The error mentioned below in the arcade.zip file remains. I downloaded it several times. apparently it's only in one rom, s1945ii.zip.

The file is corrupted. Downloaded a total of 3 times and 3 times corrupted.

@Yamazakijr
You just got bad luck, as you started downloading the older version, when I was uploading the updated one.
Try again ;)

@Blockhead11
If you're using the standalone version, you can change the game region through dipswitches ( Input -> Set dipswitches, or Ctrl+F5)

@fartboyao
It's a false positive, all files uploaded to archive org are scanned by VirusTotal, so the chances of any file here being infected its very slim.

@WraithTDK
This archive is updated monthly, not daily...

@Javier Vargas672
That one it's currently MIA (Miss In Action)

@Cruffssant
With these updates, some files are added, some removed and some renamed... organizing and uploading monthly folders it's very time-consuming, and it increases the chances of messing up the files.

I recommend you learn how to use a ROM manager tool, rebuild your ROM set, and then just download the newer files.

You can't go wrong with RomVault or clrmamepro.

@unknownbeef
FinalBurn Neo it's updated very often, sometimes daily, so learning how to use a ROM manager tool it's mandatory, my preferable tools are clrmamepro and romvault, rescan and rebuild the ROM set you have, and just download the new files, there is no need to download everything again.

@inferno6a
1G1R Arcade ROM sets are hard to maintain... due to arcade ROMs having multiple files, which often are redumped or renamed, It's already time-consuming uploading this at it is, don't count on me to do that work, you might try find those somewhere else.

@RTK007
If you're using retroarch, I recommend to use the split ROM set if you want the complete ROM set, but if you want a selective list of ROMs, you are better off using the Full Non-Merged ROMs.

@Lit Candle
TorrentZipped ROMs have consistent metadata to be easier to identify and shared over torrents, according to the libretro docs it's recommended to torrentzip the roms but not mandatory, to import ROMs to Retroarch try to follow this guide: https://neo-source.com/index.php?topic=3725.0

@alexb3d @Cruffssant
Oh really?
Have you guys used the emulator binaries from this archive?
Because the upstream builds are updated nearly every day, I don't feel like uploading over 16GB each day.
I always update this archive once a month, probably the next upload will be between the 12th and 14th of June...

@pbsk8
I will update the ROM set after the 12th of this month, but if you're in rush, I tend to update the full non-merged arcade set more often: https://archive.org/download/fbnarcade-fullnonmerged/arcade/

@Climbcraft mine739
What?!? I have no idea what you're talking about...

@mmmeee11
Of course not, I only update this archive once a month while FBNeo it's updated nearly daily, don't expect me to upload the full ROM set every day... If you use the latest build, you need to track the missing ROMs yourself, otherwise use the binaries available in this archive.

@xman8245
FBNeo emulator itself is updated nearly every day, but I tend to update this archive once a month.

@Playstation Games
Could you stop using your many archive.org accounts to (self) promote that website, which most likely you're related to it? If you want to share ROMs, at least do it through archive.org hosted content, without ads and or scammy referral links...

@pssstheykid
FBNeo versions are a bit tricky, the version that ends with an even number it's a milestone release while the odd number it's a rolling release that it's always getting updates
Example:
The latest milestone release it's 1.0.0.2, now it's 1.0.0.3 rolling release, the next milestone will be version 1.0.0.4, then the follow-up by rolling release 1.0.0.5.

You can see the last changes here: https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/commits/master

@mclaughj
I don't know, I don't have a MisterFPGA, so I couldn't test it myself, even though I wished to grab one.

@SomePlumber
Yes the Bonus full non-merged set it's rebuilt, fixed, verified, otherwise would be redundant to upload it.

@420AM
The retroarch thumbnails only works if you import the ROMs by using the DAT file, the guide its in the follow link:
https://neo-source.com/index.php?topic=3725.0

@Voljega
It's now everything updated until the current date ;)

@vt5877
I'm not a batocera user, from what I know, it uses the fbneo libretro core, maybe you can try to find a way to update it, and after that rebuild your ROM set with this DAT files: https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/tree/master/dats

@NokoRose729
The Killer Instinct 1 and 2 ROMs and HDDs were moved to the debug set due to emulation issues, it might be added to the standard build when those problems get solved.

@Asaduzzaman Pavel
upload in process, please be patient.

