BBC Micro on Retropie & Pi3?

caver01 · 14 May 2017, 03:26

Well, it's working, but I don't really know what to do next. I have a handful of disk images as suggested above, but launching them gets me to this screen. Maybe my setup isn't quite right yet. . . But clearly the micro is running in advmess:

herb_fargus · 14 May 2017, 03:31

@caver01 did you launch the game eg:

CHAIN "SNAPPER.IMG"

From my notes here when I first tested:

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/210#issuecomment-174157574

caver01 · 14 May 2017, 04:11

@herb_fargus no, i didn't do that. Is CHAIN a command I need to learn? Snapper.img? Was that just your example image file? I tried to load TheHacker.zip I think.

herb_fargus · 14 May 2017, 04:28

@caver01 yeah snapper is a Pacman clone, just an example. I only got it to work with ssd files and img files but I think that may have been determined by the launch script, might be different for tapes etc. I imagine .zip isn't supported or has to be extracted I'm not super familiar with AdvMESS outside of my tests though by your not knowing of the chain command I imagine you never owned a beeb ;)

Fruitybit · 14 May 2017, 11:25

@jamesbeat said in BBC Micro on Retropie & Pi3?:

The trouble is, that won't solve the problem of getting it running on Retropie.

I know it's not the perfect solution, so I'm watching closely to see if and when a retropieable version manifests, I hope it does as it would be the icing on the cake so to speak:) but in the meantime.... I can play Space Adventure!!

jamesbeat · 15 May 2017, 00:22

@caver01 said in BBC Micro on Retropie & Pi3?:

@herb_fargus no, i didn't do that. Is CHAIN a command I need to learn? Snapper.img? Was that just your example image file? I tried to load TheHacker.zip I think.

I don't think it likes zip files. My installation won't even recognize them. Try unzipping it - at least on the version I'm using it just loads itself (as long as it's a disk image).

It looks cool running on your arcade machine lol

pjft · 15 May 2017, 00:54

@spmbrown thanks for the nice piece of history here - I love these bits that pop up every now and then!

I always thought of Elite as a ZX Spectrum game first, but I concede that might've been just me growing up with a Spectrum, and reading Sinclair User and Your Sinclair.

jamesbeat · 22 May 2017, 00:43

Quick update:
I bought a Pi3 today.
The Beeb appears to be running a LOT better now.

I played a quick game of The Hacker and I think it's running full speed (it was always kinda jerky)

I didn't mess around with it in earnest because, well, the Atari ST is working perfectly and I got distracted :D

martin8777 · 19 Nov 2017, 15:21

@jamesbeat said in BBC Micro on Retropie & Pi3?:

Quick update:
I bought a Pi3 today.
The Beeb appears to be running a LOT better now.

Hello. Sorry to drag up an old thread but how is the BBC emulation on the Pi3 now?
I have an old Acorn Electron that I will be putting my Pi3 into and like you would like to have retropie setup just to do the old computers from my youth. Sadly I don't think retropie supports Elkulator for the Electron so the BBC will have to do.
Just wondering how it all turned out in the end?
thanks.

Gavlarr1 · 20 Nov 2017, 21:44

@buzz BBC Micro would be great, any chance of Archimedes support too? Perhaps wishful thinking, guess it takes a lot to Code the BBC micro alone? Have tried MESS and just can’t get my head around it without screwing up retropie

BuZz · 20 Nov 2017, 22:40

@gavlarr1 There are no plans to code any new emulator - but I did intend to look at porting over a beeb em. I still haven't found time to do it.

caver01 · 20 Nov 2017, 22:46

@gavlarr1 I was able to get MESS working via AdvanceMAME/MESS 3.x. I posted a screenshot above, but I have no idea what I am doing with that micro. I have since removed the config, but I think I could get it back or tell you what I did.

zerojay · 20 Nov 2017, 22:52

@buzz I've got a beebem script in my unstable repo. Has some problems but some have said they have it loading disks from the command line which was the main problem for me originally. It's been a long time since I looked at it though.

https://github.com/zerojay/RetroPie-Extra-unstable

BuZz · 20 Nov 2017, 22:57

@zerojay Thanks. yeah I've seen that and I did have it working myself, but it needs some changes imho (alsa audio backend / sdl file requester perhaps for disk swapping).

spud11 · 29 May 2018, 21:18

@buzz Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I was just wondering if you'd had any time to consider porting a working (with sound) Beebem emulator. I'm using Advmess successfully, but it is a bit awkward from a controls perspective, given that each game has different keyboard controls. Thanks for all your hard work!

BuZz · 30 May 2018, 03:01

@spud11 it's still on my bucket list :-) but yeah, I really do want to spend some time on this, once I have some other tasks out of the way.

spud11 · 30 May 2018, 07:52

@buzz Thanks!

Methanoid · 21 Jun 2018, 11:50

I can see that Archimedes is unlikely and probably needs you to boot RiscOS on the Pi anyway but BBC/Electron/Atom should be feasible... +1 from me please!

handsomegenius · 29 Jun 2018, 02:47

I have some Beeb and Archimedes games going on Risc OS at the moment.

If you're willing to swap over an SD card, it's really not all that difficult to get it happening. If they brought Risc OS back into PINN and NOOBS, it'd be even easier, because you could just dual boot with Retropie.

Anyway, I wrote a big guide on how to get it all set up :)

Check it out: https://blog.dxmtechsupport.com.au/playing-badass-acorn-archimedes-games-on-a-raspberry-pi/

spud11 · 29 Jun 2018, 05:34

@handsomegenius For some reason, I had associated RiscOS with the Raspberry Pi 2 and hadn't cottoned on to the fact you could install it on the Raspberry Pi 3B. You've provided a very interesting tutorial too and would be especially of interest to those who would like to play Archimedes Elite on their Pi.