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| Well Fed Games:
--- Quote from: tris_d on February 23, 2013, 01:13:56 am ---Can Out Run be emulated at full speed on Pi? You know of some link with benchmarks? --- End quote --- You know what, I should have read more carefully. The link is here: http://www.mameau.com/cannonball-for-raspbian-raspberry-pi-compilerunning-guide/ but it looks like (from the video at the bottom of that page) that it is definitely not full speed. Outrun, even a dedicated recreation, might be too much for the Pi. |
| sairuk:
Cannonball currently runs on an sdl renderer which for the pi is only run in software. Ideally the pi needs hwsurface available in the packaged sdl. Work now needs to be done to write a hardware accelerated render which 'should' get you 30+ fps. The video I posted merely demonstrates that project would 'run' with only minor ,mods to the compiler flags. There are a couple of backend options, although at this point in time i not sure which will be best. Learning as I go! Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 |
| RandyT:
This definitely cool for something small, but I still wonder about the economy of taking this route. With the number of low end PC's being landfilled, and the still limited number of games which it can do well with, and other limitations, I'm still finding it difficult to get on board. I constantly see P4 3+Ghz mini desktop systems on the refurb market, with all of the necessities (except operating system...if you want to use Linux, then it's free) in the $85 range. And that system will be a lot more capable than the pi. I suspect there are plenty of systems with lower specs than that which will perform as well, or better, and can be had for much less. I've seen 1.8 to 2ghz mini desktops go for $35 on the market, and then there are freebies. It's good to see some progress being made, but am I missing something particularly advantageous about these units being used in a full sized machine, or over stripping out the guts of a mini desktop and putting them in a bartop or cocktail? |
| EvilNuff:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 23, 2013, 09:24:42 am ---...It's good to see some progress being made, but am I missing something particularly advantageous about these units being used in a full sized machine, or over stripping out the guts of a mini desktop and putting them in a bartop or cocktail? --- End quote --- Nope, for me I have no intention of ever using it in a cab it is just the coolness factor. Now for other applications pi makes lots of sense, I have already set up my own vpn server and an owncloud server using it. The low power consumption and size matter for those. |
| shponglefan:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 23, 2013, 09:24:42 am ---It's good to see some progress being made, but am I missing something particularly advantageous about these units being used in a full sized machine, or over stripping out the guts of a mini desktop and putting them in a bartop or cocktail? --- End quote --- I think at this stage it's more proof-of-concept than anything else. Certainly something like a Pi could be useful in the sense where space is restricted, but for a full-sized cab? No advantages I can see... |
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