How to Install Windows Games in Batocera Part 2
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2021
- In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Windows games in Batocera that don't have a setup installation file. This is part 2 of our original tutorial that focused on installing Windows games that had a setup installation file.
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BIG thing that got skipped over, if the executable file has a space in the name, you need to use quotation marks, as in:
CMD=“Duke Nuke Em.exe”
I had a couple games that I thought wouldn’t work but it was just the auto run that was messed up
Edit: nevermind lol, you covered it, I just missed it the first time I watched. Great vid!
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LMAO i just asked for this on your past video about windows installation, it pop up in recommendations!. Thank you for the info man keep it up!
Glad that it helped!
What is it when I boot a "windows game" in BAT, I hear sound, but there is only a black screen? Some windows games of mine show just fine. I am trying to play FEZ, I hear sound but no visual. I have a dedicated GPU GTX 1650.
Worked for many games . But how do you get it to load cd's when it is required. I have a ton of old games but I can't find a way to load cd's in batocera for window games.
Awesome tutorial.
I guess this will be work for Mugen Games. Can't wait to try it.
Thank You
I have a Mugen tutorial as well. Have you seen it. Here it is:czcams.com/video/osvRWPQtAxM/video.html
@@BatoceraNation oh, I guess I miss it. Ok, right away. Thank You sir
Hello sir, can you help me play some of my window games. Like dbz and jumpforce "easy anticheat failed to initialize" and some c++ need to install
After trying a game that doesn't work, I want to remove it. I can delete the folder in the WINDOWS folder just fine, but can't delete the folder it creates in the "SAVES" folder. How do I do this?
Hi Batocera Nation. I have found away of installing Redist files, C++, DX9 ect into the windows games which you can use to make a tutorial with.
Copy the Redist files into a folder in your Windows games folder.
Change the games folder extension from pc to wine. This will allow Wine to generate the folder structure in the games folder.
Create the cmd file and run the game, you will not see the usual blue screen while Wine generates the structure. Wait till the game crashes or you're taken back to Batocera.
Press F1 and go into the games folder and check that Wine has generated the folder structure. Rename the cmd file so it can't be used, exit and run the game to get you into a file manager.
Navigate to where the Redist files are located and install each one. If you've done everything right, they should install correctly. Once done, exit by pressing Alt-F4 and then press F1. In the file manager, go to the games folder and rename the cmd to it's original name. The game should now run.
Hey mate can you help me. I'm trying to play robocop. It requires c++. I've followed ur steps and trying to install c++ which I've downloaded from windows but it's not installing. Is there something I've done wrong? Thanka
Just a quick update. I realised that I downloaded the wrong version of C++ so it didn't install. I redownloaded the c++ redist and followed your steps. It now works!!! Woo hoo!! Thanks for this. I couldn't find any other comments online of anyone showing how to do this on Batocera. Thanks for figuring it out.
@@ll_spud Hi. Sorry just seen your comment. Don't use this account much.
Great to hear you've sorted it and you found it useful. 👍
@@tonystrike6467 Very useful. I'm glad u put the effort into explaining how to work around the issue as it will help others in the batocera community. Thanks
@@ll_spud No problem. I was having problems with windows games and the normal method didn't really help. I then found out about the .wine prefix and gave it a try and had more success 8n getting windows games working.
I wanted to share my observation. When installing the game for Windows (Unreal) from ISO (the game requires an external CD drive to run after installation) The game installs correctly (from 'install a new Windows game') and after building the tree for Wine it is ready to run - we are still in the Wine directory (windows installers mode) and do not close it with Alt + F4. From the Wine directory tree, find the Unreal directory and run the exe file. Because we still have access to the virtual drive where the ISO was mounted - of course, the game will start. Immediately after Alt + F4, of course, we will lose the virtual drive and Batocera does not remember where the drive is. At the next boot (after alt + F4 and starting from the 'Windows' tab) the ISO drive is missing. Can this be fixed in future versions of Batocera? Because it works in install mode - I think it would be easy to take advantage of this fact? Maybe it is worth building a new installation mode for Windows games or changing it so that remembers the physical path and mount on demand for the ISO from which it was installed? Many old games must have an ISO image that is required to run the game. I think it's worth improving. But maybe I still don't know that the solution already exists? Please give me a hint.
