MAME GP2X

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MAME GP2X
Ingame screenshot
Download(s) (archive)
Developer(s) MAMEDev
Porting
developer(s) 		Franxis
Version 5.1
Status Released and playable
Webpage GP2X/GP32 Projects by Franxis

MAME is the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator which allows the user to play old arcade games. MAME GP2X is the GP2X version of MAME4ALL. Its roots are from a very old MAME release, but it has been updated with parts of more recent, but still old, releases. As of version 4.1, it currently supports 1160 ROM sets.

MAME GP2X should be able to run the 1128 games supported by MAME 0.34, which include almost all NeoGeo games (except larger ROM sets) as well as some MAME 0.35b* games (see Supported Games).

TV-Out support was added in version 1.7.
Sample support was added in version 2.5.
Full 4 USB Joypad Support through the GP2X Interface Board was added in version 2.8.

Contents

Installation

  1. Download and unzip the archive somewhere on your hard drive.
  2. Put the mamegp2x folder anywhere on your SD card.
  3. If not done, convert your ROMs for MAME 0.34.
  4. Copy your ROMs into the mamegp2x/roms folder of your SD card. Do not unzip the ROMs.

Controls

  • In Game:
    • Joystick : Movement in pad, mouse and analog control.
    • A,Y,B,X,L,R,Vol+,Vol-,PUSH,START : A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J.
    • SELECT : Insert credits. (SELECT+Up=credits 2P, SELECT+Right=credits 3P, SELECT+Down=credits 4P)
    • L+R : Change screen orientation and activate/deactivate screen scale/stretch.
    • L+R pressed during one second : Pause.
    • Y+L+R : Show / hide the FPS counter.
    • START : Play. (START+Up=Start 2P, START+Right=Start 3P, START+Down=Start 4P)
    • L+R+PUSH, L+R+START or L+R+SELECT simultaneously : Exit to selection menu to select another game.
    • START+SELECT simultaneously: Reset the current game.
    • Vol+ / Vol-: Increase / decrease sound volume.
  • In Menu:
    • A : play the selected game
    • B : go back to game selection menu.
    • L+R : GP2X is reset.

Emulation Options

GP2X Clock

133 to 300 MHz options are available (200 MHz is the standard value). Performance of the emulator is better with bigger values but the higher the clock values drain the batteries faster. Using values over 250 MHz is a potential risk to the lifespan of the GP2X.

Frame-Skip

0 to 5 Frame-Skip options are available. Less frame-skip produces a better game video experience, but can slow the emulator down. Additionally Auto Frame-Skip is implemented: <=1, <=2, <=3, <=4; <=5 (in this cases, frame-skip will be adjusted automatically by the emulator, up to the maximum selected frame-skip). Using options <=1 and <=2 results in very good video emulation for most games.

To show/hide the FPS counter, press Y+L+R.

Video Clock

Allows user to change underclock / overclocking option for CPUs and is set to 80% by default. The perfect video clock is 100%. The emulator is faster with smaller values and slower with higher values.

Video Sync

  • None: No video synchronization.
  • DblBuf: Video Double Buffer activated.
  • VSync: VSync activated.
  • VSync+DblBuf: Both options activated.

Sound

  • Sound ON: Standard sound option is available.
  • Sound OFF: Sound is not emulated and is not activated for faster emulation.
  • Emulated OFF: Sound is emulated but it is deactivated.
  • Accurate ON: Accurate sound option.

Audio Clock

Allows user to change underclock / overclocking option for audio CPUs and is set to 80% by default. The perfect audio clock is 100%. The emulator is faster with smaller values and slower with higher values.

Controller Configuration

Allows user to change controller configuration (fire buttons assignment), analog controls sensitivity and X and Y axis inversion.

Save Configuration

  • No Save Configuration: Do NOT save game configuration.
  • Save Configuration: Save configuration for the current game.
  • Save as Default: Save the default configuration for all games.

Press A to play the selected game or B to go back to game selection menu.

In the game selection menu if L+R are pressed simultaneously, GP2X is reset.

