Suggestions for ports #2

[cyperghost]

@exarkuniv I'm in if you want to have some scripts reviewed and/or updated

[ExarKunIv]

@cyperghost if you are willing, ill take all the help i can get.
for the most part they are work, but im sure there is better ways to get them working then the way i did.

they are more a quick and dirty way i think, but who knows maybe i did them right for the most part. lol

[cyperghost]

@exarkuniv Yes I can do some quick looks, you should update the fork... sadly Zerojay gave up but on a quick view most of the scripts are in good condition.

Most focus should be set on OpenBOR. My personal focus is just on the old platform (non Pi4)... the good times ;)

Hi. A combination of my poor health and the targetted harassment by a small group of RetroPie users who believe I owe them my time has made me decide that I can't do this any longer. My enthusiasm for RetroPie has dropped due to these people and I haven't touched my Pi in a year. Also, I've spent a significantly greater amount of time on tinkering and playing around with emulators and I just want to get back to actually enjoying the games themselves again.

@zerojay Take your time to use the Raspberry intended as it is. A small device for pure gaming ;) Get the best ot of it and enjoy your precious time - for you not for ungrateful ones.

[ExarKunIv]

@cyperghost yes my plan is to take over RetroPie-extras. I have gone through and found what installs and want doesn't. So I can update that and see then focus on what needs to be fixed if it can be fixed. And add all of mine to it also. :)

[ExarKunIv]

@cyperghost i have updated RetroPie-Extras so now it install into the ext folder

now i get a error about there being double scripts. one of them being openbor. i know that there is one inclued in the main setup which downloads from rofl0r and the one in RetroPie-Extras downloads from you.

is there a difference between yours and rofl0r. if there is i will name it differently so we have a choice

[quicksilver]

A few more games that I have gotten to run on my pi4 are Serious Sam 1 & 2 (serious-engine), Freespace 2 (Freespace open), and Heroes of MM3 (vcmi engine). I didn't see these listed in your post, so thought they may be good candidates to add. I have tested them and they all run smoothly. Its been a while since I compiled them but iirc they were pretty easy to setup.

[ExarKunIv]

@quicksilver i do remember freespace. i cant recall why i skipped over that one.
i did not know about Serious Sam 1 & 2

illl take a look at them

[ecto]

@quicksilver Ooh yeah! I have SS1 and SS2 installed, too! I forgot about them! IIrc I had some graphical glitches like blinking textures in SS2 in the first level. Have you experienced something like that, too?

[quicksilver]

@ecto that seems vaguely familiar but I can't remember if it was something I was able to fix

[sleve_mcdichael]

HCL (Hydra Castle Labyrinth) looks like a fun Metroidvania game so I took a crack at updating ZJ's script. Does SDL2 work on platforms other than Pi4?

Repo: HCL-RPi

Install:

Branch global2.0 just uses SDL2 for everything:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/s1eve-mcdichae1/HCL-RPi/global2.0/hcl.sh -P $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/ports/

If that doesn't work, the main branch should test for RPi4 and fallback to SDL1.2 otherwise, like the module used initially. This worked on my 4 (to install the SDL2 version), but I don't have anything else to test if the other side works:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/s1eve-mcdichae1/HCL-RPi/main/hcl.sh -P $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/ports/

(If this works but the other one doesn't, are there any other platforms besides RPi4 where it'll work?)

[ExarKunIv]

@sleve_mcdichael thanks for the update.

as for the SDL2 question. i dont know. i think SDL2 works on most arm boards.

if i have time i can take a peek at my XU4 and Nano and see if SDL2 is on them

[sleve_mcdichael]

@exarkuniv I ask because when I was working on the module for GMLoader, the install guide I was working from said that on Pi 2 and 3, you have to install some additional dependencies and compile SDL2 manually, but maybe I misunderstood something (or maybe just that particular port needs to use a different version or something -- they did use the "latest" while I know we are several versions behind on a lot of things. Maybe that's the difference?)

Anyway, that's the only reason I flagged that and the Hurrican module (which also uses SDL2) as "RPi4 only." If you're up for experimenting, you could try removing or modifying the rp_module_flags and try either of them, too.

[sleve_mcdichael]

Adapted ZJ's screenshot module to allow custom filename/destination dir, and also add default screenshots dir to network share:

Screenshot-RPi

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/s1eve-mcdichae1/Screenshot-RPi/main/screenshot.sh -P $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/

Install from experimental packages : supplementary.

