diff --git a/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_about/secrets/April-2024.md b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_about/secrets/April-2024.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a74730f --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_about/secrets/April-2024.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +date: 2024-04-20 +--- + +# April 2024: Porting things + +Highlights: + +- Bonsai Banana Released +- PortMaster + + + +## Bonsai Banana - Released + +We thank everyone for your patience + +## PortMaster ❤️ RetroDECK + +We are proud to announce that the parts of the RetroDECK Team, Batocera Team and PortMaster Team is going bring [PortMaster](https://portmaster.games/index.html) to x86_64 systems. + +Four ourself the goal is to have it ship natively in RetroDECK... and guess what?! + +It already works in our early POC! + +PICTURES / Video + +Not all ports have x86_64 versions but more will be added over time and a lot of work left to do. + +### What is PortMaster? + +It is a Linux Port Manager to easy download, manage, create and play various Linux game ports. +In many of the ports you will need to own game and take files from the original game for the ports to work. + +For a full gamelist check here: + +[PortMaster Gamelist](https://portmaster.games/games.html) + +### There exists other ways to run the same games + +Yes, there exists many ways to run these ports and games outside of PortMaster. + +PortMaster was born from the handeld gaming devices as a way to play these games on something like the Miyoo Mini. + +So for certain ports it might make more sense to install them directly via other options like: + +- [Luxtorpeda](https://github.com/dreamer/luxtorpeda) +- [Lutris](https://lutris.net/) +- [Flathub](https://flathub.org/en) +- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/) +- [Heroic](https://heroicgameslauncher.com/) +- [MiniGalaxy](https://sharkwouter.github.io/minigalaxy/) + +All we are doing is proving you with a new option for doing so with PortMaster within RetroDECK. + +## That is all for April + +Thanks everyone! + +//The RetroDECK Team + +[Discord](https://discord.gg/Dz3szYsP8g) + +[Github](https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK) + +[Wiki](https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK/wiki) + +[Donations](https://retrodeck.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wiki_about/donations-licenses/)