@UDb23 it's getting there then ☺ my cab is fine but since I've got it into a usable state I've never actually got around to finishing it. One day...

I'm bumping this because I found a solution. It's not the best possible thing to do but seems to have solved my issue.

I edited my .cfg file on /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig and added

input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"

in order to set the digital inputs as analogue (in addition to keeping them as analogue too).

It appears that the current fba core accepts only analogue (thumb)stick inputs for arcade machines that used analogue hardware such as wheels, joysticks, pedals, etc, something that wasn't a case previously and still isn't on MAME.

For anyone having the same problem (and doesn't use analogue sticks) this seems to be the only solution currently but I'm not sure if this will interfere with anything else.

from the old forums.

http://blog.petrockblock.com/forums/topic/howto-use-datfiles-to-eliminate-clones-etc-from-mamefbaneogeo/

there are also many guides throughout the mame community. at some point someone may feel ambitious enough to make a guide on the wiki

If I uncomment the onstart.sh and onend.sh scripts it works great, and with fullscreen. Doesn't seem like a very good solution in the long run though...

@dnaeye So you able to run Raiden fighters in retropie now...? might to share ?

For those who may be interested what the overlay is based on:
0_1494482884602_ddp4.jpg
0_1494482587682_ddp1.jpeg 0_1494482621603_ddp3.jpg

@dankcushions Perhaps he means , "how to set up CPS 1/2/3 as their own systems"? @SKIIERFOX86 you need to manually create these within your theme. If you want to know how to do it you should search the forum as this has been covered extensively or start a new thread.

@Duxa It's installed by default so is under Main Packages

@Gnakula Works fine here in lr-fbalpha. Make sure you're using the correct romset.

@HurricaneFan Try this game ;-)
It looks simple at first glance... but it's quite tough.
The Stern version, theends, is slightly different and somewhat easier.

btw that's part of the fun with Retropie; we all discover new games thanks to others sharing their fun, their favorite or even issues .

@pjft It's a long changelog, take a look at it. For me, its the proper support for system16 games. Performance? ehhhh. lr-fbaalpha is slower than lr-fba2012 in some games, like the konami ones.

@Kristopherson05 Have you noticed that there are two options in that menu?:

Save Core Remap File Save Game Remap File

When I choose "Save Game Remap File" it does exactly what you want to do. And it works flawlessly for me (and many others). If it isn't working as it should be for you, I suggest you to delete the .rmp file and try it again.

Solved: When writing the code for the .cfg that resides in the retroarch/overlay/arcade-bezels folder, you must reference the filename of the PNG overlay you are using. DON'T put quotes around that filename. For example:

overlay0_overlay = robocop2-ovl.png

NOT

overlay0_overlay = "robocop2-ovl.png"

It may work with, but some overlays will only work without quotes. Recommendation is just no quotes for all games :-)

you should be ok, as i said i am on a mac too and i have been using emulators since the days of mame .29, as well as pretty much every system out there, i have never had to use any other apps to decompress files.

bear in mind though, that mame roms should be left as zipped files, there is no need to unzip them. it may be that in the past you have got roms from an 'unmerged' set where if you don't have the parent rom with all the relevant files in it any variations wont run.

Updated the SVG files, added some new ones

@Floob I'm now running retropie 4.2 on pi zero
when trying to get my neo geo games to work i used to use pifba on 4.1 and it would work perfectly with my wired ps3 only one player now that I'm using 4.2 pifba games run perfect but my ps3 controller doesn't work right up=start down=select if figure that much not when i change emulator to lr-fbalpha controller works perfect but the games start to lag and not working perfectly i haven't tried bluetooth yet but i figure it will be the same PLEASE HELP BEEN STUCK FOR A WHILE

How would I change the privileges of the file? Just in case I want to make some changes later on in life.

Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

FYI I simply updated all the packages and it works.

I use lr-fbalpha for most arcade ROMs. My guess is that you need newer ROMs. Update your image to the latest Retropie and then find some new ROMs.

There has been an update to NetPlay in general that supports something called "Net Rooms" which would be similar to random match making. However it doesn't work on Retropie at the moment.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7913/retroarch-1-4-1-netplay/17

I personally would love to see Retropie to link up with Fightcade https://www.fightcade.com/