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Can't get the Apple II emulator to work

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    kasimar1
    last edited by 21 May 2017, 22:22

    Last night I downloaded the Apple II emulator. I then moved one rom (Stellar 7 game) into the Apple2 folder. I restarted emulation stations and I did not see a selection for Apple 2. How do I figure out what I could have done wrong?

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      mediamogul Global Moderator @kasimar1
      last edited by 21 May 2017, 22:39

      @kasimar1

      Is the game's file extension .dsk? If so, do you have 'Parse Gamelists Only' enabled in Emulation Station?

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        kasimar1
        last edited by 21 May 2017, 23:14

        Yes, but when I downloaded the rom it was zipped. I copied the zip file over to the apple2 folder. Do I need to unzip the file?

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          herb_fargus administrators
          last edited by 21 May 2017, 23:59

          https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Apple-II/

          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            mediamogul Global Moderator @kasimar1
            last edited by 22 May 2017, 00:30

            @kasimar1

            A list of viable extensions is always listed on the system pages, such as the one for Apple II that Herb linked above. Sometimes zip is a viable option and will be listed alongside the others.

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              kasimar1
              last edited by 22 May 2017, 04:48

              Problem solved! I had to unzip the zip folder and then just move the rom over. Once I did that it work. However, for a lot of the emulators I have been working like the NES, you don't have to unzip them first. I noticed I had to the same for the N64 games as well. Thank you for your help.

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                edmaul69 @kasimar1
                last edited by 22 May 2017, 05:33

                @kasimar1 you will find systems that requires a lot of resources or computer systems that use disks due to multiple disks wont use zips. I have everything except mame and fba unzipped. (Since they cant be) I dont want that to ever be a slowdown for me. Especially when using a pi zero.

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                  mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
                  last edited by 22 May 2017, 05:38

                  @edmaul69

                  I keep everything zipped that has the option. Of course, I'm using a Pi3 and the time it takes to unzip a ROM is less than a full second.

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                    edmaul69 @mediamogul
                    last edited by 22 May 2017, 05:56

                    @mediamogul i unzipped my stuff many many years ago. Not every system i have modded throughout the years have been as good as even a pi 3.

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                      mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
                      last edited by mediamogul 22 May 2017, 05:59

                      @edmaul69

                      I totally get that. I'm still using the same Goodsets that I've been using for over ten years. If aint broke, don't break it.

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                        edmaul69 @mediamogul
                        last edited by 22 May 2017, 06:14

                        @mediamogul said in Can't get the Apple II emulator to work:

                        If aint broke, don't break it.

                        Well as an engineer i dont exactly follow that rule. It's more like "if it ain't broke, break it. And then figure out how to make it better."

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                          mediamogul Global Moderator @edmaul69
                          last edited by 22 May 2017, 06:35

                          @edmaul69

                          I like that even better.

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