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DraStic (Nintendo DS emulator) OUT NOW for pi2/3!

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    Oen @mediamogul
    last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 08:54

    Working great for me as well! Hoping the emulator can be pointed to bios directory, but otherwise no issues so far.

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      Pyjamarama
      last edited by Pyjamarama 21 Jan 2017, 12:12

      I updated the RetroPie Script but I cannot locate it into the experimental packages :(

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        daeks @PokeEngineer
        last edited by daeks 21 Jan 2017, 13:34

        @RetroPieNerd is it possible to modify the script to move bios files automatically to /home/pi/system?

        edit: tried a few games so far on pi3, all about 100%

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          windale
          last edited by windale 21 Jan 2017, 14:32

          When using the setup script it says it cant find the Bios files (they are included in the Drastic directory) unless you rename them and put them in the home/pi/system directory. It also makes all the Drastic directories in here which is very untidy. Also getting errors about saves. Is this repairable with the setup script or to do with the Drastic Beta ?

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            blackshadow
            last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 14:35

            if i get chance/free time ill go through my library and post a full results sheet so far though ive tested the following
            note that 100% refers to the speed i havnt done a full playthrough only 30mins to 1hour
            DBZ Supersonic Warriors 2 - 100% with glitch (had random blackscreen with cursor crash might be a rogue controller setting on this specific game though as it only happened occasionally when pressing B)
            Megaman ZX - 100%
            Megaman ZX Advent - 100%
            Super Mario 64 DS - 99-100%
            New Super Mario Bros DS - 98-100%

            all in all though for a beta its damn good enhanced resolution seemed to crash out on me after a bit though again that may be a rogue controller shortcut or somthing ill poke about and see whats happening in the settings good to see its on retropie setup now aswell :D

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              jcarhat
              last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:33

              I got a pretty nasty error trying to run the dark spire. Screen went black, and a few numbers popped up in the top left hand corner of the screen that was something like "000.000% 000.000%"

              Testing with another game now.

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                BuZz administrators
                last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:40

                I didn't test the PR before accepting and there are a few issues - I don't recommend running it until I have sorted it. It makes folders in the folder wherever you launch it from, so if you launched ES from another folder, it would also create its folders in there.

                I'm going to adjust the launch script so it changes to a configuration location etc.

                To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  jcarhat @jcarhat
                  last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:40

                  @jcarhat

                  Just got a bad rom. But i'm getting errors accessing data, I cant seems to be able to save?

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                    lilbud @jcarhat
                    last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:41

                    @jcarhat same here

                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                      jcarhat @lilbud
                      last edited by jcarhat 21 Jan 2017, 16:46

                      @lilbud
                      Black screen seems to be a rom issue or a or a bios issue, (make sure that the ones that come included in the drastic folder are moved to home/pi/system and renamed to nds instead of drastic.), I fixed mine by redownloaded the rom.

                      The saving issue seems to occur on every game that checks the memory for data. saving issue seems to be a problem with the current build, hopefully an update comes soon.

                      Drastic is EASILY the best emulator for NDS on android, i'd be stoked if I could play contra on the big screen.

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                        blackshadow
                        last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:53

                        indeed some games cannot start due to detecting corrupt memory or stating unable to save

                        also in reference to jcarhats comment the black screen with "000.000% 000.000%" is the current rom speed and on some larger roms eg pokemon black 2 it takes some time for the rom to accually load this seems to happen on larger roms wereas smaller games load up more or less instantly so bear that in mind when testing a game

                        not really tested saving on mine just speed on a side pokemon black 2...full speed :D also those crashes i was having was a rogue controller setting for somereason it defaulted some controls on a couple of games on my gamepad to various emulator settings fixed that and now all th games i mentioned are fine :D

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                          lilbud
                          last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:58

                          Now, the keyboard refuses to work in drastic. Games crash on boot and can't exit unless I ssh in to the pi.

                          Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                          Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                            jcarhat @blackshadow
                            last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:59

                            @blackshadow

                            Contra 4, New super mario brothers and dark spire have memory errors. Any NDS games that don't require saving, or is there any way to disable it to test how the emulator runs actual gameplay?

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                              BuZz administrators
                              last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 16:59

                              You are probably best reporting problems to the author - it's closed source so nothing we can fix. (Excluding some other issues with the retropie-module - eg the games database is not readable due to permissions etc).

                              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                lilbud
                                last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 17:07

                                I found that if you launch the emulator from cli, it works perfectly.

                                Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                                Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                  BuZz administrators
                                  last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 17:10

                                  I have applied my fixes now - you need to update retropie-setup and reinstall.

                                  configuration structure will be created in /opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic with symlinks to the shipped games database / cheat file / custom bios files.

                                  When launched from ES, the config location will be changed to, so it is used for save data etc.

                                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                    mediamogul Global Moderator
                                    last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 18:19

                                    I'm losing my mind at how amazing this is!! I had forgotten how many great games there are for this platform. I'm glad it's a rainy Saturday here, otherwise I'd feel bad about all the gaming I'll be doing today. Thanks to everyone involved for integrating this so early. If this is a beta, I can't wait to see the final.

                                    RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                      PokeEngineer
                                      last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 18:30

                                      Keep in mind it's just a beta, there are going to be some issues and bugs...

                                      Don't sweat it.
                                      When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

                                      😎

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                                        blackshadow
                                        last edited by 21 Jan 2017, 18:48

                                        indeed i was getting some random crashes on diddy kong racing a few mins ago

                                        @BuZz
                                        thanks for the updated setup seems to fix the save data so far :D

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                                          daeks @BuZz
                                          last edited by daeks 22 Jan 2017, 14:19

                                          @BuZz thx for your fixes - Looking on your post regarding unwanted folder creation: is it required to cleanup anything manually afterwards (retropie latest default installation)?

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