Old Computer Appreciation Thread

[Folly]

@Zering

Here is my first attempt for creating m3u files automaticcaly.
Go to the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc88 directory :

cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc88

If your files are in a subdirectory for each game, it will find the games and make a .m3u file in that directory.

This is the 1 line command :

create_m3u=$(ls -d */ |  sed 's/\///g'); echo "$create_m3u" | while read line; do echo "making $line.m3u"; cd "$line"; ls *.d88 -w1 > "$line.m3u"; cd ..; done

edit (explanation):

• it gets the direcory's names
• replaces the "/" in the output
• puts the directory name into a string
• echo's it and reads every line
• goes to every individual directory
• reads the disk files in that directory
• uses the name of the directory to make an .m3u
• puts the info in the m3u file
• returns to it's original directory
• until it has done every directory

[Zering]

@Folly You're a legend. I'll try that today!

[Folly]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@Folly You're a legend. I'll try that today!

My advise, try it first in a separate test directory with just a few games in it. See what happens.

If you want an explenation on how it works then I can add that ofcourse.

[Zering]

@Folly Do the games need to be in separate directories?

[Folly]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@Folly Do the games need to be in separate directories?

Yes they do need to be in seperate direcory's.

[Zering]

@Folly Naturally once the .m3u are generated i can freely put all my files in my pc88 directory?
Will the same method work for x68000 games?

[Folly]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@Folly Naturally once the .m3u are generated i can freely put all my files in my pc88 directory?
Will the same method work for x68000 games?

Yes, but *.d88 has to be changed in *.dim, for example.

[Zering]

@Folly I'll do a test today then. Thank you for figuring that out!!

[Folly]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@Folly I'll do a test today then. Thank you for figuring that out!!

Hope it works for us !

[Zering]

@Folly Did you test it yourself?

[AdamBeGood]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@AdamBeGood What file type are you using and what game are you trying to play?
I'm thinking now if Rude Breaker runs maybe it's not even BIOS-related.

I've got quite a few games I'm trying..

Flame Zapper
Night Slave
Puyo Puyo 2

All .hdi

Rude Breaker runs without any BIOS at all, I tried deleting all the BIOS files and it still works. :| I am a bit annoyed, I'll keep trying.

[AdamBeGood]

@AdamBeGood said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@AdamBeGood What file type are you using and what game are you trying to play?
I'm thinking now if Rude Breaker runs maybe it's not even BIOS-related.

I've got quite a few games I'm trying..

Flame Zapper
Night Slave
Puyo Puyo 2

All .hdi

Rude Breaker runs without any BIOS at all, I tried deleting all the BIOS files and it still works. :| I am a bit annoyed, I'll keep trying.

Did you ever see the "How Many Files?" message or the Japanese message? Or did you just get lucky with your BIOS files?

[Zering]

@AdamBeGood I suspect I got lucky.
I encourage you to keep trying, you're bound to find the right Bios eventually.
In the meantime why don't you try Rude Breaker? A bit of Compile shooting might be good for you ^^

Is your rude breaker an .Fdi?

[AdamBeGood]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@AdamBeGood I suspect I got lucky.
I encourage you to keep trying, you're bound to find the right Bios eventually.
In the meantime why don't you try Rude Breaker? A bit of Compile shooting might be good for you ^^

Is your rude breaker an .Fdi?

I've just been playing it - I like it! It's good for the frustration of BIOS hunting.

I'll keep trying. :)

[Zering]

@AdamBeGood can you share your settings for lr-np2kai?

The fact that you can even launch BASIC tells me your BIOS are good, I think the issue might be something else.

[AdamBeGood]

@Zering

Which settings would you like?

I am so confused now. I can't remember which BIOS bought up the Japanese message, and I'm not sure if that is a better state than where I am now, with "How many files?".

You are right though, it was blank screen at the start. I think maybe the Japanese text was best.

When I enter any answer to "How many files?" I get a screen that says NEC N-88 Basic, so I wonder if this is a PC88 BIOS?

[Folly]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@Folly Did you test it yourself?

Yes, just a few directory's

Well, everything is at your own risk ofcourse :-)
Sweat, tears ....... You know it all.

[Folly]

@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

@AdamBeGood can you share your settings for lr-np2kai?

The fact that you can even launch BASIC tells me your BIOS are good, I think the issue might be something else.

Think so too.

[Zering]

@AdamBeGood Okay, that's just weird.
I would recommend that you start from the beginning. Get fresh rom files. Don't worry about checksums yet and use the .wav files you have. Just make sure they're pc98 bios.

If that doesn't work I'll need all the settings under options in the retroarch menu. That way I can compare to mine.

[Folly]

When I enter any answer to "How many files?" I get a screen that says NEC N-88 Basic, so I wonder if this is a PC88 BIOS?

Yes, it is.
"How Many Files?" , I got this when I was running a bad .m3u with the extension capitalized. Perhaps you are running a bad file.