes the name of our .RC file from step 5. Obviously, edit that where necessary to point to the name of the system file you created, eg astrocade.rc. You may also need to change "-floppy" to "-cart" depending on what sort of format the system's games came on. So your complete Astrocade CFG file would be:
default = "advmess" advmess="/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess astrocde -cfg /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/astrocade.rc -cart %ROM%"
And that's you pretty much done. Reboot the Pi and your system should show up in the Emulation Station menus along with all your games. Select one and you're off.
Note that you'll need a keyboard to use AdvMESS in any remotely sensible way. Pressing Tab on the keyboard will bring up the MESS options menu and you can map your controls and so on from there. The F7 key on the keyboard will exit you back to Emulation Station.
Also be aware that MESS is, well, a mess. It's annoyingly inconsistent between emulators, so for example I can't get the Emerson Arcadia to save MESS menu settings for joystick controls even though the Astrocade and the Fairchild Channel F save them perfectly when I do the exact same thing. Hngh.
Nevertheless, follow those simple steps and you should be able to enjoy a whole range of extra systems in Retropie. Because if an idiot like me can figure it out, you can too :)
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.APPENDIX
I had a lot of trouble accessing the MESS menus on the BBC (and therefore was unable to map keyboard controls to my joystick and so on), possibly because I'm using a compact keyboard with no number pad, ScrollLock key etc. If pressing Tab doesn't give you the menu screens, add this line on its own somewhere in the .RC file:
bbcbp128/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75);That enables the MESS menu to be brought up.
Or you might prefer this version, which enables the menu and automatically types *CAT for you so you can see the contents of the disk you just loaded:
bbcbp128/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_quote,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_a,100); delay(100); simulate_key(key_t,100); delay(100); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(100);When you start a game, press left-Alt and Tab to bring the menu up. Go to "Input (this system)" and map the controls for that game. Despite the name, this actually appears to be a per-game mapping, not system-wide, which is handy.
When you're done mapping your controls in the menu, quit out of MESS. Now your bbcmicro.rc file will have a bunch of lines like these at the end of it:
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_killer]/input_map[key_z] keyboard[0,z] or joystick_digital[0079_0011,0,0,1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_killer]/input_map[key_x] keyboard[0,x] or joystick_digital[0079_0011,0,0,0]The important thing about these is that they tell you what MESS uses as its internal name for the game - this is Killer Gorilla, and MESS has titled it "killer". (I have no idea how it assigns the names.)
If you don't mind manually typing CHAIN "KILLER" every time you want to boot the game up, you're already done. The control keys have been mapped to your joystick and saved, so you only have to set them once for each game in your library.
If, however, you also want to automate the boot process, you'll need one of two lines.
For games which boot with CHAIN "GAMENAME", add this line to the .RC file before the control-map lines above:
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_GAMENAME]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,100); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(100);Replace "GAMENAME" with whatever MESS has told you is its internal name for the game - eg "killer" in our example above - and change the letters g-a-m-e-n-a-m-e in the script for the letters of whatever that title is. (Obviously you might need to add or delete a couple.)
For games which boot with *RUN "GAMENAME", do the exact same but use this template:
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_GAMENAME]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_quote,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_r,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_u,100); delay(100); simulate_key(key_n,100); delay(100); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,100); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(100);AFAIK every game on the BBC runs with either CHAIN or *RUN, so those two templates should cover you for everything. (If you add those auto-boot lines they override the *CAT command we listed earlier.) You now have fully-automated BBC games loading, booting and running with custom control mappings.
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Tab works fine for me in the Mess BBC emulation, so don't know why your's doesn't work. Weird.
The tab key doesn't work for setting up your joystick, it only works in that particular session. The second you exit the emulator, it loses those settings. You need to edit the bbcmicro.rc/astrocade.rc/xxxxxx.rc file like this...input_map[p1_up] auto
input_map[p1_down] auto
input_map[p1_left] auto
input_map[p1_right] auto
input_map[p1_button1] auto
input_map[p1_button2] auto
input_map[p1_button3] auto
input_map[p1_button4] auto
input_map[p1_button5] auto
input_map[p1_button6] auto
input_map[p1_button7] auto
input_map[p1_button8] auto
input_map[p1_button9] auto
input_map[p1_button10] auto
input_map[p1_start] auto
input_map[p1_select] autoThat will ensure that your main joystick 1 is used. I can't put specific settings here because I use a Hori Rap4 Arcade Stick, and those settings would be for this stick only. So, AUTO, is the only way of making sure everyone's joystick is used.
One other thing, the games on the BBC did not always have joystick support. A lot of games were keyboard only, and it was mostly the more popular devs like Superior, Program Power, or Acornsoft supported joysticks.In the BBC emulator, after you have mounted a floppy image, you then access that floppy image like so
*cat - to get a directory listing of the disk.
*!boot - if the disk comes with a boot loader to run the game, or run a menu system.
If you mount a cassette image then you simply type chain"", or chain"GAMENAME"Just to edit. I have uploaded a small (40Mb) file containing a few games for really old obscure computers. I haven't tested all of these in Mess, but I have tested Memotech 512, Enterprise 128, Oric. To name a few.
