Tiger Electronics - Where to put external artwork files?

[azorean]

Hi

Can anyone help me out with Tiger Electronics handhelds please. Whenever I try to load any of these Tiger games I am shown this message "There are known problems with this system. This system requires external artwork files...".

The game loads and runs fine but just with a black and white screen and without the coloured background image or the handheld layout itself (see first image below). I have downloaded the units artwork (https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/2393-tiger-handhelds-artwork-units/) (second image below) and also have the background images for all games (third image below) but I am not sure where these need to be put/saved? Are these the correct required external artwork? Basically I wanted to be able to play with the unit layout and background images showing, like the Nintendo Game & Watch. Can anyone help please?

  

Edited February 6, 2023 by azorean

[JoeViking245]

To get rid the game info screen, add to your MAME command line parameters "-skip_gameinfo".

-skip_gameinfo -keyboardprovider dinput -rompath %romlocation%

Next, download the No-Nag version of mame.exe that corresponds to your rom-set version.

 

 

To get the bezels for these games, you need to find & download them and place the zip files in your ../MAME/artwork/ folder.  The fact that they'll be named the exact same as their associated ROM is no coincidence.  

The images you have from the page you linked are just that. Images.  The link says "artwork", but they're not MAME 'bezel artwork'.

[azorean]

16 minutes ago, JoeViking245 said:

To get rid the game info screen, add to your MAME command line parameters "-skip_gameinfo".

-skip_gameinfo -keyboardprovider dinput -rompath %romlocation%

Next, download the No-Nag version of mame.exe that corresponds to your rom-set version.

 

 

To get the bezels for these games, you need to find & download them and place the zip files in your ../MAME/artwork/ folder.  The fact that they'll be named the exact same as their associated ROM is no coincidence.  

The images you have from the page you linked are just that. Images.  The link says "artwork", but they're not MAME 'bezel artwork'.

@JoeViking245 You are an absolute legend!! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for your help

Edited February 6, 2023 by azorean

[azorean]

@JoeViking245 is there a specific place where I can map the general controls for these Tiger Electronics (i.e., a general mapping for all Tiger Electronics games and not just individual games)? I can only use two of the four buttons on the right handside of the console (plus I don't think I can also use the middle buttons). For example on this Dennis the Menace game I can only use the "Pick" buttons but not the "Slingshot" ones. Please let me know.

Edited February 6, 2023 by azorean

[JoeViking245]

If you press Tab and go into the input configurations for this game, you'll notice that the 4 buttons (sling L, R, pick L, R) correspond to your general inputs Player_1 Button 1, 2, 3, 4.  Respectively, in that order.  You'll also see the assignments of the 'middle buttons' in there.

The easiest way is to change nothing and use you default buttons.  

There may be some convoluted, pita way to 'auto' reassign all TE games by referencing the hh_sm510 source file, creating an ini file and creating a custom controller configuration file, and linking all those together.  But not really sure, for the max 3-times each of those TE games will ever be played, it's worth going through the process.