@Voljega
It's in the way, I only re-upload this set after each MAME sync, which in this month just did happen yesterday ( https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/commit/bb881a690bdeb0dc44fc5821e85bb6ffe449ab19 ), so the new set will be on in the next couple of days ;)

@takahashikyoto
Hi there, rebuilding the ROM set to full non-merged will work with any upstream finalburn neo port, you can switch the MVS and AES mode by choosing the proper bios in the fbneo options.
Personally I use the UniBIOS4.0, that way I can switch to AES or MVS on-the-fly. You can learn more about it here: http://unibios.free.fr/
No worries about getting those files, all bios are already included on the set.

@Mariano1986
I'm confused about your comment, none of the file listed here have any kind of password.

@fronkenstein
Sometimes archive.org take some time to apply the changes, here it's the direct link: https://archive.org/download/2020_01_06_fbn/roms/arcade.zip

@Scanlines.org
There are 2 ways to get the DAT files, one through the libretro port: https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/tree/master/dats
or through standalone emulator (Misc -> Generate Dat File).

The stable emulator, version 1.0.0.0 can be found in it's official repository: https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/latest

The version 1.0.0.01 it's currently upstream/wip, which it's the one that it's currently been used by retroarch\libretro\retropie.

Since the DAT files from fbneo libretro port are upstream, so it's normal that there are missing files, due that repository gets updated almost daily, and I only update this archive a few days after the new mame version gets released due to romset sync.

This romset its split (default), if you're looking for the full non-merged from the stable version (https://archive.org/details/fbneo) and rebuild it with the upstream missing files, this archive will be updated when the new mame version came out, usaully take a month, but sometimes can be delayed an extra month like happened recently. If you want to keep the romset updated soon as you can, maybe you should look for other sources. thanks ;)

@VanOTSDR
FBNeo support not just arcades but also some other platforms, the previews rom folder got renamed to arcade to match with auto-created folders.

@NokoRose729
My bad, I forgot to reupload the samples from last update, it's fixed now

@huffyX
The FBN 1.0.0.0 it's a stable release, those type of versions takes some time to came out, are available only when a meta or a set of goals are achieved, you can find the stable versions here: https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases
It's the best set for the ones that don't want to update the romset all time. I have no idea when the next stable version it will be released, it can take months or even years xD

The nightly versions are compiled by the build bot (https://ci.appveyor.com/project/tmaul/fbneo-kbhgd/branch/master) and includes the most recent changes in the upstream source code, might include some issues in new features or newly added games, and requires to update the romset more often. I tend to update this archive monthly, just for the time and bandwidth sake xD

I'm not familiar with DECO cassete games, so I'm affraid I cannot help you with that...

@ravelab
I'm planning adding the split and non-merged sets into the v1.0.0.0 archive son as stable version gets released (which will happen near mame 0.226 release)

@insanetoker89
The neo geo roms are listed inside the arcade zip file.

@Paultimate
I tried to avoid Clrmamepro many years ago, and now that I've learned how to use it, I cannot live without it xD

@bukanijam
FBNeo emulator can generate the DAT files itself (check misc menu).
If you are using retroarch then check their DAT files ( https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/tree/master/dats ).


FBNeo it's a rolling release software (there are plans for an official release in the future, but no release date so far) so the binaries are compiled and made available through build bot.
The romset hosted here (currently) its based in build bot version 1.0.8780 (2020-08-08) https://ci.appveyor.com/project/tmaul/fbneo-kbhgd/history

I won't upload the non-merged set because it takes too much time and space to maintain, so I'd rather use that time update this archive more often, plus the split set it's the default.
I already gave the tools and guides to convert the set to non-merged for the people that really care about it.

@QuantumFireball
You need to torrentzip the set if you are having issues with retroarch scanner, more info here: https://docs.libretro.com/guides/arcade-getting-started/

This rom set it's validated by the official dat files, if you have any futher issues, try to report or ask help to the retroarch forums or something.

arcade.zip , erro corrupted file.

I am using fbneo in my vr headset but I get some games that say they are region blocked. Where do I need to go to unlock the region settings

Can anyone link an easy-to-understand tutorial on how these romsets work, how to stay up-to-date with what's going on with FBNeo and how to update my romsets/what do I actually need to download if I only keep about 100 games to actually play?

This all seems so gratuitously confusing. I had everything working, but after an update, games like Metal Slug will no longer run on my RetroPie and it's driving me nuts.

Thanks in advance.

how come firefox says that 3wondersu.zip has a virus?

i have a question
how to use support files in finalburn? (flyers, select, history, .... etc)

Thanks for keeping the Arcade FNB roms updated. Is there an easy way to create a 1 Game 1 Region romset at all or a guide where this can be achieved?

thanks again!!!!

