Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME

Folly

@dteam

Nice, I see you are integrating the script part in the first post. 👍

Folly

@dteam

I checked all handheld systems and discovered some systems that perhaps can be added.

I checked all your system files against mame0233 and added these to the repository :
commit 1

I removed an unknown system :
commit 2

I removed a double system :
commit 3

I added possible systems to add :
commit 4

The JAKKS and the unknown have to be checked the most before adding.
I am more confident that the others can just be added.

Can you check it before we add them ?

If you can keep the structure in post 2 the same that would be nice.

( I have to tell you, I was quite some work checking it all ;-) )

DTEAM

@folly

here, I have tested a lot of systems and the unworking are listed. For JAKKS, a lot of handheld doesn't work.

I removed an unknown system :

commit 2

For TBASKB

see http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=tbaskb&arcade_only=0&autosearch=1

This pocket handheld exists and works. Maybe they change the name of the file?

Folly

@dteam

Ok, so possibly there are still "non-working-systems" among them.
Well, for now, the data is somewhat registered.

So we can look at it another day then.

Edit :
I added tbaskb back in the list (last found in 0229) :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/5454b8ab35b1ccf80288570b1872178b6ae7612a

DTEAM

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

I added possible systems to add :
commit 4

You can definitely go ahead for those (excepted Thomas and Friends)

~~Driver bndarc (Arcadia (Bandai)):~~
Driver bmcfball (Classic Football (Bambino)):
Driver cpacmanr1 (Pac-Man (Coleco, Rev. 28)):
Driver ebknight (Black Knight Pinball (Entex)):
Driver efootb4 (Color Football 4 (Entex)):
Driver einvaderc (Space Invader (Entex, COP444L version)):
Driver epacman2r (Pac Man 2 (Entex, red Pacman)):
Driver esbattle (Space Battle (Entex)):
Driver gpoker (Poker (Gakken, 1979 version)):
Driver mbaskb (Basketball (Mattel)):
Driver mchess (Computer Chess (Mattel)):
Driver mfootb2 (Football 2 (Mattel)):
Driver mhockey (Hockey (Mattel)):
Driver msoccer (Soccer (Mattel)):
~~Driver tmy_thom (Thomas and Friends (Tomy)):~~

For Game & Watch below:

Driver gnw_bfightn (Game & Watch: Balloon Fight (New Wide Screen)):
Driver gnw_climbern (Game & Watch: Climber (New Wide Screen)):
Driver gnw_dkcirc (Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Circus):
Driver gnw_smbn (Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (New Wide Screen)):

They are already covered by Madrigal romset or it's a different version like gnw_smbn and gnw_smb.
We should add them.

For Jakks (not playable) and those 2 :
Driver mdallas (Dalla$ (J.R. handheld)): --------> Board Game
Driver megajet (Mega Jet (Japan Mega Drive handheld)): -----------> Portable MegaDrive

It's a no go.

I'll work on the gamelist.xml files to add them and try to find some artwork for them.

Folly

@dteam

I updated the databases.
~~(I still have to update them in the script)~~ (updated)

Here you can check what I added :
(the red Drivers in the check_database_files are removed and added to the normal database_files)
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/9d7fe77b260441c9f66a360ef7a3b50ec171f38f

DTEAM

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

Driver gnw_bfightn (Game & Watch: Balloon Fight (New Wide Screen)):
Driver gnw_climbern (Game & Watch: Climber (New Wide Screen)):
Driver gnw_dkcirc (Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Circus):
Driver gnw_smbn (Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (New Wide Screen)):

For those G&Watch, the MAME's Artworks was already in the Google drive folder

Folly

@dteam

Now you said, I looked into the folder.
Indeed they are already there !

Back then, you already added some future stuff ;-)
Magnificent !

DTEAM

@folly
Same thing for epacman2r.zip

Now, I'm working on gamelist.xml files

DTEAM

@Folly

this one is a console

Driver bndarc (Arcadia (Bandai)) not a handheld

Arcadia (Bandai)

DTEAM

@Folly

Site with artworks for MESS and MAME

http://discreteconsoles.blogspot.com/2015/11/

Folly

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

@Folly

this one is a console

Driver bndarc (Arcadia (Bandai)) not a handheld

I removed bndarc from the classich database and in the scripts.
And updated the check_databases according to post 68 and 73.

Folly

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

@Folly

Site with artworks for MESS and MAME

http://discreteconsoles.blogspot.com/2015/11/

Looking nice.
Can you find the download link ?

DTEAM

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

Can you find the download link ?

unfortunately no

DTEAM

@Folly

gamelist.xml for classich has been updated on Google Drive. Game and Watch was already ok.

The list in post #2 has been updated too, according post 68

Folly

@dteam

This driver is missing :
Driver gnw_egg (Game & Watch: Egg):

Can you have a look, I think we can add it.

I tried in both mame and lr-mess .
Adding it to the script array will generate config files and background overlay for lr-mess.

DTEAM

@folly
Thanks. I added it.

Folly

@dteam

Can you do the gamelist too ?

DTEAM

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

Can you do the gamelist too ?

Already there. It was an omission in my post.

Folly

@dteam

I have added this new0236 driver to the jakks section :
Driver jak_sbjd (SpongeBob SquarePants Jellyfish Dodge (JAKKS Pacific TV Game) (Apr 5 2007)):
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