How to Setup Sega Model 2 in Batocera
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- This tutorial will teach you how to set up and configure the Sega Model 2 emulator in Batocera. Learn tricks, tips, and essentials to get the most of Sega Model 2.
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Gun adjustment. I didn't know I needed that info... Until now. THX x 1000!!
I'm still having a problem getting am2 to work in batocera, and I have updated to the latest version. It worked once or twice, now nothing, any updates on this?
Another banger! Thank you for all you do for the Batocera community!
What kind of 5tb drive are you using to store games? I was looking at the WD 5tb elements portable drive, would this drive be ok to link games off of?
When i try launch a game on the model 2 emulator, the game just crashes. Trying to run on PC i5. Model 3 works flawlessly but model 2 just crashes and goes back to batocera screen. Tried every game in the library. I am connected to the internet, confirmed in batocera, even tried wired connection but same issue. Not sure what else to try, please help....
Is there a way to reset the am2 emulator in batocera to start it from scratch? I still can't get games to work, and I see no solution anywhere thus far. Is there a way to delete the cache for it or with wine?
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No solution yet?
@@classicvwbugs Did you ever find a fix for this? I ran in to the same issue where I configured controls on several model 2 games successfully and when starting up again later to do a couple more the Model 2 emulator would no longer load anything. I tried to delete the saves folder model 2 directory per the info file and install again like the first time but that did not correct whatever the issue is.
@@shiningphantasy1393 Unfortunately nothing I tried worked, so I actually did a CLEAN fresh install of BATOCERA, and it all worked again.
@@classicvwbugs Thanks for the feedback; I'll look into that option.
Thanks for the video. I would like to share that it took me nearly 1 HOUR for that first time download part. I was ready to go to sleep when I notice the network lights stop blinking and not too long later Daytona USA (Rev A) starts up! To configure L2/R2 as brakes/accelerator, use Z-Axis and Z-Rotation respectively.
Although none of these games interest me personally, this video is a great service for the community! Thank you once again my friend!
O M G... ive been waiting on you doing this
SO outta no where my AM2 games don't play. They were playing at one point, and I followed the vid here on how to do it. When I go into the back end pressing F1, I go to the AM2 Application, and when I go to load a ROM, nothing plays now either. Any ideas? They were working, but now they are not. Hope to hear from ya.
I have no idea. Are you using a Beta version of Batocera? Actually even with my Beta version of Batocera, my AM2 games are still working well. You might seek help from the official Discord Server from Batocera.
@@BatoceraNation ok thanks. Are you running batocera 33 beta?
Yes. So far so good.
@@BatoceraNation I checked the Discord Server and it seems to be a common issue from what I saw, people are posting the same problem. Games used to work, and after a short time they don't. Mine work in windows without issue, but in BAT, I can't even get them to run in the backend when I open up the emulator. Sometimes the emulator does not even open up. Maybe there will be a fix.
breaking news i got it working..i just started a new build and it worked..im so happy...
Glad that it finally worked for you!
This looks great. Thanks for that.
Rail Chase looks crazy. I'm looking forward to trying that one.
great video mate. if you invert axis in controls ( mine is axis 5 ) you can use L2 R2
Interesting!
Another great video 💪 I need to figure out how to get my sinden gun to work with this 🤔
As always, thank you for taking the time and putting this together, is amazing!! btw, what is that shmups collection you have over there? is just a playlist or an actual selection of those? I'm super curious
A Playlist from different systems.
@@BatoceraNation Niccccccce, did you make it or is something I can get somewhere? I wanna!
thanks amigo! i will try this on batocera 38! and batocera 39 will be available in March 2024 - its changes should improve WINE games and applications.
Im gonna take a guess and say v39 stable will be available sometime this month 😊 (Feb)
But I could be wrong.
Another handy feature on v39 is if using on mobile PC devices there are TDP settings so you can save on some battery life.
Well, I was wrong, it was March 😊.
Nice video as usual BN.
Btw, I like 3D boxart too but if use the 2D option for arcade type systems like model 2 and 3,naomi, mame etc I think you may find it suits better cause itll download arcade poster art/sheets, promos etc.
But Im sure you already know that. 😁
Actually, I didn't know that! Thanks for that tip!
