Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation

Chillimonster

OK, so the issue it with V2.1 of attract mode, so that leads to my next question.

I have a retropie 4.0 image that is just how i like it, is it possible to install attract mode 2.0 onto this and have the best of both worlds as i know V2.0 works without issues.

If so how do i go about it, to ensure i install the 'older' version rather than the newer version.

Thanks

spannernick1

There is not a Sega Mega CD emulator in Attraction mode,how do you add one..??

WARNING Don't install LXDE with RetroPie Setup it mess it up and stops ES from loading roms and you will not be able to connect by SSH anymore.I did post about this.Version 0.5.RetroPie 4.0.

Someone posted about here too.. https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3767/installing-lxde-breaks-emulationstation

I know its not down to you (not your fault )all you did was make AM and its great,just wanted to warn people.Thanks Floob..:) It reminds me of 3D Arcade a bit..;)

spannernick1

Oh before I forget,The controls,I put in my controller and when I use it it jumps menus,so if I press down on my controller,if its on Emulators it would highlight Controls and miss Displays,I use a MayFlash MD adapter in my Megadrive/Mega CD case.

Floob

@spannernick1
I didnt make Attract Mode, I just pre-installed it on the image.

You can get AM support here:
http://forum.attractmode.org/

I run through the emulator configs on the videos for AM at the start of this thread, but basically edit an existing one and swap in the name of the system you want to emulate.

spannernick1

Where can I get videos from,can AM download them,I try Emumovies and I can't find any for Megadrive and Mega CD,has anyone got any they can share..??

Found some here.. for hyperspin will they work with AM..?

[Link removed due to copyright content hosted there]

spannernick1

Sorry didn't know the link was copyright,anyway,where do I put the videos,There is not a video folder in .Attract..??

Brigane

@spannernick1 You can choose where ever you want to place the videos. Personally I would put them in /roms/megadrive/snaps. Afterwards you need to open Attract Mode and write the location of the videos there.

You should really use 25 minutes of your time and check out @Floob 's updated video for Retropie 4:

Ekstreme

Just a heads up, the guy son the RetroPie Facebook page have been smashing out updated attract mode builds for a while now. I've asked them to post their progress here, but they aren't that interested. If you want to get them complete with all the artwork, it's not a bad place to go. Unfortunately I think they also distribute roms with the images.

suprjami

@Ekstreme said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

Unfortunately I think they also distribute roms with the images.

Correct.

If they wish to contribute to the project legally, they're very welcome to do so and we'd appreciate the effort.

Otherwise we want nothing to do with them.

Ekstreme

All sentiments that I have expressed to them. I don't think they have any real interest outside their bubble which is a shame as they have done a lot of work with all the image gathering and configuration. Some of them look really great. I also refuse to download a 64gb+ image every time the developers create an update. It's just not right.

Floob

I dont have Facebook so cant check that out, but you could always list features that have been implemented and I can incorporate into this version that doesnt break copyright laws.
Hopefully the facebook group arent grabbing these images and just tweaking them.

Ekstreme

When I get some time I'll see what I can do. AFAIK they are just working on compiling all the images for the wheels, screenshots and backgrounds. Having not actually used attract mode I don't know more than that.

From what I've seen a lot of the images are custom made. Some are actually really cool

spannernick1

I have got all my emulators woking and some of the artwork using scraper but they're not all there,but for some reason can't get the videos to work for the Sega Mega CD,I have even added a video folder,but all its doing is showing the snaps..(To Floob sorry for thinking you made this,I thought you were Andrew..:) )I Would like to get some marquees for the PAL version of the Mega CD..if any one has them..?

Info
Has anyone used Emulaxian..? This Is Like a copy of it. Thank Emulaxian for the wheel,it was made in 2001,then Hyperspin copied it..;)

Brigane

This might be out of the question but I'm gonna ask you guys anyway.
Is it even possible to compile Attract Mode with a Raspberry Pi Zero?

Floob

@spannernick1 Can you post your AM emulator config for MegaCD on pastebin?

@Brigane Should be fine, I dont have one to try though.
https://github.com/mickelson/attract/wiki/Compiling-on-the-Raspberry-Pi-(Raspbian-Jessie)

Brigane

@Floob I tried compiling using Zerojay's RetroPie-Extra scripts, but I didn't work

Floob

@Brigane You could try it manually with the link above.

Brigane

@Floob Ok, so I managed to get it installed on my RPi Zero with the link above Three things seems to be missing though.

The menu where I can choose to go to RetroPie Setup, Kodi or Launch Emulationstation, Reboot and Shutdown is not there.
I can't choose Robospin-beta Layout
Emulationstation "Switch to Attract Mode" option is not present.

Floob

@Brigane Yep, thats all custom items that I added in.
You can copy them out from one of the images in the .attract\scripts folder
It should look like this:
https://ufile.io/85b7

Its assuming /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh already contains attract

You can download the layouts like robospin from the AM forums and install.

spannernick1

Yes it does work on a Raspberry PI 1 B,I compiled it and it worked but never set it up,cos I got a Raspberry PI 3 for it.I compiled it on RetroPie 4.2 for the RPi1.

I compiled it using the github website,the instructions are on there,I used the jessie one.

I got the videos working now on my RPI3 but some of them,the sound it out of sync with the video..??

I had to put the videos in the scraper folder under snap and name them the same as the rom.

A lot of the videos I got are from YouTube.The videos play fine in VLC Media Player.I even made one yesterday for Double Switch and it plays ok in VLC but audio out of sync in AM.