CLRMamePro Walk-through

Ever run into an issue where you could not get a MAME rom to run? It can be quite the ordeal searching for a working rom and it often takes a lot of time to find the correct one.
I may have a solution for your troubles and it is clrmamepro. For this latest video, I do a walk-through of the program updating a rom and checking it for issues from start to finish with a few details in between.
Download CLRMamePro: mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/...
Download MAME update packs here: www.retroroms.info/page/bda (registration required)
Search For Rom History here: adb.arcadeitalia.net/default.php

[@jamesmacgregor3590]

I cant thank you enough for breaking this information down, I had no clue on how to go about using this software. In the process I have cleared up a big problem I had running select games. thanks again!

[@StylexSai]

I was always confused on how to use clrmamepro, but damn you made this very simple to use. Thanks!

[@DarkWizardPrince]

I found your video to be the most helpful yet. I find that the way you speak is concise and easy to follow compared to some. I followed the steps you laid out and hopefully this will work. I downloaded mame 226 and a split rom set. Many games were missing chd etc. Quite frustrating. Thanks for the tips.

[@ottoleonel9765]

i realize I'm kind of off topic but does anyone know a good place to stream newly released series online ?

[@IAMNOTRANA]

Thanks for keeping this short. I was really confused between scan and rebuilder option but this clear things up.

[@bobdawkins7473]

what if you dont have a mame shortcut because you're using retroarch ??? :O

[@stevemdav]

Thanks for making it so easy. There is not a well documented process for updating MAME ROM sets.

[@hagar2167]

Are you kidding?

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

How are you not HUGE!? This channel is amazing.

[@gmee123]

This was a great walk through and was perfect for a newcomer like myself. Thanks man!

[@Mr.JOG-]

what a pain in the ass this process has been for 30 years now

[@daniellima9370]

Thanks for this tutorial. Now my roms are working good.

[@blakenorthrup]

Thanks for this man. Made life easy.

[@seekerrsa8275]

You sir are a scholar and a gentleman.

[@spacegoogie]

Thank you for the help on this, ive been out of the game for a few years. BTW you sound just like Morpheus in Matrix 4!

[@lemroy]

Your buttery voice is awesome. :)

[@SomeCanine]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@marchelia9865]

It is possible to have a compiled rom and read the "logs" to an html file with CLRMame or something like that ?

[@mr.hatman9345]

Thanks for making this video

[@In-Ear-Studio]

can we use this program to import for example Mame 0.218 merged romset + 0.218 chd's and export only cps3 roms for example, or konami roms, etc ?

[@cbeserra]

Amazing

[@probe26]

Thank you sir. You made it easy. Thumbs up and subscribed. Your voice sounds like Reggie from Metal Jesus channel. Is that you reggie? lol

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

NP ^_^. Oh no! That is the first comparison I've heard lol.

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@Devin if there is an X on the left side then that means something is missing. If you run a game, and its missing files, then that means they are not there or their corrupted. clrmamepro does not provide any missing files. It will fix and add them but you have to provide it the correct files to do so. If you follow the link in the description for updates, you should be able to find the files that are missing. As long as you match them up with the correct mame version of your game, it will work.

[@rickywise9614]

Thanks for video Just started to sink in thanks to video

[@MisterR82]

I have a version I was able to get my hands on for mac, but interestingly, when trying to create a profile, it doesn't see my executable mame in my folder on the desktop. That doesn't make any sense. It doesn't see any of the executable files in my MAME folder whatsoever

[@bakuninulianov720]

Con este programa, ¿se pueden pasar los cheats de formato XML a DAT y de formato DAT a XML?

[@shalamigri]

Just tried doing this with some roms from a merged set for a particular version I found. I had one uodate pack from the romset version to the next version. It didn't go well. I originally tried this on 41 roms, but I ended up with about 100 extra zip files in my roms folder after this. I obviously did something wrong.

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

It's not uncommon to get the additional zip files after scanning. I don't exactly know why that happens. It's pretty tough finding a perfect set for the mem version its supposed to work with. The best advice I can give is to check out this website adb.arcadeitalia.net/default.php it has the history of changes or updates made for each rom.

