Tutorial: How to update your MAME ROMset to a newer version with CLRmamepro. Also a couple more questions, i was using mame4droid and switched to retroarch, Do you guys set your controls by bring up the mame menu or within retroach itself? Finally, I downloaded the retroarch core system folder posted on this forum, what exactly is the purpose of it? Thanks and sorry for the noob questions, Luis. I need to filter it down some more based on controls, etc When you guys say current version through git, do you mean the 0.175 that is out and the emulator is on git? Can someone elaborate please. Seems to play everything except roms that require CHDs even if available. I eventually just created my own xml based on roms i had from my 139u1 set. I don't think there are any games in.139u1 the shield can't run. Why would anyone want to run MAME 0.78? I understand that some games ran better with the older version but I don't think it would make any difference if you're using a fast Android device like the Shield.
If you use MAME4Droid or MAME-2010 (from Retroarch) you would want an XML that matches.
Mame4droid uses the 0.139u1 romset, I think retroarch has 3 versions of mame: (mame-2003 0.78) (mame-2010 0.139u1) and the current version available through git Right, this is probably why the OP is looking for.139u1 XML.