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Raspberry Pi 2 with Mame - anyone tried it yet?
jukingeo:
--- Quote from: lamprey on February 26, 2015, 12:13:33 am ---I have not. I wanted to piggy back on your question and ask if anyone knows about a free version of Windows 10 that is supposed to run on RPi2..? That suggests that we may not need a special build to run on the RPi anymore, but I don't know any of the details, just some rumors.
http://dev.windows.com/en-us/featured/raspberrypi2support
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Is this something Microsoft is allowing? That would be unusual if they are.
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on February 27, 2015, 01:17:04 am ---Looks like they are using .9 something version of advmame.
I remember they used this on the rpi1 so you could play star wars.
Try turning on the scan lines in advmame.
Makes it look a little better.
Anyway, mortal kombat runs at about 60%. Haha.
That's like a 55% increase from the first RPI.
But games that gave me issues before like gyruss and ghouls and ghosts run great now on advmame.
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Yes, that is correct, I was using version .94 of AdvMame and that did work well with vector games.
--- Quote from: Aceisback on February 27, 2015, 02:12:59 am ---Just replaced my Pi 1 B+ with the Pi 2 and had some better performance than the before, but that could be due to the Retropie image I used also. Regardless, I am quite pleased with the performance of my setup.
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So I could still use AdvMame .94 with the new Raspi 2? What is the OS currently being used for Pi 2?
As I mentioned in my OP, the problem I had with running Mame on the Raspi was that it wasn't stable. Worse it had a tendency to wipe out the SD card and I had to start all over. So the original Raspi I deemed not suitable for a Mame cabinet. Those that have had success (at first) with a Raspi in a cabinet have since long replaced it with something more stable such as an Intel ITX board or even a modified original Xbox. It would be nice to see the Raspi 2 work as it is such a nice small fanless size to work with. it would fit in just about any cabinet as it is even smaller than those 60 in one Jamma boards.
Thanks for the input thusfar.
Geo
yotsuya:
I have a feeling the Pi will probably work best as a replacement for a PCB that has died.
pbj:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on February 28, 2015, 02:40:01 pm ---I have a feeling the Pi will probably work best as a replacement for a PCB that has died.
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That's kinda funny because I've been reading these threads and having the exact same thought.
Haven't read anything that makes these more compelling than an Xbox for arcade emulation. I'm rocking a component -> HDMI adapter that works great so even the video output argument is good for me.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: pbj on February 28, 2015, 04:10:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: yotsuya on February 28, 2015, 02:40:01 pm ---I have a feeling the Pi will probably work best as a replacement for a PCB that has died.
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That's kinda funny because I've been reading these threads and having the exact same thought.
Haven't read anything that makes these more compelling than an Xbox for arcade emulation. I'm rocking a component -> HDMI adapter that works great so even the video output argument is good for me.
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Right. If my original Centipede PCB died, having the Pi boot directly into one game is easy. But you start messing with messy FEes, Linux code, and so forth, and an ITX board or CoinOped Xbox is probably a more feasible choice.
nitrogen_widget:
jukingeo- The new pi's official distro is running the same raspbian os with a different kernel and retropie os is based off that with the same version of advmame.
The card corruption was something that made me put my pi away for a while but they did something with the OS to fix it pretty good so I expect it to not be an issue on the RPI2.
I think as far as mame goes on the RPI2 most non 3d games should play just fine since its only single threaded however the dreamcast & PSP are multi-threaded emulators and are kinda working just a few weeks after it's release.
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