@JimmyFromTheBay

I added this to the script :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/a01c5b7bec657fa1eacb86452a58d7c68e38c43c

@JimmyFromTheBay

On old mame pages I found that the tapes with BASIC would be supported, yet they don't load in 265 or 266.
BASICs are respectively mz1z001 and mz1z002.
Could also be that some tape games need these BASICs to work.
You are able to find manuals but they are all in Japanese but it gives an impression.
There seem to be better emulators and and also some info can be found on websites containing sharpmz in the address.
Though it's quite difficult to know what all commands do inside tf-dos and in BASIC should that work.
However BASIC seems to be from Microsoft so I think it has a lot of similarities.

Found that you can type HELP in tf-dos to find the commands.
You can use DIR to list the files.

@Folly Sure, once I have this Pi 5 set up so I can run 0265.

@JimmyFromTheBay

The ZX spectrum emulator zesarux should be able to run zx80 and there is an original module-script inside RetroPie-Setup for installing it.
However zx80 and zx81 are not implemented in the module-script.
Perhaps you can add it manually.
Not sure how good it will work though.
Perhaps I will test if I have time.

@Folly yea for sure i am about to install mame and other systems i let you know how it goes.

@JimmyFromTheBay said in What does this error mean? (lr-mess):

If I can run them both at the same time that'd be great, but if not then it's not worth the hassle and risk.

Technically it's possible but I think, for you, it's indeed not worth the hassle and the risk.

@JimmyFromTheBay

I've installed the MESS fork for it (lr-mess-mz1500-cass).

What is the MESS fork ?
Please give a better explanation on how you installed.

With this command you can find the supported extensions :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listmedia mz1500 SYSTEM MEDIA NAME (brief) IMAGE FILE EXTENSIONS SUPPORTED ---------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------- mz1500 cassette (cass) .wav .m12 .mzf .mzt

These are the loading instructions for MZ-1500 :
Hit C key
TAB > Tape control > Play

I used cassette files inside mz800_cass.zip from mame-sl.
mucmac.zip worked for me.

@JimmyFromTheBay

Yea, nice summary, looks like we did not get far. haha ;-)

I think we have to keep on digging.

I found an quasi88 for sdl2 and have succeeded to compile it on debian 11 on x86_64.
Will try that on the RPI4 too, and hope I will get it fullscreen.

@Folly said in Only Cartridge Files Loading on Amstrad CPC6128+ (MESS/MAME):

~/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/supplementary

@Folly

I did not find a second version in ~/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/supplementary, but I deleted any other versions of the file on my system - in the trash folder, download folder, etc...and that did the trick.

I will try the ParaDOS options again later and report back.

The ParaDOS options are visible and they do load ParaDOS.

@testudo said in Can anyone make Alcon 2020 work on Amstrad CPC/GX4000?:

I think you missed my edit disclaimer.

Yes, I did ;-)

Concur, no need for PRADOS on lr-mess or MAME. Same issues trying to run with lr-caprice32 in cpc1628+ experiential model selected you experienced.

Ok, so we are on the same level now.

@Retro-Arcade-Fan said in Good news for Amstrad GX4000 fans:

@JimmyFromTheBay Very interesting! I'd like to give this a try as well. How do I install lr-mess-system-cpc6128p-cart?

It's super-easy, see the first post here:

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29682/development-of-module-script-generator-for-lr-mess-lr-mame-and-mame-standalone

@Treco

A while ago I added the stickfreaks binary install option in my script.
Still in the the secret menu/test menu though.

If you want to try, let me know, I will send you some more info.

@JimmyFromTheBay said in Bezels for Coleco tabletop arcade games:

I'm afraid that's all I did.

Thank you for responding!

@jimmyfromthebay

Due to this thread I found that there was a mistake in my script and I fixed it.
So now it can create lr-mess overlays for gnw from the mame artwork.
2022-03-02-183543_800x600_scrot_resized.png
I think it's not what you are looking for, though.
It is still an overlay and transparency is always used and not perfect.

I have tried the combination lr-mess with mame artwork but never had any result,
because then the game just won't load.

Perhaps you both can find a way.
It would really be nice if it could work like you want to.

I tested some games from "samcoupe_flop" in mame.
They work very good on the pi4.
Just typing boot and they will run.
(edit : I added the possibility to install autoboot in systems with extras -> full / semi automatic boot)

Only one thing, the used cursor keys for playing games are :

for many games a,s,o,p,space. for some games q,w,space. other games use the normal cursor keys.

So it's advisable to use the game specific runcommand loaders for mame or lr-mess.
That way you can customize the keys used per game.

Here are some pictures of manic and ppersia :
2021-11-26-214220_800x600_scrot_resized.png 2021-11-26-214344_800x600_scrot_resized.png

Seems I added Mattel to early, discussing it further over here :

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29682/development-of-module-script-generator-for-lr-mess-and-mame-standalone/657

Edit : removed it again see post 9

@csl

No problem but I think we see things from a much different angle.

I don't know the exact answer, you should ask a "global moderator".
But, I think, it basically comes down to how much time the developers can or want to spend and what they think what should be added or not.

And when something isn't there, some people become developers themselves.
Perhaps you can contribute to the open source community too.

I think you can just add gameandwatch in line 50 of /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/libretrocores/lr-mess.sh
I haven't tested though !
Let me know if it works for you, perhaps we can learn from this.

@folly said in Has anyone managed to get sound from the TRS-80?:

@jimmyfromthebay

I found this info on a blog :

Many games did not include sound effects, as audio output was not an intentional feature of the TRS-80's design, but many games used a trick to produce sound effects.

The trick was :
Back in the day, we had to hook a little speaker up to the cassette out line to pick up the audio

So that could be the reason why you don't have sound.

No, these are definitely games with programmed sound and speech, because I've seen YouTube videos of them (and MESS does refer to the machine's sound hardware, as seen in the above pics). It's very strange that the maximum sound output level in MESS is set to 0dB.

I've no idea what the technical machine differences are. There were a whole bunch of systems around at the same time that appear to use extremely similar hardware/OSes, and run identical-looking ports of the same games (I think the Genie is another) but I don't think they're compatible.

I'll investigate adding memory. It was a massive faff to get games working across all three formats, and lots of stuff that seemed like it SHOULD work didn't work because the files were in some sort of different formats despite having the same file extension. If I can get sound working I'll do a little tutorial.

(Planning one for the Dragon 32/CoCo2 as well, but so many things to do and so little time. Currently having an absolutely brutal fistfight with a couple of incomprehensible ZX Spectrum Next emulators.)