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    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    Mame, Arcade, FBA, another guy that can't get it to work.

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    • K
      KANE81
      last edited by

      So I have taken the time to read all the forums, several youtube videos, all the suggested reading on this site....
      Still I cant get Arcade games to load.
      I have gone over this
      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide

      Still not working. It says that you need to understand which emulator you need for your games. I have done this.
      Still the arcade games are not running with the emulator....

      Where do most people go from here?

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      • AlexMurphyA
        AlexMurphy Banned @KANE81
        last edited by

        @KANE81 what romset do you have? Or did you download random MAME roms?

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        • caver01C
          caver01 @KANE81
          last edited by caver01

          @KANE81 and what emulator are you using? The romset must match the version required for the emulator you choose. Moreover, the specific rom you are trying to run may have dependencies and require a parent rom to be present.

          We need more details about what you have, what you are doing, etc., and that doesn't mean you should say, "I am trying to launch Donkey Kong with MAME." Which MAME? What romset did your dkong.zip come from? How is it failing?

          You see, you need to be very specific, not just "I have done this" which tells us nothing.

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          • rbakerR
            rbaker @KANE81
            last edited by

            @KANE81
            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7247/guide-arcade-games-and-how-to-play-them-a-non-technical-mame-fba-tutorial

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            • chubstaC
              chubsta
              last edited by

              This is not an attempt to boast but i got it up and running first time with no issues whatsoever - therefore all the info is there.

              May i suggest you specifically target mame 0.78 and download a complete rom set for that, put them in the 'arcade' folder and use lr-mame2003 to run it - that way you should be able to get it up and running very quickly, as others have said the lack of info about your setup means it is hard to help you.

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