Very detailed. I've never installed a game from a CD or DVD in Batocera. I would have tried to copy the content of the installation CD to the Setup folder to see if it would work. If it didn't, I would have paid for it again at GOG to save me the hassle of dealing with the CD or DVD.
But I will pass this along to one of the developers.
Installing games on another pc and copying the game folder to Windows folder ( Batocera) is easier and cleaner. You just need to add autorun.cmd and point it to the .exe.
After testing for couple of days on the following system:
AMD Ryzen 7 3800x
32 GB 3200Mhz
1TB M2 PCIE 4
Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
I can say that games like Amnesia The Bunker , Fahrenheit Indigo Prophecy or Heavy Rain will not run the same like in Windows, performance wise. On Windows I’m playing them in 4K with no “hiccups” , in Batocera masive fps drops at 1080p.
I’m thinking it needs configuring or I need to check if there is a game compatibility list.
So what if the executable is in a subfolder? Will I still need to include that in the cmd file?
Awsome videos. Thank you so much for all the help.
Glad that we could help!
So I followed all the steps exactly and got everything working, but my problem is when I get to the main menu of my game (Spider-Man Web of Shadows) it tells me to press start. Every single time I’ve pressed it it crashed and goes back the emu station. I have tried everything. Went into the launcher to change graphic settings, the settings in emu station. Tried proton and lutris but nothing I do works. It keeps crashing at the main menu. Would really love some help on how to fix it
Nice video as usual 👍
Not sure if you covered this before maybe I missed it so..
Im running my roms of a portable HDD and Batocera off a flash drive but.. My internal HDD still has windows on it. (It comes in handy although I rarely use it as a PC, only bought the Lenovo as a retro console).
If I installed a windows game on my windows 10 internal drive can I somehow place a shortcut into Batocera that lets me launch it?
If the game is portable or self contained, it might work.
Did you manage to make it work?
@@HeavyTbone
Me? Havent tried.
on the star wars game, why did you select the launcher exe instead of the one with just the game title?
5:44 I'm clicking twice, but the game won't open. I've tried with more than 10 games, and none of them open. I downloaded the same games from the video, and they also won't open. I right-click with the mouse and select "open," but nothing happens.
i was just thinking how amazing sonic mania would be to play using this method, and of course footage of it shows up. this is great!
dude, that was awesome, it worked for me, thank you
I've had a heck of a time getting Windows games to run on Batocera 32. But I've FINALLY managed to get "Plants vs. Zombies" running and playable (Woo Hoo! 😍)
And now I've got more questions... I'd prefer to play Plants vs. Zombies using my game controller alone. I can see the option under Controls where I can emulate the mouse cursor using my controller (and it works fine! 😁) But is there a way to emulate a mouse CLICK? Right now, I can move the cursor around, but I can't seem to click on anything 🤷♂️
Is there something that I'm missing? Is there perhaps a keyboard shortcut for mouse click that I could map to one of my controller buttons? There's gotta be a way to do this! (Probably something simple that I've overlooked 🙄)
Does anybody have any suggestions? (Yes! I could just play using the mouse, but I'd really like to be able to use my game controller instead 🙏)
Yes. It is there. Scroll down on the menu option to emulate keyboard and mouse controls and you'll see it. It should be towards the bottom.
Awesome video man! Anyone knows a flappy bird and crossy roads version on pc without having to use BlueStacks? I'm basically putting windows games on my mini PC on the living room for the nephews. Thanks!
Thank you for this, starting to see the video.
Very helpful, when my new second hand video card arrives, lol, I'm gonna install some windows games.
