Fixing games that require the NDS Microphone in Drastic

quicksilver

@SartreFan he's been pretty silent about rpi development since then. So I'm not holding my breath. He did say that open sourcing drastic may be something that happens eventually, so that may be the best we can hope for.

soulfunkdjx

My friends, i think i have found the solution to make those games working. I have to test them later today (my kids are not letting me too free). If anyone is interested please reply and i hope to have some good news untill tomorrow.

robertybob

@soulfunkdjx Any news?

blackshadow

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/21826/newer-version-of-drastic-compatible-with-raspberry-pi/36

this should solve your problem its a later revision of drastic compiled for odroid that is also compatable with rpi by all accounts fixes any games with mic requirements and also solves the issue with the emu running in the background after exit should be a simple case of swap out the binary

soulfunkdjx

Sorry for the delay guys. I fixed it and the game actually works. This is what you have to do.

SSH/Putty to your Pi or plug a keyboard and press F4 to get local command prompt.

cd /opt/retropie/emulators

sudo mv drastic drastic.old

sudo wget https://github.com/Retro-Arena/binaries/raw/master/odroid-xu4/drastic.tar.gz

sudo tar -xvf drastic.tar.gz

ls -lah (validate file/folders are in place, just make sure you see folder called "drastic")

sudo reboot

Just to understand we have downloaded Drastic version 2.5.0.4 which has only released for Odroid and for good luck it is working on retropie too!!!! The latest release for retropie was 2.5.0.3. With the new update 2.5.0.4 seems to bypass the microphone problem.

chelochelini2014

@soulfunkdjx thank you for sharing.

DTEAM

I know It's an old topic, but I see developpement

Now, in Drastic, We are supose to be able to generate static noises in settings.

see : https://www.drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13037&p=31344&hilit=retropie+mic#p31344

I agree with the other guy, where is this option? Is It in a newer version? Does somebody are able to do that on Retropie?

Last release is 2.5.1.1a. Is It tested or compatible with Retropie?

mitu

@dteam DraStic is mainly developed for Android devices, the RPI version is rarely updated by the developer(s) and it's just at version r2.5.0.4.

DTEAM

@mitu
For 2.5.0.4 It was for Odroid but It works for Pi according soulfunkydjx comment:

Just to understand we have downloaded Drastic version 2.5.0.4 which has only released for Odroid and for good luck it is working on retropie too!!!! The latest release for retropie was 2.5.0.3. With the new update 2.5.0.4 seems to bypass the microphone problem.

Could It be the same thing for ~~2.5.1.1a~~ 2.5.2.2a?

mitu

@dteam said in Fixing games that require the NDS Microphone in Drastic:

Could It be the same thing for 2.5.1.1a?

Is there a 2.5.1.1a version released for ARM devices (RPI/Odroid compatible, non-Android) available ?

DTEAM

@mitu
I don't know, I'll investigate It on Drastic forum and DraStic Beta group.
I found that and I ask questions on Drastic Beta group and I'm waiting
https://drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?t=8073

They say: Also expect updates for Linux and Windows PC builds at some point.

Update good news
see: https://www.drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13901&p=33629&hilit=windows#p33629

Yes its still in progress, its decided that the open source fork will be a Retroarch core so that users on multiple systems and not just phones can play it. Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:20 am

This is awesome !!

DTEAM

I'm trying to use a USB Mic and It's not working.
Retropie seems to recognize It. I'm running Pi4 with the Headphone because I built my own handheld console and I used the headphone jack for speaker output. When I go in Drastic (Zelda - Spirit Tracks) , the Microphone doesn't work. Do I havec to select specific audio card or audio device ? PS4 mic also doesn't work.

quicksilver

@dteam I don't think mic functionality is built into the version of drastic that is available on the pi.

DTEAM

@quicksilver
Thanks, It's what was I thought. This post misleads people. In the next version, they probably add a static noise. I hope....