

I will try to compile common questions and answers tonight as a start. Just copy the entire thing over to /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003/samples/ EDIT 3: It just dawned on me that a FAQ and TIPS sections on the GitHub Wiki MAME section would probably be really helpful. EDIT 2: About the mysterious 'samples' directory, thx: There's a folder called samples in the romset that contains sound files for games. (2) Copy samples and BIOS into proper directories, then if filesnames have similar names such as game1a.zip, game1b.zip, etc.

2 approaches: (1) To save yourself the headache of wondering whether you have the right files, try downloading the full romsets and throw those in the arcade directory. TL DR After struggling for weeks to get MAME ROMs to load correctly I finally stumbled upon a and finally got my ROMs to work, which inspired me to update the official.ĮDIT: Some simple, and great advice from comments below. I modified the table to remove the useless 'BIOS extension' column where each entry was '.zip' and added a paragraph with an example showing exactly what you need to do to get a MAME ROM working (along with a few other improvements). So, I updated the Wiki with some information that I think will really help others and would have helped me when I was struggling.

I was finally able to get Metal Slug working! Why didn't the main have a simple example like this? It could have helped so many others that came before me. Reboot Emulation Station and the roms will appear. Just copy them all if you're not sure what does what, doesn't take up a ton of space. Copy the bios files in the romset over to the /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003 folder. Copy the roms you want over to the mame-libretro folder. EDIT: Here it is summarized below.įor more details use the link to the post. Finally I came across that had a no bullshit answer and actual instructions of what to do and where to place the files. It's one of the most confusing parts of RetroPie. It seemed like every time someone tried to explain it on a forum or blog post I left feeling more confused or discouraged, so I put it off. Like many other poor souls not privy to MAME ROMs and emulators I struggled to get my ROMs to work. Copy the roms you want over to the mame-libretro folder Copy the bios files in the romset over to the /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003 folder. Alpha Fighter / Head On Astropal Born To Fight Brodjaga (Arcade bootleg of ZX Spectrum 'Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear ') Carrera. The other commonly used rom sets for handheld and tablet devices is 0.37b5 and 0.139 which we also have here. The Mame 0.139 rom set is most commonly downloaded by users of MAME4iOS or Gridlee and those with iOS, iPad and iPhones.
