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| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: ids on February 22, 2013, 03:26:08 pm ---fwiw, take a look at http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3075 - basically a plug-n-play emulation system supporting Mame and others. Also supports SMB (windows shares) so you can upload your games for each supported system, etc. I've done some basic testing with it and it's been solid. No setup required, beyond writing the image to your SD card, and of course copying games over. --- End quote --- The menus remind me of emulators on my old symbian phone. |
| Comp1demon:
--- Quote from: Well Fed Games on February 22, 2013, 01:13:43 pm ---So I can't stop thinking about using a Pi for some projects, but as a "plug and play" type guy there are always questions that are a little above my head... for instance, I would love to use the Pi build of reassembler's Cannonball software to restore an Outrun cab, but I have no idea how I would interface real driving controls to it. Likewise, I would love to do a lot of smaller projects, including a cocktail, using Pi once there is more info out there... just watched this video (below) and it gave me hope that there might be step-by-step instructions soon for folks like me- and that the Pi community and BYOAC seem like a good fit. Anybody use PiMame yet? Any thoughts? Link to PiMame: http://blog.sheasilverman.com/pimame-raspberry-pi-os-download/ Example of a build with PiMame: --- End quote --- So if i understand you here... You want to know if the PI can be replacement for a standalone cab that the board died? Have the Pi turn on with the rest of the machine and boot right into the Single rom for that cab? Am I right? If so that would be awesome. It would make for a great way to create replica cabinets. I would love to go buy a MS pac or Galaga Cab for dirt cheap with no mainboard and use a PI as the Gameboard... That would be so fun or to build a replica Galaga/ms. pac cab and use the Pi tot boot right into the game. |
| Well Fed Games:
--- Quote from: Comp1demon on February 22, 2013, 07:45:19 pm --- So if i understand you here... You want to know if the PI can be replacement for a standalone cab that the board died? Have the Pi turn on with the rest of the machine and boot right into the Single rom for that cab? Am I right? If so that would be awesome. It would make for a great way to create replica cabinets. I would love to go buy a MS pac or Galaga Cab for dirt cheap with no mainboard and use a PI as the Gameboard... That would be so fun or to build a replica Galaga/ms. pac cab and use the Pi tot boot right into the game. --- End quote --- Well, for Outrun someone has actually created a standalone re-creation of it (really incredible, even made some improvements: http://reassembler.blogspot.com/) but MAME would be another option. I guess the big questions for me are: 1. Pi has composite out, and I can find composite-in TVs way easier than LCD monitors or TVs with Component, etc- usually CRTS are less than $15. That means the core of a system for less than $50. So I really want to see how good the composite out really is, and what kind of controls it gives me to adjust for over-scan, etc. 2. Does it have a front end that is modifiable? The aesthetics of menus is a priority for me. 3. Can it boot into a game automatically on power on, transparently? If that is the case, as you mentioned, that could give all sorts of new life for old cabinets. Mame can do it, of course, but hard to build a PC for $35. I'm not really looking to use Pi to push the limits with fighting games or polygons- but as a cheap "heart" for projects involving classics and simple controls (I love the idea of giving mini-cabinets as gifts). Glad to hear several of you are trying them out. I think it is about time to place an order... I doubt even if it didn't work out for a cab I could find a fun use for a Pi. |
| tris_d:
Can Out Run be emulated at full speed on Pi? You know of some link with benchmarks? |
| keilmillerjr:
Cool! This seems like an ultra cheap solution! Curious as to what games it can handle. VGA output would have been nice too. There are dongles that convert it for cheap, and then there are powered units that do it. I wonder if the dongles actually work? |
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