Neo Geo Rom Retropie

Description

Emulators: lr-fbalpha, lr-fbalpha2012, PiFBA, GnGeo-Pi Refer to the main FB Alpha page for general information on all FBA emulators or the direct links above for in-depth infomation on lr-fbalpha, lr-fbalpha2012, or PiFBA. In-depth information on GnGeo-Pi can be found below, which is also linked directly above. Lr-fbalpha is the prefered Pi 3/Pi 2 Neo Geo emulator due to its accuracy. For Neo-Geo:. Find a Neo-Geo romset (don't use the MAME one, use 0.2.97.39 FBA thank you). Find the Neo Geo bios (neogeo.zip file, should be in the romset), put it in the neogeo rom folder. Copy your Neo-Geo roms over to the neogeo folder and reboot like before to see them.

Install Neo Geo Roms Retropie

NEO-GEO AND SNK COMPLETE RETROPIE COLLECTION on MicroSD Card – 280+ SNK TITLES WITH RETROPIE, READY TO PLAY ON YOUR RASPBERRY PI 3B/3B+!

Why get frustrated when trying to build your own NEO-GEO Collection for the Retropie? We have a complete PLUG AND PLAY solution for you! Stick our MicroSD card on your Raspberry Pi 3B+ or 3B preloaded with 280+ SNK NEO-GEO games, plug your favorite USB controller and power the Pi on! You are ready!

We’ve included not only the NEO-GEO Arcade games (141 total), but also 40+ SNK Arcade classics from the pre-NEO-GEO era, and the NEO-GEO Pocket portable games! A fantastic trip down to the 80’s and 90’s for one of the most relevant Japanese game developers of all time!

THIS IS THE DEFINITIVE SNK NEO-GEO EXPERIENCE ON THE RASPBERRY PI!!

AVAILABLE FOR THE RASPBERRY PI 3B/3B+ and 4!!

→ The Features

– microSD card used is a class 10 A1 MicroSD Card (Sandisk, Samsung, Lexar, Onn, Silicon Power, PNY or compatible – All these brands have great performance and durability). The card brand you are getting depends on stock. SD Adapter is included.

– Games comprehend the entire library for the SNK NEO-GEO and the NEO-GEO Pocket / Pocket Color, as well as including most of the Arcade Machines from the pre-NEO-GEO era. Nearly all games work fine on the Raspberry Pi 3B or 3B+. All Arcade and NEO-GEO games include video previews, to make your front end experience even better!

– Includes detailed instructions sheet on how to use our Card, covering topics such as configuring controllers, using Retropie and solutions to the most common issues.

– Custom and Exclusive NEO-GEO X Retropie theme, modified to add SNK and NEO-GEO Pocket games. The complete SNK experience on the Raspberry Pi.

– Background gaming music to keep you in the gaming mood!

→ Observations:

– We reserve the right to add or remove games from the final product that will be sent to you in relation to the list of systems presented above. We are always improving the images, and this might reflect on the final product.

– We’ve tested nearly all games that come on this image. However a few games might not run 100% or run at all. We don’t guarantee any of the games will run to your satisfaction, please keep that in mind.

– Let us know if you need to know if a specific game is present or not on the collection. We can respond to special requests to add a game here and there for you before shipment, but we’ve included nearly all PC-Engine games ever published, except for some mature-themed games that we felt to be inappropriate.

→ Terms and Conditions

All sales are final. We don’t do refunds, but we might replace the items under special conditions. All items are tested before shipment. The card is tested thoroughly to ensure it is not corrupted. That being said, if you have any issues with your purchase, let us know and we can work something out with you. If you feel you have a defective item, please contact us within 24 HOURS UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR PACKAGE to be entitled to the replacement of your card. We will always work with you to make sure you are 100% satisfied with your purchase and that the card runs flawlessly for you.

→ Defective microSDs

We test the cards thoroughly before shipment, but it’s always possible that the cards get damaged during shipment, if they get exposed to excessive temperatures. If you receive a card that does not work for some reason, please get in touch within 24 hours of receiving your order, and we will work out a replacement for you. We don’t accept complaints after that period. We are not responsible if the card gets damaged with use. We always recommend our customers to make a backup of the microSD on your computer, so if something happens, you can restore it and keep playing.

