@Dan1300 @bollwerk said in MAME not running ROMs issue:

It is perhaps worth noting that, I believe it's possible to create a romset for any version of MAME, by using the latest romset, the latest "rollback" romset, a DAT file from the version of MAME you need a set for, and a tool like ClrMamePro.

I agree I think it's worth noting and worth bothering to learn to use the tools depending on your setup. With current MAME and the rollback sets you can build any version of MAME from the beginning of development for RetroPie or other projects outside the RP scope.

You can build partial or full sets which is handy if using multiple cores with "Arcade" for RetroPie and only need a few games from a specific ROM set or a few per core.

It works fine for vanilla MAME to just get the set from whatever source. If using mame2003-plus or fbneo who's rom sets are ever changing it's a big plus to know the tools but you'll still need to track down some miscellaneous or decrypted ROMs that may not included in the official MAME set when rebuilding.

I find it easier to grab the current DAT once in a while for a changing core to complete a set vs. following every commit to grab the added/updated ROMs.

Also mame2003-plus has the source driver files in the DAT which allows you to build subsets like neogeo only or cps1, cps2, cp3 or whatever combination you want. Now if we could only have the region information.

Along with the rollback CHDs you can include those also in your sets too which is usually v3 with the older cores. A few games with CHDs run acceptably on the Pi 4.

Mame2003-plus has support for UNIBIOS up to 4.0 if you have a need, want to tweak a setting or experiment, it's a core option.

@Baxter I didn't upload it.

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Ive read that section a bunch of times. What do you mean by install the emulator, Isnt the emu already there or do i have to put the binary exe in a folder? Also what is the difference of dropping rhe roms in just the arcade folder or the advancemame folder. If i put out in the arcade folder which emu will run the roms? Thanx

Sounds like you've hit the tab key. Your right shoulder on your ps3 controller will be assigned to the tab key of the keyboard. If you hit tab key on your keyboard you will get the same menu. This is the standard menu in mame and allows you to change settings for mame or game specific settings such as difficulty like you have seen.

@superlabrat The ROMs are not compatible with the emulators you installed. Arcade emulation is a bit more finicky - if you're just beginning start by reading the Arcade Quick start and then find a proper ROmset for the emulator you want to use.

@Spartacus as the fellows told you before me, the main problem on loading the N64 games could be the extension. If the files are zipped, unzip them and throw those files into the proper folder. The N64 extension should .n64 .v64 or .z64. Most of the games should work properly depending on the configuration and your raspberry model. I always had problems with Killer Instinct since I'm not able to find a good file for that game. But for the others, I had no problem at all.

Concerning the MAME incident, as @herb_fargus stated, the problem should reside on the romset you have. MAME has many different versions and a single game could work fine in one oh those versions but could not work in other. I don't remember but I guess most of the working games are in the romset 1.38

You can check it.

@amishgamer

Did you watch...

I watched it as a complete beginner wanting to use that DAT. It worked great for me first time.

What parts did you use to build it with?

@DamnAlex

Glad to hear it.

@GGA said in MAMEs 0.164 Help Please:

I tried using Arcade and he various MAME emulators.

But 0.164 is not supported, why would they work?

Finally... worked it out!!! i must have hit parse gamelists only to "on" within retropie other settings. I turned it to "off" and bob's ya uncle.