Release of Lakka 2.3, a distribution for creating game consoles

Took place distribution release laka 2.3, which allows you to turn computers, set-top boxes or boards like the Raspberry Pi into a full-fledged game console for running retro games. The project is built in the form modifications distribution kit LibreELEC, originally designed for the creation of home theaters. Lakka assemblies are formed for i386, x86_64 (Intel, NVIDIA or AMD GPU), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, Odroid C1/C1+/XU3/XU4, etc. . To install, it is enough to write the distribution kit to an SD card or USB drive, connect the game console and boot the system.

Lakka is based on a game console emulator RetroArch, providing emulation a wide range devices and supports advanced features such as multiplayer games, state saving, image enhancement of older games with shaders, game rewind, hot plugging of game pads, and video streaming. Emulated consoles include: Atari 2600/7800/Jaguar/Lynx, Game Boy, Mega Drive, NES, Nintendo 64/DS, PCEngine, PSP, Sega 32X/CD, SuperNES, etc. Supports remotes from existing game consoles, including Playstation 3, Dualshock 3, 8bitdo, XBox 1 and XBox360.

The new version of the emulator RetroArch updated to version 1.7.8, which implements speech synthesis and image substitution modes that allow you to detect the text displayed on the screen, translate it into a specified language and read aloud or replace the original text on the screen with a translation without stopping the game. These modes, for example, can be useful for passing Japanese games that do not have English versions. The new release of RetroArch also offers function saving dumps of game discs.

In addition, the XMB menu has been improved, the function for updating thumbnail sets has been added, the on-screen indicator for displaying notifications has been improved,
updated emulators and game engines connected to RetroArch. Added new emulators
Flycast (improved version of Reicast Dreamcast), Mupen64Plus-Next (replaced ParaLLEl-N64 and Mupen64Plus), Bsnes HD (faster version of Bsnes) and Final Burn Neo (redesigned version of Final Burn Alpha). Support for new devices including Raspberry Pi 4, ROCKPro64 and mini game console GPI Box based on Raspberry Pi Zero.

Source: opennet.ru