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    Need Some Advice Please

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      PetroRie @awsd12
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      @awsd12 said in Need Some Advice Please:

      My question was do I need to make a romset for nes,neo geo etc or is it just for mame and fba that I need the dat file to make a romset ? if someone understands what I am saying. Also is it better to xfer roms via net or usb just incase I wanted

      Clrmamepro is only for MAME games. For the other systems you mentioned it's just copy n paste into the right directory. I always upload roms on my RetroPie trough network, The RetroPie makes a network shared directory for the roms. I never used the USB method to transfer roms, because in my opinion trough net (shared folder) you have a better overview and this is how almost everyone does it. If you want to delete roms you just acces the rom folder and delete the files trough the net.

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        awsd12 @PetroRie
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        @PetroRie

        Thanks for clearing things up, Lets say I only place 1 game in each of the corresponding emulators then scrape the folders to get game art, would I have to do this again for the new games I add later on ?, just asking to deiced to either place all roms in the emulators and scrape all then delete roms i don't like etc .

        On the side note I notice In my usb file emulators I don't have all the emulators such as Dreamcast etc ?

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          PetroRie @awsd12
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          @awsd12 said in Need Some Advice Please:

          ust asking to deiced to either place all roms in the emulators and scrape all then delete roms i don't like etc .

          When you scrape it only downloads the info of the roms which are in the folder, before you scrape it's going to ask you which systems you want to scrape. If you add new games you have to scrape them.

          Just check the roms folder, the dreamcast rom folder is in there. Dreamcast emulator is included.

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            awsd12 @PetroRie
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            @PetroRie

            Ok might be there but I mean in the in the USB files you get it doesn't have a dream cast folder were you could potentially place roms

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              rbaker @awsd12
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              @awsd12 said in Need Some Advice Please:

              On the side note I notice In my usb file emulators I don't have all the emulators such as Dreamcast etc ?

              https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#why-do-some-emulators-not-show-up

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                awsd12 @rbaker
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                @rbaker

                Couldn't find the answer it says you have to put roms inside it for it to show up in emulator, but my question is that I have No folder to put dreamcast roms into if i had any in teh first place

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                  rbaker @awsd12
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                  @awsd12 said in Need Some Advice Please:

                  @rbaker

                  Couldn't find the answer it says you have to put roms inside it for it to show up in emulator, but my question is that I have No folder to put dreamcast roms into if i had any in teh first place

                  https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/First-Installation:
                  "On RetroPie 4.0, not everything is installed by default. The pre-made image ships with libretro emulators with a few standalone emulators such as mame4all, mupen64plus and pifba. Ports like quake and doom and other software like ScummVM can be installed later.

                  Software can be installed from the RetroPie-Setup script - which is accessible from the RetroPie menu on Emulation Station. Once there you can Navigate to "Packages" where you will see various section. You can see available packages in each section and which ones are installed. Stable additional packages are under the "Optional" section, with more unstable packages listed under experimental. The packages are ordered by type (emulators / libretro cores / ports), then alphabetically. By selecting a package you can choose or install it, or remove it. Some packages also have additional configuration."

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                    awsd12 @rbaker
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                    @rbaker

                    hey rbaker, I should use the program to make my romset then It's ok If i start with one rom intially xfering it to the pie via usb and scraping it, then xferng the rest of the roms I want via .net ?

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                      awsd12 @dankcushions
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                      @dankcushions

                      Hey dude I got the Mame 2003 reference set, dammm that was a huge file, however I also manage to get 0.173 (fba 0.2.97.38), Im in a pickle I want to get Street Fighter 3 on my pie but don't know which verison is english or what files i got. A link to the picture => https://gyazo.com/e10fba0a6f546939bd2d413b55ab706b , If I wanted to pay SF3A which files would I xfer don't know if this set is non merged, spilt or merged, if you could advise me would be helpful and if its the same with mame 2003 reference set ?

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                      • dankcushionsD
                        dankcushions Global Moderator
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                        @awsd12 in the FBA set street fighter 3 3rd strike is called sfiii3.zip - put that in your fba folder and you're good to go!

                        with mame, if you downloaded the full reference set I told you to, you can just put any of the game zips in that in the mame-libretro folder and they will work. if you look on the wiki page the 'compatibility lists' show the file name and the full name for each game.

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                          awsd12 @dankcushions
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                          @dankcushions

                          Bro I got FBa romset 02.97.38, and in it, it has heaps of files, I don't know which 1 i xfer O.o https://gyazo.com/b9f0cd7a5cbbbeba614d1626c10ad3cf and i don't know if this is non merged or spilt

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                            dankcushions Global Moderator @awsd12
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                            @awsd12 I told you the filename and it's in your list. you got this. I believe in you.

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                              Floob @awsd12
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                              @awsd12
                              Transfer the one called sfiii3 - its in your screenshot.

                              Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                              RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                                awsd12 @dankcushions
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                                @dankcushions

                                HAHAHAHAH IT WORKS WELL I SEE FBA EMUALTOR AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :D THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN A LONG ONE. HAHAHAHAH however my other question is how do i get ports so I can play cave story and get kodi ? and how do I know what files i have to xfer from x set ?

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                                  rbaker @awsd12
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                                  @awsd12
                                  https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/cavestory
                                  https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/KODI

                                  why do you continue to ask these questions?

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                                    awsd12 @rbaker
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                                    @rbaker

                                    Because you guys are caring people that answer my questions when i Don't understand the wiki :), I get ports and kodi but I don't know how to get cavestory to pie I knw I have to get the file and enlish update thingy but I dont know where the files go ?, In port do I just drag both of them in ?

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                                      Ekstreme
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                                      I've been following this thread and biting my tongue, but surely you're taking the piss now?

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                                        awsd12 @Ekstreme
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                                        @Ekstreme

                                        Taking the piss ? I am actually serious. I do read the wiki's and ask about things I don't understand or ask for a direct link.

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                                          rbaker @awsd12
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                                          @awsd12 said in Need Some Advice Please:

                                          but I dont know where the files go

                                          I cannot then accept that you have read the instructions. For cave story, they state:

                                          Create a folder called CaveStory in

                                          /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/

                                          Add all of the game files into the CaveStory folder- particularly Doukotsu.exe into

                                          /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/CaveStory

                                          I am actually serious. I do read the wiki's

                                          No, I am not believing it due to the questions being asked. I'm starting to think along the lines of @Ekstreme

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                                            awsd12 @rbaker
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                                            @rbaker

                                            If it comes across that way my bad, I don't think I am getting the right Cavestory Files so aint going to bother about it. However when I press Tab on my keyboard to edit in game settings such exit back to in game main menu, it doesn't show up I can press select and start to exit the game but it doesnt take me back to the main charcter or game menu ( I m only playing SF3 atm

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