I think you don't get the thanks you deserve for this tedious work and for replying to these comments. I'm one of those who doesn't really need the latest ROM set all the time and this is a huge time-saver. I curate my games and I don't download every single ROM, so the bonus arcade/non-merged set is my go-to. Thanks for updating it regularly, because I haven't gotten around to learning RomVault. Cheers!

How do I download only the missing files to upgrade from a v1.0.0.02 set?
How to I filter them out to just download what i miss?

This is a good set, but I found 8 ROMS that had files whose CRC values didn't match the official DAT:

mslug3cq.zip
--256-p1cq.pq
--256-p2cq.sp2

mslugxcq.zip
--250-p1cq.p1
--250-p2cq.ep1

samsh5pf.zip
--273-p1pf.p1

samsho2pe.zip
--063-p1pe.p1
--063-p2pe.sp2

whpjq.zip
--090-p2d.sp2

You are missing seraphimafpt (clone of spec_seraphimafen) (Portuguese), (2023, ZX Spectrum Hardware) missing file: Seraphima PT EFE 128k (2023) (Zosya Ent.).tap

I appreciate your work, it's great... why don't you put a folder just with what is updated each month? This way we wouldn't have to download everything completely. It's a suggestion.

Great Set! Thanks for keeping it updated

For keeping this fantastic resource up-to-date!

For the user @ExyledGamer
Your answer shows once again you don't comprehend how arcade emulation works. I urge you to read up how arcade ROMSETs work. None of these titles are "abbreviated" and all of them work perfectly fine with the intended emulator version. All of them are in the DAT file for this FBNeo version.

THESE GAMES ARE NOT FOR MAME, they are for the latest FBNeo ONLY. It doesn't work like console emulation.
MAME has its own ROMSET for every single version of the emulator....

These roms are abbreviated, which means you can't pick and choose the ones you want because you don't know what these roms are. And there is no list, so there is no way to know which ones are playable.

Case in point. I put 98 files on my RG505 and after scraping and going through all the fetching of data, only 44 were viewable.

So this is a horrible upload where my device can only see half of the first 98 files. The rest are hidden and most of the games have abbreviated names still and if it wasn't for the box art, I wouldn't even know what these games are.

A BETTER way to have done this would have been to create folders and put all the regular roms in one, all the revisions in another, all the different region roms in another, all the home brews in yet another, and so on and so forth. You know, like other people do when uploading rom sets. But no, let's just crowd nearly 8000 roms in one file folder and make the person sort them out 1 by 1.

I applaud the work but give two thumbs down to the laziness in compiling this exhaustive list.

To tutifadas:

"This is how MAME and FBNeo titles work, it's not "abbreviated",

Then please tell me how my RG505 didn't recognize most of the games and couldn't even find artwork for UNTIL I researched the games themselves and typed them in correctly.

That said, most if not all the games say romset is not recognized. None of these work for Final Burn Neo under any player. Not even MAME recognized these titles. Just got a black screen and Retroarch stopped working.

Not a review, but a question. Why is VS Super Mario Bros (and the rest of the VS series) included in the ROMset? FBNeo doesn't detect it and all I've found online is that only MAME can run it. Am I doing something wrong?

One Question: What is the best way to update Final Burn Neo? As of now, I delete the old files, DL the new version and then go through setup all over from the beginning again. There has to be a better way, right?

This set has given me many hours of enjoyment! I only wish that FinalBurn Neo had Venture. I have a question. I download the set all over again every time it is updated. What does updated "to include synch changes" mean? What is the difference between before and after the update? Should I always update?

Thank you for your effort to assemble all needed info to keep it updated, Im able to play again my roms with latest libretto-fbneo on Retroarch.
Cheers!!!

I downloaded the cheat pack linked above. I’m using FB Neo as part of Batocera. However, when I tried to access the cheats FB Neo doesn’t see any of them. The cheats in the package are .ini files and the build FB Neo in Batocera is looking for cht files. Why the difference?

Hello there!

I would like to know if it is possible to launch games from a command line.

Like a desktop shortcut to automatically open a specific rom and launch it in Fullscreen. Maybe a .bat file, or something.

I play way more games than what FBNeo can store in the "Most recent games" tab, so I pretty much always have to go through menus and search the game I want to play. Not an issue! but it would be nice if I could automate the process a little bit.

