The biggest difference is that if you want to play SF2, for example, you're probably going to need all of the regions, variants, and bootlegs to get the game to work on MAME whereas you just need the SF2 from the region you want to play for FBNeo.īut you can find MAME roms with all of the various parts and bootlegs in a single zip file, or part of a set that requires two separate zips instead of six or more. If you're up to date, MAME and FBNeo files are relatively interchangable, though you can still run into issues. And you run into the issue where some games you might want to play won't even work on MAME 2003 because it didn't become compatible until 2013. Old MAME requires less to get decent performance out of games, but like you already know, you're losing out on accuracy and bugfixes. If you're not using some low powered retro portable or some weak ass PC hardware, there's no point in using old MAME. Console emulator has always been the thing I understood the easiest.You are absolutely correct, don't use the older MAME core. There are ROMs, but then there are also SAMPLES, and some sets are merged while others are split.

I'm a complete noob when it comes to arcade emulation. I suppose an alternative is to piece together the set myself by finding the required ROMs from the various sets around the Internet, but I'm hoping for an already available set that I can grab. Is there someone that can help me out? Thanks in advance.

I basically want the FBA emulator to show EVERY game as playable (not missing) - the complete set, which according to the emulator is over 6000+ games. I have the option of using a set that has 2000 files, or another that has 5000 files, etc. The number of ROMs available in each 'complete' set differs wildly. I also have some version of a FinalBurn NEO ROM Set downloaded. I downloaded the 'MAME 0.37b5' ROM Set before realizing that it isn't what I'm supposed to use for FBA. I've searched and previous posts on Reddit, without finding an answer that I'm satisfied with. The FBA emulator I have installed on the RG350 shows version 0.2.97.44 which is what led me to believe this is also the ROM set I will need. I'm having enormous difficulty finding the 0.2.97.44 Romset for FBA.

The FBA 0.2.97.44 Emulator on RG350 shows there should be 5807 ROMs, yet the 'complete' set I found is said to have 5646 ROMs total. If you're curious, just search for FBA 0.2.97.44 on YouTube, which is where I found the download links. Edit: I managed to find a complete set, including images.

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