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    Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME

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      Retrodade
      last edited by

      @DTEAM well, now you got me thinking, lol you probably have them then but mine worked and I had no scrapes from them, so I assume sine i grabbed your gamelist and they aren't on that gamelist.
      I decided to make these scrapes.. you can get the zip name from the game list text to add to a gamelist. here is the added text and the scrapes including video - let me know if these are "new working"

      https://mega.nz/folder/LT5EEDzQ#P9Grm2aAesDbgaFaAba7yg

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        Retrodade @DTEAM
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        @DTEAM i would record video for tiger handheld , i can't figure out how lol with MAME, screen shot took a while to hunt down lol

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          DTEAM @Folly
          last edited by

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

          This is an early test on jakks how we could do that.
          Here I use the completed sorted database.
          Goal is to do it with the unsorted data before I create the sorted database 250 file.
          cat /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0249_systems_sorted_info|grep jak_|cut -d " " -f2|while read driver;do [[ $(/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listxml $driver|grep "emulation="|cut -d" -f4) == good ]] && echo $driver;done
          jak_batm
          jak_capc
          jak_care
          jak_dbz
          jak_disf
          jak_disn
          jak_dora
          jak_dorr
          jak_dpr
          jak_dprs
          jak_dwmn
          jak_dwmno
          jak_fan4
          jak_just
          jak_mk
          jak_mpac
          jak_mpacw
          jak_nick
          jak_pooh
          jak_sbfc
          jak_sbjd
          jak_sith
          jak_sithp
          jak_spdm
          jak_swot
          jak_wall
          jak_wof
          jak_wwe
          jak_xmenp

          We can do the same with all_in1 drivers (filtered on "in 1" & "in-1" & "non-arcade" with no jakks drivers "jak_") :
          (manually drivers like fordrace could be added in the filter list)

          Here's the gaps between our two list:

          

jak_batm		jak_batm
jak_capc		jak_capc
jak_care		jak_care
jak_dbz		        jak_dbz
jak_disf		jak_disf
jak_disn		jak_disn
jak_dora		jak_dora
jak_dorr		jak_dorr
jak_dpr		        jak_dpr
jak_dprs		jak_dprs
jak_dwmn		
jak_dwmno		
jak_fan4		jak_fan4
jak_just		jak_just
jak_mk		        jak_mk
jak_mpac		jak_mpac
jak_mpacw		jak_mpacw
jak_nick		jak_nick
jak_pooh		jak_pooh
jak_sbfc		jak_sbfc
jak_sbjd		jak_sbjd
		        jak_sdoo
jak_sith		jak_sith
jak_sithp		
jak_spdm		jak_spdm
jak_swot		
jak_wall		jak_wall
jak_wof		        jak_wof
jak_wwe		        jak_wwe
		        jak_wof
jak_xmenp

          I will have to test and probably add:
          jak_dwmn
          jak_dwmno
          jak_sithp
          jak_swot
          jak_xmenp

          I know jak_sdoo is now in your list, but i'm not sure for jak_wof

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          • DTEAMD
            DTEAM @DTEAM
            last edited by DTEAM

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

            I will have to test and probably add:
            jak_dwmn
            jak_dwmno
            jak_sithp
            jak_swot
            jak_xmenp

            @Folly
            jak_hmpt and also jakms41 are not tested yet. I'm going to add them to my to-do list too!

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              Folly @DTEAM
              last edited by Folly

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

              I know jak_sdoo is now in your list, but i'm not sure for jak_wof

              Yes it is, see the latest list :https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/main/00-databases-00/sorted_info_creation/0XXX/jakks.ini

              jak_hmpt and also jakms41 are not tested yet. I'm going to add them to my to-do list too!

              Is most likely not a JAKKS game :
              Driver jakms41 (KM-S4-1 VER 1.1): @business_terminal@computer@non-arcade

              Curious about jak_hmpt.
              Good luck with testing ;-)

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              • DTEAMD
                DTEAM @Folly
                last edited by

                @Folly
                jak_hmpt = Hannah Montana Pop Tour - Guitar Video Game (JAKKS Pacific TV Game)

                Kind of guitar hero.

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                  DTEAM @DTEAM
                  last edited by DTEAM

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

                  For Tigerh:
                  tgaiden3
                  tgargnf
                  tmegaman3
                  tsimquest (already done)
                  tsuperman

                  @Folly
                  Now added to the gamelist on the drive . Only Megaman 3 and Castlevania Simon Quest videos are missing (MAME 0.251 needed).

                  New edit:
                  kbottom9
                  knascar
                  kskatedie
                  Are now added to the gamelist konamih

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                    Folly @DTEAM
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                    @DTEAM

                    Great !
                    Will have a look, when I can ;-)

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                    • DTEAMD
                      DTEAM @Folly
                      last edited by DTEAM

                      @Folly @Retrodade

                      jak_dwmn
                      jak_dwmno
                      jak_sithp
                      jak_swot
                      jak_xmenp

                      they work well, I'm gonna start to work on the gamelist

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                        Folly @DTEAM
                        last edited by Folly

                        @DTEAM

                        Great to hear !

