Everyone take a shot of you favorite beverage every time "Batocera" is said, lol. All kidding aside, this is the most useful intro video to batocera on the net. I'm totally new to this and he did a wonderful job on explaining everything. Thank you!
after trying Recalbox and Retropie, I've found that Batocera is the best out-of-the-box retro gaming experience! Retropie may have some customizations, but they're a pain to fiddle with and Batocera is getting even better over time with their own customizations and easier to use. I have a pc dedicated specifically to Batocera because I love the interface and look, making retro gaming even more fun.
@@Southized Yes, but like Retroarch, it still requires Batocera to keep those emulators updated right? Like i dont think Batocera develops the emulators does it?
@@z0h33y retro arch does not use the full emulators. It uses cores. So you get bad performance. Batocera uses the full emulators in a front end called emulation station. So you get every emulator in one install.
@@z0h33y batocera is a complete operating system. Not an executable in windows. When you power on a batocera pc it will boot straight into games menu. Then you turn on your controller. And now you have a video game console
I really dislike it defaults to Europe for game region and I can't fix it on the Steam Deck Batocera v38 (v39 has the Right Audio channel missing bug), it says to hit Start+L+R and I hit that and it does *nothing*
I need help I have powered USB hub I can't boot batocera when I connect my HDD through USB hub but I can boot it when I connect HDD directly with laptop I to connect it through USB hub so that I can connect controller also
"A number of high end emulators will take a hit in Batocera because it's not as optimized as Windows." Could you specify which we are referring to? Does this include Game Cube and/or Wii U? 🤔
They have to be done manually. In the Rom folders, you will see "fbneo", "cps1", "cps2", "cps3", etc. From there, you will need to copy your roms to the appropriate folders.
@@BatoceraNation - so it has to be done manually, uff that’s going to take a while. One more thing, I got an arcade rom set on a hardrive, can I just dump all the roms into mame or do I have to separate them into fb neo and mame as well?🤔
@@MrRockfish01 Go to the Rom folders and if you see associated folders like "fbneo" or "cps2", etc., copy the selected Roms into the appropriate folders. The rest can be copied into the Mame folder.
Batocera uses retroarch and stand alone emulators, so can play systems retroarch only doesnt support, and in some cases may give better performance cause of stand alone options. Plus its a stand alone OS, whereas retroarch runs in windows.
Dropping a sub and like, because you answered the question I had! I was just wondering if it would be better to use an extra hard drive I had laying around but no, I'll wait and invest in a mini pc that's pretty strong. I want to make my own stand alone emulator device for when I'm streaming my rom hacks and mods of older games to take a load off my pc and this looks to be the best bet. But I also want something portable to take to a friend's house so we can do some og gaming and this is looking like it'll fit the bills. Thanks for the videos! I can't wait to come back for more!
Hello! I’m very new to the Batocera emulation scene but have been a Modder for years. I had no problem getting my rig set up and running. My issue is that my Batocera and everything about it runs choppy after I scrape my artwork. The dash and the games skip. Scrolling through games on the stock Batocera music skips as does the screen. Is this something that can be fixed? I’ve tried three different hard drives. All with the same result. I’m running a Dell Optiplex 3010 with gen 3, I-5 processor and 8gb ddr2 RAM.
Hi! Unfortunately, your system is using Integrated Intel HD Graphics 2500/4000. It's just not powerful enough to handle it all. Can you add a graphics card to it? An AMD graphics card would really help. Other than that, any of the newer Intel generation CPUs should do much better. Tenth to 12th Intel generation, or anything with Intel Iris would really help.
@@BatoceraNation Thank you my friend! I do have a graphics card port for an upgrade. I found a compatible AMD Radeon graphics card. Gonna give it a whirl. Thank you for the quick response and advice. I appreciate you!
With the current intergrated graphics you could try an older version of Batocera, before v29 I think it is. But as BN said being 3rd gen perhaps it is a little old, dunno. Perhaps a dedicated graphics card will do the trick but then you would also be limited to whatever your cpu could handle. But you should be able to get some systems running though either way. I had an i5 4th gen with intergrated graphics and had no issues when I was using that, some PS2 emulation on it too even. Mostly at native 1x res though. 4th gen out of the box are quite capable, and not to expensive. Anyway.😁
@Batocera Nation i have found you to be deceitful.... do not lie about settings that "not gonna work" I have tried settings at the polar opposite of what u say to check ur facts and they work even though u say they don't
The emulators are already included in Batocera. You copy your games into the proper emulator folders within the main rom folder. Once you update, you will see the emulators and games.
