toptenmaterial Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 It occurs to me that many of the questions that I've asked on this subforum pertain to the Raspberry Pi, so why not consolidate everything into one thread? I'd like to use this thread for us to answer questions relating to the Pi and Retropie software. I'd be happy to share some stuff that I've figured out. 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 OK here's one that seems over my head for now: I have all sorts of avi snap and screenshots for my GameEx setup. How do I make the Raspberry Pi scrape my existing files rather than download them all from the internet again? I hate the intro videos that TheGamesDB uses. Kudos to the people that went through the trouble to try and make videos for all the games but it's painfully obvious that most of the avi snaps are from people that don't know how to play the game. It can be very annoying to look at. I downloaded gameplay videos from other sources in most cases and cut out 30-45 second pieces for my setup. It took forever but I like what I have vs what I have found on the internet. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3965386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Answered my own question I think. I didn't see the option before but I can edit the metadata from the menu and just point it to the video file. - Options - Edit this game's metadata - Video - ~/RetroPie/roms/psx/images/ffix.mp4 - Save It works great and no Linux coding. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3965973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Why not add your content to thegamesdb and improve it. Edited February 19, 2018 by mr_me 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3966593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Why not add your content to thegamesdb and improve it. Most of the video files I use aren't mine. I clipped them from various sources - mostly YouTube videos. As an aside: I am trying to get Intellivision running with a Vision-Daptor. I followed these steps as recommended by the vision-daptor page and it screwed everything up. http://www.intellivision.us/raspberry/raspberry.php Thank God for backups. Any ideas? Google is not my friend on this one. Have looked for a few hours now. Cannot play Tarmin without a proper INTV controller. Edited February 19, 2018 by ClassicGMR 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3966604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) I'll assume you have your retropie running Intellivision roms okay and your vision-adaptor and Intellivision controller functions as a usb game controller with 15+ buttons. Note that the keyboard hackfile example below assumes the intellivision controller is the first system game controller available, so unplug all other game controllers for testing. Edit the following file to add support for a jzintv keyboard hackfile (ie. button mapping file) /opt/retropie/configs/intellivision/emulators.cfg Modify the command that launches jzintv so it adds support for a kbdhackfile like the following example. jzintv="/opt/retropie/emulators/jzintv/bin/jzintv -p /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS -q -z3 -f1 -v1 --kbdhackfile=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/intellivision/kbdhackfile.kbd %ROM%" If you don't have a keyboard hackfile for the vision-dapter you can create one with a text editor that has something like the following. MAP 0; first system controller defaults to left emulated controllerJS0_BTN_00 PD0L_A_TJS0_BTN_01 PD0L_A_LJS0_BTN_02 PD0L_A_RJS0_BTN_08 PD0L_KP1JS0_BTN_09 PD0L_KP2JS0_BTN_10 PD0L_KP3JS0_BTN_11 PD0L_KP4JS0_BTN_12 PD0L_KP5JS0_BTN_13 PD0L_KP6JS0_BTN_14 PD0L_KP7JS0_BTN_15 PD0L_KP8JS0_BTN_16 PD0L_KP9JS0_BTN_17 PD0L_KPCJS0_BTN_18 PD0L_KP0JS0_BTN_19 PD0L_KPE JS0_BTN_03 PAUSEJS0_BTN_04 RESETJS0_BTN_05 QUIT ; second system controller defaults to right emulated controller JS1_BTN_00 PD0R_A_T ... edit: The official instructions found at the following link aren't bad but you can skip the first part. https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Mapping-a-Controller-for-Intellivision Edited February 19, 2018 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3966873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) I will give this a go over the next few days thank you mr_me! This is honestly the last thing I want to get done with the system itself. While playing with the Pi system I added the transition files as shown HERE. It really classes up Emulation Station! I added background music capability HERE so I could use the arcade ambiance file that I also use in GameEx. It sounds fabulous - like I'm standing on the arcade floor at Funspot! I have to admit that ETA PRIME's videos have helped me out imensely with things I wanted to try. Edited February 19, 2018 by ClassicGMR 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3966908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Yes, the ETA Prime vids are great, especially for guys like me who don't have a technical bone in their body. I like his presentation a lot. I think he could help me put a man on the moon if he walked me through it as he would a four year old. