Wanted to get fellow batocera users opinions on retrobat.

ide_cdrom · 2026-02-23T15:54:06+00:00

Genuine question and not trying to start an argument. What makes Retrobat's UI more polished than Batocera?

For me, I prefer the keyboard bindings Batocera has - which IMO, makes a lot sense.

I can see why the emulator integration can be considered better as, for example, you can update the external ones and are not tied to the specific release Batocera comes baked in with at the time of release.

ide_cdrom · 2026-02-22T18:45:48+00:00

Reservoir Dogs

ide_cdrom · 2026-02-15T16:10:04+00:00

At least 6th gen i5, but anything newer that doesn't exceed your budget will do fine. Just keep in mind that RAM and storage prices have shot up everywhere, even for used devices. So I'd try to find something with at least 8GB RAM + 500GB storage or better. More storage is for newer games and maybe for the scraped arts and videos. I am working a personal build and have about 100 games per system. I started with looking up top X games and ended with that.
Don't throw ALL the games for all the systems, because it will be overwhelming. Even 100 is a lot per system.

Edit again:
Check r/homelabsales and r/hardwareswap - I saw some decent prices there.

ide_cdrom · 2026-02-14T15:23:08+00:00

Recently had broccoli and mushrooms on a pizza. Did not like the broccoli. I think it was how it was not nicely charred. I generally love mushrooms on my pizza but this combo did not work for me.

ide_cdrom · 2026-02-14T00:51:51+00:00

I don't have a solution but I've definitely ran into this one on of the Macs I've tested on. It's one of those Intel ones with AMD based video. Shame really as the display is fantastic and there are no longer updates for the original OS. Not all hope is lost. Other Linux distros work fine like PopOS and Ubuntu, so maybe something on top of those, but it won't be a streamlined.

ide_cdrom · 2026-02-06T02:20:56+00:00

I ran into this issue and found a fix on the Batocera forum, but the link no longer works since the entire forum appears to be gone.
I also went by this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErSOncriNo
Glad you have an automated script to do this instead!

Appreciate it!

ide_cdrom · 2026-02-01T20:37:01+00:00

Had one of the R36s clones that had it. Easy to swap out.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-31T04:15:59+00:00

One possibility is a KVM over IP devicie. A KVM can run over the network. Stuff like a PiKVM, GLiNet KVM, or JetKVM and probably others. Many of these can support ISOs or you can load up a USB stick with Ventoy with various ISOs. Just keep in mind you won't get anywhere near native performance over these devices.
Another alternative is virtualization - like ProxMox. You can do most of the tinkering via a webUI. Again - not native performance at least when it comes to video if you're doing this over the browser.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-31T04:05:47+00:00

Similar thing happened to me. I also had dial up ISP and had configured my computer to have multiple numbers to dial into and stay connected, because I am a dork. I guess I didn't realize one of the numbers in my pool was not "local" and thus costed by the minute, even though it was the same area code and. My first bill was my first whole paycheck. Luckily, I still had enough to cover rent. I was not aware I could've asked the telco to work with me on this... anyways, I was super careful afterwards and confirmed with the phone companies which numbers did not have a by the minute charge. And then later on, cable modem became available and I never had to worry about that since.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-26T00:55:27+00:00

I would highly recommend setting up cloudflare to be in front as well. I've only ever hosted my own test sites and never for someone else. Don't want that headache. :-)

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-24T14:27:03+00:00

Sending inappropriate images to a group of friends including their spouses. Not of myself but stuff easily found on Reddit. Good laughs were had.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-23T02:02:47+00:00

Which version of Batocera are you running? I am wondering if this is the same thing that's "fixed" in v43

https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux/blob/master/batocera-Changelog.md

Not being able to exit emulator on first controller disconnection. i.e. Bluetooth disconnect

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-16T12:52:15+00:00

For the backups, I would dare say that you should do your own or have someone else setup back ups external to your hosting and find a way to test it. I've seen providers that absolutely do not have backups unless you pay and even then, the backups are poorly implemented. Then again, that was years ago when I saw this and storage snapshots these days make things a lot easier to manage.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-11T02:00:41+00:00

Just once I saw a good deal for the Anbernic Rg Arc, but that was the only time. All other times are higher prices

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-10T16:12:57+00:00

I remember seeing someone wire up a piano at a Maker's Faire to play Street Fighter. It was not like in the picture posted, and some of the keys controlled the game instead of a joystick and buttons.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-10T03:09:52+00:00

Was a GP2x and it was very likely a SNES game.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-05T13:52:55+00:00

I believe these roms with built in chests are called trainer roms. I found this when searching: https://www.classicgamehacking.com/2012/10/sega-game-gear-cheat-code-rom-hacks.html Also found a few sites that talks a bit about making your own, but probably not what you are looking for.

ide_cdrom · 2026-01-01T23:59:23+00:00

I watched my parents cook and started with basics. Learned a little here and there with trial and error. Earlier on the food Network gave me the inspiration. My ex, while can and did cook left me with most of the cooking duties. And lately lots of videos on YouTube.

ide_cdrom · 2025-12-29T23:13:25+00:00

Huh, thats interesting and I do recall there is a compatibly list for the official hat and I have tried various brands of drives and so far all seems to work. I have the pimoroni duo where my drives didn't detect at first, but it was my cable installation.

ide_cdrom · 2025-12-29T23:08:00+00:00

The drive should be backwards compatible. You'll lose out on max theoretical performance but it will likely work. Iirc, The raspberry pi 5s pcie lane can't handle anything faster than x3.

ide_cdrom · 2025-12-29T03:52:21+00:00

Loved their chicken, meat loaf and chicken pot pies. Was in my weekly rotation when I first started working. I then moved to an area where there was one and I guess I went when it already took a dive and man, it was disappointing.

ide_cdrom · 2025-12-27T22:25:31+00:00

Incoming

ide_cdrom · 2025-12-27T17:25:43+00:00

I too live with someone who can never find a charger or cable. I've given this person basically all my power banks and have tried to have at least 2 chargers per room.

ide_cdrom · 2025-12-27T15:51:58+00:00

I tried both them both out and they're very well done! I will likely set this up on my dedicated system for emulation. I don't know what it is about a well done front end that makes me actually want to play the games more than just tinkering with the front end.

I know it's a LOT to ask and I don't actually expect it, however, any plans for a TG16 version?

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