this was really helpful. thanks for making this video. I didn't have much to go on when looking for info on what this OS looks like. Im looking for a nice responsive front end and this video covered everything I was hoping to learn.
The thing is that you set it at a 60hz refresh rate and it's still not the exact refresh rate as the game. If you hit tab and check the emulation speed versus the game's clock speed then you'll see what I mean.
also bought rgb pi cable to try that on a raspberry 3+ in a 24 inch tv, you should get some cherry switches on those buttons and also a better encoder for less lag.
Hey thanks for watching. I saw your comment on my other video but I can't respond to it for some reason but yes I used www.retrotink.com/product-page/rgb2comp looks amazing going component in.
What scart to component adapter are you using? Also does this use retroarch to emulate? am i able to use cheats and everything that retroarch has to offer?
It really depends on what your goals are for your system and what OS you intend to use. If you're using RGB-Pi OS and don't care about lightgun support then Pi 3 is fine because OS2 runs on Pi 3. If you want lightgun support and some better performance for N64 games then Pi 4 will be better but the OS4 alpha is not as fully featured as OS2 yet.
Thanks for making this video. I have recently purchased an RGB-Pi and its great. Have you come across any games that ask "image mode" then 2 options Original or Forced. Would like a way to disable this and just always go straight in to original. Any help on this would be great.
Yes a few games like the Mortal Kombat series ask thIs. I don't know a way to bypass the option screen. I've noticed the games that have this option also do not perform as well as I would expect them to.
@@MakeItSo Thanks for getting back to me. It seems like the game play is correct just that silly screen option comes up. I have joined the discord and asked the question, with no response yet. It might be something in the Retro Arch menu.
I don't know for sure. My amateur guess would be that Analog to Analog would look better than Digital to Analog which is what you're running. I would assume HDMI to ypbpr is having to do some resolution scaling along the way too.
Hmm, I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Once you expand the filesystem to your external USB there should be folders for you to place your ROMs and BIOS files into. I suggest joning the RGBpi discord channel and subsequently their Telegram group if that's still in use. You'll find everything you need there.
@@MakeItSo thank you mate. Joined and now up and running. Something that was awesome has just got 10 x better. Thank you for the great review and showcase
Beautiful arcade! Could you tell me how to access the "Video Player" option in the systems menu? I couldn't find the directions for adding movies or the details of the formats RGB Pi supports. I hope you can help me. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching. Please consider subscribing. All you need to do is goto your "roms" folder, inside there there should be a folder called "videoplayer" (if not create one) drop your movies or videos into that folder then the video player option will show up in the systems menu after a reboot. The movies I have are .mp4 format. I don't know what all formats are supported. Good luck! Let me know if that works for you.
@@MakeItSo Thank you very much for your answer! I am already subscribed. It worked perfect with my mp4 videos. Congratulations on your arcade, it's great! I am starting a project to build an arcade with RB Pi + RGB PI with a CRT of 25 ". If I have doubts, if it is not annoying, I will ask you for some advice! Thank you, greetings!
Great video. I was originally looking for a HDMI to VGA adapter and VGA to scart cable from my gaming PC to my CRTs. However I might just get an RGB-PI 4B now with Argon M.2 case. Has much moved on with RGB-PI since this video?
Actually yes! They just released an Alpha version of their OS4 that's compatible with the RPi4 that supports lightgun games using the Guncon lightgun. The previous version of the os in my video is only compatible with the RPi2/3 so be aware of that. I believe if you look on their wiki page they have configs so you can use the gpio to scart cable with other systems like retropie. But don't quote me on that. RGB-pi.com
@@davieslm They do, I have their cable and both OS's on separate RPi's. OS4 is not ready for prime time still in alpha but its very promising. I have my OS2/3 version dialed in a it's been a perfect arcade machine. Looks so good going SCART > Component in on my CRT.
If you buy their cable they give you access to their telegram channel where you can download Bios and Rom packs all pre-configured to work with the OS.
I cannot get any roms or system folders to display except mame2003plus, any ideas as not help at all on RGB pi website and when i emailed them they werent even bothered enough to try and help me, just fobbed me off to the discord groups, thanks. Any help appreciated as the roms I have work 100% it just wont find them? I have them on an external USB formatted by the RGB PI menu
I would double check that your folder structures match what the RGBPi os is expecting for organization. See the wiki pages. www.mortaca.com/rgb-pi/wiki/index.php?title=Adding_ROMs
www.mortaca.com/rgb-pi/wiki/index.php?title=System_Options This link to the RGP-Pi wiki shows hotkeys for load/save game. And how to enable the Load/Save menu.
@@MakeItSo Well, on my 21 inch trinitron the lines are pressed as tight to each other as a drum, and the type of output doesnt change the lines gap much whether its composite or scart - rgb (greetings from PAL btw). Also had an experience with a couple of jvc 21 inchers and a one of samsung. Give or take same story. And so my conclusion was that the linegap becomes noticable after 24/25+ inches unless its a pvm/bvm displays. But your case with that beauty broke that point.
Usually you would adjust the "overscan" settings in the software. This system should give you true to game output resolutions and scaling. So if the image doesn't fit your screen that could be a physical problem with your CRT calibration.
Nice review of the OS and nice machine ;)
Thanks for watching! Thanks for making such a great product!
this was really helpful. thanks for making this video. I didn't have much to go on when looking for info on what this OS looks like. Im looking for a nice responsive front end and this video covered everything I was hoping to learn.
So glad you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!
Awesome setup, and great screen capture of the video! Thanks for sharing, I subscribed!
Thanks for watching, appreciate the support!
Awesome setup. Just picked up my rgb pi jamma board and going to be hooking it up to my MVS cabinet. Btw tate is pronounced ta-tae
Oops then I've been pronouncing it wrong for a very long time! Good luck with the RGB pi. I love mine.
The thing is that you set it at a 60hz refresh rate and it's still not the exact refresh rate as the game. If you hit tab and check the emulation speed versus the game's clock speed then you'll see what I mean.
Got it. Thanks for the explanation.
Awesome build! What SCART to component converter did you use? It's not in the description list.
www.retrotink.com/product-page/rgb2comp
Thanks for watching!
@@MakeItSo Perfect thank you! That is the exact one I was looking at.
@@MakeItSo Thank you for sharing your cool build!
also bought rgb pi cable to try that on a raspberry 3+ in a 24 inch tv, you should get some cherry switches on those buttons and also a better encoder for less lag.
I did get some cherry switches eventually! Did not change the encoder though. I also haven't upgraded the joysticks. Piece by piece.
I’m a massive RGB-Pi fan yet I had not thought to sort my favourites by system you do at 8:35. Nice tip! 😊
Hey thanks for watching. I saw your comment on my other video but I can't respond to it for some reason but yes I used www.retrotink.com/product-page/rgb2comp looks amazing going component in.
What scart to component adapter are you using? Also does this use retroarch to emulate? am i able to use cheats and everything that retroarch has to offer?
The converter is by a company called Retrotink. I'm pretty sure this system is reteoarch based but you can check the Rgb-pi wiki for more info.
@@MakeItSo Thanks for the info!
Would you reccomend the Pi 3 or 4 together with the RGB-Pi scart connector?
It really depends on what your goals are for your system and what OS you intend to use. If you're using RGB-Pi OS and don't care about lightgun support then Pi 3 is fine because OS2 runs on Pi 3. If you want lightgun support and some better performance for N64 games then Pi 4 will be better but the OS4 alpha is not as fully featured as OS2 yet.
Thanks for making this video. I have recently purchased an RGB-Pi and its great. Have you come across any games that ask "image mode" then 2 options Original or Forced. Would like a way to disable this and just always go straight in to original. Any help on this would be great.
Yes a few games like the Mortal Kombat series ask thIs. I don't know a way to bypass the option screen. I've noticed the games that have this option also do not perform as well as I would expect them to.
Join the RGBPi discord and ask in there.
@@MakeItSo Thanks for getting back to me. It seems like the game play is correct just that silly screen option comes up. I have joined the discord and asked the question, with no response yet. It might be something in the Retro Arch menu.
Nice image. I have a similar setup with a hdmi to ypbpr converter. Do you think that with scart to component would give me a better quality?
I don't know for sure. My amateur guess would be that Analog to Analog would look better than Digital to Analog which is what you're running. I would assume HDMI to ypbpr is having to do some resolution scaling along the way too.
For questions like this, i recommend using the crtgaming subreddit.
@@adamschussel4765 100%
Just got my rgb pi and I'm just curious how i enable a turbo button?
Not entirely sure. I usually play with the controls for games as-is. Lookup how to open the retroarch menu, I know you can set it up in there.
Great video man
Thanks for watching!
It’s a brilliant system but where do you put the samples for mame ? I tried all sorts of cores etc but I can’t get them to work for donkey kong etc
Hmm, I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Once you expand the filesystem to your external USB there should be folders for you to place your ROMs and BIOS files into. I suggest joning the RGBpi discord channel and subsequently their Telegram group if that's still in use. You'll find everything you need there.
