lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport
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Just wanted to say again that all the testing is a major help.
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@riverstorm Most of the extra ones are the clones to the new games that were added like Nightslashers (Japan version with red blood), Ragtime (Clone of Boogie Wings) etc. There were also a couple I saw in the Github commits that weren't on the whatsnew.txt like Hook (Japan) and Crystal Castles (Joystick Version).
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@maxbeanz said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
@riverstorm Most of the extra ones are the clones to the new games that were added like Nightslashers (Japan version with red blood), Ragtime (Clone of Boogie Wings) etc. There were also a couple I saw in the Github commits that weren't on the whatsnew.txt like Hook (Japan) and Crystal Castles (Joystick Version).
I figured clones or a few games that might have missed the whatsnew.txt. I am not really tracking each game change as I know I'll miss a day here or there and eventually my list will be out of sync down the road. Basically once in a while I'll just run a hash comparison and update the ROMs.
But it might not matter if plus continues rapid development it could be the preferred emulator then I will just reverse the process and lr-mame2003 will be the diff set. I think it has a total of 31 updated ROMs and 2 exclusive [right now].
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Well marks done a major update to syncronise the main cores of mame2003 and mame2003 plus since they split. We have made some nice progress fix up bugs in games that didnt work on mame 2003 and did on mame078. The last of these games that needs fixed is the bally/midway inputs and we have found the cause of the breakage this bug has been with us since 2012 and should be fixed soon. A classic like rampage (spectrum is still the best version cause i played it as a kid lol) should be playable
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@grant2258 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
A classic like rampage (spectrum is still the best version cause i played it as a kid lol) should be playable
Nice, just in time for the movie release! ;)
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bally games should be fixed all be good in mame2003 plus and other games that inputs previously didnt work on. Please test and let e know how you all get on. These changes will go onto mame2003 pending them agreeing and the test results
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Excellent news! Great work to all involved.
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@mediamogul said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Excellent news! Great work to all involved.
yes we have a good bunch of guys working together now even if we dont always agree and moan we get it done
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Can I ask, what are you guys using as your general base when it comes to mame2003 roms?
Adding the complete romset +4000 games?
Adding the "lite" romset, consisting of about 1600 games?I guess, if mame2003 is updated regularly (as it seems in this thread), one have to keep adding new games if using the 'lite' romset?
I cannot really find my footing, since I don't want to add NeoGeo games to my mame folder, but I feel that many games are left out of the 'lite' romset...? -
@andershp said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Can I ask, what are you guys using as your general base when it comes to mame2003 roms?
There's roughly 4800 ROMs as a complete set. There's no subsets or lite sets.
From the TAB menu (while in a game) there's an option to 'Generate XML DAT'. You press enter and it creates a DAT based off the build you're currently using. The DAT file is placed in /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003-plus folder named mame2003.xml.
Up above is a DAT of only new/updated ROMs from lr-mame2003 to mame2003_plus_libretro.
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@riverstorm i was referring to the mame2003 lite dat in the docs. It has no clones, mahjong, neogeo, adult and nonworking games.
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@andershp said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
@riverstorm i was referring to the mame2003 lite dat in the docs. It has no clones, mahjong, neogeo, adult and nonworking games.
Oh, sorry this thread is mainly about mame2003_plus_libretro and not lr-mame2003.
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@andershp said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Can I ask, what are you guys using as your general base when it comes to mame2003 roms?
Adding the complete romset +4000 games?
Adding the "lite" romset, consisting of about 1600 games?I guess, if mame2003 is updated regularly (as it seems in this thread), one have to keep adding new games if using the 'lite' romset?
I cannot really find my footing, since I don't want to add NeoGeo games to my mame folder, but I feel that many games are left out of the 'lite' romset...?Shameless plug, again :)
I'm using these files: https://github.com/cosmo0/retropie-arcade-manager-data/tree/master/csv/mame2003
To use with this tool: https://github.com/cosmo0/retropie-arcade-manager/releases
I have built the "classics" lists by hand, and the "quality" sets come from ProgettoSnaps.
I'm not a fan of having thousands of games, you just end up not playing any. The "classics" list are much more manageable (about 250 in the regular and 50 in the classics-lite).
I keep the full romsets on my NAS, so I can try things that I discover here and there, MAME ROWs, etc.@riverstorm said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
@andershp said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Oh, sorry this thread is mainly about mame2003_plus_libretro and not lr-mame2003.Sorry if it's been said in the 400+ posts, but is it installable through the RetropieSetup script, and will it ever be merged in the main lr-mame2003?
The first post, although quite old, made me think these new games were included in the main release... -
@cosmo0 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Sorry if it's been said in the 400+ posts, but is it installable through the RetropieSetup script, and will it ever be merged in the main lr-mame2003?
The first post, although quite old, made me think these new games were included in the main release...Yes you can install from under the 'Manage Experimental Packages'. There's only one option 'From Source' and no 'From Binary' so it take a little while but worth it for the new games alone.
I am not sure if it will ever be merged but it does play all the same games plus over 100 additional ones.
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@riverstorm said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Yes you can install from under the Experimental section. There's only one option 'From Source' and no 'From Binary' so it take a little while but worth it for the new games alone.
I am not sure if it will ever be merged but it does play all the same games plus over 100 additional ones.
Thanks for the infos :)
Can the first post of this thread be updated with these infos by an admin?Is the lr-mame2003 main repo not maintained anymore ? No pull requests are accepted or made by the "-plus" maintainer ?
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@cosmo0 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Can the first post of this thread be updated with these infos by an admin?
Is the lr-mame2003 main repo not maintained anymore ? No pull requests are accepted or made by the "-plus" maintainer ?Yes lr-mame2003 is maintained and the recommended emulator.
mame2003_plus_libretro is very actively being developed here so you would need to update regularly to keep current. It runs some real classics and they add more frequently. I think @darknoir would have to update it as he's the thread owner. I have not seen him in a while though.
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@cosmo0 - Also on the development page there's a 'whatsnew.txt' that has a complete list of all the new games added. It's really helpful to see if a favorite game has been added or changed status to working/updated.
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@Riverstorm thanks for all the infos :) I'll make sure to check it out, and update my games lists accordingly.
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@riverstorm said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Oh, sorry this thread is mainly about mame2003_plus_libretro and not lr-mame2003.
Apologies are on me, I was not aware that mame2003_plus_libretro existed. But what exactly are the differences to lr-mame2003 if both are maintained? Just two parties updating mame2003 alongside each other?
@cosmo0 said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Shameless plug, again :)
Are you following me?
I will try your tool and CSV filters very soon, and I will also try not to OT any more threads ;) -
@andershp said in lr-mame2003 driver improvement and backport:
Are you following me?
I seem to be interested in the same subjects as you are :)
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