[ExarKunIv]

@sleve_mcdichael right now you have a way, way better idea on how to do this then me it seems. since you figured out the controller thing for GMLoader.

i have no idea on rp_module_flags so i dont mess with them

nice working on the screenshot
im working on cleaning up ZJ's RetroPie-Extra script. so i will add the new update to it.

just looking at your HCL script, yea i have no idea on how to do any of that.
Ill just stick with the dumb way and make mine for the Pi4 only since thats all i know how

[sleve_mcdichael]

I'm curious how these perform on other platforms, so I've made a "testing" branch and removed the rp_module_flags requirements. If you have RetroPie on another platform (or even on a Pi 4 without my same exact configuration) and are willing to experiment a little, please give these a shot and let me know how they work out. All feedback is appreciated.

Use the provided terminal command to download the scriptmodule to your RetroPie-Setup installation, after which the ports can be installed from the setup script under manage packages > experimental packages.

Hydra Castle Labyrinth is a free, cutesy "Metroidvania"-style game made by E. Hashimoto (aka Buster). This scriptmodule installs the Linux port by ptitSeb, which is based on the 3DS port by anonymous 4chan user. Set langauge to English in game options menu. Download hcl installation scriptmodule with terminal command:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/s1eve-mcdichae1/HCL-RPi/testing/hcl.sh -P $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/ports/

Hurrican is a free jump-and-shoot game made by Poke53280 (aka Eiswuxe), with additional work by Pickle136, Stefan Schmidt (thrimbor) and Leandro Nini (drfiemost). It is based on the Turrican series of run-and-gun platformers. This scriptmodule installs the SDL port by drfiemost. Select gamepad controls in game options menu. Download hurrican installation scriptmodule with command:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/s1eve-mcdichae1/Hurrican-RPi/testing/hurrican.sh -P $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/ports/

Maldita Castilla is a free traditional arcade game made by Locomalito, inspired by classic favorites like the Ghosts 'n Goblins series. On RetroPie, it runs under GMLoader, part of the Droidports project by JohnnyonFlame, which runs GameMaker Studio games for Android on non-Android devices.

Download the official Ouya port of Maldita Castilla from Locomalito's website at https://locomalito.com/juegos/Maldita_Castilla_ouya.apk and place the .apk file in RetroPie/roms/ports/droidports/, then download and install the GMLoader scriptmodule:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/s1eve-mcdichae1/GMLoader-RPi/testing/gmloader.sh -P $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/ports/

[ExarKunIv]

@sleve_mcdichael i have tested all three on my Pi4 2gb and they all work. i only tested with a keyboard, but i will get my controller linked and give it a shot.

just wanted to give you a update

UPDATE
both HCL and Hurrican work and play fine. with my FC30 and keyboard

Maldita Castilla i cant get my controller to work. i did try the controller fix you posted. but i might have to try it again

[sleve_mcdichael]

@exarkuniv said in Suggestions for ports #2:

Maldita Castilla i cant get my controller to work. i did try the controller fix you posted. but i might have to try it again

FC30 is one of those 8bitdo ones, yeah? I don't have one to test but they seem pretty popular, so I would think they'd be well-supported. Do you have it in X-input mode or D-input?

[ExarKunIv]

@sleve_mcdichael truth i dont know anymore. its one that use for testing so it just what ever the default is.
i will take a better look and find the manual for it so i can play with the different modes.

[retropi19]

@exarkuniv happy new year im glad you took over zerojays ports
i also ported many things my self like VLC(videolan) boots to vlc player
Blender boot
Libreoffice boot
Urban Terror boot
Tremulus etc.
all can be put to retropie ports section

it will be great to see games like AssaultCube to be in ports in a script install method,if you want i can give you the instructions to install so you can make a script

Im desperate to play age of empires 2 done with box86/wine combination,but i dont have a clue how to start what to install,how to install etc. i know nothing about box86/Wine
is there a guide or a script that simplifies the process?

ps: i tried to put Win95 in dosbian to play age2 but i was not successful after installation the OS was crashing all the time
and i give up

thanks

[ExarKunIv]

@retropi19 sure if you want to post how you got the games working or where you found the info needed i will be more then happy to make a install script for them all

and for box86/wine. i cant help. i have yet to even try it. i do want to since there are a few games that i would love to play. but right now the scripts are all my focus right now

you can try this page and see if there is any help there.