Raspberry Pi Gaming thread - Cheap emulation and gaming projects
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Diablohead
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sold out on that website in about an hour or so, not sure how many they had though, maybe a thousand or so?
I just bought the base unit and postage that equals the same price the magazine was so that's ok, I already own OTG usb cables for my tablet and old phone charger wires are around to power it up.
Now I keep looking at youtube for cool things to do with it.
I just bought the base unit and postage that equals the same price the magazine was so that's ok, I already own OTG usb cables for my tablet and old phone charger wires are around to power it up.
Now I keep looking at youtube for cool things to do with it.
Squirrel Killer
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There's not much you couldn't fit in an OG Xbox controller. Including an OG Xbox.
Diablohead
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I looked up some more footage about emulation on a zero since the last time I watched one everything ran slow, setting the zero to 1ghz it seems to run megadrive, snes and gba rather well, no idea what else the dude changed but his video is quite long: https://youtu.be/oap7ARBs2Lk?t=5m56s
I wonder how hot these things can get, I have a USB snes controller I could try something with since it only cost a few quid from ebay.
I wonder how hot these things can get, I have a USB snes controller I could try something with since it only cost a few quid from ebay.
Still waiting for my raspberry pi zero 
What aspect? You can find cheap cctv lcds on eBay for £70.
The other option is to buy a cheap laptop lcd with diver board.
What aspect? You can find cheap cctv lcds on eBay for £70.
The other option is to buy a cheap laptop lcd with diver board.
I would think it's fine. I have mine setup with Retropie, it's not enclose but it's warm no where near hot.
cyberheater
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That seems to run games just fine. I will have to pick one up.
This looked really cool design-wise, and I might be missing some functionality it had that similar kits lack, but really, if you're into this sort of thing, I strongly recommend the PiCade from Pimoroni. I have no real DIY experience but it was a night of work and the end result is a gorgeous homemade but not amateurish mini arcade machine.
Barkley's Justice
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Why not just get a Pi 2? It runs CPS3 and PlayStation and isn't THAT much larger?
Diablohead
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£4 vs £30 though and I just want to mess about with that tiny pi zero, it's so small!
Bahahaha. I like the idea of putting it in an OG Xbox controller though. Ports would like up great with the expansion slots, too. But I don't know if the Pi would even accept the original Xbox controller as a valid controller. Does anyone know if any of the Pi builds have drivers for it?
Edit: Going by this, it appears they'd work just fine out of the box. I might dig up another Duke or two online to make one. Hell, you could even use the existing USB cable for power! A super-stealth console hidden in one of those would be rad as shit.
Edit #2: Looks like it's already been done!
I am considering something like that, but I really do have a hankering for that particular form factor. My brother and I used to own one of these (and I recently bought him another as a birthday present) and just really like the form factor:
Wasn't a fan of how big the buttons and joystick were, though. Would've been happier if they had the silicone (or whatever) style of regular joypads than microswitched buttons. Or just use actual small microswitch buttons than mini arcade ones. Anyway, I wouldn't have bought into that project for too much as it was.
Barkley's Justice
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Anyone try Rage Racer on the Pi 2? Performance thoughts?
Barkley's Justice
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Diablohead
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sounds like it's coming from china if you are still waiting on it, or did you check where it was being posted from first?
uncleslappy
nethack is my favorite dark souls clone
Just got my Rasberry Pi 2! I got it in the CanaKit from Amazon which comes with a case, HDMI cable, Micro SD card, power cable, etc.
It also came with a couple heat syncs. Do I need to put those in there? I have no idea what to do with them.
I'll be back with more questions. Downloading Retro Pie now.
It also came with a couple heat syncs. Do I need to put those in there? I have no idea what to do with them.
I'll be back with more questions. Downloading Retro Pie now.
GreatestHits
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Came here to see what my pi can do these days
Was not disappointed. Good PSX emulation?
Hell no, those are just a selling point for a lot of outlets and the pi doesn't even need em
suikodan
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I'm at 95% of completing my (P)iCade project, I have only two buttons left to map "somewhere" and polishing the software side but boy, I am not doing this again.
Yeah, the Pi2 is only 60$ CAD but the amount of hours spent trying to make this work wasn't really worth it. I guess the main attraction was the size factor but now that I know about tinyPCs, I'll pay a bit more and spend less time trying to make it work.
I know I went a little outside the box but it's really rude. I'm trying to map some buttons to the GPIO pins of the Pi2 and there are lots of software solutions that you need to compile [and understand] and then comes some SDL2 conflicts with Retropie and the GPIO that makes me crazy. It worked at first and after upgrading Retropie, it stopped and of course, you have to search out why.
I plan on finding a solution to my problem but after fixing it, I'm done [until I get some crazy idea of doing something else]
Yeah, the Pi2 is only 60$ CAD but the amount of hours spent trying to make this work wasn't really worth it. I guess the main attraction was the size factor but now that I know about tinyPCs, I'll pay a bit more and spend less time trying to make it work.
I know I went a little outside the box but it's really rude. I'm trying to map some buttons to the GPIO pins of the Pi2 and there are lots of software solutions that you need to compile [and understand] and then comes some SDL2 conflicts with Retropie and the GPIO that makes me crazy. It worked at first and after upgrading Retropie, it stopped and of course, you have to search out why.
