Help needed with Mame SL CHD Neo Geo CD set and Mame

[vgbox]

I got Redump Neo Geo CD set. Each game is a zip file. In each zip file there is cue file and dozen of bin files (like the printed screen shows).

How do i make it work with the latest Mame/RA latest Mame core, inside LB?

Can i play with the games zipped or do i need to unzip them? Do i need to convert the cue file and the dozen of bin files to other format? What about bios? Which is better for NG CD, Standalone Mame or RA latest Mame core?

I imported the zip files but the games won't load. Also, i unzipped the files and tried to import the cue files of each game but i got en error message (second printed screen).

neogeo.zip and neocdz.zip are inside "...RA/system".

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Edited November 15, 2019 by vgbox

[Lordmonkus]

Using non arcade system games with the Retroarch Mame cores is quite cumbersome, it's doable but requires a bunch of extra work. I would suggest for Neo Geo CD to use either stand alone Mame or the FBNeo core in Retroarch. There are guides and thread  discussions here on the forums for it.

[vgbox]

On 11/13/2019 at 8:50 PM, Lordmonkus said:

Using non arcade system games with the Retroarch Mame cores is quite cumbersome, it's doable but requires a bunch of extra work. I would suggest for Neo Geo CD to use either stand alone Mame or the FBNeo core in Retroarch. There are guides and thread  discussions here on the forums for it.

Sure, i'll use stand alone mame. I searched for guides and discussion here but found nothing. Did i miss something?

Anyway, i downloaded neocd folder from mame sl CHD merged set and ditched the redump set because mame supports CHD's for neogeo cd, i  put neogeo.zip and neocdz.zip bios files i downloaded from the web inside the neocd folder, entered mame and directed it to my neocd folder for roms , i tried to load games but non of them will load. What am i missing?

Edited November 15, 2019 by vgbox

[DOS76]

are you trying to load them in LB or MAME? Do they work in MAME without using LB?

[vgbox]

47 minutes ago, DOS76 said:

are you trying to load them in LB or MAME? Do they work in MAME without using LB?

I'm trying to load them in LB as i'm only interested in LB to load games. Mame is already configured in LB for my arcade games and NGCD. Neo geo cd CHD folder is already imported to LB.

Here are some screenshots:

Edited November 15, 2019 by vgbox

[neil9000]

2 minutes ago, vgbox said:

I'm trying to load them in LB as i'm only interested in LB to load games. Mame is already configured in LB for my arcade games and NGCD. Neo geo cd CHD folder is already imported to LB.

Here are some screenshots:

Yeah but he was asking if they run in MAME by itself. If they dont run in just MAME they will never run from Launchbox either.

[DOS76]

Exactly what Neil is saying any system you have if you can't get it to work through LB your 1st step should always check to see if it works through the emulator alone. Actually you should make sure it works before you even add it to LB and that saves you the step of even trying to figure out what might be wrong in LB.

[DOS76]

I think the issue is you can't use any software list systems with those checkboxes checked. Try setting it up like mine and see what results you get

[vgbox]

Problem solved! RA mame core. For the benefit of people who break their heads on how to get this to work. Posting my configuration:

Materials needed:

neocd CHD's folder from mame SL CHD's. 

neocdz.zip from mame arcade roms

RA with mame core installed

1. Make a RA platform specifically for NGCD with the following configuration:

2. Enter "...\RetroArch\retroarch-core-options.cfg" and configure:

mame_boot_from_cli = "enabled"
mame_boot_to_bios = "enabled"
mame_boot_to_osd = "enabled"

mame_read_config = "enabled"

mame_write_config = "enabled"

3. Make a mame.ini file in "...\Retroarch\system\mame\ini\mame.ini" and copy paste this with your own paths:

#
# CORE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
#
readconfig                1
writeconfig               0
#
# CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS
#
homepath                  .
rompath                   E:\neocd
hashpath                  E:\RetroArch\system\mame\hash
samplepath                E:\RetroArch\system\mame\samples
artpath                   E:\RetroArch\system\mame\artwork
ctrlrpath                 ctrlr
inipath                   E:\RetroArch\system\mame\ini
fontpath                  .
cheatpath                 E:\RetroArch\system\mame\cheat
crosshairpath             crosshair
pluginspath               plugins
languagepath              language
swpath                    software

4. Put the neocdz.zip in your neocd folder and import the neocd folder to LB

5. Enjoy a great nostolgia in CD quality with the best NGCD emulator! 

 

A suggestion for the moderators:

Make a simple step by step guides for each platform and add it to the forum. There is no replacement for a written material and some of the LB video guides are outdated and it can be difficult to find out for an answer from only using the search and many times the answer does not exist. This will make everything easier... and draw more people to use LB and pay for LBP. 

Edited November 17, 2019 by vgbox

[DOS76]

I just use MAME for SWL emulation and its as easy as adding the command line to the associated platform. I don't even use RA for MAME at all so you know more about the topic than I do at this point. If you want to write the guides then feel free I'm sure the users would appreciate it. The moderators are all volunteers here so I doubt you will see people lining up to undertake that task.

[Lordmonkus]

There is a thread somewhere here on the forums already showing how to get software list stuff working with the RA Mame cores.