OpenBOR finally working fine on RETROPIE with ES

[DarishZone]

Please, i'm interested but can't figure it out. I've downloaded OpenBOR from ES experimental section, this made an .sh file on ports folder and "openbor" folder, but it's empty... Faq say to copy pak games on openbor folder, then run extract.sh, which is not present on folder. The gui starts if i select Openbor on ES Ports, but if i put some pak files on "openbor" folder, then the program crash and send me back to ES.

[BiZzAr721]

So I have been going through a ton of older openBOR games I pulled from my Hyperspin arcade HDD. I have them all extracted and am manually loading each game to see what will work. I will compile a list of what is working and post here when I am done.

Also, I would like to load these games from the ports menu, not a seperate menu. I edited es_system to include .bor .BOR

Is it possible to edit the openBOR emulator.cfg located in config/ports/openbor to run the mods?

I tried to use the system menu command but no good.

openbor = "cd /opt/retropie/ports/openbor/ && ./OpenBOR %ROM% < /dev/null 2<&1"
default = "openbor"

[mitu]

@bizzar721 Try to create a script (.sh) that runs the command with only 1 parameter - the %ROM% - and configure it as the emulator to run .bor files.

[BiZzAr721]

Thank you for such a fast reply. I literally just shut it down for the night. I will try going that route tomorrow evening. I did try to edit a script and put in
cd /opt/retropie/ports/openbor/ && ./OpenBOR %ROM% < /dev/null 2<&1
in place of the runcommand line but it would close saying that *.bor cannot be opened because it's a directory

[samus12345]

I managed to get everything working EXCEPT that it refuses to recognize my controller, a wired PS4 one. Keyboard inputs work, but that's it - when I go to controls to redefine buttons, it won't respond unless I press a keyboard key. The controller works perfectly with everything else, including the Streets of Rage Remake port. Has anyone gotten a PS4 controller working with OpenBOR on RetroPie?

[darknior]

@samus12345 No sorry i only try x360 and many 8bitdo controllers.
I don't have any PS4 controller. And i stop to use my x360 controllers too now. 8bitdo are the best ever !

[BiZzAr721]

Been extremely busy, but here is that list of working openBOR games.
Most games listed I started a game, selected a character, killed a few bad guys, then shut it down. All games at least made it to the title screen.

