@Capeman ... with DVI is the thing... I have a 5:4 at home, got for free and only 15" but works fine. 1 VGA port only. :(

But 4:3 I was referring to TV's... figured get a TV with speakers and HDMI and save some time, wires and money but, old pre-widesreen TV's seem to be all pre-HDMI. See a rare one pop up but, oddly high in price or such a no-name brand I don't want to bother.

I think I'll be going 5:4 computer monitor with DVI and buying a cheap/short cable. I'll probably go on local ad pages... I'm in Canada so, lot's of those sites that have great deals, I can't take advantage of because of ship/duty. :( Shame too because you're right, some good looking 4:3's there.... at least I can use the site to quickly find model numbers for searching. I have a Dell as my PC monitor at home, quality is great.

@monkerz

DO NOT link to romsites

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules

Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first (as you agreed when registering)

@goodpi31 It's a great game :)

@christan nice build! I just recently decided to try my hand at making a bartop arcade. I'm using base schematics I found here https://retrokadebuild.wordpress.com/ and altering the sides and some other small features. Any advice that you might have for a newbie?

@evilhoshi I think you could add systems and name them however you like, then drop roms into the folders you setup. This wiki page describes the steps.

@pjft Yeah, I tried it there on lr-mame2010. It loads to the start screen, but not fully, then freezes. Had to reboot the Pi to get out.

This is not an attempt to boast but i got it up and running first time with no issues whatsoever - therefore all the info is there.

May i suggest you specifically target mame 0.78 and download a complete rom set for that, put them in the 'arcade' folder and use lr-mame2003 to run it - that way you should be able to get it up and running very quickly, as others have said the lack of info about your setup means it is hard to help you.

Awesome work

@jozzy1 said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

Any chance of mame overlays for Salamander 1

Salamander overlay made; check here.

Just updated everything, retested it: WORKING!
Thanks so much for your help. I was already creating all the MD5 checksums and doing some regex & excel magic to combine all lists LOL

Thank you! :-)

TS has only 1 post, isn't this spam?

Konami Arcade Flyers with real Models are awesome by their way in my opinion (Devastators, Jackal, Haunted Castle,...)

@Mebejedi Welcome to the forum.

It would be better to start a new thread about this because your problem has nothing to do with the overlay that this thread is about.

No matter what, you should provide the information that is asked for in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

@robmcc83

Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2357/boot-directly-to-mame-rom/ (for launching a game directly)

For menu - You can remove all emulators except mame and ES will then only show mame, but you will need to press a button to enter the list.

@Everett1954 as a rule, any mame game with 3d environments (beyond sprite-based 3d games like afterburner) will require specifications far beyond the pi to run. so that's a firm "no"

This game is full on 3D based on PowerPC + dedicated GPU architecture. I can tell upfront that the ARM-based MAME for Retropie won't run the game, unfortunately.

@Freakadude for lr-mame2003 or lr-fbalpha, the default :) ie:

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that should mean that capcom fighting games have the 'snes sf2 layout' which is pretty standard.

@v3rd1ct As you go through the wiki and look at controllers, one of the challenges you might find is that there is no wiki for keyboards. It's not really an oversight--several of us here have the combined details and first-hand experience to probably write one. In fact, I will probably take on the task at some point, but in the mean time, here is a good thread about it. Having a keyboard controller is great, especially if you plan to have a lot of buttons. My four-player setup would be a lot easier if I had just focused on a 2-player design, but IPAC is a good solution.

The other thing that will add to the complexity is that with your focus on fighter games, you might find that FBA emulates these better than MAME. So, suddenly you find yourself trying to manage multiple arcade emulators. Maybe you even decide to use the ARCADE folder for your ROMs to simplify the interface. Managing controls over various emulators is part of the challenge, but also part of the fun. It can be done, so hang in there.

I don't often say it out loud to people, but I have to admit that one of my hobbies is "configuring a DIY retro-gaming system". For me, it is never finished, and with new versions of Emulation Station on the horizon, new theme capabilities, updates to emulators, new Pi hardware. . . there is no end in sight, and I love it! But, I still need to write that keyboard controller wiki page.

'bests' games list?
Devil's Crush or Alien Crush for the TurboGrafx 16, Sonic Spin all for the Genesis, or now with Drastic Metroid Prime Pinball for the Nintendo DS.

@demost Have you looked into @Floob and his Attract Mode Retropie image?

Obvs has no bundled rooms, but has Attract Mode as its main front-end rather than ES?

That should give you a more Hyperspin feel, no?