Requirements
I decided on the nVidia Shield as our media entertainment system with our key requirements beings,
- Streaming Options (to Kodi, my Plex server...)
- Headset Capability for Private Listening
- Games and Controllers for Kids
- Casting
Purchase
Almost went for the bigger 500GB hard drive, but
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- 16GB (
r/w speed?) nVidia Shield TV with,- 4K HDR at 60 FPR Capable Playback
- Chromecast
- 2x USB 3.0 Ports ( is there a max speed?)
- Shield Controller,
- Voice Controll
- Private Listening
- Remote
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Setup
For some reason the remote did not work out of the box, but the controller did. Used the A button on controller with joystick to make selections.
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File Share on Network - Enabled file sharing and then went to Mac. It was listed in Shared and just had to "Connect As..." and type the password. After reboot of Shield, it stopped showing up. on my Mac To fix, had go to Shield, turn off and on the network share. Then load a new finder window and it's there. Had to once again Connect As... though it may be due to me not have checked remember password.
Adding Additional Space
Key consideration is get fast and reliable storage... some notes,
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Games
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For the Kids
Crossy Road (Free) - Fun but you have to watch adds.
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JuJu - 2 player, exclusive to Shield with Tegra technology for stunning graphics... is the tagline.
Emulators
First tried Google Store
- RetroArch - did not work with controller out of the box.
- MAME4Android - Emulates MAM 0.139u1
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- http://www.happychick.hk/index.html - paid which is ok, but might need to be sideloaded.
Download ROMS
Now pick your games and download the ROMs noting the platform (SNES, Arcade, etc...)
Online Updater, Core Updater, Arcade (MAME)
MAME4droid Setup
- Install from Google Store.
- Select default folder for ROMs which which will translate over your network share to "internal/MAME4droid/roms"
- Drop ROM file named as is which should look something like this (notice all lower case and zipped) - "wbmlb.zip"
- You will now see WonderBoy show up as a listed game upon hitting the A key.
- Fix Coin and Start Buttons on your Shield Controllers,
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- set the player one coin and start buttons by scrolling ot the line, push down A and then hold down your desired mapped button - recommend top left corner toggle button for coin...
- tricky part is to set for the second controller,
- move joystick of second controller and you will see a quick flash letting you know it's been picked up by MAME4droid
- go back to primary controller and select the line to change and hit A
- go to controller 2 and push the desiered button
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Reference
Timeline of gaming platforms - http://content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2029221,00.html
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