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3967173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Is it bothering anyone else that I misspelled "immensely"? It is bugging the CRAP out of me that I can't go back and fix it. ANYWHO... RetroPie 4.3 seems to have made it incredibly easy to use a PS3 controller. All the tutorials show edits and plug and unplug methods but the whole thing is easily done now from the driver. Once I noticed I COULD NOT connect it with the tutorial I looked at what was on the screen and it was obvious. It really was almost idiot proof (and I'm the idiot). Only had to add one line of code to the lr.local file to make it persistent through reboots. Now to find a non-outdated tutorial on how to get better resolution out of systems like the GBA. Those need to NOT be full screen. Too blocky and the text looks "runny". Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3967394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Maybe I'll look at my RPi tonight. I haven't messed with it in a few months. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3967508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I have been playing some games on my RetroPie the last couple of nights. It strikes me that the emulation is great for some systems, yet sorely lacking for others. For example, last night I was playing some Sega 32X, and the emulation is very good. On the other hand I was also playing some Vectrex, and it had some sound and graphical glitches. The real killer, though, is that the Vectrex emulator doesn't even attempt to try to fake the glow and delay of the Vectrex phosphor screen, which is emulated half-decently by ParaJVE. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3967705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 I have been playing some games on my RetroPie the last couple of nights. It strikes me that the emulation is great for some systems, yet sorely lacking for others. For example, last night I was playing some Sega 32X, and the emulation is very good. On the other hand I was also playing some Vectrex, and it had some sound and graphical glitches. The real killer, though, is that the Vectrex emulator doesn't even attempt to try to fake the glow and delay of the Vectrex phosphor screen, which is emulated half-decently by ParaJVE. The issue I've been having is lag between emulators. For example, SNES doesn't seem to have perceptible lag, while NES is the worst. keepdreamin posted some vids about lag solutions in another emo thread but I haven't checked them out yet. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3967915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) The issue I've been having is lag between emulators. For example, SNES doesn't seem to have perceptible lag, while NES is the worst. keepdreamin posted some vids about lag solutions in another emo thread but I haven't checked them out yet. well yea everything has not been optimized to the same degree, let alone for an arm cpu with about as much horsepower as a 20$ go-phone or a 19 year old PC while my experience in retropi on the pi3 has been mostly acceptable dont ever bother yourself with the x86 install, on my slow spec target pc it takes about 4 hours to compile, fails to download like 3 pages worth of dependencies and locks as soon as it starts. Which ok, but you cant ask a question as you will be scolded for not using an image that doesnt exist for x86 and promptly told to go to the wiki page you started from, which is a huge bummer Edited February 21, 2018 by Osgeld Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 ... in another emo thread ... hehe sorry couldn't resist. I haven't played enough games yet to notice slowdown or lag. Been mostly playing Advance Wars on GBA. I used it to test some settings the other night and - just like the first time I played - I can't put it down! What's the worst game you're run into so far? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 well yea everything has not been optimized to the same degree, let alone for an arm cpu with about as much horsepower as a 20$ go-phone or a 19 year old PC while my experience in retropi on the pi3 has been mostly acceptable dont ever bother yourself with the x86 install, on my slow spec target pc it takes about 4 hours to compile, fails to download like 3 pages worth of dependencies and locks as soon as it starts. Which ok, but you cant ask a question as you will be scolded for not using an image that doesnt exist for x86 and promptly told to go to the wiki page you started from, which is a huge bummer Why bother compiling. You can get all the components, EmulationStation and the emulators, already compiled for x86 or x64 Linux and Windows. You'll have more emulator options with Windows. