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    Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone

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    • FollyF
      Folly @isidoro80
      last edited by Folly

      @isidoro80 @jamrom2

      I did some work on the Apple types.

      First let me say that matching RetroPie names with MAME names has been implemented in a speculative way and not directly keeping track of all systems manually.
      So personally, I don't always have the knowledge of what is matched as there are more that 30000 system names !
      But the strength is that for many systems this will work.

      For the "Apple II" types the recognition is incomplete and it seems to be confusing.
      That is why I decided to turn of the matching procedure for the "Apple II" types.

      This way every apple type get's it's own directory structure using the MAME name.
      So then we can test and discuss these Apple types better using the MAME system name.

      I tested the apple2gs but it freezes at boot.
      I also tested the apple2gsr1 and it booted the game :
      beyond pinball (1986)(dark logic)[cr brian fist].do (bypinbll.zip)
      Not directly sure how to play but it works !

      Earlier I added apple2ee and apple2gsr1 in the "selection of systems -> other systems".
      I think I added these two systems in that section because we have talked about these two as working systems.

      Now that I updated the script I recommend you should use that update.
      But before you do that you should de-install them first from within the RetroPie-Setup :
      -> Manage Packages
      -> Manage Experimental Packages
      -> install-apple....................... (do this with all the apple module-scripts)
      -> remove

      Then you should delete all these "install-apple..............sh" scripts from :
      /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/libretrocores
      or if you have them here :
      /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/libretrocores

      The /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/apple* directories aren't removed.
      But I will advice you to backup these directories and remove them.
      This way you will notice the new directories, that are created, when installing the systems again with the updated script.

      Update the script and install the systems again and copy back your game files into :
      /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/applegsr1 (for example)

      For apple2gsr1 you need these bios files :

      pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listroms apple2gsr1
      ROMs required for driver "apple2gsr1".
      Name                                   Size Checksum
      341s0345.bin                           3072 CRC(48cd5779) SHA1(97e421f5247c00a0ca34cd08b6209df573101480)
      apple2gs.chr                           4096 CRC(91e53cd8) SHA1(34e2443e2ef960a36c047a09ed5a93f471797f89)
      342-0077-b                           131072 CRC(42f124b0) SHA1(e4fc7560b69d062cb2da5b1ffbe11cd1ca03cc37)
      341-0132-d.e12                         2048 CRC(c506efb9) SHA1(8e14e85c645187504ec9d162b3ea614a0c421d32)
      

      Search for mame-0.231-merged.
      I think the are all in apple2gs.7z .

      If it doesn't work then check your /dev/shm/runcommand.log .

      Let me know if you get it working.

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      • FollyF
        Folly
        last edited by Folly

        Here some pictures booting bypinbll.zip on apple2gsr1 :

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        • DTEAMD
          DTEAM @Folly
          last edited by

          @folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

          Are you able to make some themes for apfm1000?

          Done ! see on GitHub
          https://github.com/DTEAM-1/cygnus-blue-flames

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          • FollyF
            Folly @DTEAM
            last edited by Folly

            @dteam

            Perfect !

            2021-10-04-154634_800x600_scrot-resized.png

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              isidoro80 @Folly
              last edited by

              @folly if you use supersweettheme there are many theme apple2, apple2gs, apfm1000, etc..

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                isidoro80 @Folly
                last edited by

                @folly hello thanks for the information. have you updated the script now? so i have to download and install it again?

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                • FollyF
                  Folly @isidoro80
                  last edited by

                  @isidoro80

                  Yes I have.

                  Good luck !

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                  • DTEAMD
                    DTEAM @Folly
                    last edited by

                    @folly

                    I like your "driver lists" additions in your first post . Good idea !!

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                    • DTEAMD
                      DTEAM @DTEAM
                      last edited by

                      @dteam
                      Has anyone tried Amiga CD 32 (CD32N, CD32). Does it work well with lr-Mess and MAME.

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                      • FollyF
                        Folly @DTEAM
                        last edited by

                        @dteam said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                        @folly

                        I like your "driver lists" additions in your first post . Good idea !!

                        Thanks.

                        Yes, I liked the idea that everyone can see directly what games are meant for these sections.

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                        • FollyF
                          Folly @DTEAM
                          last edited by Folly

                          @dteam said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                          @dteam
                          Has anyone tried Amiga CD 32 (CD32N, CD32). Does it work well with lr-Mess and MAME.

