Retroachievements
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Hey guys.
I already did a search but came up empty here.
I'm using a Raspberry Pi 2 with a cleanly installed Retropie v3.7 from the very start.
I got my first few achievements tonight using the Super Nintendo emulator.
This made me smile a little. :)
However, when I tried the Nintendo emulator earlier, I got some message saying that "This core doesn't support achievements".
The emulator I used by default was lr-fceumm, I even double checked, so I'm not quite sure why I received such an error.
According to the Wiki, it should work just fine.
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/RetroAchievementsAny suggestions?
Would I get that error if it wasn't a supported rom I tried to play for the emu?
The game was Super Mario Bros 1 and there's probably many versions available.
Perhaps maybe the emulator was packaged wrong with the 3.7 release?
Other than these two thoughts, I can't think of anything I've done wrong.
Also, the additional text on the screen for achievements is so small and difficult to read with my set of eyes.
Is there a way to change the font size and perhaps the position where they appear?
I wouldn't mind at all if the text was like 4 times bigger than it is by default.
Cheers.
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@Addison I had this issue when using 3.7 (as reported here), and it was solved. You just have to update your lr-fceumm using the retropie_setup and it'll work! ;-)
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Since many users ask for instructions on how to increase the font size of the RetroArch messages, I added it on the RetroAchievements wiki:
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/RetroAchievements#retroachievements-messages -
@meleu thank you. That makes seeing your achievements so much easier.
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Thank you Meleu!
I found that changing the font to 48 was perfect for my eyes.
Man, I must be getting old. :)
One more thing please.
If I would like my friends and family to also share in the Retroachievements feature, what would be the simplest way of logging in each time with a different profile?
I would need a retroarch.cfg for each person, yes?
What would be an easy way to select which one to use?
Cheers.
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@Addison yeah man... you have to edit retroarch.cfg manually.
I was working on way to manage retroachievements accounts on RetroPie, and then I've got more focused on implementing more features to the joystick-selection utility...
Maybe later...
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Is retroachievements still in the very early beta stages for Super Nintendo?
In Kirby's Dream Course, nothing registered for a hole in one, I also received an award for getting silver on a course when I had only gotten bronze.
Super Mario World shows no achievements to be earned and in my Retroachievements history, it says that it's a bad rom. The same game works just fine on my PC along with earning achievements.
Super Punchout! States that this game has no achievements to be earned.
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I'm using lr-armsnes, but in the Retroarch menu, it shows up as Pocketnes for some reason. Weird.
I tried using lr-Snes9x-next but that didn't fair any different when it came to compatibility or recognizing achievements.
All of my Snes emulator binaries are current so I'm not sure what else I can do on this.
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@Addison said in Retroachievements:
Is retroachievements still in the very early beta stages for Super Nintendo?
Yes. And for NES too.
Megadrive is the only I have nothing to complain.
I started a thread there to discuss these issues:
http://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=3020&o=0Feel free to join us.
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Thank you again Meleu. :)
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Is there anybody else here currently experiencing problems with the RetroAchievements?
It seems to be a RetroArch problem, beause I can't get it working even in my Android...
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@meleu i will have to test. I had to setup my sd card after it got caught in an infinite boot loop so i havent verified since.
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FYI, if you end up using Floobs awesome borders, have a read of this. I've tweaked the font size and position to fit the screen properly
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3423/overlays-that-mimic-the-borders-of-an-older-tv/6
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Just gave it a quick go and it's triggering/reporting achievements with lr-fceumm on my 4.0.2 install.
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@mediamogul everything seems to be fine now.
Are you used to use savestates? I see your achievements are all "softcore". -
I use save states to practice difficult areas before I make a full run on allotted lives/single life. I've been meaning to write a script that would enable/disable states alongside achievements that I can quickly access and then reset my achievements to hardcore, but I haven't got around to it yet.
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Hi.
Do you have a compatibility page that stays updated with Retroachievements?
I've been really hoping for Super Mario World and Super Punch Out to be supported.
Thanks.
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@Addison said in Retroachievements:
Do you have a compatibility page that stays updated with Retroachievements?
No. I tried to do it here based on my own experiences: http://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=3020
But I didn't find enough time to keep it up to date...I've been really hoping for Super Mario World and Super Punch Out to be supported.
Super Mario World is surely supported! I earned some cheevos for this game. Keep in mind that you must use the same ROM as the achievements creator used.
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What emulator and version of it are you using?
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@Addison said in Retroachievements:
What emulator and version of it are you using?
I use the default RetroPie 4 SNES emulator for raspi2: lr-snes9x-next.
About the ROM version: I'm not at home now, but they usually talk about it in retroachievements.org, in the specific game achievements list page. ;-)edit: in my raspi1 I use lr-armsnes.
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