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    • rlail

      Any video out there to add new cheats to Retropie?
      General Discussion and Gaming • cheats • • rlail

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      mitu

      Not a video, but there's an older forum posts on how to create a cheat file that you can load into the emulator - see here.
      Assuming you're playing the PS1 version of the game, you can add get some GameShark codes from here, the libretro cheats database doesn't seem to have one for the PS1 version.

    • mgrabow

      Messed with Retroarch (Cheats) and now ROMS load with long black screen
      Help and Support • cheats retroarch loading cores • • mgrabow

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      Folly

      @mgrabow

      Depending on which libretro core you use, when enabling cheats, your setting is probably stored as a core option in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg .

      Something like this (depending on which core) :

      mame_cheats_enable = "enabled"

      Try to set your, similar, line on "disabled" to disable the cheats.

    • LPG

      lr-Dolphin cheats
      Help and Support • x86 ubuntu cheats dolphin dolphin emu • • LPG

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      mitu

      According to the libretro docs, yes, that folder should be created. However, the same page says that internal Dolphin cheats are not supported, so that step may be useless.

    • crself10

      Cheat not turning off in Pokemon Emerald
      Help and Support • cheats cheats gba cheats help • • crself10

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    • djcottrell

      Run several install scripts.
      Help and Support • cheats manager • • djcottrell

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    • TPR

      lr-mame 2016 - How do cheats work?
      Help and Support • mame mame2016 mame 2016 cheats cheat • • TPR

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      TPR

      @dankcushions Yep, that was actually helpful! Thank you!

      Here's what I did to make it all work.

      Your cheat.7z file has to be in this folder:
      /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2016/cheat

      You can get the cheat file here:
      https://github.com/libretro/mame2016-libretro/tree/master/metadata

      Load up a game in lr-mame2016 like "Donkey Kong" for example, and then go into options and "Enable Cheats."

      Screen Shot 2021-03-02 at 8.00.47 PM.png

      You then need to RESTART the game (It does not say restart required in the options, but you have to restart) and then when you load up the game again, press TAB on the keyboard to get to the MAME Menu:

      Screen Shot 2021-03-02 at 8.02.10 PM.png

      And then you can be just like Billy Mitchell and cheat to your hearts desire! :P
      Screen Shot 2021-03-02 at 8.02.43 PM.png

      I've tested it in quite a few games as so far so good!

      Thanks again for the help!

    • DjDiabolik

      Cheat search help. Autosave cheat and delete one or more matched.. it's possible ?
      Help and Support • cheats • • DjDiabolik

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    • DTEAM

      (SOLVED) MAME "standalone" Cheats for systems like Coleco, Arcade and more
      Help and Support • cheats lr-mess mame mame rom mame.ini • • DTEAM

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      Folly

      @dteam

      That is just what I was thinking tonight.

      Cool, we were on the right track ;-)

      Well, still we have to learn allot about MAME, we are not finished yet with learning !

    • MortalWombat

      Romset question- purpose of blend, HDD, IPS, RES etc files?
      Help and Support • cheats flyers hdd romsets samples • • MortalWombat

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      dankcushions

      @mortalwombat cheats in fbneo: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/27826/mame-2003-question-regarding-lucky-and-wild/13?_=1612257367323

      samples in fbneo: i’ve provided you with the link on how to use them and it specifically refers to donpachi: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/lr-fbneo/#samples. if you’re now talking about mame2003 - we weren’t talking about that romset before! please be specific.

      mame2003 sample instructions are available on the mame2003 docs page: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/lr-mame2003/#samples

    • shift

      How to use chets on lr-fbneo
      Help and Support • fbneo lr-fbneo cheats • • shift

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      shift

      @barbudreadmon Thanks! I had put the cheats in the wrong folder.

    • escc1986

      Mame 2010 Question : Question Regading Cheats
      Help and Support • cheats mame2010 • • escc1986

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      mahoneyt944

      @escc1986 this topic was already posted in 2017, https://github.com/libretro/mame2010-libretro/issues/38

      jebediah2 created this issue in libretro/mame2010-libretro open Implementing cheat support like in mame2003 #38
    • asianking

      Retropie Cheat Builder
      Ideas and Development • builder cheats • • asianking

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    • Fluffyudders

      Seeking urgent advice on Retropie images
      Help and Support • advice arcade cheats images • • Fluffyudders

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      mitu

      We don't support 3rd party images, especially the ones loaded with ROMs - as are the ones that you're trying to choose from. Use the image from retropie.org.uk/download and follow the installation instructions from the Docs.

      If you're hard pressed on time, I recommend you get your brother friend a ready made console, like one of the mini consoles released by Sega/Sony/Nintendo, which come already installed and with the games included.

    • 90sNostalgia

      PSX cheat folder changes? And is RetroArch git safe?
      Help and Support • cheats retroarch pscx-rearmed • • 90sNostalgia

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      mitu

      I'm not sure the download location has changed, I don't see the doc page reference a precise location for each system. The cheats are downloaded from the Libretro buildbot AFAIK, not directly via git, the archive is generated from https://github.com/libretro/libretro-database. Both have been restored after the hack incident a while ago, so it shouldn't be an issue.

    • afcalan2307

      Cheats not working on Game Boy Advance for Pokemon Fire Red
      Help and Support • cheats gba cheats pokemon • • afcalan2307

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      notthesame

      @afcalan2307
      If this fails then it's the game, or change the emulator, I had this issue with gba Metroid fusion.

      cheats = 1 cheat0_desc = "faster leveling" cheat0_code = "12345678+0000" cheat0_enable = "true"
    • saku00

      cheat download task failed
      Help and Support • retropie cheats retroarch menu • • saku00

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      mitu

      My guess is because of the recent Libretro hack, no assets are currently available for download - including cheats.

    • clairekope

      mame2003-cheats setting ignored in core config
      Help and Support • retropie 4.6 mame2003 cheats • • clairekope

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      clairekope

      @mitu /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg is already in that state (and it's identical to retroarch.cfg.rp-dist)

    • RumblinBuffalo

      Lr-Mame 2003 Core Option - Cheat Input Ports
      Help and Support • defender mame 2003 cheats • • RumblinBuffalo

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      mahoneyt944

      @grant2258 I started a new topic on this to not clutter this one.

    • tackett1980

      Reicast MVC2 character unlock
      General Discussion and Gaming • mvc2 unlock cheats • • tackett1980

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      tackett1980

      Reinstall and update game still crashes.