@@BatoceraNation
Well, I did it for my RGB10Max but for all systems thats when I noticed it.
I went for all 2D boxart on the Max cause being a small screen if using 3D boxart you see less of the image being a more titled view.
So 2D boxart you see the whole image easily.
But on my PC yeah, I also use 3D boxart.
For the arcade systems on my PC though Ive been using the 4 image mix (and video snaps).
I may switch to the 2D art later still, not sure yet but I did notice if you do use the 2D option for arcade systems theres are less available meaning any that dont have posters you get a default arcade cabinet type image with a game screenshot image inside.
So if theres a lot missing it just doesnt look as good.
Anyway, something to try out for yourself and see what results you get.
Btw: I havent tried model 2 yet, not sure I will cause again.. Seems like a lot of work 😁😉
@@fonzitheman Thank you for the info and thanks for sharing for others to read.
can you map a wheel driving to model 3 and 2 ? because im not having success here. For example, Sega Rally, Daytona, my d-pad or joystick , left/right axis will be steering but i cant map a L or R buttons of my xbox controller and also more gamepads here, to have the L or any other button to accelerate or brake..
Where i can find the Sega model 2 emulator for recalbox/batocera? I charge the files on a "model" folder on Roms folder, but it seems i dont have the emu, i've downloaded the last version of batocera/recalbox
Very timely video! I was just tinkering with this the other day to no avail. I couldn't figure out the controls. Do you have to be connected to the internet with every game once or every time you try to play?
P.S. any chance we may see a video for the Magnavox Odyssey 2 any time soon?
1. You only need to be connected to the Internet the first time you load up Sega Model 2 emulator. After that, you don't need to be connected.
2. I will add that to my list of consoles. It turns out that the Odyssey 2 was my first console ever. My dad bought us one of those in 1979 when I was kid. So yeah, I will definitely do a tutorial on this system in the near future.
I get a WINE error on load for all games. Just have to close back to the menu. Any ideas please.?
Playing Top Skater on my Ayaneo Air Pro thanks to this video
have you managed to get model 2 to work on the steam deck build of Batocera. as can get the games loading but cannot exit and I cannot control most games? with the standard layout. have tried adding a keyboard to configure but no joys. as it does not recognize the steam deck controller.
Gracias por el video, me sirvió mucho.
I am controlling player 1 and 2 at the same time for every game. Player 2 controls are set for controller 2. Can you help me figure out why this is happening. Thanks!
What would you consider is the Intel equivalent to your BATOCERA System is?
Would a CORE i5 2.3 GHz be more powerful or less powerful than your system?
What about a CORE i3 3.5 GHz?
I also have an Intel i7-1165G7 system. They are both similar in power and speed (with the Ryzen 4800U) with each other. I did a comparison of the two here: ruclips.net/video/2ifBjG6x9Dk/видео.html
Hello, I have only 1 problem with the emulator.
And with F12, when you press it, it asks you to press F12 again to confirm and save your game and F10 is the same, you press it and it asks you to press F10 again to load your saved game.
So my problem is that when I hit F12 to save and press F10 to load the emulator it closes
Can this be solved?
Do you think future updates to Batocera would make the set up process thats needed now for Model 2 obsolete? For eg just drop the roms in the folder and they would work like it does with Model 3?
No manual pre set up required from the model 2 program itself? Just within Batocera?
Perhaps doing it this way now is needed only cause its a new addition Batocera.
If you get what Im saying.
Perhaps so. More features automatically added that makes it plug and play.
Not unless we can get access to the source code & maybe port it to Linux. Unfortunately this is what we need for Windows emulators. Some of the saved configurations are also proprietary so we can't map controls easy either. This is the best we can do for now - but it works!
@@DanielMartin1974
Has something changed for v35?
Cause in my Batocera test build using v35 beta I found just dropping in roms works, I was connected to the internet but do you still have to be?
And my PS4 controller seems to work as well straight away.
Not the dpad but the analog stick works for movement.
@@fonzitheman only the first time. Once the wine bottle is made you can just use it offline.
@@DanielMartin1974
One time period? Or is that for each game?
And pretty sure in older versions my controller didnt work but in v35 it works out of the box.
