Remote Gaming from Linux PC to Recalbox ODROID

[Neckara]

Hi,

I'm currently playing on an ODROID Go Super with Recalbox. However, ODROID Go Super doesn't have enough computation power to emulate some console (e.g. Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, etc).

I wanted to launch the game and emulator on a Linux PC then stream it to the Recalbox on ODROID Go Super to play on it (over a local WiFi network).

I know there are a lot of software from remote access for Linux, but I'm not sure what client I should use for Recalbox, or how I could add an item in Recalbox game menu to launch such client.

Do you have any advice on this matter ?

Thanks in advance,
Cordially,

[recalboxfan1]

Recalbox has Moonlight installed which allows you to share a desktop PC to an RPi. It’s an NVIDIA technology and so, for a Linux host-side, you’ll need to use the open source software Sunshine.

In addition to running sunshine, check out this fix I noted at the bottom. There are some parts of the game discovery process that aren’t working with the current script in recent Recalbox versions - not tested on the latest 8.1, however. Once you get this working, an entry for Moonlight will appear in the Recalbox main interface automatically.

But, with all that above, it definitely does work. I’ve run Linux host -> RPi4 over wifi and it worked fairly well. You can check the Recalbox wiki moonlight page for more details, tips, etc. I remember having some minor difficulties getting sunshine to run at the time.

[Neckara]

@recalboxfan1 Thanks for your answer.

I read that Moonlight worked "only" for STEAM and some other compatible games, will Sunshine work with any emulator that runs on the PC ?

[recalboxfan1]

Sunshine will work with any application. It’s intended to setup “shortcuts”/launchers for arbitrary apps (might have to futz with paths and file permissions) BUT you can also just do a Full Desktop share and then launch any app like you normally would.

[Neckara]

@recalboxfan1 Thanks for your answer, I'll test that in few weeks when I'll be back.

I'll likely post some update here.