/vr/ - Retro Games

>falling for the raspberry meme

>>3912172

Arcade PCB emulation is spotty as far as I know. For instance, Primal Rage still is not emulated properly.

>>3912174
So a jamma board is not a meme & the raspberry pi is a meme? Do i want a meme or not?

>>3912180
On the pi? So the jamma board is better?

>>3912181
My bad, both are memes. But the raspberry a little more so.

>>3912186
All i want raspberry pi for really is neo geo, turtles arcade, simpsons arcade, turbo grafx 16 & maybe some GBA games.
Is it still a meme for those games?

>>3912190
Yes, you can emulate them on a computer from 15 years ago, a Wii, a PSP, OG xbox, etc.

>>3912198
Computers are the meme man!!!!!
Raspberry pies wiegh less than computers & and take up less space.
Why would i want a 15 year old boat anchor ?

>>3912208
Just use your laptop and a VA cable out on a CRT , get a USB pad and you're set.

>>3912209
I use my laptop. The pi can just sit there forever and be just for old games not porn, piracy, movies or ebay.

Just to clear things up if there is misunderstanding:

JAMMA arcade boards (or non-JAMMA arcade boards) are the original hardware. They are the boards used in arcade cabs. They are generally unique to the particular games. Some games share board types and can be converted by burning new EPROMs and swapping them in. Some also use a motherboard with subboard setup. Some use a cartridge-type solution, like the MVS and PGM.

Arcade boards can be a pain. Little things can go wrong that can make the game not run at 100%.

The best solution for new arcade enthusiasts is an MVS motherboard with some MVS carts. The cartridges are easy to store, and the fact that they come in a case make them less susceptible to physical damage. I think there might even be a flashcart solution?

I can't say anything about the raspberry pi because I don't have one. I can say, though, that obviously it'll be emulation so you might not be getting a completely accurate experience.

>>3912343
Thank you! I get it now!

>>3912186
Games are a meme.

>>3912217
Do you already have four separate computers for porn, piracy, movies and ebay?

because 15 year old computers can do this

>>3912172
Many.

>>3912190
GBA emulation on pi sucks very hard.

>>3912419
That super disapoonting to hear. Looks like im gonna have to buy a gamecube with gba player too then.

>>3912419
>GBA emulation on pi sucks very hard.

Works perfectly on my Pi 3 with Recalbox. Retropie is shit.

>>3912602
Oh cool!! Thats good to hear!

>>3912602
I thought Recallbox was just a for-profit reskin of retropie?

>>3912412
They can do much much much more m8

The only shitty emulators on RPi 3 that truly sucks (and got me disappointed) is n64 and DOS. Mame is a bit finicky but it mostly works.

>>3912172
If youre CRT master race then hacked wii is the dankest of memes

desu most people won't notice playing an emulator vs. playing an actual arcade. Especially at home with free play enabled.

The older pis usually work better since they had composite out, I'm pretty sure the new ones areHDMI only.

>>3912973
>for-profit
No. It's free. I think you can buy a Pi preconfigured with Recalbox, but there's no point in doing that since you can just download and install it on whatever existing model you have. I sure as hell didn't pay for anything.

>reskin
The interface is a little more useable, the cores are more up-to-date, and the configuration is more sane to manage. Getting things working right out of the box is just a lot easier than with Retropie.

>>3912181
I don't know what Jamma Board is, but if you are even remotely comfortable using the command line then retropie is fine for GBA games. You just need to adjust the config file for resolution and screen size and placement, otherwise it stretches over your entire monitor be default.

These people just want to bitch about anything, or forgot that the raspberry pi is supposed to be a learning tool.

>>3912602
I can confirm, I have the same setup, if I was to bitch about something on Recalbox, it'd probably be that a couple of the cores like the NES one, the button response is kinda weird or dodgy. But it's hardly noticeable until you play a really good one like the GBA core.

>>3913304

crt, hd, whatever, wii is best cheap emu solution outside of building a low power/small form factor pc yourself.

those smaller sized pocket computers work alright for 90% of emu, but a hacked wii offers (better) n64, gamecube, and wii game support .

>>3914476
>the button response is kinda weird or dodgy

Never had any input delays with mine, but I'm using a wired controller.

>>3914485
It's not input lag, it's just like you have to press it really hard in some cores and normal pressure in others.

>>3915775
>It's not input lag, it's just like you have to press it really hard in some cores and normal pressure in others.

Never experienced this either. We may not be using the same cores.

>>3915775
>some cores change the laws a physics and make digital controllers analog
lel

Mame still has issues with games, Jamma doesn't if you wire up things correctly

>>3915775
>>3916134

>>3913304

RPi supports 240p composite output as of a few months ago, I use one with my CRT.

>>3917982
Wii can output 240p over composite, s-video, component and rgb since forever.

Your point?

>>3918006

I dunno, just that you can use a CRT with your pi if you want. Pretty cool if you ask me.