Have fun!
Any game recommendations that doesn't need a mouse and keyboard? Just straight up game controller like a console, so far I got Blur, marvel vs capcom 3, SF4 arcade, NFS shift, Horizon chase Turbo, Tricky towers, Move or Die and Grid Autosport. Thanks!
I am having an issue where some games don't work with my Ps4 controller. The track pad works as a mouse but no other buttons work. My cheap Gen Game controller works fine but the analog sticks suck for Fps games such as Halo, which I'm really wanting to play. Can anyone help me?
Very good video, could you teach how to use the compressed games "Squashfs"?
You absolute genius thanks very much ☺️👍
Not really. The real geniuses are the Batocera Team for making such an awesome piece of software! But thanks for the compliment.
What should I do if Wine fails to load a game complaining that a DirectX or Direct3d file is missing? Is there a way to fix it?
This may or may not work but worth a try so give this a go.
Do it on a per game basis not system wide.
So, when you are on a game that wont load or goes back to the game select screen or gives you that error.
Long press the south button, which would be X or maybe A depending on your controller
Then go to advanced game options/DXVK Feature and turn that on.
You can read there as to what the explanation on what this does, or helps with.
Worth a shot anyway.
Dont forget too not all windows games will work in Batocera regardless.
Yes there is an easy way that I have found to install the necessary files. Unfortunately every time I post it, it gets deleted.
Put all the necessary files into a folder in your Windows games directory. Rename the cmd file so that it doesn't get used. Start the game which will take you into file manager. Navigate to the folder where you put the files and install. Once done, remame the cmd file.
Note: You must first load the game with the cmd file first!
Hello all,
I get an error message when installing a windows game. It says /userdata is formatted as fuseblk, which is might not fully supported. I guess it's because my sdd is formatted as ntfs. What are your ssd/hdd's formatted? I also use windows 10 on this ssd.
Greetings, Batocera ftw ✌
My SSD is formatted as Ntfs as well. Some games are simply not compatible with Batocera. It's a hit or miss. With each new upgrade to Batocera, more games will be compatible. Try that game again in Batocera 31 when comes out soon.
I got that message to when I tried one but continued and still worked.
The message does also say to wait a few mins and it still may work, which it did.
im assuming that games that performs CD drive checks will not work....is that right?
Is the drive_c folder necessary for the directory
Hi im trying to install Pinball FX but there are 1 exe and 3 bin files, has anyone installed this ? or any tips how to install it. thanks 🤔
Hello, I installed the PC games perfectly, but when accessing any of them, I can't use any command, any function on the keyboard, mouse or even the joystick, I enable it in the settings but nothing happens
That is , even the assignment of keys to the buttons of the gamepad does not work ? - 21:10
Unfortunately i cant get ephinea server phantasy star online blue burst to work :(
Hey first of all thanks a lot for all your batocera tutorials, I'm able to play some of my windows games but how can I play games that require a disk or in this case an iso. I'm able to install the game, but of course it requires that the game disk be inserted.
There is no winecfg in Batocera, well I was unable to find it so how I mount my disk image to play the game.
You got me stumped. At the moment, I don't believe this is possible. Since Windows games support is rather new in Batocera, they might add more features to it with later editions of Batocera.
@@BatoceraNation Ohhh too bad... Wish I could play my old win95-98 era cd games on the big screen. Thanks anyway and long live Batocera, it's just amazing.
@@RayFlexxion It will only get better and better
Haven't tried it myself yet, but in the dosdevices folder, create another folder called d: and copy the contents of the CD to that folder.
Not sure if anyone tried but Dark Souls Remastered it loads but is stuck on the bonfire loading screen. Any particular setting useful to get past this?
another swoosh of a tutorial! 💯💯
Great videos. Do you have any vidz for playing Acorn archimedes games and the old school black and white macintosh? I see the systems are listed on batocera.
batocera asking me to select an application to open "application/x-ms-dos-executable type" files
Quick question. How do I fix my computer getting stuck at the there is no error screen.