If it is possible, how can I do it? Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I just found the solution. For anyone wondering the same, you just have to add the rom name at the end of directory for the shortcut. For example if you shortcut is something like this : "C:\Emulators\FBNeo\fbneo.exe" you just have to add the file name (without the extension) at the end. It should look something like this "C:\Emulators\FBNeo\fbneo.exe ssf2t"

Already updated to mame 0.250 romset?

Awesome collection

Hello, tell me, will these versions be added to the arcade roms from the "the cowabunga collection" collection?

sorry, i'm probably missing something obvious, but how do i download only the games that have changed / been added since the last time i downloaded? the arcade.zip file changes on each upload which means i have to redownload the whole thing via torrent right?

Any guide to make 1G1R romset with this romset?

If able to filter out adult/mature games will be good as well.

Is there a way to make a full rom set for only Neo Geo AES, rather than having it mixed with MVS?

@Cruffssant

I have the files, and I'm using the UniBIOS. My question refers to me not being able to open the UniBIOS menu. Not the in-game menu, the menu where you can change Region and whatnot.

I use RetroArch on PS3 and XBoX One.

I use [No-Intro] NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA, MS, GEN/MD, GG... roms which I run fine with RetroArch cores.

I would like to use the FBNeo core with the pack (ARCADE) that you propose.

The "Arcade ROM Set (Full Non-Merged)" pack seems to me the best suited in my case.

Do you recommend me to download this one?

Do I need to make any changes described in "For Retroarch and Retropie users" in order to use it or is it only for the "ROM Set" pack that requires this?

Thank you very much for your huge work.

I just want to say thank you for the effort you put into keep all your packs up to date.
If I found it hard to keep it up to date with your releases, I can only imagine the work you have to maintain those packs.
Thank you very much.

Is it still recommended to torrentzip the set even if I download the non merged? Im using the roms in retroarch and im assuming i dont need to torrentzip them if i download non merged because it appears to be retroarch ready but I just want to make sure.

@ChadMaster

I am using FBNeo in Retroarch.
I update the set once a month, after MAME comes out, wait a few days for the new FBNeo dat to be released, and scan the folder.
The ones I'm missing I look for them in retroroms.info

I had understood that it was updated once, after MAME was released, but now I see a new dat published, and I'm missing two O_o

Why do you upload everything complete?
Isn't it enough to upload only the ones that change?

Thank you for all the work you are doing and uploading this stuff. You and mind like guys doing this to preserve and to make others possible to preserve more. I can't show you enough my appreciation for this.

This is my first archive.org comment ever and you deserve it. Ten out of 5!

CAVE CV1000 support was included now!

i Can't Play Battle Bandaid Right Now Because The Rom Seems To Be A Bit Broken Since The Main Ram Is Not Working Properly

hey i downloaded the arcade roms and created a non merged set with the LATEST dat, clrmamepro tells me that there are some roms missing, including some DECO cassete bios

When update? or has it not happened yet, I'm blind.
Also, amazing set. You are doing the best job.

chadmaster—

amazing work. really.

i noticed that you're using dates instead of numbers to tag this set. i assume it's a 1.0.0.3, or at least something that is compatible with that (but maybe closer to a nightly). can you comment?

also, do you know how or where to find older sets for fbneo?

All the Space Invader games 95% are in Black and White! Using Mame 2003 Plus they are mostly all colour. Can you fix this?
Avoid if you like Space Invaders.

Curious if this Neo ROM set would work with MiSTer.

But has the "Bonus" non-merged set been scanned, fixed and rebuilt? thnx

Great work on this. How is the retroarch thumbnail set useful? I see folders are structured how they should be, but none of the thumbnail images are named appropriately, am I missing something?

Thank you bro

Are the mortal kombat roms working on this version?

Words can't express the amount of work you put into this. I'm a little slow understanding things but I can't manage to run msx games on fbneo I have read the guides but no luck.

Thank you very much for everything.

My man doing god's work.
Thank you for keeping this always updated.

Hello, I understand the arcade roms won't be updated before mame sync as you said last time ;)

But it seems all console/computers roms sets where updated yesterday except zxspectrum ?

And there was a lof zxspectrum games added this last month in fbneo ?

is there any lightgun roms available in this set, or in any of the uploads you may have?

Hi, thanks for the files, just want to ask, can I use this rom set to rebuild rom set for FBneo 1.0.0.01 which was using in Batocera V31? I have to dat file for 1.0.0.01 FBneo.

