Updating Groovymame Rom Set ?

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Updating Groovymame Rom Set ?

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Hi

I have a GM set up and it works perfectly ,I'm running a mala frontend with all my faves etc etc but it's a little bit dated now I think it's 0.142 or something so I'd like to upgrade the rom set too the latest version.

So would someone be so kind too write me a step by step guide on how to do this ? I really don't want to lose all my games from not knowing what I'm doing.

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ok i found this via google

http://www.cphsolutions.f2s.com/guides/ ... torial.htm

does it still look ok to follow this even though its from 2010 ?

also would i need a merged set or a split set , i can not remember

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ok a bit more confused now , just looked up GM downloads and 0.171 is the latest so would i have to find a 0.171 set to make this work ?seems that could be difficult, also do CHD files change at all or can you use old versions with upto date roms ?

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To save yourself from headache...

1) Download the latest MAME rom set
2) Use Romcenter or ClrMamePro with the 0.171 romlist dat file to "downgrade". Basically just sorting out the roms that can be played and removing dirty and incompatible roms, etc.
3) Enjoy
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Ok thanks .. do I just delete/uninstall my old mame.exe ? And reinstall the new mame 0.171 exe ?

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you should start with a new mame directory from scratch , do these steps:

- download and extract stock MAME 0.171 in your new directory ( http://mamedev.com/oldrel.html )
- download latest GroovyMame 0.171 and extract it in your new directory , overwriting any files you get a warning
- put your roms in the /ROMS directory and give it a go 8-)
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Do you use groovymame for windows?
Just in case, there is a Linux distribution named Groovy Arcade which includes groovymame updated to the latest version.
You could test it on your computer without installing by using a bootable pendrive, cd or dvd.

I have my cab running groovyarcade and I think it's the best there is to emulate classic games. Not so good for 3d games though.
Resolutions and refresh rates are perfect for many games. Only requirement is an ATI video card and a decent PC (I use a 2.4 ghz Core 2 duo. and get 100% performance on every 2D game except for some CAVE games)
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Yeah I use windows xp .. I think I'll back up my current mame directory and reinstall the new one and see how it goes.. cheers for the help
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Be aware that sound was made much worse in some Irem games (Kung Fu Master, R-Type) from about 0.163-0.165 and hasn't been fixed yet. These games currently play better on the older version. So if you play these games you might want to keep your current version for these roms. Also the list function changed in Mame around the same time so you may need to update you frontend.
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Oh ok thanks.. There's always a problem isn't there.. I want the later version too play zero team and probably raIden but definitely still interested in the games you mentioned .. is it possible to run both versions ? Maybe 2 different frontends?
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How is it much worse? R-Type is one of my go-to test games and I've not noticed anything wrong over the years ever.
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I upgraded GM to the 0.180 version, used Clrmamepro to fix my set of roms, but CPS2 and Neogeo still do not work.
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Does anyone know how to get capcom CPS2 and Neogeo to work on the latest GM ? I believe is 0.180 by now.
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CPS2 had its keys dumped properly IIRC so you need a load of new files. Neo Geo also had a BIOS addition (again IIRC)
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Didn't knew, when did that happened? those roms are yet nowhere to be found.
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180 I think. They are available on Usenet at least.
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