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Best distro for linux gaming? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Unsure if this is the place to ask or not but figured it was closest to it.

Basically I am looking to make an AIO retro gaming PC. Main goal is to have one simple box hooked up to the TV so my friends and I can game without having to swap discs and consoles all the time. Would probably use mostly DS3 (or 4?) controllers hooked up with USB or via BT.

I know lemmy doesn't much care about piracy but this is all just to play games/consoles we legally own. Would include PS1-3, Nintendo, SNES, N64, Gamecube (think that is all we have).

I think https://batocera.org/ has been mentioned, Lakka (maybe this is more for pis?), and EmuDeck has been mentioned. Basically looking for the easiest distro to throw on a PC with a nice UI (can be launched via kb/mouse, all the same to me) that has the emulators built in and just needs the ROMs.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I haven't used it for a while, but the last time I was using Lakka I don't think it had been ported to Pi yet. It worked great and was very much for PCs. I don't know about interfaces though; my install booted straight into RetroArch which isn't the slickest-looking thing but worked fine for me.

Make sure to check compatibility lists for the emulators you want to use. You may be surprised by how many games don't run/can't be finished/have major glitches on later systems like PS2, PS3, and GameCube. Also, there are no PS3 RetroArch cores, so you'll need to use the standalone version of RPCS3.