Dadisajoke Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Hi everyone, I'm sort of new to Atari Age, but been very active at the Atari VCS discord server. After following all of the VCS PC-Mode talk I was inspired to create an image file that can be burned to a USB key. With this image you can tell the VCS to boot from USB and it boots into Retropie, using Linux Mint as the backbone. I have created images for 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB USB keys. Also with the 128GB I recommend using an external USB SSD. The 32GB image is a very basic install of retropie, the 64GB and the 128GB have all the bells and whistles installed and preconfigured. I have more information about this on my blog. https://dadisajoke.com/blog/f/play-retro-games-on-any-pc So if you are interested, I will post the torrent files here. AVCS Retropie 32GB ISO.rar.torrent AVCS Retropie 64GB ISO.rar.torrent Dadisajoke Retro Power SSD.rar.torrent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadisajoke Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 I would like to mention, anyone who tries this out, I would really apricate some feedback on it. Also this project was inspired by adding another gaming option to the VCS. The more you can do with it, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 This sounds awesome. I have a Retropie image in a pi that I like since it is scraped and such, but I will look forward to trying this on VCS. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadisajoke Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 No problem. I worked really hard on it, and I want want the VCS crowd to try it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadisajoke Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 I also have posted the ISO files on my google drive. If you want to download them you can go here... https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12XhGUOWdOqXyPBz81DAQtNmjh1m0N-0k?usp=share_link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Thanks! I was wondering when someone will make a RetroPie image for the VCS. The only barrier to using the "official" ones is the Secure Boot which requires a keyboard & password to turn off, not exactly idea for living room users. Linux Mint and other Ubuntu based distros will work with Secure Boot so it's just a matter of using them as a basis for a flash drive boot disk. And welcome to AA... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastch76 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I just started looking into this myself, as I wanted to see how VCs would run harder systems for a Pi to emulate, such as N64 and Dreamcast. In the end, I decided to just run Batocera from a USB instead of RetroPie over another Linux OS. Is there any specific reason you opted for RetroPie? I am a fan, but I've really only used it on Pi hardware due to limitations, whereas I can run Batocera on my smart fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I just set up a Pi environment like this. I second the Batocera nod, that's what I am using and it's lightning fast. Let me scrounge up a USB drive and I will give this Retropie port a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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