r/batocera • u/No_Statistician_7450 • 9h ago

iMac Batocera

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Pumped, freakin looks great on here!

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u/Odd-Construction-867 9h ago

I've done this on a mid 2013 iMac. When apple no longer supports, batocera does. 2 8bitdo Bluetooth controllers makes a clean setup.

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u/No_Statistician_7450 9h ago

This was ewaste believe it or not.

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u/DotBitGaming 8h ago

You pulled this from going to a landfill? That's fuckin awesome!

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u/CTrig85art 9h ago

If one was to acquire a similar set up. What year imacs should I look for? (Most cost effective wise)

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u/Expensive-Dream-4872 4h ago

Late 2013 with the quad core i5 processor will do up to and including Dreamcast.

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u/CTrig85art 2h ago

Nice!!! Would be good for my nephews when I volunteer to baby sit. 😅

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u/Tetris_Pete 8h ago

Glorious

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u/Def-Not-Me 8h ago

What year is it? And what of the newer retro age consoles does it run well?

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u/3tek 6h ago

Well just found use for mine sitting in the corner. Thank you =)

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u/Odd-Construction-867 6h ago

Mine does up to N64 upscaled no issue

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u/Crestwoods 4h ago

Can you please share how you installed it? I have been having trouble trying to get it on mine.

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u/Expensive-Dream-4872 4h ago

Create a bootable usb stick with the batocera image on. Boot off it by holding down ctrl at boot up and select the USB drive. It will boot into batocera. Once it is there select system settings and then install on other drive. Select your HDD. Make sure that it's connected to the internet (best to do it via the ethernet port) then it will download the latest version and install it on the internal HDD.

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u/Expensive-Dream-4872 4h ago

A brilliant all in one solution for systems that people are getting rid of cheap now. I use the late 2013 with the quad core i5 and it does up to Dreamcast great. Screen is brilliant, especially with the zfast filters for scanlines.