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    Can anyone HELP! me place these ROM'S in their correct location?

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    • rbakerR
      rbaker @martinrdgz
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      @martinrdgz when you say pc roms, that suggests that you are trying to emulate a pc. Are you actually asking where to place roms for other systems? Or how to place them? both these are covered in the detailed manual provided. Your reference to cps suggests that you need to read more through the documentation regarding Arcade emulation?

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      • rbakerR
        rbaker @martinrdgz
        last edited by

        @martinrdgz or are you asking where to place the roms in the folders on your pc that don't match your retropie structure?

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        • rbakerR
          rbaker @martinrdgz
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          @martinrdgz @cyperghost was explaining how to get the setup that you have seen on the video.

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          • martinrdgzM
            martinrdgz @rbaker
            last edited by martinrdgz

            @rbaker My bad, when I say PC roms I'm not meaning that I'm trying to emulate a PC. I all I mean is that I have my roms from an image of a retropie and that now I'm stuck figuring out where to place them on my freshly installed Retropie in my raspberry pi 3

            Insert coin to continue… Keeping retro alive since 1985.

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            • cyperghostC
              cyperghost
              last edited by cyperghost

              @rbaker

              are you asking where to place the roms in the folders on your pc that don't match your retropie structure?

              I think so.....

              @martinrdgz
              Again... Please read the links that I've posted.
              This one was created by @meleu and should help to get first tough in heavily changing systems.

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              • martinrdgzM
                martinrdgz
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                I really don't wan to get anyone upset or angry I'm just struggling figuring this out. I hope you all don't take it the wrong way. I'm sorry that I'm a newbie

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                • rbakerR
                  rbaker @martinrdgz
                  last edited by rbaker

                  @martinrdgz you place them in exactly the folders that match the emulators. The docs detail the best ways to achieve this. I use SSH and drag and drop. The problem you have is that you have gaps in your understanding of the Arcade side of all this so the docs must be studied. The systems you describe are in folders on your pc because the creator of the image that you used placed them that way. CPS refers to Capcom rom sets from various points in history. The problem is that you probably don't know what romset you have and there in lies the problem. Arcade emulation requires a specific romset depending on the emulator you choose. Fba, mame etc. Trial and error will destroy your mind. Read the Arcade section, it's pretty clear and come back if you have any questions. If you must though, place all the cps roms in the Arcade folder and choose final burn alpha to test them out. If you have no luck, you need to acquire the correct roms for the emulators available to you.

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                  • cyperghostC
                    cyperghost @martinrdgz
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                    @martinrdgz That's okay but you see it's not easy to set it up because it depends

                    1. on a ready setted es_systems.cfg to locate your roms by Emulation Station
                    2. you need a theme that can show the systems (otherwise there is just a white space or some graphics that is not related to your emulated system)
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                    • cyperghostC
                      cyperghost @rbaker
                      last edited by cyperghost

                      @rbaker Sorry to be rude now, but please tell him why a created folder... maybe CPS1 won't show up in ES. Then you can tell what is a romset and after that you can tell how to establish ssh and then you can tell how to edit some files....

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                      • martinrdgzM
                        martinrdgz @cyperghost
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                        @cyperghost Ok I've already set up the comic theme instead of the carbon. Now I'm just figuring out the es_system.cfg

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                        • rbakerR
                          rbaker @martinrdgz
                          last edited by

                          @martinrdgz said in Can anyone HELP! me place these ROM'S in their correct location?:

                          if I create a CPS1 folder in my retropie and place roms there it won't work

                          I have read back through your post. Doing this will not help. Read this..https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade/

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                          • rbakerR
                            rbaker @martinrdgz
                            last edited by rbaker

                            @martinrdgz and this: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7247/guide-arcade-games-and-how-to-play-them-a-non-technical-mame-fba-tutorial

                            I wouldn't try to set up any themes at all until you have a working setup. What you are doing right now will not help you play cps roms. If you have read all that, now read all this:
                            https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Validating,-Rebuilding,-and-Filtering-Arcade-ROMs/

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                            • cyperghostC
                              cyperghost @martinrdgz
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                              @martinrdgz
                              Okay 30% done....
                              Next setup the es_systems

                              Best is to copy the whole <arcade> part and rename it to <cps1>

                              But please read the links I've posted ... they contain essential info. You will surly made it.
                              Excuse me @rbaker but step by step is better maybe the romset is good and there will be no error. But at first point he will need access to CPS files.

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                              • martinrdgzM
                                martinrdgz
                                last edited by

                                I'm reading all the information given I'll be back if I need help or have a ? Thanks!

                                Insert coin to continue… Keeping retro alive since 1985.

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                                • martinrdgzM
                                  martinrdgz
                                  last edited by

                                  I read the information given, but mostly didn't comprehend anything on it :( But what I've learned is that roms have a version number, and I need to place them with an emulator that plays those rom versions for example mame4all plays roms that have a version 0.37b5. So now my question is what versions are my cps1, cps2, and cps3 can you help me.

                                  Note: The Roms that are on my PC were extracted from the Rey's Image. I'm building my own image for myself.

                                  Insert coin to continue… Keeping retro alive since 1985.

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                                  • herb_fargusH
                                    herb_fargus administrators @martinrdgz
                                    last edited by

                                    @martinrdgz we won't support third party images or the contents of them. Ask Rey for help.

                                    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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                                    • martinrdgzM
                                      martinrdgz @herb_fargus
                                      last edited by

                                      @herb_fargus Ok sorry, but do you know if cps1, cps2, and cps3 have rom versions?

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                                      • TMNTturtlguyT
                                        TMNTturtlguy @martinrdgz
                                        last edited by

                                        @martinrdgz I am assuming you will be following @herb_fargus advice and starting with a fresh image. Since I just reset up my CPS games due to issues with FBA2012 emulator, see this thread which has plenty of information about what romsets work with what emulators. What Emulator/romset for cps1-2-3

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                                        • martinrdgzM
                                          martinrdgz @TMNTturtlguy
                                          last edited by

                                          @tmntturtlguy how can I enable video snaps on you comic theme?

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                                          • TMNTturtlguyT
                                            TMNTturtlguy @martinrdgz
                                            last edited by

                                            @martinrdgz you need to scrape for video and make sure the videos are in your gamelist. Make sure that in the start menu the theme is set to video. That is it. There is nothing different or special that needs to be done with my ComicBook theme, it works just like all the other themes that support video.

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