This works, but I'll need to test across other games which hopefully will not involve more than sorting out correct button mappings. I noticed that for scummvm, its only backend options are for SDL2 and therefore will not work (as far as I can tell) with xboxdrv.

That's because ScummVM is already a SDL2 application and there's no need for a compatibility shim like sd12-compat.

It's looking to me as if xboxdrv may be a bit of a dead end when it comes to button remappings for non-libretro emulators in RetroPie. Can such remappings be done in SDL2 or is there another option that could be applied system-wide?

Not dead, just not widely used. xboxdrv itself is mostly feature complete and there's little development nowadays, since compatibility with Xbox controllers is offered OOB by Linux kernel modules (xow, xpad, xpadneo).

There are no alternative re-mapping solutions in RetroPit, though anything that works in Linux and without X11/Wayland could work.

@mitu Done and fixed!

@jamrom2 said in No artifacting in lr-atari800 anymore: New build updated to 4.8.5 script:

@mitu ok, that works. I just save a config for each game. Thanks a mil!

So now the 5200. Why am I getting a pop-up when I start a game that reads "Atari800: 800 cart not found in DB".

I have the system selected as 5200 Super System in the Core Settings. The machine is listed as "Atari 5200 (16 kb) in the Atari800 emulator menu as well. These are the same roms I've been using for every build since my Pi2 days. Never seen this error message before. Thanks in advance.

Nevermind... Rom issue. Apparently it doesn't like .bin files anymore. I switched to all .a52 and all is working!

Have you tried using the Core input remapping menu to re-configure the input ?

@jimmyfromthebay

There is nothing wrong with the lr-atari800 build Did you put the right BIOS roms where they need to be? Are you running good ROMs. Make sure to check what's in the ROM files and not that they are double zipped...some downloads have that issue

Also..did you follow this?

once you have the correct BIOS files in place and the emulator(s) working. I highly suggest taking some time to go through this build setup for lr-atari800/5200.

Without it, your systems will work, but look nothing like they should, especially the a800 side.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/22392/lr-atari800-5200-artifacting-basic-and-other-guidance

@jamrom2 I did, but that doesn’t give me the option of choosing keyboard keys when I go to the config.

Got it working. This required a visit to Atari Age to understand what was going on.

There are some protections in A800 disks that lr-Atari800 can't get around but Altarri can. This was one of them, hence the odd error message. The emulator reads the disk, but it's not jumping over the sector of copy protection.

I was graciously given a "newer" version of CA that had the protections removed.

The underlying Linux operating system that RetroPie runs on top of is intrinsically multiuser.
You only need a free TeleTYpe program (I recomment putty for Windows) to gain access from your laptop in the same way as WinSCP does to move files.

Username pi - Password raspberry
The pi user does NOT have administrator rights, but the 'run as super user' keyword "sudo" can be used in front of any commands that needs them (no admin password required).

Make the terminal window as big as you need and use the nano editor to change configurations.

bye.

@grand_national to exit Atari 800 standalone emulator you have to use the keyboard (F9). F1 enters the configuration. Only retroarch emulators and a couple of standalone emulators like amiberry and mupen64 support exiting with the select+start combination. But the standalone Atari 800 emulator is a lot more functional than the libretro core.

I don't know any settings to make it start in Game Focus mode by default - not sure it is possible.

EDIT: you can install the standalone atari800 emulator and use the runcommand launch menu to use it for text adventure games.

@tpr said in Question about Multi-Disc Consoles:

Going back to the Sega CD question, what are my current options? Do I just have to have all the discs listed in the rom directory?

Yes, since no SegaCD emulator supports .m3u files at the moment, so you'll have to load the game directly from a disc.

@mitu Ok, I'll give Skyscraper a try.

It looks like they're listed under "Atari 8-bit" instead of calling it Atari 800, maybe because it included all versions of the 400/800 system?

Thanks for fishing this out, and hopefully will be an easy fix for you and the team.

Best,

JR

@macraem I have the same problem. Were you able to find any solution?

Ok, it was me not saving the config for the Rom in the Options menu...

Now it works perfectly.

Thanks again.

Found an issue with source code. Pull request are pending.
https://github.com/libretro/libretro-atari800/pull/38

Ok I just did one more test and I downloaded the Atari800 core from the retropie setup and it does have perfect sound quality (audio coming from my left speaker only, though), and it uses the same BIOs files than the lr-atari800 core. Is this normal? I want to use the lr-atari800 because of the keyboard being mapped to the joypad, or maybe if it is a way to get into the Retroarch menu in Atari800, and the set up my gamepad being Atari Joystick?

Thanks in advance!

I use these cool devices on icode.com. They allow you to have up to 4 paddles or joysticks connected to you PC via usb. There is even a bluetooth version.

Atari paddles and joysticks usb adapter