Converting ROM sets for MAME 0.34

ClrMamePro

The following steps should work, but have not been tested, they have been adapted from http://newbie.gp32x.de/gp32/mame.htm

  1. Install ClrMamePro
  2. Create an empty folder (this will be the directory where your MAME GP2X ROMs will be in the end)
  3. Open ClrMamePro
  4. Add the datfile (clrmame.dat) from MAME GP2X. Then select LOAD / UPDATE.
  5. Settings: Just change the ROM path to the created empty folder from step #2. It will moan that no sets are found there, which is okay (as we don't have any ROM sets in there yet)
  6. Select "Scanner". You don't need to change any settings, just be sure "Split Sets" is selected. Press the "Scan" button.
  7. It should scan fast, as the ROMs folder is empty See the "Scan Results" window? Leave it open!
  8. Now use the Windows Explorer to open the folder where your MAME ROMs reside. Select ALL zips and drag them into the Scan Results window. ClrMamePro will now begin rebuilding 0.34 sets in the empty folder.
  9. After it's finished, your MAME GP2X-ready ROMs are in the folder created at step #2.

If you want to add new ROMs later, do "Scan" again and drag the new roms into the Scan Results window.

AdvanceSCAN

Linux users without access to Windows machine with ClrMame can use AdvanceSCAN to convert ROM sets from others or newer emulators to MAME 0.34. AdvanceSCAN need the -listinfo file from MAME 0.34 wich is not provided with MAME GP2X. This file can be generated with MAME 0.34 (for DOS, but runnable with Wine). AdvanceSCAN provides no GUI, so it's strongly advised to read the documentation. Note: ClrMame has been tested to work with Wine 0.9.2.

Supported Games 1139 romset

  • MAME 0.34
    • All (some ROMs sets are too large to fit in RAM and are unplayable and 16 bits video screen games are not supported like Mortal Kombat, NARC, NBA Jam, etc ).

MAME 0.30 Exerion (exerion), MAME 0.34b1 Kyukyoku Tiger (ktiger) et Twin Cobra (US) (twincobu), MAME 0.34b8 The Empire Strikes Back (empire, not esb like in last mame rom set).

  • MAME 0.35b1
    • Rolling Thunder (rthunder)
    • Pocket Gal (normal & bootleg) (pcktgal & pcktgalb)
    • Turtle Ship (turtship)
  • MAME 0.35b2
    • Canyon Bomber (canyon) & Canyon Bomber (prototype) (canbprot)
    • Ikari Warriors (US, Japan & Japan bootleg) (ikari, ikarijp & ikarijpb)
    • Victory Road (Victory Road), Dogo Soken (dogosoke)
    • The Main Event (version F) (mainevt2)
  • MAME 0.35b3
    • Breywood (breywood)
    • Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (World) (dino)
    • Capcom World 2 (Japan) (cworld2j)
    • Captain Silver (csilver)
    • Gals Panic (galpanic)
    • The Real Ghostbusters (3 player) (ghostb3),
    • Gondomania (gondo)
    • Last Mission (Rev 5) (lastmss2)
    • Last Mission (Rev 6) (lastmiss)
    • Mekyo Sensi (mekyosen)
    • Muscle Bomber Duo (Japan) (mbomberj)
    • Muscle Bomber Duo (World) (mbomber)
    • Punisher (Japan) (punishrj)
    • Punisher (World) (punisher)
    • Quiz & Dragons (Japan) (qadj)
    • Quiz & Dragons (US) (qad)
    • Shackled (shackled)
    • Slam Masters (World) (slammast)
    • Street Fighter (World) (sf1)
    • Street Fighter (US) (sf1us)
    • Street Fighter (Japan) (sf1jp)
    • Super Real Darwin (srdarwin)
    • Tenchi o Kurau 2 (Japan) (wofj)
    • Tropical Angel (troangel)
    • Warriors of Fate (World) (wof)
  • MAME 0.35b4
    • Aero Fighters (aerofgt)
    • Turbo Force (turbofrc)
    • Pang (World & bootlet) (pang & pangb)
    • Buster Bros (US) (bbros)
    • Super Pang (World) (spang)
    • Block Block (World) (block)
    • Power Spikes (Korea) (pspikes)
  • MAME 0.35b5
    • Boulderdash / Boulderdash Part 2 (bouldash)
    • Gate Of Doom (revision 4) (gatedoma)
    • Hellfire (hellfire)
    • Sly Spy (revision 2) (slyspy2)
    • Zero Wing (zerowing)
    • Vimana (set 1 & 2) (vimana & vimana2)
  • MAME 0.35b8
    • Tumble Pop (bootleg set 1) (tumblep)
    • Tumble Pop (bootleg set 2) (tumblep2)
    • TNK3 (tnk3)
    • ASO (Armored Scrum Object) (aso)
    • Athena (athena)
    • Fighting Golf (fitegolf)
    • Guerrilla War (gwar)
    • Bermuda Triangle (bermudat)
    • Psycho Soldier (set 1 & 2) (psychos & psychosa)
    • Chopper I (chopper)
    • The Legend of Air Cavalry (legofair)
    • TouchDown Fever (Japanese) (tdfever & tdfeverj)
  • MAME 0.35b9
    • Gaplus (set 1 & 2) (gaplus & gaplusa)
    • Galaga 3 (set 1 & 2) (galaga3 &galaga3a)
  • MAME 0.35b10
    • Legend of Makaj (lomakaj)
    • P-47 (World & Japan) (p47 & p47j)
    • 64th Street (64street)
    • Earth Defense Force (edf)
    • RodLand (Japan) (rodlandj)
    • Avenging Spirit (avspirit)
  • MAME 0.35b11:
    • Cabal (US set 1, 1 & bootleg) (cabal, cabal2 & cabalbl)
    • Goindol (goindol)
    • Homo (homo)
    • Ambush (ambush)
    • Galivan - Cosmo Police (set 1) (galivan)
    • Galivan - Cosmo Police (set 2) (galivan2)
    • Dangar - Ufo Robo (set 1) (dangar)
    • Dangar - Ufo Robo (set 2) (dangar2)
    • Dangar - Ufo Robo (bootleg) (dangarb)
  • MAME 0.35b12
    • Genshi-Tou 1930's (gensitou)
    • Lifeforce (US & Japan) (lifefrce & lifefrcj)
    • Mega Zone (megazone)
    • Prehistoric Isle in 1930 (World & US) (prehisle & prehislu)
    • Salamander (salamand)
  • MAME 0.35b13
    • Marine Boy (marineb)
    • Sichuan II (hack?) (sichuan2)
    • Shisensho - Joshiryo-Hen (Japan) (shisen)
    • Truxton / Tatsujin (truxton)
    • Out Zone (outzone)
    • Wanted (wanted)
  • MAME 0.35rc1
    • Pang! 3 (Japan) (pang3)

