How to install GameMaker Games?

[retronerd]

@hiulit how do i do this im a noob on Linux do you have an step by step guide?

[hiulit]

@retronerd Yes. Open a terminal or cmd, connect to your raspberry pi via SSH (you'll find that in Google easily or see if you fins this helpful https://github.com/hiulit/Murtop-Raspberry-Pi-Bartop-Arcade-Machine-Project#accessing-the-raspberry-pi-via-ssh) and type:

sudo apt-get install libopenal-dev

and then press enter

[herb_fargus]

@hiulit you should submit a pull request to the repo to add that dependecy in the script

[hiulit]

Hey @herb_fargus, yeah I know, I've already submited an issue because I really don't know where sudo apt-get install libopenal-dev should be placed :S

I guess it should be somewhere here? https://github.com/zerojay/RetroPie-Extra/blob/master/scriptmodules/ports/gamemaker.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# This file is part of The RetroPie Project
# 
# The RetroPie Project is the legal property of its developers, whose names are
# too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT.md file distributed with this source.
# 
# See the LICENSE.md file at the top-level directory of this distribution and 
# at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/master/LICENSE.md
#

rp_module_id="gamemaker"
rp_module_desc="GameMaker - Games for the Raspberry Pi"
rp_module_section="exp"
rp_module_flags="!mali !x86"

function install_bin_gamemaker() {
# Install They Need To Be Fed Game
wget -O- -q https://www.yoyogames.com/download/pi/tntbf | tar -xvz -C "$md_inst"
# Install Super Crate Box Game
wget -O- -q https://www.yoyogames.com/download/pi/crate | tar -xvz -C "$md_inst"
# Install Maldita Castilla Game
wget -O- -q https://www.yoyogames.com/download/pi/castilla | tar -xvz -C "$md_inst"
}

function configure_gamemaker() {
    mkRomDir "ports"

    addPort "$md_id" "TheyNeedToBeFed" "TheyNeedToBeFed" "$md_inst/TheyNeedToBeFed/TheyNeedToBeFed"
    addPort "$md_id" "SuperCrateBox" "SuperCrateBox" "$md_inst/SuperCrateBox/SuperCrateBox"
    addPort "$md_id" "MalditaCastilla" "MalditaCastilla" "$md_inst/MalditaCastilla/MalditaCastilla"
}

But I don't have a clue on how to add it... :(

[herb_fargus]

@hiulit add the function right under the module flags

Here's an example. Of course it will need to be adapted to the correct module name and remove all the unnecessary dependencies.

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/33a3a7e287c1e31df12b3374805294fda96746a6/scriptmodules/ports/solarus.sh#L16-#L18

[hiulit]

@herb_fargus Something like this?

rp_module_id="gamemaker"
rp_module_desc="GameMaker - Games for the Raspberry Pi"
rp_module_section="exp"
rp_module_flags="!mali !x86"

function depends_gamemaker() {
  getDepends libopenal-dev
}

function install_bin_gamemaker() {
# Install They Need To Be Fed Game
wget -O- -q https://www.yoyogames.com/download/pi/tntbf | tar -xvz -C "$md_inst"
# Install Super Crate Box Game
wget -O- -q https://www.yoyogames.com/download/pi/crate | tar -xvz -C "$md_inst"
# Install Maldita Castilla Game
wget -O- -q https://www.yoyogames.com/download/pi/castilla | tar -xvz -C "$md_inst"
}

[herb_fargus]

@hiulit yeah looks right. Well done :)

[PokeEngineer]

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[hiulit]

@herb_fargus Thanks to you! ;) https://github.com/zerojay/RetroPie-Extra/pull/195/

[hiulit]

@hiulit Oh, I also changed the wiki https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/GameMaker-Games is that okay?

[herb_fargus]

@hiulit yep just fine. Forgot we even had a wiki page on it

[retronerd]

@hiulit Thanks! its working:) How do i get my controller working with these games?

[hiulit]

@retronerd Wooow, hehe! That's another whole story right there :P
In principle, they might work with an Xbox controller, but nothing else. Well, the keyboard, of course. And that's it. There's been plenty discussions on this forum and I think no one has been able to make it work I'm afraid... :(

[BenMcLean]

I added the sh file to the directory as instructed, but nothing changes and this module doesn't show up in the setup script. What should I do?

