Author Topic: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?  (Read 3042 times)

Offline PrincessMonaco

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Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« on: December 12, 2022, 09:10:24 AM »
AFAIK I have the latest version and the latest version of the mslug3.zip ROM (I've tried three different ones, from normally-reliable sources like Edge), and none of them work. It boots to a black screen and recognises adding a credit, but will not start a game.

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Re: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2022, 09:22:39 AM »
Strange, It's working fine here, are you sure the roms are of good quality?

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Re: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2022, 11:30:10 AM »
It's working fine for me too.
Maybe something about your settings ? It might be a good idea to reset them to default and delete the game's nvram.

Edit: Especially, make sure "stop mode" is not enabled in dipŝwitches
« Last Edit: December 12, 2022, 11:33:01 AM by barbudreadmon »

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Re: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2022, 08:58:09 PM »
I downloaded the "fbnarcade-fullnonmerged" ROMset from archive.org. The log finds no problems:

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Parameters:
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fbneo/fbneo_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3.zip" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
[INFO] RetroArch 1.8.8 (Git 9552f87)
[INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3.srm".
[INFO] Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3.state".
[INFO] === Build =======================================
[INFO] Capabilities:  NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
[INFO] Built: Nov  2 2020
[INFO] Version: 1.8.8
[INFO] Git: 9552f87
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fbneo/fbneo_libretro.so"
[INFO] [Overrides] core-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FinalBurn Neo/FinalBurn Neo.cfg.
[INFO] [Overrides] no content-dir-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FinalBurn Neo/neogeo.cfg.
[INFO] [Overrides] no game-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FinalBurn Neo/mslug3.cfg.
[INFO] Config: appending config "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FinalBurn Neo/FinalBurn Neo.cfg"
[INFO] [Remaps]: remap directory: /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/
[INFO] [Remaps]: core-specific remap found at /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/FinalBurn Neo/FinalBurn Neo.rmp.
[INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3.srm".
[INFO] Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3.state".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
[INFO] [Environ]: UNSUPPORTED (#62).
[INFO] [Environ]: UNSUPPORTED (#65608).
[libretro WARN] [FBNeo] Frontend doesn't support RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SAVESTATE_CONTEXT
[libretro WARN] [FBNeo] hiscore.dat requires this feature to work in a runahead context
[INFO] Content loading skipped. Implementation will load it on its own.
[libretro INFO] Setting save dir to /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/
[INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS".
[libretro INFO] Setting system dir to /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS
[libretro INFO] DIP switches offset: 25.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_CONTROLLER_INFO.
[libretro INFO] Initialize DIP switches.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_CORE_OPTIONS.
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Searching all possible locations for romset mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] No patched romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/fbneo/patched/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] No romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/fbneo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] No romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Searching all possible locations for romset neogeo
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] No patched romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/fbneo/patched/neogeo
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/neogeo
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] No romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/fbneo/neogeo
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Romset found at /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/neogeo
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x9cd55736 and name green.neo-sma from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xb07edfd5 and name 256-pg1.p1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x6097c26b and name 256-pg2.p2 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x5a79c34e and name 256-c1.c1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x944c362c and name 256-c2.c2 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x6e69d36f and name 256-c3.c3 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xb755b4eb and name 256-c4.c4 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x7aacab47 and name 256-c5.c5 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xc698fd5d and name 256-c6.c6 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xcfceddd2 and name 256-c7.c7 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x4d9be34c and name 256-c8.c8 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xeaeec116 and name 256-m1.m1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xf2690241 and name 256-v1.v1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x7e2a10bd and name 256-v2.v2 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x0eaec17c and name 256-v3.v3 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x9b4b22d4 and name 256-v4.v4 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x91b64be3 and name sp-s3.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x9036d879 and name sp-s2.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xc7f2fa45 and name sp-s.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xe72943de and name sp-u2.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x62f021f4 and name sp1-u2 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x2723a5b5 and name sp-e.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x1179a30f and name sp1-u4.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x2025b7a2 and name sp1-u3.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xf0e8f27d and name vs-bios.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xacede59c and name sp-j2.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x9fb0abe4 and name sp1.jipan.1024 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x03cc9f6a and name sp-45.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x486cb450 and name sp-j3.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xdff6d41f and name japan-j3.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xfbc6d469 and name sp1-j3.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x16d0c132 and name neo-po.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xd27a71f1 and name neo-epo.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x698ebb7d and name neodebug.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x162f0ebe and name sp-1v1_3db8c.bin from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xa7aab458 and name uni-bios_4_0.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x24858466 and name uni-bios_3_3.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xa4e8b9b3 and name uni-bios_3_2.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x0c58093f and name uni-bios_3_1.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xa97c89a9 and name uni-bios_3_0.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x27664eb5 and name uni-bios_2_3.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x601720ae and name uni-bios_2_3o.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x2d50996a and name uni-bios_2_2.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x8dabf76b and name uni-bios_2_1.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x0c12c2ad and name uni-bios_2_0.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xb24b44a0 and name uni-bios_1_3.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x4fa698e9 and name uni-bios_1_2.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xe19d3ce9 and name uni-bios_1_2o.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x5dda0d84 and name uni-bios_1_1.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x0ce453a0 and name uni-bios_1_0.rom from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xcb915e76 and name neopen.sp1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x94416d67 and name sm1.sm1 from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0xc2ea0cfd and name sfix.sfix from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Using ROM with known crc 0x5a86cff2 and name 000-lo.lo from archive /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3
[libretro INFO] DIPSWITCH Neo Geo Mode selected => NeoSystem: 0x00.
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] No missing files, proceeding
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Samplerate set to 48000
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_DISPLAY.
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Applied dipswitches from core options
[libretro INFO] DIPSWITCH Neo Geo Mode selected => NeoSystem: 0x80.
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Initialized driver for mslug3
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Adjusted audio buffer to match driver's refresh rate (59.180000 Hz)
[libretro INFO] [Cheevos] System RAM set to 0xa472c008, size is 65536
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] EEPROM successfully loaded from /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo//fbneo/mslug3.fs
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_ROTATION: 0
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: XRGB8888.
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Driver mslug3 was successfully started : game's full name is Metal Slug 3 (NGM-2560)
