This is the video I needed to see!!! I was so disinherited with barebones for my widen cabinet. I am so excited to try this out. I will update when I get it worked out.
With the shortage of Raspberry Pi's it's great to see that Batocera can be an option for other hardware such as Orange Pi. I am very familiar with Retropie on the Pi 3B+, and as I saw in this video, the configs are very similar. Also they use EmulationStation, which is great. Thank you for sharing this one with us. Keep up the great work!
Haha, just checking videos about it and this one appears in the moment i needed it most 😆. I am testing it first with Virtualbox and at least i am no getting blue screen of death since 1 hour. I have my arcade cabinet with Retropie and runs ok.
I gave up on trying to get an RPi for normal price and just ordered a mini PC from GMKtec instead. I did end up paying 250, but they also have 100$ machines.
thanks a lot for this video. it is very cool. in term of audience, batocera is now number one since 2022 with more than 40% of the retrogaming os market. batocera 36 will be released in the coming days with official steam deck support and it works very well. you can format the internal sd partition in exfat if you prefer via the system/developper/format menu. btrfs is recommanded while it works on windows too.
Thanks for watching, I was referring to the raspberry Pi specifically in the video. But yeah, Batocera is great and I love that it supports multiple architectures and systems!
@@nicolas.adenis-lamarre Ooh I see, sorry for the misunderstanding! Yes exciting! When 36 is released I will try with Steamdeck and Sinden on Deck too... I can't wait!
I installed everything on RPI4B, it works relatevely well, but it overheats and then it becomes impossible to play ... Im specially focused on the lightgun games. I wil give it a shot with Retropie .. maybe its lighter than Batocera..
I'm guessing you didn't get a Raspberry Pi 4 before they became impossible to get due to parts shortages... or you have one but it is otherwise occupied? So, after having fun with the Batocera UI, do you look down any on the minimalist MiSTer FPGA UI? BTW, "ya'll" is really Southern United States... and most Southerners when they stray away from the South stop using it. I grew up in Tennessee but have been living in Montana now more than half of my life and I almost never hear the word "ya'll". Then I go visit the South... and it is everywhere. I've started using it in Montana myself occasionally, just for a change of pace.
Yes precisely! I messed around, undecided which RAM option to get then they went OOS. I still love the simplicity of the MiSTer UI. I can find games far quicker on there then in Emulation Station. Interesting info on the use of y’all 😅 I love it though… to us Brits it’s such a quintessentially American phrase.
Ahhhh mate, another excellent Sinden lightgun update….if I owned all the parts I would deffo give this a go but I would need to by absolutely everything (even my cpu is only a notebook 🤣), that could all add up to be pretty pricey…..with that said if I had most of the stuff to hand then I would deffo give this a go……great walkthrough….even I think I could give this a good go and I’m a right computer noob 😂 👍👍👍👍 great stuff!!
Oh mate, you can have a Raspberry Pi... I really do have about half a dozen collected over the years. Lots of fun to try out and it really isn't all that difficult, the hard work is already done for you.
@@NewRetroAdventures ahh bless you but that’s too much, maybe I’ll be in contact with you if I ever upgrade my pc and finally jump into the sinden….the purist in me is still rebelling slightly 🤣. I think without a “proper pc” I wouldn’t be able to achieve what you have demonstrated here. My arcade machine actually does run off a raspberry pi with retro pi but I bought it fully loaded, it has served me very well tho 👍👍
Following. Batocera looks like the perfect start for my arcade cabinet. Hopefully i can setup the controls right via ipac2. I will give it a try tommorow...
Whaaaaaat!??? You can simply plug in the sinden and it detects it?! All this time and I was put off trying to use my pi as I thought it was a huge hassle. Gotta try that ASAP now. Thanks.
Yes, it’s like magic. Not real magic like Harry Potter, more like Penn and Teller. They’ve put a ton of work in to make it work this well and it’s pretty special. Have fun!
2 player is fine with pads. If using same controller, ie 2P arcade, I’ve found adding 1P first then connect 2P to other USB socket block avoids conflict. I can’t imagine 2P Sinden would work well if at all.
@@NewRetroAdventures up to 4 guns. however there is a current bug in the sinden driver that make it not always working. im in contact with andy to fix it.
