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    Mame versions and Gyruss

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    • dankcushionsD
      dankcushions Global Moderator @Meneer Jansen
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      @Meneer-Jansen said in Mame versions and Gyruss:

      Is mame4all-pi the same as the mame4all that I can choose in the menu that I get when I press a key during the loading of a rom?

      yes

      I placed a Gyruss ROM that works for me in the dir /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all/. I can't see it in the menu (press TAB)

      i don't understand. what menu? what do you want to see in the menu?

      My mame4all (actually called mame4droid) on my Android phone cannot save games either. In the help file of mame4droid it says that the mame version on which mame4all is based cannot save games/states.

      hmm, well: https://code.google.com/archive/p/mame4all-pi/issues/25

      Anyway, I'm glad Gyruss works (in mame4all). Is mame4all the fastest classic arcade emulator on the RetroPie system? If I'm not mistaken then some FBA (or another) incarnations can play Mame games too.

      fba (pifba, specifically) might be faster. fba isn't built with emulation accuracy in mind, like mame is. we have compatibility lists on the wiki which you can compare.

      Fascinating though that the Pi can run Quake III just fine (and Jedi Outcast reasonably) but has a hard time running Gyruss. For computer buffs this is no surprise of course, but for me Gyruss and Quake III are ages apart. Fascinating! Makes my jaw drop, ha ha. :-)

      this is an interesting read: http://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/FAQ:Performance

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        jimd0586
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        I have a follow-up question here. If I have a rom that doesn't work on the mame emulators on my pi3 when I installed (libretro, 4all, advancemame) am I SOL? Or are there other options to get it to work?

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        • dankcushionsD
          dankcushions Global Moderator @jimd0586
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          @jimd0586 said in Mame versions and Gyruss:

          I have a follow-up question here. If I have a rom that doesn't work on the mame emulators on my pi3 when I installed (libretro, 4all, advancemame) am I SOL? Or are there other options to get it to work?

          what mame emulator it works in depends on a lot of things. i suggest you start with https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs

          i'd get a 0.78 romset and start from there.

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          • Meneer JansenM
            Meneer Jansen @dankcushions
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            @dankcushions said in Mame versions and Gyruss:

            @Meneer-Jansen said in Mame versions and Gyruss:

            Is mame4all-pi the same as the mame4all that I can choose in the menu that I get when I press a key during the loading of a rom?

            yes

            I placed a Gyruss ROM that works for me in the dir /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all/. I can't see it in the menu (press TAB)

            i don't understand. what menu? what do you want to see in the menu?

            My bad. I was a bit vague. I meant that I don't see an option to save a state (save a game mid-game) in the Menu (when you press TAB.).

            Avid Linux user.

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            • Meneer JansenM
              Meneer Jansen @jimd0586
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              @jimd0586 said in Mame versions and Gyruss:

              I have a follow-up question here. If I have a rom that doesn't work on the mame emulators on my pi3 when I installed (libretro, 4all, advancemame) am I SOL? Or are there other options to get it to work?

              Which game/ROM?

              Avid Linux user.

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              • dankcushionsD
                dankcushions Global Moderator @Meneer Jansen
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                @Meneer-Jansen said in Mame versions and Gyruss:

                My bad. I was a bit vague. I meant that I don't see an option to save a state (save a game mid-game) in the Menu (when you press TAB.).

                well, save states are different from normal game saves (nvram/hiscores), so we're talking about different things.

                for states: according to http://easyemu.mameworld.info/mameguide/mameguide-controls.html
                shift + F7 should attempt to save a save state on standalone mame emulators. i think it will depend on directory paths and such being set up, although mame2003 should do it as it auto-creates those.

                of course, if you're using a libretro core you should use the standard hotkey (select, typically), plus R bumper to save, and hotkey plus L bumper to load, as that 'just works'

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                • Meneer JansenM
                  Meneer Jansen
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                  Unfortunately, Mortal Kombat appears not to be supported by (Pi)FBA. I'll have to stick to Mme4all then.

                  Avid Linux user.

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                    jimd0586
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                    @Meneer-Jansen

                    This thread brings up a good question. FBA is for NEO Geo right? So can FBA run some MAMEs? I am confused. Some of the posts here suggest that FBA can run standard MAME files.

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                    • FinheadF
                      Finhead @Meneer Jansen
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                      @Meneer-Jansen
                      They seem to work fine with Advmame, IMO it's far better then mame4all for smooth graphics and sound. Plus you can change up the video to suit your monitor, style etc.

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                      • dankcushionsD
                        dankcushions Global Moderator @jimd0586
                        last edited by dankcushions

                        @jimd0586 said in Mame versions and Gyruss:

                        This thread brings up a good question. FBA is for NEO Geo right? So can FBA run some MAMEs? I am confused. Some of the posts here suggest that FBA can run standard MAME files.

                        for the most part, when there's crossover, FBA will run things faster, but it's possibly less accurate.

                        FBA (and there are several versions on the pi) runs a subset of MAME roms. the full gamelists are on the wiki.

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