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

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    • JirynJ
      Jiryn @sirhenrythe5th
      last edited by Jiryn

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

        .94, 104 or 3?

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        • sirhenrythe5thS
          sirhenrythe5th @Jiryn
          last edited by sirhenrythe5th

          @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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          • JirynJ
            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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            • sirhenrythe5thS
              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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              • JirynJ
                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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                • sirhenrythe5thS
                  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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                  • ClydeC
                    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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                      • JirynJ
                        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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                        • sirhenrythe5thS
                          sirhenrythe5th @Jiryn
                          last edited by sirhenrythe5th

                          @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
                            last edited by Jiryn

                            @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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