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetick1 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) Why bother compiling. You can get all the components, EmulationStation and the emulators, already compiled for x86 or x64 Linux and Windows. You'll have more emulator options with Windows. One can recompile optimized to the exact processor and the exact hardware config (skipping unused drivers). One can also put more modules in the kernel. These changes can improve performance drastically. I only recommend this for those comfortable recompiling the kernel and researching the gcc and kernel build options. I was an embedded controller developer / tester a few decades back.. when 60 Mhz processors, 4M memory were common. I spent most of my time optimizing the OS and applications to get the most out of the limited hardware. Edited February 21, 2018 by thetick1 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Why bother compiling. You can get all the components, EmulationStation and the emulators, already compiled for x86 or x64 Linux and Windows. You'll have more emulator options with Windows. I was trying to avoid having to deal with a handful of config files and fiddle farting around with getting it all to play nice, but that is what I ended up doing Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I re-imaged my RPi 3 a few weeks ago. Does start + select no longer exit out of any emulator like it used to? It does nothing for me on a few consoles I tried. Closest I can do is hit some key combo to get the retroarch menu and exit out via there. I always liked start+select to get me out of there. It worked about 80% of the time. Some games(not even emulators, but standalone games) require a dang keyboard to exit. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperofLindblum Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I realize the majority here uses RetroPie, but there are a few alternatives if you want to check. A brief warning: I haven't used either of these, so I can't really add any input. https://www.recalbox.com/ - This one is supposed to be super easy and little effort, but you lose a lot of configuration capability that you have with RetroPie. http://www.lakka.tv/ - This is basically an OS Build of RetroArch (IE what RetroPie is using behind EmulationStation). It would probably offer the largest variety you could want, but I have a feeling the support is slightly less than RetroPie and frontend would lose some zazz. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 lakka uses the now standard XMB interface of retroarch, its basicly a minimal linux with retroarch installed, and you got to set it all up with cores and yadda yadda (+ on a pi 3 its got really bad performance without tweaking it) recall box uses all the same stuff as retropi so I dont see how you loose configurability, you just got to do it by hand (and there is no installer for x86) 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3968806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 @S1500 - I found that if I assign a hot key button which is usually the last button to assign during the configuration I have to use the hot button and start to exit instead of select and start. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3969297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 On a whim I plugged my Logitech K400 keyboard from my GameEx cabinet into my Pi and it worked right "out of the box" so to speak. What other keyboards would you recommend? I'm using a PS3 controller so a Bluetooth keyboard is not an option. I can't keep this one it has to go back to its home soon. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3972335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiberianSpForces Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'll eventually get a K400 for mine or something similar. I'm wondering if Retropie can play Sharp X1 D88 files. Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack has been dumped and I have the file Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3973650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Has anyone had luck getting the game scraper to work? It is painfully slow, and quite often throws up the failure dialog. There's no auto-skip function. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3973739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Has anyone had luck getting the game scraper to work? It is painfully slow, and quite often throws up the failure dialog. There's no auto-skip function. I had to run mine several times.. overnight usually. I do recall there being a way to skip though! Are you sure there's not? One thing I noticed about it is for some obscure games it would pull up the (very) wrong info. I'd check it out but I'm scared to update my Rpi3 / Retropi.. I spent a lot of time banging my head against the wall trying to get it working in the first place, and then I did get it working, and then spent weeks tweaking it exactly to the way I needed it to work and adding games. Well, now it's over a year later and I forgot how to do everything! So I don't know if it's worth bothering with.. Everything in it still works fine.. it's holed up in a barcade.. so maybe I'll leave it the way it is. Kind of like a house of cards I sealed up so I can't disturb it. Maybe if I get a new unit that would serve as a standalone emulation unit for tvs I'll get my confidence back. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/#findComment-3973752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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