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    Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME

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      Folly @DTEAM
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      @DTEAM

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

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        DTEAM @Folly
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        @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
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            @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
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                            @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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                                duglor @DTEAM
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                                @DTEAM

                                Are there ways to speed up the emulation on a game like Let's TV Play Classic- Namco Nostalgia 2? it's in my game and watch plug and play folder and uses Mame. It's rather sloooow.

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                                  DTEAM @duglor
                                  last edited by

                                  @duglor
                                  With a Pi 4, if you select Mame autoframeskip basename in the blue menu (when the game load), it will run at fullspeed. On my Pi, it works well.

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                                    Soxbrother @DTEAM
                                    last edited by Soxbrother

                                    @DTEAM
                                    Thanks for this tutorial.
                                    I have done all the steps, but didn't manage to get it working.
                                    I also used the script generator and did all the steps.
                                    I have put the roms in the gameandwatch folder, the artwork in the suggested folder
                                    ( \bios\mame\artwork )

                                    But it doesn't show up between my other systems in the retropie home menu.
                                    I thought maybe it's because in the etc\emulationstation\es_systems.cfg file
                                    under gameandwatch, -> extension it says .mgw .MGW
                                    So I've added .zip to the mix, but no joy.

                                    Or do I need to add the gameandwatch also here in this file :
                                    /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation\es_systems.cfg

                                    Or is it simply because there's no gamelist under
                                    /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists ?

                                    Hopefully you can help me with is.
                                    Probably a simple solution, I guess.
                                    Thanks in advance.

                                    Greetings,
                                    Soxbrother

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                                      duglor @Soxbrother
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                                      @DTEAM Has an overlay/bezel been made for
                                      Let's TV Play Classic- Namco Nostalgia 2? if so, where would i download that and what .config file would i need to edit if any?

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

                                          Has an overlay/bezel been made for
                                          Let's TV Play Classic- Namco

                                          No. If so, I've never seen it before.

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                                            DTEAM @DTEAM
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                                            New classich game with MAME 0.253: racetime

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