[@amirprog]

can this rename no intro roms sets?

[@shizune_]

Is it possible to just scan one game in clrmamepro?

[@SergeiWhobichakokov]

how do you download the update packs at retrorom? I have an account there.

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

You just go into the folder and click on each file in the folder. Just make sure to keep each version update in a separate folder.

[@heliogomes7151]

Hey bro, any tips on how i go about adding and removing a console system in mame, say super nintendo, or mega drive...cause i have a zx spectrum system bios and drivers, but it wont show up in my console list.

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

Sorry I don't have a lot of experience with mame console emulation I mainly use retroarch or standalone emulators for console.

[@nuker222]

How can i upgrade the rom set ?? I tried with a very old Mame v0.36 (32bit) and it is not recongnized by the ClrMamePro, only the new 64bits versions of mame. I have a full rom set (Mame 0.220 64bit), i want to run it with the old version (Mame v0.36b)

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

I really can't tell you why it's not being recognized. Could be it's no longer supported. I can only suggest trying 32bit version of ClrMamePro to see if that works.

[@Rudyworld]

This is great info! I love your videos. The question is what if you have a bastard collection of various mame roms. Where do you start on selecting the right file to run clr with? Do you start from the lowest or what?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

Thank you. There isn't really a way to confirm the version of a mame rom you are using. It's best to just find a version of mame you want to use and find the rom collection for it. For example, I prefer to use the mame 2003 plus emulator retroarch core and managed to find a collection of the roms on internet archive where you will also find other mame collections. You are going to be spending a hell of time trying to figure out the history of each rom you have otherwise.

[@24yrukdesigner]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 I got the latest rom set t he latest mame, most games work, but still many don't. When I run clrmamepro the list shows all roms as red X's ? romset 0.243

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@@24yrukdesigner Are you sure you're targeting the the folder with the roms in them.

[@24yrukdesigner]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 I'm starting from scratch lol new fresh set here we go XD

[@24yrukdesigner]

hmmm how to know what CHD files are WORKING in the latest 0.243 set? Is there any site that shows all working chds? Something else i dont get is on Final Burn on my little handheld, it plays many of these games without chds?????? UPDATE : on that note i literally just found out that Final Burn doesnt need CHDS :D so that saves about 500gb ^^ way better to use FinalBurn or NeoGeo in this case for big chd games

[@noblechurch2892]

When adding paths I can't find a update folder do I just create one?

[@noblechurch2892]

I bought a arcade cabinet from x-arcade running mame 167 and maximus frontend scared to change or update mame cause it will void warranty they explain how to add rom I've added quite a few but some just dont load like wwffest

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

Sorry for late reply but yes you just create one. It's been updated a few times since 167 and it been renamed quite a few times. You could try the 0.155 mame version that should work for you. More info can be found here: adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=wwfwfest&arcade_only=0&autosearch=1

[@machinenoise9622]

I have ROMs from year 2000 (old Napster days). Will this program update ROMs that old?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

It will but it's best if you know what version of mame the roms were used for. You can look to see what versions released in 2000 and try to get the update packs from then until now.

[@BuzzaB77]

can't even create a profile here. it spends literally hours on "recieveing data " at 0%. any idea what that might be? I'm curating a recent set for fbneo. I just point it to the .exe and it sits there. I letf it overnight just to check but still 0%

[@Morawake]

I had this problem too, turns out I was using the installer executable instead of the program executable.

[@Sam-fz7oy]

I'm just a bit confused on to which file to choose from on the site. If I am currently running .201, do I chose the .201 files to update or do I choose the .202 files? Thanks!

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

You choose the latest mame you are using. So if you are on .202 of mame you choose that one but you want to make sure you have .201 update pack if you skipped it from .200

[@Sam-fz7oy]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 Man thank you for the fast reply!!!! Subscribed!!!

