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Step 6Installing the software
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this part is all about software and wrapping the whole thing up. so again, this project relies on the use of emulators and ROM files; in this case the systems we are trying to emulate are old videogame consoles like the following:
NeoGeo
Atari
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo 64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
Sony Playstation
Caleco Vision
and various arcade machines
operating system
so first things first; install your OS. if using Ubuntu then download the latest version for free and burn a CD or order one sent to your home for free. pop this baby in and reboot the machine then follow the instructions and you are done. follow the same booting procedure if you are installing windows but add having to buy the software if you don't already have a copy available. once your system is up and running then we install emulators.
emulators
this wikipedia list of emulators will help you find and set up whichever emulators you need, for my prototype I focused on the NES and the following will cover that ground.
Ubuntu: very easy to set up; on the navigation bar select applications>add/remove then make sure all available applications is selected before you search and look for GFCE Ultra - this is the NES emulator. Now search for Kamefu this is the a frontend application for managing your collection of games and emulators.
Windows: this link gives a great list of emulators but I personally like Nestopia. download and install. for a frontend you can use the excellent mamewah or one of the following choices.
ROMs
compile a master folder and use with the emulators.
controllers
this will depend on what kind of controllers you are using, but basically you need to install drivers for them to function. most controllers will provide them along with the hardware or be available online for download, just look up the make and "driver" on google. for Ubuntu a lot of controllers are supported to begin with, as in the case of the xbox 360 pad but you can also find drivers online along with help from the ubuntu community.
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and that's it.
now that you have your system ready curate a selection of games around a theme you are interested in like maybe depictions of women in video games or the best creations of Nintendo R&D1. now put together an open party at your house or a public space, invite a bunch of people over and offer them your buffet of games then talk about them, analyze them, trash them, love them, argue about them and then go out and make the kind of games you want to exist.
this part is all about software and wrapping the whole thing up. so again, this project relies on the use of emulators and ROM files; in this case the systems we are trying to emulate are old videogame consoles like the following:
NeoGeo
Atari
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo 64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
Sega Saturn
Sega Dreamcast
Sony Playstation
Caleco Vision
and various arcade machines
operating system
so first things first; install your OS. if using Ubuntu then download the latest version for free and burn a CD or order one sent to your home for free. pop this baby in and reboot the machine then follow the instructions and you are done. follow the same booting procedure if you are installing windows but add having to buy the software if you don't already have a copy available. once your system is up and running then we install emulators.
emulators
this wikipedia list of emulators will help you find and set up whichever emulators you need, for my prototype I focused on the NES and the following will cover that ground.
Ubuntu: very easy to set up; on the navigation bar select applications>add/remove then make sure all available applications is selected before you search and look for GFCE Ultra - this is the NES emulator. Now search for Kamefu this is the a frontend application for managing your collection of games and emulators.
Windows: this link gives a great list of emulators but I personally like Nestopia. download and install. for a frontend you can use the excellent mamewah or one of the following choices.
ROMs
compile a master folder and use with the emulators.
controllers
this will depend on what kind of controllers you are using, but basically you need to install drivers for them to function. most controllers will provide them along with the hardware or be available online for download, just look up the make and "driver" on google. for Ubuntu a lot of controllers are supported to begin with, as in the case of the xbox 360 pad but you can also find drivers online along with help from the ubuntu community.
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and that's it.
now that you have your system ready curate a selection of games around a theme you are interested in like maybe depictions of women in video games or the best creations of Nintendo R&D1. now put together an open party at your house or a public space, invite a bunch of people over and offer them your buffet of games then talk about them, analyze them, trash them, love them, argue about them and then go out and make the kind of games you want to exist.
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