RePlayOS now lets you update right from the GUI, via a netowrk connection. No more re-flashing the MicroSD! Here's a super quick video of it working, with more info and links in the main post: retrorgb.com/replayos-v1-…
The developer RTA has just released an update to the Raspberry Pi-focused RePlayOS with one major upgrade: After this, most future updates can be done right from the OS, without the need to format your MicroSD. That means if you choose to store your ROMs on the MicroSD, you don’t have to re-copy them after each update, simply connect to your network and run the updater from the OS itself. Check out the video above if you’d like to see a quick demo of how updating works after you’re on v1.6 or higher. And there’s more info below the link:
Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/replayos-1-6-0-146183402
Changelog: https://www.replayos.com/changelog/
UPDATE: RTA just released a bugfix…which allowed me to add the above demo.
Getting started with RePlayOS is almost exactly like all other RPi solutions: Download the OS, extract it to your PC, then use software to flash the image to a MicroSD. Then boot your RPi with the newly flashed MicroSD and wait for the installation to complete. After you get to the main menu, power down and put the MicroSD back into your PC.
You’ll find that there’s two partitions on the MicroSD that are both readable in Windows, with the second partition expanded to use the full space of your MicroSD. If you have a decent sized card, you can put your ROMs in that second partition (via the pre-created folders), or just use an external USB drive. I like having everything integrated, so I copied my MAME and FBNeo romsets right to the card, but if you prefer, you can just load everything on a USB drive if you prefer.
Regardless of USB or MicroSD, you’ll also want to download a BIOS pack and install that as well, otherwise most emulation won’t work. This isn’t included for obvious reasons, but adding it is super easy.
And unless there’s a major change to the OS, or bootloader, you never need to do that again! The second partition with ROMs and BIOS files won’t be affected by other updates, which is excellent, as copying ROMs is by far the most time-consuming part of this setup.
That’s basically all you need to do to start gaming. If you’re using HDMI-out, it’ll default to 1080p, but you can manually set it to 4K if you’d like. That might be too high of a resolution for some games, but it’s worth trying.
You can also use a digital to analog converter (DAC) to output analog video. More info on what I use here: https://retrorgb.com/new-hdmi-dac-solutions-tested-rgb-pi-2-reflex-prism.html
Anyway, here’s a video RTA posted of it outputting to two CRT’s, to emulate a dual-CRT, Nintendo vs Arcade setup. This is unrelated to the update, but it’s awesome, so I wanted to share it:
