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    Newer version of Drastic compatible with raspberry pi?

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    • quicksilverQ
      quicksilver
      last edited by

      I made a post here:
      https://drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5610

      Though I see something posted by the batocera team that never got a response so lets cross our fingers someone sees it.

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      • ByteThisB
        ByteThis @quicksilver
        last edited by

        @quicksilver It seems it is working now on the Classics : https://www.reddit.com/r/miniSNESmods/comments/b8ejuv/nintendo_ds_compatibility_drastically_improved/

        Maybe there will be Retropie support ?

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        • LibationL
          Libation @quicksilver
          last edited by

          @quicksilver Looks like they have given permission!
          https://drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5610

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          • quicksilverQ
            quicksilver
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            Exophase has given permission to use the newer version of drastic with retropie.

            @BuZz is there any other testing or obstacles we need to surmount before adding it officially?

            I personally have tested it on my pi 3b+ and it does allow many more games to run, the only thing I have noticed is it doesn't hide the mouse cursor while games are running. But I would say the trade off is worth it for the mic fix and proper restoration of the framebuffer upon exiting.

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            • BuZzB
              BuZz administrators @quicksilver
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              @quicksilver I guess not, but I will need to host it myself unless there is an official place to download it. Do you know where this build came from ? Is there a place to get the latest version as the link we use from their site still has the older version.

              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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              • quicksilverQ
                quicksilver @BuZz
                last edited by

                @BuZz all good questions. I just saw this on Reddit and then reported here. I'll see what I can find out.

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                • quicksilverQ
                  quicksilver
                  last edited by

                  @BuZz so I spoke with the head of the retroarena team via discord and he stated they host the binary themselves. That they have a relationship with one of the drastic devs and apparently he put together a build for them to use specifically with the boards they support. It just so happens it also works on raspberry pi. He stated he is fine with retropie pulling from them if you are comfortable with that, they would just need to know via their discord channel or a GitHub pull request.

                  Some of this is a little above my head so I'm just reporting back what he said to me.

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                  • edmaul69E
                    edmaul69 @quicksilver
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                    @quicksilver so im curious if the fix also will allow us to use microphones as i have one hooked up to my pi now just for this very reason hoping to try to get it working.

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                    • quicksilverQ
                      quicksilver @edmaul69
                      last edited by

                      @edmaul69 if you follow the link in my original post you can swap the binary out manually. I'd be curious to know as well. I don't have a mic to test it.

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                      • edmaul69E
                        edmaul69 @quicksilver
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                        @quicksilver using a mic is a no go. No option to disable fake mic. I tried feel the magic where you have to keep blowing into the mic to get the candles to blow out. A lot of work on a real ds. Whatever they did makes them blow out on the first blow all on its own. So if there is a game that needs to understand commands, that aint gonna happen.

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                          SeraphisCain
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                          Just want to say that I'm glad some progress is being made on getting this version of DraStic officially added to RetroPie. I've been using it myself for several days now and it works great, and not having to reboot my Pi after exiting DraStic if I want to use a different emulator is a huge improvement.

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                            theretroprince
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                            Exciting! The new binary shows a lot of promise and plays really well.

                            Did anyone ever figure out how to remove or hide the mouse pointer from the upper left of the screen?

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                            • quicksilverQ
                              quicksilver @theretroprince
                              last edited by

                              @theretroprince I couldn't find a setting to hide the mouse pointer. If you have a mouse you can move the pointer to the lower right part of the screen at which point it is hidden for that play session but it will reappear next time you launch a game.

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                                SartreFan
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                                Where can I get this update? Unfortunate that mic input still doesn't work but overall sounds like some great improvements

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                                • LibationL
                                  Libation @SartreFan
                                  last edited by Libation

                                  @SartreFan https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/b76w7f/why_isnt_drastic_2504_used/
                                  It's right at the top of the page opened by the link. Read everything at that link for installation instructions.
                                  Edit please backup your system first. Just in case.

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                                    mat
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                                    I've been using the older version of Drastic on Pi that worked pretty well already since I already have it installed, can I now upgrade to a new version with no issues?

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                                    • quicksilverQ
                                      quicksilver @mat
                                      last edited by

                                      @mat There doesnt seem to be any issues with the newer version. I would recommend making a back-up just in case.

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                                        mat @quicksilver
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                                        Will these new versions be downloadable on the Pi menu in time?

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                                        • quicksilverQ
                                          quicksilver @mat
                                          last edited by

                                          @mat Thats a question only BuZz can answer. Im sure at the moment he's busy trying to get retropie 4.5 finished for release. Im curious how he feels about this version as well.

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                                          • LibationL
                                            Libation @mat
                                            last edited by

                                            @mat I've had no issues at all with Drastic (or the rest of the retropie system) after upgrading to the new version.

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