Neo Geo Mini

[Chindogg]

2 player games work great using a pad in second usb port with this hack, just tested final fight out.

Have you figured out how to edit the vendor image then?

 

[TheSnke]

Have you figured out how to edit the vendor image then?

You edit the vendor image by unpacking it with 7Zip, then turning it back into an .img.

However there's an issue where the flashing app crashes when you try to re-flash.

 

[MrTea]

After hacking Has anyone added additional roms just with usb and selecting the usb option in rom folders on the mini?

 

[MrTea]

Have you figured out how to edit the vendor image then?

No I've just used what's been provided. I already have a Japanese neo geo mini so it's got the original games already plus these new titles now (hopefully be able to edit the image at some point).

I'm hoping the usb port will allow me to add roms seeing as there's a usb section on each folder on the added emulators that asks for usb to be inserted on player 2 port? Need to have a play...

 

[shinrukus]

I got Neo Geo roms, added and replaced on the home menu

 

[subcon959]

Damn, I haven't been paying attention since I thought it would take ages to crack. So, someone finally found a way to add/replace games?

I'm not interested in other systems, I just want to add a few more NeoGeo games.

 

[MrTea]

Using winimage I've been able to add my own games to the image (windjammers, neo turf masters, neo drift out, bomberman, viewpoint, etc) and also remove all the crap that came with It originally. You can also edit all the artwork that it uses in the gui (currently a manual process, but it all works fine).

I've not tried adding any other emulators yet but have my fix of neo geo and cps games now anyway.

Also using a £1 USB to usb c adapter my new retro-bit sega saturn usb joypad works on the neo geo mini when using any of the added games (although not in the game select gui) and it was pretty cool using a decent dpad on the system ha.

 

[shinrukus]

Using winimage I've been able to add my own games to the image (windjammers, neo turf masters, neo drift out, bomberman, viewpoint, etc) and also remove all the crap that came with It originally. You can also edit all the artwork that it uses in the gui (currently a manual process, but it all works fine).

I've not tried adding any other emulators yet but have my fix of neo geo and cps games now anyway.

Also using a £1 USB to usb c adapter my new retro-bit sega saturn usb joypad works on the neo geo mini when using any of the added games (although not in the game select gui) and it was pretty cool using a decent dpad on the system ha.

Mr. Tea, I figured out how to add new emulators, I got ngpc and pce working fine as well, its the same process as adding roms to the image itself. I been working to get SVC Chaos working, and I created the cache files based on mvspsp's romconv_mvs script, but it still wont boot.

Also are you having any issues adding new games? Cause when I get a 42nd file, my machine crashes

 

[MrTea]

Mr. Tea, I figured out how to add new emulators, I got ngpc and pce working fine as well, its the same process as adding roms to the image itself. I been working to get SVC Chaos working, and I created the cache files based on mvspsp's romconv_mvs script, but it still wont boot.

Also are you having any issues adding new games? Cause when I get a 42nd file, my machine crashes

I'm using this to cache the big games... https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/re...-geo-cps2-and-fba-roms-for-fba-emulator.3825/

...and put the cashed files (.fba) into same folder as my roms. Svc chaos, aliens vs predator etc all working great on my mini.

I've not overwritten the standard 40 games as I want to leave the stock ones on there (so haven't had an issue with over 42 crashing), and I instead have my additional games in a folder (no issues with limits)

 

[MrTea]

 

[shinrukus]

Have you been able to do it via the main home screen? That's where I am having an issue, I can get them all working via the moregames FBA folder

 

[shinrukus]

So now we can use USB drives with this, I dont need to reflash to add games

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[MrTea]

So now we can use USB drives with this, I dont need to reflash to add games

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I've just been using the more games folder and have had no problems with adding as many games as I wanted there? I've seen the usb folder icon but couldn't work out how to add that way though? What does the folder structure have to be?

 

[shinrukus]

I've just been using the more games folder and have had no problems with adding as many games as I wanted there? I've seen the usb folder icon but couldn't work out how to add that way though? What does the folder structure have to be?

So we have a system.img file that we added a new script to mount the roms, and accept roms from the USB stick, even if you create the folder the right way, it still crashes on you. I'm working with MadMonkey right now to gain root so we can manipulate the /usr folders to change the launch scripts as well... This is more for me, to run SVC Chaos from the main screen. We are also working with a clean dump, trying to gain root.

