Thunder FAQ

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Does Thunder run on Raspberry Pi 4?

Yes! Thunder is heavily tested on a Raspberry Pi 4 to ensure compatibility.

Is Thunder exclusive to ARM devices?

Yes. In the future we may support other architectures like PowerPC, but not for the time being.

What platforms is Thunder tested on?

These are the platforms Thunder is tested on:

• Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB RAM, running Ubuntu 21.04
• RockPi 4B+ with 4GB RAM, running TwisterOS Armbian

Will <insert game> work in Thunder?

It might work, it might not. If it's a Steam, GOG, Itch, etc. game then check the Box86 compatibility list:
https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86-compatibility-list/issues
If it's a retro game from the Dreamcast-era or older, it most likely will run just fine (however you may need to install additional software).

What emulators are included with Thunder?

These are the emulators included:

• Dolphin
• PPSSPP
• Mednafen
• PCSX Reloaded
• mGBA
• melonDS
• Box86
• Box64

Some other emulators (such as Play!) can be installed through setup scripts.

Games are giving me an error saying libOpenGL.so.0 is missing?!

This is a common problem I've found on the RK3399 platform. You can symlink libGL.so.1 to libOpenGL.so.0 using the following command:

cd /path/to/libGL.so.1
sudo ln -s ${PWD}/libGL.so.1 ${PWD}/libOpenGL.so.0

If you don't have root access, you can compile a custom mesa install and use these commands instead:

cd /path/to/mesa/lib
ln -s ${PWD}/libGL.so.1 ${PWD}/libOpenGL.so.0

Then run thunder-cli --mesaconfig and set the path to your custom mesa install.

My question isn't on this list!

Then just ask.