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    mame4all and adding ROMs

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    • ThunderBoyDavidT
      ThunderBoyDavid
      last edited by ThunderBoyDavid

      Let me start by saying that i am a complete noob to all of this. So go easy on me please.
      i have mame4all installed and i have my .37b5 ROMs that i am able to use and ready to be added.
      NOW... i copied over dkong.zip (It is in the compatibility list) and ran RetroPie.... Pulled up MAME... and.. NO Donkey Kong.
      What did i do wrong?? i put dkong.zip in the ROMs folder under mame4all. i don't understand.
      dkong3.zip (from the same ROM set) showed up fine.. and played fine. i don't understand.
      i checked the Samples folder... there was nothing there. Do i need the Samples???
      i don't understand?? Should i have copied over dkong.zip and then rebooted my Raspberry Pi??
      Please Help, Thanks, David, ThunderBoyDavid

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      • chelochelini2014C
        chelochelini2014
        last edited by chelochelini2014

        try to put the rom in mame libretro folder, or you can use the romcenter program to audit and check your romset,

        , or dowload a another rom set for exmaple the MAME2003_Reference_Set_MAME0.78_ROMs_CHDs_Samples

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @ThunderBoyDavid
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          @thunderboydavid Whenever you add new ROMs you only have to restart EmulationStation, but a PI reboot would also make the game appear.
          What happens if you leave only the dkong.zip ROM in the mame4all folder ? It's getting detected ? Maybe it's assigned the wrong name.

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          • ThunderBoyDavidT
            ThunderBoyDavid
            last edited by ThunderBoyDavid

            After using ClrMamePro and updating my ROM set... and finding out that i didn't have to go through all of that....
            i already had the correct ROM set version. All i had to do was copy over dkong.zip and then ReStart EmulationStation.
            Donkey Kong showed up and played just fine after that. Thanks for all the Great Advice.!!!!!
            Later, David, ThunderBoyDavid

            Every Fear Hides A Wish

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