@mitu
Pi4 4GB
Official PSU
Latest retropie (just updated)
Latest Emulationstation (just updated)

As I already mentioned I had configured the controller (wireless PS3 controller) in Reicast manually.

It still did nothing other than launch the game.

I have since (last night) tried two different controllers (PS4 connected using an 8bitDo adaptor and a generic USB wired controller) and they both worked fine without being manually configured in Reicast all be it I couldn't exit the game (I suspect manual config in reicast will solve that)

So it would appear PS3 controllers are not compatable with Reicast despite being listed in the reicast config (my google of the issue did tend to throw up more ps3 controller issues than any other).

I will look into installing flycast

Thanks,

@Metal-Ghost said in Dreamcast .RAR Files and Proper Formatting:

Of course, that kinda' raises another question now for me: this particular file has BIN and CUE files....not sure how one would get these into .cdi or .gdi?

You don't need that, .cue/.bin files should work also.

@KRAKATOA you are a life saver. It worked to perfection. Thank you!!!!

@mitu oh ok. I will have a look at that when i get a moment.
Thanks

@Darksavior

Cdi games can have missing cd audio

When I converted I did use GDI files to make my CHD files. That's a good point. I do remember reading something about CDI files being "hacked" in someways so they can be burnt on a discs.

@SireGo
You probably want to just get the GDI version and maybe convert them to CHD.

Just in case anyone stumbles across this in the future,

I never did get that to work correctly. I ended up wiping my card clean and starting over. This time it all works right, as far as I know, I did everything the same.

@Drax98 when you set it up you have to set up a,b,x and y like a Super Nintendo controller not an xbox controller x and y are reversed and a and b are reversed. Set those up correctly and you wont have issues.

@Stuart2773

I did try that, and was then prompted to install place bios files when loading up system manager

@melbmatt50 https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/364/every-time-i-play-dreamcast-displays-the-setting-screen-time-date

There is a step by step in that thread to fix the date and time issue. It worked for me. I'm not sure if it still works with the latest version of retro pie however so use at your own risk. I'd recommend backing up your image first.

@mth75 I have been struggling to get Dreamcast to load on my desktop PC with retropie. Where exactly are the system links for the BIOS files located?

@qcerb

You obviously haven't read the forum rules and after having been warned, you continue to ask for the file. One more request and it's a ban.

@ecks Did you test those files with some other emulators (eg: nullDC for pc) just to check their validity ?