I plan on finding a solution to my problem but after fixing it, I'm done [until I get some crazy idea of doing something else]
RedNumberFive
Banned
I was in your shoes a few months ago. PM me if you need some help.
Ugh, that sucks to hear man. I was looking into something similar to tackle latency etc., but from what I can tell the easiest option is to get a super-low latency USB control adapter (like the PS360 I guess, or just a generic HID keyboard/MAME USB thing) and use that instead.
If I was more up to scratch with Linux I'd probably be more game in messing with the GPIO pins, but as I'm not, I won't.
suikodan
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It's more a random thing than anything else. After recompiling SDL2, retrogame and disabling some SDL1.x emulator, I had my GPIO buttons working!!!! My Pi2 was in service mode (meaning having network and physical keyboard connected) but when I unplugged those and restarted the Pi to work "stand-alone" as intended, the GPIO buttons stopped working.
Wow... and now it's 10 to midnight. Another evening lost to this...
uncleslappy
nethack is my favorite dark souls clone
OK. I got Retro Pie installed, but I only see a few emulators (Amiga, Apple IIc, etc.)
Do I need to install emulators for NES, SNES, etc? If so, how do I do that?
This is way out my my comfort zone and I'm really fumbling through this.
Do I need to install emulators for NES, SNES, etc? If so, how do I do that?
This is way out my my comfort zone and I'm really fumbling through this.
They only show up if ROMs are in the respective folder for that system. You don't need to install anything, its all done for you.
flipswitch
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How does the raspberry Pi 2 compare to a smart phone spec wise?
I want to know what it's comparable to.
Would it be powerful to run a DC game at full speed provided an optimised emu existed? ( I know reicast is available)
I want to know what it's comparable to.
Would it be powerful to run a DC game at full speed provided an optimised emu existed? ( I know reicast is available)
Diablohead
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all I can find right now:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2878...erful-but-you-still-get-what-you-pay-for.html
Yup! If you have your Pi networked (and are using a windows pc) click on Network Places, and open up RETROPIE. From there, you'll see rom's folders. Place whatever Rom's you own into their respective folder, and the Emulator will then properly appear within emulation station.
uncleslappy
nethack is my favorite dark souls clone
OK. I understand the basics of this thing now.
However, I'm stuck in the "getting ROMS onto the system" part.
I've tried the USB stick method, but when I plug the stick into the Pie, and wait a good minute, nothing shows up on it when I bring it over to my Mac. Apparently it's supposed to create a folder structure for me to put my Roms into.
The Wifi methods are just gibberish to me.
Edit: Figured it out
However, I'm stuck in the "getting ROMS onto the system" part.
I've tried the USB stick method, but when I plug the stick into the Pie, and wait a good minute, nothing shows up on it when I bring it over to my Mac. Apparently it's supposed to create a folder structure for me to put my Roms into.
The Wifi methods are just gibberish to me.
Edit: Figured it out
Well shit, that is more than enough. Thanks for the info and link
Diablohead
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My pi zero turned up today, it's nice that royal mail 48 took 72 hours to deliver it.
Can't do much with it right now but next week i'm going to start getting my toes wet
Can't do much with it right now but next week i'm going to start getting my toes wet
RedNumberFive
Banned
Can anyone link me to a good tutorial on button mapping?
I have one of those Buffalo USB controllers and would like to set the turbo and clear buttons to ESC and insert coin. The SNES emulator also has start and select swapped for some strange reason.
I have one of those Buffalo USB controllers and would like to set the turbo and clear buttons to ESC and insert coin. The SNES emulator also has start and select swapped for some strange reason.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Thanks! I think that will at least get me started.
EricTheCleric
Member
Is there a way to use a scart cable with the raspberry pi 2?
I am considering connecting it to a crt in my old bedroom and play old games with retropie meant for crts over christmas
I am not sure the tv has support for svideo but i know it has rgb scart as well as the old antenna input. I used to play Atari St games on it.
btw, I have an atari monitor. anyway to use that for an arcade project or is the resolution too low?
I am considering connecting it to a crt in my old bedroom and play old games with retropie meant for crts over christmas
I am not sure the tv has support for svideo but i know it has rgb scart as well as the old antenna input. I used to play Atari St games on it.
btw, I have an atari monitor. anyway to use that for an arcade project or is the resolution too low?
DavidBoring
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I think the pi 2 audio Jack can also be used as an antenna output, but i haven't tried it myself. I just found out about this recently
edit: "Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video" from the official raspberry page
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Pi2 audio jack can output composite video with the appropriate cable.
Barkley's Justice
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Is overclocking the Pi 2 with Recalbox prone to freezing?
Retropie?
Retropie?
I almost want to do that with certain emulators, can't help but think they'd look better than messing about with inbuilt filters and such.
Yeah China. Delivery did say 5 days. I sent an email to them and they said it was coming from China so it would take longer.
Diablohead
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Guess what came in the mail today
Such a small footprint, gonna test it out later.
It's still amazing that the zero is what the Pi 1 was 3 years ago but 1/3 the size, and 1/8 the price!
To be fair it is missing a bunch of stuff the Pi 1 had.
Absolutely. But try finding a screenshot from a Pi on something like an LCD or plasma (hopefully of an emulator). It's a right bitch.