Could get the config application to wotk in ver.38 of batocera
Can we configure 2 batocera machines and link 2 players into model 2 and model 3 ?
How long does it take to the game load in the first time, more or less?
Hi, thank you for making this video. I might be in a bit of trouble, I installed batocera in an SD card on my steam deck and without watching this video first I launched model 2 and I got that black screen and waited only a few minutes and, of course, turned off the deck thinking it black screened or something. So I watched your video above and waited for about 10 minutes on the next launch and I get a crash window saying something in whine is wrong (or something along those lines) and click close application. Is there any way to manually redo the model 2 system?
Has anyone ever got Behind Enemy Lines to work? (I do now see emulation options in v34 of Batocera in the emulator menu options...not sure what to choose). Also despite it being a stupid idea, is there any way to get an Xbox controller to properly map to the lightgun games or the only option is the mouse pointer? It makes sense that the games were only made for lightguns and therefore the emulator supports the mouse...but was also hoping to be able to manually move the mouse/cursor/reticle around with my Xbox joystick for testing or fun or whatever. Thanks in advance. Great video btw Batocera Nation! Thank you for all that you do!
Game controls play great after going into window mode and changing control settings BUT after exiting and returning to batocera model 2 list, selecting games that were playing perfect now have got no control at all?
Hello , I just finish my 3tb batocera project today but three things I need help with:
1. I need to find a way for mugen to work without that file, (autorun.cmd)
2. how to map controllers for future pinball.
3. And how to put PC Street fighter games ( Ultra 4 and SF5 ).
1. Unfortunately, it needs it since it is Windows based.
2. Is there a Key to Pad option in the emulator settings. If not, I will have to add one. I will need to check this
3. Those games work in Steam. Install them in Steam.
THanks for the video! The only issue Im having is that when I get to the part on this video where the control configuration is, everything crashes for me after I open the config control box. ANy clue why this keeps happening?
We can play Virtua Fighter using mame, VF2 using model 2 and VF3 using model 3.
Weird thing is my VF3 and Fighting Vipers 2 in Model 3 havent booted for me since v31.
But they did in v30,why I dunno.
Tried diff rom versions and sourced from diff places but they still dont work for me.
However I have Star Wars Trilogy now working in model 3,but it was cause from where I got the rom from, odd.
Sega Model 3 has been reduced to a few working roms. It needs an overhaul. No doubt that Sega Model 2 emulation is better at this point.
@@BatoceraNation
Ah… OK.
Well, does VF3 and Fighting Vipers 2 work for you? Or anyone else here?
@@BatoceraNation it's because the emulator got updated as did the DAT file for what should be in the zip files :-) The es_launch_stderr.log will tell you what's missing ;-)
@@fonzitheman it's because the emulator got updated as did the DAT file for what should be in the zip files :-) The es_launch_stderr.log will tell you what's missing ;-) Typically epr-18022.ic2 needs to be added to the zip file.
Nor Work for me,the emulator not run in Windows ,only works in frontend but not change the sertings it's imposible change the video options AND the joystick options ...:(
merci
merci
bravo
do you need an nvidia card to load the emulator. i dont have one
this error comes up
The aplication could not start correctly
(0xc000007b)
Can you use sinden light guns with model 2 in batocera? if so, how. I can get the game to pull up but doesn't initiate the sinden software
It would have been nice if you provided a link to the ROM files or said what to search for, thankfully I still had the ROMs on a external drive because I have no idea where I found the ROMS or what I typed in Google to find the ROM Files.
The lin provided does not say where to download the ROM files or what to search for.
Almost everything I use comes from archive.org
Do you know where is the config file stored, I'm thinking if I can edit it manually using the terminal. It is because I cannot bind the keys in the traditional way like in your video.
try keep pressed the button of the joy and then double clic in the button you want to map
Cómo lo haces para jugar los shooter? Con el stick o tienes pistolas de luz?
I set the controls in the emulator and tried in on it (in the aplication) but when I return to the front end and select the same game (daytona usa, and is daytona.zip, I checked that) the buttons doesn't work, I exit the game, press F1 open the aplication load daytona, the controls work ok in there! I don't know how to fix it
Did you find a fix for your problem as mine are the same,play great with changing controls in windowed mode but as soon as i go back to frontend no controls?