 

[MrTea]

So we have a system.img file that we added a new script to mount the roms, and accept roms from the USB stick, even if you create the folder the right way, it still crashes on you. I'm working with MadMonkey right now to gain root so we can manipulate the /usr folders to change the launch scripts as well... This is more for me, to run SVC Chaos from the main screen. We are also working with a clean dump, trying to gain root.

That's great something is being worked on! I'm personally happy with the original games being on there though (as they were intended) and that extra folder for more games is just a bonus.

Would the usb metbod potentially run games direct off a usb stick, or would it just be a way to copy roms direct to your mini? If its the latter then I think we'd need a way to also remove roms or else you'd just as well flash the console each time anyway (in case you upload duff roms)?

You mentioned you added pcengine before (dge emulators), have you tried getting mame4all to work for some of the classics not emulated by fba? What version of pce did you get to work?

I also can't work out how to configure L and R for gba games as only A&B appear to work on the stock emulator that came with the vendor img?

Hopefully if this hack is fully expanded then using other external pads for the main GUI game select menu will be doable too?

 

[shinrukus]

That's great something is being worked on! I'm personally happy with the original games being on there though (as they were intended) and that extra folder for more games is just a bonus.

Would the usb metbod potentially run games direct off a usb stick, or would it just be a way to copy roms direct to your mini? If its the latter then I think we'd need a way to also remove roms or else you'd just as well flash the console each time anyway (in case you upload duff roms)?

You mentioned you added pcengine before (dge emulators), have you tried getting mame4all to work for some of the classics not emulated by fba? What version of pce did you get to work?

I also can't work out how to configure L and R for gba games as only A&B appear to work on the stock emulator that came with the vendor img?

Another thing I've noticed is that I can use my new sega retro-bit sega saturn usb pads on the added new games (1 or 2 player port) using a cheap USB c convertor! Hopefully if this hack is fully expanded then using other external pads for the main GUI game select menu will be doable too?

Check your misc.img file, there are configuration files there for controllers that aren't actually hacks, those are native... Also the USB folder thing is also native, this is built in functionality.

For PCE, It crashes right at the menu of Bonk, and Trying Galaga, Bomberman 94, and Daimakamura, all crash upon start. Its Hugo for Dingoo.

PS3 pads work as well, I am working on that today, getting it to work on the default games, I probably wont use it as much as I would use the NGM pad, but others find it useful, so thats good enough for me.

 

[MrTea]

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[TheSnke]

Mr. Tea, I figured out how to add new emulators, I got ngpc and pce working fine as well, its the same process as adding roms to the image itself. I been working to get SVC Chaos working, and I created the cache files based on mvspsp's romconv_mvs script, but it still wont boot.

Also are you having any issues adding new games? Cause when I get a 42nd file, my machine crashes

Maaan, I spent like 2.5 hours last weekend trying to get a NGP emulator to even show up on the menu. Would you mind helping me figure that out?

 

[shinrukus]

Maaan, I spent like 2.5 hours last weekend trying to get a NGP emulator to even show up on the menu. Would you mind helping me figure that out?

Edit the game.ini in the hacks\local\(language) directory and it'll show. Its just like adding games to the homescreen, it sucks, but its necessary

Also about the working fine, so Games for me are crashing at startup... For PCE, and NGP, I stopped working on it as I was more concerned about the default emulator, but If you look me up in discord (Old Man Rukus) I can help you there.

 

[Chindogg]

I hope someone can just write a better guide to this. My computer isn't recognizing my mini at all when I hold the burn button then turn it on.

 

[MrTea]

I hope someone can just write a better guide to this. My computer isn't recognizing my mini at all when I hold the burn button then turn it on.

I found it to be quite picky with certain usb c leads! Luckily I had a few micro usb to usb c converters (about a £1 on ebay) and had a load of micro usb leads from old phones etc and it worked on a couple of them. The neo geo mini white charging lead that came with the mini didn't work when connecting it to the 2player port to do the mod and I had to use that just for powering the mini.

My advice is to try another lead. At least with the adapters I mentioned above they easily fit into the game ports as I found some aren't long enough!