First post about RetroPie

simonster

For Doom, you will probably get better results using the Doom Engine in Ports (I think it is PrBoom, but someone else will know better than me). It runs Doom very well on the Pi.

Did you see the following message at the top of the forum: "Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first "?

Fill in the details requested there and it will help us to diagnose anything and be able to assist you.

RpiBeginner

Hi.

Thanks for the reply. No I must admit I did not read everything there. I'll read it and get back to you.

RpiBeginner

Here are the specs I can provide.

Pi Model or other hardware: Raspberry pi 3 model b
Power Supply used: (If using a Pi): The official wall power supply
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): 4.2.2
Built From: (Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website: retropie-4.2-rpi2_rpi3 is the filenmae i Downloaded from Retropie website
USB Devices connected: 1 SNES usb controller, 1 Sony Playstation 4 controller (Dont have serial, model number etc, sorry)
Controller used: SNES usb controller, sony playstation 4 controller
Error messages received: No errors, I just cant move down and left in Doom
Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide)
Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable) Dosbox

ExarKunIv

@RpiBeginner

yes @simonster is right PrBoom works very well and all the keys are mapped. (i personly did a little remapping) but it works right out of the box.

DosBox does work well, but you have to make a custom mapping for each game to get it perfect, it is not hard to do, but a little confusing to get started.

but there are great Ports out there, doom, and doom 2, wolf 3d, and even quake. that all use the normal Retroarch control configurations. so playing is easy

RpiBeginner

Hi.

Thanks for your reply.

Okay, maybe you can explain why my version of Pr-boom/doom does not work ? No input was registred with my controllers, even though they work fine in ES gui.
Its nice to know that it is "easy" to do, but when things don't work, "easy" is just an annoying word.

ExarKunIv

@RpiBeginner

hmmm
your controller works fine in other games as well?

RpiBeginner

In SNes games no problem.. I tried the Port for Quake 1, which also works fine.. Quake 3? Forget it.. No input registred either

ExarKunIv

@RpiBeginner

ok thats odd, quake works but not doom, going to have to dive a little on my system to see if i can find anything,

or someone with more knowledge then I can point out what is going on

RpiBeginner

Thank you.

I'm a little tempted to download some of the "custom" images of Retropie people have made. With all the roms installed and probably fixed all the controls as well. But the images are hidden behind a gigaton of ads and all sorts of stuff, so I deemed it impossible to get it.

ExarKunIv

@RpiBeginner

i would not recommend you to do that.
that is frowned on here, so im glad that you deem it impossible, people will not help you if you do that

ExarKunIv

just a question

when you start doom, press A when it tells you to. in that menu the first option will be what Emu you want to use. Press A. does it say Lr-prdoom

EDIT nevermind, there is only two to pick from Lr-prdoom or zdoom. and if you only installed Prdoom then that will be the only one.

ExarKunIv

if you can when you start the game. press select and x
this will being up the Retroarch menu.
open quick menu, and then go to controls, from there you can change the controls.
that is if you can get there. if not,

we will need to get more help. i have come up with nothing why it does not see your controller

RpiBeginner

I just tried to "Select and X", but nothing happens.. I can only get to the menu when it says "press a button to...etc" but in that menu, all I can change is which emulator to use, and video settings etc..

pjft

I don't think it would matter at all, but have you tried re-defining your controllers in ES now that you installed these new ports/systems?

Given that their libretro, I don't expect it to influence things in any way, but worth a shot.

ExarKunIv

@RpiBeginner

something more deep is going on here ( not that you need to be told that) and that is out of my league

RpiBeginner

Dammit.. Hmm Well.. Another thing I could try is basicly:

Format and reinstall from scratch or
Install Retropie On top of the Raspbian O/S I have on another Sd card. Wourld this be possible? And without too much loss?

ExarKunIv

@RpiBeginner

if you have a spare card i say do a clean load on that one, and get PrBoom going on it frist, see if something got messed up that you missed. should not take long just to do that.

i have done that a few times when i could not get something going and i wanted to make sure it was not the load

RpiBeginner

Hi again. Sorry for the slow reply, I've just been busy playing around with my Pi :).
So I reinstalled my PI and this time, without updating any setup scripts (which is usally recommended as I understand) And now it runs soo much better. I've plugged in a ps4 controller, and the mapping for NES/SNES/GBA/N64 are basicly flawless.. Only challenge was to map controls for Dosbox.. I did finally get directions in Doom to work, but I used a very un-logic solution. In the Dosbox Mapper, It didn't matter which directional control I remapped, nothing worked. Until I tried to remap the Numpad keys (which are also used as directional keys in doom) and THAT did the trick for direction :)

ExarKunIv

@RpiBeginner

nice, as long as it works for you and you know what it going on. that is all that matters.

good job

RpiBeginner

Yeah thats what I think too. Uhm. btw.. Do you know how to setup the PSP emulator so it runs games like little big planet more smoothly? Its pretty laggy on my pi3, but I've seen a youtuber play it silky smooth.