[Link Removed]Hope thats ok with the moderators. There is nothing copyright in there. Nothing from Nintendo, or Sega, Commodore, etc..
If anyone wants BBC Micro games, then google "BBC Micro Sth Collection". That should get you pretty-much all the best BBC games from the 80s. -
@John_RM_70 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
One other thing, the games on the BBC did not always have joystick support.
Yes, I know. What I want to do is map joystick controls for the BBC in MESS to specific keyboard buttons, like I can do for other systems. So I'd map left and right on the joystick to the Z and X keys, for example, because nearly every BBC game used those for left and right.
The problem is that because Tab doesn't work, I can't get into the menus to do that. Can you post your full .RC file here so I can see if it's any help?
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@John_RM_70 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
Hope thats ok with the moderators. There is nothing copyright in there. Nothing from Nintendo, or Sega, Commodore, etc..
I took a look and didn't see anything that wouldn't be considered a copyrighted work, so I had to remove the link. Keep in mind that US copyright law alone grants automatic copyright to any work created after January 1, 1978. Of course, the law varies elsewhere, but since this is an international forum, it should still be recognized. More on this can be found here, specifically the quote below, relevant here.
The law automatically protects a work that is created and fixed in a tangible
medium of expression on or after January 1, 1978, from the moment of its
creation and gives it a term lasting for the author’s life plus an additional 70
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The tab won't help you because it won't save after you exit. I tried this, earlier on, and it didn't save. Thats why I said it's per session only, meaning - once the session is over then the settings are lost. Perhaps it's write permissions ? Perhaps it's done in the .rc file only.
To the mods, was there a reason you removed the link ? There is NOTHING in that archive that is copyright.
None of the companies exist now, and most were obscure British computer companies, now long gone. I don't see the problem.
Companies like Memotech, Oric, Dragon, Enterprise. These are all long gone, as are the software houses. Really don't see the problem. It's not like they're going to come after this site, especially since I'm hosting it on my own paid-for hosting.
The US, don't own world-wide Copyright. These are UK based software and hardware companies, UK law, UK copyright.
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@John_RM_70 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
The tab won't help you because it won't save after you exit. I tried this, earlier on, and it didn't save.
It does for other systems. I've tried it with Astrocade and Channel F and the settings save fine. Not for the Emerson Arcadia for some reason, though.
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@SpudsMcToole said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
@John_RM_70 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
The tab won't help you because it won't save after you exit. I tried this, earlier on, and it didn't save.
It does for other systems. I've tried it with Astrocade and Channel F and the settings save fine. Not for the Emerson Arcadia for some reason, though.
I have just tried this right now, as I'm sat here, on the BBC emulator and the settings are not saved. When I go back into the same game, the settings are gone and back to stock.
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@John_RM_70 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
None of the companies exist now, and most were obscure British computer companies, now long gone. I don't see the problem.
Unless the work is released under a permissive license (usage and re-distribution), there is no clear status on them and as such they're not free. Just because the companies don't exist anymore, it doesn't mean their IP hasn't been bought/transferred to another company.
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@John_RM_70 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
These are all long gone, as are the software houses. Really don't see the problem.
Most of the companies have since been absorbed by others and in many occasions they have folded as well and been absorbed by other companies still. The problem is that copyrights are transferred with ownership. What's really a hoot is that sometimes ownership has transferred so many times that no one's quite sure who owns what anymore. Unfortunately, none of that actually invalidates the copyrights themselves and therefore doesn't give us the right to propagate the work freely.
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@SpudsMcToole Also, it's possible to automate games loading without the keyboard using the
script_playcommand. It doesn't work perfectly every time (sometimes you need to change the length of the delay between key presses), but it does work reasonably well.An example of the code that I have in my
advmess.rcfile is:bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_t,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_r,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_u,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_s,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_t,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75);Just add the above to your
.rcfile and see if it works.When you invoke the
advmessand the BBC emulation, when it gets to the BBC's terminal, it should typeCHAIN "THRUST"and start the game Thrust automatically. Sometimes keys are skipped and so you need to change the delay from75to something higher eg150.You can adapt the code above to any BBC Micro game.
I use
xboxdrvso my joystick mimics the keys for each game, meaning I don't really need to use the keyboard any longer.It will be great once there is an emulator or a libretro core for the BBC Micro which works automatically with joysticks. In the meantime,
advmessdoes a serviceable job.The other thing that strikes me is that you might be able to use the
script_playcommand to "press" the TAB key to enter the menu. See my reference tokey_scrlockin the code above which should change the keyboard from full emulation to partial emulation and perhaps allow you to press the TAB key on your keyboard. Anyway, worth a try. -
@John_RM_70 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
I have just tried this right now, as I'm sat here, on the BBC emulator and the settings are not saved. When I go back into the same game, the settings are gone and back to stock.
Can you post your RC file anyway so I can have a look?
