MAME - TRS-80 Color Computer does not work ?!

To run G&W, none of this is needed - just roms and artworks. Try to read moar google, maybe you just make a little mistake something)

@svk so I tried for G&W the game starts but it’s unplayable because very very slow… yet my phone is a Samsung S20 FE is it not enough hardware ?

Why is it so slow ?

Libretro mame core, when running GW, has very poor performance. Moreover, both on arm and x86-64 architectures. Here in this thread you can read what can be configured - https://www.reddit.com/r/gameandwatch/comments/kpqs09/game_watch_emulation_with_mame_on_retroarch_for/?sort=new Tellingly, in standalone mame x86-64, GW emulation just flyes, by default)

I also had to set the frameskip to the maximum, for arm set it to 10. Only then does it become playable for me on arm. This files in /system/mame/ini/game_name.ini

For game and watch u need to change default speed to 30… also u can use the updated artwork that includes different views for playing g the handheld…I think when I 1st learned all I could get to work was the svg background image only…also trs80 does work on android…the softlist name u looking for is called coco

@sanchezmike01 hello thank you for your help how to set the speed to 30? with which option ?

Have you ever tried the TRS-80? Is my .cmd file correct ?

Greetings :grinning:

Yes I have trs80 working…I haven’t seen your cmd file …to set speed to 30 u have to go to RetroArch options once game is loaded…save game config not core config…I usually to it on a batch file because it’s usually going to be for more than 1 game

Ok I saw it…it looks correct…but I personally write my cmd files differently to be honest…gimme a few and I’ll check k

@sanchezmike01 hello can you try my .cmd file?

On Windows it works very well but not on Android… I don’t understand ?!

@svk hello I tried your link here for Game & Watch & it works… not very fast but it’s better than nothing!

On the other hand there is an error in the configuration file… I put the fix below with an example for the game Mario’s Cement Factory:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- This file is autogenerated; comments and unknown tags will be stripped -->
<mameconfig version="10">
    <system name="gnw_mariocm">
        <video>
            <target index="0" view="Unit Only" />
        </video>
    </system>
</mameconfig>

Greetings :slight_smile:

Sorry I never uploaded …got stuck doing overtime…as far as game and watch I don’t know why u would need a config file with unit only…I read the tutorial and it is well written and thorough…but if u look for the new updated artworks, u now have the whole device view, the big lcd view only, and the partial device and partial lcd screen…id have to make a video to show u as its easier than explaining…the only settings I change for these types of games are boot to bios enabled and mame speed set to 30…there are alot of games from g&w , konami handhelds, and a few others so when I make configs , I do them with batch files and are completed in seconds…again it’s easier to make a video explaining rather than writing…

@sanchezmike01 hello yes gladly for an explanatory video because there I still do not understand where to set the speed to 30 ?!

For G&W the Reddit config file doesn’t work for me…that’s why I posted the one that works here :upside_down_face:

For .cmd files I still don’t have a solution to launch my TRS-80…

Hey…made a video and it’s like 30 minutes or so , so it took long to finalize…will be uploading today so u can see it on Android for both game & watch and trs80

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mSIhG17PuyjRoyv_2QvMZPsryfCnE5ps/view?usp=sharing heres the video…fast forward to see other parts

this video shows trs80 as well as konami handhelds, tiger electronics handhelds, and game & watch and all displaying the different artwork options…also shows the command file for trs80…any questions, just ask me…oh yea everything is for android only and everything u see there all works on android

Hello !

Thank you for the video it’s amazing yes everything works on Android :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

By cons I did not know that HyperSpin also exists for Android ??? How did you do ?!

Greetings !