@AndersHP said in How do you organise romsets? MAME and (in particular) consoles:

you need a set newer than 0.78 to reliably generate a 0.78 set from it.

My knowledge stops with the tutorial video. The commentary from @herb_fargus was helpful in suggesting this.

@andog Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Sorry for the late reply.
Thanks for your replies Herb and Petro.
As I am new to this I didn't want to do something I shouldn't be doing but after a lot of reading on the web I have made my mind up on the moral side of things with the roms.

I have figured out what files I need but haven't had chance to try them as yet.

I have a Wii u pro controller and wanted to know if the joystick part of the controller doesn't work to control the games is it possible the make them control the movement of the game.

I have been spending most of my time fixing the sound and tv resolution in retropi and all is well with the pi now :). Have to admit even though I struggled I have enjoyed learning something new :). I'm going to buy the book on pi projects next :)

@herb_fargus As posted above, I had tried both the automatic and manual methods with neither of them working. I managed to get it sorted out now though because it seemed like there was a permissions issue that would not allow me to run the RetroPie script from the USB pen from within OSMC.

I ended up keeping all data and scripts on the SD card and mounting the roms folder to the USB drive and having it work that way.

@meleu google was my friend :/

Psx games sometimes take a little longer to load because they took a little longer to load on a real psx. It was a cd based system. As far as the pixelated graphics, that's what they are. Most games were 320 x 240 and being stretched to 1080p will make it pixelated. That's just how the raw games looked. Try turning on bilinear filtering in retro arch. Or you can try the high Rez mode in pcsx

@columboscoat I did search the forum and someone posted a question just like mine, but nobody answered it. In the FAQ there's nothing about refreshing ROMS from a USB stick. So I apologize if I've offended you and am trying out a new hobby. I will return to my cave and never ever bother u again. 1000000 apologizes.

@Shay You may want to check the link in my signature. I just made a quick video about this right before Christmas. I am at work right now so everything is blocked but the Enable HD graphincs for N64 video should help you out.

OK it seems formatting to FAT32 fixed the issue. Thx for your replies and this great project, this topic can be closed.

@jworkin after scraping your names will show up proper even if the filenames are a little less readable. You never want to change the filenames with mame as that is how they are identified by the scraper among other things.

Much obliged, thanks

I'm a big fan of the arcade folder. I like keeping everything in one area

@Chip1184 have you restarted Emulation Station since adding the ROMs? As @BuZz says, please read the wiki for first time setup guidelines.

@overlord73978 Your romset (game zip file) is not compatible with the emulator you are using. Most commonly this is because the the romset version does not match that required by the emulator. More details on what to do on your other thread but it's basically:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide

@ebtalk

/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulators.cfg

@markyh444 haha whoops. Leave it to me to miss the big red ban flag next to the name lol

@whipinsnapper https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/nintendo-entertainment-system

Need nes roms with headers. Also please provide more information when posting as mentioned in the link at the top of the screen and as agreed when you signed up.

@overlord73978 You should have downloaded a complete set of roms that is labelled accordingly. For Mame4All you need roms from the 0.37b5 set. I am guessing that because you don't know, you just downloaded a few random roms and tried to launch them in a mame emulator? A common mistake and the path to great frustration. MAME requires patience and an accurate set of roms that match the emulator of your choice. You can verify the roms you have using clrmamepro. The best way to use MAME in an "enjoyable" way currently is to first choose an emulator - lr-mame2003 - then find a set of roms that is compatible with it, i.e. the 0.78 romset. Before proceeding, you should read this very carefully as it will demolish any confusion you may have......
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide