new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!)

TPR

I just had a look through this thread and I couldn't find any reference to this, but has anyone gotten lr-mess-vectrex up and running with overlays yet? Thinking about going down that rabbit hole but wondering if there has been anyone who has done it yet before I attempt it?

Folly

@tpr said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

I just had a look through this thread and I couldn't find any reference to this, but has anyone gotten lr-mess-vectrex up and running with overlays yet? Thinking about going down that rabbit hole but wondering if there has been anyone who has done it yet before I attempt it?

Yes, that works !
You can use the same methode as used with lr-vecx.

I have some background information about that in my repository :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/tree/main/00-scripts-00#run-with-a-backgroundoverlay-picture-for-handheld-or-vextrex-with-retroarch-in-lr-mess

So if you already have the overlays working, they should also work with lr-mess.

For handhelds I made a script that will generate these configs :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/main/00-scripts-00/generate-overlay-configs.sh
The goal is to add vectrex also sometime.

btw,
Speech synthesis works with lr-mess, with lr-vecx this is an issue.
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29077/vectrex-speech-synthesis

TPR

@folly Thank you! I'll look through that!

TPR

@roslof @Folly Where did you guys get the overlays and artwork for Microvision? I was able to get the console up and running but my Googlefu is failing me on finding the artwork. I have the stuff from the MVEM site, but I can't get those artwork files to work with MESS.

Also, thank you for the notes above. That was all fantastic and I was able to get the console up and running with little hassle thanks to your advice. The only thing I can't find is the artwork.

DTEAM

@tpr

See: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WQszhzzwyu6O2dVVBv_SGYgOOm7HROA7

and https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sm6gdOcaaQaNUtQ9tZ5Q5WQ6m1OD2QY3

Everything excepted Microvision for handheld artworks

Another way to run Vectrex with MAME standalone (like MESS without Lr)

go in /opt/retropie/configs/vectrex
open your emulators.cfg or create It

add:

mame-vectrex= "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -c  vectrex -cart %ROM%"
mame-vectrex-autoframeskip= "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -c -autoframeskip vectrex -cart %ROM%"**

To set your "Input (general)" and "Input(this Machine), follow step 10 and 11 of this Tutorial -----> Tutorial: Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME

In your /opt/retropie/configs/mame/mame.ini

set the location where you will store the artworks

artpath /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/artwork;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/artwork;/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame/artwork

TPR

@dteam Thank you! I had already downloaded those G&W ones and I have them running. Great to get these other ones as well.

TPR

@dteam Is it a different romset that works with MAME than it does with lr-vecx? All my roms work fine under lr but I can't get them to load in MAME. It crashes back to ES at the "initializing" screen.

DTEAM

@tpr
Normally They should work, because we don't refer to %BASENAME% (hash file) but to c -cart %rom%

TPR

@dteam Weird. I've tried three different BIOS files in my /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS directory and about 10 different roms that work in lr-vecx and I can't get anything to load. It just pops up to the "initializing" screen and then goes back to ES. No clue what I'm doing wrong here.

DTEAM

@tpr
try this in mame.ini

rompath /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade;/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame;/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/tigerh;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gameandwatch;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/tigerrz;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pong;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/konamih;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/classich;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atomiswave;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/naomi;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/all_in1;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/jakks
hashpath /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/hash
samplepath /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/samples;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/samples
artpath /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/artwork;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/artwork;/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame/artwork
ctrlrpath /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/ctrlr
pluginspath /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/plugins
languagepath /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/language
cfg_directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/cfg
nvram_directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/nvram
input_directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/inp
state_directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/sta
snapshot_directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/snap
diff_directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/diff
comment_directory /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/comments
skip_gameinfo 1
plugin hiscore
samplerate 44100
video accel

reedit: I added /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS in rompath

TPR

@dteam Yay! I got it up and running. I added both of these to rompath in mame.ini:
/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex

I'm running Berzerk and there is a lot of popping and crackling sounds. Is that normal?

I also still can't seem to get the overlay to work.

What do I need for the artwork file in the artwork folder?

DTEAM

@tpr

No sound issue, on my side, if You open your rom with mame-vectrex-autoframeskip

For Artworks, put the vectrex. zip file directly in /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame/artwork

In the game, go in video options ---> Screen#0 -----> choose the overlay associated to your game.

It works for me

TPR

@dteam Yay! I got it working! The gameplay under the overlay seems really light though. Very hard to see. Even messing with the mame slider bars didn't seem to help. Any advice on settings to make the game look better?

vectrex overlay.jpg

TPR

@dteam Also, I can get every rom to work except for Mine Storm. Any idea why? I've tried multiple versions of it and I can't get any of them to work.

TPR

@dteam Is there any way via the command line to load a specific overlay when you load a rom?

DTEAM

@tpr

On mine It’s not that bad. You can play with the crosshair option or machine configuration.
MindStorm doesn't work for me. Maybe It’s the emulator and not your rom. Ill try It later

TPR

@dteam I did some more research. Looks like Mine Storm doesn't work for anyone. I'm using Mine Storm II since it's the same game with some bug fixes.

I ended up using lr-MESS instead of the stand alone MAME (I like having RA controller options) and it's all working great!

I wish I could figure out a way to load up each rom with the correct overlay already there, but that's a minor thing...

Now to find those Microvision overlays. Still can't seem to find them anywhere.

Folly

@tpr

I never found Microvision overlays either.
Altough there was a website describing all the games for Microvision and they had pictures, but I can't find it anymore.

Seems I found something else, perhaps you can use this stuff.
(Perhaps there is copyrighted stuff, so I don't use links)
Search for 6fge7fr5j2k6e6d and search in the webpage for the same code.
You should be able to find it.

TPR

@folly said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

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Thanks! Downloaded. I'll see if anything can be done with them.

A Former User

heyho!
is there any chance to add the "Bandai Apple Pippin". I'm looking for strange consoles. Would be nice.
Is there any other strategy to run pippin roms on raspi4b 2g?
kind regards
flo