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[sc0ttman]

Puppy Arcade 11
a retro gaming live cd

Plays games from the following systems:

Amiga (500, 1000, 2000, CD32, CDTV), Apple (68k, 128k, 512k, SE, MacOS, Plus), Atari (400, 400 XL, 800, 800XL, 130XE, 5200, Falcon, Lynx, ST, others), Amstrad (CPC, Plus, VEB, others), Arcades (many), Colecovision, Commodore (64, 128, VIC20, PET, others), Doom, GameBoys (GB, GBC, GBA), GameGear, Genesis/MegaDrive, Intellivision, Master System, MS DOS, MSX, MSX2, N64, NDS, NeoGeo, NeoGeo Pocket, NeoGeo CD, NES/Famicom, PC Engine/TurboGrafix, PC-FX, PlayStation, ScummVM, SNES, Wonderswan, Virtual Boy, ZX Spectrum (16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A, +3) and more!

Homepage: http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm

Download:

The 'main' release is the first one (k2.6.25.16).. The others should be considered experimental.

For older hardware (~2008):

Puppy Arcade 11, k2.6.25.16:
http://akita.scottjarvis.com/puppy-arcade-11-k2.6.25.16.iso
Kernel 2.6.25.16, from Puppy 4.2, 2008
(md5: 13dfecb18315a89f6368f01edcaec80d, size: 179mb)

NOTES:

About installing BIOS files and other stuff:

Generally do this before creating a save file, as it will work faster, until I update the package manager. Also, BIOS files seem to download (wrongly) to /root after a save file has been created - so go there to install them..

About not finding save files:

I have noticed that you need to remove the 'pmedia=usbflash' option from the menu.lst GRUB boot menu file, to get Puppy to recognise the save file...

Not so old hardware (~2011 - 2013):

Puppy Arcade 11, kernel 2.6.32-smp:
http://akita.scottjarvis.com/puppy-arcade-11-k2.6.32-smp.iso
SMP Kernel 2.6.32-smp, from Wary 5.1.4.1, 2011
(md5: 8cb58b2108e69c9e6ff7c15334d16b38, size: 192mb)

Puppy Arcade 11, k2.6.32.59:
http://akita.scottjarvis.com/puppy-arcade-11-k2.6.32.59.iso
Kernel 2.6.32.59, from Wary 5.5, 2013
(md5: d07681679598c90a6da84da7d7f2d3b9, size: 187mb)

NOTES: for these versions, you must rename the savefile to 'warysave' after it is created.

Test builds (issues may need fixing):

Puppy Arcade 11, k3.2.13:
http://akita.scottjarvis.com/puppy-arcade-11-k3.2.13-alpha.iso
This one needs audio/ALSA fixed!
Kernel 3.2.13, from Carolina, 2014
(md5: 506a010e35ed4e4af1732de0ac8ac442, size: 185mb)

Summary:

- includes Rom-Loader, a multi-emulator frontend and rom browser
- includes a ROM info database with over 18,000 games supported
- includes detailed descriptions for most of the 18,000 supported games
- Rom-Loader can download and display box art for each of your ROMs
- choose your preferred emulator for each system in Rom-Loader
- Rom-Loader supports joypad-only rom-browsing and playing for both players 1 and 2
- Rom-Loader supports custom emulators and emulator settings per ROM
- users can customise the layout and themes of Rom-Loader per system
- simple keyboard controls for nearly all emulators setup by default
- ATI, Nvidia and MESA/Xorg75 driver packages available in the package manager
- most emulators can be accessed directly in Menu->Fun->[emulator]
- nearly all emulators updated, many other changes from the previous version
- Dreamcast, PS2, Saturn, Gamecube emulators (and others) available here , or here

More info:

Read the Puppy Arcade 11 README file, it's huge (also included in the download).

Screenshots:

Rom-Loader, menu menu:


Rom-Loader, rom-browser page:




Rom-Loader, rom-browser page, ROM menu:


Rom-Loader, recent ROMs:


Rom-Loader, Settings pages:

Choose your preferred emulators:


BIOS installer:


Enable joypad for all emulators:




Rom-Loader GUI settings:


Themes:


Emulator Config Files:

[sc0ttman]

FAQ:

Q: How do I...
A: Read the README

Q: What if I want to ...
A: Read the README

Q: How can I...
A: Read the README


About Box Art:

Puppy Arcade is setup to download box art for all ROMs in a folder, as soon as you enter that folder... If Rom-Loader freezes after loading the list of roms, you can change the box art download settings in the rom-Loader settings page. After the rom list has loaded, any missing box art will be downloaded each time you select/highlight a rom.


