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    • BuZzB
      BuZz administrators
      last edited by BuZz

      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

      What PSU are you using ? Have you tried lr-mame2003 also over mame4all ?

      Donkey King requires additional samples. However these games should run correctly, but a newer mame would be better than mame4all on the RPI3 I should think.

      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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      • G
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        I see, what I was reading suggested mame4all was the better option to go with. It seems when I search, there is an abundance of outdated useless information clogging up the place which just makes things more difficult and has me doing things the wrong way several times.

        Ok, I moved my roms over to the mame-libretro folder. However, my samples no longer work. Also, donkey kong won't even start up. How do I get my samples working again, and why won't donkey kong work in mame-libretro?

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        • BuZzB
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          It's all in the documentation

          https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/MAME
          https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs
          https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-mame2003

          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          • G
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            This doesn't tell me why Donkey Kong isn't working. For mame4all there was a specific set of roms in one easy to obtain zip file. Is there an equivalent for this? I can't find it, I can't find a clear answer as to why my roms won't work or how to get working roms.

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            • BuZzB
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              last edited by BuZz

              Yes it does. second link

              RetroPie uses forks of the MAME and FinalBurn Alpha emulators that work well on the Raspberry Pi hardware, but are based on older versions of the original code. Your ROMs may be for earlier or later versions of MAME/FBA and if they are, they most likely will not work.

              it then goes on detailing which romsets you need for which version, and how to try and build a working romset if you don't have the exact version.

              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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              • G
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                I'm not understanding this, how do I get the right roms?

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                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators
                  last edited by BuZz

                  Everything is on the second link - I can't explain it any better than that. If you can't find them you will have to rebuild a matching set (as much as you can depending on what you have currently).

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  • G
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                    But that says Donkey Kong works. I can't get it to work. That gives no instruction as to how to know if something works or not, or how to obtain something that works.

                    Please, try to be clearer with explanation instead of just sending me around in circles in links.

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                    • BuZzB
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                      No - it says it works with the correct matching romset. You are going to have to spend a little more time reading though this - I don't believe you have read through those pages properly.

                      You need a romset that matches the version of mame you are using. in addition donkey kong needs samples - lr-mame2003 says where to put them (there are two possible locations - the newer one is referenced at the top)

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      • G
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                        I have been reading, a lot. This part is absolutely unclear. With there being several different versions of files with the same name, and no clear instruction how to determine what you have and where to get what, I'm lost there.

                        The samples part I've figured out, I have samples working in QBert and Donkey Kong Jr. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction for that, I appreciate that.

                        However, I'm still unclear how to find working Donkey Kong roms. Also, my pacman and ms. pac man do not work.

                        Like I said, yesterday in my investigating, I ended up on a link that led me to a .zip file of everything that works for mame4all, that was really easy and simple. I'm not finding anything like that here for this, nor can I find a way to figure out how to get working roms for this.

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                        • herb_fargusH
                          herb_fargus administrators @Gators
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                          @Gators mame is not simple. It's a smattering of hundreds of thousands arcade games from 4 decades of games. But there are tools readily available which are described on the wiki which solves the majority of the issues namely clrmamepro. I even made a video for you...

                          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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                          • BuZzB
                            BuZz administrators
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                            you can use your current set, and try and rebuild it for 0.78 for lr-mame2003 with clrmmaepro - that is detailed on the link I provided. You can use a dat file to verify whatever romset you have.

                            I can't help you with locating roms.

                            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                            • G
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                              I see that I need lr-mame2003 0.78 romset. Nothing tells me how to get that. How do I get that?

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                              • herb_fargusH
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                                @Gators rtfm

                                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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                                • BuZzB
                                  BuZz administrators
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                                  you need to use your initiative - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules - it is against the forum rules to ask where to download copyrighted software.

                                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                  • G
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                                    I CAN'T FIND THEM.....

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                                    • BuZzB
                                      BuZz administrators
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                                      then you are out of luck.

                                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                      • G
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                                        Then what use is this forum if you just refuse to help people and send them on a wild goose chase that doesn't actually answer the questions at hand? Why not make an emulator that actually uses roms that work perfectly well on any PC version of mame I've used?

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                                        • G
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                                          Can I please get some help here? You've still told me nothing on how to make this work.

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                                          • dankcushionsD
                                            dankcushions Global Moderator
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                                            you're asking for us to give you a link to an illegal file. there's a very simple google search that will help you find a torrent for mame 0.78.

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