[GUIDE] Libretro MAME(current) hiscore, history, gameinit & command

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#21

Thanks @ImnoTapLumber! That worked right away. It’s great that they’ve made it so much simpler now to get the plugins configured. No more scouting down the files, etc.

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#22

Hello, I’m interested in the solution proposed by @ImnoTapLumber. But I use retropie and didn’t manage in finding the plugins folder where to copy the plugin. Is there anyone can help me?

#23

Hello, I’ve solved by combining different answres from different forums.

I’ll report here all the steps to enable hiscore saves on retropie with lr-mame (latest mame version):

  • Start a game in retropie
  • While in-game, open Retroarch menu (with your configured keys combination, usually HotKey+B)
  • Go to QuickMenu -> Options -> System, and switch the following options to ‘ON’: ** ‘Read configuration’ ** ‘Boot to OSD’ ** ‘Mame ini Paths’
  • Go back from options and then to ‘Resume’ and exit the game

Now, there is a new folder in ‘/home/pi’ (I use raspberry, otherwise if will be /home/your_system) called ‘.mame’ with three ini files (mame.ini, plugin.ini, ui.ini)

From a PC with SSH (or in the terminal), do the following:

  • Open mame.ini and change the following path (then save and exit): ** homepath: from system/mame to $HOME/.mame ** pluginspath: from /system/mame/plugins to $HOME/.mame/plugins

  • Open plugin.ini and write ‘hiscore 1’ on the first line (then save and exit)

  • Download latest mame repository here: https://github.com/mamedev/mame/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

  • extract the zip and copy the plugins directory into the folder containing the 3 .ini files (/home/YOUR_SYSTEM/.mame/)

*Now, on Retropie, open game *Mame OSD will show up *WHit the help of a keyboard navigate with TAB in Settings window

  • Select general Settings and then Plugins
  • Check the Hiscore plugin is set to ON
  • Go back on OSD and open Retroarch menu
  • Disable Boot to OSD option in QuickMenu -> Options -> System
  • Go back to OSD and close the game
  • Restart all the system

Now you should have correctly enabled hiscore save on almost all mame games. Remember to update hiscore.dat file present in /home/YOUR_SYSTEM/.mame/plugins/hiscore folder to have hiscore save feature enabled also on the latest mame games.

I hope this should be helpful.

Regards UnclePetros

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