→ Shipping

If we have all items in stock we usually ship in 3 to 4 days, however, it might take longer if we run out of cards or supplies. We will keep you posted.

Final Disclaimer: SD Card is pre-loaded with RetroPie, and Emulation Station which are Free and open source software. The included gaming software on this collection is either public domain, abandonware or is widely available in the Internet and it’s easy to find for free. You are only paying for the service which is my time I spend creating this image and setup, so you don’t have to rip your game CDs, ROM Cartridges or Arcade Boards! You are not paying for any ROMS or ISOS included in this setup. By purchasing ANY items from me you are contractually agreeing to the rules mentioned below: You own a license for any ROM / image you use. You will NOT distribute any of these files illegally. You can evaluate the games you don’t own for 24 hours and after that period, you must delete from the SD card any games you don’t own. Printed materials were created by us, using designs under fair use, including cover and instructions.

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. MAME can emulate thousands of games that otherwise would have been lost in the ash-heaps of history.

See Also: FinalBurn-Neo, Neo Geo

There are a variety of arcade emulator versions available in RetroPie. There are significant differences in performance, compatibility, and configuration between them. If you're getting started with an arcade emulation project, begin by reading the Arcade page.

This page is a resource for additional details on RetroPie's MAME emulators including configuration paths, controls, and the ROM sets which each emulator requires.

EmulatorROM Folder(s)ExtensionRequired ROM Set Version
mame4all-piarcade or mame-mame4all.zipMAME 0.37b5
lr-mame2000arcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.37b5
lr-mame2003arcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.78
lr-mame2003-plusarcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.78-MAME 0.188
lr-mame2010arcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.139
lr-mame2015arcade or mame-libretro.zip .7zMAME 0.160
lr-mame2016arcade or mame-libretro.zip .7zMAME 0.174
AdvanceMAME 0.94arcade or mame-advmame.zipMAME 0.94
AdvanceMAME 1.4arcade or mame-advmame.zipMAME 0.106
AdvanceMAME 3arcade or mame-advmame.zipMAME 0.106
MAMEarcade or mame.zip .7zsame as MAME version
lr-mamearcade or mame-libretro.zip .7zsame as MAME version

Best Neo Geo Emulator Retropie

MAME ROM paths

Three of the available MAME ROM paths in RetroPie are shared directories which are used by more than one emulator: arcade, mame-libretro, mame-advmame. In order to successfully load zipped ROM sets in these locations you must specify the arcade emulator version which matches your ROMs.

To avoid having several menus for different arcade emulators, all arcade-based ROMs can be placed in the arcade ROM folder, but you will have to specify which emulator each zipped ROM set will use from the Runcommand Menu.

Emulators

mame4all-pi

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all
Binary/opt/retropie/emulators/mame4all
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/mame4-all/samples/

MAME Version: 0.37b5 (July 2000)

Active Sets: 2241

  • BIOS: 1
  • CHDs: 0
  • Samples: 35
  • 1126 Parent Roms
  • 1025 Clones Roms
  • 129 NeoGeo Roms (Parent+Clone)

MAME 0.37b5 DAT File: mame4all-037b5-RetroPie-260.dat

MAME 0.37b5 XML File: mame4all-no-clones-no-neogeo Does not include clones or NeoGeo romsets.

Controls

While in a game press Tab to open the menu to set up controls. The MAME4ALL configuration is saved in:

Other files in the cfg directory are ROM specific configs.

Note: If configuration or other aspect of the configuration need resetting to defaults, remove the default.cfg or ROM specific .cfg file, and it will be re-created with default values next time MAME4ALL is started or the ROM configuration modified.

lr-mame2000 (MAME 2000)

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2000
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/retroarch.cfg
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2000/samples/

MAME Version: 0.37b5 (July 2000)

Active Sets: 2241

  • BIOS: 1
  • CHDs: 0
  • Samples: 35

MAME 0.37b5 DAT File: mame4all-037b5-RetroPie-260.zip

MAME 0.37b5 'Lite' DAT File: mame4all-no-clones-no-neogeo - Does not include clones or NeoGeo romsets.

