core does not support save states?

[marcecastro]

Hi!

I'm new to this awesome system. But I'm having issues when trying to save states in MAME (2010). I always get this error message when pressing "start + R2":

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core does not support save states


Any ideas on how to fix it?

Thanks

[fcatrin]

Only MAME 2003 supports saving states.

Or if your game is supported in FBA, you can use that emulator instead (Final Burn Alpha)

[marcecastro]

Ok, thanks! Can I "downgrade" somehow to MAME 2003?

[fcatrin]

There are two ways to do it:

* For a specific game, you can select the MAME version in the game details screen
* If you want to switch all those games, go to Manage Folders -> Folders and remove the MAME folder that you added, then add it again as MAME 2003 (or FBA)

Now, MAME is very "special" about versions. Some dumps for a specific version will not run with other versions. So I would try the first method first just to check if the ROM will run with MAME 2003 or not.

Cheers

[marcecastro]

Muchas gracias for such a detailed explanation. I'll test it and get back to you!

Saludos!

[marcecastro]

Great! It works now Thanks