SZ81 (ZX81 Emulator) - Any suggestion to compile from SDL for use in RetroPie
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I've come across this while looking for dedicated ZX81 emulation in RetroPie, or how to load/run ZX81 files in any current ZXSpectrum emulators that may also support ZX80/ZX81 file loading
Apparently the author states its very portable to any other systems as it only needs SDL to run
Thanks for suggestions
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@steptoe If you are looking for a ZX81 emulator, then you may wish to consider ZEsarUX. It can be installed from the Optional Packages menu in the RetroPie Setup Script.
Once installed, you should have a
+Start ZEsarUX.sh
launch script in the ZX Spectrum roms folder. (If it's not there, then restart ES.) When you run this script, ZEsarUX will launch as a Spectrum 48K machine. You can set it to ZX81 by pressing F5 to bring up the menu and then selectingMachine selection
->Sinclair Research
To launch ZEsarUX as a ZX81 machine by default, you can add the line
--machine ZX81
in the config file/home/pi/.zesaruxrc
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Many thanks for that I'll add it to my setup I'm building and see how it goes
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It worked! Via the scipt and --machine ZX81 adjustment it works perfect.
I would like to create a new "core" dedicated to thisZX81 setup as I already have a fully functional ZX Spectrum setup which I would rather not touch. Can I do this automatically or is this manual work? Think of the ZX81 logo I would need to show up in ES...Thanks,
Theo.
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@tredelijkheid You would need to do it manually. The steps to set up a new system in ES are detailed here: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Add-a-New-System-in-EmulationStation/
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@dudleydes Thanks... I was hoping that someone else already invented the wheel :-)
I have read the instructions but I am already stuck on how to get a system.svg for Carbon theme and the ZX-Spectrum.It's quite a lot of work but not giving up!
Thanks again!
Theo.
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@tredelijkheid In your custom Carbon theme in
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/themes
, make a copy of thezxspectrum
folder and rename itzx81
.I couldn't find any ZX81 artwork in the RetroPie themes but I did find a selection of ZX81 svgs in the Recalbox theme.
- Download your preferred logo by right clicking on the image and selecting
Save image as...
. - Save it on your PC as
system.svg
so it's consistent with the Carbon theme and place a copy in thezx81/art
folder you just created and your theme is done.
- Download your preferred logo by right clicking on the image and selecting
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