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@spud11 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
When you invoke the advmess and the BBC emulation, when it gets to the BBC's terminal, it should type CHAIN "THRUST" and start the game Thrust automatically. Sometimes keys are skipped and so you need to change the delay from 75 to something higher eg 150.
Oh, THAT'S what those lines are doing? Aha!
How do you know what to put as the game name in the first bit? (ie this:)
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]What would that line be for a game file called "Chuckie Egg (1983) (A&F Software).ssd"?
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@spud11 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
The other thing that strikes me is that you might be able to use the script_play command to "press" the TAB key to enter the menu. See my reference to key_scrlock in the code above which should change the keyboard from full emulation to partial emulation and perhaps allow you to press the TAB key on your keyboard. Anyway, worth a try.
Ah, I think you might be onto something here. I just noticed that the MESS splash screen that flashes up very briefly when the BBC boots says "UI: disabled" on it and tells me to toggle it with ScrollLock or NumLock, which of course I don't have.
I'm not too sure how to use this information, though. When I add the line script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75) to the RC file on its own (replacing the empty "script_play" line), MESS crashes with the error report:
Error compiling the script: 'delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75)', syntax error, unexpected $end -
@SpudsMcToole That's a good question. My Chuckie Egg rom is called
Chuckie Egg. The equivalent code inadvmess.rcis:bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]You'll see that the
home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_is effectively the folder in which your roms appear for the BBC Micro.Also, even if you are stuck, once you've got one of the games starting, I'm pretty sure that the
advmess.rcrecords the inputs for the game you played at the bottom of the file - at least I've got something like the below in myadvmess.rc. It's been a while but I don't think I added this manually:bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0079_0006,10] or keyboard[0,3] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0079_0006,9] or keyboard[0,2] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0079_0006,11] or keyboard[0,4] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0079_0006,12] or keyboard[0,5] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0079_0006,14] or keyboard[0,7] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0079_0006,13] or keyboard[0,6] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0079_0006,15] or keyboard[0,8] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0079_0006,16] or keyboard[0,9] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0079_0006,18] or keyboard[0,0] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0079_0006,19] or keyboard[0,enter] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0079_0006,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_a] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,a] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_s] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,s] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_z] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,z] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_space] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,space] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_comma] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,comma] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_period] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,period]I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I didn't add this manually. If I'm right and it was automatically added, then just by starting a game and then exiting and having a look at the
advmess.rcshould give you a bit of a better idea of how to construct the scripts. A bit of trial and error is useful in this case and having a look at theadvmess.rcfile.But ALWAYS make a backup of
advmess.rc. It is a temperamental beast. Even 1 character out of place will stop it working. -
@SpudsMcToole Try this instead:
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75);The above assumes that you are starting Thrust.
I haven't tried below but I suggest trying it anyway:
bbcbp128/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75);I don't know whether the generic code (ie no reference to a game) will work. Possibly not.
One other possible generic code to try:
script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75);The code immediately above I reckon is the most likely one to work in a generic fashion. The last one is likely to work across all systems ie not just BBC Micro.
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@SpudsMcToole While I'm about it, my entire
advmess.rcfile is below:debug_crash no debug_rawsound no debug_speedmark no device_alsa_device default device_alsa_mixer channel device_color_bgr15 yes device_color_bgr16 yes device_color_bgr24 yes device_color_bgr32 yes device_color_bgr8 yes device_color_palette8 no device_color_yuy2 no device_joystick auto device_keyboard sdl device_mouse auto device_raw_firstkeyhack no device_raw_mousedev[0] auto device_raw_mousedev[1] auto device_raw_mousedev[2] auto device_raw_mousedev[3] auto device_raw_mousetype[0] pnp device_raw_mousetype[1] pnp device_raw_mousetype[2] pnp device_raw_mousetype[3] pnp device_sdl_samples 512 device_sound auto device_video sdl device_video_cursor auto device_video_doublescan yes device_video_fastchange yes device_video_interlace no device_video_output overlay device_video_overlaysize 0 device_video_singlescan no device_video_clock 10 - 150 / 30.5 - 60 / 55 - 130 dir_artwork /home/pi/.advance/artwork:/usr/local/share/advance/artwork:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/artwork dir_crc /home/pi/.advance/crc dir_diff /home/pi/.advance/diff dir_hi /home/pi/.advance/hi dir_image /home/pi/.advance/image:/usr/local/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/image:/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/bbcmicro dir_inp /home/pi/.advance/inp dir_memcard /home/pi/.advance/memcard dir_nvram /home/pi/.advance/nvram dir_rom /home/pi/.advance/rom:/usr/local/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/rom dir_sample /home/pi/.advance/sample:/usr/local/share/advance/sample:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/sample dir_snap /home/pi/.advance/snap dir_sta /home/pi/.advance/sta display_adjust none display_antialias no display_artwork_backdrop no display_artwork_bezel no display_artwork_crop no display_artwork_overlay no display_beam 1 display_brightness 1 display_buffer no display_color auto # Below widens the screen to 16:9 display_expand 