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RetroPi or PiPlay?
SirPoonga:
Does it matter which way to go? I just found out about this through the latest version of Make magazine which talks about PiPlay. I have an RPi2 with PiPlay on it now. Both use advmame 0.106 so it really wouldn't matter in terms of game support, correct?
I really like the web upload interface with PiPlay, makes it much easier to get the roms onto the system.
So far all the games I normally play it can handle. However, some issues.
I have to setup the controls for each game, global controls don't take.
For many game the auto resolution doesn't work well so I have to manually set it.
1944 not working. Though the rom I have is for 0.92 and up, but advmame is complaining about missing nffux.03. That's for the earlier version of the rom. I tried renaming the one file to that (nffu.03) no go.
Coin/start with an xbox controller doesn't always work for some reason.
Locke141:
The fact that PiPlay is super easy to add roms is nice, but it's default front end is not the best looking. I think they added an official better looking front end as an option but I haven't messed around with it yet.
if you want to try RetroPie you may want to try the DietPi with RetroPie build. It use's a strict down versions of Raspbian for quicker boot times and better performance. It also comes with emulation station a good looking simple front end that fits the bill if your mostly using console games. There is a step by step here.
If you want more of an arcade feel then emulation station, Attract Mode now works on the PI. A member here is working on a DietPi, RetroPie, Attract mode, with GPIO joystick support and GPIO on off build. It looks very promising hopefully he will be ready to post a down load link to the community soon.
yotsuya:
Neither, to be honest.
pbj:
--- Quote from: Locke141 on May 23, 2015, 07:42:52 am ---If you want more of an arcade feel then emulation station, Attract Mode now works on the PI. A member here is working on a DietPi, RetroPie, Attract mode, with GPIO joystick support and GPIO on off build. It looks very promising hopefully he will be ready to post a down load link to the community soon.
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Yup, that's going to change a lot of attitudes about the Pi when it's ready to go....
So close... so close....
Aceisback:
Been using both for a while, they all have their quirks. I am using Retropie in my bartop and my 2 nano/mini arcades I am working on and have no real complaints. Since it is easy enough to to try different setups, I would try all of them including the DietPi that was mentioned earlier and see what works best for you.
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