CPS1/2 in piFBA?

[wowzer22]

Hey all,

Trying to get a few CPS1/2 titles working with RetroPie. I see people finding ways to do it online but their messages stop shy of explaining how they did it. I’ve checked the compatibility list and a few that should be working are not. I’ve tried moving between the different piFBA emulators but the only one that seems capable of starting them is the standard “piFBA.” When I launch using that I get to what appears to be an 8-bit piFBA loading screen but then it just cuts to black and sits there. I don’t have speakers hooked up to my Pi 2 yet so I can’t verify if it’s just an image issue, but I’ve tried experimenting between different settings to no avail.

Anyone have any ideas that I might be missing?

Thanks!

[wowzer22]

Should note that I’m fairly new at all of this but am decently tech savvy!

[kitchuk]

Hi,

I would recommend using lr-fba-next

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FinalBurn-Alpha

[wowzer22]

As mentioned, attempting to run any version other than the standard piFBA doesn’t work at all. See the error I get from trying to use the latest version of lr-fba-next attached. I’ve tried re-installing, switching rom versions and it doesn’t seem to make a difference. Feels like I’m missing a step?

The system just hangs for a few after that and then kicks me back to the emustation interface.

[herbfargus]

They use different romsets:

See:

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs

[wowzer22]

Right but according to those charts I’m using the correct rom sets. I’ve combed that list quite a few times to ensure I’m using the right roms/sets.

Trying to rebuild the piFBA/retroarch/lr-FBA-next bios now to see if maybe something got screwed up in the latest retropie update…

[wowzer22]

Well, rebuilding from source didn’t seem to help. Any other ideas? I know people have these working, can’t figure out why I can’t get them running on my system :)!

Now when I try to use lr-fba-next as suggested I no longer get the error messages, just a few equals signs at the top of the screen, which then kick me back to the emustation/retropie menu…

[herbfargus]

So you ran the roms through clrmamepro with the proper dat sets? (Doesn’t hurt to try even if you have the same romsets listed)

[wowzer22]

AH! I see, I was totally misunderstanding that set. So quick question, do I rebuild using one of the lr-fba-next .dat files or just the regular pifba dat file in the instructions?

[petrockblog]

Watch the video tutorial. All the information you need is on that wiki page and in the Video.

[wowzer22]

Got it working, thanks all!

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