ScummVM VS Batocera.linux

ScummVM Reviews

Batocera.linux Reviews

1. Denis    

   about 3 years ago
   Very difficult to configure.

   While it has the potential to be amazing, like most linux-based options, it falls apart in the area of user experience, with automatic misconfigurations, failure to recognize supported devices and the requirement to SSH into the host system from yet another system (that you may not even have). in order to enter complicated commands just to turn basic supported features on and off. If you do spend a few days getting it to a basic level of functionality, it may be worthwhile, but the problem is that you shouldn't have to. Extra layers of unnecessary complexity seem to have been added simply to maintain that unapproachable aura that most Linux distros have.

   🏁 Competitors: Lakka

   👍 Pros:    Good UI

   👎 Cons:    Confusing set-up|Complicated configuration|Vague instructions|Automatic mis-configurations|Cannot use standard installation methods|Supported devices require complex configuration

ScummVM mentions (3)

• Looking for help with “Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis” on Windows 98 SE

  Download ScummVM from https://scummvm.org and that should help you with a number of those issues, notably the garbled sound on a fast CPU. ScummVM replaces the original binaries/exe file for essentially all LucasArts games and fixes a lot of bugs too. You can run originally copies on dozens of different OSes. Source: over 1 year ago

• macOS 8 Running in the Browser

  Getting Scummvm https://scummvm.org and select the path for the mounted image. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Question about playing Manhunter: New York on a Windows 10 PC

  Archive.org has everything you need in terms of the game and manuals here. In some cases you can directly download the game files for playing with ScummVM which will allow you to play the game on many different types of computers/operating systems. Source: over 2 years ago

Batocera.linux mentions (41)

• Looking for input setting up emulation machine

  The OS you probably want is Batocera. I have a couple external SSDs that I use to run it on my VCSs, and they're great. It's definitely an easier setup than Windows with Launchbox, and you don't have to deal with licensing, forced updates, and all the other Windows garbage. Source: 10 months ago

• So I had an Arcade1UP Partycade modded with 12,000 games. I have no clue how to use this. I can only play a few games. I hope someone knows how to use this?!?

  This subreddit is for the completely free and open-source distribution that you would find at https://batocera.org/ which comes with absolutely no copyrighted ROMs(games). You will only get support here for that and that alone. Unfortunately if you bought a preconfigured system ("unofficial image"), your issues are with the people who sold it to you. Nobody here can help you with anything outside the scope of the... Source: 11 months ago

• MiSTer vs Super Nt for my needs?

  Alternatively, since you just built a nice PC, you can take the free options and just software emulate classic systems and run MAME. If you don't have time to set much up, look into a Batocera boot drive https://batocera.org/. Source: 12 months ago

• Every fifth Linux gamer plays on Steam Deck!

  I don't think many people have done that, as u/tonymurray was explaining. But to be fair, there are a few other decent gaming-first distros. Someone might want to install ChimeraOS or Batocera, to give a few examples. Others might have bought the Deck to serve as a cheap home computer, and replaced the OS with one that doesn't have a gaming mode (say, Ubuntu, or Manjaro). I think those numbers would be extremely... Source: about 1 year ago

• Does anyone know what emulator he is using in here? I don’t see any download for retrostation deck?

  You can make your own https://batocera.org/. Source: about 1 year ago