Emulator gaming

Went for ultimate geek out

Got an RG351 popped on 351Elect with over 10 000 retro games.... Granted loads of them are dupes from other systems (Example: 1945 for mame, nes, C64 and so on) but still

Pro's
Controls are awesome
Handles games with ease
Simple to navigate and use

Con's
No Wifi/Bluetooth (Only on RG351M model)
No TV Out
No internal storage
Wish the screen was a tad bit bigger.

My dream device would be something a tad bigger, but not Odroid Super/Switch lite kind of big and with Bluetooth & HDMI out so you can use it like a console when not using it as a handheld.

The rumored RG352 looks like the perfect size for me.
 
StoneCold said:
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I've never had good experiences with PS emulation. Even going back to PS1 they always need massive amounts of configuration and still can't perform well. I think Sony uses such complex custom hardware that it's a nightmare to get emulation to work.
 
AfricanTech said:
Issue I've had with Mame over the years is that I have not been able to get a decently responsive controller - for some reason neither Xbox nor the PS4 controllers work very well (imo there's too much lag which spoils the experience - yes Pengo, I'm looking at you)
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Have you tried a generic XBox 360 Wired for PC controller? The wired part sucks, but in general they work very well.
 
cerebus said:
I've never had good experiences with PS emulation. Even going back to PS1 they always need massive amounts of configuration and still can't perform well. I think Sony uses such complex custom hardware that it's a nightmare to get emulation to work.
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That must have been some time ago no?

I do PS1 emulation on my RG351 @ 60 fps with no config needed, out the box.
PS2/PS3 also works on my gaming PC, granted that you need at least 8 physical cores for PS3 to work properly but thats is cause of Cell tech used.

Only config I need is when I up the resolution to 2x or more, example getting original GT2 to run at 1080p @ 60 or such.
 
AlphaJohn said:
That must have been some time ago no?

I do PS1 emulation on my RG351 @ 60 fps with no config needed, out the box.
PS2/PS3 also works on my gaming PC, granted that you need at least 8 physical cores for PS3 to work properly but thats is cause of Cell tech used.

Only config I need is when I up the resolution to 2x or more, example getting original GT2 to run at 1080p @ 60 or such.
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Well it was a while since I did PS1. I tried PCSX2 a couple of years ago to run Ico and it wasn't a great experience. Maybe it's better now though, I should try it out.
 
cerebus said:
Well it was a while since I did PS1. I tried PCSX2 a couple of years ago to run Ico and it wasn't a great experience. Maybe it's better now though, I should try it out.
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Windows 11 with PCSX2 Standalone + ICO, zero config....Well I did have to remap control to keyboard & mouse as I don't have a controller at work ;)
 
AlphaJohn said:
Went for ultimate geek out

Got an RG351 popped on 351Elect with over 10 000 retro games.... Granted loads of them are dupes from other systems (Example: 1945 for mame, nes, C64 and so on) but still

Pro's
Controls are awesome
Handles games with ease
Simple to navigate and use

Con's
No Wifi/Bluetooth (Only on RG351M model)
No TV Out
No internal storage
Wish the screen was a tad bit bigger.

My dream device would be something a tad bigger, but not Odroid Super/Switch lite kind of big and with Bluetooth & HDMI out so you can use it like a console when not using it as a handheld.

The rumored RG352 looks like the perfect size for me.
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I have the previous model, RG350P - works great up tp PS1. The RG552 looks like it is going to be a actively cooled beast of a device. The Ayn Odin also looks promising.
 
oldhat said:
I have the previous model, RG350P - works great up tp PS1. The RG552 looks like it is going to be a actively cooled beast of a device. The Ayn Odin also looks promising.
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Nice, I liked that it had HDMI out and such, was one of the contenders when I was shopping, sadly the CPU was found lacking.

I suspect the Odin lite and RG3552 will be sporting the same chipset (Mediatec D900) which is not bad as it can do some of the Switch games.... yes we now caught up with Switch re emulation so its another poke at Nintendo to start upgrading, if you can start emulating their Current gen console with el-cheapo handhelds.
 
For them windows users, I found a cool Front end (Similar to Emulation Station) to use on Windows OS
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Launchbox.

It does import and organised your ROMs including Screen/Box downloads, albeit a bit slower but works. Links to both RetroArch for Windows or other emulators of your choice works and it has controller support.

I like the fact that you can just copy the entire folder to another system without the need to re-scrape/index for free and paid versions.

The paid-for version (Bigbox) also support themes (Example video) and has a larger selection than Emulation Station. There is also a Bigbox add-in for Kodi.

Personally I will still stick to my Batocera set-up but this is a cool alternative for people that do not want a dedicated emulation machine.

PS: Yes I know you can download Emulation Station for Windows, but that is a monster when it comes to editing configs and such when compared with Launchbox.
 
AlphaJohn said:
Batocera on Pi + 1TB HD + Argon One case + Nygacn = Retro heaven :D
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So, on that...Mame works on Windows or Linux (not that I know how to get Linux configured)? Does the M.2 fit into that, and will all the Mame games run off the little onboard graphics card nicely?
 
JohnStarr said:
So, on that...Mame works on Windows or Linux (not that I know how to get Linux configured)?
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Pi does not support Windows but you do not need to be a Linux guru to run Batocera. All linux stuff is set up for you so you only deal with the UI.

JohnStarr said:
Does the M.2 fit into that, and will all the Mame games run off the little onboard graphics card nicely?
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You get Argon one cases that take dedicated M.2

And yes, all the ROM's I have including CHD's work like a charm. Just make sure your ROMs are set for the version you emulating.

Personally I downloaded MAME 0.141 and used Romcenter to fix/audit all my ROMs using 0.141's exe. Then copied them into Batocera using MAME lib 2010.
 
AlphaJohn said:
Pi does not support Windows but you do not need to be a Linux guru to run Batocera. All linux stuff is set up for you so you only deal with the UI.



You get Argon one cases that take dedicated M.2

And yes, all the ROM's I have including CHD's work like a charm. Just make sure your ROMs are set for the version you emulating.

Personally I downloaded MAME 0.141 and used Romcenter to fix/audit all my ROMs using 0.141's exe. Then copied them into Batocera using MAME lib 2010.
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Excellent, thanks! I'd like to look into this along with 2 wireless gamepads for the kids to play (hell, really me!) when they're able too play.
Got a Wii which they play during the holidays. Would love to get an Xbox so they can play Minecraft with friends overseas.
 
JohnStarr said:
Excellent, thanks! I'd like to look into this along with 2 wireless gamepads for the kids to play (hell, really me!) when they're able too play.
Got a Wii which they play during the holidays. Would love to get an Xbox so they can play Minecraft with friends overseas.
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I know there is a Minecraft port on Batocera, that runs of the PI. Donno how/if cross play works on that port.
 

Soon I'll be able to actually dump my PS3 for full time emulation. Esp seeing that some games look and even play better than og hardware
 
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