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    Drastic crashes apon startup

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      thechefpi123
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      So I wanted to run ds games on drastic using retropie 4.4 on a raspberry pi 3 b. the game I’m trying to run is super mario 64 DS and when I run it it’s shows a black screen with a mouse cursor for a second then goes back to the rom selection screen. I heard that the rpi3 cannot run ds games however I didn’t think it was true considering that the rpi2 can run them and I also heard otherwise from tons of other sites...so what am I doing wrong?

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @thechefpi123
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        @thechefpi123 said in Drastic crashes apon startup:

        I’m trying to run is super mario 64 DS and when I run it it’s shows a black screen

        Do any other games run?

        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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          thechefpi123 @mediamogul
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          @mediamogul if your talking ds, I haven't tried otherwise yes, I've tested mega drive, snes, nes, n64, and gba, I shall test another ds game now

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            quicksilver @thechefpi123
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            @thechefpi123 super mario 64 works great for NDS on my pi 3. Did you swap your card straight from your pi 2 to your pi 3? If so you may need to update the emulator.

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              thechefpi123 @quicksilver
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              @quicksilver no this was an rpi3 I bought yesterday with a freshly formatted sd card along with the latest retropie image

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                quicksilver @thechefpi123
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                @thechefpi123 perhaps you have a bad rom? Is this the same exact rom you were using on your pi2?

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                  thechefpi123
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                  I never had a pi2, I had a rpi 1 model b+ but never a 2, I'll try another rom to see what happens....

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                    mediamogul Global Moderator @thechefpi123
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                    @thechefpi123 said in Drastic crashes apon startup:

                    I shall test another ds game now

                    What did you find?

                    RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                      thechefpi123
                      last edited by thechefpi123

                      about to test sonic rush, if it works I've retried the super mario 64 ds file onto the pi
                      EDIT: Sonic rush adventure worked, I'm not trying the alt. Mario 64 ds file...

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                        thechefpi123
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                        Update: Got super mario 64 DS booted only to have it black screen after the nintendo logo with no sound, the emulator didn't freeze or crash as I could move the stylus....any advice?

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                        • mediamogulM
                          mediamogul Global Moderator
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                          @quicksilver, are you using the supplied BIOS file on your install, or an actual DS BIOS?

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                            thechefpi123
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                            I kept the supplied bios while using my own, could that be a problem?

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                              mediamogul Global Moderator @thechefpi123
                              last edited by mediamogul

                              @thechefpi123

                              You might try switching them out for the real BIOS files to see, but definitely keep the defaults handy.

                              RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                thechefpi123
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                                I got it working after finding a different copy of the file, I do however find the controls weird and ask how do you go back to the menu on drastic before we close this topic

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                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @thechefpi123
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                                  @thechefpi123

                                  I believe once you open up the on-screen menu initially, you have to exit out of it to get to the actual options.

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                                    thechefpi123
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                                    so how would I do that, I'm using a 360 controller....
                                    EDIT: the information on https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Nintendo-DS displays no controls for drastic only desmume....

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                                      celly @thechefpi123
                                      last edited by celly

                                      @thechefpi123 with a keyboard plugged in, launch a game and press the letter M. It’ll bring up the configuration menu and you can edit controls and more.

                                      Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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                                        thechefpi123
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                                        thanks, I think we are done here

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                                          quicksilver @thechefpi123
                                          last edited by quicksilver

                                          @thechefpi123

                                          This is also a great tutorial for setting up drastic and configuring the controls.

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                                            thechefpi123 @quicksilver
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                                            @quicksilver I ran through that after I couldn't get it to work the first time thanks though

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