So my guess is, X-Windows is running but I'm on the wrong screen and don't know how to switch to X-Windows. Rebooting and trying launching "Desktop" in "Ports" again gave the same result - a (unfocused?) bash window where the keyboard doesn't work. I have switched through the screens with Alt-F1 to Alt-F12, which gave me different text-based login screens but no X-Window.
Killing that startx and starting the Desktop via "Desktop" in the ports section of Emulation Station gave me a commandline with no possibility to enter anything via keyboard, as if the X-Window installation would be running on a different virtual screen.
The startx in the terminal (I have installed remotely via ssh) showed me some sort of X-Windows output but did not show anything else on the tv (where the Raspberry Pi is attached to). Go to Windows -> Explorer., I have done "Install Pixel desktop environment" and then a startx. Select the ExaGear emulator from this listģ. Open the Retropie configuration with the list of emulators.Ģ.
Then, simply follow this short instruction to transfer the ROM, set it up and launch.Īfter the game ROM is in the proper directory, follow the steps below to start and play the game from Retropie with ExaGear.ġ. Download and install the Debian package, either 32-bit or 64-bit. If you prefer using some of your Windows device (or Mac), you need to download the ROM into your SD card or to a USB flash-disk as the first step. If you work directly from Raspberry Pi, so the file should be downloaded to the proper directory by default.
In our case, you can get Windows PC games from the largest and the most reliable sources – the GOG, especially for old computer games before 2000 and older and Steam for some games you won’t find on GOG (like Counter-Strike or Diablo II).Īs far as you have already understood, the very first step will be to visit an online store and buy the ROM you need.
But, there is a way to get them on your own and I am going to give you a full description of how to do that. And this is great!īut how can we get all those games to our device? Of course, we can’t provide you with all the games into the ExaGear Retropie image you have just installed on your Raspbian. Since that moment you can get access to and play a great variety of Windows PC games on your Raspberry Pi without leaving the Rertropie interface. So, you have already got your ExaGear Desktop emulator up and running in Retropie on your Raspberry Pi device. How to install and play Windows games on Raspberry Pi In Retropie interface press “Ctrl+Alt+F4” to open a terminal. All the manipulations are carried out inside the Retropie interface, so follow all the steps below to install ExaGear Desktop.ġ. Let’s assume, that you have already got your Retropie on an SD card up and running. Now, this pain has been cured! You may install ExaGear Desktop directly on Retropie and launch all the games, both PC and console ones, from one place! Espescially, if they have already been aware of ExaGear or have ever tried it for the purpose of playing Windows games on RPi.
This causes a great inconvenience to combining the PC gaming and console retrogaming, players used to face. How To Install And Setup RecalBox 4.1 Or Higher On The Raspberry Pi 1 2 or 3 - How To Install And Setup RecalBox 4.1 Or Higher On The Raspberry Pi 1 2 or 3 HD. In fact, Retropie is usually installed on a separate SD card and being launched directly from it automatically as soon as you insert the SD card into the slot. You now can avoid all this endless switching between the applications. It’s worth saying that the best feature of ExaGear on Retropie is that you can now setup and launch your favorite Windows games right from Retropie GUI, which is way more convenient than using ExaGear Desktop separately. If you would like to learn more, read the case of launching games on Odroid – there are much more games that you can try on RPi as well. To get the list of possible PC games, that we have already tried on Raspbian read this article. What’s the profit? With ExaGear Desktop, you’ll be able to play PC games on Raspberry Pi from really old and iconic ones (like Dune 2000 or Doom) to more modern and legendary (like Counter-Strike and Diablo II). By saying the “extended” I mean that we have brought a new feature to the Retropie app by adding the possibility of ExaGear Desktop emulator to be integrated into Retropie interface.