                        I am busy with generating the new ini files.
                        They are almost done, took the whole day to create them.
                        Curious what comes out of them.
                        The jakks should appear. (edit : they are already there)

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                          DTEAM @DTEAM
                          last edited by

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

                          jak_dwmn
                          jak_dwmno
                          jak_sithp
                          jak_swot
                          jak_xmenp
                          they work well, I'm gonna start to work on the gamelist

                          @Folly
                          the JAKKS gamelist is now updated

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                            Retro Arcade Fan @DTEAM
                            last edited by Retro Arcade Fan

                            @DTEAM @Folly

                            Hey everyone,

                            I successfully added Konami Handheld, Tiger Handheld and Jakks. Having two problems with Classic Handheld. 1) I can't scrape using either scrapper. Says the platform isn't defined. Even though I used this:

                            <name>classich</name>
<fullname>Classic Handheld Systems</fullname>
<path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich</path>
<extension>.mgw .MGW .7z .zip</extension>
<command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ classich %ROM%</command>
<platform>classich</platform>
<theme>classich</theme>

                            </system>

                            More importantly, the games won't launch. I copied the artwork into the artwork folder (even though not every rom file had a corresponding artwork file). Below is the verbose log:

                            Parameters:
                            Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-gw/gw_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/classich/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich/efootb4.zip" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
                            [INFO] [Config]: Loading config from: "/opt/retropie/configs/classich/retroarch.cfg".
                            [INFO] [Config]: Appending config "/dev/shm/retroarch.cfg".
                            [WARN] [GameMode]: GameMode cannot be enabled on this system ("dlopen failed - libgamemode.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.") https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode needs to be installed.
                            [WARN] [Config]: GameMode unsupported - disabling...
                            [INFO] RetroArch 1.10.0 (Git e9e85f3)
                            [INFO] === Build =======================================
                            [INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
                            [INFO] Built: Jan 30 2022
                            [INFO] Version: 1.10.0
                            [INFO] Git: e9e85f3
                            [INFO] =================================================
                            [INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "x".
                            [INFO] [Core]: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-gw/gw_libretro.so"
                            [INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Game & Watch/Game & Watch.cfg".
                            [INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Game & Watch/classich.cfg".
                            [INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Game & Watch/efootb4.cfg".
                            [INFO] [Environ]: SET_VARIABLES.
                            [INFO] [Environ]: SET_CONTROLLER_INFO.
                            [INFO] [Remaps]: Remap directory: "/opt/retropie/configs/classich/".
                            [INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich/efootb4.srm".
                            [INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich/efootb4.state".
                            [INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
                            [INFO] [Content]: Loading content file: "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich/efootb4.zip".
                            [ERROR] [Content]: Could not read content file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich/efootb4.zip"

                            [INFO] [Core]: Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 00 minutes, 00 seconds.
                            [INFO] [Core]: Unloading core..
                            [INFO] [Core]: Unloading core symbols..

                            And I'm using the following for the emulators.cfg file:

                            lr-gw = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-gw/gw_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/classich/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"
                            mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame %BASENAME%"
                            mame-autoframeskip = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"
                            default = "lr-gw"

                            Any ideas why this one isn't working? Thank you for your help.

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                              Folly @Retro Arcade Fan
                              last edited by Folly

                              @Retro-Arcade-Fan

                              I think it's because.
                              You have to load Madrigals roms (.mgw) with lr-gw.
                              Btw. madrigals don't need artwork.

                              Mame roms from "mame-merged" have to be loaded with mame or lr-mess.
                              They will run without artwork but with artwork they will look how they should.

                              Don't mix them up.
                              (efootb4.zip is a mame rom so you have to load it with mame or lr-mess)

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                                Retro Arcade Fan @Folly
                                last edited by

                                @Folly ahh, thank you Folly. That did the trick! They are now playable. I appreciate the help as always!

                                Regarding the scrapping problem. Any suggestions there? Hard to find the video snaps manually on those.

                                Thanks.

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                                  DTEAM @Retro Arcade Fan
                                  last edited by DTEAM

                                  @Retro-Arcade-Fan

                                  Regarding the scrapping problem. Any suggestions there? Hard to find the video snaps manually on those.

                                  Thanks.

                                  Use Folly scipt to install that or Get the files here (for Classic) and put that in your classich rom folder. It should be ok

                                  For more systems, same approach.
                                  See here

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                                    Retro Arcade Fan @DTEAM
                                    last edited by

                                    @DTEAM Thanks!

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                                      Retrodade @DTEAM
                                      last edited by Retrodade

                                      @DTEAM Thanks!

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                                        DTEAM @Retrodade
                                        last edited by DTEAM

                                        @Retrodade

                                        If you select my hyperlink, they are already there + videos
                                        Did you use Folly script?

                                        If yes, @Folly , it’s probably the same overwriting problem than the last time. I will delete and upload the files again on the driver.

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                                          Retrodade @DTEAM
                                          last edited by

                                          @DTEAM WOW ... ok great i got them now ! thanks and ill delete my scrapes above as its not needed. Amazing

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                                            duglor @Retrodade
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