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      Auster
      last edited by Auster

      Piko Interactive released a prototype of Glover N64 in their site:
      https://www.pikointeractive.com/uploads/WHACK1.N64

      They shared the link in a Twitter post on Feb 9, 2021:
      [edit because it seems the forum doesn't load Twitter links, but the post is still in their profile, @Pikointeractive, for those that want to check the source]

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        Auster
        last edited by Auster

        Two PS1 games now, both from the publisher Console Classics:

        Mobile Light Force (aka Gunbird) (app/379370):
        https://www.humblebundle.com/store/mobile-light-force-aka-gunbird

        Sol Divide (app/379350):
        https://www.humblebundle.com/store/sol-divide

        Humble Bundle gives a Steam key for each game, and even though the games have been delisted from Steam, the keys from HB still work (I tested both earlier today). Also mind the stock HB has for keys of these games is very likely limited, so they could sell out at some point in the future.

        To get the bin/cue files from the games, you need to do some steps:

        1- Get Luigi Auriemma's xor tool (http://aluigi.altervista.org/mytoolz/xor.zip) and unpack it anywhere in your PC

        2- Download the games through Steam

        3- For Sol Divide:

        3.1- Go to Sol Divide's data folder ([Steam install folder]/steamapps/common/Sol Divide/data) and copy the file GameData.dat to where the xor tool was extracted

        3.2- If you're in Windows, open the command prompt, navigate to the folder where you extracted the xor tool and run the following command:

        xor.exe GameData.dat SolDivide.bin 0x42
        

        And if you're on Ubuntu, open the command terminal in the folder where you extracted the tool and run:

        wine xor.exe GameData.dat SolDivide.bin 0x42
        

        This will generate a working bin file to use in your emulator (and you can rename the resulting file too, if you want)

        4- For Mobile Light Force (aka Gunbird):

        4.1- Go to Mobile Light Force's data folder ([Steam install folder]/steamapps/common/Mobile Light Force/data) and copy the file GameData.dat to where the xor tool was extracted

        4.2- If you're in Windows, open the command prompt, navigate to the folder where you extracted the xor tool and run the following command:

        xor.exe GameData.dat MobileLightForceGunbird.bin 0x42
        

        And if you're on Ubuntu, open the command terminal in the folder where you extracted the tool and run:

        wine xor.exe GameData.dat MobileLightForceGunbird.bin 0x42
        

        4.3- The previous step will generate a working bin file, but you still need the .cue file for this game since it has multiple tracks (merged by the dev into the single bin file, that's why there's just one file), and most musics won't load without the .cue file.
        To create the this file, first, create a .txt file, open it and paste the following code:

        FILE "MobileLightForceGunbird.bin" BINARY
          TRACK 01 MODE2/2352
            INDEX 01 00:00:00
          TRACK 02 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 11:42:00
            INDEX 01 11:44:00
          TRACK 03 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 12:51:35
            INDEX 01 12:53:35
          TRACK 04 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 14:06:07
            INDEX 01 14:08:07
          TRACK 05 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 15:16:08
            INDEX 01 15:18:08
          TRACK 06 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 16:20:53
            INDEX 01 16:22:53
          TRACK 07 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 17:56:39
            INDEX 01 17:58:39
          TRACK 08 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 19:10:11
            INDEX 01 19:12:11
          TRACK 09 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 21:24:74
            INDEX 01 21:26:74
          TRACK 10 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 22:35:46
            INDEX 01 22:37:46
          TRACK 11 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 25:07:60
            INDEX 01 25:09:60
          TRACK 12 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 28:25:61
            INDEX 01 28:27:61
          TRACK 13 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 30:37:01
            INDEX 01 30:39:01
          TRACK 14 AUDIO
            INDEX 00 32:38:06
            INDEX 01 32:40:06
        
        

        Then save the .txt file as a .cue file, or save it normally and rename the extension to .cue afterwards.
        After that, you need to use the .cue file to open the game (and the .cue and .bin files need to be in the same folder)
        You can also rename Mobile Light Force's files to whatever you want, but if I'm not mistaken, you'd also need to change the file name specified in the first line of the .cue file to match the bin's name.