Nice to see the newest updates, wasn't expecting Sega Sys32 or Viper Phase 1!

I notice the hdd list isn't there anymore, which was for games like Killer Instinct, I have the old ones from a previous version of this set but would those not work anymore?

Thanks for keeping this up to date. Seeding from my 1000/1000 for next while, so grab the torrent if you're reading this and save Archive.org some bandwidth :).

Ony 1 rom unavailable Fanstasy Zone 2 The (128K) you can fix it? Thanks again!

Hello, thanks for the great works. can you fix 2020_01_06_fbn/roms/arcade.zip please?

Hi Chad,
as always, thanks for updating the archive!
A question : when rebuilding the archive following your method (non merged, do not separate BIOS files), do we still have the possibility to switch the NeoGeo roms between AES and MVS modes?
Thanks

Hello guys any idea of the password for the console roms thank very much

Unless I'm stupid and that's hosted elsewhere in the filesystem.

Hi ChadMaster, I followed directions in ClrMamePro (used it with mame MANY times before, never used for FBNeo) to make an Arcade non-merged set. Used the .DAT from 3 days ago on the GitHub. It's STILL coming back with 10 missing sets, and 266 missing roms. I opened a ticket on the GitHub too. Any ideas of things I can try?

Also, is this the set that the RetroPie documentation talks about left and right called "FB Neo v0.2.97.44-WIP"which is to be used with the lr-fbneo emulator? There's NO numbers like this anywhere and NOBODY online, in any group, any forum, seems to know this answer (and FOUR people in the comments here including myself: bukanijam, Yogurt Fan, fechwizard, have ALL asked about this now - it would help a TON of people if this information is known! -- otherwise our picky RetroPie setups aren't going to load these games if they're the wrong version!).

If I should be downloading the "stable" 1.0.0.0 instead, where do I get the 1.0.0.0 .DAT file from? On the GitHub there's no way to see previous versions, and if I verify that with ClrMamePro it'll come back as wrong since that Github .DAT file is for v1.0.0.1.

Thank you for the work you do! It's MUCH appreciated!

Hello everyone! first of all I would like to thank you for this magnificent effort of putting all these games collections together. Now to my question.

Even though I'm not new about emulation, I consider myself to have a lot to learn about it, and I've never been able to download a full FB romset, so when I downloaded this one it made me wonder why does it have folders like the NES, SMS, Megadrive, etc, and then you have the ROMS one? what are the rest of folders for?

Hi I know you mentioned that you won't release non-merged ROM sets. But I wish you will reconsider it. Archive.org is the only library online that we can checkout ROMs individually via HTTP GET and would be nice to be able to check out clone ROMs individually and run them. Maybe release one that only gets updated once a year, so it won't be too much hassle to maintain? Great work!

Is there an Outrunners romset that works in FBN?

currently rebuilding this set for my switch/libretro
op gives good advice on how to build the set so it'll be worth a shot.

where are the neogeo games? all i see is nes and neogeo pocket folders...

It would be helpful if you included dats that you use. Or the version number it being verified on. It would be even more helpful if you included non merged sets, discoverable by retroarch, saves us the trouble to do it ourselves.

I tried following the instructions and with a rebuilt non-merged set RetroArch (1.8.8) would not find anything at all during a scan.

I had better results just extracting the arcade set and scanning as-as, I got 7,025 ROMs which is still probably missing some but it's better than nothing.

Even though this doesn't have a 'set number', it seems is a newer version of FinalBurn Neo (formally Final Burn Alpha). This has 6,075 arcade games and quite a few consoles as well that FinalBurn Neo supports.
You can run this through ClrMamePro and get your sets that will work with RetroArch and others. I ran it through and got a complete v0.2.97.30 set (this being the 2012 set). It ended up with 3,364 of the 3,369 supported games, I assume the missing five are the five BIOS. I followed the directions given with the download and ended up with a 20.7GB 'non-merged' set.

How can i remove clones????

I would like the SNK/Neo Geo arcade roms to be separate.

What is the actual version of this romset? how come it is not mentioned anywhere?

Is it possible to upload a package already with the procedure you describe (scan/fix /rebuild)? As i am new to this stuff, i think i can damage a package like this trying to make another one..

Flawless! Absolutely ALL of the games I've always wanted in one single package. I'm so happy! <3

Absolutely phenomenal! Thank you for uploading this, it works flawlessly as intended.

I'm still downloading so ain't tried them yet but I know it'll be a great set cuz your last one was. Thanks again.