Usually adding links will end up by yt auto deleting the comment. I would say just use google. Also, in many of Batocera Nation vids he will show you one particular place as well.
I have Italian blood in me. However, I'm a Latino who was born in NYC. Half Ecuadorian and half Spaniard. So, when I pronounce "Batocera", I'm pronouncing it in Spanish.
Not supported. An alternative would be to just an android front end for your emulators like Dig,Reset Collection or Launchbox. You would ofcourse still have to install emulators seperately as those are front ends only. And they are not something you boot into, theyre just still apps that need to be launched.
Thans a lot for this video. Better performances on Windows over linux remain to prove. It IS becoming less and less true with the better GPU driver support. Same, for emulators on Windows and not on linux. Switch is not on batocera for ethical reasons.
You're right. For the most part, it has gotten so much better. PS3 & WiiU emulation appears to be slower but other than that, it has gotten so much better and faster.
@@ChRisu_Ojisan I didn't know what the GPU was at the time. But after checking the system, the GPU is Intel UHD Graphics. So in summary, it doesn't seem to have any Nvidia drivers. It's entirely Intel driven.
Batocera is legal. Emulation is legal. The games included in Batocera are all legal since they are all homebrew. The games you add to it may or may not be legal depending where you get them. For example, the Top 50 Retro Remakes video tutorial that I made for Batocera are all freeware and legal. Everyone of those games. Look for it.
@@BatoceraNation thanks for the answer. i agree about batocera is legal .but i dissagre if it say roms include is homebrew. even if we buy and own the all original games in hand. we cannot copying the games because this piracy and illegal.
@nurwanto19 if you own the physical media and are ripping the data from them directly, you're not doing anything illegal because you legally own those cartridges. It'd only be illegal if you uploaded those roms for other people to download. Having said that, many games can only be played "illegally" nowadays. For example, I'm pretty sure Capcom isn't going to re-release their stellar Alien VS Predator beat-'em-up due to all the legal hoops they'd have to jump through for that. Sure you can hunt down an official Arcade PCB secondhand on ebay or something, but CAPCOM or... Disney, I guess... will not get a cent of that.
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Sometimes,depending on the PC hardware, emulators through windows may allow some systems to run a little better, and sometimes using Batocera is a little better. But the difference usually isnt huge. Basically if your PC cant PS2 games now for eg, its highly unlikely using Batocera will make any difference. It comes down to your PC specs. However theres no harm in trying Batocera is there? Flash it to a flash drive or portable hdd, load up any bios files you need and some roms and give it a test.
Everyone take a shot of you favorite beverage every time "Batocera" is said, lol. All kidding aside, this is the most useful intro video to batocera on the net. I'm totally new to this and he did a wonderful job on explaining everything. Thank you!
after trying Recalbox and Retropie, I've found that Batocera is the best out-of-the-box retro gaming experience! Retropie may have some customizations, but they're a pain to fiddle with and Batocera is getting even better over time with their own customizations and easier to use. I have a pc dedicated specifically to Batocera because I love the interface and look, making retro gaming even more fun.
I absolutely agree. It does get better and better with each new release. I already converted my Gaming PC to my Batocera Gaming PC. Enjoy Batocera!
I google what is batocera and got this video. Answered my question. Thank you sir
This video helped me understand how to create Batocera retro pc system. Thanks @BatoceraNation
Can I make a single disk with multiple partitions and add games onto one disk? I have a 2tb storage and would like to have it all in one
My question is where do I get the roms to play on batocera
Im not understanding Batocera. So its just Retroarch but with a pretty UI?
Lol no. Retro arch is shitty emulator cores. Batocera is full installs of all emulators. No mouse or keyboard required to power on and play games.
@@Southized Yes, but like Retroarch, it still requires Batocera to keep those emulators updated right? Like i dont think Batocera develops the emulators does it?
@@z0h33y retro arch does not use the full emulators. It uses cores. So you get bad performance. Batocera uses the full emulators in a front end called emulation station. So you get every emulator in one install.
@@z0h33y batocera is a complete operating system. Not an executable in windows. When you power on a batocera pc it will boot straight into games menu. Then you turn on your controller. And now you have a video game console
@@Southized So its like a frontend, that also includes emulators. So Daijishou + Retroarch in 1 package.
How am I just finding you! Great stuff! Subbed.
