MAME - Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer

[tonesmalone]

Here is all you need to edit your MAME module so that Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer works. Also includes the commands needed to load floppy and cassette games. Be careful when editing your module and make a backup first.

Add "Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer" to the MSystem variable.

Add the line below to the mTypeVar:

Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer|coco3

Add the code below to the if statement which comes after this comment in the code -
; These systems don't use an ini, but do require parameters to be changed from the default method of launching MAME

Else If (mameID = "coco3")    ; Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer
    {   If (romExtension = ".cas")
            param1 := " -cass """ . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
        Else If (romExtension = ".dsk")
            param1 := " -flop1 """ . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
        Else
            param1 := " -cart """ . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

Add the lines below to the end of the module ini file. These are the commands to load the floppy and cassette games, which are passed to MAME using the -autoboot_command cli option. You may need to increase the -autoboot_delay seconds if the command is clipped. You may also need to change the game name in the square brackets to match you roms / game list / database / xml.

[Arkanoid (1987)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOAD \"ARKNOID\", R\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Androne (1983)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"ANDRONE.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[ATOM]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"ATOM.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Canyon Climber (1982)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"CANYON.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Castle Guard (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"CASTLEGD.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Clowns & Balloons (1982)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"CLOWNS.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Color Cubes (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"CO-CUBES.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Dino Wars (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"DINOWARS.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Doubleback (1982)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"DBLBACK.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Downland (1983)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"DOWNLAND.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Football (1980)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"FOOTBALL.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Gin Champion (1982)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"GIN.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Gomoku-Renju (1983)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"GOMOKU.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Microbes (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"MICROBES.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Mind-Roll (1988)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOAD \"MINDROLL\", R\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Pinball (1980)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"PINBALL.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Polaris (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"POLARIS.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Poltergeist (1982)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"POL64.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Popcorn (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"POPCORN.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Project Nebula (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"NEBULA.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Quasar Commander (1980)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"QUASAR.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Reactoid (1983)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"REACTOID.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Roman Checkers (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"ROMANCHK.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Shooting Gallery (1982)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"SHOOTING.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Skiing (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"SKIING.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Soko-Ban (1988)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"SOKOBAN.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Space Assault (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"SPCEASLT.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Starblaze (1983)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"STARBLAZ.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Temple of ROM (1984)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"TEMPLE.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Tennis (1981)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"TENNIS.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1
[Wildcatting (1982)]
Parameters=-autoboot_command "LOADM \"GAATT.BIN\" : EXEC\n" -autoboot_delay 1

 

[Flostingyeti]

Thankyou, that's excellent work.

For simplicity there are also quickload roms available in MAME Software List:

trs80_quik

Those can be used to directly load the games and avoid the full cassette loading process.

 

[Flostingyeti]

My apologies, I see that you are not using MAME Software List roms/hash

You are using a lot more CLI code by not using MAME hash files but you have the freedom to load any custom romset by adding all those parameters.

I'm impressed.