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    Where to (legally) acquire content to play on RetroPie

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    • BenMcLeanB
      BenMcLean
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      Wow, I really need to update this, and my PI. :)

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      • ClydeC
        Clyde @BenMcLean
        last edited by

        @BenMcLean Welcome back!

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        • BuZzB
          BuZz administrators
          last edited by

          Is this the latest topic on this subject? Let me know if not as I pinned it.

          GOG have just released a bunch of games for free. Some which may be usable on RetroPie. I've not checked thoroughly but this seemed like the best place to post even being an old thread.

          https://www.gog.com/partner/stay_at_home

          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          • simpleethatS
            simpleethat @BuZz
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            @BuZz I can't recall any more recent.

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              VictimRLSH
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              Oooh, they got Ultima IV for free now. :)

              System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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              • BenMcLeanB
                BenMcLean
                last edited by

                I really need to update this

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                • BenMcLeanB
                  BenMcLean
                  last edited by

                  I thought I had updated this with everything but then I saw RetroBrews. Will have to try that out soon!

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                  • BenMcLeanB
                    BenMcLean
                    last edited by

                    @RetroBrews please add a script that automates downloading and running all the other scripts to get all the ROMs at once

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                    • thelostsoulT
                      thelostsoul
                      last edited by

                      Great list. Here are some more emulated games in Steam. But I don't know if the roms can be taken out.
                      https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/SNK
                      https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/

                      📜 RE/SET: 100 SNES Games for your RetroPie, 🎁 Share your hidden gems and insider tips

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                        VictimRLSH
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                        It is mentioned that no ROMS are included with Retropie, but that isn't COMPLETELY true. If you opt to install Ports, the shareware/demo files of those ports are automatically installed and are immediately playable.

                        System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                        • TriquickT
                          Triquick
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                          With the release of Box86 its possible to run games like Another Metroid 2 Remake on Raspberry Pi 4, including some Steam Games. I do wonder how to get something like this integrated into Retropie (or even if its possible).

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                          • BenMcLeanB
                            BenMcLean
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                            Added SynthCart for the Atari 2600

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                              Protocultor
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                              Epic Games Store is giving away Samurai Shodown Neogeo Collection for free until the 18th of this month:
                              https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/samurai-shodown-neogeo-collection/home
                              I'll check if there's a way to extract the ROMs from the .mbundle files.

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                              • BenMcLeanB
                                BenMcLean
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                                Added Chip's Challenge for SNES

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                                  ts-x @BenMcLean
                                  last edited by ts-x

                                  @BenMcLean, here are some other games that are worth adding to the list...

                                  -Free-
                                  Atari 2600: EMR II, Halo 2600, Juno First, Oystron, Skeleton+, Spies in the Night, Stay Frosty 2, Toyshop Trouble

                                  DOS: Ancient Domains of Mystery (I know this list doesn't normally include DOS games, but this is a well loved ASCII freeware game that's worth a look)

                                  Intellivision: 2048, Flapee Bird, Freewheeling Games Free ROM Downloads, Intellivision Game Vault (numerous games in a single location, this can replace the existing Hotel Bunny and Ultimate Pong links), FYI- the DK Arcade link is no longer working and Ms. Pac Man is no longer free

                                  NES: Alter Ego, Block Dude, Chicken of the Farm, Lan Master, Nova the Squirrel

                                  Genesis: Old Towers, Yazzie

                                  GBA: AGB Hack, AGB Rogue, AGB Trek, POWDER

                                  -Paid-
                                  Intellivision: D2K Arcade, Ms. Pac-Man, Intellivision.us (various game for sale and a few freebies- Ms. Night Stalker, Mystic Castle and Super Chef BT are must buys for any Intellivision fan. Samegame & Robots is really good as well). Note that the majority of the original Intellivision releases can be legally acquired by purchasing the PC version of Intellivision Greatest Hits (10 or 25 game version), Intellivision Lives, and/or Intellivision Rocks. They all show up periodically on popular auction sites, etc. and the game ROMS can be extracted from the CD using a few simple DOS commands.

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                                    VictimRLSH @ts-x
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                                    @ts-x I played the 2600 Juno First and was thouroughly impressed. One of the better ports, and the control sluggishness that was a "feature" of the arcade game has been toned down to below the frustration level while still being a factor in play. I actually like it more than the arcade version.

                                    System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                                    • themazingnessT
                                      themazingness
                                      last edited by themazingness

                                      Amazon Prime subscribers are getting free (well, with subscription so not really free) SNK games throughout the year. They can be claimed on twitch.tv, the Twitch app, or the Amazon Games app. Many of them come with a zipped copy of the rom and the necessary Neo Geo files to get the emulator to run it. Unfortunately, it looks like several do not include the files, and since it isn't GoG you won't get the installer to run innoextract on.

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                                      • themazingnessT
                                        themazingness
                                        last edited by themazingness

                                        Also, I posted about this a while ago but I have now verified this. The Taito Legends collections on PC have playable roms in their Roms folder. It does require zipping the contents of each folder. I have only tested this on a handful of games from Taito Legends 2 (I don't have the first or third collection yet), but every one I tried worked.

                                        Mind you, these collections are out of print, so it requires buying them from Ebay or Amazon. The third collection isn't even on Amazon, at least in the USA.

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                                        • themazingnessT
                                          themazingness
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                                          All this information is about purchasable games:

                                          farmerbb (Steam user) has a method to extract console roms from the Contra and Castlevania collections on Steam. The arcade roms can't be extracted afaik.

                                          Atari Vault now has a DLC expansion that has added new Atari 2600 and 5200 games.

                                          GoG has a lot of DOS games. Steam has several too, particularly from Piko Interactive LLC. They are already cheap but even cheaper when on sale. Not all of them are DOS games though. I know Water Margin is Sega Genesis, but I don't see a ROM for it and I'm not sure it is extractable.

                                          Namco Museum Archives Vol 1 and 2 were released recently on Steam. Older Namco Museum titles had arcade versions, but these are the NES versions of the games. Steam user Paratech2008 claims the roms can be extracted.

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                                            VictimRLSH @themazingness
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                                            @themazingness I keep an eye on GoG and Steam, often old games come up on 'sale' for free.

                                            System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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