Thanks for explaining everything
I really dislike it defaults to Europe for game region and I can't fix it on the Steam Deck Batocera v38 (v39 has the Right Audio channel missing bug), it says to hit Start+L+R and I hit that and it does *nothing*
can you do a video how to setup a trackball for mame
Can you have Batocera on an SD card and plug it into a Steam Deck?
I believe it should work. I suspect a lot of people are going to try this.
I need help I have powered USB hub I can't boot batocera when I connect my HDD through USB hub but I can boot it when I connect HDD directly with laptop I to connect it through USB hub so that I can connect controller also
Can I use batoera on Android TV?
No. It is a different operating system.
"A number of high end emulators will take a hit in Batocera because it's not as optimized as Windows." Could you specify which we are referring to? Does this include Game Cube and/or Wii U? 🤔
This is a no longer true. Batocera has better performance these days. It has been updated to v40 since the release of this video.
I want to play my games on the tv. Could you recommend a smaller footprint pc that I could buy that plays higher end emulation?
Dell OptiPlex Micro
Can I run my roms from a rclone share?
Hello 👋🏼 I got a quick question, how do you separate the arcade roms into systems like Konami, Capcom system I capcom system II and do on??
They have to be done manually. In the Rom folders, you will see "fbneo", "cps1", "cps2", "cps3", etc. From there, you will need to copy your roms to the appropriate folders.
@@BatoceraNation - so it has to be done manually, uff that’s going to take a while. One more thing, I got an arcade rom set on a hardrive, can I just dump all the roms into mame or do I have to separate them into fb neo and mame as well?🤔
@@MrRockfish01 Go to the Rom folders and if you see associated folders like "fbneo" or "cps2", etc., copy the selected Roms into the appropriate folders. The rest can be copied into the Mame folder.
This channel is awesome =D
Thanks!
soooooo If I Have Retroarch No Need For Batocera ??
Batocera uses retroarch and stand alone emulators, so can play systems retroarch only doesnt support, and in some cases may give better performance cause of stand alone options.
Plus its a stand alone OS, whereas retroarch runs in windows.
@@fonzitheman thank You
I heard batocera works on ps4, can you explain how?
I have not heard of this. Plus, there is no official Batocera image for the PS4. Where have you seen this?
Dropping a sub and like, because you answered the question I had! I was just wondering if it would be better to use an extra hard drive I had laying around but no, I'll wait and invest in a mini pc that's pretty strong. I want to make my own stand alone emulator device for when I'm streaming my rom hacks and mods of older games to take a load off my pc and this looks to be the best bet. But I also want something portable to take to a friend's house so we can do some og gaming and this is looking like it'll fit the bills. Thanks for the videos! I can't wait to come back for more!
Hello! I’m very new to the Batocera emulation scene but have been a Modder for years. I had no problem getting my rig set up and running. My issue is that my Batocera and everything about it runs choppy after I scrape my artwork. The dash and the games skip. Scrolling through games on the stock Batocera music skips as does the screen. Is this something that can be fixed? I’ve tried three different hard drives. All with the same result. I’m running a Dell Optiplex 3010 with gen 3, I-5 processor and 8gb ddr2 RAM.
Hi! Unfortunately, your system is using Integrated Intel HD Graphics 2500/4000. It's just not powerful enough to handle it all. Can you add a graphics card to it? An AMD graphics card would really help. Other than that, any of the newer Intel generation CPUs should do much better. Tenth to 12th Intel generation, or anything with Intel Iris would really help.
@@BatoceraNation Thank you my friend! I do have a graphics card port for an upgrade. I found a compatible AMD Radeon graphics card. Gonna give it a whirl. Thank you for the quick response and advice. I appreciate you!
With the current intergrated graphics you could try an older version of Batocera, before v29 I think it is.
But as BN said being 3rd gen perhaps it is a little old, dunno. Perhaps a dedicated graphics card will do the trick but then you would also be limited to whatever your cpu could handle.
But you should be able to get some systems running though either way.
I had an i5 4th gen with intergrated graphics and had no issues when I was using that, some PS2 emulation on it too even. Mostly at native 1x res though.
4th gen out of the box are quite capable, and not to expensive.
Anyway.😁
@Batocera Nation i have found you to be deceitful.... do not lie about settings that "not gonna work" I have tried settings at the polar opposite of what u say to check ur facts and they work even though u say they don't
@@jamesthompson773 this guy is a batocera symp. Idk why people don't understand how much better it is to use standalone emulators.