Ir doesn’t work for me. Each time I am double clicking to set the key, its auto-assign the left click of the mouse… i dont know what to do. There are some .ini file that i can set manually?
try keep pressed the button of the joy and then double clic in the button you want to map
Still struggling to get this running. Followed guide to the letter and the roms try to open then just return to menu. I don’t think the initial setup on running first game worked. Is there a way manually set this up? Model 3 works beautifully
Its sometimes hit and miss for me too.
I had them working on one PC, when I flashed as new on a diff PC, it didnt.
Or a change in storage drive broke them.
Seems a bit all over the place, dunno.
Then theres the control mapping issue.
This is a GREAT video. But please, can you explain how do you configure the controls if you are playing on a STEAM DECK? I have the M2 Emulator using Batocera, but I do not know how to configure the game to the steam deck. Some games are unplayable because I can't control anything. Please help.
Probably need a bluetooth keyboard to press "F1" to access the files. How did you get it working on the deck? I try to launch a game but it kicks me back out.
@@chriswilson9331 I bought it with it already programmed. I connected a keyboard and went into the applications. I configured the game and it worked. Now the problem I have is that it won’t save…… So I have to do this EVERYTIME I play the M2 emulator. Do you know if there is a save option?
@@marioadams1005 I'm not sure M2 doesn't have a RetroArch (select+A button) method to save states last I checked. May have to do everything by pressing F1 and going into the .exe
Hi, Under "Configure Controls". When I double click the key, it always register the left mouse button. it won't stay on "Press a button or key". I tried replacing the mouse but it still the same issue.
hey did you solved it? because i am having exaclty the same problem
@@diegol6237 No, I didn't :( No response from Batocera Nation. I just gave up. It was frustrating I can't configure any Model 2 games. :(
@@albertraymundo I tried in a different computer, mouse, keyboard and I have exactly the same issue! lets hope they fix it on Batocera 34.
@@diegol6237 Thank you for the update Diego. I hope so too. I really don't know what's causing it.
try keep pressed the button of the joy and then double clic in the button you want to map
Model 2 works on my Lenovo M73 4th gen, but not on my HP 800 G2 6th gen, cant figure out why.
Both are Intel with intergrated graphics.
Same problem
Did you find a solution????? I wait more than 20 minutes but nothing
@@foreverfree12345
Nope, in Batocera v36 and v35 model 2 wont work on my HP, but does on the Lenovo.
No idea why.
Hi. My issues is that i open a game and the emu crash. I try everything is this video and no luck. Any tips?
This works on my Lenovo M73 but not on my HP 800 G2 so perhaps just some sort of hardware compatibility issues.
Maybe same for you, dunno.
How does this help others using Windows emulators, Handheld devices that run linux systems that don't use wine? And could you do an update for Future Pinball for Batocera? I'm using it on a cheap Game box from China that apparently is a an Orange Pi clone of some sort. I just know the Batocera image works on it. I would love to try Fpinball on it.
I'm not one of the Developers, but most Batocerans are running Batocera on PC systems. Not to mention that Steam Deck is right around the corner and Batocera should become popular on that handheld system. Current handhelds are not powerful enough to run Wine applications or Future Pinball. Steam Deck will change all that.
@@BatoceraNation Thank you for replying. So in this video, you're on an x86 device? I probably didn't format my comment correctly. if so I apologize.
@@KaraokeDuov2 Yes. I'm using an Asrock mini PC. I believe that some may start out on a Pi or handheld and move to PC when they realize they want a more power system to play more consoles. I started out on a Odroid and move to PC because I wanted to emulate more consoles.
@@BatoceraNation
"Batocerans" ☺️
You better patent that 😁
Awsome,so where are the game roms sega models 2 can download?
You can find everything at archive.org. Use their search feature.
Is There any way to make Daytona USA's steering less jumpy with the Sony PS3 controller using the analog sticks connected via the USB Cable and to assign R2 as the accelerator and L2 as the brake pedal?
The only playable games are the gun games and that shooting game where you are kids flying toy prop planes shooting at other toys inside their house.