• Asterix and Caesars Challenge.bor [Newest version does not work]
• Aliens Vs Predator Aftermath (Demo).bor
• Amalgam Wars - DC Vs Marvel.bor
• Armored Warriors - Cyberbots (Demo).bor
• Art Of Fighting - Beats Of Rage Remix III (SNK music).bor
• Balance of Power.bor
• Bare Knuckle - Next Generation.bor
• Bare Knuckle VI.bor (ver 6.02) [Force Closes]
• Bare Knuckle 3 Yesterday Once More v9.bor
• Bare Knuckle VACUUM.bor
• Batman - Gotham Knight.bor
• Battletoads & Double Dragon - The Revenge v3.bor
• Battletoads & Double Dragon IV - The Return of the Dark Forces.bor
• Battletoads Double Dragon - The T.Bird Mission.bor
• Beats of Fighting.bor
• Beats of Rage - Street Fighter Edition.bor
• Beats Of Rage - Xtra.bor
• Beats of Rage Remix - Rhythm of Destruction.bor
• Beats of Rage.bor
• Burn Kingdom.bor
• Captain Commando and the Avengers.bor
• Castlevania - Moonlit Nocturne (Demo).bor
• Castlevania - Pulse of Animosity (Demo).bor
• Castlevania LCD Chronicles (06.30.10) [x99-2].bor
• Chrono Killer.bor
• ClaFan - Classic Fantasy (Demo).bor
• Code Name - Sailor V.bor
• Contra - Locked 'N Loaded.bor
• Cosmic Damage.bor
• Crime Buster.bor
• Crisis Evil 1.bor
• Crisis Evil 2.bor
• Crisis Evil 3 - Santiago Infected.bor
• D & D - Knights & Dragons Final Cut.bor
• D & D - The Endless Quest.bor
• Dante Must Kill.bor
• DarkStalkers (Demo).bor
• Demon's Hand (Demo).bor
• Denjin Makai ZERO.bor
• Double Dragon - Genesis.bor
• Double Dragon - Renegade.bor
• Double Dragon - Unleashed.bor
• Double Dragon - Unlimited.bor
• Double Dragon 4 (Demo).bor
• Double Dragon Advance.bor
• Double Dragon Extreme.bor
• Double Dragon Gaiden (US version).bor
• Double Dragon III - The Dragon Stone.bor
• Double Dragon Revolution 2.bor
• Double Dragon Revolution.bor
• Double Dragon SNK Final Edition.bor
• Double Dragon Zero.bor
• Dragon Ball (Demo).bor
• Dragon Ball Z - Gold (Demo).bor
• Dragon Duo (Demo).bor
• Dungeons & Dragons - Rise of Warduke (Demo).bor
• Ed Edd n Eddy - Nightmare on Ed Street.bor
• Eightman (Demo).bor
• Elfen Lied (Demo).bor
• Evil Splatter (Demo).bor
• Fatal Fury - ReBout 2.bor
• Fatal Fury - ReBout.bor
• Fearless Warriors, The.bor
• Fighters Rage 3.bor
• Fighting Street.bor
• Final Fight - Alpha.bor
• Final Fight - Apocalypse (2nd Edition).bor
• Final Fight - Apocalypse.bor
• Final Fight - DC.bor
• Final Fight - Gold - Champion Edition.bor
• Final Fight - Gold.bor
• Final Fight - Last Round.bor
• Final Fight - X.bor
• Final Fight Vs The King of Fighters - Episode 1.bor
• Final Fight X Battletoads.bor
• Final Rage Chaos.bor
• Fire Emblem - Castle Defense.bor
• Fists of Legendary Heroes.bor
• Gameboy Dungeon Explorer (Demo).bor
• Ghouls 'N Ghosts Returns (Demo).bor
• Godzilla-Ultraman-Gamera 2nd Demo.bor
• Golden Axe - Genesis.bor
• Golden Axe - Legend.bor
• Golden Axe - Remake (480x272).bor
• Golden Axe - The Curse Of Death Adder v3.0.bor
• Guilty Gear - The Crusades.bor
• Gunstar Heroes Z.bor
• Hyper Duel.bor
• Hyper Final Fight 1 (edit).bor
• Hyper Final Fight 2 (edit).bor
• Hyper Final Fight 3 (final).bor
• Ikari Warriors 2010.bor
• Jennifer.bor
• Joe and Mac - Caveman Ninja.bor
• Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Demo).bor
• Kill Ryu 2.bor
• Kill Ryu Turbo.bor
• Kill Ryu.bor
• Kingdom Hearts (Demo).bor
• Ladies Of Rage (v2).bor
• Luta Final Fight.bor
• Maplevania.bor
• Marvel First Alliance.bor
• Marvel Super Heroes.bor
• Marvel vs DC Comics and Image (Chapter 1 Hydra).bor
• MegaMan - The Power War - Episode 1.bor
• MegaMan - War of the Past.bor
• MegaMan - Xtreme Legend.bor
• MegaSonic.bor
• Melty Blood Simulate.bor
• Metal Gear - Origin.bor
• Mobile Suit Z-Gundam (Demo).bor
• Moon Stone - A Hard Day's Knight.bor
• Mortal Kombat - Konquest.bor
• Mortal Kombat - Outworld Assassins.bor
• Mortal Kombat - Unlimited.bor
• Mortal Kombat.bor
• Never Ending Story.bor
• Nick & DumDum (Demo).bor
• Night Slashers X.bor
• Ninja Warriors vs Marvel.bor
• Ninja.bor
• One Piece - Grandline Bout (Demo).bor
• Overload.bor
• Pafman (Demo).bor
• Phantasy Star II + IV (Demo).bor
• Pocket Dimensional Clash (Demo).bor
• Pokemon Rumble 2D (Demo).bor
• POW 2010.bor
• POW remake.bor
• Project R (Demo).bor
• Rage of the Dragons.bor
• Rage Of The Streets.bor
• Red Cyclone Zangief.bor
• Return of the Double Dragon.bor
• Rhythm of Destruction 2 - Blue Edition.bor
• Rhythm of Destruction 2 - Green Edition.bor
• Rhythm of Destruction 2 - Red Edition.bor
• Road Rash Revolution.bor
• Rocket Viper 2.bor
• Rocket Viper.bor
• Roy Streets (Demo).bor
• Ryuko No Ken Nekketsu.bor
• Sailor Moon Alternate Story - Return Of The Clones.bor
• Sailor Moon Plus.bor
• Saint Seiya - Death and Rebirth.bor
• Search for Athena, The.bor
• Shiva & Lisa 2.bor
• Shiva & Lisa 3.bor
• Shiva & Lisa.bor
• Silent Rage.bor
• Skull Kingz Remake.bor
• Skull Kingz.bor
• Stains Of Deception.bor
• Street Fighter - Victory (Demo).bor
• Street Fighter Ultimate Collection.bor
• Streets of Rage - Silent Storm (Demo).bor
• Streets of Rage Z - Return Of The Hero.bor
• Streets of Russia.bor
• Strider 3 - The Strider Army (Demo).bor
• Strider X.bor
• Supah! Princess Defender (Demo).bor
• Super Fightin' Spirit.bor
• Super Mario Brawl.bor
• Super Mega Beatdown.bor
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Red Sky Battle (Demo).bor
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Retro (Demo).bor
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - The Manhattan Project.bor
• Time Crisis - Side Scroller (Demo).bor
• Valdivia City Ransom (Demo).bor
• Vampire Hunters.bor
• Vampire Rage.bor
• Vendetta - The World Warrior.bor
• Vermilion Sword - The Legend of Calibur.bor
• Warrior Frenzy - Warriors of Doom.bor
• World Heroes - Supreme Justice Extra.bor
• World Heroes - Supreme Justice.bor
• X-Men - Guerra dos Clones (w English).bor
• X-Men - Sagas.bor
• X-Men Vs Street Fighter - Galaxy Clash.bor
• X-Men.bor

