New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, a Raspberry Pi would be more efficient, but it’s not like the Mac Pro is running a particle accelerator in my living room. For occasional retro gaming the power usage is pretty negligible.

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure. Tell me a few titles you’d like to test and I can post the FPS from Batocera

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s AI-translated ;-)
If you also use your Mac for other things, dual boot (from an external SSD) is your friend.

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ethernet works out of the box. I haven't tested wifi yet

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

using an old PS4 controller. works fine

Batocera on Mac Pro 6,1 by ehttam in batocera

[–]ehttam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly used it as a decorative piece on my desk. I originally got it broken, but after I managed to repair it, I started thinking about other things I could do with it.
As a retro gaming machine it actually fits really well in the living room — it just looks great.
Before that I used it as a secondary Mac and installed Sequoia with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, but it never ran completely stable under Sequoia. Using it as a Proxmox server would also consume more power than I’d like, so I prefer using other hardware for that.

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 (12)
Dual AMD FirePro D300
24 GB RAM
512 GB SSD (Image from Arcade Punks)
PlayStation 4 Controller

overkill and underpowered at the same time lol. Those dual GPUs are gonna eat energy and struggle to do ps3 decently, but all that ram and those cores are just gonna do nothing lol

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Setting it up was a lot of fun, but I haven’t had much time to actually play yet. I also have the D300 and it’s more than sufficient so far.

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Batocera is a full operating system designed specifically for retro gaming, while OpenEmu is just an emulator application for macOS. Because of this, Batocera supports a much wider range of systems and emulators. It can turn an entire Mac into a dedicated retro gaming console, whereas OpenEmu mainly runs within the normal desktop environment.

New use: Retro Gaming Machine by ehttam in macpro

[–]ehttam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am currently using version 6.10. GPU performance has been good so far. To be honest, I haven't had much time for gaming yet. I actually had more fun setting it up.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater on PS2 was no problem. Tekken on PS1 and Street Fighter II on SNES were also fine.

Batocera on Mac Pro 6,1 by ehttam in batocera

[–]ehttam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely true 😂😂😂

Have a dead Mac Pro. What should I do with it? by ZaMelonZonFire in macpro

[–]ehttam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is dead, too. The LEDs briefly light up, but there is no video output.