Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie

Triquick · 26 Mar 2018, 16:02

This Guide: https://eltechs.com/retropie-raspberry-pi-retro-gaming-machine/

Shows how its possible to get older GoG games playing on a raspberry Pi with Retropie. Its requires buying the ExaGear Desktop through and a bit more setup to get PC games running.

Drakaen391 · 26 Mar 2018, 17:00

A good spot I get my PS1”roms” is off the PS1 disk... but haven’t found a way to have the pi read the disk...

Guessing I have driver issues...

If only I could share my saved between my Pi and PS1 memory card

Shadowron · 3 Apr 2018, 08:37

Don't know if posted before, but i wanted to share this website with you guys.
http://nesworld.com/index.php

It contains a large database of homebrews (no hacks). Some are free to download, some are demo's and some you need to buy in order to play. The website doesn't only contain NES roms and information, but also for other Nintendo consoles.

To admins: if you think the link is inappropriate, please notify me.

BenMcLean · 13 Apr 2018, 15:08

I wonder if the Lord of the Rings Game Engine could be compiled for RetroPie. http://www.wonderland.cz/lotr/

mitu · 13 Apr 2018, 16:19

@benmclean From the looks of it the answer would be yes, but will most likely be easier to use dosbox to play the DOS version, at least for the joystick support.

cyperghost · 13 Apr 2018, 20:09

Sega Master System - Brawl (for Genesis/Megadrive!)

download link

TomCat · 9 Feb 2018, 23:52

Cant delete this, but figured out the problem and no longer need assistance, sorry.

mediamogul · 2 Sept 2018, 23:27

@cyperghost said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

Sega Master System - Brawl (for Genesis/Megadrive!)

This was updated today and has a lot of new additions.

VictimRLSH · 3 Sept 2018, 01:15

I was able to use the pak files from the Amiga version of Quake without any problems.

cyperghost · 3 Sept 2018, 02:37

@mediamogul cool was not aware of this.
Another cool game is "Oh Mummy!" for Genesis/MD
It has a selection of 2 modes
Mode 1 is the original Amstrad CPC version with original music
Mode 2 is a massive improved graphics adventure game

TomCat · 6 Sept 2018, 01:45

OK, so: I am building a retro pie machine and I need ROM's! So, I bought Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Mega Man Legacy Collection and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection off of Steam. I have read through many guides how to extract the ROM's from these games, but python wasn't really working, and also I'm pretty new to this stuff, so I don't understand a lot of the terminology. Now, is there anyone else that knows a good, simple, and straight-forward video or thread to figure out how to do this? Thanks!

VictimRLSH · 6 Sept 2018, 02:02

Another thing to keep in mind is the gigantic number of programs for Apple, C64, VIC20, Amiga, and DOS that are shareware or public domain. While these might take more effort to get working, you will have an impressive game library that is completely legal. Redistribution rights would be another matter though...

TomCat · 6 Sept 2018, 02:22

@victimrlsh Are you answering my question? I dont understand.

VictimRLSH · 6 Sept 2018, 02:29

@tomcat It was a general addition to the thread for anyone looking to expand their legal game collection.

Clyde · 6 Sept 2018, 11:38

@tomcat I can't suggest a(nother) guide, but you could open a separate thread about your specific problems to see if someone can help you with them.

Alban · 6 Sept 2018, 12:23

World of Spectrum ORG for ZX Spectrum of Course :) add it to the main post :)

VictimRLSH · 9 Jul 2018, 04:09

Don't forget classicdosgames.com where all the downloads are free, and while most of the games are partial demos, a full third of the hundreds of games are freeware or registered released into freeware. Most will also run on DosBox without much fuss. Unlike Cnet or Tucows, this site has ZERO ad popups and other annoyances to interfere with your downloading sprees.

Clyde · 9 Jul 2018, 08:42

@VictimRLSH While I personally thank you for classicdosgames.com that I didn't know of, the TO @BenMcLean has set strict rules for his list:

@benmclean said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

to prevent the thread from becoming too ridiculously long for anyone to read, I am categorically excluding DOS games because the library of games which DOSBOX supports and which will run just fine through RetroPie is so staggeringly huge that we have no chance to even start on it. So when it comes to DOS games, I am only including DOS games which have modern source ports that run on RetroPie. Also, I am excluding anything for which the full experience is already accessible through the RetroPie setup script, so no Prince of Persia or Tyrian.

I'm mentioning this to remember anyone here of it, since it isn't mentioned in the opening post itself.

VictimRLSH · 7 Sept 2018, 13:06

Well, phoo. You're no fun. :P

DougA · 8 Sept 2018, 00:53

For those of you interested in Elite, the original space travel/trading game first published on the BBC Micro and then on many other computers in the 1980’s, it can be downloaded free, and presumably legally, from the original author, Ian Bell’s website for a number of computer systems.

http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/