Controls

MAME 2000 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
Geo

lr-mame2003 (MAME 2003)

Mac sierra. Please see MAME 2003 on RetroPie for information on how to configure specific features of this emulator.

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003/samples/

MAME Version: 0.78 (December 2003)

Active Sets: 4705

  • BIOS: 15
  • CHDs: 30
  • Samples: 56

MAME 0.78 XML DAT File: MAME 0.78.dat

MAME 0.78u5 DAT File: mame2003-lr-working-no-clones - Working romsets only. Does not include clones.

MAME 0.78u5 'Lite' DAT File: mame2003-lr-lite - Working romsets only. Does not include: clones, NeoGeo, PlayChoice NES/multiplay, romsets with rotary/dial/trackball/light gun controls, or romsets classified as casino/quiz/mahjong/fruit_machines/rhythm/mature.

Mame 2003 catver.ini also contains data on games definitively known not to work, as well as sorting data for mature games and other, less desirable, romsets.

Controls

MAME 2003-Plus uses both RetroArch control configuration and the MAME input configuration menu (accessible by pressing Tab). Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg

lr-mame2003-plus (MAME 2003-Plus)

MAME 2003-Plus (also referred to as MAME 2003+ and mame2003-plus) is a libretro arcade system emulator core with an emphasis on high performance and broad compatibility with mobile devices, single board computers, embedded systems, and similar platforms.

In order to take advantage of the performance and lower hardware requirements of an earlier MAME architecture, MAME 2003-Plus began with the MAME 2003 codebase, which is itself derived from xmame 0.78. Upon that base, MAME 2003-Plus contributors have back-ported support for several hundred additional games as well as other functionality not originally present in MAME 0.78.

Geo

Please see the libretro MAME 2003-Plus core documentation for information on how to configure specific features of this emulator.

Folder/FileLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003-plus
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003-plus/samples/

MAME Version: 0.78-0.188 (MAME 0.78 as a baseline with other ROMs back-ported from later MAME romsets)

Active Sets: 4850

  • BIOS: 15
  • CHDs: 30
  • Samples: 66 + 6 Optional 'Soundtrack Samples'

MAME 2003-Plus DAT File: Github project page. An XML 'DAT' file can be generated from the emulator, directly from the MAME menu.

The MAME 2003-Plus catver.ini also contains data on games definitively known not to work, as well as sorting data for mature games or other, less desirable, romsets.

Controls

MAME 2003-Plus uses both RetroArch control configuration and the MAME input configuration menu (accessible by pressing Tab). Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg

Some notes about extra controls options and configuration available in MAME 2003-Plus:

  • MAME 2003-Plus can use different RetroPad layouts, chosen with the Device Type configuration option in the Controls menu in RetroArch:
    • Classic Gamepad, based on mainline MAME's default Xbox 360 controller layout, likely to suit DualShock or SNES-style gamepads.
    • Modern Fightstick, a fight stick and pad layout popularised by Street Fighter IV and assumes an 8+ button controller.
    • 6-Button, a layout intended for SNES-type RetroPad controls as well as 6-button arcade panels arcade panels.
    • 8-Button, a layout intended for an arcade panel (8 buttons)
  • MAME 2003-Plus maps the analog controls to joystick control by default, instead of the D-Pad. This can be changed from the Core Options, switching the Control mapping option to digital.
  • MAME 2003-Plus disables the MAME menu by default (usually mapped to Tab). It can be enabled by changing the Input interfaceCore Option to simultaneous.

lr-mame2010 (MAME 2010)

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2010/samples

MAME Version: 0.139 (August 2010)

Active Sets: 8782

Rom
  • BIOS: 67
  • CHDs: 406
  • Samples: 70 (4 more samples are not in circulation)

MAME 0.139 DAT File: MAME 0.139.dat

Controls

MAME 2010 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
Default Player 1 and 2 Controls
Default Player 3 and 4 Controls
Native MAME UI Controls

Note: these controls are only operational for Player 1

lr-mame2015 (MAME 2015)

Note: This emulator is considered 'experimental' in RetroPie and has limited functionality. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2015
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2010/samples

MAME Version: 0.160

Active Sets: ??