These are games I tried that DO NOT work (but keeping them unzipped on my PC with my fingers crossed)

• Avengers United Battle Force.bor
• Bare Knuckle VI.bor
• Battle Toads (Demo).bor
• Bears (Demo).bor
• Dragons of Rage EX.bor
• Enter the Double Dragon (Demo).bor
• Eternal Champions - The Thin Strings of Fate.bor
• Evil Dead (Demo).bor
• Evil Dead 2.bor
• G.I. Joe - Attack on Cobra Island.bor
• Garou - Rage of the Wolves.bor
• gikotaku_gaiden.bor
• HatchetNinjaz(2012-01).bor
• HE-MAN.bor
• Martial Masters - New Legend.bor
• Marvel First Alliance 2.bor
• Marvel Super Heroes - War of the Gems.bor
• Sega Brawlers Mega Mix.bor
• Simpsons, The - Treehouse of Horror.bor
• simpsons.bor.bor
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Shell Shocked (Demo).bor
• Urban Lockdown (Demo).bor
• Vengeance of Kyo, The.bor

Out of these working games, I would love to hear what some of the favorites are!

My next task is to get .bor mod folders to play from within the ports folder (preferably without having to make a .sh for every game if possible, but might be a good week or two until I really have a chance to look into it. I will be sure to post my results when I do.

[darknior]

@bizzar721 said in OpenBOR finally working fine on RETROPIE with ES:

Asterix and Caesars Challenge.bor

Strange, this one is working for me ...
Really a great work man :)
I really like this list, i will compare with mine. If you want some help to work faster, it's always better to work like a team, write me on git ;)
Because testing all the games is only the first step, we must also make the MEDIA work for ES ...

[kactius]

@bizzar721
I play Astérix with this version openbor
If you need testing files you can search:
"collection completed games that still rock. Includes many lost games."
Edit 3

[BiZzAr721]

Thanks @kactius Thanks for the suggestion.
So this is where it gets tricky....it seems some games have been updated to work with newer versions of openBOR. Even if there were no gameplay changes, that alone still breaks compatibility (at least from my understanding).

Also, I am still having trouble getting .bor folders to launch from within the ports menu. I still keep getting an error of *.bor cannot be opened because it's a directory. I even tried loading a .sh when the script loads I still end up with the same error.

[cyperghost]

@darknior Thanks for bringing this alive. I've just a tipp for Windows users. You can download your .pak files and extract them with Windows Toolsset - it is named Openbor Makepak & Extractor.

1. Extract the archive
2. Place the .pakfile and rename it bor.pak
3. Run Batchfile extract.bat
4. PAK file will be extracted in directory data ...
5. Now move that subfolder to \home\pi\retropie\roms\ports\openbor\gamename.bor\
   5.1 gamename.bor can be choosen free
   5.2 place data directory inside gamename.bor

[kactius]

@bizzar721
-Add openbor as a system in RetroPie

-We have to edit the file es_system.cfg, beware that you can be in various sites, edit the one you have:
Here:
sudo nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg
Or
Here:
sudo nano /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

-And add to the end of the text respecting the previous lines
...

<system>
<name>openbor</name>
<fullname>OpenBOR</fullname>
<path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor</path>
<extension>.bor .BOR</extension>
<command>cd /opt/retropie/ports/openbor/ && ./OpenBOR %ROM% < /dev/null 2<&1</command>
<platform>pc</platform>
<theme>openbor</theme>
</system>
</systemList>

-After you using the extract.sh script...( remember to use only the script with .pak extension files if it is .PAK does not work).

-Now we will have to go to where the roms are and rename all the folders (each game)
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor
Example if we have the name folder "game" we rename it by "game.bor" or by "game.BOR

[kactius]

@cyperghost
Very thanks!!!!

