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    #122
    Wompa1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,165 ✭✭✭Wompa1


    Star Lord wrote: »
    The Pi has HDMI out doesn't it?

    The B Model sure does! So does B+


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    #123
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,849 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    They all have HDMI and composite video out.


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    #124
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    I'm considering trying to set up a mini arcade setup using a Pi, iPAC and most likely a LCD screen (for space reasons mostly!)
    I know LCD is mostly considered a crime here though. :(


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    #125
    CathalDublin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,146 ✭✭✭CathalDublin


    Star Lord wrote: »
    The Pi has HDMI out doesn't it?

    It does but it is possible to get back to 15khz and put it in a jamma cab
    http://arrifana.org/blog/2012/12/connection-a-raspberry-pi-to-an-old-15khz-arcade-monitor/


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    #126
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,528 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I suppose if you have an Egret or AWSD you're laughing as it's trisync and has a VGA input, isn't it just a matter then of converting the Hdmi to VGA?


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    #127
    safetyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,067 ✭✭✭safetyboy


    http://fishandbeef.com/blog/2014/05/jamma-input-display/

    JAMMA Input Display


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    #128
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,453 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    I found this tag on Lifehacker this morning - http://lifehacker.com/tag/raspberry-pi

    Some really cool stuff there that I want to try (and on topic, some great emulation projects too). :)


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    #129
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Star Lord wrote: »
    I'm considering trying to set up a mini arcade setup using a Pi, iPAC and most likely a LCD screen (for space reasons mostly!)
    I know LCD is mostly considered a crime here though. :(

    The HLSL effects in mame are really sweet, & go some way towards making lcd's acceptable. They're no substitute for a crt mind, but it's a big step in the right direction. I doubt a Pi though would have enough in the tank to run them


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    #130
    Steve X2
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    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I suppose if you have an Egret or AWSD you're laughing as it's trisync and has a VGA input, isn't it just a matter then of converting the Hdmi to VGA?

    Yeah I've hooked a Pi up to my Egret 3 via a HDMI to VGA adapter I grabbed on eBay. Also works on the PS3 but I had to change the settings on that before hooking up to egret. Just a matter of hooking it up to a tv and changing the display settings so that anything above 576p is disabled on the HDMI and audio is set to come out of the AV Multi Out port.

    I'll find a link to the exact adapter I got later if anyone is interested.

    Edit:
    Oh, and set the PS3 to 4:3 as well.


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    #131
    CiDeRmAn
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    One won't be playing any Cave shooters on it I suppose, but I'd say it'd make an excellent alternative to a 60 in 1 Arcade pcb


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    #132
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭Doge


    MrVestek wrote: »
    Can everybody stop changing nicknames please? I have no idea who anybody is anymore...
    Myrddin wrote: »
    No prob Achilles

    857774_Clap_gif2337cd94874249c739512e7509fae2ad


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    #133
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    So I had another look at Emulation Station.
    The previous versions I tried didn't have a great frontend but the new 2.0 version looks a lot better. Also it has a scraper for meta data and can rename all your files, handy.

    http://youtu.be/AVQVmsFOclM

    Also PiMame is now called PiPlay and seems to have a very active programmer, updates a lot.

    So gonna try both of these again.


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    #134
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Well crap that means all of my tutorials are out of date now.

    This is what happens when I wait a year to make a new episode... aherm.


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    #135
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    MrVestek wrote: »
    Well crap that means all of my tutorials are out of date now.

    This is what happens when I wait a year to make a new episode... aherm.

    Not that different, the front end for emulation station is very crisp and clear.
    Pics to follow , detected my ps3 controller straight off boot.
    Filezilla-ing some roms i have purchased now for testing.


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    #136
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,453 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Brand new 2A plug, still no wireless controller. I'm guessing it's the €1.50 Bluetooth dongle now... I'll have to try and find another one.


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    #137
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Mr E wrote: »
    Brand new 2A plug, still no wireless controller. I'm guessing it's the €1.50 Bluetooth dongle now... I'll have to try and find another one.