        The method of the xor tool should work for other games from the same publisher, like N2O, but I don't have them yet so I can't test

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          Auster @Crush
          last edited by

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

          Found some more and you'll get roms for multiple systems.

          I haven't bought these yet so i cant comment much on it, but it looks pretty nice.

          Escape 2042 - The Truth Defenders
          Atari STe / Gameboy / PC / Sega Megadrive Genesis / Jaguar
          $12,00 at https://orionsoft.itch.io/escape2042

          Zia and the goddesses of magic
          PS1 / Dreamcast / PC Windows
          $12 at https://orionsoft.itch.io/zia-and-the-goddesses-of-magic

          And they got a few more but they look less intresting to me and i don't wanna type anymore so you can see them over @ https://orionsoft.itch.io/

          The dev added a Dreamcast version to Escape 2042 this past week.

          Other homebrew games from the same dev:

          Alice's Mom's Rescue - https://orionsoft.itch.io/alicemomrescue
          Platforms: Atari Falcon / Atari Jaguar / Dreamcast

          Yopaz IceStar - https://orionsoft.itch.io/yopaz-icestar
          Platforms: Atari Jaguar / Playstation 1 / Atari ST

          Elansar - https://orionsoft.itch.io/elansar
          Platforms: Atari Falcon / Atari Jaguar / Firebee

          Philia : the Sequel to Elansar - https://orionsoft.itch.io/philia
          Platforms: Atari Falcon / Atari Jaguar

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          • themazingnessT
            themazingness
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            The classic Black Dawn series and it's revival, Black Dawn Rebirth (Amiga games) are available on itch.io:

            https://timeslip1974.itch.io/the-black-dawn-collection
            https://timeslip1974.itch.io/black-dawn-rebirth

            I have not tested these on my Pi or emulator yet.

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            • CrushC
              Crush @themazingness
              last edited by Crush

              SEGA GENESIS / MEGADRIVE
              I just found another game, i quite like it.
              And it has some good music tracks in there as well.
              Title: Gluf
              Price: Pay what you want
              https://retrosouls.itch.io/gluf-16bit
              [Edit] You can find more games from this dev by clicking this link

              And this is a odd but funny one.
              Title: ASAP PLZ!
              Price: FREE
              https://asapthegame.com/

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              • ClydeC
                Clyde @Crush
                last edited by Clyde

                @crush I really like the music and the design of the first one. I probably wouldn't play the second, but I like its ironic concept. πŸ˜‰

                edit: I just bought GLUF on impulse for $5. 😁

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                • CrushC
                  Crush @Clyde
                  last edited by

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

                  @crush I really like the music and the design of the first one. I probably wouldn't play the second, but I like its ironic concept. πŸ˜‰

                  edit: I just bought GLUF on impulse for $5. 😁

                  haha yeah i got a fun 10 minutes out of ASAP.
                  I found GLUF very refreshing and i ended up playing for quite some time, that one is definitely worth donating some money for.

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                  • ClydeC
                    Clyde @Crush
                    last edited by Clyde

                    @crush I just spent over an hour to import a video, screenshot, cover, and metadata into Skyscraper's cache to integrate GLUF in my RetroPie setup, only to play it like 10 minutes on my upright cabinet as a final test. πŸ™ƒ But I certainly will play it more, soon! The music alone is kinda addictive …

                    edit: I will certainly look into the other games from RetroSouls. πŸ‘οΈ

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                      Auster
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                      Can the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection from Steam be played in an emulator? I tried messing around with the files and using different emulators, but I always get some error.

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                      • CrushC
                        Crush @Auster
                        last edited by

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

                        Can the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection from Steam be played in an emulator? I tried messing around with the files and using different emulators, but I always get some error.
                        That one isnt available anymore (cause of GFWL), but if it uses the same files as the Mortal Kombat Kollection which i assume it does, then no you cant use it.

                        point of reference MK1 uses these 4 files in that version.

                        MK1.BIN
                        MK1AUDIO.BIN
                        MK1COMP.BIN
                        MK1IMAGE.BIN
                        
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                          Auster @Crush
                          last edited by Auster

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

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

                          Can the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection from Steam be played in an emulator? I tried messing around with the files and using different emulators, but I always get some error.
                          That one isnt available anymore (cause of GFWL), but if it uses the same files as the Mortal Kombat Kollection which i assume it does, then no you cant use it.