First off, another Great video! I have a question, what about older PC games, from the Windows 95/98 era that I still have the CD-Roms for, Can Batocera play those by chance?
Yes some will, provided you can copy everything to a folder and copy that folder to Batocera. Or, if you have the iso of the CD, uncompressed with 7zip and copy everything to Batocera.
@@BatoceraNation awesome! Can’t wait to leave work and try it out! Thank you again!
Think I could get the Epic Games Store or the Ubisoft Games store to work in Wine or do I need to crack all those games.
ok, so you have some windows games in portable versions, but, where did you got them? my only way is to make myself, using Cameyo, but that i dont belive is supported by linu.
I got them from all over the place including GOG. There is one that I purchased at Steam but had to find a portable version to run in portable mode.
Thanks for your tutorial 😊
I have am issue about a game with exe in sub folders
For example
SUB1/SUB2/SUB3/EXE
Do you have Amy idea how to have it working ?
Many thanks 😊
Try this: CMD="folder name/name of the game.exe"
DIR=SUB1/SUB2/SUB3
CMD=game.exe
will tekken 7 work on batocera? I am planning to build an arcade machine and use batocera as base.
Gracias por el tutorial saludos 👍
Saludos!
Thanks for another great tutorial.
One game keeps asking me to install Visual C++ though, is this possible within Batocera/Wine?
Try to see if you can down the C++ setup.exe file in the same folder where you had the game. It might work, but if it doesn't, then there's nothing that you can do
Copy the necessary files into a folder in your Windows games directory.
Rename all your Windows games to wine, not pc. Always use wine as the extension.
Create your cmd file and run the game to create the file structure inside the games folder. After the game returns you to the menu or crashes, hit F1 and rename the cmd file so it's not used. Start the game again which will take you to the file manager. Navigate to the folder where the files needed are located and click on them to install. Once done, rename the cmd file back again, run the game.
This was the only way I could find to install the needed files properly.
Just remember to use wine as the extension and to run the game with the cmd file first as it will not work.
Does this work with RTS games like Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge where mouse and keyboard is needed to play and not a controller?
Adding PC games is hit and miss, many work fine, and many dont.
But yeah, you should be able to use a keyboard and mouse just fine I think, whether or not that particular game works through Batocera though you will have to test for yourself.
the game I created has no music sound
i have a standalone folder with several .exe files in it for different games, but they all use some of the same files (i dont know whichones) how do i set this up in windows games in batocera to be able to select which game i want to launch?
I pretty sure all games would have to be seperate, in their own folders.
you think i could extract just the EXE to make it show as a different game on the UI@@fonzitheman
@@ZAPOMAGO o
I doubt it, each game should be in its own folder, with .pc on the end, and you gotta create the autorun file as well,for each, so when you launch a game from within Batocera it knows where to look and what exe to launch.
so I bought pool of radiance ruins of myth drannor and I wanted to try to install it in Batocera. I ripped both of the install cd's and tried going to windows install, but it will not let me switch images when it says to insert disk 2. I then tried installing the game on another pc then repacked it. When I select install it just sets up a wine filesystem for the game and boots back to the home dashboard. It doesn't install the game that way. I tried installing that repacked copy on my laptop and it easily installed in wine. Any ideas?
I haven't had success installing disk based games that install from 2 discs.
how did you get it to detect your controller in wine?
If the game has Xbox 360 controller support, it automatically picked it up. All those games had it. I was using an Xbox 360 controller.
Hey do you know how to force full screen windows games? I have mortal Kombat 9 Komplete playing but no matter what I change in the settings it won’t go full screen. Thanks
how did you get MK9 to play? mine just goes back to the bat title screen.
