For today’s interview I got to chat to the developer of 1retro. His program and service is made to back your retro emulated games’ saves up, automatically, so you know you’re safe and secure.
Quick dot points straight from the website of 1retro:
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Saves upload automatically in the background. Smart syncing means only changed files transfer – fast, efficient, seamless.
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macOS, Windows, Linux. Our lightweight desktop app runs natively on all three without slowing you down.
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Your saves are backed up and stored safely in the cloud. Your data is yours. Always.
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Every save is versioned. Overwrite something by accident? Roll back to any previous version instantly.
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Power users can automate their workflows, write scripts, and integrate custom emulators with our command-line tools.
I spoke with developer Hans to learn more about building 1Retro, retro gaming fragmentation, accessibility, and why he believes some of the hobby’s biggest improvements still happen behind the scenes.
If you’re curious about saves in retro gaming, development, or the service he’s looking to offer, have a read with my link. 1retro is new to the scene, but I’m curious about what you think:
https://gardinerbryant.com/fixing-retro-gamings-save-problem/
I mean, I kind of want this, just self-hosted on my own server
Trust you to be sharing the RomM link!
Oh there was a discussion between the two teams (RetroDECK & RomM) a few days back on Discord, I forget whose Discord though, but when I saw that I thought of you! I’ll see if I can find the link/where I saw it for you.
https://discord.com/channels/951662718102962256/1116736076606881914/1506640143753150504
Thank you, you’re so sweet for remembering!
You’re so welcome! I hope it’ll be sooner rather than later :)
Why should I pay for this and not just use Syncthing?
This is good timing. I’ve recently been trying out a few ways to sync my saves and have come away, unsatisfied with my own results. If this can offer a plug in option that just works it will be the answer to my wishes.
Let me know how it works out for you, and if it works as what you’ve been looking for! I’ll be super curious to hear your thoughts
My initial report is that it works. However my first attempts didn’t sync all of the saves from my games. Perhaps my roms have too many country extensions making them incompatible with the backend database? In any case, I’m going to install on more of my devices to see what happens.