I hope they are still developing the Model 2 emulator because it needs a lot of work, the game files are not listed alphabetically fonts are too small making it very hard to read the game file names.
The Sega Model 2 emulator is a Windows emulator and developed outside Batocera. It was just ported over to Batocera. So, the Batocera team are limited to what they can do, and they can't change or edit the emulator. The emulator has the buttons preassigned.
But the buttons can be remapped so which Access Points are the R2 and L2 on a Sony PS3 duel shock controller?
I don't know. I don't owe one.
I managed to get L2 and R2 working by setting Z axis (inv) for accelerate and Z Axis for Brake, tick to map to analogue and away you go :). That’s using an Xbox One S controller. Steering is super sensitive but aside from that plays well. Used to play this with my Mrs all the time when younger, excellent game
First of all thank you for this channel it helped me many times and I apologize for my english is not my first language. Please help me, I put the roms in the model2 folder, I updated the list but the model2 icon did not appear, then I tried to open the emulator but it does not open, what did I do wrong?
PS. I downloaded the roms from the site you provided
What are the specs of your Batocera system? Are your games in a zipped format? It is hard to figure out what is going on.
@@BatoceraNation thank you for answering. I have an i5 4440 with intel hd graphics 4600, 8gb ram ddr3 and the roms are zipped. Sorry I should have been more specific
Are you using Batocera 32 or higher?
@Daniel Martin
i am using batocera 32, but something must have gone wrong when i upgraded to version 32 because i can't even open model2 emulator
@@ilreingiallo do your games show up in emulation station front end? and when you try to run one (whilst connected to the internet), what happens?
Annoys me its set to full screen stretch. I haven't found an easy way to edit this without manually changing a .lua file for every game.
V38 has option for 4x3 for Model 2,as well as rendering resolution setting. Nice addition.
You can try this in the beta if you wanna update to that or if you wanna be safe wait for v38 stable release.
Hi and thanks for your video, i have a problem on Raspberry Pi4 4GB with new install Batocera V38, after few download romset AM2 i think i need HELP!, ever don't show AM2 in game list, I've try with Model3 and it show, bat Model2 ever no.
I dont believe Pi supports model 2.
Model 2 is X86 64,so for windows only, and in Batocera windows runs in Wine, which the Pi4 cannot do.
So if theres no model 2 folder, its not supported.
the page at 11.04 ...i cant get the model 2 emulator to open..all other emulators on the page open?
Did you try loading a game first via the Batocera's Menu first? The Application won't load until you load up a game successfully within Batocera's Menu (and you need to be connected to the internet).
@@BatoceraNation yeah it just boots me back into the game select menu..its as if the emulator isnt there... on the applications page it dosnt open when i click on the model2 config
You might have a bad romset. You can find them at archive.org. There is a complete romset there. I believe it is the first hit after you search for it
@@BatoceraNation emulator still refuses to boot..i give up...
is there anyway to load the model2 emulator into batocera..i cant find where it is stored..
Does this work in x86 with a flash drive? I’ve got a running setup on Mac.. but when I load a Model 2 game, it bounces back out after about 10 seconds. Nothing seems to be downloading. I
Yes, it should work. You might have a bad romset. Try downloading it from archive.org. Those games work.
@@BatoceraNation thanks for replying dude- love the channel! Am I correct in thinking there is no bios needed? Nothing in the documentation. I will go back in and have another go. Thanks
@@willmatic5768 no BIOS needed.
@@DanielMartin1974 thanks dude. I tried in on my x86 Mac. Batocera works amazing well, but the model 2 support is broken. I think it fails to instal the Wine rapper on first loading a rom. Tried a number of rom dumps to confirm
@@willmatic5768 works here if you're patient. It may take some time on first launch. The log files will show progress. I have updated this for v33.
When I press F2 it hangs at a black screen and if I hit F2 again it goes back to the game also hitting F1 goes back to the game.
Is this true for all the games? Or have you considered waiting a bit longer before you press F2?
I've only tried it on 2 games, Daytona USA and house of the dead and I waited about a minute and didn't see any disk activity.
@@dallase1 Did the games load up at all?
