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Some arcade games just decided to quit working on their own.

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    rbaker @zq8 blazer
    last edited by rbaker 1 Jun 2017, 00:07 6 Jan 2017, 00:04

    @zq8-blazer said in Some arcade games just decided to quit working on their own.:

    none, just goes back to the main screen.

    Just noticed this.......have you searched the forum at all on this one? It's probably the most common question. This was provided to prevent you from becoming the next one....
    https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide

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      zq8 blazer @rbaker
      last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 00:08

      @rbaker it has been a couple weeks since I've played it, but to the best of my knowledge I've never put any romsets in a MAME folder. I've always had them in the Arcade folder and everything worked fine.

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        rbaker @zq8 blazer
        last edited by rbaker 1 Jun 2017, 00:13 6 Jan 2017, 00:12

        @zq8-blazer That is not what I am saying. The arcade folder is a place for roms for a variety of emulators. When you select one, the run command appears and you can select the emulator that you would like to launch that rom. You can continue with this as required. If your roms were working before, you may have changed the emulator so your rom set will no longer be compatible or you do not have the correct bios files in the correct place. Neo-Geo is a prime example - what emulator are you trying? What romset are you using and have you placed the neogeo bios in there?

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          zq8 blazer @rbaker
          last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 00:17

          @rbaker yes the Neo•Geo BIOS is located in the Neo•Geo folder. WindJammers is working as it should.

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            rbaker @zq8 blazer
            last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 08:20

            @zq8-blazer I have asked this 3 times:
            What emulators are you trying to launch? Which romsets are you pairing with them?

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              zq8 blazer @rbaker
              last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 15:48

              @rbaker the Simpsons, teenage mutant ninja turtles, and ultimate MK 3. I have tried all of them with fbalpha, imame4all, mame2003, pifba. They worked fine before, but for some reason now they do not.

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                rbaker @zq8 blazer
                last edited by rbaker 1 Jun 2017, 17:48 6 Jan 2017, 17:45

                @zq8-blazer Based on your answer, I can no longer make any suggestions because you don't seem to understand what I mean by romset. Also, because you have tried the roms that you have named in 4 different emulators, it means that you don't understand or realise how mame and fba work. These emulators have a specific romset that must be used.

                with clrmamepro to ensure that they are compatible with the mame emulator of your choice whichever that is. In my third post above, I suggested this link. Have you read it yet? I guess not because you are randomly trying roms in random emulators which is the route to frustration and madness. Do a search for mame roms not working on here and you'll see.

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                  mediamogul Global Moderator @rbaker
                  last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 21:33

                  @rbaker said in Some arcade games just decided to quit working on their own.:

                  you are randomly trying roms in random emulators which is the route to frustration and madness.

                  MAME 25:17

                  The route to frustration and madness is beset on all sides by the practices of the impatient and the resolve of lazy men. Blessed is he, who in the name of thoroughness and good instinct, follows directions, for he will truly find his answers and conclusions to his problems.

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                    rbaker @mediamogul
                    last edited by rbaker 1 Jun 2017, 21:54 6 Jan 2017, 21:53

                    @mediamogul..... and I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fuuuuuuurious anger those who would attempt to corrupt and destroy my installation with false romsets. And you will know my name is MAME when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

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                      mediamogul Global Moderator @rbaker
                      last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 22:34

                      @rbaker said in Some arcade games just decided to quit working on their own.:

                      fuuuuuuurious anger

                      Ha! that's got to be one of the best line readings in cinematic history.

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                        rbaker @mediamogul
                        last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 22:36

                        @mediamogul Yes, and your ref came just at the right moment for me to vent my fuuuuurrrrryyyyy here. Couldn't help myself.

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                          batesman @rbaker
                          last edited by 6 Jan 2017, 23:24

                          @rbaker said:

                          @mediamogul..... and I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fuuuuuuurious anger those who would attempt to corrupt and destroy my installation with false romsets. And you will know my name is MAME when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

                          Normally I would wipe your installation...But you happened to catch me in a transitional period.

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