@@classicvwbugs I found a good copy somewhere online that someone custom made to work with batocera. Might have been internet archive I found it but can’t remember.
please show us best settings for windows games in batocera, my crash bandicoot game is buffering and setting for the gamepads, the game sometimes only recognize the keyboard not the gamepad, unlike in ps3, ps2 and wii games has no issues at all, please help us. thank you.
With the exception of trying them in either Proton or Lutris, there's not much settings improvement that you can try. Basically having a good Batocera system is all that is required to run good Windows games in Batocera. But do experiment with Lutris vs Proton to determine which one gives you better performance.
Thank you so much for the info, God Bless you..
I'm running Batocera 37. Wine stars with the message "No error has occurred. Wine is just generation C: drive structure" and closes without opening the game. Can someone help me fixing it?
Try enabling that dxvk setting for the game.
So advanced game options, scroll down to that direct x to dxvk setting and enable.
If that doesnt work try Lutris instead of the default proton option.
@@fonzitheman Thanks for the tips! I tried your suggestions, but nothing works. I suspect the hardware I'm trying to run the games doesn't support Lutris or Proton (it's an old Samsung notebook with a Pentium 2020 and Intel HD 2500 graphics).
Firstly, don't use the pc extension, use the wine extension. This will allow the generation of the folder structure in the games folder. I never use the pc extension!
To install Redist C++ and others, do the following.
Copy all necessary files into a folder in your Windows games directory. (C++, DX.)
Once you've renamed the extension, created the cmd file, run the game and let wine generate the necessary folder structure inside the games folder.
Note: You will not see the usual blue screen.
When the game crashes or comes up with an error, exit back into Batocera. Press F1 and check to make sure Wine has generated the folder structure inside the games folder. Next, rename the cmd file of the game so that it can't be used. Exit and start the game which should take you in to a file manager. Navigate to where the required files are and click on them to install them, and once done exit it by press Alt-F4.
Press F1 to go back into the file manager and rename the cmd file back to what it was. Exit and run the game, and if all goes well it'll run.
This is the only easiest way of installing them that I have found.
Remember. Always use the wine extension and run the game first with the cmd file.
question can you install windows apps?
Yes. Some of them might not work. It's a hit or miss when it comes to installing Windows apps.
Is there a way to add cheats to Windows Games; especially modern ones? Either through a Trainer program or Using Cheat Engine?
For some of the emulators, this is possible but not at the moment for Windows games.
Anyone know how to update windows games on batocera?
Can you install FIFA?
Hi mate! Cant find any way to map the controller as keyboard for Windows games in batocera, would you help please?
Hold down either A or B button for a few seconds. Look for advanced options. Then look for PadtoKey option and select that.
Any tips on how to get the sound working if the game plays perfectly but doesn't make any sound?
I assume it's just a game or two and not all your Windows games not working. If the sound in a particular Windows games is not working, it just means, unfortunately, that it's not compatible yet.
Awesome Video! Have you ever come across an issue where an .exe file for a game is located in a subfolder within the .pc folder? racking my brains trying to get the autorun file to point to it
Have you tried writing the path to the exe in the autorun file? Within double quotes. Relative file path, so begin the pathname from wherever the autorun is located. See the part one of this video, and you'll get proper instructions.
Try this: CMD="folder name/name of the game.exe"
Thanks for the info, I actually watched another one of your videos where you did the exact process. I'm now addicted to Batocera, massive step up from Retropie
@@Psykonaut_DXM Thanks!
@@BatoceraNation Having the same problem. My example is Streets of Rage 4. The path (in windows thru SSH) is \\batocera\share
oms\windows\Streets of Rage 4.pc\x64\SOR4.exe
How would I write the autorun.cmd to point it to this folder?
Would this work for like a online like phantasy star universe clementine?
I honestly don't know. Just try it and let me know if it does.
Hello, how do I do it if the executable is in a subfolder?
