@mitu Thanks so much! I am playing my very first game!

@mitu Yes retropie-extras. Ok i will.

I know this is an old thread, but I figured out how to get this working using the GSPLUS emulator. You'll need to create a .gsp file for Flobynoid. I used the sd71 slot and followed the path to another version of the Flobynoid rom with a .po extension. I also used an apple2gs.rom1 when I picked the ROM file. It will run Flobynoid in GS Mode when you do this.

Here is what my .gsp file looks like:

GSplus configuration file version 0.14

s5d1 =
s5d2 =

s6d1 =
s6d2 =

s7d1 = /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/APPLE2GS/Flobynoid.po

g_joystick_scale_factor_x = 281
g_joystick_scale_factor_y = 281
g_cfg_rom_path = ../../../../home/pi/RetroPie/roms/apple2gs/APPLE2GS.ROM1

bram1[00] = 00 00 00 01 00 00 0d 06 02 01 01 00 01 00 00 00
bram1[10] = 00 00 07 06 02 01 01 00 00 00 0f 06 06 00 05 06
bram1[20] = 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 03 02 02 02
bram1[30] = 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
bram1[40] = 07 0a 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d
bram1[50] = 0e 0f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 81
bram1[60] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[70] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[80] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[90] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[a0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[b0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[c0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[d0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[e0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram1[f0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 52 04 f8 ae

bram3[00] = 00 00 00 01 00 00 0d 06 02 01 01 00 01 00 00 00
bram3[10] = 00 00 07 06 02 01 01 00 00 00 0f 06 06 00 05 06
bram3[20] = 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 05 02 02 00
bram3[30] = 00 00 2d 2d 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 02 02 06 08 00
bram3[40] = 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 0a 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
bram3[50] = 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f 00 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[60] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[70] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[80] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[90] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[a0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[b0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[c0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[d0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[e0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
bram3[f0] = ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 36 2d 9c 87

As far as the BIOS roms go, I could never find the correct apple2.zip, so I copied the set of Apple II roms that were included in a build of Batocera I am currently using with my Pi5. I'm going to replace that with RetroPie once the experts here get around to creating a stable build, but I thought I'd share my solution here for those who want to try Flobynoid with GSPLUS.

@Lolonois what are the file extensions applewin works with?

@Lolonois It installed. Do i need specific Bios files in a certain directory on the pie as the game kicks right back out, super fast, to ES when i try to launch a game/disk with lr-apple2win.

I wrote a tutorial a while back with some tips to help with the disc swapping and save state mess. https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/19269/tutorial-painless-apple-game-emulation?_=1592965674049

One thing I would like to see is write protect in the emulator. Games written in Apple Pascal need the boot disc write protected or the boot hangs. This includes the first 3 Wizardry games. Like I discussed in the tutorial, you currently need to use file permissions as a workaround for this.

@alanhorman pressing f1 would have told you this as well.

Well I 100% agree with you. I use my retro pie as a controller only solution for the TV. I think a list of controller only compatible games for these systems is a great idea.

There are lots of fantastic games on the 8 bit and 16 bit computers that are never discovered by younger gamers or gamers in countries where the computers were not popular and everyone was on console instead. People avoid trying to emulate the old computers as lots of people play controller only.

By trial and error you can find games which don't need a keyboard. It would be great if more people played these games and discovered some of the many, many hidden gems on the 8 bit and 16 bit computers.

Vice loads in real-time, same as real hardware.
I tested this with Bruce Lee game, on both Pi and real C64 + Pi1541

@Zering Please open a new topic - don't necro post. Thank you.

@meleu said in RetroPie build focused on old computer emulation on a Pi Zero:

@detron said in RetroPie build focused on old computer emulation on a Pi Zero:

I have also considered doing this type of build on a Eee PC 1000 that I have lying around.
this would be a neat little retro computer

I think that installing a minimalistic Debian-based distro and then RetroPie would work fine for this purpose.

Thanks @meleu . I think it would be a cool little portable. I plan on giving it a try once I have time.

@ortsac Cool. You will find a lot of people around here very helpful indeed. Stick around and pass on what you learn.

@edmaul69

I like that even better.

@edmaul69 I also remember some titles expect you to type the number of the FDD where you have the disk inserted. Back in the day, I had two floppy drives which made multi-disk access so much easier (think PrintShop Companion, or Newsroom).

@edmaul69 yep. It works a lot like AdvMAME. However, I noticed analog settings like sensitivity don't get the image name embedded, so these are universal for the system.