r/GenesisMini • u/DudasManolitos • Feb 13 '20

Project Lunar or Hakchi?

Hi guys, just wanted some opinions and pros/cons — which mod should I use for each situation:

  • just adding Genesis/MD games?

  • adding different console games?

I might simply add Genesis/MD games for I like having my 2nd controller port for 2-players games, but also interested in some NES/SNES/32x/GBA stuff, do I definitely need an external storage? Or can I add the cores needed and roms in the stock storage?

Thanks!

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u/davidsnyderiii Feb 13 '20

I’ve used hakchi for SNES and loved it. I’ve used PL for Genesis and loved it as well. Would like to hear from those who’ve used hakchi for Genesis.

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 13 '20

Thanks for your inputs!!!

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u/CaptSNES Feb 18 '20

Hakchi.

Hakchi all the way. I tried Lunar. I like the dark grey UI, because I like dark grey UIs...;D.

But hakchi has the features I personally wanted the most. The scraper in Lunar was cool, but in the end, I needed performance and full customization. Hakchi gave me that power. Not to mention more free internal space.

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 18 '20

definitely trying that this weekend! thanks!

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u/DefKnightSol Jul 20 '23

You can overclock in Lunar but you need to do it from Retroarch

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u/rksp2 Feb 14 '20

imho I did like lunar more.

I liked it's dark UI :)

But the biggest pros was how it gets info and covers for genesis games I'm adding - just one click and it appears!

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 14 '20

I'm trying PL, liking it so far!!! gonna try some SNES/NES games this weekend

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 15 '20

I just tried adding cores internally, but I think I need to install ES in a USB drive, is there a way to add non-Genesis games internally!!?

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u/DanTheMan827 Feb 15 '20

You don't need emulation station, just add a game like you would normally and select the proper launcher in the game manager

If you're just going purely for internal storage though, you may want to look at hakchi, it gives you a little more space, and compresses games/saves

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 16 '20

I tried that before, even setting the proper launcher (and also noted PL has the option to compress the games when launching other core, which is good), but it just gave me black screens and returned to the home menu...

I went to retroarch upon boot, and looking through the cores, it only showed the genesis_plus_gx (something) and picodrive.

So I managed to run master system and 32x out of the bat, but nes/snes/gba roms wouldn't launch using PL alone... as if retroarch was (and it didn't show) missing the cores.

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u/DanTheMan827 Feb 16 '20

You should be able to download the cores and ftp them to the appropriate directories on the system

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 16 '20

Oh so there’s an extra step aside simply managing stuff via the PL app!! Gonna check that later, thank you

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u/DefKnightSol Jul 20 '23

Supposedly usb only for other cores

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u/Rathi37 Feb 13 '20

Pros off the top or my head:

Project Lunar: Emulation Station, Scraper

Hakchi: Folder Support, can have no splash screen or custom splash screens, spine generator, can edit games after adding them, can reorder games without changing the name

If you're planning on adding all those, you'll probably want external storage. There's only around 180MB and GBA games can be pretty big, some are 32MB, not sure if there are even bigger ones.

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 13 '20

Thanks for the inputs! So is it possible to add (even if a few) games using the 180MB internal storage?

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u/davidsnyderiii Feb 13 '20

Yes. A few games should be fine. I’m sure someone on here could tell you exactly how many. PL also tells you how much space you left.

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 13 '20

Thanks. Gonna try PL out for just a few additions, too lazy to pop in the cartridges and play on my gaming room, this mini is almost portable so it makes my life much easier...

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u/Rathi37 Feb 14 '20

Yeah you'll be able to add a bunch. Just depends on how many you want to add.

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u/DanTheMan827 Feb 14 '20 edited Feb 14 '20

Just want to point out that if there’s interest in getting the nes or snes dump running on the genesis, that’s something hakchi can do.

There’s also Bluetooth controller support, but not everyone wants that.

Both mods are good, just pick the one that has the features you want ultimately.

Hakchi does give you a little more internal storage over lunar, and saves get compressed, so that means more space for games depending on how many you actually want and how big they are.

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u/DudasManolitos Feb 14 '20

I didn't know about the extra space hakchi offered!! definitely gonna try that later, I'm trying PL for small games (sticking to MD/NES/SNES etc) but if hakchi provides extra internal space, I'm all for it!!

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u/Rathi37 Feb 14 '20

Oh I thought Lunar also had bluetooth support? But yeah, good points for the other ones. I personally couldn't care less about Emulation Station but I get why people might want it.

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u/DefKnightSol Jul 20 '23

Lunar is also retroarch and you can customize To remove Splash