@@NewRetroAdventures interesting, if it works for one should work for other I would think. Just a change in the retroarch inputs for mouse index for player 2. Either way, great vid, can tell your channel is gonna blow up to the point where you won’t be able to respond to questions like this haha!
Hi, I'm from Argentina. I bought a Rapberry pi pico w and as a hobby I try to emulate batocera in this way. but when i download the image it says disk image does not exist is there any solution. Thank you
Yes I did. I just used the overclock setting in Bato. It doesn't work miracles but can smooth out some of the more demanding titles, and helps a lot with Sinden tracking.
@@tedcrilly1 It works well up to PS1, you'll have a great time! I think it might also be worth building an X86/64 build on a USB to use with any PC... something I'm considering for maximum portability!
@@NewRetroAdventures Yes, looking into that too. I'll need that for Time Crisis 2&3. May I ask, does Botocera (PC) work 'out of the box' with PCSX2? Cheers.
@@tedcrilly1 Yes it works great, obviously you'll need the BIOS... unfortunately Sinden support in PCSX 2 with Bato isn't working AFAIK... something to do with the Linux support being dropped... I'm sure it will be back one day but you can get it working on PCSX2 with Sinden on Windows in the meantime.
This is the video I needed to see!!! I was so disinherited with barebones for my widen cabinet. I am so excited to try this out. I will update when I get it worked out.
Hope it works out for you!
With the shortage of Raspberry Pi's it's great to see that Batocera can be an option for other hardware such as Orange Pi. I am very familiar with Retropie on the Pi 3B+, and as I saw in this video, the configs are very similar. Also they use EmulationStation, which is great. Thank you for sharing this one with us. Keep up the great work!
Yes, I love that the Batocera team support so many devices! It's a really neat project and I barely scratched the surface in this video.
FANTASTIC video! I'm going to attempt to add Batocera to an android box now. You've inspired me! Subscribed! Cheers!
When we do the USB stick to roms, is there a way to have the system pull those files onto the SD card?
There's a setting in Batocera to create an exfat partition to the sd card so you can add roms in windows.
That's good to know thanks! I've only been using it a few weeks, so still a bit to learn. I love it though.
Haha, just checking videos about it and this one appears in the moment i needed it most 😆.
I am testing it first with Virtualbox and at least i am no getting blue screen of death since 1 hour.
I have my arcade cabinet with Retropie and runs ok.
Nice! I’ve always used Retropie in my arcade, but I’ve been impressed with Batocera so far! I’ll be trying it on the Steamdeck next. Good luck
I gave up on trying to get an RPi for normal price and just ordered a mini PC from GMKtec instead. I did end up paying 250, but they also have 100$ machines.
Great video my friend. I’m pretty happy with my current setup for now, but always got an eye on alternatives 👍
It just says "flash failed"
thanks a lot for this video. it is very cool. in term of audience, batocera is now number one since 2022 with more than 40% of the retrogaming os market. batocera 36 will be released in the coming days with official steam deck support and it works very well. you can format the internal sd partition in exfat if you prefer via the system/developper/format menu. btrfs is recommanded while it works on windows too.
Thanks for watching, I was referring to the raspberry Pi specifically in the video. But yeah, Batocera is great and I love that it supports multiple architectures and systems!
@@NewRetroAdventures at the end you talk about testing the steam deck
@@nicolas.adenis-lamarre Ooh I see, sorry for the misunderstanding! Yes exciting! When 36 is released I will try with Steamdeck and Sinden on Deck too... I can't wait!
I installed everything on RPI4B, it works relatevely well, but it overheats and then it becomes impossible to play ... Im specially focused on the lightgun games. I wil give it a shot with Retropie .. maybe its lighter than Batocera..
RPi 4 really benefits from active cooling, if you already have a fan maybe you could click it down a little? Just a thought. Game on!
I'm guessing you didn't get a Raspberry Pi 4 before they became impossible to get due to parts shortages... or you have one but it is otherwise occupied?
So, after having fun with the Batocera UI, do you look down any on the minimalist MiSTer FPGA UI?
BTW, "ya'll" is really Southern United States... and most Southerners when they stray away from the South stop using it. I grew up in Tennessee but have been living in Montana now more than half of my life and I almost never hear the word "ya'll". Then I go visit the South... and it is everywhere. I've started using it in Montana myself occasionally, just for a change of pace.