If not, then you might have a bad romset. Look for them at archive.org
It's working now, I guess I had to restart BATOCERA because when I came home from work and booted up BATOCERA F2 brought up the "Test Menu", now I just have to change the controller settings.
Do you have a tutorial for sega cd? I’m having a hard time getting the games to run 😵💫
Whats your issue? Have you got all bios files? What format are your games? What emu have you tried? Are you sure they are not corrupt etc? (Obtained/downloaded from a shady place)
@@fonzitheman -Hi thanks for answering, yes I did get it running. I was placing a bin and cue format file into the rom folder. I turned the bin and cue files into .chd and that did the trick😬. I do have a quick question about a game in Naomi if you don’t mind, game is 18 wheeler all buttons work fine except for the steering. I can’t steer.
@@MrRockfish01
For segacd for games that have 1 bin you can rename it to chd yeah and it would work but if you have multiple bins for a game you need to launch the game from the cue file.
In batocera game menu you can hide the bin extensions so only cue shows, and launch the game, scrape it too.
Alternatively your best solution is to download chdman and convert/compress bin/cue games to actual chd format. This will also save you a lot of storage space, depending on your game library size.
As for that 18 wheeler naomi game yeah, I tested it briefly and steering wouldnt work for me either ( using the Libretro flycast core).
I went into retroarch and tried changing the controller type there as well with no luck.
Perhaps BN knows more on this ☺️
Or, perhaps just play the Dreamcast version instead 😉
@@fonzitheman - 😬 that’s how I turned my cues and bins into chd by using chd man, after watching like 5 videos on batocera nation. I used to use nothing but raspberry pie with pre made images. One day I decided to buy a micro pc to see if I could make a build from the ground up and I did thanks to batocera nation and I did 😀🤘🏽👍🏽🤘🏽
@@MrRockfish01
Oh ok, all good then. 👍
And yeah, I originally used the SNES Classic hacked, then PS classic mod and almost bought an android TV box but instead went the Tiny PC route, so much better bang for buck (depends on what you get and how much you pay ofcourse) and never looked back.
👍👍👍
I tried this method to configure controls and it just keeps crashing.
I've tried this method with 8Bit controllers too and they worked. What type of controller do you have?
There was one time it was crashing as I mentioned in the video. I got out of the application and loaded up a game from within Batocera (not from the File Manager). Let it run for a minute or two. Then exit and try again.
@@BatoceraNation Logitech F710.
Have you rebooted and tried again? If it doesn't work, it might be your controller.
@@BatoceraNation The config app won't even open when I double click it on the OS. If I try to do it in game, I can't see the mouse cursor, and it is impossible for me to do anything.
Hey man 🎮 Siggi for denmark her 😊
I have some problems with the m2
I dit follow the video but i Can not open Any game i have the full Rom pack but when i open a Rom up in batocera its just shots Down the same gos for the emulgator when i try in there
i have batocera 38 i hope you Can help
And thanks for alle your awesome videos 🕹🕹
Are you sure you had an active internet connection when launching the first game?
If so then its always possible its an issue with the PC chipset you are using.
For eg I had model 2 working on one PC and on another it didnt, both were Intel so no idea why.
@@fonzitheman hey yes im sure 🤓
An my pc is and up to date gamer pc it Can run all the emulgator that allow it in 4K no problem is there a Way to reset the emulgator maby ?
@@fonzitheman Can the problem be that i scrapt the games before i launch Them 🎮🤓
Modelo 2 run in batocera Raspy 4 ?
Unfortunately no.
@@BatoceraNation I don't have the model 2 folder on my Pi4 batocera v37. I have model 3. where can I get the Model 2 bios? Can I put model 2 roms in Model3 folder?
Can't seem to update game list. I am connected to wifi. Any one?
What happens when you Update the Gamelists? Nothing at all? Are the games in zip format? Please give me some more details.
@@BatoceraNation thank bro. They are in zip form and once I want to update list nothing happens. I placed them inside batocera via ip address. All good except in time to update list.
If you go to your roms/model2 folder, do you see them?
Also do you have a PC based Batocera system?
Can this games run on android, please help
Model 2 games on android/emulators?
No.
Where is my comment?
I don't know. RUclips automatically deletes comments when there are links mentioned.