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I'm complete shit when it comes to MAME emulation. Why does nothing work? Have tried a single rom on about 8 different builds and it will not work (Metal Slug 6 and MvC2). Anyone have a solid guide, or tips?

>> No.3775554

>>3775548
I use Kawaks.

>> No.3775564

>>3775548
>Metal Slug 6 and MvC2

You need Atomiswave Bios ROM to emulate that, but I doubt you will be able to run those games. I don't think Mame is capable of emulating Atomiswave games.

>> No.3775590

>>3775564

Ok so I guess the general question is, how do I know what games run with what emulator?

>> No.3775598

>>3775590

Multiple different emulators telling me files aren't found when they are definitely there as well.

>> No.3775602

>>3775590
Not him but maybe you could try to emulate MvC2 and Metal Slug 6 (Metal Slug Anthology Collection) with PCSX2, in Metal Slug 6 case it could be Dolphin too (using the wii version).

>> No.3775606

>>3775590
search for a romset for your version of mame, (ie 0.161) cause every time they update mame it breaks half the games that used to run.

>> No.3775609

>>3775602

Those were just the first two I tried. I'd much rather be playing older games but they won't work. Got Contra running of MAME .164 but other games from that same era won't play on it. Says one or more roms or chd files are missing.

>> No.3775623

>>3775609
Some games require specific bios files for you to be able to play them. CPS2 games for instance need cpzn2 and qsound. Neo-Geo require neogeo in the same folder as the rom.
You should really read up on mame emulation before emulating anything.
Also why do you come to /vr/ to ask about MvC2 and Metal Slug 6 emulation?

>> No.3775640

>>3775623

As I wrote, those were just the first two I tried. Have tried many others and still mainly failure.

>> No.3775978

1 - Obtain roms that match the version of MAME you're using. Every time they update MAME they decide to redump and rename a bunch of the games.

2 - Obtain a 'BIOS pack' and a 'Devices pack' that most closely match the version of MAME you're using. Unzip to the same 'roms' folder as the game roms. If games are failing the audit due to missing files, it's probably because you're missing things from the BIOS and Devices packs.

3 - The two games you tried are games that don't work yet anyway. They are arcade boards that MAME hasn't started to emulate properly, even though the games are dumped and even though there may be a bios for the board. Expect this for most games beyond the late 90s.

>> No.3776028

>>3775548
Read the manual, dummy.

>> No.3776036

>>3775548
MS6 and MvC2 use Naomi and Atomiswave boards, Mame does not emulate those well (or at all). It will show maybe two and a half textures in each title and run at 0.1 fps on an i7.

That's why it doesn't work; MAME does not emulate either of those games. Dev team is too busy adding fruit machine clones and bitching about other emulators authors for hoarding super secret info, instead of improving emulation.

Just play the PS2 versions for those games, PCSX2 runs them both.

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3776039

>>3776036

>> No.3776049

>>3775978
post them

>> No.3776057

>>3775548
>Metal Slug 6 and MvC2

Try sticking to games that run in MAME.

>> No.3776060

>>3775590
Get the GUI version of MAME. It'll show which games are supported and which aren't.

>> No.3776063

>>3775609
Find a non-shit site with up-to-date ROMs.

>> No.3776160
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3776160

Has anyone here had luck running Street Fighter on MAME? Got the ROM for the US Set 1, and it doesn't seem to be working. Is there some other file I need?

>> No.3776164

MAME is a fucking nightmare dimension hell reality

>> No.3776167

>>3776063
PLEASE DIRECT ME TO ONE

>> No.3776482

>>3775548
>tips?
Get the correct romset.

>> No.3776679

1. find well seeded mame torrent
2. it should have a name or nfo that tells you what mame version its for
3. download that mame version

done.

>> No.3776807

>>3776039
use the software plugin instead of the broken opengl/dx10 ones.

I have not encountered a single graphic bug in any game since I switched to the software rendering.

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3776808

>>3776036
>PS2 Marvel 2

>> No.3777449

Does anyone know what happened to mamedb?

>> No.3777457
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3777457

Has anyone here gotten a dualshock 4 to work with MAME? The analog seems to register, but nothing else.

>> No.3777486

>>3777457
Install ds4

>> No.3777494

>>3777486
>ds4
I'm on a Mac.

>> No.3777618

>>3777449
Nup. Pretty annoyed though, Maws and Mamedb were great places to get recommendations for obscure arcade games... now they're both dead :(

>> No.3777665

>>3776679
your right m8 i had the same problem, torrent packs sorted it for me