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SKG Retrobox Instruction Manual

Introduction

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Basic Instructions

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Special Instructions for Handheld Retro Box

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Summary of content (17 pages)

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SKG Retrobox Instruction Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SKG Retrobox. I hope you have a lot of fun revisiting the classic video games of years past. The SKG Retrobox is a Raspberry Pi, running the Retropie software. Retropie is a complete software solution for retro gaming, including an operating system, various emulators (an emulator is a piece of software designed to imitate, or imitate, a piece of hardware, like the NES or Sega Genesis), and a front end called Emulation Station.
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• After doing a proper shutdown of the system, turn the power button to Off. Failure to do this will cause the batteries to drain. Main Screen The main screen is where you land when you first boot up the SKG Retrobox. If instead, you see a screen with a white window complaining about a missing gamepad, plug in your USB game controller. By using the left/right direction keys, you can choose from among the available systems.
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System Screen Once you select a specific system, you will find yourself on the page for that specific system. Scroll through the list of games for this system using the up/down arrow buttons. Use the left/right shoulder buttons to scroll through the list a page at a time. As you highlight a specific game, you will see various information about the game, such as box art, description, etc. This is all from various databases on the Internet, so may be incomplete.
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From here you can do a variety of things, such as changing the default emulator for the system or the individual game. A number of systems come with more than one emulator installed, and there are others that can be installed from the Retropie Setup Script. The vast majority of the time, the default emulator will work fine for whatever game you wish to play. But there are some instances where some games will play substantially better on one emulator than another.
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The Main Menu Press Start while on the Main Screen to Bring up the main Menu Here is a brief rundown on the options in the Main Menu • Scraper – The Scraper is a program that goes to the Internet, and downloads box art, descriptions, and other data regarding the individual games for each installed system. This has already been done for you, so you should not have to deal with this. • Sound settings – Adjust volume, and turn sound effects on/off • UI Settings – Screen saver, transition effects, etc.
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Options Screen When in the screen for a specific system, press the Select button to bring up the Options screen. From here you can jump to a specific letter in the list. You can also sort the game list according to most recently played, or number of times played, so that your favorite or most recently played games are at the top of the list.
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Retropie Configuration Screen Here are the options in the Retropie Configuration Screen, with links for further information on several of them.. • Bluetooth – Connect to external Bluetooth devices like mice, keyboards and game controllers. Note, Bluetooth Audio is not supported by this device, so you can’t connect to Bluetooth speakers. • Configuration Editor – This is advanced configuration, beyond the scope of this manual. For more information go to https://github.
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• Retroarch – View and modify a number of highly technical settings related to Retroarch, software that allows all the emulators on Retropie to share a similar look and feel. Beyond the scope of this document. • Retroarch NetPlay – A feature that allows you to play certain multiplayer games across a network, rather than sharing the same device and screen. For further information, go to https://github.
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The controller configuration screen is pretty self-explanatory. Press the button on your gamepad that corresponds to the highlighted option, It will register, then go on to the next. You may not have a button that corresponds to the option. For instance, the SNES Style controller does not have trigger buttons, or analog controls. In that case, hold any button down for 3-5 seconds. It will register as Not Defined. When finished, it will highlight ‘OK’ at the bottom.
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Super Nintendo/Super Famicom The Super Nintendo system was introduced in 1990 as a competitor to the Sega Genesis. It boasted superior graphics capabilities, but a slower CPU, Some of the best known games are Nintendo first party games such as Super Mario World, Super Metroid, and Donkey Kong Country. It is also know for its excellent RPGs, such as Final Fantasy II and III, and Chrono Trigger, as well as its excellent, and very hard, Star Wars games.
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Update: The newer retro boxes, based on the Pi 4, have a completely different emulator. On this one, the Start + Select combo exits the game, as it does on most of the others. Also, several of the buttons on the Xbox style controller correspond to the numbers on the Colecovision controller. To play 2 player games on the higher difficulty levels, you may need to reconfigure your controller so that left and right thumb are defined.
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Some of the most notable games include Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of Time, Diddy Kong Racing and Goldeneye. Note that Nintendo 64 emulation is tricky, and some games may not run well on the Raspberry Pi device. Try experimenting with different emulators, and video resolutions. There is a page at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sn3Ks3Xv8cIx3LGCozVFF7wGLagpVG0csWybnwFHXk/edit#gid=282207345 listing which games work best with which emulators, and at which settings.
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Vectrex The Vectrex was released in 1982 by a company called General Consumer Electronics. It was capable of playing only vector based games (think Asteroids and Tempest). Unlike other home consoles, this one did not plug into a TV, but came with its own integrated monitor. It disappeared only a few years later, but has maintained a small, devoted following. Odyssey 2 The Odyssey 2, or Videopac as it was known in Europe, was one of the first home video games released, competing with the original Atari.
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Dreamcast Released in 1998, the Dreamcast was Sega’s last entry into the console market. Although a commercial failure at the time, it has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years. It was known for the quality of its arcade conversions, such as Capcom vs SNK, and Street Fighter III, as well as original games like the first true 3D Sonic games, and Shenmue. Dreamcast emulation, like the N64, is very difficult. A large number of games are simply incompatible with current emulators.
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The Lynx was a handheld system developed by Atari in 1990, and was the first handheld with a full color LCD screen. It had a number of unique features, such as the ability to turn the system “upside-down” to play either right or left handed, and even the ability to turn the device sideways to play games with a vertical orientation like Klax. It featured a number of ports of famous Arcade games like Joust and Qix, as well as originals like Battle Wheels and Warbirds.
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Note, some themes, such as Simple Dark, the default one that I install, do not handle the Favorites/Last Played screens well. Artwork is displayed, but no descriptions, and the game doesn’t highlight when you choose it. Other themes, such as the default, Carbon, handle them better. Saving Games No one wants to play Final Fantasy in one sitting, so the ability to save games is crucial. If the original game had a save feature, it will work just like it did on the cartridge or disc.
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computers, which most folks do not. If, however, you have an interest in any of those classic computers, send me an email, and I will send you information as to everything that is involved in setting up your Retro Box to play them. If there is enough interest, I may at some point add it as a new product line. Hints and Troubleshooting Emulating classic video games is not an exact science.