1.35 display_flicker 0 display_flipx no display_flipy no display_frameskip auto display_gamma 1 display_intensity 1.5 display_interlaceeffect none display_magnify auto display_magnifysize 640 display_mode auto display_pausebrightness 1 display_resize fractional display_resizeeffect none display_restore no display_rgbeffect none display_rol no display_ror no display_scanlines no display_skipcolumns auto display_skiplines auto display_translucency no display_vsync yes include input_hotkey yes input_idleexit 0 input_map[event10] auto input_map[event11] auto input_map[event12] auto input_map[event13] auto input_map[event14] auto input_map[event1] auto input_map[event2] auto input_map[event3] auto input_map[event4] auto input_map[event5] auto input_map[event6] auto input_map[event7] auto input_map[event8] auto input_map[event9] auto input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0,18] or keyboard[0,0] input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,2] input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0,10] or keyboard[0,3] input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0,11] or keyboard[0,4] input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0,12] or keyboard[0,5] input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0,13] or keyboard[0,6] input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0,14] or keyboard[0,7] input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0,15] or keyboard[0,8] input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0,16] or keyboard[0,9] input_map[key_a] auto input_map[key_again] auto input_map[key_alt] auto input_map[key_asterisk] auto input_map[key_b] auto input_map[key_back] auto input_map[key_backquote] auto input_map[key_backslash] auto input_map[key_backspace] auto input_map[key_break] auto input_map[key_c] auto input_map[key_capslock] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,capslock] input_map[key_closebrace] auto input_map[key_colon] auto input_map[key_comma] auto input_map[key_copy] auto input_map[key_ctrl] auto input_map[key_cut] auto input_map[key_d] auto input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] input_map[key_diesis] auto input_map[key_doublequote] auto input_map[key_down] auto input_map[key_e] auto input_map[key_edit] auto input_map[key_end] auto input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0,19] or keyboard[0,enter] input_map[key_equals] auto input_map[key_esc] auto input_map[key_f10] auto input_map[key_f11] auto input_map[key_f12] auto input_map[key_f13] auto input_map[key_f14] auto input_map[key_f15] auto input_map[key_f16] auto input_map[key_f17] auto input_map[key_f18] auto input_map[key_f19] auto input_map[key_f1] auto input_map[key_f20] auto input_map[key_f21] auto input_map[key_f22] auto input_map[key_f23] auto input_map[key_f24] auto input_map[key_f2] auto input_map[key_f3] auto input_map[key_f4] auto input_map[key_f5] auto input_map[key_f6] auto input_map[key_f7] auto input_map[key_f8] auto input_map[key_f9] auto input_map[key_f] auto input_map[key_fctn] auto input_map[key_find] auto input_map[key_forward] auto input_map[key_g] auto input_map[key_graph] auto input_map[key_h] auto input_map[key_help] auto input_map[key_hold] auto input_map[key_home] auto input_map[key_i] auto input_map[key_ins] auto input_map[key_j] auto input_map[key_k] auto input_map[key_l] auto input_map[key_lalt] auto input_map[key_lctrl] auto input_map[key_left] auto input_map[key_less] auto input_map[key_lshift] keyboard[0,lshift] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] input_map[key_m] auto input_map[key_menu] auto input_map[key_minus] auto input_map[key_move] auto input_map[key_n] auto input_map[key_numlock] auto input_map[key_o] auto input_map[key_open] auto input_map[key_openbrace] auto input_map[key_p] auto input_map[key_pad_0] auto input_map[key_pad_1] auto input_map[key_pad_2] auto input_map[key_pad_3] auto input_map[key_pad_4] auto input_map[key_pad_5] auto input_map[key_pad_6] auto input_map[key_pad_7] auto input_map[key_pad_8] auto input_map[key_pad_9] auto input_map[key_pad_asterisk] auto input_map[key_pad_colon] auto input_map[key_pad_diesis] auto input_map[key_pad_enter] auto input_map[key_pad_minus] auto input_map[key_pad_plus] auto input_map[key_pad_slash] auto input_map[key_paste] auto input_map[key_pause] auto input_map[key_period] auto input_map[key_pgdn] auto input_map[key_pgup] auto input_map[key_play] auto input_map[key_plus] auto input_map[key_pound] auto input_map[key_print] auto input_map[key_q] auto input_map[key_quickload] auto input_map[key_quote] auto input_map[key_r] auto input_map[key_ralt] auto input_map[key_rctrl] auto input_map[key_record] auto input_map[key_restore] auto input_map[key_rew] auto input_map[key_right] auto input_map[key_rshift] keyboard[0,rshift] input_map[key_s] auto input_map[key_scrlock] auto input_map[key_semicolon] auto input_map[key_shift] auto input_map[key_slash] auto input_map[key_space] auto input_map[key_stop] auto input_map[key_store] auto input_map[key_t] auto input_map[key_tab] auto input_map[key_u] auto input_map[key_undo] auto input_map[key_up] auto input_map[key_v] auto input_map[key_w] auto input_map[key_x] auto input_map[key_y] auto input_map[key_z] auto input_map[p1_dialx] auto input_map[p1_dialy] auto input_map[p1_lightgunx] auto input_map[p1_lightguny] auto input_map[p1_mousex] auto input_map[p1_mousey] auto input_map[p1_paddlex] auto input_map[p1_paddley] auto input_map[p1_pedalbrake] auto input_map[p1_pedalgas] auto input_map[p1_pedalother] auto input_map[p1_stickx] auto input_map[p1_sticky] auto input_map[p1_stickz] auto input_map[p1_trackballx] auto input_map[p1_trackbally] auto input_map[p2_dialx] auto input_map[p2_dialy] auto input_map[p2_lightgunx] auto input_map[p2_lightguny] auto input_map[p2_mousex] auto input_map[p2_mousey] auto input_map[p2_paddlex] auto input_map[p2_paddley] auto input_map[p2_pedalbrake] auto input_map[p2_pedalgas] auto input_map[p2_pedalother] auto input_map[p2_stickx] auto input_map[p2_sticky] auto input_map[p2_stickz] auto input_map[p2_trackballx] auto input_map[p2_trackbally] auto input_map[p3_dialx] auto input_map[p3_dialy] auto input_map[p3_lightgunx] auto input_map[p3_lightguny] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_a] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_b] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_bet] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_c] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_chance] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_chi] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_d] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_double_up] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_e] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_f] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_flip_flop] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_g] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_h] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_i] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_j] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_k] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_kan] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_l] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_m] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_n] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_pon] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_reach] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_ron] auto