[MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?
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@Carnivore The only difference in the handling with Advancmame is the input-mapping.
Which can be an advantage btw: you are able to map several buttons from several devices to a single Action, something you cant do with retroarch.
Beside of that there are no mentionable differences to a lr-core imo.
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@sirhenrythe5th Thank you for the recommendation. I plan or adding some more MAME games to my gamelist in near future and if some of new roms don't work for me, I'll surely test them withAdvanceMAME.
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@sirhenrythe5th said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
Beside of that there are no mentionable differences to a lr-core imo.
Maybe someday you give it a try, AdvanceMame is worth it without a doubt.Outside of input config, I would say the biggest reason to use an lr core is to take advantage of shaders. AdvanceMAME does have some video rgb effects, but the retrorach shaders are nicer.
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@caver01 as far as Arcade Games are concerned i only need Scanlines when i play on my HDTV.
And AdvanceMame has great ones, i use "Horizontal 2" and need nothing else 😊But of course this is personal choice. When someone needs 2xEagleSAI with Triple Antialiasing and a smooth Filter then AdvanceMame is the wrong version for sure.
I like it authentic and like to play NAME on a CRT the most. Of course without using any kind of picture enhancer. -
@sirhenrythe5th said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
I like it authentic and like to play NAME on a CRT the most
Are you using composite from the RPI for the CRT or other video output options ?
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@mitu i use the Composite Output. 3,5mm headphone jack -> Scart -> TV.
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@caver01 Sorry for the necropost, but I am curious if you have an updated recommendation for running vector games, in my case on a Pi 3B+. I have been following your guide on how to make these games look their best using AdvanceMAME (now on version 3.9, but the guide was updated of course) with some success. Is there a better option now that still has the ability to include the backdrops and high-resolution of AdvanceMAME?
Thanks for reading!
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just want to nevropost to write my 2'cents: as of now im using lr-mame - which in for retropie is currently 0.229 - over the mame2003 but seems the former does run less games that i have over the latter, but while some games that run on the lr version do not in the 2003 so i guess there is not a version that is the best as of compatibility :(
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@niculinux Are you using a 0.229 romset? If not, it's no surprise that your games don't work with this mame version, and I recommend reading Validating, Rebuilding, and Filtering Arcade ROMs for the basics of building romsets for specific mame versions.
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@clyde Well I can't offer you any advice other than good luck as so far I haven't been able to get any MAME roms to work.
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@colstar You could just try FBNeo instead if MAME is too confusing and trips you up with what romset and mame versions you need to use. Some of the sets might be called FBA because of legacy reasons. If you are going to places that seem shady to get your roms from then you should try to use a VPN and Mac Address changer. As for VPN's there is ProtonVPN as one of the free alternatives.
Reddit Channel /roms can you help you out
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@clyde said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@niculinux Are you using a 0.229 romset? If not, it's no surprise that your games don't work with this mame version, and I recommend reading Validating, Rebuilding, and Filtering Arcade ROMs for the basics of building romsets for specific mame versions.
Actually i dont know, i don't use windows, for linux there is ronvault but since im an occasional gamer dont have much time to mess around :, (
In the menatime, i guess the best choice is to have at least a couple of emulators, lr-mame-2003-plus and lr-fbneo, maybe i will try when i'll get some spare time. Any other hint is obviously wellcome!
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@niculinux the advice is to read https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade/ - you need to choose an emulator, then obtain the romset for it. trying to work with whatever random romset you have already will be painful. with the right romset (essentially) everything Just Works.
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@emulatre71 said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@colstar You could just try FBNeo instead if MAME is too confusing and trips you up with what romset and mame versions you need to use.
FBN is no different to MAME in its strict romset version requirements.
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@niculinux yes, lr-mame2003 is the best for many "old school" arcade games.
