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Guide: Brutal DOOM on the RG350

September 20, 2020September 22, 2020by Russ1 Comment

Last updated 22SEP2020 (see Changelog for details)

I recently published my Native Apps and Games guide, which includes an extensive guide and video on how to load various DOOM mods. Those instructions provide for a good portion of mods available; specifically, most “boom” or “vanilla” compatible mods (packaged as .wad files) will work with this method.

But many people familiar with the DOOM mod scene know that ZDoom (now called GZDoom) has become the most popular mod platform for DOOM-based games, and those mods (usually packaged as .pk3 files) are not compatible with my previous method. Luckily, thanks to some very helpful folks on Reddit and Facebook, I’ve created a guide that will allow you to play Brutal DOOM, one of the most popular DOOM mods of all time, on your RG350 devices.

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Guide: How to load games onto the RG350 (Native Apps and Games)

September 11, 2020February 24, 2021by Russ25 Comments

Last updated 24FEB2021 (see Changelog for details)

One of the most fundamental aspects of owning an RG350 (or any emulation device, really) is to learn how to load your game files onto it. In this guide I will walk you through how to install ports, which are games and apps that run natively on the RG350 and similar devices. I will also highlight any unique configurations that are needed to make sure your games are running perfectly.

My comprehensive RG350 install guides:

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Guide: How to load games onto the RG350 (Classic Home Computer Systems)

September 5, 2020November 5, 2020by Russ25 Comments

Last updated 05NOV2020 (see Changelog for details)

One of the most fundamental aspects of owning an RG350 (or any emulation device, really) is to learn how to load your game files onto it. In this guide I will walk you through how to install all of the home computer emulators, load their game files, plus highlight any unique configurations that are needed to make sure your games are running perfectly.

My comprehensive RG350 install guides:

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Guide: How to play MSX/MSX2 games on the RG350

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020by RussLeave a Comment

I’m nearly done with my Hope Computers guide (an accomanpiment to the Home Console/Handhelds and Arcade guides I published last week), but in creating this guide, I’ve learned a lot about some of these systems, and I think it’s worth putting together separately from the guide. So today let’s talk about MSX and MSX2 systems, and how to get them running on your RG350 devices.

MSX computers have a very interesting story. They started in 1983 as a family of computers designed to establish a single standard in home computing. Microsoft (in partnership with ASCII) created the firmware for the system, and major companies like Sony, Yamaha, Panasonic, Toshiba, Daewoo, and Philips all created systems within the MSX (and later, MSX2 and MSX2+) standard. The MSX standard didn’t take off in the US, but it was important in Asia, South America, and Europe throughout the 1980s. Before the Famicom (NES) took off in Japan, many of game developers (like Konami) produced their games for the MSX/MSX2; most notably, the original version of Metal Gear, and the only version of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, were developed by Hideo Kojima for the MSX and MSX2.

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Guide: How to load games onto the RG350 (Arcade and Neo Geo)

August 27, 2020December 10, 2020by Russ13 Comments

Last updated 09DEC2020 (see Changelog for details)

My comprehensive RG350 install guides:

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Guide: Launch XMAME arcade ROMs from your RG350 external SD card

August 25, 2020August 30, 2020by Russ4 Comments

Last updated 30AUG2020

I’m still a day or two away from completing my RG350 arcade guide (a companion to the RG350 home console/handheld guide I published a couple days ago), but I’ve recently made a breakthrough when it comes to the XMAME app, and I wanted to share those results with you. In short, this quick guide will show you how to trick XMAME into looking at your external SD card for ROM files, instead of its default location on the internal SD card. Special thanks to user retro_doggy_earthcore on the DroidBox Forums for the tip.

(Edit: my RG350 arcade guide is now live, check it out!)

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Guide: How to load games onto the RG350 (Home Consoles and Handhelds)

August 23, 2020June 13, 2021by Russ48 Comments

Last updated 11APR2021 (see Changelog for details)

One of the most fundamental aspects of owning an RG350 (or any emulation device, really) is to learn how to load your game files onto it. In this guide I will walk you through how to install all of the major home console and handheld device emulators, load their game files, plus highlight any unique configurations that are needed to make sure your games are running perfectly. While you’re here, be sure to check out my other comprehensive guides:

My comprehensive RG350 install guides:

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RG350: Best display settings for GBA games

August 23, 2020August 28, 2020by Russ1 Comment

Here is a quick video to showcase the ideal RG350/RG350M display settings for your Game Boy Advance games within the ReGBA emulator. In a nutshell, you’ll want to set the display scaling to “hardware”, remove any forced sharpening, and adjust the aspect ratio by pressing START + A. And be sure to grab the most updated emulator available on my home console and handheld guide. Enjoy!

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Guide: Scrape ROM box art for MacOS

August 20, 2020June 8, 2025by Russ8 Comments

(Last updated 08JUN2025)

If you’re using SimpleMenu on an RG350, or any other emulation platform that can display retro game box art, you probably know that there is no Mac app that can find and download your box art automatically. A Mac version of Skraper is in the works, but it’s not ready yet. There are some command-line solutions out there, modeled after Linux, but they require a deep understanding of Terminal (and can really mess up your Mac if you do it wrong). You could also run a Windows 10 virtual machine on your Mac – it’s surprisingly easy to set up, and free.

If you want to stick your Mac, I’ll walk you through how to download and organize all of your box art so that you can make SimpleMenu look pretty on your RG350 (like in the picture above). There are several workarounds we have to do to get it all to work, and it’s not perfect — but trust me, this process is much easier than trying to google box arts on your own. Note: if you don’t want to fiddle with all of the automated tasks below, another option would be to individually download the box art files and resize them to your needs. If you would rather do that, this page is your best source. Okay, now that we have that out of the way, let’s dive in.

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Guide: SimpleMenu on the RG350

August 19, 2020July 11, 2021by Russ26 Comments

Last updated: 11JUL2021 (see Changelog for updates)

Note: this guide is fairly out of date thanks to the wonderful advances that have been developed for SimpleMenu throughout 2021. For that reason, I recommend reading through this guide as a primer for what SimpleMenu is capable of, and then go directly to the SimpleMenu releases page to see what features are available with the latest builds of this excellent frontend.

There are several different “frontends” available on the RG350. A frontend is a graphical interface that is different from the stock one that comes with a Linux distribution. It usually cosmetic in nature, developed to improve the user experience. Think of it this way: there are some brilliant developers out there, who can figure out how to do some amazing things with Linux code. But they may not also be blessed with an eye for graphic design, nor would they have a staff to help them develop an ideal user experience. Frontends seek to bridge that gap by building a better interface that runs over top of the existing Linux distribution, and today we’re going to look at my favorite RG350 frontend, SimpleMenu.

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