                          Never tried CD32 with lr-mess or mame I have used lr-puae for that with good speed, I must say.
                          Trouble is that the BIOS roms have to be named/renamed to other bios names.
                          The disadvantage, like many emulators, is the keyboard layout.
                          It's sometimes hard to find the correct keys.
                          I think I also tried a few sd-card images especially for Amiga and that worked good.
                          I think they use amiberry.

                          I did test Amiga500 a year ago with lr-mess/mame but it was quite slow.
                          I don't know if we had already the auto frame skipping.
                          Presumably CD32 won't run as fast as it does on other emulators.

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                          • jamrom2J
                            jamrom2 @isidoro80
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                            @isidoro80 I don't I can. I fell back to the original MESS project that came before this. Forwhatever reason, it works.

                            I'd just give Folly more time and let this current project unfold a little. It's coming along nicely and I'm sure Apple will be sorted like the rest of the list is slowly getting sorted.

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                            • jamrom2J
                              jamrom2 @Folly
                              last edited by

                              @folly Same here. It runs good on lr-uae so I'm keeping it that way.

                              It was a little challenging to get the right BIOS files as well. Not as bad as CDi, but certainly not quick and easy. LOL>

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                              • jamrom2J
                                jamrom2 @DTEAM
                                last edited by jamrom2

                                @dteam wow... you're artwork in the themes you made is great! I really like the .svg and .png choioces for the logos and many of the systems files look sharp and life-like.

                                If you want, you can use my Colecovision logo I created a few months ago. I made one look as close to the actual logo on the game system, unlike the "stacked" version.

                                Also, I have an Intellivision logo I'm happy to share as well. I used a purple "running man" instead of the standard issue one. It's not the same as what everyone else uses. I'm happy to have it open for use.

                                I can re-post them here if you want them

                                JamR

                                Do you know if anyone is continuing the "8-bit" run command screens? Now that lr-mess is coming to it's own, there are a lot of systems missing. I would try it myself but I have no idea how to pixelate the systems like the original artist did.

                                https://github.com/ehettervik/es-runcommand-splash

                                https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4611/runcommand-system-splashscreens

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                                • DTEAMD
                                  DTEAM @jamrom2
                                  last edited by DTEAM

                                  @jamrom2 said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                                  Do you know if anyone is continuing the "8-bit" run command screens? Now that lr-mess is coming to it's own, there are a lot of systems missing. I would try it myself but I have no idea how to pixelate the systems like the original artist did.

                                  I created mine for many systems but not in 8 bits. It could be great if someone created a fork and continued what @Rookervik did.
                                  launching.png

                                  launching.png

                                  For you logos, I found this one but not Intellivision:
                                  alt text

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                                  • jamrom2J
                                    jamrom2 @DTEAM
                                    last edited by

                                    @dteam I agree. I hope some one does.. in the meantime.. I'm all over your set! It's really nice!

                                    I'll post my Intellivision logo later. Once I get home from work. I never posted it on the forum. I'm a huge INTV fan, so I wanted mine a little different than stock.

                                    You're free to use either once you have them.

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                                    • jamrom2J
                                      jamrom2 @Folly
                                      last edited by jamrom2

                                      @folly That pic you posted looks like what I was talking about. Those look like Apple II games being played on the Apple IIgs BIOS/system.

                                      The Apple IIgs was for lack of better comparison, similar in graphic level to an Amiga 500/1000. The Apple II(e) was similar to about an Atari 400/800.

                                      I'll help you more with this later, or tomorrow for sure. But that's a start. The previous script had them split right. I don't know if it's all that necessary to get every variant to the system up and running right away. But for sure, these two need to work separate of each other. I think the Apple II(e) games could be played on a GS model though. So you're not out of the realm of possibility.

                                      I'm no Apple expert.. but they are definitely different from each other.

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                                      • jamrom2J
                                        jamrom2 @DTEAM
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                                        @dteam logo2.png intvlogo.png

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                                        • DTEAMD
                                          DTEAM @jamrom2
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                                          @jamrom2
                                          Capture.PNG

                                          Hard to see with my background. Is It easy for you to use different colors? brighter or white

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                                            isidoro80 @Folly
                                            last edited by isidoro80

                                            @folly which script you use? I try lr-mess-basename and lr-mess-cmd but not work. In the log read: error parsing game path and sustem name and driver not found.... I try lr-mess-system-apple2gsr1-flop1 but retroarch start and freeze. I download bios correct. Beyond pinball and dark logic are game apple2 not apple2gs. An example Apple2gs games are alienmd.zip airball.zip arknoid2.zip

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