u/AdGreedy1193

Hey everyone!

Second episode of "What's New on Batocera 44" is now live on the channel. Here's what's covered:

• New Namco3xx system for Namco System 357 arcade games, running on RPCS3 (Deadstorm Pirates, Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale, etc...)
• TRX update: Tomb Raider 1, 2 and 3 with their expansions now unified in a single traider folder
• .ps4 folder support — no more dummy files needed
• dhewm3 update bringing new Doom 3 mods like Hexen: Edge of Chaos and Grimm
• Reworked batocera-upgrade script, now able to find upgrade files on external media
• A built-in torrent client so users can download and share new releases
• Handheld news: official images for the Anbernic RG Vita Pro and RG Cube, AYN Thor / SM8550 improvements, and the start of Retroid Pocket Nova support

If you're curious about what's landing in Batocera 44, feel free to check it out.

Happy retrogaming!

https://youtu.be/ZDhzdtba8yI?si=1ydI8FYMsVyxp1bp

Hey everyone!

I just uploaded the first episode of "What's New on Batocera 44" on the channel. Quick look at the early changes landing in the next version — including:

• ZSO compression support for PS2 (PCSX2)
• ShadPS4 v16 with new EmulationStation options (PS4 Pro mode)
• NanoBoyAdvance added as a GBA emulator (with the MP2K HQ audio option)
• VPinball moving to BGFX rendering
• Solarus engine update
• Wine TKG and Proton Experimental updates
• Initial support for the Anbernic RG Vita Pro
• ...and a few more things

If you're curious about what's coming in Batocera 44, feel free to check it out — link in comments.

Happy retrogaming!

Something I've been following for a while that I think this sub will appreciate.

The Sega Chihiro (the Xbox-based arcade board behind House of the Dead 3, Ghost Squad, Virtua Cop 3, OutRun 2, Crazy Taxi HR, Ollie King…) has basically been a dead end for proper emulation for over a decade. MAME has had a driver forever but still can't boot a single game. CXBX-Reloaded and TeknoParrot can run some titles, but only by faking the hardware, so the real firmware never runs and every game needs its own hacks.

What's happening now is different: actual low-level emulation of the Chihiro inside xemu. Instead of faking anything, it recreates Sega's real hardware and runs the machine's original firmware, so the games behave exactly like on a real cabinet. So far 6 games are playable with zero per-game patches, with light guns, operator menus, freeplay and persistent settings all working.

This is being driven by tovaritch alongside the xemu dev. I made a video showing an exclusive first look at where it's at, with all footage captured live (I'm also working in parallel on integrating it into Batocera).

https://youtu.be/NXIXmWZIP1k?si=AwyLIXNjjDtN_h-S