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    Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME

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    • DTEAMD
      DTEAM @DTEAM
      last edited by DTEAM

      I added 6 new all_in1 plug & play consoles runned by xavix.cpp driver. They need frameskip = auto. With that, they run well. The list above is updated with those six consoles.

      namcons1
      namcons2
      taitons1
      taitons2
      tak_geig
      tomcpin

      I add those plug & play in my gamelist.xml and downloaded images. see : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bfuYF7Ij_dhNc9b8bVCS6I22XiEmP7rv?usp=sharing

      For lr-mess, I added a gamelists and downloaded_images for pockstat and updated svmu with more games videos and images.

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        Folly
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        @DTEAM

        Tested all systems working with lr-mess.

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        • DTEAMD
          DTEAM @Folly
          last edited by DTEAM

          @folly
          This is great !!!
          I’ll test it with your generate-desired-systems.sh file.

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            Folly @DTEAM
            last edited by Folly

            @dteam

            I have added a readme and a script in my repository :
            https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/tree/main/00-scripts-00

            This is added to improve running handhelds with lr-mess.
            The generate-overlay-configs.sh script can be used to generate all the overlay configs required to display the background images as an overlay with RetroArch.

            I have not yet included the .png files. So for now, this has to be done manually.

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            • TPRT
              TPR @Folly
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              @folly Is there a tutorial like this one to get the Game & Watch games up and running in lr-MESS?

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              • DTEAMD
                DTEAM @TPR
                last edited by DTEAM

                @tpr
                Not yet. For Lr-Mess, the approach is currently being tested. I don't know if all controller setups are fine or if speed issues are fixed. To install the games for lr-Mess, follow Folly's approach, see:
                https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25576/new-scriptmodules-lr-vice-xvic-gsplus-proper-lr-mess-integration/387?_=1610986833918

                For MAME method, if you fallow this tutorial, your systems will be fully fonctionnals and your roms will be also scrape.

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                • TPRT
                  TPR @DTEAM
                  last edited by

                  @dteam Thanks! Got the Game & Watch games up and running! The tutorial is great! One question. Is there a way to set the frameskip to auto in the .ini or somewhere else so it loads with that config already set to auto?

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                  • DTEAMD
                    DTEAM @TPR
                    last edited by

                    @tpr said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                    One question. Is there a way to set the frameskip to auto in the .ini or somewhere else so it loads with that config already set to auto?

                    No, I've try but without success. Maybe @Folly knows.

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                      Folly @DTEAM
                      last edited by Folly

                      @dteam said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                      @tpr said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                      One question. Is there a way to set the frameskip to auto in the .ini or somewhere else so it loads with that config already set to auto?

                      No, I've try but without success. Maybe @Folly knows.

                      I think you have to add it in the commandline in /opt/retropie/configs/mame/emulators.cfg :
                      mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"

                      Look here for all commandline options :
                      https://docs.mamedev.org/commandline/commandline-all.html

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                      • TPRT
                        TPR @Folly
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                        @folly Thanks! I'll try that!

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                        • TPRT
                          TPR @Folly
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                          @folly Wow! I think that might have worked! Thank you! This is what I have in my emulators.cfg:

                          mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"

                          @DTEAM can you check to see if that works for you? I'm still a bit new to using these roms so I'm not 100% sure.

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                            Folly @TPR
                            last edited by Folly

                            @tpr said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                            @folly Wow! I think that might have worked! Thank you! This is what I have in my emulators.cfg:

                            mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"

                            @DTEAM can you check to see if that works for you? I'm still a bit new to using these roms so I'm not 100% sure.

                            I think, if you press F11 you can see if the autoframeskip is on or not.

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                              TPR @Folly
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                              @folly Yep! I just did that! Thank you!

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                              • DTEAMD
                                DTEAM @TPR
                                last edited by DTEAM

                                @tpr said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                                mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"

                                Yes it works !!! but i had to add it for all systems. I will modify the tutorial.---> (new edit: It' done) Thanks @Folly !! To see frameskip It's F10... I think
                                ex.: emulators.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/jakks

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                                  Folly @DTEAM
                                  last edited by Folly

                                  @dteam said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                                  @tpr said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                                  mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"

                                  Yes it works !!! but i had to add it for all systems. I will modify the tutorial. Thanks @Folly !!

                                  Oh yes, you have seperated them.
                                  Well it's an improvement. ;-)

                                  Indeed F10 will also do.
                                  I think using F10 it will dissapear over some time.
                                  I think using F11 it will stay in the screen and dissapear if you press it again.
                                  Am I correct ?

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                                  • DTEAMD
                                    DTEAM @Folly
                                    last edited by DTEAM

                                    @folly said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                                    Well it's an improvement. ;-)

                                    🤣 ahah 👍🏻 But honestly, It's great. It's so simple and I wasn't able to set It. Thanks again.

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                                      Folly @DTEAM
                                      last edited by Folly

                                      @dteam said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                                      @folly said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                                      Well it's an improvement. ;-)

                                      🤣 ahah 👍🏻 But honestly, It's great. It's so simple and I wasn't able to set It. Thanks again.

                                      Your welcome !

                                      Read your configs in the first post, are you going to improve/edit them later on ?

                                      I think it should be something like this, so you can switch between "with" or "without" (with autoframeskip as default) :

                                      mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame %BASENAME%"
                                      mameafs= "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"
                                      default = "mameafs"
                                      

                                      edit :
                                      Perhaps you can also do :
                                      "mame-autoframeskip" in stead of "mameafs".
                                      You have to try if this works, but i think it will.

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                                      • DTEAMD
                                        DTEAM @Folly
                                        last edited by

                                        @folly
                                        Yes good point.
                                        Knowing the problems between Lr-Mess and frameskip = auto via retroarch. Do you think this approach could also work for slow systems like GP32.

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                                          Folly @DTEAM
                                          last edited by Folly

                                          @dteam said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:

                                          @folly
                                          Yes good point.
                                          Knowing the problems between Lr-Mess and frameskip = auto via retroarch. Do you think this approach could also work for slow systems like GP32.

                                          If I remember correctly, I already tried something with GP32.
                                          If I could improve it, but it keeps working slow.

                                          I will search the post, it was this post ( to you also I see ) :
                                          https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25576/new-scriptmodules-lr-vice-xvic-gsplus-proper-lr-mess-integration/230

                                          Perhaps we can add the frameskipping. Did you try it manually ?

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                                          • DTEAMD
                                            DTEAM @Folly
                                            last edited by

                                            @folly
                                            Yes, with no succes, but I'll retry It tomorrow.

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