[INFO] Skipping SRAM load..
[INFO] Version of libretro API: 1
[INFO] Compiled against API: 1
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Timing set to 59.180000 Hz
[INFO] [Cheats]: Load game-specific cheatfile: /home/pi/.config/retroarch/cheats/FinalBurn Neo/mslug3.cht
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 48660.00 Hz.
[INFO] [Video]: Video @ 1920x1080
[INFO] [Video]: Starting threaded video driver ...
[WARN] [DRM]: Couldn't get device resources.
[WARN] [DRM]: Couldn't get device resources.
[INFO] [DRM]: Found 1 connectors.
[INFO] [DRM]: Connector 0 connected: yes
[INFO] [DRM]: Connector 0 has 30 modes.
[INFO] [DRM]: Connector 0 assigned to monitor index: #1.
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 0: (1920x1080) 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 1: (1920x1080) 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 2: (1920x1080) 1920 x 1080, 50 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 3: (1680x1050) 1680 x 1050, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 4: (1600x900) 1600 x 900, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 5: (1280x1024) 1280 x 1024, 75 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 6: (1280x1024) 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 7: (1440x900) 1440 x 900, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 8: (1280x800) 1280 x 800, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 9: (1152x864) 1152 x 864, 75 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 10: (1280x720) 1280 x 720, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 11: (1280x720) 1280 x 720, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 12: (1280x720) 1280 x 720, 50 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 13: (1024x768) 1024 x 768, 75 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 14: (1024x768) 1024 x 768, 70 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 15: (1024x768) 1024 x 768, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 16: (832x624) 832 x 624, 75 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 17: (800x600) 800 x 600, 75 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 18: (800x600) 800 x 600, 72 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 19: (800x600) 800 x 600, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 20: (800x600) 800 x 600, 56 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 21: (720x576) 720 x 576, 50 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 22: (720x480) 720 x 480, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 23: (720x480) 720 x 480, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 24: (640x480) 640 x 480, 75 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 25: (640x480) 640 x 480, 73 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 26: (640x480) 640 x 480, 67 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 27: (640x480) 640 x 480, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 28: (640x480) 640 x 480, 60 Hz
[INFO] [DRM]: Mode 29: (720x400) 720 x 400, 70 Hz
[INFO] [GL]: Found GL context: kms
[INFO] [GL]: Detecting screen resolution 1920x1080.
[INFO] [EGL] Found EGL client version >= 1.5, trying eglGetPlatformDisplay
[INFO] [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
[INFO] [EGL]: Current context: 0xa3b39930.
[INFO] [KMS]: New FB: 1920x1080 (stride: 7680).
[INFO] [GL]: Vendor: Broadcom, Renderer: V3D 4.2.
[INFO] [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 19.3.2.
[INFO] [GL]: Using resolution 1920x1080
[INFO] [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
[INFO] [Shaders]: preset directory: /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config
[INFO] [Shaders]: Specific shader preset found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FinalBurn Neo/neogeo.glslp.
[INFO] [Shaders]: folder-specific shader preset found.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GL]: Using 4 textures.
[INFO] [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #0 (/dev/input/event0).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #1 (/dev/input/event3).
[INFO] [udev]: Mouse #0 (/dev/input/event7).
[INFO] [udev]: Mouse #1 (/dev/input/mouse0).
[INFO] [udev]: Plugged pad: USB Gamepad  (121:17) on port #0.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event8) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Plugged pad: USB Gamepad  (121:17) on port #1.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event9) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
[INFO] [Video]: Found display server: null
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/2xsal-level2-crt.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/2xsal.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/2xScaleHQ.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/barrel-distortion.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/barrel-distortion_lanczos4.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/barrel-distortion_phosphor.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/barrel-distortion_snes.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/Brighter-with_Contrast.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/bsnes_gamma_ramp.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/crt-pi-curvature-vertical.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/crt-pi-curvature.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/crt-pi-vertical.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/crt-pi.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/gameboy-screen-grid.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/gameboy.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/gameboy2.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/gba-color.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq2x&lcd3x.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq2x.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq2x2.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq2x_lcd3x.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq2x_phosphor.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq2xwaterpaint.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq2xwaterpaintscanline.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq4x.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/hq4x_lcd3x.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/kawase_glow.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/nds-color.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/nds.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/nedi.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/palm-color.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/phosphor.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/psp-color.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/retroarch.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/sharp-bilinear-2x-prescale.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/sharp-bilinear-scanlines.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/sharp-bilinear-simple.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes2.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_hq2x.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_hq2xwaterpaint.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_hq2xwaterpainthicontrast.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_hq2xwaterpaintscanline.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_lcd3x.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_phosphor.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_scanline.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_waterpaint.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/stock.glsl"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/super-2xsai.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/super-eagle.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/vba-color.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/xbr-lv1-noblend.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/zfast_crt_curve.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/zfast_crt_curve_vertical.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/zfast_crt_standard.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/zfast_crt_standard_vertical.glslp"
[INFO] Found shader "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/zfast_lcd_standard.glslp"
[INFO] [ALSA]: Using signed 16-bit format.
[INFO] [ALSA]: Period size: 768 frames
[INFO] [ALSA]: Buffer size: 3072 frames
[INFO] [ALSA]: Can pause: no.
[INFO] [Menu]: Found menu display driver: "gl".
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_SUBSYSTEM_INFO.
[INFO] [Menu]: Found menu display driver: "gl".
[INFO] [LED]: LED driver = 'null' 0x4b477c
[INFO] [MIDI]: Initializing ...
[INFO] [MIDI]: Input disabled.
[INFO] [MIDI]: Output disabled.
[INFO] [MIDI]: Initialized "alsa" driver.
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Unknown device type for port 0, forcing "Classic" instead
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] Unknown device type for port 1, forcing "Classic" instead
[INFO] Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/content_history.lpl].
[INFO] Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/content_music_history.lpl].
[INFO] Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/content_video_history.lpl].
[INFO] Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/content_image_history.lpl].
[INFO] Loading favorites file: [/opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/content_favorites.lpl].
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:
[INFO] [KMS]: New FB: 1920x1080 (stride: 7680).
[INFO] [KMS]: New FB: 1920x1080 (stride: 7680).
[INFO] [Overrides] configuration overrides unloaded, original configuration restored.
[INFO] [Cheats]: Save game-specific cheatfile: /home/pi/.config/retroarch/cheats/FinalBurn Neo/mslug3.cht
[INFO] Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 00 minutes, 01 seconds.
[INFO] Unloading game..
[libretro INFO] [FBNeo] EEPROM succesfully saved to /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo//fbneo/mslug3.fs
[INFO] Unloading core..
[INFO] Unloading core symbols..
[INFO] [Core Options]: Saved core options file to "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FinalBurn Neo/FinalBurn Neo.opt"
[INFO] Threaded video stats: Frames pushed: 100, Frames dropped: 1.

