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    Nintendo 3DS BIOS

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    • doctorstorkD
      doctorstork Banned
      last edited by doctorstork

      git hub says I need bios that end in .bin [drastic_bios_arm7.bin and drastic_bios_arm9.bin]
      I can only find bios that ends in .rom
      Will those work

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      • PokeEngineerP
        PokeEngineer @doctorstork
        last edited by PokeEngineer

        @doctorstork

        Don't worry about the BIOS, just play! DraStic has already those custom BIOS files pre-installed.

        Don't sweat it.
        When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

        😎

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        • doctorstorkD
          doctorstork Banned
          last edited by doctorstork

          So far this is the BEST emulator I have seen. Only one problem. After playing a game I am stuck in the game..how do you get back to the main menu. Do you need a keyboard?

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          • AlexMurphyA
            AlexMurphy Banned @doctorstork
            last edited by

            @doctorstork Yes. You need a keyboard with DraStic. Esc is used to exit the emulator and M is used to access the DraStic Menu used for configuring set up, controls, cheats etc. They keyboard can also be used to re-arrange the positioning of screens on the fly.

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            • W
              windale
              last edited by windale

              The RetroPie Docs need editing to avoid confusion, DraStic does NOT need any BIOS files. I've edited the Wiki but not the Docs.

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              • AlexMurphyA
                AlexMurphy Banned @windale
                last edited by

                @windale Yeah, good man. That seemed to be causing a bit of confusion. Herb updates the docs from time to time when the wiki is updated.

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                • herb_fargusH
                  herb_fargus administrators @windale
                  last edited by

                  @windale well technically they are "needed" they just happen to come with the emulator, and they also happen to be different than the desmume bios (though I am not sure if the desmume bios will also work on Drastic)

                  If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                  Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    windale @herb_fargus
                    last edited by

                    @herb_fargus Yes, but not as an extra thing that the user has to add, that's why I edited the Wiki. I don't know if the DraStic Bios is custom edited by Exophase for better compatibility (custom fixes).

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                    • mediamogulM
                      mediamogul Global Moderator @windale
                      last edited by

                      @windale

                      I don't know if the DraStic Bios is custom edited by Exophase for better compatibility (custom fixes).

                      It's custom, but it seems to have been a choice made by Exophase to make distribution easier. There's an interesting post with him discussing it here. It continues for two posts on the next page as well.

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

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                      • doctorstorkD
                        doctorstork Banned @windale
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