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    Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie

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    • OneSwitchO
      OneSwitch @markwkidd
      last edited by OneSwitch

      @markwkidd - this remake is freeware. The author, David Main, gave his blessings for the remake. The art work is okay to use with it so long as no profit is made.

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      • markwkiddM
        markwkidd @OneSwitch
        last edited by markwkidd

        @OneSwitch That is awesome to hear, I wish more developers would give their blessing like that!

        I do still wish there were a license with it even if it is a homemade freeware license. In 5 or 10 years if/when atariage is offline, and David Main (who I do not know) is retired to the jungles of Hawaii and unreachable, it would be better if there were a clear license.

        I say this from experience -- there is a lot of great homebrew that is already 5-10-15 years old now whose authors are gone and which can't be hosted on any site in the United States, other than by that one institution with a congressional DMCA exemption, due to there being no clear license. :(

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          VictimRLSH @markwkidd
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          @markwkidd I mentioned that site here and got dinged for it, apparently since it is only legit in the U.S. and this is an international forum, it isn't allowed. Makes sense though.

          System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator
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            Capcom Beat Em Up Bundle for PS4, Xbox One and Steam (Windows). Includes 7 arcade games:
            Final Fight, Captain Commando, The King of Dragons, Knights of the Round and Warriors of Fate, Armored Warriors and Battle Circuit. Both International and JP versions available and has online multiplayer, save states, achievements.

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            • CederickC
              Cederick
              last edited by Cederick

              Super Bat Puncher (There never was a full version)

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              • ?
                A Former User @Cederick
                last edited by

                @Cederick That looks great. Going to try that on a real NES, and then the Pi.

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                • CederickC
                  Cederick @A Former User
                  last edited by Cederick

                  @John_RM_70 It's a fun little game for around 30 minutes up to 1h with 2 player support.
                  The same studio just finished a kickstarter campaign for their new game Micro Mages with 4 player support and a hard mode (coming out soon and not free)

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                  • simpleethatS
                    simpleethat @Cederick
                    last edited by

                    @Cederick That looks like a lot of fun!

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                    • P
                      ppuspfc
                      last edited by

                      Very nice post. Thanks on the list. I've bought the Sega Collection on Steam looking on a way to use that roms and I'm happy this is the case.

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                        VictimRLSH
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                        While we are on the subject of legit games, is there a way to play PSX games on the Pi from an actual game disc in a USB CD/DVD drive?

                        System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator @VictimRLSH
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                          @VictimRLSH Not yet, there's an issue (with a bounty) for this to be implemented in RetroArch - https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/7245.

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                            VictimRLSH @mitu
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                            @mitu That sucks... Is it even possible to play a DVD in the Desktop using a media player?!?

                            System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @VictimRLSH
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                              @VictimRLSH you can install Kodi and use it as a media player, without the need to install the desktop. Should be able to play dvds.

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                                VictimRLSH @mitu
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                                @mitu Good, was thinking of using a spare Pi to make my wife a DVD player that will play UK region DVDs. Our actual one died last week. Does a Pi zero have enough CPU for that, or should I use the spare B+ I have?

                                System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @VictimRLSH
                                  last edited by

                                  @VictimRLSH Maybe opening a new topic would get more answers for this specific inquiry.

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                                  • markwkiddM
                                    markwkidd @VictimRLSH
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                                    • Z
                                      zhajdu
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                                      If none of the Retropie ROM games are legal or at least tons of them are over copyright then how is it even possible for companies to sell preloaded images in the UK and in the USA or even in the EU. There are a lot of bartop arcade selling company out there.

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                                      • thelostsoulT
                                        thelostsoul @zhajdu
                                        last edited by

                                        @zhajdu Roms itself aren't illegal to sell, if they got the license. But this thing is out of control and many are selling roms without a license. There are too many to fight against. If you kill one, 5 appear, it is almost impossible. Even famous pseudo-rapper tries this. In China is no thing such as copyright (is this correct?) and so the market is flooded with roms filled machines.

                                        Besides this, there are still roms which are free. Some companies gave them free to use, some homebrew developer made games by its own and gave it free to the internet. And then there are roms you can buy and use legally in your emulator. But you are not allowed to sell them, as long as I know.

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator @zhajdu
                                          last edited by

                                          @zhajdu RetroPie does not come with any ROMs. The fact that some people sell systems preloaded with both RetroPie and ROM doesn't mean it's legal - see the episode @thelostsoul talked about in the (in this topic or anywhere else).

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                                          • Z
                                            zhajdu @mitu
                                            last edited by

                                            @mitu I know I know on the other hand everyone is playing with something.

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