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    FBA development: lr-fbalpha (formerly lr-fba-next) updates

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    • dankcushionsD
      dankcushions Global Moderator
      last edited by dankcushions

      i figure we should have a thread detailing the latest FBA developments :)

      you can read about the emulator here: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-fbalpha

      9th November 2016

      donpachi and speedspn crash fixed
      apparently this was broken in latest version.
      https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/commit/9804e86612fddc246383ebe0b3f93a90723efc2d

      30th October 2016

      Added hiscore.dat support.
      As spotted in the MAME ROW #4 thread
      see https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-fbalpha#high-scores

      14th April 2017

      hiscore.dat automatically installed.
      No need to download/move files anymore!

      18th April 2017

      0.2.97.40 released!
      100s of new games/clones added, and lots of fixes/improvements! see https://www.fbalpha.com/view/236/

      17th July 2017

      0.2.97.42 released!
      100s of new games/clones added, and lots of fixes/improvements! see https://www.fbalpha.com/view/238/

      you can the latest developments instantly here: https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/commits/master - will try and report on everything relevant to retropie going forward.

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        alrdtakn1
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        I know it says that fba supports hiscore.dat on certain roms, but where does hiscore.dat get placed and is there a specific version of the .Dat file that I need to be using? Thanks for all the assistance I like this post. Fba is great so far I just wish there was killer instinct and primal rage support. I know I'm one of the few that like primal rage, but we all have our guilty pleasures.

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        • dankcushionsD
          dankcushions Global Moderator @alrdtakn1
          last edited by

          @alrdtakn1

          I know it says that fba supports hiscore.dat on certain roms, but where does hiscore.dat get placed and is there a specific version of the .Dat file that I need to be using?

          c'mon... all in the link i posted: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-fbalpha#high-scores

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            alrdtakn1
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            Holy cow... Yeah I'm an idiot. I just got really excited about hiscores. Sorry about that. Thanks again.

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            • CourierSSC
              CourierSS
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              @dankcushions

              I was looking at the https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-fbalpha wiki section, but noticed that under the Dipswitches section, the image that's supposed to show the menu doesn't work. It's an image that states URL périmée.

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              • dankcushionsD
                dankcushions Global Moderator @CourierSS
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                @CourierSS said in FBA development: lr-fbalpha (formerly lr-fba-next) updates:

                @dankcushions

                I was looking at the https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-fbalpha wiki section, but noticed that under the Dipswitches section, the image that's supposed to show the menu doesn't work. It's an image that states URL périmée.

                updated. anyone can update the wiki btw :)

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                • herb_fargusH
                  herb_fargus administrators @CourierSS
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                  @CourierSS looks like someone used the wrong github hack for posting images.

                  If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                  Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  • CourierSSC
                    CourierSS @dankcushions
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                    @dankcushions

                    I kind of assumed that you had the original image based on authors in the revision history (can't see revision history of old page) so I wasn't sure if I should make any adjustments.

                    @herb_fargus

                    I was kind of curious of what it might have originally looked like or if anyone else also took a similar screenshot, so I did Google image search of lr fba next dipswitches and it's just the same URL périmée as the first result haha

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                    • herb_fargusH
                      herb_fargus administrators @CourierSS
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                      @CourierSS I've never used them myself but perhaps something like this: https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Use-Neogeo-Unibios-(EN)

                      If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                      Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      • dankcushionsD
                        dankcushions Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        i think i must have hotlinked to recalbox's screenshot before, which wasn't very clever :) it doesn't really need a screenshot and it would change every time retroarch do something to the menu, so no need for it really. the instructions are simple enough.