    Well Dealz is the place for that. I'm using my controller wired with USB for now.
    Had a few issues with Emulation Station, the older consoles seemed ok SNES Megadrive Atari etc but had issues with C64 and N64. I literally had to load a C64 game like the old days :)

    The scraping tool is great, if it can't find a game for instance I had Treasure_Island_Dizzy it will let you search manually without the underscore and you can select from the closest match list.

    Might try PiPlay later this evening.


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    #138
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Thinking of using one of these in my next bartop instead of a 60-in-1 so will be used for vertical older stuff and maybe a cave shooter if performance is up to it.

    So.. does PiPlay have boot splash support (pretty picture when booting rather then loads of kernel output) ?
    How configurable is the frontend ? Possible to remove all the console stuff and setup a vertical theme ?


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    #139
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,453 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    OK got a Dealz bluetooth dongle yesterday and got a bit further last night.

    I had to go through this process (downloading and compiling SixPair, plus downloading, patching and installing SixAxisManager).

    Now when I run sixad --start, the lights on the controller cycle, the controller vibrates, it shuts itself down, and I get the following message:
    Bad Sixaxis buffer (out of battery?), disconneting now...

    Battery is fine, I fully charged it the day before. I even charged it for half an hour last night before trying again.
    Has anyone come across this? I've seen the message pop up a few times for other people, but there doesn't seem to be a solution.
    It's a genuine Sixaxis controller (it came with the console).


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    #140
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,849 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    Thinking of using one of these in my next bartop instead of a 60-in-1 so will be used for vertical older stuff and maybe a cave shooter if performance is up to it.

    So.. does PiPlay have boot splash support (pretty picture when booting rather then loads of kernel output) ?
    How configurable is the frontend ? Possible to remove all the console stuff and setup a vertical theme ?

    Raspicade seems to support quiet boot so it hides the Linux boot and possible has a boot or loading video option.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kugkh8WUsZg


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    #141
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Cheers I might try that one instead, looks more Mame focused.

    Getting too lazy to deal with custom kernel builds etc etc etc.


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    #142
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Oooohhh I like the idea of replacing the Pi's boot with a video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbyJGM1iU


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    #143
    wendell borton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,336 ✭✭✭wendell borton


    I have a broken PSx and was thinking of putting a pi in it and powering it off the psx psu and using its controller ports. Anyone attempt this or come across any examples of it being done?


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    #144
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,528 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    wendell borton wrote: »
    I have a broken PSx and was thinking of putting a pi in it and powering it off the psx psu and using its controller ports. Anyone attempt this or come across any examples of it being done?

    Here you go,
    link


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    #145
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Here you go,
    link

    That'd be better in a psOne. You could even try and use those clip on screens.


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    #146
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Ron DMC wrote: »
    That'd be better in a psOne. You could even try and use those clip on screens.

    That...

    ...is a fantastic idea! Would you hollow out the LCD and put in a RPi compatible screen or go hardcore and try to wire the PS' LCD to the GIPO pins on the RPi?


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    #147
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    The PS One screen has a composite in channel I think.


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    #148
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    The PS One screen has a composite in channel I think.

    Oh perfect! Solder directly to the connector. Keep it nice and clean. :P


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    #149
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,849 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Speaking of screens. My little touchscreen for the Raspberry Pi from adafruit arrived this morning(with some other goodies). Nice little thing actually and I'll get it soldered up tomorrow I think. Will post a few pics here then.


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    #150
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Seeedstudio have a nice 10.1" LCD for $90, was tempted to get one with the Pi B+ but had spent enough there already !!


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    #151
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,849 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Here's a quick and nasty vid I just did of Raspicade running on the arcade monitor inside my Egret 3.
    It's hooked up to the VGA input via a cheap but good HDMI to VGA adapter. You need to make a few changes to the config.txt file on the SD card to get it to run, but nothing major at all.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQNTG51FelE


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