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I thought this post would recommend Batocera, which I think is probably the better option: https://batocera.org/ https://batocera.org/ It's a Linux distro that
by popcar2 2y ago
I thought this post would recommend Batocera, which I think is probably the better option: https://batocera.org/ https://batocera.org/
It's a Linux distro that turns any ancient machine into a retro emulation box that's heavily optimized for old devices and retro handhelds. It also allows you to install Flatpaks so you can add Steam to it as well. If you just want to play games and don't need to use the actual desktop, it'll be a nicer experience.
- master_crab 2y agoI used to hand out raspberry pi’s with retropies and a bunch of old NES and SNES games to friends. Sort of like a “modern” version of mixtapes for the people I care about. But about about two years ago I started using Batocera instead. I found it had a lot more support and optimizations then retropies did.
- aragilar 2y agoIs it arch-based? It appears to use pacman?
- master_crab 2y agoIt’s pacman https://wiki.batocera.org/pacman_package_manager https://wiki.batocera.org/pacman_package_manager
- aragilar 2y agoBut it's not based on arch? I guess my question is, why is this not just a custom install image/metapackage in a more mainstream distro (there could be good reasons for this, but I didn't see anything in the docs)?
- mkesper 2y agoFirst time I heard of it, seems to support many platforms. Info on homepage is practically non-existent though, the info found on their GitHub page should be found there. https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux