Namco 246/256

Namco

Playstation-based hardware arcade games emulator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_System_246en.wikipedia.org

Information

Emulators	pcsx2x6 play! teknoparrot
File folder	📂 roms \ 📂 namco2x6
File extension	.zip .m3u .acgame

System Features

Retroachievements	Netplay	Controller autoconfiguration
NO	NO	PCSX2X6: YES PLAY: NO TEKNOPARROT: YES

Bios Information

BIOS file	Folder	md5
r27v1602f.7d	\bios\pcsx2\bios	​52CCA0058626569C7A9699838BAAB2D8
r27v1602f.8g	\bios\pcsx2\bios	A58676C6BD79229BDA967D07B4EC2E16

Controls

Play! controls

You can create your own .xml input profile file (for each game) and name it like the game file, RetroBat will then automatically load the file when loading the game.

Input profiles are stored in the following folder: \emulators\play\Play Data Files\inputprofiles:

Example of an Input Profile for Bloady Roar 3 game

If no input profile exists for the game, RetroBat will configure a default profile (Retrobat.xml) similar to a PS2 layout.

Specific system information

Pcsx2x6: Adding games

Place the file with the .acgame extension in the roms\namco2x6 folder, as well as the folder containing the game data :

Example for Ace Driver 3

GAME FOLDER: Each game folder must contain the following files:

• the game rom itself (.chd, .bin, .iso)

• an .elf file (can vary depending on the game : proverb.elf or boot.elf)

• A sram.bin file (this contains the saved data and configuration for the emulated arcade machine). If the file is missing, it will be generated at first launch.

Example for the Ace Driver 3 folder

.ACGAME FILE: the .acgame file contains the instructions for pcsx2x6 to run the particular game, you can check the content and edit it if necessary with a text editor such as Notepad++.

The content of an .acgame file is :

[game]

This section contains the game's general information.

• name : name of the game displayed by pcsx2x6.

• gameid : unique game ID. This is mandatory.

• platform : emulated arcade platform : 246, 256 or super256.

[data]

This section contains information about the game's files.

• subdir : name of the subfolder containing the game data.

• elf : file used to launch the game : boot.elf or proverb.elf.

• dongle : name of the file containing the game security data.

• card : (optional) can be used to load a secondary memory card (such as the conquest mode for SoulCalibur II).

• mediasrc : name of the file containing the game data (rom).

• media : specify the media type : CD, DVD or HDD.

Example of an .acgame file for Ace Driver 3

.PS2 FILES : .ps2 files are not memory cards, they are images of the game security dongle. They need to be placed in the saves\namco2x6\memcards folder.

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All these information can be found on the PCSX2X6 emulator website :

game config - PCSX2x6 - SYSTEM246 Emulatorps2homebrew-arcade.github.io

Play!: Running games that do not have a ZIP file

For games without a .zip file, create a .m3u file named after the arcade profile name.

Arcade profile names can be found in the emulators\play\arcadedefs folder.