[@joydavybr]

Thank you very much for the tips and help my friend! Does this tutorial also work for the MAME 0.239 version?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

np! It is designed to work with any version of mame that comes out.

[@joydavybr]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 Ok, Thank You! :D

[@joydavybr]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 From which version of MAME does the program work?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@@joydavybr It is whatever version you need updates or fixes for. You do have to already have the update pack for version 0.239.(check my description for the link) but once you have that you just follow the steps in the video.

[@joydavybr]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 Ok, thank you! :D

[@graschbaten]

Is it possible to merge Roms and Sample files in 1 zip and is it possible merge Roms + CHD too? Thanks

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

Not sure but I believe CHDs and samples have to be separate as they get placed in different folders.

[@graschbaten]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 Thx for your Video! The First Time i have a clean and complete Arcade Set. Next time i will update my set for the latest version and hopefully it will work :D and it isnt confusing witch Rom runs with witch core in RA. Also it is a littlebit confusing where i get the correct dat file.

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@@graschbaten You can try out this place www.progettosnaps.net/dats/MAME/ they have all the dats just remember to backup your stuff before you try it.

[@ArcadeFan77]

Nice guide but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I still get messages when launching games like "The selected game is missing one or more required ROM".

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

CLRMAMEPRO does not download the missing files. If you don't provide the files needed(usually through update packs), they don't get added. It will try to fix what is already there but don't expect it to download anything that is missing.

[@ArcadeFan77]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 Which are the update packages? E.g. for version 0.162?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@@ArcadeFan77 Depends on the current version you are using. The latest version now is 0.254 so if you were currently one, for example, 0.250 you would need all the updates from 0.250 to the latest one. You can get them from www.retroroms.info/page/bda in a folder that says update packs.

[@ArcadeFan77]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 I don't want the latest version because the sound is broken in Kung-Fu Master and I don't know if there's something broken in some other game. Either way, it's a lot of downloads and combinations, a lot of work. On the archive page there is the whole set 0.162 and I download selected games from it. When something still doesn't work, I do an audit with mamegui and copy the missing files to the game archives.

[@AstariahJW]

So does that change all my roms for retro systems to non intro?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

do you mean no intro or non merged? If you mean no intro, this doesn't do that.

[@AstariahJW]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 I downloaded rom center. It picks up bad file names and fixes them. I'm just trying to get steam rom manager to auto add images to my roms. Someone told me its cause of bad file name thats why theres blank images

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@@AstariahJW I'm not to familiar with the program you speak of but I do know no-intro roms would scan in for retroarch compared to ones that were not no-intro.

[@genarogarza376]

Im not having success trying to repair my ROMS. Do you offer your services for a fee?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

That desperate huh lol? Never thought about making it into a service but I can certainly help you. Going to be a bit busy until the middle of this week but you can catch me on discord and I'll give you some help. thec0r3 #3327

[@Breach-The-Peace]

hey man cool vid i was trying to understand it but abit too complex for me me so if i send u some ROMS i need sortin out would u do it for me for a small payment please ?

[@zergmare7]

Hey is it normal to have my scan results come up with a TOOOON of red x's? Will this program add the neccesary roms to get them running?I am getting many thousands of skips only a few created.... Where are my source and destination folders?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

Unless you have the entire mame collection, then its normal. The program does not add any roms its only meant to fix the ones you already have. Also don't forget that a rom can be updated with each version that comes out so you have to make sure you have the update pack that comes with each version.

[@zergmare7]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 All right now I have my roms in my arcade folder but I thought about splitting them up in by genre's however how does that fix it do I need to have it's in a scanning and then I click on the little plus buttons to get them get fixed how do I know when they are fixed? Do i need to re run them?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@@zergmare7When you scan them, that should be fixing them or updating them. The list tells you the results and if you see that your rom has an x by it that usually means something is missing and you can use the plus to find out which ones are missing.

[@zergmare7]

@@entertainmenttechie7574 thank you and does the software find and add it for me?

[@entertainmenttechie7574]

@@zergmare7 You have to provide anything that is missing the software only tries to fix what you give it.