input_map[p3_mahjong_score] auto input_map[p3_mousex] auto input_map[p3_mousey] auto input_map[p3_paddlex] auto input_map[p3_paddley] auto input_map[p3_pedalbrake] auto input_map[p3_pedalgas] auto input_map[p3_pedalother] auto input_map[p3_stickx] auto input_map[p3_sticky] auto input_map[p3_stickz] auto input_map[p3_trackballx] auto input_map[p3_trackbally] auto input_map[p4_dialx] auto input_map[p4_dialy] auto input_map[p4_lightgunx] auto input_map[p4_lightguny] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_a] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_b] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_bet] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_c] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_chance] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_chi] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_d] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_double_up] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_e] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_f] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_flip_flop] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_g] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_h] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_i] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_j] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_k] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_kan] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_l] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_m] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_n] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_pon] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_reach] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_ron] auto input_map[p4_mahjong_score] auto input_map[p4_mousex] auto input_map[p4_mousey] auto input_map[p4_paddlex] auto input_map[p4_paddley] auto input_map[p4_pedalbrake] auto input_map[p4_pedalgas] auto input_map[p4_pedalother] auto input_map[p4_stickx] auto input_map[p4_sticky] auto input_map[p4_stickz] auto input_map[p4_trackballx] auto input_map[p4_trackbally] auto input_map[safequit] auto input_map[service_coin5] auto input_map[service_coin6] auto input_map[service_coin7] auto input_map[service_coin8] auto input_map[ui_cancel] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,8] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,f7] input_map[ui_mode_next] keyboard[0,f24] input_map[ui_mode_pred] keyboard[0,f24] input_map[ui_reset_machine] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_2,4] or keyboard[0,f9] input_map[ui_toggle_debug] keyboard[0,f24] input_steadykey no lcd_server none lcd_speed 4 lcd_timeout 500 misc_bios default misc_cheat no misc_cheatfile cheat.dat misc_difficulty none misc_eventdebug no misc_eventfile event.dat misc_freeplay no misc_hiscorefile hiscore.dat misc_lang none misc_languagefile english.lng misc_mutedemo no misc_quiet yes misc_ramsize auto misc_safequit no misc_smp no misc_timetorun 0 record_sound no record_sound_time 15 record_video no record_video_interleave 2 record_video_time 15 script_coin1 script_coin2 script_coin3 script_coin4 script_emulation script_event1 script_event10 script_event11 script_event12 script_event13 script_event14 script_event2 script_event3 script_event4 script_event5 script_event6 script_event7 script_event8 script_event9 script_led1 on(kdb, 0b1); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b1); script_led2 on(kdb, 0b10); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b10); script_led3 script_play script_safequit script_start1 script_start2 script_start3 script_start4 script_turbo while (event()) { toggle(kdb, 0b100); delay(100); } off(kdb, 0b100); script_video wait(!event()); set(kdb, 0); sound_adjust auto sound_equalizer_highvolume 0 sound_equalizer_lowvolume 0 sound_equalizer_midvolume 0 sound_latency 0.05 sound_mode auto sound_normalize yes sound_samplerate 44100 sound_samples yes sound_volume 0 sync_fps auto sync_resample auto sync_speed 1 sync_startuptime auto sync_turbospeed 3 ui_color[help_other] 000000 808080 ui_color[help_p1] 000000 ffff00 ui_color[help_p2] 000000 00ff00 ui_color[help_p3] 000000 ff0000 ui_color[help_p4] 000000 00ffff ui_color[interface] 000000 ffffff ui_color[select] 000000 afffff ui_color[tag] 247ef0 ffffff ui_font auto ui_fontsize auto ui_helpimage auto ui_translucency 0.8 a5200/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] a5200/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,2] a5200/input_map[p1_button1] joystick_button[0,0] a5200/input_map[p1_button2] joystick_button[0,1] a5200/input_map[key_s] joystick_button[0,2] a5200/input_map[key_r] joystick_button[0,5] a5200/input_map[key_b] joystick_button[0,4] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_s] joystick_button[0,2] or joystick_button[1,2] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or joystick_button[1,8] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or joystick_button[1,9] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0,10] or joystick_button[1,10] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0,11] or joystick_button[1,11] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0,12] or joystick_button[1,12] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0,13] or joystick_button[1,13] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0,14] or joystick_button[1,14] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0,15] or joystick_button[1,15] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0,16] or joystick_button[1,16] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0,17] or joystick_button[1,17] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0,18] or joystick_button[1,18] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0,19] or joystick_button[1,19] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[p1_button1] joystick_button[0,0] or joystick_button[1,0] a5200[star_raiders]/input_map[p1_button2] joystick_button[0,1] or joystick_button[1,1] adam/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] adam/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,2] adam/input_map[p1_trackball_left] keyboard[0,f24] adam/input_map[p1_trackball_right] keyboard[0,f24] adam/input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[1,0] adam/input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[1,1] adam/input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[1,2] adam/input_map[p2_button4] joystick_button[1,4] adam/input_map[p2_down] joystick_digital[1,0,1,0] adam/input_map[p2_left] joystick_digital[1,0,0,1] adam/input_map[p2_right] joystick_digital[1,0,0,0] adam/input_map[p2_trackball_down] keyboard[0,f24] adam/input_map[p2_trackball_up] keyboard[0,f24] adam/input_map[p2_up] joystick_digital[1,0,1,1] adam/input_dipswitch[controllers] super_action_controllers