News: Recalbox 6.2, or 6.3, or... well, the next version!

[daniel86]

amazing! great work!
i question

I understand they don't add drastic,
because it is not open source, but in other systems they add the option of easy installation, in recalbox is it possible to add something like this in the future?

it's just a suggestion, you guys do an amazing job, and I've always preferred recalbox

And lastly another question, flycast libreto that you added for rpi3 is WIN CE compatible? I would like to try halflife1 dreamcast but I understand that you need compatibility with WIN CE, it would be great to try it!

last congratulate them for the great job they do!! thanks!!!!

[paradadf]

@daniel86 drastic will not be added following the philosophy of recalbox... open source emulators, so no chances to delevelop any integration. But maybe drastic will go open source this year, and then surely we can integrate it.

There is no flycast_wince anymore, so the code is there. I haven't tested any WIN CE games on a rpi3 though... it struggles with normal dreamcast games, so I wouldn't hold my breath. Even if it runs, it is very likely to be slow.

[paradadf]

@ordovice out of the first post

If you too want to become a beta tester, there is no CV to post or form to fill out: Join us on Discord, participate, be nice, and after some time, you may be asked to join the team.

[koumal31]

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[SodaChaud]

@koumal31 no interest in your comment. Just wickedness.

[Bkg2k]

And a new perfect integration

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[jorgemagana]

@Bkg2k OpenBor!!! Great news! Thanks!

Some questions about next release:

1. Will we need to download any new romset (for example MAME)?
2. Will we need to download new bios files?
3. Will we need to do a new scrap for all we already have?

Thanks for all your effort!

[OyyoDams]

@jorgemagana

Will we need to download any new romset (for example MAME)?

As always, if MAME is b*mped, then you should update your romset. Please check the changelog when available.

Will we need to download new bios files?

You'll be able to check within Recalbox interface if all your bios files are up to date.

Will we need to do a new scrap for all we already have?

No

[jorgemagana]

@OyyoDams said in News: Recalbox 6.2, or 6.3, or... well, the next version!:

@jorgemagana

Will we need to download any new romset (for example MAME)?

As always, if MAME is b*mped, then you should update your romset. Please check the changelog when available.

Will we need to download new bios files?

You'll be able to check within Recalbox interface if all your bios files are up to date.

Will we need to do a new scrap for all we already have?

No

Thanks!

[jorgemagana]

Hello.

Could be it possible to add more contrast to the blue stripe in game list selection, please?

Thanks!

[Zemus]

Last time fresh install? Is there hope for a smooth pi3b+ to pi4 transition in the future?

[paradadf]

@Zemus that's a completly different board...

[Zaphod]

So first of all this is great news! I do have one request. It would be nice to have an easy way to manage Hi Res textures for cores that support them (im thinking specifically lr-mupen64plus/next) maybe by uploading them in the web UI (or some other even more fancy sorcery [or sourcery])

Support for the OGST gaming case would also be very nice (i know its out there but it would be cool if it were baked in)

I can test Xu4 stuff also if needed. I am a system engineer so i try to provide solutions when possible and accurate bug reports when not.

[fillidill]

This is fantastic news! Can't wait You are all awesome

[paradadf]

@Zaphod managing n64 got in general much much easier. Although I haven’t tested hi_res on recalbox, I recently worked on setting the right paths for every plugin and stuff.

[Alcas79]

I'm also looking forward for the new version! I wish it had PS2 emulation... Thanks!

[stefor]

No Raspberry pi 4 for the next release !?
All the major retro gaming teams have officialy rolled-out a beta version compatible with pi 4 : Lakka, Batocera, and retropie (since yesterday).
When will my favorite one, Racalbox be compatible ?

Some games still need more power than a Pi3b+ could provide and my Pi4 is still sleeping in a drawer

By the way many thanks to the team for the great work

[redblueflame]

@stefor It's not an easy task, and the support of the other retro systems are not total.
Let them time, and I think there will be some great features with the support of the new board !

[Zaphod]

@paradadf I figured out high res textures through a series of trial and error tests ( i had never tried it before)
see my post here
https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/20633/retroarch-libretro-emulators-and-hi-res-textures/2

It would be really nice if the web management console provided some assistance though. I had to manually create some folders and read up on the emulator to figure it out.

[Zaphod]

Did we come up with a code name yet?
i was thinking this way...

We are all waiting for it
We are all excited about it
A lot of really smart people are working on it.
When it finally arrives it will make our lives more enjoyable.
It's arrival will be heralded around the world as one of the greatest triumphs of mankind....
Ok maybe i'm going a little overboard with this one...

CODE NAME: "Vaccine"

Thoughts?