Homebrew Official Retroarch WiiU (wip.)

[AzerothArg]

Though I hear tell that loading a combo of GBC/GBC games can cause a DSI exception, not sure if that's been fixed yet.

Just exit the core before loading another rom and you will be fine (at least, I do it that way..)

 

[the_randomizer]

Just exit the core before loading another rom and you will be fine (at least, I do it that way..)

Oh yeah, heh, good point, it's a minor setback, but luckily the core loads pretty fast

 

[AmandaRose]

@aliaspider any news on when NXEngine is going to be fixed to allow saving the game in Cave Story? In game saves crash the wiiu and save states don't work.

 

[Zonse]

I read earlier in the thread that FBA2012 runs the higher-memory NEOGEO games, but I can't seem to get any of them to run. Is there anything in particular I should be doing?

 

[plyscho]

Did anyone get TMNT - Turtles in Time (4 player version) to run? Which core do I have to use, which BIOS?

MAME 2003 seems to be only version able to open it, instantly resulting in a black screen. (FB Alpha doesn't even start here. Memory problem?)

 

[AyanamiRei0]

I read earlier in the thread that FBA2012 runs the higher-memory NEOGEO games, but I can't seem to get any of them to run. Is there anything in particular I should be doing?

I've played SVC Chaos Super Plus with this before

 

[subcon959]

I strongly recommend some of you to install the PC version of retroarch and try your roms there first. That way the thread won't get flooded with posts about romset issues that really don't belong here.

 

[plyscho]

I strongly recommend some of you to install the PC version of retroarch and try your roms there first. That way the thread won't get flooded with posts about romset issues that really don't belong here.

So what you're basically telling us is to take our romset issues somewhere else? If I install the PC version, won't I have the same problem just on Windows? What does belong here if I may ask? The OP does not seem to be interested in bug reports if I understand this correctly.

(I couldn't find any info which romset fits which MAME core...)

 

[Ralle1]

Did anyone get TMNT - Turtles in Time (4 player version) to run? Which core do I have to use, which BIOS?

MAME 2003 seems to be only version able to open it, instantly resulting in a black screen. (FB Alpha doesn't even start here. Memory problem?)

I got it to work using FB Alpha rpx

 

[subcon959]

So what you're basically telling us is to take our romset issues somewhere else? If I install the PC version, won't I have the same problem just on Windows? What does belong here if I may ask? The OP does not seem to be interested in bug reports if I understand this correctly.

(I couldn't find any info which romset fits which MAME core...)

I'm saying that a lot of issues reported here seem to be due to incorrect romset, which obviously is outside the scope of this thread. A simple way to tell if the downloaded rom is the correct one or not is to test it in the PC version first. If it works in the PC version and then doesn't in the Wii U core then that is a relevant issue.

 

[the_randomizer]

So what you're basically telling us is to take our romset issues somewhere else? If I install the PC version, won't I have the same problem just on Windows? What does belong here if I may ask? The OP does not seem to be interested in bug reports if I understand this correctly.

(I couldn't find any info which romset fits which MAME core...)

Perhaps reading the OP would help

notes

• this is a preview, not a release. there is no need to report issues this early in the development stage as there is already a schedule in place of what will be done when, so just be patient.

Reporting is all well and good, but it won't do you much good, wait. things will get fixed, be patient. A lot of people seemed to have skimmed pas the OP.

 

[plyscho]

I'm saying that a lot of issues reported here seem to be due to incorrect romset, which obviously is outside the scope of this thread. A simple way to tell if the downloaded rom is the correct one or not is to test it in the PC version first. If it works in the PC version and then doesn't in the Wii U core then that is a relevant issue.

You got a point there, but one of the problems is that the Wii U version does have it's core splitted which is confusing if you are new to MAME. And like I said, even if it does work on PC and not on Wii U, it also is not an relevant issue.

Perhaps reading the OP would help




Reporting is all well and good, but it won't do you much good, wait. things will get fixed, be patient. A lot of people seemed to have skimmed pas the OP.

Thanks for aiming that at me... I was just going to quote that part of the OP that you also quoted. My point was: since there are no relevant issues here we are free to talk about anything on the topic. That includes romset issues, indroductions to MAME and maybe what romset we should be using for which core...

 

[the_randomizer]

You got a point there, but one of the problems is that the Wii U version does have it's core splitted which is confusing if you are new to MAME. And like I said, even if it does work on PC and not on Wii U, it also is not an relevant issue.

Thanks for aiming that at me... I was just going to quote that part of the OP that you posted. My point was: since there are no relevant issues here we are free to talk about anything on the topic. That includes romset issues, indroductions to MAME and maybe what romset we should be using for which core...

Look, that was my bad, people should test ROM sets on their PC port before trying it on the Wii U port, if they can. I'll go back and reword it.

 

[VinsCool]

Just exit the core before loading another rom and you will be fine (at least, I do it that way..)

I did not have issues with mGBA though. I may need to test again with multiple roms at once. But I never had dsi exceptions with recent builds.

 

[plyscho]

I thought about it. The romset issue is actually the only issue we could have here! Like you said, everything else will be sorted out over time.

I got it to work using FB Alpha rpx

Thanks! How did you get FB Alpha to run? Outside of Homebrew/Retro Launcher? It doesn't seem to fit in my Wii Us RAM?

 

[subcon959]

Just for reference, mame2003 needs the MAME 0.78 romset and fbalpha2012 needs the FBA 2.97.30 romset. That should be everyone's starting point at least. The actual compatibility will of course not be 100% but should improve over time.

 

[plyscho]

Just for reference, mame2003 needs the MAME 0.78 romset and fbalpha2012 needs the FBA 2.97.30 romset. That should be everyone's starting point at least. The actual compatibility will of course not be 100% but should improve over time.

Thanks! I didn't even know there was a FBA romset, so that explains a lot. I thought the MAME romset contained all Arcade roms.

 

[subcon959]

Thanks! I didn't even know there was a FBA romset, so that explains a lot. I thought the MAME romset contained all Arcade roms.

Sometimes you can get lucky with certain older roms but usually you need the specific set. If I remember correctly, FBANext360 used the same 2.97.30 romset and might be easier to find a complete pack.

 

[ShadowOne333]

I did not have issues with mGBA though. I may need to test again with multiple roms at once. But I never had dsi exceptions with recent builds.

I've had some DSI exception with mGBA mostly when trying to load GB/GBC games.
I'll try with the latest nightlies to see what I can find.

 

[the_randomizer]

I've had some DSI exception with mGBA mostly when trying to load GB/GBC games.
I'll try with the latest nightlies to see what I can find.

Weird, have you tried loading a few games, exiting the emulator and then testing more?