"Stop mode" is not enabled and there is no NVRAM file, but I deleted the .FS file, whatever that is.

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Re: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2022, 09:56:29 AM »
[INFO] Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/neogeo/mslug3.state".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
[INFO] [Environ]: UNSUPPORTED (#62).
[INFO] [Environ]: UNSUPPORTED (#65608).
[libretro WARN] [FBNeo] Frontend doesn't support RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SAVESTATE_CONTEXT
[libretro WARN] [FBNeo] hiscore.dat requires this feature to work in a runahead context

Both your RetroArch and FBNeo core are a bit old. While it's pretty rare it's not totally impossible you are using some broken versions.
Could you post your logs again after setting logging levels to "0 (Debug)" in RetroArch's "Settings > Logging" ?

I deleted the .FS file, whatever that is.

That's the nvram :)

[INFO] [Cheats]: Load game-specific cheatfile: /home/pi/.config/retroarch/cheats/FinalBurn Neo/mslug3.cht

It seems you are using some cheat file in the libretro format, i have seen cheats preventing games from booting, so maybe make sure this is not the problem here.

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Re: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2022, 08:41:51 AM »
It seems you are using some cheat file in the libretro format, i have seen cheats preventing games from booting, so maybe make sure this is not the problem here.

Nope, that cheats folder is empty. I'd never even heard of it until now.

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Re: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2022, 11:49:47 AM »
Hmmm, your logs are quite explicit about loading/saving that file though, while i don't have that message on my side.
I can only recommend updating your setup and providing the logs i requested.

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Re: Is Metal Slug 3 broken?
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2022, 03:09:15 AM »
FWIW, another user was having a weird game boot issue on retropie and got past it by updating FBNeo, RA and apparently several other packages on his setup : https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/issues/1274

Imho, it's extremely likely that you are experiencing the same problem.