DIR=folder name
CMD=game.exe
have you tried playing red alert 2
@Batocera Nation Sir, will you please create some quick and easy folder drag-and-drop implementation of Teknoparrot into Batocera? Theres another CZcamsr named 'Crb 123' who has already published a video of it working: czcams.com/video/HH27MbDJeho/video.html - Many thanks in advance for your time and help with this! :)
Hi...would you also make a video on how to play neo geo and fba games on batocera?
Have you seen my FBN and Mame tutorials? Wouldn't it be all covered there? Just make sure that you also copy the neogeo.zip bios file into the neogeo rom folder.
@@BatoceraNation I haven't yet seen your FBN and Neo Geo video. Thanks for the reply
The video Installing Batocera 30 will tell you where to find the Bios files including neogeo.zip.
How do you install windows games from DVD/CD ISOs?
You can't at the moment. You'll have to copy the files to your hard drive.
what type of control do you use to run games?
I have used a number of them including Xbox 360, several 8bit Do controllers, and Xbox One controller. The Xbox One controller is my favorite one.
Can you or someone help me? So I got morrowind with openmw working 100% smooth, no low frame rates and was working great for about an hour maybe then everything shuts down. Now the game works great for maybe 10mins tops and my system shuts down, sometimes reboots on its own sometimes I have to use the power button to turn off. I suspect maybe it’s overheating and shutting down but i have ran games like some ps2 games that lag and won’t over heat there, just runs slow
Yeah must of been over heating. I took off my water cooler from the process and the thermal paste was pretty much none existent. Nothing a little toothpaste can’t fix when in a crunch lol. Working great now. My computer was sitting idle for about 3 years until a few months ago when i decided to turn it into batocera. It’s old but was top of the line like 8 years ago lol
Glad that you solved it. Didn't realize that you could use toothpaste. I learned something new.
Hello great video. How do i get games to run. That dont have .exe file in root folder? I tried adding path in autorun folder. Like this. CMD=App/Hodzero/WindowsNoEditor/AMDaeom/amdaeom.exe
You need to add another command. Try this.
DIR=App/Hozero/WindowsNoEditor/AMDaeom
CMD=amdaeom.exe
Make sure that you copy the exact directory path in the "DIR=" command. It is case sensitive as well.
@@BatoceraNation oh thank you! I will try that. Also can an .ahk be used. Some of my windows games use ahk exe. And also jconfig.exe
i cant launch needforspeed for pc and pes 2017 the game no laumch . what must ido
In Advanced System options, try different emulators (i.e. Lutris and Proton). Try turning on Dxvk on (there is an option for this). Try different combinations of the two. If after you try everything and it still doesn't work, it means that it is not compatible. Not all Windows games are going to be compatible in Batocera.
@@BatoceraNation please make a tutorial for AAA games windows on batocera
It's no different than the regular Windows games. However, AAA games often have many folders which throws things off. If the game has mostly one or two folders, it would most likely work. In addition, if there is no Proton support for the newer games, then there is not much that can be done.
Thank youv👑
Can i install valorant
my batocera system is asking what program to use to open the .exe file it didn't do this before I'm not sure how to fix this
Is there a way to change button configuration? You see, I have a joystick that the left analog isn´t work and I´d like to change to d-pad buttons. Do you know any solutions but get another joystick? hehehehhehhe
Just reconfigure your controller.
Press start, scroll down to Controller and Bluetooth settings and then select controller mapping.
When get to analog joystick controls simply follow the prompts to skip mapping for the sticks.
Ofcourse many systems you will need the sticks ,since you will be only using the dpad control then you will be limiting input and some systems/games you may not be able to play at all.
Suggest buy even one of those cheap knock off wired xbox360 or ps4 controllers.
Might not be ideal or great quality but better than no analog sticks at all.
how to set image ?
Can you rephrase your question. What do you mean by image?
Yuzu please.
Yuzu tutorial is coming on August 10. This coming Tuesday. Stay tuned.
@@BatoceraNation Thank you so much.
Great tutorial. But how do you uninstall a game?
Have you tried patching games with a no-cd exe?
Is this working with proton?