Retro games and emulation - Discuss retro shit in case you're stuck in the past or a hipster

[HexFag]

Shit, I guess RetroBat is just retarded because their listed resolution setting is something like “2X resolution On/Off”.

I use CHD anyway so that should be fine, except for the few multi-disc games I have where I use PBP for the convenience of having one file per game.

You're better off just using the standalone emulator. Also you're better off using .m3u files for multi-disc games as I have no clue how PBP plays with disc switching. It's as simple as creating a text file with the two discs (with extension name) and then renaming the text file to a .m3u file.

 

[Two Dollars]

You're better off just using the standalone emulator. Also you're better off using .m3u files for multi-disc games as I have no clue how PBP plays with disc switching. It's as simple as creating a text file with the two discs (with extension name) and then renaming the text file to a .m3u file.

RetroBat is a frontend, it still uses the standalone emulator. And PBP works fine with disk switching from what I’ve heard, but I can look into m3u. I just don’t want games to show up twice in the menu.

 

[NH-8340]

Got the 360 version of Minecraft running on Xenia on my Xbox Series S. The Orange Box also works with a bit of tinkering.

By the way the Series S and X both only have 5GB of RAM accessible to games in dev mode, so there's no advantage with the X.

 

[DavidS877]

From what I can tell a PKGBUILD is just instructions on how to download source and build it. I don't see how the Duckstation guy can complain about that, other than retards asking him questions. The license says you can modify the code, you just can't share your modifications. If I pull it from github and build it, if by hand or PKGBUILD then it's not sharing a modified version of the code. I know there used to be some Debian/Ubuntu 'binary' packages which did the same, pull down code and compile it locally due to license restrictions.

 

[Duiker]

Has anyone had luck with Xenia for Linux? Ive been looking to try out Lost Odyssey, but ive had no luck getting it working. I heard its experimental, but I bet others have gotten that game working.

 

[Two Dollars]

I updated my RetroBat install and Duckstation resolution options are normal, so no idea where I got the idea that it was only 2x. Either way, I guess I have my answer for best PS1 emulator now.

 

[Retarded Weeb]

Has anyone had luck with Xenia for Linux? Ive been looking to try out Lost Odyssey, but ive had no luck getting it working. I heard its experimental, but I bet others have gotten that game working.

I threw it into Proton-GE on Steam and it just worked. I haven't tried it for any big game like Lost Odyssey yet, but I used it to play Sonic Free Riders with a no Kinect mod like a year ago and it worked fine.

 

[Turkey Beef]

Crosspost:

Post in thread 'Troonslop "Retro" Games / Demake games / PS1 Trannies / ULTRAKILL / Y2K trannies'

Tuesday at 1:25 PM

https://www.timeextension.com/news/...-genesis-game-accused-of-using-stolen-artwork

Kai Magazine Software, the developer of homebrew games like Metal Dragon, Life on Mars, and The Secret of the Four Winds, has been accused of using stolen artwork on its upcoming Western-themed shooting gallery Death & Lead (alternatively titled Dead & Lead).
Some examples Krokodyl highlighted, for instance, include Kai Magazine Software lifting animations from classic video games like...

• Turkey Beef

• 

 

[Lone MacReady II]

Crosspost:

Post in thread 'Troonslop "Retro" Games / Demake games / PS1 Trannies / ULTRAKILL / Y2K trannies'

Tuesday at 1:25 PM

https://www.timeextension.com/news/...-genesis-game-accused-of-using-stolen-artwork

Kai Magazine Software, the developer of homebrew games like Metal Dragon, Life on Mars, and The Secret of the Four Winds, has been accused of using stolen artwork on its upcoming Western-themed shooting gallery Death & Lead (alternatively titled Dead & Lead).
Some examples Krokodyl highlighted, for instance, include Kai Magazine Software lifting animations from classic video games like...

• Turkey Beef

• 

Wild Guns looks so cool. How could you not pick it up if you saw that box in a store?