                        @herb_fargus said in FBA development: lr-fbalpha (formerly lr-fba-next) updates:

                        @CourierSS I've never used them myself but perhaps something like this: https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Use-Neogeo-Unibios-(EN)

                        nah it's all within the standard RGUI menu system. that stuff in those screenshots would be accessible via https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-fbalpha#neo-geo-unibios

                        @CourierSS just load it up and have a look :)

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                        • RionR
                          Rion @dankcushions
                          last edited by

                          @dankcushions I think this is a great initiative! Good call! 😆

                          FBNeo rom filtering
                          Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                          Fba Arcade Bezels
                          Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                          • dankcushionsD
                            dankcushions Global Moderator
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                            i updated the compatibility list with all the new 0.2.97.39 changes. this took ages, but it's done now :) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GaqIIoiWbzKHwZ52S2xCSDQXILo81Ls1mHK6czKGAtM/edit#gid=1671511927

                            also, maintainer @barbudreadmon is currently working through some control fixes so check it out! https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/issues/102

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                            • RionR
                              Rion @dankcushions
                              last edited by Rion

                              @dankcushions Nice!

                              Would be god to have a Working dat file based on the compatibility list.?

                              Edit: opps sorry was a lot of games untested so that would be a bad idea.

                              FBNeo rom filtering
                              Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                              Fba Arcade Bezels
                              Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                              • dankcushionsD
                                dankcushions Global Moderator @Rion
                                last edited by

                                @Rion said in FBA development: lr-fbalpha (formerly lr-fba-next) updates:

                                @dankcushions Nice!

                                Would be god to have a Working dat file based on the compatibility list.?

                                Edit: opps sorry was a lot of games untested so that would be a bad idea.

                                :) yeah, also unlike mame the FBA dat files don't include a bunch of games already that are known to not work (preliminary emulation etc), so pretty much everything should be working beyond what is logged here: https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/issues

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                                • dankcushionsD
                                  dankcushions Global Moderator
                                  last edited by dankcushions

                                  donpachi and speedspn crash fixed
                                  apparently this was broken in latest version.
                                  https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/commit/9804e86612fddc246383ebe0b3f93a90723efc2d

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                                  • RionR
                                    Rion
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                                    @barbudreadmon Do you have any news on the implementation of NeoGeo CD at this time?

                                    I have been looking at the official forums for Fba over at neosource.1emulation.com and your thread "Need some help with my libretro port" where "dink" helps out from time to time.

                                    FBNeo rom filtering
                                    Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                                    Fba Arcade Bezels
                                    Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                                      barbudreadmon @dankcushions
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                                      @dankcushions said in FBA development: lr-fbalpha (formerly lr-fba-next) updates:

                                      ddonpachi crash fixed
                                      apprently this was broken in latest version.
                                      https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha/commit/9804e86612fddc246383ebe0b3f93a90723efc2d

                                      It was donpachi, ddonpachi is the sequel. speedspn got fixed too.

                                      @Ryon Yes, dink is a big help since he knows the codebase very well, and it allows upstream to fix a few bugs on their side too. But i can't really go and ask them to write a neogeo cd libretro implementation for me. I started to analyze how they do this on standalone, but i don't have that much time to implement it right now (that's a lot of work for samurai showdown rpg, which is pretty much the only real exclusivity on neogeo cd), and i prefer using my free time to fix current issues.

                                      FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                                      • dankcushionsD
                                        dankcushions Global Moderator @barbudreadmon
                                        last edited by

                                        @barbudreadmon thanks, updated!

                                        please feel free to add any updates here if you want also. i'll try and do that but some i may miss!

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                                        • dankcushionsD
                                          dankcushions Global Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          some belated updates!

                                          14th April 2017

                                          hiscore.dat automatically installed.
                                          No need to download/move files anymore!

                                          18th April 2017

                                          0.2.97.40 released!
                                          100s of new games/clones added, and lots of fixes/improvements! see https://www.fbalpha.com/view/236/
                                          (i've also updated the wiki and compatibility lists to suit)

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                                          • dankcushionsD
                                            dankcushions Global Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            one of the things that is apparently fixed is the ugly sound emulation in sega 16 games (goldenaxe, altered beast, etc). very cool if true! please can someone check, and update the compatibility list if fixed :)

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