channelf/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] channelf/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,2] channelf/input_map[p1_start] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] channelf/input_map[p1_button5] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,5] channelf/input_map[p1_button6] joystick_button[0,10] or keyboard[0,6] channelf/input_map[p1_button7] joystick_button[0,11] or keyboard[0,7] channelf/input_map[p1_button4] joystick_button[0,17] or keyboard[0,3] channelf/input_map[p1_button3] joystick_button[0,18] or keyboard[0,4] channelf/input_map[p1_button2] joystick_button[0,0] or keyboard[0,z] channelf/input_map[p1_button1] joystick_button[0,1] or keyboard[0,x] channelf/input_map[p2_button5] joystick_button[1,9] channelf/input_map[p2_button6] joystick_button[1,10] channelf/input_map[p2_button7] joystick_button[1,11] channelf/input_map[p2_button4] joystick_button[1,17] channelf/input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[1,18] channelf/input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[1,0] channelf/input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[1,1] coleco/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] coleco/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,2] coleco/input_map[key_q] joystick_button[1,8] coleco/input_map[key_w] joystick_button[1,9] coleco/input_map[key_e] joystick_button[1,10] coleco/input_map[key_r] joystick_button[1,11] coleco/input_map[key_t] joystick_button[1,12] coleco/input_map[key_y] joystick_button[1,13] coleco/input_map[key_u] joystick_button[1,14] coleco/input_map[key_i] joystick_button[1,15] coleco/input_map[key_o] joystick_button[1,16] coleco/input_map[key_p] joystick_button[1,17] coleco/input_map[key_k] joystick_button[1,18] coleco/input_map[key_l] joystick_button[1,19] coleco/input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[1,0] coleco/input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[1,1] coleco/input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[1,2] coleco/input_map[p2_button4] joystick_button[1,3] coleco/input_map[p2_down] joystick_digital[1,0,1,0] coleco/input_map[p2_left] joystick_digital[1,0,0,1] coleco/input_map[p2_right] joystick_digital[1,0,0,0] coleco/input_map[p2_up] joystick_digital[1,0,1,1] coleco/input_dipswitch[extra_controllers] super_action_controllers intv/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8] or keyboard[0,1] intv/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9] or keyboard[0,2] intv/input_map[key_q] joystick_button[1,8] intv/input_map[key_w] joystick_button[1,9] intv/input_map[key_e] joystick_button[1,10] intv/input_map[key_r] joystick_button[1,11] intv/input_map[key_t] joystick_button[1,12] intv/input_map[key_y] joystick_button[1,13] intv/input_map[key_u] joystick_button[1,14] intv/input_map[key_i] joystick_button[1,15] intv/input_map[key_o] joystick_button[1,16] intv/input_map[key_p] joystick_button[1,17] intv/input_map[key_k] joystick_button[1,18] intv/input_map[key_l] joystick_button[1,19] intv/input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[1,0] intv/input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[1,1] intv/input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[1,2] intv/input_map[p2_left] joystick_digital[1,0,0,1] intv/input_map[p2_down] joystick_digital[1,0,1,0] intv/input_map[p2_right] joystick_digital[1,0,0,0] intv/input_map[p2_up] joystick_digital[1,0,1,1] 280x210/display_resize fractional 320x192/display_mode sdl_1824x984 320x192/display_resize fractional 320x192x59/display_mode sdl_1824x984 320x192x59/display_resize fractional 336x225/display_mode sdl_416x288 336x225/display_resize fractional 320x204/display_mode sdl_1920x1080 320x204/display_resize fractional 800x300x50/display_mode generate-double bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_u,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_k,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75); bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_l,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_o,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_d,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75); bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_l,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_o,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_d,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75); bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_t,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_r,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_u,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_s,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_t,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75); input_map[p1_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up] input_map[p1_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down] input_map[p1_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left] input_map[p1_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right] input_map[p1_start] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,1] input_map[p1_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,5] input_map[p2_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,r] input_map[p2_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,f] input_map[p2_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,d] input_map[p2_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,g] input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[0079_0006,1] or keyboard[0,a] input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[0079_0006,3] or keyboard[0,s] input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[0079_0006,5] or keyboard[0,q] input_map[p2_button4] joystick_button[0079_0006,0] or keyboard[0,w] input_map[p2_button5] joystick_button[0079_0006,2] input_map[p2_button6] input_map[p2_button7] input_map[p2_button8] input_map[p2_button9] input_map[p2_button10] input_map[p2_start] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,2] input_map[p2_select] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,6] input_map[ui_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up] input_map[ui_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down] input_map[ui_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left] input_map[ui_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right] input_map[ui_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,enter] input_map[ui_record_start] input_map[ui_record_stop] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0079_0006,10] or keyboard[0,3] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0079_0006,9] or