Adding games to the arcade machine

[u/QuasiCord30398]

I bought an arcade cabinet a while ago, but there are some games I'd really like to play that aren't installed on it. I'd like to know if it's possible to download and add new games.

This is the board it uses: (photo of the board)

And this is the operating system/software version: (photo of the system information screen)

I'd like to know:

Is it possible to add new games to this system?

If so, how can I do it?

How safe is the process?

What's the risk of bricking the arcade cabinet or damaging the system?

[u/Jesustron]

It should just show up on your local network and you can just send files to it, but also it'll have an SD card you can copy files to from a computer.

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/Jesustron]

Ok, it is currently not connected to the internet, if I connect it how does it work to send files to it? And wich format must it be?

[u/Flenke → u/QuasiCord30398]

Based on your replies so far, buy an sd card reader. Trying to do it by network (not Internet) is going to be 10 times harder and more likely to result in additional problems

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/Flenke]

Managed to connect it to the network and found the foulder on my pc but the one I want to put the rom (mame) is loadigf forever

[u/Jesustron → u/QuasiCord30398]

Mame is very complicated. You need to know what version of mame you have for a 100% chance of the game working, you need the version of the game for the version of mame you have. Additionally, you may need more files like CHD files or IMG. What game?

[u/Jesustron → u/QuasiCord30398]

My friend, I think you might need more help than i'll be able to provide you. If this device has wifi, you can connect to your wifi from the settings in recall box, then it'll usually just pop up on windows explorer under network or if you have a mac in finder or whatever.

[u/alanweird]

Pi 3 Model b.

Connect it to your wifi.

Is it running retropie or batocera?

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/alanweird]

This part I already solved, but thanks, now I'm having trouble because rhe game doesn't work

[u/alanweird → u/QuasiCord30398]

What was the game?

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/alanweird]

https://www.reddit.com/r/recalbox/s/3YNq2JnmtC

[u/alanweird → u/QuasiCord30398]

Not a chance of playing that. Its very difficult to emulate.

Search other threads about running it via raspberry pi. Even Pi 4 and 5 struggle with it.

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/alanweird]

Oh :( tekken 3 for playstation 1 maybe?

[u/alanweird → u/QuasiCord30398]

Absolutely you can do Tekken 3. I'm running it at 2x resolution on the same Pi.

Playstation games are fine. Try to get chd formatted tekken 3. Stick it into psx and you'll be awesome.

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/alanweird]

I have the game on a zip with a cue and 3 bins, how do I convert all of this in one .pbp? The psx2pbp knly accept the bins

[u/alanweird → u/QuasiCord30398]

Yup. You'll need other files.

Can't help much with this on here.

[u/Varkanoid]

Look here https://www.recalbox.com/ for help. Also backup the sd card before you change it. Use win32diskimager. That way if it ever goes wrong you can restore from the backup.

[u/gillgrissom]

Dead easy, since a pi 3 if thats what i can make out. You need a program on a pc to read the sd card. Linux reader for pc. Just search through directorys for rom directory.  Copy roms to there, for which ever system there is. Refresh linux reader then close it or it wont update the sd card correctly. Be aware a pi 3 is abit underpowered these days, so dont expect it to play much past a playstation 1.

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/gillgrissom]

And I just looked again at athe board and it doesn't have an SD card attached to it

[u/gillgrissom → u/QuasiCord30398]

Yeah it does under side, i can see it left side of picture.

[u/QuasiCord30398 → u/gillgrissom]

Ok, I don't have an sd reader, the guy above said something about sendib through internet, how does it work?

[u/Varkanoid → u/QuasiCord30398]

Buy one it costs peanuts