fromlostdays Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Holy crap that actually worked. Cheers! I have a duplicate RetroArch emulator in RL I call MesstroArch that uses an old version of the RetroArch.ahk along with the mess 2015 core that works, but using the mame core is preferable as it gets updated. Thanks Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Flint Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 You are welcome. I spent a couple of hours yesterday searching for how to get it working as I wanted to use RetroArch with the mame core instead of the separate MAME and MESS that I was currently using. I could not find the answer anywhere so decided to work it out. The less emulators and cores I have to use, the simpler the config is (once you get it working) and as you say, the mame core gets updated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 The MESS core is outdated in RetroArch, and the same options should work on the regular MAME core, but once we're talking RL I have zero clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww97 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I still have problems with file extensions in RA. The .BIN extension (maybe) is STUCK to Mednafen PCE-CD core that I installed. My target is a Super A'Can roms that MESS runs it; but the roms are in .bin format and even if I select MAME core, the upper bar shows that PCE-CD core has been opened. HELP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Do you have the core you want to load the roms with in the associated platforms list for that platform ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww97 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Yes, I have installed the MAME (latest) core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 But is your associated platform for the system pointing to the core ? You say that it's showing PCE-CD core is opened tells me it's not. Also running stuff through the Mame/Mess core in Retroarch is a supreme pain in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww97 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I'm not running it through LB, just RA itself. Also, the prob is only with .bin files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I suggest you try the Retroarch forums then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 to use MESS games in RA you pretty much have to use the software list games there is a way to do this but it involves making special edits to every game you want to run that way. For MESS stuff MAME is really much easier to get going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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