keyboard[0,2] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0079_0006,11] or keyboard[0,4] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0079_0006,12] or keyboard[0,5] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0079_0006,14] or keyboard[0,7] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0079_0006,13] or keyboard[0,6] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0079_0006,15] or keyboard[0,8] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0079_0006,16] or keyboard[0,9] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0079_0006,18] or keyboard[0,0] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0079_0006,19] or keyboard[0,enter] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0079_0006,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_a] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,a] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_s] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,s] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_z] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,z] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_space] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,space] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_comma] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,comma] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_chuckie]/input_map[key_period] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,period] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0079_0006,8] or keyboard[0,1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_ctrl] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,lcontrol] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0079_0006,10] or keyboard[0,3] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0079_0006,9] or keyboard[0,2] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0079_0006,11] or keyboard[0,4] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_space] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,5] or keyboard[0,space] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0079_0006,12] or keyboard[0,5] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0079_0006,14] or keyboard[0,7] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0079_0006,13] or keyboard[0,6] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0079_0006,15] or keyboard[0,8] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0079_0006,16] or keyboard[0,9] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0079_0006,18] or keyboard[0,0] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,0] or keyboard[0,enter] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0079_0006,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[p1_button1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[p1_button2] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0079_0006,8] or keyboard[0,1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_tab] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,1] or keyboard[0,tab] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0079_0006,10] or keyboard[0,3] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0079_0006,9] or keyboard[0,2] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_a] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,a] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_z] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,z] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0079_0006,11] or keyboard[0,4] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_space] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,5] or keyboard[0,space] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0079_0006,12] or keyboard[0,5] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0079_0006,14] or keyboard[0,7] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0079_0006,13] or keyboard[0,6] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_h] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,4] or keyboard[0,h] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0079_0006,15] or keyboard[0,8] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0079_0006,16] or keyboard[0,9] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0079_0006,18] or keyboard[0,0] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,0] or keyboard[0,enter] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_planetoid]/input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0079_0006,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0079_0006,8] or keyboard[0,1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0079_0006,10] or keyboard[0,3] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0079_0006,9] or keyboard[0,2] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0079_0006,11] or keyboard[0,4] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0079_0006,12] or keyboard[0,5] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0079_0006,14] or keyboard[0,7] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0079_0006,13] or keyboard[0,6] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0079_0006,15] or keyboard[0,8] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0079_0006,16] or keyboard[0,9] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0079_0006,18] or keyboard[0,0] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0079_0006,19] or keyboard[0,enter] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_elite]/input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0079_0006,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_lshift] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,lshift] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_rshift] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,lshift] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0079_0006,8] or keyboard[0,1] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0079_0006,10] or keyboard[0,3] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0079_0006,9] or keyboard[0,2] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0079_0006,11] or keyboard[0,4] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0079_0006,12] or keyboard[0,5] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0079_0006,14] or keyboard[0,7] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0079_0006,13] or keyboard[0,6] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0079_0006,15] or keyboard[0,8] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0079_0006,16] or keyboard[0,9] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0079_0006,18] or keyboard[0,0] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0079_0006,19] or keyboard[0,enter] bbcb[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_thrust]/input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0079_0006,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace] -
@SpudsMcToole Lastly, I've got a complete list of the symbols and naming convention for simulating events etc:
Symbols:
This is the complete list of all the predefined symbols available.