So you need emulator like citra to play 3ds game from batocera? Or batocera is the emulator?
The emulators are already included in Batocera. You copy your games into the proper emulator folders within the main rom folder. Once you update, you will see the emulators and games.
Watch installing Batocera 32 tutorial to see how it works.
where to find game roms ?
Look for the video how to Install Batocera 35 from our channel. It tells you where to find them.
where can i get the game files? anyone?
Usually adding links will end up by yt auto deleting the comment.
I would say just use google.
Also, in many of Batocera Nation vids he will show you one particular place as well.
By any chance, sei Italiano? Your accent reminds me of my Italian coworkers from Napoli! Anyway, good video. This is my intro to Batocera. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I have Italian blood in me. However, I'm a Latino who was born in NYC. Half Ecuadorian and half Spaniard. So, when I pronounce "Batocera", I'm pronouncing it in Spanish.
Take a drink everytime he says Batocera 🥴
i didnt see no xbox in the emulator
Once you put games into the Xbox roms folder, you will see the emulator.
Why is Batocera called Batocera? Can anyone enlighten me please?
According to the wiki its because the creator's son fav type of insect is Batocera.
If you look it up it looks like a type of longish beetle.
Would something like this run on an nvidia shield?
Not supported.
An alternative would be to just an android front end for your emulators like Dig,Reset Collection or Launchbox.
You would ofcourse still have to install emulators seperately as those are front ends only.
And they are not something you boot into, theyre just still apps that need to be launched.
Thans a lot for this video. Better performances on Windows over linux remain to prove. It IS becoming less and less true with the better GPU driver support. Same, for emulators on Windows and not on linux. Switch is not on batocera for ethical reasons.
You're right. For the most part, it has gotten so much better. PS3 & WiiU emulation appears to be slower but other than that, it has gotten so much better and faster.
I just ordered a mini PC from Officeworks online for over 1000 AU dollars. Maybe I could make use of this software on that...
Yes. It should perform well.
@@BatoceraNation It should. It has an Intel i7 graphics card and 16 GB of ram.
@@Cyberbrickmaster1986 the I7 is a CPU and not a GPU dude
@@ChRisu_Ojisan I didn't know what the GPU was at the time. But after checking the system, the GPU is Intel UHD Graphics. So in summary, it doesn't seem to have any Nvidia drivers. It's entirely Intel driven.
@@Cyberbrickmaster1986 yikes, no dedicated gpu
is batocera legal? how about rom include? where they got the games or file games from? download free roms on internert isnt legal.
Batocera is legal. Emulation is legal. The games included in Batocera are all legal since they are all homebrew. The games you add to it may or may not be legal depending where you get them. For example, the Top 50 Retro Remakes video tutorial that I made for Batocera are all freeware and legal. Everyone of those games. Look for it.
@@BatoceraNation thanks for the answer. i agree about batocera is legal .but i dissagre if it say roms include is homebrew. even if we buy and own the all original games in hand. we cannot copying the games because this piracy and illegal.
@nurwanto19 if you own the physical media and are ripping the data from them directly, you're not doing anything illegal because you legally own those cartridges. It'd only be illegal if you uploaded those roms for other people to download.
Having said that, many games can only be played "illegally" nowadays. For example, I'm pretty sure Capcom isn't going to re-release their stellar Alien VS Predator beat-'em-up due to all the legal hoops they'd have to jump through for that. Sure you can hunt down an official Arcade PCB secondhand on ebay or something, but CAPCOM or... Disney, I guess... will not get a cent of that.
@@KetsubanSolo actually the only illegal act is copying paste it self .It is not like that?
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Hello I am a new subscriber great channel can you do a video on the set up of the super consul king how to set it up properly I just channels great👍🏽👾♥️
The Super Console X King running on a S922X chip?
Does this help a low-end PC run high end emulateors?
Sometimes,depending on the PC hardware, emulators through windows may allow some systems to run a little better, and sometimes using Batocera is a little better.
But the difference usually isnt huge.
Basically if your PC cant PS2 games now for eg, its highly unlikely using Batocera will make any difference.
It comes down to your PC specs.
However theres no harm in trying Batocera is there?
Flash it to a flash drive or portable hdd, load up any bios files you need and some roms and give it a test.
you gotta mess around with the settings. mk8 wiiu would be choppy until i decreased shaders to 50% now runs at 60fps.