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    Which Mame is suggested for the a Pi 4 with 4GB of Ram?

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      barbudreadmon @sirhenrythe5th
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      @sirhenrythe5th said in Which Mame is suggested for the a Pi 4 with 4GB of Ram?:

      I´ve got pretty good performance with DoDonpachi 3 (&2) using FBNeo on my Pi3B+.

      Same here, not the first time i read this recently so i have been wondering if some people aren't abusing the "cpu clock" core option again. I hooked that setting into our pgm driver just a few months ago in a failed attempt to reproduce original cabinet's slowdowns (there is still something missing, probably some kind of interrupt we aren't emulating properly), so it might be worth mentioning that downclocking this would actually provide a game experience closer to the original cabinet.

      FBNeo developer - github - forum

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        Clyde @barbudreadmon
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        @barbudreadmon Can you recommend a particular value (range) of that setting?

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          Jiryn
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          I kinda just want to play Sunset Riders 2 player, since it lets you pick your characters.
          (Green guy is my fav, best guns in the game!)

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            sirhenrythe5th @Jiryn
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            @Jiryn which also runs perfect with AdvanceMame as well as with FBNeo on a Pi3B+ (AFAIR it was allready great playable on the Pi2B).
            FBNeo offers even cheevos for that game :)

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              Jiryn @sirhenrythe5th
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              @sirhenrythe5th
              Sounds like a plan!
              What's a good rom set for those?

              See, I'm just trying to find the perfect, all around fit for the Pi 4 4GB, so I can just play 90% of the games without issue of emulator or issues.

              Already slightly disappointed that it's not as big of a leap as I would have hoped on other consoles.

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                Jiryn @sirhenrythe5th
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                @sirhenrythe5th
                Which Advance mame did you use?

                .94, 104 or 3?

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                  sirhenrythe5th @Jiryn
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                  @Jiryn i always use the latest version, so i did start with 0.94 but use 3.9 at the moment ;)
                  The Romset required for AdvanceMame is 0.106.

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                    Jiryn @sirhenrythe5th
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                    @sirhenrythe5th
                    Thank you!
                    it says .94 for the base, I didn't know which to grab.

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                      sirhenrythe5th @Jiryn
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                      @Jiryn it is the package named just "AdvanceMame" - without version number.
                      This one is the current release (v3.9).

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                        Jiryn @sirhenrythe5th
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                        @sirhenrythe5th said in Which Mame is suggested for the a Pi 4 with 4GB of Ram?:

                        @Jiryn it is the package named just "AdvanceMame" - without version number.
                        This one is the current release (v3.9).

                        Now I am wondering if I did something wrong.
                        Installed Advance Mame, started it up.... looked amazing... but for some reason my controller stopped working. It wasn't registering any of my inputs.

                        SN30 Pro+ in Xbox/Windows mode.

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                          sirhenrythe5th @Jiryn
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                          @Jiryn did you configure your controls in the TAB-Menue by mapping them under "configure input (general)"?
                          I also use 8BitDo Pads (but in Android-Mode)

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                            Clyde @Jiryn
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                            @Jiryn You mean not ever, or suddenly after they worked in AdvMAME?

                            If the former, it's like @sirhenrythe5th said, because AdvMAME is not part of the RetroArch/LibRetro framework where all emulator cores share the same configuration. See the Docs about AdvMAME for a little more info.

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                              janderclander14 @Darksavior
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                              @Darksavior A fixed mame2010 core has been uploaded here:
                              https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26035/pi4-mame2010-crashing-on-tab-menu-inputs/42
                              With the fixed core, mame2010 no longer crashes when accessing the tab menu and no longer crashes due to "illegal instruction" in some games. With this, it is a quite usable core por the pi 4.

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                                Jiryn @janderclander14
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                                @janderclander14 said in Which Mame is suggested for the a Pi 4 with 4GB of Ram?:

                                @Darksavior A fixed mame2010 core has been uploaded here:
                                https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26035/pi4-mame2010-crashing-on-tab-menu-inputs/42
                                With the fixed core, mame2010 no longer crashes when accessing the tab menu and no longer crashes due to "illegal instruction" in some games. With this, it is a quite usable core por the pi 4.

                                @sirhenrythe5th said in Which Mame is suggested for the a Pi 4 with 4GB of Ram?:

                                @Jiryn did you configure your controls in the TAB-Menue by mapping them under "configure input (general)"?
                                I also use 8BitDo Pads (but in Android-Mode)

                                It's the first time I've ever installed Advmame, so I didn't know I'd need to do additional configuration

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                                  sirhenrythe5th @Jiryn
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                                  @Jiryn But you got it working now?
                                  Hint: if you map "Cancel GUI" to "select" + "start" you can exit the games like you are used to with the lr-emulators ;)
                                  Hint2: if you furthermore want to get rid of the exit-menu, set "safe_exit=0" in the AdvanceMame-config-file.

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                                    Jiryn @sirhenrythe5th
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                                    @sirhenrythe5th said in Which Mame is suggested for the a Pi 4 with 4GB of Ram?:

                                    @Jiryn But you got it working now?
                                    Hint: if you map "Cancel GUI" to "select" + "start" you can exit the games like you are used to with the lr-emulators ;)
                                    Hint2: if you furthermore want to get rid of the exit-menu, set "safe_exit=0" in the AdvanceMame-config-file.

                                    Sadly no, when I hit tab and try to configure my controller it just ignores it
                                    I've tried both general and this game and neither seems to accept the inputs of the controller

                                    Unless I am missing something
                                    Games run great though!

                                    Nm fixed it!
                                    I have to hold the buttons to register...I can be a derp
                                    How do I save it though? When I switch or reset all my controls disappeared

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