These are the event symbols available for thesimulate_event(EVENT, TIME)andevent(EVENT)commands :p1_up, p1_down, p1_left, p1_right, p2_up, p2_down, p2_left, p2_right, p1_button1, p1_button2, p1_button3, p1_button4, p1_button5, p1_button6, p1_button7, p1_button8, p1_button9, p1_button10, p2_button1, p2_button2, p2_button3, p2_button4, p2_button5, p2_button6, p2_button7, p2_button8, p2_button9, p2_button10, start1, start2, start3, start4, coin1, coin2, coin3, coin4, service_coin1, service_coin2, service_coin3, service_coin4, service, tiltAnd:
ui_mode_next, ui_mode_pred, ui_record_start, ui_record_stop, ui_turbo, ui_cocktail, ui_configure, ui_on_screen_display, ui_pause, ui_reset_machine, ui_show_gfx, ui_frameskip_dec, ui_frameskip_inc, ui_throttle, ui_show_fps, ui_snapshot, ui_toggle_cheat, ui_up, ui_down, ui_left, ui_right, ui_select, ui_cancel, ui_pan_up, ui_pan_down, ui_pan_left, ui_pan_right, ui_show_profiler, ui_show_colors, ui_toggle_ui, ui_toggle_debug, ui_save_state, ui_load_state, ui_add_cheat, ui_delete_cheat, ui_save_cheat, ui_watch_valueThese are the keyboard symbols available for the
simulate_key(EVENT, TIME)(for example, thescript_play) command:key_a, key_b, key_c, key_d, key_e, key_f, key_g, key_h, key_i, key_j, key_k, key_l, key_m, key_n, key_o, key_p, key_q, key_r, key_s, key_t, key_u, key_v, key_w, key_x, key_y, key_z, key_0, key_1, key_2, key_3, key_4, key_5, key_6, key_7, key_8, key_9, key_0_pad, key_1_pad, key_2_pad, key_3_pad, key_4_pad, key_5_pad, key_6_pad, key_7_pad, key_8_pad, key_9_pad, key_f1, key_f2, key_f3, key_f4, key_f5, key_f6, key_f7, key_f8, key_f9, key_f10, key_f11, key_f12, key_esc, key_backquote, key_minus, key_equals, key_backspace, key_tab, key_openbrace, key_closebrace, key_enter, key_semicolon, key_quote, key_backslash, key_less, key_comma, key_period, key_slash, key_space, key_insert, key_del, key_home, key_end, key_pgup, key_pgdn, key_left, key_right, key_up, key_down, key_slash_pad, key_asterisk_pad, key_minus_pad, key_plus_pad, key_period_pad, key_enter_pad, key_prtscr, key_pause, key_lshift, key_rshift, key_lcontrol, key_rcontrol, key_lalt, key_ralt, key_scrlock, key_numlock, key_capslock, key_lwin, key_rwin, key_menu -
@spud11 said in AdvMESS For Dummies - a basic guide:
bbcbp128/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75);
Fantastic! That one solved it - left Alt and Tab now brings up the menu. Cheers :)
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Okay, so this seems to be how to get everything working and customisable on BBC, so I'll also add it to the OP.
Firstly, add this line on its own somewhere in the .RC file:
bbcbp128/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75);That enables the MESS menu to be brought up.
When you start a game, press left-Alt and Tab to bring the menu up. Go to "Input (this system)" and map the controls for that game. Despite the name, this actually appears to be a per-game mapping, not system-wide, which is handy.
When you're done, quit out. Now your bbcmicro.rc file will have a bunch of lines like this in it:
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_killer]/input_map[key_z] keyboard[0,z] or joystick_digital[0079_0011,0,0,1] bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_killer]/input_map[key_x] keyboard[0,x] or joystick_digital[0079_0011,0,0,0]The important thing about these is that they tell you what MESS uses as its internal name for the game - this is Killer Gorilla, and MESS has titled it "killer".
If you don't mind manually typing CHAIN "KILLER" every time you want to boot the game up, you're already done. The control keys have been mapped to your joystick and saved, so you only have to set them once for each game in your library.
If, however, you also want to automate the boot process, you'll need one of two lines.
For games which boot with CHAIN "GAMENAME", add this line to the .RC file before the control-map lines above:
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_GAMENAME]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,100); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(100);Replace "GAMENAME" with whatever MESS has told you is its internal name for the game - eg "killer" in our example above - and change the letters g-a-m-e-n-a-m-e in the script for the letters of whatever that title is. (Obviously you might need to add or delete a couple.)
For games which boot with *RUN "GAMENAME", do the exact same but use this template:
bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicro_GAMENAME]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_quote,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_r,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_u,100); delay(100); simulate_key(key_n,100); delay(100); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,100); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_m,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_2,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_capslock,75); delay(100); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(100);AFAIK every game on the BBC runs with either CHAIN or *RUN, so those two templates should cover you for everything. You now have fully-automated BBC games loading, booting and running with custom control mappings.
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Great work. Section 6 didn't work for me. I needed this:
advmess = "/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess bbcb -floppy %ROM%"
default = "advmess"
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