Trying to Port AM2R

914aaron

So I found an unofficial Linux port of AM2R while browsing the Internet, and thought, hmm, I could put that on my Retropie!

So I followed the porting guide on the wiki, but I guess I did something a little wrong. I am a complete n00b to Python, so if anybody could help me out it would greatly appreciated.

I made a shell file "am2r.sh" with the contents:
"#!/bin/bash
sudo AM2R_linux_unofficial-sdl -am2r -basedir /RetroPie/roms/ports/AM2R_linux_unofficial/

Pi Model: 2
Retropie Version: 4.4.11-v7
Guide Used: https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Ports
AM2R Directory: /RetroPie/roms/ports/AM2R_linux_unofficial/
Error Message: "sudo: AM2R_linux_unofficial-sdl: command not found"

914aaron

So I just realized that I was doing the wrong thing. I did not know that Dark Places was an engine. Which leaves me having no idea what to do. AM2R uses the Game Maker engine, so would I have to install that?

(such inexperience XD)

hiulit

Maybe you could ask them directly, as the company behind Game Maker already released 3 games for the Raspberry pi http://www.yoyogames.com/pi

hiulit

BTW, it would be really cool if we could have this game on RetroPie! :D

mediamogul

This would be fantastic. I've never heard of this platform before.

hiulit

Here, instructions for how to install those 3 games https://github.com/bite-your-idols/gamemaker-retropie
Maybe this could be of some help.

BuZz

They don't want us to include those games directly / automatically in retropie btw. We asked. I guess because they want people to visit their site directly.

mediamogul

@BuZz

I was wondering about that after I read this from their site:

One thing we would ask however, is if anyone wants these games, please get them to come here to download them. Not only are we really interested to see just how many gamers there are out there for the Pi, but we want to be able to tell our developers. This will in turn get them excited, and in turn get more games on this amazing machine, which will help feed your gaming habit!

herb_fargus

@mediamogul personally the only way they'll get publicity on the pi is if they are included with RetroPie at least as a script but since they didn't want that, their loss really.

914aaron

@hiulit

Thank you for the link! I took a look at the shell files and mimicked it within AM2R. I'll make sure to put the results after I give permissions to the shell files.

Concat

@herb_fargus said in Trying to Port AM2R:

@mediamogul personally the only way they'll get publicity on the pi is if they are included with RetroPie at least as a script but since they didn't want that, their loss really.

So true... I too have never heard of these games before.

914aaron

I am having some extreme technical issues. Weather is bad and power keeps going out. XD

914aaron

So my current shell file for AM2R reads:
#!/bin/sh# . /etc/profileMY_DIR="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/am2r"chmod a+x $MY_DIR/*$MY_DIR/amr2

The game appears in the ports menu on Emulation Station, but every time I try to run it I get a syntax error:
"Unexpected word; was expecting ")""

I have no idea why I get that error because the Gamemaker games have the exact same shell format and run fine. If anyone has an amazing Python prowess and can look at that line of code and be "Aw, I know exactly what you did wrong," it would be GREATLY appreciated!

PokeEngineer

@914aaron

The game you are trying to run will not work because it is not complied for the ARM processor (RPI's processor). The 3 GameMaker games that were released were compiled for ARM, so you won't be able to do anything unless they release a RPI export module.

hiulit

Any progress on that? Is it possible to install and play it?

hiulit

Any progress on that? Is it possible to install and play it?

hiulit

@914aaron I'm stuck at the same point as you were

./am2r: 1: ./am2r: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

PokeEngineer

@hiulit

Nope. Not enough RAM...
I already attempted port this just like I did with Undertale, but same result...

hiulit

@RetroPieNerd :_(