RetroPie‘s emulators for classic computer systems do not implement the common functionality found in the RetroArch Core systems.
ATARI ST GAME EMULATOR MAC CODE
As the emulator has been compiled from the original source code virtually all of the following information will be equally applicable to the Windows, OSX, and other Linux platforms besides Raspbian. This guide has been written primarily for the Raspberry Pi implementation of Hatari, which for RetroPie 3.6 is the latest version, 1.9.0, released in September 2015. My stalwart 520STfm machine dutifully provided years of service in a broad array of roles, including: code development, primarily using Action! and GFA Basic word-processing in 1st Word Plus running inspiring demoscene productions driving MIDI keyboards and of course the inevitable core function as a gaming platform. I have a great fondness for Atari‘s computers, having owned a 130XE before moving on to the 16-bit ST range it was many years later that I discovered that the latter machines were largely the product of Commodore engineers, the true technological successor to the Atari 8-bit range being, through quirks of business and fate, the Amiga.
The extremely inexpensive Raspberry Pi allows faithful emulation of Atari ST and STe machines, splendidly affirming Atari’s mid-1980’s slogan Power Without the Price in this guide I cover the configuration and utilisation of RetroPie‘s Hatari emulator.