About joypad-only navigation:

This can be setup through the Rom-Loader settings page.. Read and follow the instructions in the 'Joypad Controls' tab.

[sc0ttman]

I started university recently, so I can't work full-time the the moment and I am currently living off my student loans and some cover work - so if you really like Puppy Arcade and use it often, a donation would be much appreciated - it took a lot of time and work to put all the bits together!

I will support users who need help, but I will not be on the forum much for a few weeks, maybe a month or two.. I have lots of Uni work to catch up on, cos I've been Puppy Arcadin' it instead of doing assignments..

I hope you enjoy falling behind with your work or studies while using Puppy Arcade as much as I have while making it.

Cheers.

[ally]

mirrored to share the load...

http://archive.org/download/Puppy_Linux_Puppy_Arcade/puppy-arcade-11-k2.6.25.16.iso

readme

http://archive.org/download/Puppy_Linux_Puppy_Arcade/puppy-arcade-11-readme.txt

[elbutano13]

Hi. This is my first post here so, first of all, Thanks and congratulations for all your work.

I've been triying to install this new version since yesterday on my Asus eeepc 900, but alway get stucked on the "Loading Kernell Modules" line.
I've readed a lot of other pages that recommend to install typing the "nopcmcia" and thigs like like that but ii doesnt work either.

I also downloaded the iso file twice but same results. Any idea someone?

[sc0ttman]

I'll do a version with an updated kernel soon ... That should fix it..

But note, the 2.6.25.16 has more gfx drivers available than most other puppy kernels - and they are all in the repo already...

Puppy Arcade k2.6.25.16 currently does not support ext4, but that might change in the newer kernel release.. We will see..

If anyone wants to beat me to it, and they know a Puppy kernel with good support for modern netbooks and laptops, then here is the thread about changing kernels: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60180 .. (If you choose a 3.x kernel, you will need to edit the initrd.gz file, and a few scripts - search for '2.6' in initrd and other system scripts, and replace it with 3.1 or 3.2 or whatever... )

I do mention on the homepage and in the README that Puppy Arcade is aimed at older hardware ... Users of newer hardware can generally run things like GameEx, RomCollectionBrowser, OpenEmu and so on without problems - and these things are much more 'flashy' than Puppy Arcade (but they don't support as many systems 'out of the box')..

So, make note people:

The k2.6.25.16 is aimed at older hardware!

[elbutano13]

Ok, Thank you so much, ill be looking forward to the next releases.

[bark_bark_bark]

At first I thought my hardware was too new for the 2.6.25.16 kernel, but it is just fine. The only thing I am missing is drivers for rt2870-based wifi dongles.

[doaN]

Hello and congrats for your work, this look amazing.

What about a Raspberry Pi version ?

Cheers!

[sc0ttman]

[sc0ttman]

[sc0ttman]

I have added two more kernel versions, download links in the main post.
These build should be considered experimental:

puppy-arcade-11-k2.6.32.59.iso uses the wary 5.5 kernel from 2013
puppy-arcade-11-k2.6.32-smp.iso uses the wary 5.1.4.1 smp kernel from 2011

These versions will probably need nvidia and ati drivers re-compiled, but there are packages available for these kernel versions in the wary53 repos.. To re-compile them, you will need the latest akita_devx (in the akita repo), and also the kernel sources (should be at ibiblio, or in the quirky/wary repos somewhere).

I also built other versions - all of which had the same problem; audio was not working, alsa could not find a mixer device. The suggested fix is to re-compile alsa and its 'drivers' .. I don't really know much about alsa at all..

I will upload a k3.2.13 test version, which *does not* have audio.. Anyone who knows how to fix it can do so, and post here - I will upload a working k3.2.13 after that..

[bark_bark_bark]

[sc0ttman]

[sc0ttman]

Here is a TEST build of puppy-arcade-11-k3.2.13:

http://akita.scottjarvis.com/puppy-arcade-11-k3.2.13-alpha.iso
(size: 184mb, md5: 506a010e35ed4e4af1732de0ac8ac442)

This one has no sound, ALSA reports no mixer device can be found.

If anyone can fix this, either tell us how, or upload the fixed version online,
and I will add the fixed version to the main post.

The kernel is from Carolina, search the 'Derivatives' thread to find it.

To compile drivers, you will need the akita_devx sfs file (in the akita repo)
and also the kernel sources sfs file (for k3.2.13, see Carolina thread..)