Hints

To Robocop play with MAME GP2X 1.6 use the normal executable, play Robo Army (the game just before Robocop), quit game with L+R+Push and after play Robocop.... It WORKS!!!.

Compatibility Status

PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU PLAN TO EDIT COMPATIBILITY LISTS
Please use the new compatibility pages. The continued use of the lists on individual emulator pages will result in a temporary ban!
Thank you for your cooperation.

Please specify which exec you used to run the game (normal for mame_gp2x.gpe, drz80 for mame_gp2x_drz80.gpe, compat for mame_gp2x_compat.gpe) and the clockspeed if not the default one (200Mhz).

Status Levels:

Status Level: Description:
Untested Has not yet been tested.
Works Full speed, no noticeable problems.
Mostly Works Playable, but with noticeable glitches, or not playable because of speed, with no glitches.
Barely Works Glitches or speed make game unplayable, but it will boot.
Doesn't Work Will not boot, or crashes on boot.
Game: Status: Version: Comment:
1941 ( world ) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly with MAME_drz80
1942 ( set 1 ) Works 2.6 Normal Runs OK with MAME GP2X v2.6
1943 (US) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 200 MHz, Frame-Skip: <= 2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
720 Degrees ( set 1) Mostly Works 1.9 Tested with normal MAME. Sound and speed are choppy.
Aero Fighters Mostly Works 1.9 Runs at acceptable speeds at 200 MHz, tested to run at at or near 100% speed with 0 frameskip at 290 MHz, would probably be very fast at lower clockrates as well. No apparent graphical glitches found yet, gameplay intact, but music stops playing before the game starts and only sound effects remain.
Alex Kidd (bootleg) Barely Works 1.9 Tested with normal MAME. Graphics are messed up but game does boot.
Altered Beast Works 2.6 Works OK with standard executable with v2.6.
Arkanoid (World) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: = 0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Arkanoid 2 - Revenge of DOH Mostly Works 1.9 Slight sound glitches and pressing left on the joystrick sometimes makes the bat warp to the far right of the playing area.
Asteroids (rev 2) Works 1.9 Normal Full speed but no sound. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: =0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound OFF
Bionic Commando Works 1.9 Works great with "normal" MAME@ 200 MHz
Block Out Mostly Works 2.6 Runs OK.
Bomb Jack Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: = 0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Bubble Bobble Works 1.9 The bootleg version (Bobble Bobble) works OK
Captain Commando (World) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 255 MHz, Frame-Skip: <= 2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Carrier Air Wing / U.S. Navy ( world ) Works 1.9 MAME_drz80 Works good, sound is a bit choppy on title screen
Centipede (revision 3) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: = 0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Commando (World) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 150 MHz, Frame-Skip: <= 2, Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Contra (US) Works 1.9 Normal Good speed and sound. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 265 MHz, Frame-Skip: <= 2, Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Defender Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: =0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Dig Dug (Atari) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2, Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Dig Dug 2 Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: =0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Donkey Kong (US) Works 2.6 Normal Full speed. Sound is okay (through samples). Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2, Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Donkey Kong 3 Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2, Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Donkey Kong Junior (US) Works 2.6 Normal Full speed. Sound okay (through samples). Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2, Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Double Dragon (bootleg) Works 2.5 Normal Sluggish but works. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 250 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Double Dragon Doesn't Work 1.9 Does not work on Normal, Compat or drZ80 version of MAME.
