Arcade (SAME_CDI) WIP¶

Background¶

SAME CDi is a S(ingle) A(rcade) M(achine) E(mulator) for libretro, forked from MAME libretro, which is in turn a fork of MAME. It includes only the Philips CD-i driver, and simplifies the loading of CD content to provide a 'plug and play' experience.

The SAME_CDI core has been authored by

zach-morris

The SAME_CDI core is licensed under

GPLv2

A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.

Extensions¶

Content that can be loaded by the SAME_CDI core have the following file extensions:

.chd
.iso

Databases¶

RetroArch database(s) that are associated with the SAME_CDI core:

SAME_CDI

BIOS¶

SAME_CDI does require BIOS (bootrom) files to work. You'll need to have following directory under retroarch system folder and put bios files: ../same_cdi/bios/

Filename	Description
cdibios.zip	cdi200.rom, cdi220b.rom and zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206
cdimono1.zip	cdi200.rom, cdi220.rom, cdi220b.rom, zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201 and zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206
cdimono2	philips__cdi-220_ph3_r1.2__mb834200b-15__02f_aa__9402_z04.tc574200-le._1.7211, zc405351p__servo_cdi_4.1__0d67p__lluk9404.mc68hc705c8a.7490 and zc405352p__slave_cdi_4.1__0d67p__lltr9403.mc68hc705c8a.7206

Features¶

Feature	Supported
Restart	✔
Screenshots	✔
Saves	✔
States	✕
Rewind	✕
Netplay	✕
Core Options	✔
RetroAchievements	✕
RetroArch Cheats	✕
Native Cheats	✕
Controls	✔
Remapping	✔
Multi-Mouse	✕
Rumble	✕
Sensors	✕
Camera	✕
Location	✕
Subsystem	✕
Softpatching	✕
Disk Control	✕
Username	✕
Crop Overscan (in RetroArch's Video settings)	✕

Directories¶

The SAME_CDI core's doesn't create any directory.

Geometry and timing¶

SAME_CDI's core provided aspect ratio is 1/1.

Core options WIP¶

Controllers WIP¶

Device types¶

The SAME_CDI core supports the following device type(s) in the controls menu, bolded device types are the default for the specified user(s):

User 1 - 1 device types¶

None - Input disabled.
RetroPad - Joypad
RetroPad w/Analog - Joypad - There is no reason to switch to this.

Controller tables¶

Joypad and analog device type table¶

RetroPad Inputs	User 1 - 5 input descriptors
	Z
	X
	S
	A
	D-Pad Up
	D-Pad Down
	D-Pad Left
	D-Pad Right