[cyperghost]

@kactius @darknior

Maybe this in interesting for you ....

You can get OpenBOR - Beats of Rage Engine Selection from here

I've written a bash script to improve the use of runcommand.sh so users are not forced to use a "Extra System" by editing es_systems.cfg.

I used @darknior naming convention. So you unpack the files and put each data folder in it's own subdirectory.bor

It's just a selection windows with "Yes ... I want to play title xy" or "No ... I want to go back to ES". The big advantage of this is you don't have to edit es_systems.cfg and runcommand.shis launched as usually. That makes it (imho) a bit more compatible to RetroPies conventions of "How to setup" custom systems. As plus I've added the possibility to automatic set key settings. This can be done by copying one ready configurated setting to bor basedirectory.

Just for example:

1. Setup one Addon (maybe Asterix) with your joypad
   1.1 So connect a keyboard to the Pie and navigate to the menu
   1.2 Select options and setup gamepad
   1.3 Settings are stored to /opt/retropie/configs/ports/openbor/Saves/Asterix and Caesars Challange.bor.cfg
2. Now copy Asterix and Caesars Challange.bor.cfg to /home/pi/retropie/roms/ports/openbor/master.bor.cfg
3. Thats's it ... the script will check if there is a config file for every AddOn available and if master.bor.cfg is in correct location
   3.1 If no config file for AddOn is availalbe the master-file is copied (and named) to right loctation
   3.2 If a config file is available OpenBOR starts as usual

I'm really not the great coder, so I used the nice joy2key script to get cursor movement via joypads. Sorry it's just a quick rip in a script kiddie way.

Only one thing you have to alter manually and maybe @mediamogul or any other admin can do the job (as it won't hurt) and would be a better base for future development.

1. Please edit openbor config by typing nano /opt/retropie/configs/ports/openbor/emulators.cfg
2. fill in following code from block this will enable calls via ROMs as we are used in all other emulator settings.

#openbor= "pushd /opt/retropie/ports/openbor; /opt/retropie/ports/openbor/OpenBOR; popd"
openbor= "pushd /opt/retropie/ports/openbor; /opt/retropie/ports/openbor/OpenBOR %ROM%; popd"
default = "openbor"

The bash frontend looks like this

1. Selection via Ports menu

2. Selection of OpenBOR AddOns

3. runcommand.sh launch screen with selected ROM

EDIT:
@BiZzAr721 @mitu I did read your post later but you see what happens if more and more people are getting into this topic. I think it's better to integrate this within runcommand. The bash GUI isn't needed you can stick to single bash files to run each episode. ... I'm currently working on a master-setup-solution for joypad config. DONE!

[kactius]

@cyperghost
O.o is great!!! Your method.

I left it separate as a system apart from ports, to be able to run the games at two different resolutions, depending on where the game is played. If it is executed from ports or from the systems menu openbor.

Your method is really good !!!!

[cyperghost]

@kactius There is a bit more. I'm testing the possibilty to setup each game with a ready setted config ;) Maybe I post this on GITHub, too. Because it's a bit stupid to setup each game episode for joypad input, isn't it? Done!

We can now setup each new added OpenBOR game with a ready setted config file! Read more here about how to setup here or download the script via GITHUB

But we have to thank @darknior for making command lines available ;)

[GreenHawk84]

Well I tried to get it going.. I have the OpenBOR item in my Ports section, it opens to an OpenBOR menu with MK Outworld and "Original" selectable. I unpacked the file using the command in PuTTy. When I select MKOA it just crashes back to ES. Not sure what else to do.

[GreenHawk84]

[cyperghost]

@greenhawk84 Can you list filestructure?

It should be /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor/mkoa.bor/
Inside directory mkoa.bor is a directory named data
That's all.... of course you should use the binary from @darknior in first posting.

Descripe further what you've done. Did you modify the es_sysmtems.cfg or did you use the shell script that I wrote`

[BiZzAr721]

Using 2 seperate systems in es_systems allows for the <command> tags to be different. I was trying to find a way to get only . bor folders to use the custom command, while the rest of ports work with the default command, or vice versa. @cyperghost I'm really liking your take on it utilizing runcommand and especially a unified controller config. I think you are really creating a foundation based on the groundwork @darknior layed out. Thank you both. I think this will breath new life into openBOR on retropie. Maybe even get the interest of someone with the talent to compile the latest & greatest! The only thing I would love to see now is launching a game directly from ports. I would like to have all ports in the system menu, with only a openBOR folder in the list, showing artwork, intro video, and description, which would then take you to the list of .bor folders (eventually with per game artwork/video)