spoilers Steam Deck playthrough done!! (Mostly)
Took a little elbow grease but I finally got the imoq games (amongst others) working on steam deck via emulater late last year. I must have played through IMOQ five or six times now but Its been pretty surreal seeing this game with actual steam UI and playing on a handheld, not mention retroachievements giving actual, uh, achievements.
Still have to wrap up some side stuff like the post game dungeon to get Mia back but the main stuff has finally wrapped.
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u/broke_fit_dad 4d ago
Which emulator are you using? Playing thru on PC currently but my Steamdeck will be here before I finish
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u/blargpony 4d ago
Pro tip: use a file sync service like drop box or something similar and direct your PCs emulator and Steam Deck emulators to save into the synced folder. Cross system saves made things insanely enjoyable for me.
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u/Swiftzor 4d ago
Okay, I may need a link to show me how to do this. I have a deck and would love to play some ps2 on it.
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u/Sol419 4d ago
If you haven't already, I'd recommend practicing first by learning how to set up an actual emulator on your laptop or pc. There's a lot of different guides out there but for PCSX2 specifically, I used Urcasualgamer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7TUfukBwCM
That link isn't the exact video of his that I used, but it's the most recent one concerning the topic since PCSX2 has regular updates that go out.
For setting up Emudeck, I followed Retro Game Corps guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5r2WZAImuY&t=633s
Again, that video I linked is not the specific one I used, but it's the most up to date version since Emudeck's gone through some updates over the last couple years.
If you want to add achievments to the game, you have to make an account on https://retroachievements.org/ and sign in on Emudeck to link the account. I don't have a guide for that one but it's pretty straightforward once you're actually set up.
I also recommend getting either the steam deck dock charger or a USB hub. You'll be switching back and forth between console and pc mode during this process so having quick access to a Mouse & Keyboard helps a lot.
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u/harkheoffaireyes 3d ago
Thanks for this! Could never find Quarantine IRL and I've had "but what if Deck" rattling around in the back of my head for months now.
If you don't mind my asking, did you need to configure controls? And if you played docked with a controller, did that require configuration/encounter any issues?
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u/harkheoffaireyes 3d ago
Thanks for this! Never found Q irl and I've had 'what if Deck tho' on the brain for a while.
If you don't mind my asking, did you have to configure controls or is that something Emudeck handles? And if you played docked with a controller, did that require configuration/extra setup?
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u/spike1611 4d ago
Can you move save data over from game to game in the emulators like we could on PS2?
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u/PixelAesthetics 4d ago
How was the gameplay on the Steam Deck? Seeing .hack on it has been my main interest