Haven't tried this but came across it recently, multi-platform gaming emulation and PPC Leopard still supported!
http://www.retroarch.com/
http://www.retroarch.com/
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Retro Gaming On Leopard
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Important note , if you compile it from source , it doesn't include the bundled Cores (Emulators) versus the App download.
I couldn't get the Cores installed via the instructions for the source install.
The App works but I couldn't get a ROM started, anybody wants to share a working ROM that I could try ?
I couldn't get the Cores installed via the instructions for the source install.
The App works but I couldn't get a ROM started, anybody wants to share a working ROM that I could try ?
What Cores are built?
http://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=cores
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Cores
RetroArch is a modular program that runs emulators and games within its framework as if they were 'plugins'.
These plugins are called 'cores', and you need to install them inside RetroArch to be able to use them.
These cores can also be used in other programs that implement the Libretro Application Programming Interface (API).
Both Libretro and RetroArch were made by the same developers, and RetroArch serves to demonstrate Libretro's power and scope."
In https://www.libretro.com/ there are more examples, like
Case Study: Floppy Bird
http://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=cores
"
Cores
RetroArch is a modular program that runs emulators and games within its framework as if they were 'plugins'.
These plugins are called 'cores', and you need to install them inside RetroArch to be able to use them.
These cores can also be used in other programs that implement the Libretro Application Programming Interface (API).
Both Libretro and RetroArch were made by the same developers, and RetroArch serves to demonstrate Libretro's power and scope."
In https://www.libretro.com/ there are more examples, like
Case Study: Floppy Bird
What I meant was if I compile from source like the instructions you posted , I cannot complete these steps since the scripts are nowhere to be found :
Code:
Core Compilation
Fetching Cores
The easiest way to fetch all the cores is to use libretro-super. Run
1 ./libretro-fetch.sh
Building Cores
The easiest way to build all the cores (for OSX PowerPC) is to use libretro-super.
To build all cores for OSX, run
1 ./libretro-build.shHowever if I download the App version of RetroArch here Download (PowerPC) , the Cores are already present .
Regarding the ROMS, it seems that RetroArch needs very specific ROMs in order to recognise them when scanning your directories , I found some more info here :
https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroArch/comments/57z1rp/retroarch_faq/
Currently downloading ROMS ...
And I got a PC Engine game - BioMetal to work altough if I Scan an entire directory RetroArch freezes.
Anybody else has been playing around with it ?
Anybody else has been playing around with it ?
I'm a RetroArch fan and have it installed on Raspberry Pi, PC, phone, tablet, and CFW PSP.
A few years ago I found an older PPC build for Leopard, I think it was 1.6.0. It worked but there were far fewer cores than I expected and the performance was hit or miss. I scrapped it and went back to playing MacMAME and other emulators that were current back then, they still work very well.
As I understand it, Mac PowerPC builds are no longer being made.
A few years ago I found an older PPC build for Leopard, I think it was 1.6.0. It worked but there were far fewer cores than I expected and the performance was hit or miss. I scrapped it and went back to playing MacMAME and other emulators that were current back then, they still work very well.
As I understand it, Mac PowerPC builds are no longer being made.
I actually tried it a few months ago.. the application opens on my PowerBook G4 but I couldn’t get anything to actually run. But that might be user error as I’ve never really messed with retro arch before.
Which version did you use? Do you still have the link?
I tried several ones and or it does not open at all or it opens with a white or black screen and won't load any content...
How about this? Can't test it right this moment, but it's straight from the source.
I’ll boot up my PowerBook and see what version is on it this weekI tried everything from here (link available in macintosh Garden page):
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No joy
Yes, after a while I was able to use it in my machines. Of course it wasn't perfect because it needed some optimizations (that came with much later builds that wasn't compiled for our older OSX versions) but in general it works.Was anyone ever successful in using retroarch on our beloved powerpcs?
I will make an thread and upload my build to help others facing this issue.
I totally forgot to do this.
I have been focusing on other stuff a lot lately; haven’t had a lot of time for PPC Macs..