@zerojay hiya, sorry to bring up such an old post, i am desperate for some help getting the .sh files in pc ports menu to play now the script has run its course fully (yes the metadata shows and everything is bang on the right place, yet running the games from menu kicks back to menu screen. You mention here about a part of the script capitalising the +dosbox.sh script which stops anything running - i think this is my problem, could you explain a fix for this pretty please with sugar on top? thanks bud.

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Yeah, I wonder how that would play out... It's an interesting idea.

@eclark5483 said in Using Retropie in a Virtual Machine:

That kind gets me thinking, someone needs to write a Raspberry Pi emulator now. :-D

It already exists, but emulating a video card is not included, so there's little use for RetroPie experimentation.
There's nothing stopping you from using RetroPie in an x86 PC (virtual or not), it's the same software that's installed on both the PC and the Pi, it's only the platform specific configuration and hardware capabilities that are different.
But if you intend to use a Pi, just get one and start experimenting. It's not a big investment (ok, it might be for some) and you already have the controllers and the TV/Monitor.

Ya there was another one i saw from the same seller it was 70$ for a 128gb card with the same files and the only person that reviewed it said it was like shoved in an envelope with no protection what so ever and the guy even sent the wrong version but also why are people giving people like that money for something you can easily do and really if the person says they don't have a pc or something they can always use a friends system to build up the files.

@lilbud said in Nintendo Direct 3/8/18:

I'm calling that Mother 3 will be announced at this year's E3. Considering how insane a normal Nintendo Direct was. Our wildest dreams will be realized.

Well, I guess that didn't happen. That's expected at this point.

It looks like a few people have found my script. I'm glad to see it used. Hope everything goes well for you all.

I gonna think about it! Cheap solution vs. convenience. ;)

@edmaul69 All games I wanted in my list did work, so Wrecking Crew. It works for both, Mame2003 and the NES version. You should try this again.

@ranma N64 controllers feel awful imo and the analog sticks are garbage. Really the only thing that doesn't translate to a modern controller is the c buttons, it's a little awkward having them mapped to the right analog.

@jamesnj Yes, I nice blob of epoxy would take care of that switch really quick. Just make sure it is ON when you do that!

I was pleasantly surprised too by the quality of the DXX-Rebirth engine for Descent 1 and 2.

The games run smoothly at high resolutions, have colored lighting, filtering modes. I just wish that the RPI hardware supported Anisotropi filtering, as that option cant be enabled currently.

By the way if you like descent, make sure to check out "Overload" on Steam, its a game made by the same developers as the original descent games, and the graphics look very nice! All those particles and lights using the Unreal Engine 4 make it worth a look!

Happy gaming old fellows

i fixed months ago the flickering if anyone is interested let me know.

If you like playing for highscores, then visit MAME ROW (its a subforum on this forum). We are currently playing Parodius.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/18081/mame-row-89-parodius-da/7

@edmaul69 I'm not sure how they arrived at those "average" figures since they also mention that those below 6 years of experience earn much less. I also suspect QA Tester might be a different position than Game Tester.

The first 4 links I looked at averaged somewhere between 20-30k (Glassdoor has 2017 data) which is, let's face it, much, much more realistic. Do you really think game testers get paid as much as highly qualified professionals from other walks of life?

That besides the fact it's all nowhere near the 200k figure mentioned earlier.

I view this very differently I dont think the open projects will be effected.

Its the private closed ones that where the cash is for github. Imagine all the information ms can get from these private repos for sales and advertising and peek at code ect.

The company doesnt have a vey good past with anti competitive behavior it. The commercial end of github is where they will make the cash from. That is how github makes a profit before ms took it over as well it not all free when you go private