>>3918017
Don't get me wrong, I own 3 Pis myself.

However, to suggest it offers anything over a (much cheaper) Wii for gaming purposes is frankly retarded.

>>3918023
>I own 3 Pis
>Wii is much cheaper
>listen to a fool who fell for the memeberry meme 3 times
lel

>>3919329

You know this isn't /v/, right? No need to sink to low-effort shitposting, ok?

The Wii and the Pi both have their uses and it's not a zero-sum prospect. I use a Pi instead of a Wii because I like how the Pi looks in its little box and I'm not an automaton who makes decisions based solely on metrics and optimization. Some people don't care and get a Wii.

Some people, believe it or not, aren't poor and spending a hundred bucks on a cool little computer to play with for fun doesn't set them to eating ramen for two weeks.

>>3919329
I use them for things other than vidya.

You know, like the developers intended.

>>3917982
Sir, will you please kindly teach a noob such as myself how to output 240p through composite on a raspberry pi?

>>3919591

It'd be easier for you to Google it and follow one of the very nice guides that explain how to set it up.

>>3919684
I actually have tried googling it and all I could find was conflicting information that confused the shit out of me, I'm a pleb

>>3919907

OK in short you need to download the latest firmware in the command line, then go into the config.txt file and comment out anything that has "hdmi" in it, then add the line sdtv_mode=16 (for NTSC). Go buy a camcorder 3.5mm-to-composite cable off Amazon for a few bux, and wala. You'll probably have to adjust the overscan values to fit your CRT, just use trial and error because I have no idea what units the value represents (pixels maybe?)

Good luck my technologically challenged friend

>>3912198
some GBA games are problematic on a PSP/Vita/PSTV
Golden Sun 1 and 2, for example.

>>3912412
https://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html

Any PC with PCI-E can take one of these video cards and output perfect video signal to 15/25/30khz monitors.

I have an HP Thinclient with a PCI-E add on board and this card running everything up to Naomi perfectly on a real cabinet.

It also runs old DOS games with real ISA sound because I was able to hack an SB-Link/PC_PCI port into the southbridge (ATI SB600 supports DDMA and Serial IRQ, but no manufacturers ever routed the signals out of the chip)

You can get the HP 5730 with the PCI/PCIe expansion for about $100.

Remove the Sempron CPU and put in a Turion x64 x2 TL-58.

It's smaller than an original xbox.

>>3919981
Thank you my technologically skilled friend

>>3912602
But Recalbox and Retropie both use Retroarch. So I'm not sure there's a difference besides the UI.

>>3919423
The point that he overpaid three times obviously went over your head. You were too busy rushing to brag about how you massively overpaid to notice it.
>b-b-but im not a poorfag
Paying $100 for a toy doesn't impress anyone champ.

>>3919586
Doesn't change the fact that you overpaid for a meme

>>3920335
>Doesn't change the fact that you overpaid for a meme
He paid for 3 pis and got 3 pis. What are you going on about?

>>3912419
he's wrong it just depends what emulator you use, guy is probably too stupid to figure out how to change them.

>>3912190
works like a dream for those games


Fuck the goofs who say DURRRRR A PC FROM 15 YEARS AGO DURRRRRRRR. WELL A PC FROM 15 YEARS AGO DOESNT FIT IN MY FUCKIN HANDS. Raspberry Pi rules because you can bring it over to anyones house and hook it up with HDMI and it accepts most controllers you throw at it. If you're an autist that has no friends and never leaves home a 15 year old pc is fine.

>>3920126

You mean they use libretro cores. Retroarch is a frontend that ties those cores together, but those cores were developed by other people, not Retroarch's team. Recalbox doesn't use Retroarch, Recalbox is a replacement for Retroarch. Both Recalbox and Retroarch use libretro cores (to which Retroarch is considered the official frontend)

>So I'm not sure there's a difference besides the UI.
Recalbox fixes some issues that Retroarch's team has not and will not address. Recalbox also provides you with a more sane default configuration to work with.

>>3920337
>i dont know what it means to over pay
Are you retarded or something?

>>3912172
Don't buy a pi you crazy person, they're not powerful enough to do anything worthwhile and they have fucking input lag.

>>3920335

No, I really mean it, this isn't /v/. I don't know why you feel the need to take such a hostile tone here, but that's not the board culture. Calm down and let people enjoy things.

>>3920816
>they have fucking input lag

No they don't. Where is this meme coming from?

If you're using a shitty OS with your Pi, then maybe.

>>3920539
You have no idea what I paid (or if I paid at all) so shut your cakehole before I pay you a visit and kick your fucking tits off.

Cunt.

>>3921383
You already said they cost much more than a Wii so they were overpriced. Fair point, your parents might have paid for them.

>>3921236
these idiots don't realize they are the exact same emulator that runs on their PCs and the Pi3 is a 64 bit quadcore cpu probably more powerful than some of the toasters they shitpost from.

>>3921795
>i wear my ignorance on my sleeve