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

[DTEAM]

@Folly

It works with:

mame-system-pcecd-cdrm-autoframeskip = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -v -c -autoframeskip -ui_active pce scdsys -cdrm %ROM%"

I added scdsys in my command line. It was my error.

[Folly]

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

pcecd

Should not be in there.
You use the latest mame, right ?

[DTEAM]

@Folly

The speed is very good on a PI4 but without autoframeskip.
I recommend:

mame-system-pcecd-cdrm = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -v -c  -ui_active pce cdsys -cdrm %ROM%"

[Folly]

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

@Folly

The speed is very good on a PI4 but without autoframeskip.
I recommend:

mame-system-pcecd-cdrm = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -v -c  -ui_active pce cdsys -cdrm %ROM%"

Is the speed better with that bios ?

Btw. I can add that line too if needed, What do you think ?

[DTEAM]

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

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

pcecd

Should not be in there.
You use the latest mame, right ?

My bad for pcecd, I did a cut and paste from my previous post , but it's not in my real command line. I modified my post.

[DTEAM]

@Folly

Another mistake ... Oh my god!
No it's scdsys

Sorry. So ... the good line is:

mame-system-pcecd-cdrm = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -v -c  -ui_active pce scdsys -cdrm %ROM%"

NEW EDIT: It works with all .chd files, regardless of the name used

[Folly]

@DTEAM

Haha, Some days are just .....
I have them too you know ;-)

[DTEAM]

@Folly

We should try the same thing with NEOGEO CD

[Folly]

@DTEAM

I will have a look tomorrow.

[Folly]

@DTEAM

There are separate drivers for them :
Driver neocd (Neo-Geo CD (NTSC?)): @game_console@home_videogame@non-arcade
Driver neocdz (Neo-Geo CDZ (US)): @game_console@good@home_videogame@non-arcade
Driver neocdzj (Neo-Geo CDZ (Japan)): @game_console@good@home_videogame@non-arcade

Seems we should try neocdz and neocdzj as they marked as good.

[Folly]

@DTEAM

Got the first file already running:
Sonic Wings 3 ~ Aero Fighters 3 (Japan) (En,Ja).chd (chd_neogeocd romset)
You need neocdz.zip and perhaps neogeo.zip

neocdz is not yet detected as a retropie system name so it will just install as neocdz.
Perhaps I have to add some kind of recognition so it's recognised as, for example, neocd.

[Folly]

@DTEAM

I had a look at our cygnus-blue-flames theme and found the next directories :
-> pce-cd
-> neogeo-cd

I will change the script so :

• "pcecd"(not a real driver) will install as pce-cd
• neocd,neocdz and neocdj will install as neogeo-cd

Done, all updated to 253.10

[DTEAM]

@Folly

Nice!, I'll try your script today . Is It in the Extra section?
The last "CD add on" to try could be Megadrive/Genesis CD

[Folly]

@DTEAM

pce-cd is in the extra.
neocd,neocdz and neocdzj are just regular system drivers, so they are in the default.

[Folly]

@DTEAM

I want to make these changes in 253.11 for matching next system drivers with better names :

Detect as sega32 (cartridge only):
Driver 32x (Genesis with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xe (Mega Drive with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xj (Mega Drive with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

Detect as sega32-cd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver 32x_mcd (Mega-CD with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_mcdj (Mega-CD with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_scd (Sega CD with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
(sega32-cd isn't in the cygnus-blue-flames theme yet !)

Detect as segacd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver megacd (Mega-CD (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2 (Mega-CD 2 (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2j (Mega-CD 2 (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacda (Mega-CD (Asia, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacdj (Mega-CD (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

You see that all drivers have no @good tag so they can have issues.
I have tested megacd2 ok with 1 game.

Are you comfortable with detecting them as these RetroPie names ?

[DTEAM]

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

@DTEAM

I had a look at our cygnus-blue-flames theme and found the next directories :
-> pce-cd
-> neogeo-cd

I will change the script so :

• "pcecd"(not a real driver) will install as pce-cd
• neocd,neocdz and neocdj will install as neogeo-cd

Done, all updated to 253.10

I installed them with your script and pce-cd works well but NeoCd doesn't . The problem seems to be my BIOS. I'll try to found another neocdz.zip file

[DTEAM]

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

@DTEAM

I want to make these changes in 253.11 for matching next system drivers with better names :

Detect as sega32 (cartridge only):
Driver 32x (Genesis with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xe (Mega Drive with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xj (Mega Drive with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

Detect as sega32-cd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver 32x_mcd (Mega-CD with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_mcdj (Mega-CD with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_scd (Sega CD with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
(sega32-cd isn't in the cygnus-blue-flames theme yet !)

Detect as segacd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver megacd (Mega-CD (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2 (Mega-CD 2 (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2j (Mega-CD 2 (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacda (Mega-CD (Asia, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacdj (Mega-CD (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

You see that all drivers have no @good tag so they can have issues.
I have tested megacd2 ok with 1 game.

Are you comfortable with detecting them as these RetroPie names ?

Too many options! , we should forget it . The actual lr- options in Retropie seem to be better. Are you agree?

[Folly]

@DTEAM

I agree for these Sega CD/Mega CD/Genesis CD systems there are better options in RetroPie.

Indeed quite some options but basically it comes down to a few drivers.
Somehow I need to add recognition otherwise they will be installed somehow in the wrong place, when installed.
So I still want to add this recognition.
I think the sorting will be a good choice once implemented.

Edit : updated to 253.11

[Folly]

@DTEAM

How is it going with the other systems ?

[DTEAM]

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

@Folly

How is it going with the other systems ?

PCE-CD and NEO-CD working well now. I tried also your new script with NES and it works well!