@riverstorm said in Disable Retroarch joystick reset hotkey:

retroarch-joypads/

@dankcushions - Thanks worked perfect! When adding input_reset_axis = "+2" I was able to add it to either /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg or /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads/Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver.cfg and it worked fine.

When adding 'input_reset_btn = "nul" to /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg it didn't change the default or disable it but when I modified /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads/Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver.cfg directly it worked.

When input_reset_btn = "0" was located in the joystick config and input_reset_btn = "nul" was in the emulator config button "0" was still active.

It looks if the setting exists in the joystick config it has to modified there as it take precedence over the emulator config but it if doesn't exist in either it can be added to either and works fine.

@TheBear123 said in High Scores not saving - hiscore.dat not creating *.hi files:

@cl9yst9rr I just can't find configs/all or configs/arcade. I'm pretty new to this

you should fill out https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first so we can better assist you. current versions of retropie should 'just work' with hi scores so you shouldn't have to change anything, but it depends on what version you're running, what emulator, what game, and so on.

@dankcushions said in Cannot rotate MAME vertical games:

@sTo0z
luckily the issue was in the first few lines :)

video_driver = "dispmanx"

this is the problem - dispmanx doesn't support rotation. please change to "gl"

see: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/4898

Yup, that did it.. I'm a fool! Totally forgot I changed that.

THANK YOU.

@colebeansbroskie

You should start by reading through these links.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide/34
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade/

@AlexMurphy

Terrible stuff. I actually have a copy of the shooting script that has the Wookie parts translated on the page. It doesn't improve things. Although 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' certainly holds the crown as the absolute worst, retro-gamers can seek out their own personal nightmare before Christmas with the ill-conceived 'Christmas in Pac-Land'. Theses shows are not without merit however. They're a great stand-in for ipecac if you can't make it out to your local pharmacy and you've run out of eggnog.

@dankcushions Good catch. That would definitely drop two coins I would think.

@jlachniet I was thinking in terms of time ( to play) ...not file size ;-)

@BuZz The procedure you suggested completely fixed the problem. The new advmame-1.4.rc contains the correct paths and /home/pi/.advance is now a symbolic link.
Thanks.

@Macaque said in Quick Mame Question:

Yes, with the .dat files, you can use a tool called 'clrmamepro' to create a new rom set which inlcudes only the roms listed in the .dat. The tool runs under windows rather than on the Pi itself.

Thank you. Just rebuilt me romset and everything is much cleaner :) gonna do the same for FBA next.

@jozzy1 said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

Any chance of mame overlays for Salamander 1

Salamander overlay made; check here.

@madmodder123 I've found some similar issues with some old games in that regard, what I ended up going for was either FBA, Mame 2010 or AdvMame as it was caused by incomplete emulation in that version. Can't quite recall the titles though, but worth a shot.

@zmanz You are on the right track with all/retroarch.cfg. That's the starting place to look for keymaps for libretro emulators. In addition, you could look at configs that might also have key mapping in them according to the emulator. So, mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg would be next, assuming you placed roms in the corresponding folder. arcade/retroarch.cfg if you are using the arcade folder. You get the idea.

However, this brings up a less common issue when using a keyboard controller. . . mame2003 and possibly other lr emulators accept inputs via the "virtual" retropad controllers, but it ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY accepts raw keyboard inputs. That's why you see both a key and a retropad referenced in the MAME GUI (in game menu brought up with <TAB>) when you are remapping in there. In other words, it's possible to have the retropad mapped in the retroarch.cfg file and have that be in direct conflict with the actual raw keypress that is setup inside MAME2003.

You could go into the MAME GUI and try to remap keys, but the layers of controls and remapping can get pretty confusing!

Here's a post from a while back where some of these details are described. It might be worth a read.