Very interesting video, thank you for uploading it! I also have a number of Pi's in my collection, including the Pi 1 with 256 MB RAM. I'm always looking for ways to use these old Pi's, and Batocera is an interesting option. I have two questions about your video, you overclocked the Pi quite high, is it running stable for you? And what about the temperatures?
I didn't have any issues with temperatures. I have actually used this for a few years fully overclocked as my main htpc. But it's surely something to keep an eye on. :)
@@ex-itguy Videopac was 80's IIRC? - I go back to the 70's era of Black and White Grandstand "consoles" & the Atari 2600 👴 I bet you could run them on a modern calculator so the Pi would have no problem 😆
Thanks! A Pi 3 performs way better, even without overclock, that's for sure! I thought it was cool to see how far I could push this 1st gen model though haha
@@ex-itguy i did have something running mame back in the day on these. Biggest issue was audio not working. But even then I didnt test Atari. I am feeling inspired now though :)
Raspberry Pi imager handles gz files, so you don't need to extract the file first when using Imager. I was surprised how well the first gen Pi did with Batocera.
Didn't know that! Thanks for sharing! I knew the Pi could handle NES so when performance was crap I figured I'd see if I could fix that. Was easier than expected! 😃
Thank you for this video! I have been trying to find a good emulator for my original generation Pi model A which only has the 256MB of RAM, and almost everything struggles to run on it! Just want a machine to play DOOM with and will be trying this!
@@ex-itguy I'm running it with one of those 272p 4.3 inch composite video mini TVs, the kind meant as backup camera monitors in vehicles, and so I'm hoping the significantly reduced resolution makes for a much improved performance! Thank you!
@@goldenstarmusic1689 oh yeah you might not even need to overclock at that resolution! Not sure if Batocera supports that low of a resolution though but it's worth a try. :)
You mean when they're not preinstalled? Most games shown on this are from personal rom collection. You can find some online. Some Steam releases come with the original roms. Of you have them, you can upload them to Batocera by navigating to the Batocera share as shown in the video.
When connected to network there should be a computer in your network places called "BATOCERA". In there should be a folder called share, and in there a folder called roms. You can also ssh into it, user root, password linux. On Windows you could use something like FileZilla or WinSCP instead of using the windows network.
Very interesting video, thank you for uploading it! I also have a number of Pi's in my collection, including the Pi 1 with 256 MB RAM. I'm always looking for ways to use these old Pi's, and Batocera is an interesting option. I have two questions about your video, you overclocked the Pi quite high, is it running stable for you? And what about the temperatures?
I didn't have any issues with temperatures. I have actually used this for a few years fully overclocked as my main htpc. But it's surely something to keep an eye on. :)
You'd need to go even further back than these to fulfil my retro gaming memories :-)
How far? You can do Videopac games perfectly fine on Batocera... didn't test them but I can't imagine it would have any issues running them haha
@@ex-itguy Videopac was 80's IIRC? - I go back to the 70's era of Black and White Grandstand "consoles" & the Atari 2600 👴 I bet you could run them on a modern calculator so the Pi would have no problem 😆
Haha probably indeed! There is an Atari 2600 emulator in Batocera. Should try it sometime! 😄
Hi there! Amazing Video. Personally I would use a Pi 3 at minimum for better performance
Thanks! A Pi 3 performs way better, even without overclock, that's for sure! I thought it was cool to see how far I could push this 1st gen model though haha
Thank you for this! I have 2 originals and was wanting to use one for an Atari trackball and spinner games 🎉
I didn't test Atari games but I'd say it should run fine. 😀
@@ex-itguy i did have something running mame back in the day on these. Biggest issue was audio not working. But even then I didnt test Atari. I am feeling inspired now though :)
Raspberry Pi imager handles gz files, so you don't need to extract the file first when using Imager.
I was surprised how well the first gen Pi did with Batocera.
Didn't know that! Thanks for sharing!
I knew the Pi could handle NES so when performance was crap I figured I'd see if I could fix that. Was easier than expected! 😃
Switch c64 sid emulation to "fast sid". That will give it a boost.
Thank you for this video! I have been trying to find a good emulator for my original generation Pi model A which only has the 256MB of RAM, and almost everything struggles to run on it! Just want a machine to play DOOM with and will be trying this!
This should work fine! Overclocked and at a not too high resolution. :)
@@ex-itguy I'm running it with one of those 272p 4.3 inch composite video mini TVs, the kind meant as backup camera monitors in vehicles, and so I'm hoping the significantly reduced resolution makes for a much improved performance! Thank you!
@@goldenstarmusic1689 oh yeah you might not even need to overclock at that resolution! Not sure if Batocera supports that low of a resolution though but it's worth a try. :)
Cool video!
Thanks!
Leuke video!
Dank je wel!
I like my pi zero, but it is now permanently attached to my ps4 to jailbreak it on boot
I guess if you've got a PS4, you've got a more capable gaming system already 😄
what can i do wenn some game not ecist
You mean when they're not preinstalled? Most games shown on this are from personal rom collection. You can find some online. Some Steam releases come with the original roms.
Of you have them, you can upload them to Batocera by navigating to the Batocera share as shown in the video.
@@ex-itguy Only the folder share is not available to me. Do I have to create it myself?
No it should just appear
When connected to network there should be a computer in your network places called "BATOCERA". In there should be a folder called share, and in there a folder called roms.
You can also ssh into it, user root, password linux. On Windows you could use something like FileZilla or WinSCP instead of using the windows network.