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    Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie

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

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        Cederick @A Former User
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        @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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          simpleethat @Cederick
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          @Cederick That looks like a lot of fun!

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

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                          markwkidd @VictimRLSH
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                            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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                              thelostsoul @zhajdu
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                              @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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                                mitu Global Moderator @zhajdu
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                                @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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                                  zhajdu @mitu
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                                  @mitu I know I know on the other hand everyone is playing with something.

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                                    mediamogul Global Moderator @zhajdu
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                                    @zhajdu said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

                                    on the other hand everyone is playing with something.

                                    Perhaps, but that's a decision that every end-user should make for themselves. This thread is proof that it's entirely possible to source a quality selection of ROMs legally. By including copyrighted material, the sellers you mention are aiming to enhance the value of their otherwise overpriced offerings and profit off the hard work of others. That's not only illegal, it's just pretty damn slimy.

                                    RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                      mitu Global Moderator
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                                      Looks like Konami released an Anniversary Arcade Classics the other day:

                                      Scramble
                                      TwinBee
                                      Nemesis (also known as Gradius)
                                      Salamander (also known as Life Force)
                                      Typhoon (also known as A-Jax)
                                      Haunted Castle
                                      Vulcan Venture (also known as Gradius II)
                                      Thunder Cross

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                                        cyperghost
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                                        There are some freebies ready to download here

                                        The MegaDrive games are brilliant...

                                        DEFLECTOR
                                        RICK DANGEROUS II

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                                          matthewrt
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                                          Hi All. Here's a little feedback for those who might be interested. I've succeeded in setting up a RetroPie with roms aquired via some of the methods described here. I've been able to extract roms from the Steam MagaMan 1-6 collection and Sega Genesis Classics collection. I also succeeded in extracting the NeoGeo Metal Slug rom from the linux installer purchased from GOG.

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                                            Clyde @matthewrt
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                                            @matthewrt Thanks, and welcome to the forum. :)

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