The slightly more complex but still simple answer: move samples and bioses over to the right place, then you can copy and paste roms as you desire without worrying about dependencies. 1 Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 4 years ago I dont understand the confusion.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log In Sign Up User account menu 85 Still struggling to get MAME ROMs working Here is the answer, and its simpler than you think.

It seemed like every time someone tried to explain it on a forum or blog post I left feeling more confused or discouraged, so I put it off.

Finally I came across this helpful Reddit post that had a no bullshit answer and actual instructions of what to do and where to place the files.

For more details use the link to the post.

Find a 0.78 MAME romset.

Copy the roms you want over to the mame-libretro folder Copy the bios files in the romset over to the homepiRetroPieBIOSmame2003 folder.

Just copy them all if youre not sure what does what, doesnt take up a ton of space.

I was finally able to get Metal Slug working Finally FINALLY Why didnt the main GitHub Wiki have a simple example like this It could have helped so many others that came before me.

So, I updated the Wiki with some information that I think will really help others and would have helped me when I was struggling.

Mame 64 Roms That Work Zip And Added

I modified the table to remove the useless BIOS extension column where each entry was.zip and added a paragraph with an example showing exactly what you need to do to get a MAME ROM working (along with a few other improvements).

TL;DR After struggling for weeks to get MAME ROMs to load correctly I finally stumbled upon a no bs answer here on Reddit and finally got my ROMs to work, which inspired me to update the official GitHub Wiki.

EDIT: Some simple, and great advice from comments below.

Mame 64 Roms That Work Full Romsets And

To save yourself the headache of wondering whether you have the right files, try downloading the full romsets and throw those in the arcade directory.

Copy samples and BIOS into proper directories, then if filesnames have similar names such as game1a.zip, game1b.zip, etc.

EDIT 2: About the mysterious samples directory, thx uwotan: Theres a folder called samples in the romset that contains sound files for games.

Just copy the entire thing over to homepiRetroPieBIOSmame2003samples EDIT 3: It just dawned on me that a FAQ and TIPS sections on the GitHub Wiki MAME section would probably be really helpful.

I will try to compile common questions and answers tonight as a start.

More important: those with knowledge of these things should contribute to the Wiki so the RetroPie community needs it and can certainly benefit from it.

EDIT 4: Removed a link.

Upvoted This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast Sort by best level 1 Comment deleted by user 4 years ago level 2 Original Poster 4 years ago Yes.

The GitHub Wiki says: Place your samples in homepiRetroPieBIOSmame2003samples Doesnt mention anything about the BIOS file, which is neogeo.zip included in the romset.

I placed mine in this samples directory and it seemed to work.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 2 Moderator Moderator of rRetroPie, speaking officially 4 years ago Can I get you to remove archive.org from your comment, please While its not directly linking to a rom, its a slippery slope that i would like to avoid.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 Comment deleted by user 4 years ago More than 2 children level 2 Original Poster 4 years ago Let us know if you get things working So far I got.78 and 0.37b5 working nicely.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 4 years ago i appreciate the effort but i dont actually think your update is that good.

Thanks for this advice.

Share Report Save level 2 Original Poster 4 years ago because people never want the right answer After reading your response again I disagree w this.

I added a simple generic example that people can use for reference.

Its obvious people are looking for answers to this every day and are still confused because the information is not being communicated in a good way.

Not yet anyway, and Im now working on making this more clear.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 2 4 years ago because people never want the right answer (full romset, of the exact right version, in the right place), Well of course not, because thats not what most people want.

The slightly more complex but still simple answer: move samples and bioses over to the right place, then you can copy and paste roms as you desire without worrying about dependencies.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 4 years ago I dont understand the confusion.