Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME
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In the 90s I played these HP48GX games on a physical device:
https://www.hpcalc.org/hp48/games/arcade/Then you had to copy them with a serial cable via kermit:
https://www.hpcalc.org/install.phpI saw that you can run the HP48GX via mame:
http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=hp48gI have the hp48gx.zip rom running now and it looks good with the mame art:
https://www.progettosnaps.net/artworks/packs/official/hp48gx.zipIs there any way to load these games via:
/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -verbose hp48gx ... ? -
Starting with the hp48g, this driver does not have support for media and slots (serial port / ram-card / etc).
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listmedia hp48g SYSTEM MEDIA NAME (brief) IMAGE FILE EXTENSIONS SUPPORTED ---------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------- hp48g (none) pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listslots hp48g SYSTEM SLOT NAME SLOT OPTIONS SLOT DEVICE NAME ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------------------- hp48g (none)For the hp48gp and hp49g this is the same.
So it will probably be quite difficult to get the software working these types.However for the hp48gx (or hp48sx) "ports" are supported, which is perhaps an option :
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listmedia hp48gx SYSTEM MEDIA NAME (brief) IMAGE FILE EXTENSIONS SUPPORTED ---------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------- hp48gx port1 (p1) .crd hp48gx port2 (p2) .crdWhen running hp48gx I can now create a .crd file in the mame-gui.
Now using the the "disktype" program it will show up as empty disk image :pi@raspberrypi:~ $ disktype '/home/pi/hp.crd' --- /home/pi/hp.crd Regular file, size 128 KiB (131072 bytes) Blank disk/mediumThis output looks hopeful, though more research has to be done.
We have to try to format the card from within the hp48gx and look if we can get a usable disk-image that we can write files to in, for example, linux.We can find a lot of information about these models over here :
https://github.com/wyatt8740/x48
Perhaps we are even able to use this emulator and tools to create .crd files. -
I tried some ram files that were created by the x48 emulator I mentioned earlier.
They seem not compatible once something has been written to it.
So even if files could be transferred in the x48 emulator the ram card files would not work in mame.For me it takes too much time to figure out some solution.
So I will probably stop trying.Perhaps you have more luck asking the same question on the mame forum :
https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1 -
Ok. Anyway thanks for taking the time to look into it. I see there's also an Atari Portfolio thread. I will try that first.
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Yes that's my thread.
I was hoping that I could do somewhat the same thing with the hp48gx.
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F Folly referenced this topic on
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@Folly here are my scrapes and gamelist for Atari portfolio
if you like do what you want with them, all good.
hope i helped some!I stuck them here
https://archive.org/details/gamelist_202211 -
@Retrodade
Thanks. Great job! @Folly It's now on the project Google Drive -
@DTEAM great !
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Western Bar -Game Watch game made by Casio which was published, in 1984
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@Folly
Not sure if I remember any scrapes
"Image, pic and video" for Tiger R Zone?
well, there are only 3 and I made mine also leaving it here if you want them and if you already did i didn't see it, but here are the ones I did -
Can you add tigerrz to your google-drive and add also entry's for .7z ?
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@Folly said in Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME:
Can you add tigerrz to your google-drive and add also entry's for .7z ?
@Retrodade @Folly
Done! .7z included and on GoogleDrive.Thanks Retrodade!
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Hi Folly, are you able to run tsimquest.zip or 7z (Tiger - Castlevania Simon's Quest). I'm not able for now !
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It's for new release mame 250.
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Do you know if more handheld have been added to MAME 0.250 and lower since we start this thread? I updated my list 2 times since the beginning of the project. It's hard to capt, because some new handheld just doesn't work (like JAKKS... almost 50% of the existing MAME roms doesn't work, same thing for All in one)
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This is the total list for jakks (good/bad) extracted from 0249 now :
(filtered on "(JAKKS")
jak_batm
jak_bbh
jak_bbsf
jak_camp
jak_capb
jak_capc
jak_car2
jak_care
jak_dbz
jak_disf
jak_disn
jak_dora
jak_dorr
jak_dpr
jak_dprs
jak_duck
jak_dwmn
jak_dwmno
jak_fan4
jak_gtg
jak_hmg2
jak_hmhsm
jak_hmpt
jak_hsmg2
jak_just
jak_mk
jak_mpac
jak_nick
jak_pf
jak_pooh
jak_prft
jak_s500
jak_sbfc
jak_sbjd
jak_sdoo
jak_sith
jak_sithp
jak_smwm
jak_spdm
jak_spdmo
jak_spdmoa
jak_sspop
jak_swc
jak_swot
jak_ths
jak_tink
jak_totm
jak_tsm
jak_umdf
jak_wall
jak_wdbg
jak_wdzh
jak_wof
jak_wwe
jak_xmenp -
This is the total list for all_in1 (good/bad) extracted from 0249 now :
(filtered on "in 1" and "non-arcade")
abl4play
apexc
bbl380
bittboy
bkid218
cbrs8
dancmix3
dvnimbus
f1392
f3in1
fapocket
fcpocket
foxsport
lpgm240
lxccatv
mc_105te
mc_110cb
mc_138cb
mc_7x6ss
mc_89in1
mc_8x6cb
mc_8x6ss
mc_9x6sa
mc_9x6ss
mc_aa2
mc_cb203
mc_cb280
mc_dcat8
mc_dcat8a
mc_dg101
mc_hh210
mc_sam60
mc_sp69
mc_tv200
mog_m320
pcp8718
pcp8728
pjoyn50
pjoys30
pjoys60
q5_500in1
rfcp168
sen101
senario25
silv35
sudelan
sudelan3
sy888b
sy889
t3in1sa
t7in1ss
unkra200
v4in1eg
zdogThis is the total list for all_in1 (good/bad) extracted from 0249 now :
(filtered on "in-1" and "non-arcade")
110dance
ablmini
ablwikid
arcade10
bbl338
beijuehh
cdlyoko
cybar120
denv150
dgun2572
dgun2577
dgun2953
dgun806
dgun851
dgun853
dgunl3201
dgunl3202
dnv200fs
dphh8213
dphh8630
dturbogt
egame150
exsprt48
gcs2mgp
hkb502
hkb502a
hs36blk
hs36red
ii32in1
ii8in1
imgame
intact89
itvg48
itvg49
jl2050
lexiseal
lexizeus
lx_jg7410
lx_jg7415
lx_jg7425
lxcmc250
lxcyber
m505neo
m521neo
marc101
max10in1
maxx5in1
maxx6in1
mc_dgear
megapad
mgt20in1
miwi2_16
miwi2_7
msinamco
myac220
mysprtch
mysptqvc
mywicodx
njp60in1
oplayer
pgs268
polmega
pvwwcas
ragc153
rcapnp
rd5_240
react
retro400
rhhc152
rminitv
rs70_648
sarc110
sarc110a
sealvt
solargm
sudelan3
sudo6in1
techni4
timetp25
timetp36
timetp7
tkmag220
ts_handy11
tup240
tvbg3a
tvbg3b
tvbg3c
tvbg6a
tvbg6b
tvsprt10
unk1682
ventur25
vgcap35
vgcaplet
vjpp2
vsmax25v
vsmaxtx2
vsmaxx15
vsmaxx17
vsmaxx25
vsmaxx77
vsmaxxvd
vsplus
vt25in1
wiwi18
wldsoctv
xing48
zon32bit
zone7in1
zone7in1p
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