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MAME core cannot load CPS Changer games (WOFCH and SFZCH)
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Description
Summary
BizHawk 2.11.1 fails to load the CPS Changer versions of Warriors of Fate (WOFCH) and Street Fighter Zero (SFZCH).
Both ROMs immediately produce an Arcade load error with an InternalCoreException.
Other CPS1 and CPS2 games load normally on my system.
I have confirmed that the same ROM sets work correctly in standalone MAME, so this appears to be specific to BizHawk's MAME core.
Repro
- Open BizHawk 2.11.1.
- Load the CPS Changer ROM
wofch.ziporsfzch.zip. - BizHawk selects the MAME arcade core.
- The game fails to start and an Arcade load error dialog appears.
Output
A core accepted the rom, but threw an exception while loading it:
BizHawk.Emulation.Common.InternalCoreException:
Unknown load error occurred???
Host env.
- BizHawk 2.11.1
- Windows 11 64-bit
- AMD CPU R5 5600 / NVIDIA GPU 5060TI 16G
Additional information
- The issue occurs with both WOFCH and SFZCH.
- Other CPS1 and CPS2 arcade games load correctly.
- The same ROM sets work correctly in standalone MAME.
- Screenshot of the error dialog is attached below.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure in BizHawk 2.11.1 with wofch.zip and sfzch.zip, then trace the MAME arcade core's load path for CPS Changer sets. No source file or test is named in the report; done means both WOFCH and SFZCH load successfully while other CPS1 and CPS2 behavior remains intact.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100