Double Dragon 2 Works 1.9 Normal Runs fine but is a little bit slow even at a high clock speed setting
Elevator Action Works 1.5 Works perfectly.
Final Fight Works 2.5 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 250 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Frogger (modified Moon Cresta hack) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: =0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Frogger (set 1) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: =0, Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Galaga (Namco) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Gauntlet Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 200 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Gauntlet II Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 225 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Ghosts'n Goblins (World?) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 180 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Ghosts 'n Goblins Works 1.9 Full speed, no noticeable problems.
Ghouls 'n Ghosts Mostly Works 1.4 Sound a bit choppy.
Golden Axe Works 2.5 Normal Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 250 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Gravitar Works 2.3 Works perfectly. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 133 MHz, Frame-Skip: = 0 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 100%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 100%
Green Beret Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly
Gyruss Works 1.5 Works perfectly.
Knights of the Round Mostly Works 1.3 Playable with drz80 @250Mhz, but with some graphic and sound glitches.
King of Dragons Mostly Works 1.3 Playable with drz80 @250Mhz, but with some minor graphic and sound glitches (mostly on fade in/fade out at level start/end and in the World Map). Also some slowndown that seems sound related.
King of Fighters '96 Works 3.7 Normal Sound has a lot of glitches but gameplay is fine.
Kung Fu Master Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly
Legendary Wings Works 1.4 Full speed, no noticeable problems.
Lode Runner Works 1.4 Works perfectly.
Magic Sword Works 2.5 Normal A few very minor glitches. Settings: - GP2X Clock: 250 MHz, Frame-Skip: <=2 (Auto-skip), Video Clock 80%, Video Sync: None, Sound: Sound ON, Audio Clock 80%
Metal Slug Works 1.9 Full speed with sound @250mhz, sound is garbled. (Work good with Dz80 executable)
P.O.W. ( US ) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly @ 225 MHz
Pacman Works 1.8 Full speed with sound at 133mhz.
Pitfall II Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly @ 150 MHz
Pooyan ( Konami ) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly @ 133MHz
Punisher ( world ) mostly works 1.9 Normal Works good but no sound
Puzzle Bobble Works 1.5 Full speed @250Mhz, no noticeable problems.
Q-Bert Works 1.5 Works fine.
Qix Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly @133MHz
Rainbow Islands Barely Works 1.9 Graphical glitches, no sound, no enemies?!
Rampage Works 1.8 Works with normal & compat. Tilt up with drz80.
RoadBlasters Barely Works 2.1 Runs with compat version, but too slow to be playable even when overclocked. Other versions fail to show any graphics.
RoboCop (bootleg) Works 2.6 Runs OK.
Rygar Works 1.4 Works well. Sound a bit crackly at times.
Silkworm ( set 1 ) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly
Space Invaders Works 1.5 Works.
Spy Hunter Barely Works 1.4 Loads OK, but needs steering controls? Unable to start playing.
Star Force Works 2.1 Works very well with full speed and sound.
Star Wars Mostly Works 1.5 Sound is a little choppy, but works fine otherwise
Street Fighter II - Champion Edition Mostly Works 1.3 Run slow with drz80 @250Mhz with some rare minor graphic and sound glitches.
Super Bobble Bobble Works 1.5 Works, slow at default speed, haven't tried it overclocked.
Tapper (all variants) Works 2.1 All tapper variants (Root Beer, Budweiser etc) work at full speed with sound.
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (2 Player) Works 3.7 Normal Works fine at 200Mhz
Terra cresta Works 1.9 Works full speed @200mhz
The Real Ghostbusters (2 player) Works 1.9 Normal Works perfectly
Waku Waku 7 Works 1.9 Works full speed @250mhz (sound untested)
Yie-Ar Kung Fu Works 1.9 Works full speed @200mhz
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