What Mame ROMs work with RetroPie?

Three of the available MAME ROM paths in RetroPie are shared directories which are used by more than one emulator: arcade , mame-libretro , mame-advmame .

How do I get MAME ROMs to work on RetroPie?

EDIT: Here it is summarized below.

1. Find a 0.78 MAME romset.
2. Copy the roms you want over to the mame-libretro folder.
3. Copy the bios files in the romset over to the /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003 folder. Just copy them all if you’re not sure what does what, doesn’t take up a ton of space. Include the samples subfolder.

How do I get ROMs for MAME?

Here’s a mini guide for those that just want to quickly get up and running with MAME for Windows.

1. Download MAME Binaries.
2. Extract the files.
3. You will want to download roms to use with MAME.
4. When you download MAME Roms, they come in ZIP format.
5. Bring up a DOS command prompt.
6. Type “cd\” to go to the root directory.

Where can I get ROMs for RetroPie?

If you don’t want to take any risks, there’s a very famous website that lists free games, usable on RetroPie. It’s called MAMEDev, and the URL is: http://www.mamedev.org/roms/. You will find the most classic games in the history of video games (breakage, parachutes, pong, …).

Where do I put all my emulators in retropie?

If you want, rather than manage 2 rom folders and 2 section in Emulation Station, you could put all the roms in the “Arcade” folder. You then set which emulator you want to use on a per rom basis using the “runcommand” menu.

How to use Mame on retropie and the ROM locations?

Here’s how to use MAME on RetroPie and the ROM locations: Some of the sections have additional links you’ll need to drill down into that give more details and steps in tweaking some of the MAME settings. This post is deleted! @Riverstorm sorry but this did not work. Is there another way to repair the roms so that they can be read correctly?

What can I put in my Mame ROM collection?

I usually include BIOS sets, but exclude Device and Mechanical sets. Mature sets are mostly dependend on your personal taste, but beware that many of them are just strip versions of card or tabletop games. I ususally include Mature sets, but exclude tabletop and Mahjong games.

What kind of games can you play on a retropie?

And once a RetroPie or Lakka console is built, you can use it to play retro arcade games and rediscover a love of classic gaming from the 1980s and 1990s. These retro games are distributed as ‘ROMs’ (Read-only Memory, originally hardware but now small zip files that contain the game).