If I am correct, it uses romset MAME 0.78 . Google searches for that, and you should be fine. Google MAME 2003 reference... and you should have your answer. We're not allowed to post actual links... but they're not hard to come by out there.
Depending on your Pi version (mine is 3b+), you'll be able to run a lot of games with this set and MAME version.
If there is a specific game, like a Neo-Geo fighting game, or something similar, you can try other MAME verions and roms... but again... you'll drive yourself crazy doing this.
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@jamrom2 said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@niculinux yes, lr-mame2003 is the best for many "old school" arcade games.
If I am correct, it uses romset MAME 0.78 . Google searches for that, and you should be fine. Google MAME 2003 reference... and you should have your answer. We're not allowed to post actual links... but they're not hard to come by out there.
Depending on your Pi version (mine is 3b+), you'll be able to run a lot of games with this set and MAME version.
If there is a specific game, like a Neo-Geo fighting game, or something similar, you can try other MAME verions and roms... but again... you'll drive yourself crazy doing this.
Yes, i used to play with mame 2003, problem is it not supports some games i played in childhood such as slam dunk or wind jammers, how do i got to know what emulator will cover non mame 2003 running games, so there is not another way than dankcushions wrote
@dankcushions said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@niculinux the advice is to read https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade/ - you need to choose an emulator, then obtain the romset for it. trying to work with whatever random romset you have already will be painful. with the right romset (essentially) everything Just Works.
I 'm afraid of...
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@niculinux said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@jamrom2 said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@niculinux yes, lr-mame2003 is the best for many "old school" arcade games.
If I am correct, it uses romset MAME 0.78 . Google searches for that, and you should be fine. Google MAME 2003 reference... and you should have your answer. We're not allowed to post actual links... but they're not hard to come by out there.
Depending on your Pi version (mine is 3b+), you'll be able to run a lot of games with this set and MAME version.
If there is a specific game, like a Neo-Geo fighting game, or something similar, you can try other MAME verions and roms... but again... you'll drive yourself crazy doing this.
Yes, i used to play with mame 2003, problem is it not supports some games i played in childhood such as slam dunk or wind jammers,
yes it does. it supports both of these: https://buildbot.libretro.com/compatibility_lists/cores/mame2003/mame2003.html (i don't know if slam dunk's 'imperfect' sound/video are obvious, but windjammers certainly works fine).
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@dankcushions said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@niculinux said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@jamrom2 said in [MAME ] Which is the best MAME version for pi ?:
@niculinux yes, lr-mame2003 is the best for many "old school" arcade games.
If I am correct, it uses romset MAME 0.78 . Google searches for that, and you should be fine. Google MAME 2003 reference... and you should have your answer. We're not allowed to post actual links... but they're not hard to come by out there.
Depending on your Pi version (mine is 3b+), you'll be able to run a lot of games with this set and MAME version.
If there is a specific game, like a Neo-Geo fighting game, or something similar, you can try other MAME verions and roms... but again... you'll drive yourself crazy doing this.
Yes, i used to play with mame 2003, problem is it not supports some games i played in childhood such as slam dunk or wind jammers,
yes it does. it supports both of these: https://buildbot.libretro.com/compatibility_lists/cores/mame2003/mame2003.html (i don't know if slam dunk's 'imperfect' sound/video are obvious, but windjammers certainly works fine).
thanks, very helpful!! There is a list concernin lr-mame and/ or lr-fbneo?
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@niculinux lr-mame is not recommended for the reasons stated in the arcade page, but given that it's more or less current MAME, you can expect it to support just about every arcade game in existence.
lr-fbneo - check the dat files: https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/tree/master/dats
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Thanks, just checked the arcade page on retropie docs here, guess i just need to do some experiments :P
Just noticed that lr-mame with non working games hangs the raspberry displayng "loading machine 99%" leaving no choice but to turn off and on. I guess it's more hardware demanding as stated in the docs, so gonna try some old version, pheraps the 2010 and see what happens
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