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Arcade OS?
smass:
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I shall have a look, would this make the arcade OS boot on load, so you don't have to mess around playing about loading programs up in Windows etc?
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Yes, the terms you are looking for are "frontend" and "emulator." The Frontend is the software that you use to display your games and navigate. Emulators are the software that runs the games (MAME for instance).
Most folks set their chosen frontend to run at startup so that windows boots directly into the frontend software.
These are very basic principles so I would suggest you do some research starting with the basics. There are dozens of frontends to choose from.
SuperGojira2001:
Tbh a Pi is underkill for a fullsize cabinet. Use your PC spare PC parts to make a decent PC, and install a light Linux distro and a front-end like Emulation Station.
keilmillerjr:
--- Quote from: SuperGojira2001 on April 25, 2017, 10:49:21 am ---Tbh a Pi is underkill for a fullsize cabinet. Use your PC spare PC parts to make a decent PC, and install a light Linux distro and a front-end like Emulation Station.
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It depends what you want to run. I'm my case, I only run neo geo games. They run fine on the pc inside my neo geo, and run fine on my pi2 connected to my tv via component 240p.
The pi is starting to become a good option after the recent firmware update. You can now switch low resolutions lotions on the fly. Some one just needs to automate this. But if your running games with the same resolution, it's fine as is.
Locke141:
Attract mode is a good light lightweight front-end for all platforms including R-pi.
Honestly the record high is getting to the point where more than adequate for most beginners looking to do a basic setup. For a full-size cadre still better off with a used PC.
1500points:
depending on what arcade games you intend on playing, the Pi can present obvious lag that a PC won't.
It plays slower moving games like Space Invaders, Galaxian, etc without noticing the lag, but get into faster games and you'll feel it.