MAME

Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

Console
If you don't have a display on hdmi/rca, the console must be set to fb1.
advv and advmame must be run from the console.

Install AdvanceMAME

wget http://sheasilverman.com/rpi/raspbian/debs/advancemame-raspberrypi_1-1_armhf.deb
sudo dpkg --force-overwrite -i advancemame-raspberrypi_1-1_armhf.deb

Generate config file

advmame

Add to ~/.advance/advmame.rc

device_video_clock 0-100/0-100/0-100

Set display mode for LCD

FRAMEBUFFER=/dev/fb1 advv

Create new modeline: Press [F5]

• Vertical clock [Hz]: 60
• X resolution [pixel]: width of display
• Y resolution [pixel]: height of display

Save: Press [F2]
Quit: Press [Esc]

Install game

cd ~/.advance/rom
wget http://www.mamedev.org/roms/circus/circus.zip

Start game

FRAMEBUFFER=/dev/fb1 advmame circus

Some Keys (more in man advmame)

ESC   - Exit
5     - Insert coin
1     - Play
ARROW - Move

Because of 'sticky keys', I'm unable to play with either of my two Logitech keyboards: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=45851&p=362382
I also tried a Logitech Gamepad, but the same problem exists there.

Links

• http://marks-space.com/2012/11/23/raspberrypi-tft/comment-page-1/#comment-452
• http://blog.sheasilverman.com/tag/advancemame/
• http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/index.html
• http://www.mame.net/
• man advmame
• man advv