First RetroPie install, game is playing slow and choppy?

dankcushions

@xl97 if you're downloading individual mame roms they won't have the romset number, and if they do it will likely be the wrong one. it's easiest to just fine the correct full set.

PetroRie

@xl97 The FBA folder is already there. Just google the romset version of the romset of lr-fbalpha, one of the first links should have a link to the torrent. And remember be careful with updating the Pi. if there would be a newer version of the emulator it would probably require a newer romset, so you need to rebuild everything over. That is one of the reasons why I stopped updating everything. I'm currently on version 4.1 and everything works fine.

xl97

Was a post removed? (or did I not post it?... thought I did)

I believe I have found the 'ROMSET'.. and downloaded it.. (it was like 9.5GB?...is that correct?)

My question was/is:

The place where I found it at, also have some other links for download.

a couple .xml files
and an sqllite file.

1.) Do I need to also download these?
2.) Do they go into the same FBA folder as the huge 9.5GB file? (in _root of FBA directory?)
3.) Do I need to 'un-zip' the 9.5GB .7z file or do I leave it zipped up?

There also seems to be a torrent file in there? I dont torrent.. and probably havent done that for several years. (dont even have a client installed any more)

While I was downloading these files...

I tried to monkey around with getting a second controller working (no luck)

When IN-GAME.. and I plug in a second (wired) XBOX One controller... I see some little yellow text in the bottom saying (controller not configured)..

however no matter what I do/try I can not configure it. I go to config app...and when I press "A" on the second controller.. it never dose anything

Although it always seems to say/think (or force) me to use a keyboard that isnt even connected

I went to controller drivers page.. and tried to 'update' things from there.. tried second controller again, and it was a no-go still.

How do people get their wireless controller working? The default BT addition on the Pi 3's? or so you need some sort of connected dongle to the Pi 3?

thanks guys!

dankcushions

@xl97

1.) Do I need to also download these?

no.

3.) Do I need to 'un-zip' the 9.5GB .7z file or do I leave it zipped up?
unzip it. each game .zip should be directly in the fbalpha folder.

note that lr-fbalpha understands .zip but not .7z.

xl97

Yikes!

Sorry I just noticed I never came back and posted a thank you. (thanks!)

This has gotten me to have many games in the FBA folder now.. most are playable too!

I need to learn about all these variants in there..etc..

I still have never been able to get 2nd player controller working either?

Is there a post on this I can do some reading on? My initial searches did NOT yield to a working solution so far?

Thank you for the time @dankcushions

dankcushions

@xl97 second controller should just work. does it work for 2 player in other lr- emulators (like SNES, etc)?