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      Auster @Crush
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      @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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          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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            Clyde @Crush
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            @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. 😉

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

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              Crush @Clyde
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              @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. 😉

              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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                Clyde @Crush
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                @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. 🙃 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. 👍️

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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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                    Crush @Auster
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                    @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
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                      @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
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                        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
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                          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_Z80 @Clyde
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                            @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
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                              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
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                                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 @themazingness
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                                    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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                                      Ashpool
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                                      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
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                                        @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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                                          Clyde @Ashpool
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                                          @ashpool said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

                                          The description sounds like they are using some kind of emulator, but not even saying from what 8-bit system

                                          The screenshots match the C64 version according to a quick web and YouTube search. The other versions look distinctively different.

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                                            Auster @Ashpool
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                                            @ashpool said in Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie:

                                            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.

                                            They're Commodore 64 titles and at least the GOG version comes with ROMs.

                                            The ROMs are the files Super_Huey_1985_Cosmi.d64 and Super_Huey_II_1986_Cosmi.d64 in the folder [GOG install folder]/Super Huey™ 1 & 2 Airdrop/Emulators.
                                            The games also come with a few goodies in the same folder, such as manuals.

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