Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME

Folly

I found the code explaining that tbaskb is now drdunk over here :
https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/handheld/hh_pic16.cpp#L43-L44
So we should add drdunk instead.
Could not test it yet but I assume it's correct.
It's indeed good to keep tbaskb in the gamelist for backwards compatibility and, if it's correct, add drdunk too in the gamelist.xml.

Yesterday I found a few more drivers will try them and let you know.

Folly

@DTEAM

These 3 also popped up :
tcfball
tcfballa
vclock3

I think the tcfball's could be added too.

Will run a new script to see if the manufacturer of drdunk ( Kmart Corporation) has more drivers.

Edit :
These 2 could be added too I think :
dunksunk
t3in1sa

DTEAM

@Folly

They are all classich excepted vclock3 (alarm clock)

Folly

@DTEAM

Was pretty sure about that too so they are already in the database for 276
except vclock3 off-course.

Folly

@DTEAM

Noticed that gnw_ball uses a plain Background.png for Retroarch overlay.
We could use the ballbg.png or the ColorBG.png background from the artwork file instead.
What do you think / prefer ?

DTEAM

@Folly

I don't know. Go for the best one. If the coloured background is better, go for the coloured one. Good catch. Good catch. I only use MAME standalone and the MAME artworks format, so I never see the Retroarch backgrounds.

Folly

@DTEAM

I prefer ballbg.png to be the Background.png.
Can you change that in your artwork file ?
Please keep the old Background.png as backup in your artwork file, might be handy some time.
You could call the old backup something like simplebg.png.

DTEAM

@Folly

t3in1sa background should be exist, but I can't find it. Any chance on your side?

Folly

@DTEAM

Will have look.
No luck yet to find the artwork files.

Could the artwork of t7in1ss be usable ?
Just checked but seems we don't have the artwork of t7in1ss.
And it doesn't match as it is from a different manufacturer :
https://handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/7in1.htm

This already gives an impression of how t3in1sa should look like :
https://my.handheldmuseum.com/Tandy/3in1.htm
https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/images/373404-3-in-1-sports-arena

Confusing but adb.arcadeitalia gives a different impression (however seems not correct) :

DTEAM

@Folly

~~The good one is the one from adb.arcadeitalia (the last picture). That version is a single player game.~~

New edit: Sorry, it's a 2 players game. First one is the good one

Folly

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

@Folly

The good one is the one from adb.arcadeitalia (the last picture). That version is a single player game.

That cannot be the case or that driver is called differently.
This is how the t3in1sa driver looks without artwork.
It matches the other overlays.

Folly

@DTEAM

Searched for the other one and found this :
https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tandy/SportsArena.htm
Looked in the mame database and it seems it's not part of mame.

DTEAM

@Folly

Systems added to the "classich" gamelist.xml file and to the MAME module-script generator:

Now we cover 160 classich games. That's a lot!

DTEAM

@Folly

FC Compact 88-in-1 (CC-SFFC-WT) (Japan) fccomp88 is now added to the All in 1 gamelist.xml file and to the MAME module-script generator

Folly

@DTEAM

Super, looking good ;-)

DTEAM

@Folly

Systems added to the "all_in1" gamelist.xml file and to the MAME module-script generator:

MAME 0.278:

Jakks and classich gamelist updates will come soon.

Folly

@DTEAM

I will check the all_in1 again.
In my list I found tblkkuzug but it is an arcade driver and it also uses a .chd.
Do you know how it got there ?
I think it should be removed.

Edit :
All all_in1 drivers are in my list.
Still waiting for progettosnap to update the database to 278.

Folly

@DTEAM

My new awk script also found a new driver for konamih :
ktmntbb
I think we should add it.

Folly

This is now what I can extract from mame in less than an hour with the new awk script.
This extraction normally took me about a day or so !
It directly creates a database file and the inis can be extracted later.
This is the info up till now of what can be extracted, and more to come :
(predefined is not extracted btw.)
90º.ini
all_in1.ini (predefined)
arcade.ini
bios.ini
bootlegs.ini
classich.ini
clones.ini
deco_cassette.ini
dynarec.ini
electromechanical.ini
elektronikah.ini
gameandwatch.ini
jakks.ini
konamih.ini
lightgun.ini
mechanical.ini
megaplay.ini
model2.ini
model3.ini
neogeo.ini
nintendovs.ini
no_media.ini
oro.ini (predefined)(same as realistic)
playchoice10.ini
realistic.ini (predefined)
samples.ini
screenless.ini
tigerh.ini
tigerrz.ini

DTEAM

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

@DTEAM

My new awk script also found a new driver for konamih :
ktmntbb
I think we should add it.

This one is already in my list above and in my gamelist. Probably a missing one on your side. Good catch.