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launch nes game on start
Billgod, we have moved from the yaml to an sql database. If you go into the web admin (type your pi's ip address in a browser on the same network), then select 'database admin' at the top, you can access all of the stuff that used to …

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1st Startup
The piplay-sound error is actually just a warning. It sounds like the command to auto start your piplay did not get set for some reason. In command line, type nano ~/.profile make sure that something like this is present:if [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT&…

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sticky for donations
excellent! I'm on my way!

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New update IS HERE! .8BETA9!
The emulators should automatically show up when roms are present in the rom directories. If they don't, you can either press 'tab' in the main menu and then choose 'hide icons' (this will allow you to choose which ones are v…

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Beta 9 SD card size
nope, I have a ton of extra stuff installed on mine and df is showing that I am only using 4534M.

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Neo Geo roms for PiPlay
the neogeo.zip file is a bios set. It contains the info that is needed to run most of the games. depending on which files you are missing, it may keep your roms from running. Also, you may be missing files from your roms themselves. There are 2 type…

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sticky for donations
ok, I chatted with Shea about it and we both agree that we pretty much just do this for fun and our own enjoyment. We appreciate the sentiment though. We will be running a new kickstarter that will have some cool stuff for retro gaming. So just keep…

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DGen ROM loading
ok, I'll look into it.

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DGen ROM loading
hmm... weird. I haven't had any problems playing any roms on genesis. What roms are they? I'll give them a shot and see if I can come up with anything.

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Share your Build Pics
so jealous! that's awesome!

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Bugs in 8 beta 9
yep. Glad it's working for you!

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Gui crashing
type 'exit' in the cli, that should bring you back into piplay. you can also do: cd ~/pimame/pimame-menu python launchmenu.py

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sticky for donations
Thanks guys. We might do that, I'll talk to Shea about it. Keep your eyes peeled though, we have a new project in the works that will compliment the piplay project.

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psx crashes straight from piplay menu
sorry man, I haven't run into that. If I get some time, I'll try troubleshooting for you. what is your current video setup like? are you running straight hdmi? composite? or hdmi->some converter->tv?

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USB 2 Controller Config, Introduction
well, assuming that you controllers are recognized by the system, you should just be able to press 'tab' in the piplay main menu, the select 'controller setup'->'arcade' (that will setup advmame and FBA. Mame4all nee…

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Bugs in 8 beta 9
so I don't really use the xbox controller that much (so this hasn't been extensively tested): [xboxdrv] silent=true deadzone=6000 dpad-as-button=true trigger-as-button=true [ui-axismap] x2=REL_X:10 y2=REL_Y:-10 x1=KEY_A:KEY_D y1=KEY_W:KEY…

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Rasp Pi 2 - Up Key Locked
weird.

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Share your Build Pics
wow, that is really cool. Now you just need to to a bubble bobble theme in the piplay menu and you are all set!

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X-Arcade TankStick only working in SNES
yeah, the problem is that each emulator handles the controllers differently. I'm not super familiar with the tankstick, does it send keystroke commands or does it register as a HID joystick?

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total noob. need help!
I'm not sure about the psx, but have you tried any other games on nes? also, when you say that you configured both controllers, do you mean using the xboxdrv config file or with the 'controller config' in the piplay main menu?

Comment by mholgatem May 2015 permalink
total noob. need help!
I'm not sure about the psx, but have you tried any other games on nes? also, when you say that you configured both controllers, do you mean using the xboxdrv config file or with the 'controller config' in the piplay main menu?

Comment by mholgatem May 2015 permalink
Rasp Pi 2 - Up Key Locked
it's most likely registering a joystick which is either being pushed up, or has a very sensitive axis. Do you have any joysticks plugged in?

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New update IS HERE! .8BETA9!
nah, it's all good. I can't figure out why it happens to some people and not others.

Comment by mholgatem May 2015 permalink
New update IS HERE! .8BETA9!
@woomfaw - it looks like your install did run correctly. Did you expand your filesystem in raspi-config before running the piplay install? For the specific errors that you have listed though, you can try this (it may or may not fix your overall sit…

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X-Arcade TankStick only working in SNES
mame4all has to be mapped individually (within the emulator, just run a game and then press 'tab' on your keyboard) I'm not sure what is going on with the nes emulator though.

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Share your Build Pics
Nice build! Did you do the artwork on the cabinet yourself?

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Mame Roms that actually work
yeah, I can tell you that I also grabbed a set of ~6,000 roms (possibly the same one as you). After running clrmame pro on it, I ended up with 6,148 roms (+ clones) for advmame and 2,264 roms (+ clones) for mame4all. I still run into the occasional …

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Neo Geo roms for PiPlay
Not sure if there is a specific version number, most of the roms that I have tried from various places have worked fine though. Make sure that you include the neogeo (neogeo.zip) bios in your roms folder though. a full working bios should include …

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Mame Roms that actually work
@ReedyHudds - It's not necessarily a list of roms that work, they need to be the right version (which means that they need to contain the correct files inside of them). There are also legal issues when it comes to telling people where to find r…

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Can't play NES games because of my monitor.
This is a known issue that has been discussed in several threads, but it's basically because the fceux emulator can't decide resolution your monitor is set at. You need to specify a correct resolution in your boot/config.txt file (not all …

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