Comment by 🍀 gritty
Re: "Clone Hero on Batocera Linux"
that's cool
2025-02-01 · 1 year ago
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🚀 corlaez · 2025-02-01 at 02:55:
never heard of it, seems interesting, downloading right now
🍄 BogCreechur · 2025-02-01 at 03:46:
If I may, how did you go about getting Clone Hero to run on Batocera? I've been having trouble getting native linux ports to run.
🗿 argenkiwi [OP] · 2025-02-01 at 17:48:
@BogCreechur I followed the instructions for Ports in the Batocera Wiki, which essentially require you to put the game files in a specific folder and create an sh file to launch the game. What I do often forget to do is to ssh into Batocera and make the necessary files executable (i.e., chmod +x). I think that flag is lost when you copy the files over the network.
I managed to run Lagrange on Batocera the same way.
Original Post
Clone Hero on Batocera Linux — I have a toddler that has started showing interest in music. I was thinking about old games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band and how they could possibly help him develop some sense of tempo and rythm. After a quick search I found an amazing fan-made project called Clone Hero (maybe everyone knows about it and I've just been living under a rock). Turns out it works great on Linux and I managed to easily get it running on Batocera as a Port. Now it is just a matter of...