@@MakeItSo thank you mate. Joined and now up and running. Something that was awesome has just got 10 x better. Thank you for the great review and showcase
Loved the intro
Thanks!
Beautiful arcade! Could you tell me how to access the "Video Player" option in the systems menu? I couldn't find the directions for adding movies or the details of the formats RGB Pi supports. I hope you can help me. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching. Please consider subscribing. All you need to do is goto your "roms" folder, inside there there should be a folder called "videoplayer" (if not create one) drop your movies or videos into that folder then the video player option will show up in the systems menu after a reboot. The movies I have are .mp4 format. I don't know what all formats are supported. Good luck! Let me know if that works for you.
@@MakeItSo Thank you very much for your answer! I am already subscribed. It worked perfect with my mp4 videos. Congratulations on your arcade, it's great! I am starting a project to build an arcade with RB Pi + RGB PI with a CRT of 25 ". If I have doubts, if it is not annoying, I will ask you for some advice! Thank you, greetings!
Great video. I was originally looking for a HDMI to VGA adapter and VGA to scart cable from my gaming PC to my CRTs. However I might just get an RGB-PI 4B now with Argon M.2 case. Has much moved on with RGB-PI since this video?
Actually yes! They just released an Alpha version of their OS4 that's compatible with the RPi4 that supports lightgun games using the Guncon lightgun. The previous version of the os in my video is only compatible with the RPi2/3 so be aware of that. I believe if you look on their wiki page they have configs so you can use the gpio to scart cable with other systems like retropie. But don't quote me on that. RGB-pi.com
@@MakeItSo Many thanks. I had a quick look at their site and I believe they are the ones that also sell the GPIO to SCART cables.
@@davieslm They do, I have their cable and both OS's on separate RPi's. OS4 is not ready for prime time still in alpha but its very promising. I have my OS2/3 version dialed in a it's been a perfect arcade machine. Looks so good going SCART > Component in on my CRT.
If you buy their cable they give you access to their telegram channel where you can download Bios and Rom packs all pre-configured to work with the OS.
@@MakeItSo I was super impressed with your setup. m
Is the rgb-pi cable sold in the USA?
Not sure. I ordered mine from the source (Spain) I think. Only took 1.5 weeks to arrive if I remember correctly.
Where can I find a scart to component converter? Is that what you are using?
www.retrotink.com/product-page/rgb2comp
I cannot get any roms or system folders to display except mame2003plus, any ideas as not help at all on RGB pi website and when i emailed them they werent even bothered enough to try and help me, just fobbed me off to the discord groups, thanks. Any help appreciated as the roms I have work 100% it just wont find them? I have them on an external USB formatted by the RGB PI menu
I would double check that your folder structures match what the RGBPi os is expecting for organization. See the wiki pages. www.mortaca.com/rgb-pi/wiki/index.php?title=Adding_ROMs
Got the RGB pi, how you install ROMs on arcade?
www.mortaca.com/rgb-pi/wiki/index.php?title=Special:MyLanguage/Adding_ROMs
@@MakeItSo i got +2k arcade roms, is there any way to tell wich ones goes to advmame, fbneo folders? trying one by one is terrible.
hi. do you have a solution for saving game position for advmame without using a keyboard ? + how to map panel controls on fbneo ? 😁
www.mortaca.com/rgb-pi/wiki/index.php?title=System_Options
This link to the RGP-Pi wiki shows hotkeys for load/save game. And how to enable the Load/Save menu.
Quite surprised that 20inch consumer crt tv can produce such defined scanlines.
I think that's the big difference between Composite and Component inputs. Component like I'm using is basically like having a factory RGB mod.
@@MakeItSo Well, on my 21 inch trinitron the lines are pressed as tight to each other as a drum, and the type of output doesnt change the lines gap much whether its composite or scart - rgb (greetings from PAL btw). Also had an experience with a couple of jvc 21 inchers and a one of samsung. Give or take same story. And so my conclusion was that the linegap becomes noticable after 24/25+ inches unless its a pvm/bvm displays. But your case with that beauty broke that point.
Ok pero....¿¿¿ y como lo configuras para una pantalla Crt Curva de las antiguas para que coja toda la pantalla??
Usually you would adjust the "overscan" settings in the software. This system should give you true to game output resolutions and scaling. So if the image doesn't fit your screen that could be a physical problem with your CRT calibration.
@@MakeItSo Thank you so much!!!😊😊😉
No Problemo!
you got walking sounds on donkeykong? :)
Maybe it's the difference between the US and JDM release?
Strange color combination for an arcade machine, better to play in the dark. Either the crt is too small or the cabinet too wide.
Hey! Thanks for watching. Yeah could always use a bigger CRT.