Yes precisely! I messed around, undecided which RAM option to get then they went OOS. I still love the simplicity of the MiSTer UI. I can find games far quicker on there then in Emulation Station.
Interesting info on the use of y’all 😅 I love it though… to us Brits it’s such a quintessentially American phrase.
Would you recommend batocera on the rasp pi 3 B ??
Ahhhh mate, another excellent Sinden lightgun update….if I owned all the parts I would deffo give this a go but I would need to by absolutely everything (even my cpu is only a notebook 🤣), that could all add up to be pretty pricey…..with that said if I had most of the stuff to hand then I would deffo give this a go……great walkthrough….even I think I could give this a good go and I’m a right computer noob 😂 👍👍👍👍 great stuff!!
Oh mate, you can have a Raspberry Pi... I really do have about half a dozen collected over the years. Lots of fun to try out and it really isn't all that difficult, the hard work is already done for you.
@@NewRetroAdventures ahh bless you but that’s too much, maybe I’ll be in contact with you if I ever upgrade my pc and finally jump into the sinden….the purist in me is still rebelling slightly 🤣. I think without a “proper pc” I wouldn’t be able to achieve what you have demonstrated here. My arcade machine actually does run off a raspberry pi with retro pi but I bought it fully loaded, it has served me very well tho 👍👍
I am having a hard time finding any information on controller support/setup. Anyone?
Following. Batocera looks like the perfect start for my arcade cabinet. Hopefully i can setup the controls right via ipac2. I will give it a try tommorow...
Can i add Sega Stv emulator in Rpi3 B+ ??😊
Whaaaaaat!??? You can simply plug in the sinden and it detects it?! All this time and I was put off trying to use my pi as I thought it was a huge hassle. Gotta try that ASAP now. Thanks.
Yes, it’s like magic. Not real magic like Harry Potter, more like Penn and Teller. They’ve put a ton of work in to make it work this well and it’s pretty special. Have fun!
Nice vid bud. How’s 2 player work in this setup?
2 player is fine with pads. If using same controller, ie 2P arcade, I’ve found adding 1P first then connect 2P to other USB socket block avoids conflict. I can’t imagine 2P Sinden would work well if at all.
@@NewRetroAdventures up to 4 guns. however there is a current bug in the sinden driver that make it not always working. im in contact with andy to fix it.
@@nicolas.adenis-lamarre that's good to know, thanks
@@NewRetroAdventures interesting, if it works for one should work for other I would think. Just a change in the retroarch inputs for mouse index for player 2.
Either way, great vid, can tell your channel is gonna blow up to the point where you won’t be able to respond to questions like this haha!
Hi, I'm from Argentina. I bought a Rapberry pi pico w and as a hobby I try to emulate batocera in this way. but when i download the image it says disk image does not exist is there any solution. Thank you
I don't think it will work with Pico
Is it hard to find the lightgun games roms?
Not at all, just regular roms. It all works really well
Internet archive is your best friend.. google it
nice big help
Good morning ! which rapsberry to play in 2023? pi4 zero pi 4 2g b ? thx a lot for ur vidz
None, get a mini PC. You are better off with something like a HP 704/705 elite mini for $100 running Ryzen a Lenovo m91 is the same.
Just wondering, did you use your Pi overclocked for this video? sub'd :)
Yes I did. I just used the overclock setting in Bato. It doesn't work miracles but can smooth out some of the more demanding titles, and helps a lot with Sinden tracking.
@@NewRetroAdventures Thankyou, I've a Sinden arriving today, Bato looks like a good option for a little Pi build I can take to a friends house.
@@tedcrilly1 It works well up to PS1, you'll have a great time! I think it might also be worth building an X86/64 build on a USB to use with any PC... something I'm considering for maximum portability!
@@NewRetroAdventures Yes, looking into that too. I'll need that for Time Crisis 2&3. May I ask, does Botocera (PC) work 'out of the box' with PCSX2? Cheers.
@@tedcrilly1 Yes it works great, obviously you'll need the BIOS... unfortunately Sinden support in PCSX 2 with Bato isn't working AFAIK... something to do with the Linux support being dropped... I'm sure it will be back one day but you can get it working on PCSX2 with Sinden on Windows in the meantime.
I guess when you last said "I'm done" you really meant it. 😢
Did I? 🙃
@@NewRetroAdventures didn't you? Well I really hope you didn't!