Lordmonkus

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Finding the right bios can be a pain in the ass for sure. The first result when typing "mess bios" into Google has always been good to me.

Put the bios file in your "Mess\roms" folder if that doesn't work you don't have the correct bios file.

On a side note, depending on the shader you use it may look like shit with the 5200 using the Mame core. I like CRT-Royale and it does not look good at all with it.

Yeah I still say use a stand alone build of Mess. I just updated to a 177 build of Mess and with BGFX shaders it looks great.

I just tried that command line above with the rom file in another location and no luck. I will work on it a bit more.

you mean something like ? -L "cores\mame_libretro.dll" a5200 -cart

The biggest problem though is you cannot just have your roms wherever you want them to be, they have to go in the \content sub folder structure based on the system they are for.

I did not. Nothing special to the command line parameter was needed at all. It is all folder structure and matching file names.

HOLY SHIT!!!! I got it to work. I will try and do my best to explain it. I used this post here http://libretro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4990&p=33726&viewfull=1#post33726 to get it working. follow the folder structure. %RETROARCH_HOME% + - system + - - mame + - - - hash + - - - - a5200.xml + - - - - a5200.hsi + - content + - - mame + - - - a5200 + - - - - a5200.zip + - - - - spaceinv.zip Roms will have to be very specifically named according to the a5200.xml file in the hash/mame folder. Roms also HAVE to be in the \system\mame\roms\a5200\ folder. I tried with the rom in a different folder and it didn't work. Here is a screenshot as proof, though I still wouldn't do it this way.

No, don't ditch Retroarch at all, it does an amazing job for most everything but Mess stuff is really awful to get working. You can use it for things like PSP, N64 and Dreamcast but I would recommend stand alones for that. I would also Recommend stand alone Mame for arcade emulation but for all other "normal" consoles Retroarch is arguably the best out there.

Yeah I got the 5200 working through stand alone Mess already but I am just gonna see if this even works this way.

I'm gonna go through the list of instructions and see if I can get it to work, I am not gonna spend an inordinate amount of time at it though.

I found this thread over on the Retroarch forums which is probably the best info you can find. http://libretro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5069&highlight=atari+5200 Here is the copy / paste of what to do. What you need: - The 'hash' folder from a MAME install - 'a5200.zip' bios file - Game roms that matches the ones listed in a5200.xml in the 'hash' folder precisely. For example, a Centipede rom must be called 'centiped.zip' and contain the file 'centiped.bin'. What you do: 1. Create a folder in the RetroArch system folder called 'mame' - so system/mame 2. Copy the 'hash' folder to the new 'mame' folder. So you now have system/mame/hash 3. Create a folder in the 'mame' folder called 'roms' - so system/mame/roms 4. Create a folder in the 'roms' folder called 'a5200' - so system/mame/roms/a5200 5. Create another folder in the 'a5200' folder called 'a5200' - so system/mame/roms/a5200/5200 6. Copy the 'a5200.zip' file to system/mame/roms/ or unzip the file in system/mame/roms/a5200/5200 (That's what the documentation says, I did both as well as having a copy of a5200.zip in system/mame/roms/a5200/ for good measure.) 7. Copy the game roms to system/mame/roms/a5200/ 8. Now it should work via the 'MAME' core.

Start with something easy like Genesis or NES. Atari 5200 through the Mess core is literally the worst place to start with.

Honestly the Mess core can technically work but good luck figuring it out, if you can figure it out you will be miles ahead of everyone else.

Can we get a screenshot of the Associated Platforms tab ? I also just noticed you are trying use it for the Atari 5200 and while that technically is possible with the Mame core it is extremely difficult. There is no 5200 core.

Yeah load up a game that uses the core you want to rebind. Then go to the cog wheel menu, then down to input, then Input User 1 Binds. Change the device if you want to use a different controller, the User 1 Bind All and just assign your buttons with the prompts, for buttons you don't have or want just let them time out and you are done.

Simply have per core settings on and it should work to rebind your controller for each core. I have certain cores setup to use my Xbox 360 controller and others setup to use my Hori FC4 controller. If you want to have different setups for different systems that use the same core like the Genesis GX core for Master System and Genesis, make a copy of the Genesis GX core dll and rename it. So for example make a copy of the core and rename it to something like Master_System.dll the set that dll in your associated platforms for the Master System. Then when you load that dll it will generate its own cfg file with its own bindings.

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Damn, that is crazy high. Here in Canada NES is around 60$, SNES is around 90 - 100$, Saturn is around 100$ as well, Genesis / Megadrive is 60$. Game prices vary depending on the game of course.

I actually like it, especially on the PC with some of the mods coming out for it to help enhance it. I think too many people got overhyped for it and had very unrealistic expectations of the game. I think people thought it was going to be GTA or Skyrim in space when they should have known it was just going to be a Minecraft type of survival and exploration game. It's certainly not a game for everyone.

Hmm, that I have no experience with, maybe @Jason Carrcan help you with that one.

Hard to say exactly but just out of curiosity where is your Launchbox install folder ? Is it on C: drive or another hard drive ? Sometimes having stuff installed to C: updates can run into troubles with permissions writing to the drive. I have my Launchbox folder on a separate drive, E: to be precise and have never run into problems with updates.