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| sroberts:
Any tips on getting vector games like Asteroids to work using OpenGL graphics on Linux? I've tried different distros and mame versions but all with the same result - soft graphics functions but is too slow to be playable, and opengl graphics freezes after a period. :banghead: My latest attempt uses Arch linux with (old) RADEON X300 video. Thanks, Steve |
| sroberts:
Now playing Asteroids using MAME on RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi 4 - it is Linux powered, easy to use and is very capable, especially given the small hardware/OS/$ footprint. AttractMode works great as the front end. The system boots up and shuts down fast, and there are no issues trying to hide MS Windows. |
| Gilrock:
I'm not familiar with AttachMode how are you able to use it along with RetroPie? There are a few folks around here trying to get the latest Mame running with a simple frontend that might be interested in the details of what you did. I would think you could follow the Mame install for a Pi in bbegin's thread and then couple it with AttractMode but I'm not sure how you make AM work with RetroPie. |
| sroberts:
AttractMode (attractmode.org) has been around for quite a while, it is a fast, lightweight front-end for arcade cabinets. Retropie includes AttractMode as an "experimental" package, so it can be installed from the setup menu and made to run on startup, as described here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17819/attract-mode. Retropie's default "front-end", EmulationStation, is mostly geared toward hand-held game controllers. My cabinet does not have a lot of buttons so I found it a challenge to map all of the controls needed by EmulationStation. For example I could not find a way to exit the emulator and shut down. AttractMode has an option to run a command on exit, so I have it run "sudo init 0", which shuts the Pi down in a few seconds. |
| Gilrock:
Cool...Yeah I had seen AttractMode before but didn't realize it was an option for RetroPie. |
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