Can someone explain how to load Naomi Gd-Rom games into Reicast (preferably in MAME zip+chd format) ? I’ve tried various combinations of putting the rom/chd in the system Folder and putting them all in the same Ikaruga.zip but I always get kicked back to the Retroarch main menu.
PS, I can run non gd-rom Naomi games fine
All of this go into your rom folder, files would look like this :
[rom folder]/ikaruga.zip[rom folder]/ikaruga/gdl-0010.chdYou then load ikaruga.zip, not the chd, the chd will be picked up by the emulator who knows where it is supposed to be.
Thanks, that makes sense but I’m still not able to load my GD-Rom games. Do I need to be running 1.7.6?
Here is my log: https://pastebin.com/c6abHt5Z
No that’s not required.
As far as i can tell from the logs, it’s not even trying to read the content of your ikaruga.zip, are you sure the file is not corrupt or outdated ? Make sure you are using the latest romset.
Hmm, I’m running 0.193 ROMs. If there’ve been significant changes since then I’ll need to update I guess.
That’s not your issue then, last update was for 0.154
I don’t know what’s going on, your log are weird, i’m not even sure it is actually trying to load anything, neither the core nor the zip file :
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_widescreen_hack:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_screen_rotation:
[INFO] horizontal
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_internal_resolution:
[INFO] 640x480
[reicast]: Got size: 640 x 480.
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_cpu_mode:
[INFO] dynamic_recompiler
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_boot_to_bios:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_gdrom_fast_loading:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_alpha_sorting:
[INFO] per-triangle (normal)
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_mipmapping:
[INFO] enabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_system:
[INFO] auto
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_oit_abuffer_size:
[INFO] 512MB
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_volume_modifier_enable:
[INFO] enabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_audio_buffer_size:
[INFO] 1024
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_cable_type:
[INFO] TV (RGB)
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_broadcast:
[INFO] Default
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_framerate:
[INFO] fullspeed
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_region:
[INFO] Default
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_language:
[INFO] Default
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_div_matching:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_texupscale:
[INFO] off
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_texupscale_max_filtered_texture_size:
[INFO] 256
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_enable_rtt:
[INFO] enabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_enable_rttb:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_render_to_texture_upscaling:
[INFO] 1x
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_threaded_rendering:
[INFO] enabled
[INFO] Environ SET_SAVE_STATE_IN_BACKGROUND: yes.
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_synchronous_rendering:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_frame_skipping:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_enable_purupuru:
[INFO] enabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_analog_stick_deadzone:
[INFO] 15%
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_trigger_deadzone:
[INFO] 0%
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_enable_dsp:
[INFO] enabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_digital_triggers:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_allow_service_buttons:
[INFO] enabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_custom_textures:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_dump_textures:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu1_screen_display:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu1_screen_position:
[INFO] Upper Left
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu1_screen_size_mult:
[INFO] 1x
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu1_screen_opacity:
[INFO] 100%
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu1_pixel_on_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_ON 00
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu1_pixel_off_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_OFF 01
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu2_screen_display:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu2_screen_position:
[INFO] Upper Left
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu2_screen_size_mult:
[INFO] 1x
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu2_screen_opacity:
[INFO] 100%
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu2_pixel_on_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_ON 00
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu2_pixel_off_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_OFF 01
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu3_screen_display:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu3_screen_position:
[INFO] Upper Left
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu3_screen_size_mult:
[INFO] 1x
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu3_screen_opacity:
[INFO] 100%
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu3_pixel_on_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_ON 00
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu3_pixel_off_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_OFF 01
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu4_screen_display:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu4_screen_position:
[INFO] Upper Left
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu4_screen_size_mult:
[INFO] 1x
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu4_screen_opacity:
[INFO] 100%
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu4_pixel_on_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_ON 00
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE reicast_vmu4_pixel_off_color:
[INFO] DEFAULT_OFF 01
[libretro INFO] File extension is: .zip
Are you sure your paths are right ? How are you loading this game ?
I’m pretty sure the paths are right. I have ./ikaruga.zip ./ikaruga/gdl-0010.chd
For that log my steps were
Can you try loading the core manually in “load core” before loading the ROM?
Still no luck. Here’s the log if I load the core before loading the rom:
For reference, this is what it looks like when I successfully load Capcom vs SNK
Idk what’s happening here, the capsnk log is basically the same : all of the important information is missing.
Maybe try updating RA and the reicast core ? Also make sure you are following all recommandations in https://docs.libretro.com/guides/generating-retroarch-logs/ for generating logs ?
Updating RA didn’t fix the issue but if I start from a completely new RA folder I can at least get better logs. Does this log help explain anything?
You need the full Naomi BIOS (naomi.zip) in your system/dc folder. It should replace naomi_boot.bin.
Aha, ok that fixed the issue. I had set up based on an older guide but adding Naomi.zip fixed the issue. Thanks all of you!
Yeah, with those logs the issue is now obvious :). I’m glad we finally sorted this out !
I’ve added a description of the Naomi BIOS and how to run NAOMI/GD-ROM games to the wiki (first time doing a pull for the wiki so hopefully I haven’t made any grave mistakes).
By the way, I noticed that the core still has naomi.bin listed in the core info section. It might help some people in the future to change that to naomi.zip.
I updated it in november, so you probably forgot to update your info files since then.
Maybe support for the old bios should be totally removed though.
Herp, sorry I didn’t realize that was stored in the infos. My bad.
hi, I would like to resume the discussion concerning the start of Naomi games through Reicast. The core works perfectly me if used as a dreamcast emulator, but how do I start Naomi games? I tried ikaruga MAME version and launching the zip file does not share retroarch while if I launch the .chd file I start the dreamcast bios. I use the following command line: retroarch -L cores \ reicast_libretro.dll “path \ game.zip”
Can you run Naomi games through the RetroArch menu? Also, do you have the Naomi bios set up?
hello, thanks x the answer. Yes, I set the bios naomi.zip in system but I would like to launch the command line games. Can you help me? thank you
forgive my English ‘google’, I’m Italian and I know very little English …