 

[Samuel Fuller]

I am becoming very annoyed with OPL. I have a 4TB ExFAT drive loaded with ISO files, but OPL 1.2, which is supposed to support ExFAT won't recognize the drive. It is beginning to piss me off.

 

[MongolianMongoose]

I am becoming very annoyed with OPL. I have a 4TB ExFAT drive loaded with ISO files, but OPL 1.2, which is supposed to support ExFAT won't recognize the drive. It is beginning to piss me off.

Are you using the right version of OPL?
From the OPL github

For PS2, 48-bit LBA internal HDDs up to 2TB are supported. HDD should be formatted with the APA partition scheme.

There's this video about using a 16TB drive in OPL

From the video description it looks like he uses a different fork.
Also, for anyone using the normal OPL, newer builds are hosted on Mega for some reason.
ninja edit. Normal OPL now supports exFAT but seemingly not more than 2TB+.

 

[HexFag]

I am becoming very annoyed with OPL. I have a 4TB ExFAT drive loaded with ISO files, but OPL 1.2, which is supposed to support ExFAT won't recognize the drive. It is beginning to piss me off.

Make sure you're using the GRIMDOOMER OPL build as that's the only version that supports loading games on to an exFAT hard drive.

 

[Samuel Fuller]

Make sure you're using the GRIMDOOMER OPL build as that's the only version that supports loading games on to an exFAT hard drive.

That is the one I have, downloaded from his GitHub. I am going to test a different drive to see if that is the issue, but I have put so much time into loading up that 4TB that it is infuriating to have to do it all again, with more time and thought because I will have to curate down to half the size if a 2TB works.

EDIT: after a little reading, seems like the issue may be the partition scheme used. That is annoying.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

As far as retro games/abandonware goes, I downloaded SC2K fix with a clean install from the SimCity 2000 SE CD-ROM snagged from Archive.org and am very pleased with the results. It doesn't look and sound as nice as the Mac version but the reverse-engineering looks promising.

 

[HexFag]

That is the one I have, downloaded from his GitHub. I am going to test a different drive to see if that is the issue, but I have put so much time into loading up that 4TB that it is infuriating to have to do it all again, with more time and thought because I will have to curate down to half the size if a 2TB works.

For my PS2 OPL, sometimes you have to switch the menu setting for HDD on and off or flip the screen so it shows another game window first before going to the HDD screen. It's a little finnickey but from my experience, that has worked for me.

 

[Samuel Fuller]

For my PS2 OPL, sometimes you have to switch the menu setting for HDD on and off or flip the screen so it shows another game window first before going to the HDD screen. It's a little finnickey but from my experience, that has worked for me.

I see that the ExFAT-supporting OPL I am using expects some obscure partition table to be used in place of any of the more common ones, so I will have to find a tool that formats in that partition scheme. and re-transfer everything to the drive.

EDIT: Looks like OPL itself can format the drive, so I will try going that way and see if the 4TB works. If not, that drive goes in my server and I will go with a 2TB instead.

 

[Susie Sumner]

Honestly, a device like a Retroid Pocket is the way to go if you don't mind dropping the money on one. They're fucking great and can do Gamecube/PS2 and some Wii U(You can get BOTW running at 30 most of the time with some tinkering, but there are drops into the mid-20s).

There tons of nice devices that emulate up to PS1/GBA flawlessly for under $100, made by Powkiddy and Anbernic, but you're not getting Gamecube, PS2 and Wii U on those devices.

Can second this, got a Retroid Pocket 5 and it's basically a Vita with a fan, runs all my PS2 ROMs perfectly and doesn't overheat like a phone cause of the fan so the battery lasts a lot longer. It also comes pre-installed with moonlight so I can just remote into my desktop in case I want to play anything modern. While I still like my Steam Deck for the portable all in one it is, its only been catching dust ever since I got a Retroid.