  • BIOS: ??
  • CHDs: ??
  • Samples: ?? (4 more samples are not in circulation)

MAME 0.160 DAT File: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page

Controls

MAME 2015 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg

lr-mame2016 (MAME 2016)

Note: This emulator is considered 'experimental' in RetroPie and has limited functionality. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2016
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg

MAME Version: 0.174

Active Sets: ??

  • BIOS: ??
  • CHDs: ??
  • Samples: ?? (4 more samples are not in circulation)

MAME 0.174 DAT File: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page

Controls

MAME 2016 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg

AdvanceMAME 0.94

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples

MAME Version: MAME 0.94 (March 2005)

Active Sets: 5563

  • BIOS: 25
  • CHDs: ?
  • Samples: ?

AdvanceMAME 0.94 DAT File: advmame-0.94-RetroPie-260.7z Tom clancy games.

Controls

While in a game, press Tab to open the menu and set up controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame-0.94.0.rc. Changes to specific games result in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.e. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up] for the bwidow game).

Note: The .rc file can also be edited manually, with a text editor. Any config can be made ROM-specific using a romname/ prefix which is handy for overriding a setting for a specific ROM or class of ROMs, such as vertical/. However, a single mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. It is always best to make a backup of the configuration file before manual edits.

AdvanceMAME 1.4

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples

MAME Version: MAME 0.106 (May 2006)

Active Sets: 6166

  • BIOS: 26
  • CHDs: 86
  • Samples: 64 (3 more samples are not in circulation)

AdvanceMAME 1.4 DAT File: advmame12-106.7z

Controls

While in a game press Tab to open the menu to set up controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame-1.4.rc. Changes to specific games result in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.e. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up])

Note: The .rc file can also be edited manually. Any config can be made ROM-specific using a romname/ prefix which is handy for overriding a setting for a specific ROM or class of ROMs, such as vertical/. However, a single mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. It is always best to make a backup of the configuration file before manual edits.

AdvanceMAME 3

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples

MAME Version: MAME 0.106 (May 2006)

Active Sets: 6166

  • BIOS: 26
  • CHDs: 86
  • Samples: 64 (3 more samples are not in circulation)

AdvanceMAME 3 DAT File: same as AdvanceMAME 1.4, see above.

Controls

While in a game, press Tab to open the menu and set up the controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame.rc. Changes to specific games result in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.e. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up])

Note: The .rc file can be edited manually. Any config can be made ROM-specific using a romname/ prefix, which is handy for overriding a setting for a specific ROM or class of ROMs, such as vertical/. However, a single mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. It is always best to make a backup of the advmame.rc file before manual edits.

MAME

Note: This emulator is considered 'experimental' in RetroPie. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/bin
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame
BIOS/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/samples

MAME Version: MAME has monthly versioned releases, there is no single version. Version 0.221 was released for May 2020, 0.222 for June 2020, etc.
Installing from binary will probably get a version that's a little behind the current MAME, installing from source will always get the latest monthly release.

NOTE: installing from source requires a lot of RAM and CPU power, on Pi3 and lower end systems could take more than one day - use the binary release when available, instead of installing from source.

MAME Dat Files: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page has versions for each MAME release.

Active Sets: ???

Controls

While in a game, press Tab to open the MAME menu, then choose the Input configuration. MAME controls configuration is saved in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/cfg :

Neo geo rom set for retropie 3
  • default/general input configuration file is default.cfg
  • per-game configurations are saved in <romname>.cfg

Neo Geo Rom Set For Retropie

lr-mame

Neo Geo Rom Set

Note: This emulator is considered 'experimental' in RetroPie. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

FolderLocation
Roms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
Binary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame
Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/arcade
BIOS/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame
Samples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/samples

MAME Version: Similar to MAME, lr-mame follows the monthtly MAME releases, so there is no single version. Installing from binary will probably get a version that's a little behind the current MAME, but the upstream Libretro repository tries to keep up with MAME's monthly releases, so installing from source

NOTE: installing from source requires a lot of RAM and CPU power, on Pi3 and lower end systems could take more than a day. Use the binary release when available.

MAME Dat Files: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page has versions for each MAME release.

Active Sets: ??? Use irig with garageband.

Controls

lr-mame uses the RetroArch control configuration.

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg