Guides for emulating PS2 / N64 on own NAS server
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whe-shong · 2023-11-13 13:19

Hey all,

Im building my own home media server with a synology ds920+ (16tb) and
Im thinking of creating a PS2 and or N64 emulation for me and my
buddies to be able to retro-game (seperate instances via nvidia shield
pro)

Are there any specific guides that I can check out or anyone that
would help me? (Would pay you) ;)

Ty

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ElevenNotes · 2023-11-13 13:26

Retropi?

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whe-shong · 2023-11-13 13:54

Sure; but would the retropi be possible to connect to my server and
pull roms? Could I share this retropi setup with my outside
connections?

Meaning: lets say my buddy has a shield pro and could hook up his USB
controller, could he connect to my retropi via my server?

Im such a noob, sorry

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ElevenNotes · 2023-11-13 13:56

A Retropi runs on a RPi that costs 30$, it’s easier for your friend to
get his own Retropi setup. Sure, you can use KVMoIP or any other
remote application to share your RPi, but again, it’s 30$ and nVidia
shield costs more than 4 times that much.

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aetherspoon · 2023-11-13 14:09

You don't have to run the emulators on your NAS. In fact, you probably
shouldn't since your NAS is unlikely to be plugged in to any video
output.

Pretty much anything can just point at your NAS's shares for access to
any and all emulation. Heck, I think an Amazon Fire Stick can even do
it.

If your buddies want to bring over Shield Pros to play, all you should
need to do is let them on to your WiFi and have read access to your
roms or ISOs directory.

So... I guess I'm not quite sure where you're going with the question?

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whe-shong · 2023-11-13 14:10

I think that helps me perfectly! I was thinking to complicated :)

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aetherspoon · 2023-11-13 14:11

Ahh, you were thinking more like "I want to make a server that my
friends can play PS2 games from" rather than the fact that they're
already bringing over everything they need? :)

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whe-shong · 2023-11-13 14:26

Exactly! But I now realise that would be near impossible. Also input
lag prolly

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Heuristics · 2023-11-13 14:45

emulation-js is self hosted and runs in the browser

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whe-shong · 2023-11-13 14:55

Awesome!