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    Goodbye fbalpha, welcome fbneo

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      barbudreadmon @wmarcio
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      @wmarcio you'll have to manually clone and build https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha2018

      @barbudreadmon said in New FB Alpha libretro (pre-v0.2.97.44):

      it's up to you to either not update fbalpha or keep your romset up-to-date

      Next time, follow the instructions and don't update, it'll save you a lot of trouble if you don't want to bother updating your romsets.

      FBNeo developer - github - forum

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        brimby
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        If I update Retropie does my FBA emulator get upgraded too or do emulators have to get updated specifically/intentionally?

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          IanDaemon @brimby
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          @brimby said in New FB Alpha libretro (pre-v0.2.97.44):

          If I update Retropie does my FBA emulator get upgraded too or do emulators have to get updated specifically/intentionally?

          You can do either. You can update them together or separately. The RetroPie menus give you both options.

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            wmarcio @barbudreadmon
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            @barbudreadmon said in New FB Alpha libretro (pre-v0.2.97.44):

            @wmarcio you'll have to manually clone and build https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha2018

            @barbudreadmon said in New FB Alpha libretro (pre-v0.2.97.44):

            it's up to you to either not update fbalpha or keep your romset up-to-date

            Next time, follow the instructions and don't update, it'll save you a lot of trouble if you don't want to bother updating your romsets.

            Hi, thanks for answering.

            Would it be too much to ask, or could you teach me this procedure?
            I do not know anything about linux ...
            thank you very much.

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              barbudreadmon @wmarcio
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              @wmarcio I would recommend to stick with the latest version and fix your romsets instead (using the dat file i provide at https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/blob/master/dats/FB Alpha v0.2.97.44 (ClrMame Pro XML).dat and a tutorial about clrmamepro), doing otherwise would be a lot more complex and there are most likely specific steps for retropie which i'm unaware of.

              FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                barbudreadmon
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                Btw, i'll mention it since it has been a request for a long time, midway W unit games (mortal kombat 3, rampage world tour, ...) are now available in fbalpha, and midway T unit (mortal kombat 1 & 2, ...) should be available in the next few days. Can't tell you how well they perform on rpi3 (my sd card died a few weeks ago and i didn't find the time to reinstall something on a new sd card), but on my x86 computers they work perfectly. Support for a lot of 80s american cabinet from atari and williams was also added some time ago.

                FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                  barbudreadmon
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                  mk1 & 2 are now supported in public releases, they run fine on my rpi3, mk3 seems to be a bit too much for my rpi3 atm.
                  On a sidenote, don't use frameskipping with midway games atm, it's causing unexpected rendering issues, currently trying to figure out what's causing this.

                  FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                    UDb23 @barbudreadmon
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                    @barbudreadmon Will we get a .44 final release for Xmas ? ;-)

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                      barbudreadmon @UDb23
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                      @UDb23 Don't ask for an ETA, things will be ready when they'll be ready, and most people are busy in december. I don't think there will be an official release as long as the midway drivers aren't perfect (or almost), and i think there is still quite some work to do on them.

                      FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                        Menion
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                        Hi
                        The current FB Alpha libretro that we get from binary source in retropie-setup 4.4 (updated) is this new pre-v0.2.97.44? I am asking because according to the changelog some new games have been added, like Mortal Kombat. I have a verified rom set (verified against 0.2.97.44 dat file) but it won't load at all

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                          barbudreadmon @Menion
                          last edited by barbudreadmon

                          @Menion said in New FB Alpha libretro (pre-v0.2.97.44):

                          The current FB Alpha libretro that we get from binary source in retropie-setup 4.4 (updated) is this new pre-v0.2.97.44? I am asking because according to the changelog some new games have been added, like Mortal Kombat. I have a verified rom set (verified against 0.2.97.44 dat file) but it won't load at all

                          I have no idea what the pre-packaged version from retropie-setup is, however i would recommend building from sources and picking the dat from https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/blob/master/dats/FB Alpha (ClrMame Pro XML%2C Arcade only).dat at the same time, so that you can be sure to have a romset matching your fbalpha version (as stated above, there are changes every few day/week).

                          On a sidenote, the midway mk/kinst drivers still need a lot of polishing in fbalpha, and considering one of the cpu interpreter needs a major rewrite, it might take a long time before it's at the level of other fbalpha drivers, you'll clearly have better emulation with mame2003-plus for those games.

                          FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                            barbudreadmon
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                            @BuZz You might be interested in updating your build script, there are specific instructions to build the dynarec which allows to play killer instinct at full speed on x86_64, see bottom of https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha

                            FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                              BuZz administrators @barbudreadmon
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                              @barbudreadmon Thanks. Have made the change.

                              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                johnodon
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                                Look at what I did Mom!

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                                  hermit
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                                  has the 0.2.97.44 version been released? thanks

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                                  • GreenHawk84G
                                    GreenHawk84
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                                    Hello,

                                    Just trying to understand this thread. I just installed Stretch on 3B+ fresh, and that comes with FBAlpha. Is that the "best" core of choice these days or should I be looking for FBAlpha2018? Looking for max compatibility and performance as usual.

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                                      UDb23 @GreenHawk84
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                                      @GreenHawk84 I'd also check Mame2003plus.
                                      In any case you need to update from source to get the latest version.

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                                        GreenHawk84 @UDb23
                                        last edited by

                                        @UDb23 That was my next question. So the cores that come with the fresh Retropie 4.4 are not the latest? Aren't my cores updated when I use the Retropie Setup script to "Update all packages"?

                                        I want to get on the right track for having the latest and greatest versions on my setup.

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                                          UDb23 @GreenHawk84
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                                          @GreenHawk84 Fresh install+update all packages you'll only get latest final (non beta) versions (same as update from binary afaik).
                                          Mame2003plus and FBA's latest versions, by updating from source, provide a lot of new features and new games support. Both are being updated quite often.

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                                            BuZz administrators @UDb23
                                            last edited by

                                            @UDb23 the binaries were updated only a few weeks ago.

                                            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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