                          point of reference MK1 uses these 4 files in that version.

                          MK1.BIN
                          MK1AUDIO.BIN
                          MK1COMP.BIN
                          MK1IMAGE.BIN
                          

                          Oh, so it isn't possible to use these files as roms at all? RIP
                          Thanks for answering, btw.


                          Both games from Spoony Bard Productions on Itchio come as NES roms, and they also come with demos:

                          Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo: https://spoony-bard-productions.itch.io/eskimo-bob

                          Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure: https://spoony-bard-productions.itch.io/alfonzos-arctic-adventure

                          Both games are on Steam as well, but I can't check them since I didn't buy them there yet. The developer also made Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl which is on Steam, but I also don't own it on Steam so I can't check.

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                            Auster
                            last edited by

                            Orphea by Skyboy Games
                            Platform: NES
                            Link: https://skyboygames.itch.io/orphea
                            Also it's free to claim for the next ~6 days.

                            Spacegulls by Morphcat Games
                            Platform: NES
                            Link: https://morphcatgames.itch.io/spacegulls
                            Freeware, but you can pay for it if you want.

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                            • ClydeC
                              Clyde
                              last edited by

                              There's an SNK sale for the next six days on GOG.com. You can extract many of the Neo Geo games for RetroPie from the installer files, see here about how to do that. (AFAIK, this does not apply to the 40th Anniversary Collection or the King of Fighters XIII + XIV Galaxy Editions.)

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                              • lionel_Z80L
                                lionel_Z80 @Clyde
                                last edited by

                                @clyde It may be possible to extract some games from the "SNK 40th anniversary" with one of the two scripts that I mentioned in this post: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/254003

                                Lionel

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                                  Folly
                                  last edited by Folly

                                  The makers of the "Aardvark ROMs", for atari2600, have released it over here :
                                  https://atariage.com/forums/topic/319647-aardvark-rom-release/

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                                  • themazingnessT
                                    themazingness
                                    last edited by themazingness

                                    Dere Evil.exe is on sale on Steam for $0.54 USD, normally $0.99 USD. It isn't a ROM game itself, however, it has free DLC called PROTO DERE.nes which is. The DLC comes with two different versions of the ROM in case one isn't compatible with your emulator of choice (looks like they're different mappers).

                                    https://store.steampowered.com/app/871950/DERE_EVIL_EXE/

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                                      themazingness
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                                      • themazingnessT
                                        themazingness @themazingness
                                        last edited by themazingness

                                        I played through Proto Dere.nes tonight. It was a blast. It is super short but was definitely worth it.

                                        Incidentally, DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror is free (not a rom). I'm suspect it is free for a limited time, but I'm not sure.

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                                        • AshpoolA
                                          Ashpool
                                          last edited by Ashpool

                                          Does anyone have any Details about the release of Super Huey 1 and 2 ?
                                          GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/super_huey_1_2_airdrop
                                          Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1484980/Super_Huey_1__2_Airdrop/
                                          The description sounds like they are using some kind of emulator, but not even saying from what 8-bit system (original release was AFAIK CBM64, and the only other 8bit version would have been for the atari XL/XE (?), the rest where 16bit adaptions (Amiga/ST/DOS)). So I am a bit curious whether there may be any usable roms/image-files included with that release or not and with the current price I think of it to be too much of a gamble to even consider a purchase without further information.

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                                            Auster @themazingness
                                            last edited by

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

                                            Dere Evil.exe is on sale on Steam for $0.54 USD, normally $0.99 USD. It isn't a ROM game itself, however, it has free DLC called PROTO DERE.nes which is. The DLC comes with two different versions of the ROM in case one isn't compatible with your emulator of choice (looks like they're different mappers).

                                            https://store.steampowered.com/app/871950/DERE_EVIL_EXE/

                                            Also available as a stand-alone game (and not as a DLC) on Itchio: https://appsir.itch.io/proto-dere-nes
                                            To those interested, it's free by default, but you can pay for it if you want.

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