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    CodeDrawer
    last edited by 9 Jun 2017, 11:57

    @lilbud What I mean by that, is that ninty mostly ignores the fans. Only every now and then they interact with fans. cough super mario maker cough But then there is that rom hack, captain toad treasure tracker. Then ninty made it into a game. Way to bladdernut steal an idea from a hacker ninty!

    N64 emulation is the next step :)

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      lilbud @CodeDrawer
      last edited by 9 Jun 2017, 12:13

      @CodeDrawer Hey, Captain Toad was a national treasure

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

      Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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        ohmycommodore
        last edited by 9 Jun 2017, 12:39

        On my initial read of this I figured "central server" meant a NAS or cloud space of your own. That's interesting, but yes only for smaller games. A lot of small games would not tax your internet too much.

        That said, I still think investing the time to comb through and select a nice "personalized" set of ROMS for yourself / family / kids etc. is worth it, as well as the time to figure out your workflow to add a handful more ROMS here and there without much hassle.

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          backstander
          last edited by backstander 6 Sept 2017, 16:13 9 Jun 2017, 15:12

          How does one get the legal roms?

          This might be a stretch but Sega has started selling several of their Genesis/Megadrive and Dreamcast games on Steam. Bundle Stars (who sells Steams keys) has a Sega bundle where you can pick which games you want out of this list for 3 for $1.49, 10 for $2.99 or 20 for $3.99:
          https://www.bundlestars.com/en/promotions/sega-genesis-pick-mix-bundle-2

          I just purchased the last 19 games I hadn't purchased before on this list. They did this last year around this time as well. 20 retro Sega Genesis games for $20...that's like $0.20 a game and a good deal!

          The only reason I put this here is this:
          These are actually encrypted ROM dumps and there's an emulator that runs these ROMs in Steam. I won't post the link but there's a few programs around the internet that can decrypt the ROMs and then they work with just about any emulator. I have tested them on RetroPie and they work after decryption.

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            BenMcLean
            last edited by BenMcLean 6 Sept 2017, 16:25 9 Jun 2017, 15:22

            Backstander, your information is out of date. The SEGA Genesis and Mega Drive Classics collection on Steam provides a folder named "Uncompressed ROMs" which contains ready-to-play ROM files which can be copied directly onto your PI, your phone, your hacked PSP or whatever you play on. No encryption, no DRM, no problems. They even encourage you to create ROM hacks and distribute them on Steam Workshop.

            SEGA is cool. SEGA does what Nintendon't. Give them all your sheckels.

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              backstander @BenMcLean
              last edited by backstander 6 Sept 2017, 16:37 9 Jun 2017, 15:36

              @BenMcLean
              That's great! I haven't messed with it in over a year and I've noticed a couple updates to Sega's emulator on Steam since I did. I was planning on revisiting this since I just purchased 19 new Sega games lol.

              I think some of these ROMs might also have bug fixes in them as well (compared to the original cartridges). Kind of like what Nintendo does with some of their Virtual Console games.

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                mediamogul Global Moderator @backstander
                last edited by 9 Jun 2017, 17:36

                @backstander

                Kind of like what Nintendo does with some of their Virtual Console games.

                I was always very impressed when they did that. Their VC release of the NES 'Donkey Kong' even went so far as to add in the cement factory stage that was criminally absent all those years.

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                  BenMcLean @mediamogul
                  last edited by 9 Jun 2017, 23:40

                  @mediamogul There's an NES Donkey Kong? I did not know that.

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                    mediamogul Global Moderator @BenMcLean
                    last edited by 9 Jun 2017, 23:51

                    @BenMcLean

                    Yes indeed. It's also the only version Nintendo has ever re-released. A little digging from various interested parties has raised the question of whether or not Nintendo even owns the full rights to the arcade original. The NES version is a considerably easier game, but still good fun and definitely the best home port available. Curiously, the hacked version with the pie factory was only ever offered in the original Wii shop.

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                      BenMcLean
                      last edited by 10 Jun 2017, 00:58

                      That's cool.

                      BTW, I started working on a big list of stuff you can legally download and/or buy to play on RetroPie.

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