[darknior]

WOAW i'm sad ... It is a joke GameMaker on PI :(

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/GameMaker-Games
https://github.com/bite-your-idols/gamemaker-pi
https://github.com/zerojay/RetroPie-Extra/blob/master/scriptmodules/ports/gamemaker.sh

Today i try to work on GameMaker, a really cool engine with fantastic games :)
Easy to install and easy to understand.
The joystick don't work, but in LOG file we can see it recognise mine.

GAMEPAD: 4 axis values (last) at 0x76229650
GAMEPAD: Enumerating 7
GAMEPAD: device name 8Bitdo NES30 Pro
GAMEPAD: buttons - 16, axes - 8
GAMEPAD: 4 axis values (last) at 0x76229610
GAMEPAD: 4 axis values (last) at 0x762295f0
GAMEPAD: 4 axis values (last) at 0x762295d0

And it save KEYs in the config. ini file

start="80.000000"
button4="86.000000"
button3="67.000000"
button2="88.000000"
button1="90.000000"
right="39.000000"
left="37.000000"
down="40.000000"
up="38.000000"
[GAMEPAD]
scheme="0.000000"
[CONTROLLER]
scheme="0.000000"
[DISPLAY]

[KEY CONFIGURATION]
up="38.000000"
down="40.000000"
left="37.000000"
right="39.000000"
button1="90.000000"
button2="88.000000"
start="32.000000"

I think it is possible to edit by hand and found the good values for my pad ... the best way can be a script to use AUTO KEY from RETROARCH config files but i don't know how to do that.

After i try to add games, and it's now it is a JOKE !!! we can't :(
If i understand fine the engine has been make for pi ... https://www.yoyogames.com/pi ... there is two years.
For only three games, and Yoyo never make more games after that :(
I have try Windows games with the launcher, no error but go out when finished to load.
Try also Linux compiled games, and i have this library error, PI version are different :

Objects 973: obj_naAL lib: (WW) alc_initconfig: Failed to initialize backend "pulse" /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh : ligne 1014 : 20420 Erreur de segmentation SDL_VIDEO_EGL_DRIVER=/opt/vc/lib/libEGL.so SDL_VIDEO_GL_DRIVER=/opt/vc/lib/libGLESv2.so /opt/retropie/ports/gamemaker/EFMB/EFMB

Really sad when i see all the cool free games on this engine.
Maybe we can found a solution for this error ? I have it on 3 games :(
If some one can help ...
Thanks

[PokeEngineer]

@darknior said in How to install GameMaker Games?:

After i try to add games, and it's now it is a JOKE !!! we can't :(

1. That is because those games can't be run without optimizations to them, and you can't do it without it's source code and a Raspberry Pi export module.

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@darknior said in How to install GameMaker Games?:

For only three games, and Yoyo never make more games after that :(

2. That's because the three games released were a test run to gain interest for a Raspberry Pi export module. It is still being worked on.

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@darknior said in How to install GameMaker Games?:

I have try Windows games with the launcher, no error but go out when finished to load.

3. Can't do that without some work to convert it so that it would be able to run on Linux plus the same issues as numbers 1 & 2.

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@darknior said in How to install GameMaker Games?:

Try also Linux compiled games, and i have this library error, PI version are different :

Objects 973: obj_naAL lib: (WW) alc_initconfig: Failed to initialize backend "pulse" /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh : ligne 1014 : 20420 Erreur de segmentation SDL_VIDEO_EGL_DRIVER=/opt/vc/lib/libEGL.so SDL_VIDEO_GL_DRIVER=/opt/vc/lib/libGLESv2.so /opt/retropie/ports/gamemaker/EFMB/EFMB

4. Same issues as numbers 1 & 2.

[zerojay]

Maybe it needs pulseaudio running/installed?

[darknior]

@pokeengineer said in How to install GameMaker Games?:

That's because the three games released were a test run to gain interest for a Raspberry Pi export module. It is still being worked on.

Thanks for your answer, i know all you write ... i have understand this when i search and read over internet :(
It's logic we must have the source code to convert them, and the export module :(

I'm sad that GameMaker was not a full game engine like Solarus, RPGMaker and some other that can make works fine games on all the systems where there are ported. With GM the Developpeurs must adapt their games and it is more complicated :(

I wish the test will works fine and they will port more games ... but i'm really optimistic :(
No many guys using PI like a normal PC and buy games ... maybe later with PI 4 or 5 when they will be powerful ...

[darknior]

@zerojay said in How to install GameMaker Games?:

Maybe it needs pulseaudio running/installed?

Maybe, you are stronger than me to test that.
Have you already try to install other games ?

[zerojay]

I haven't touched those scripts in a very long time. I could take a quick look at it when I have a minute.