Good Mac, PC-98 emulators for ARM Linux?

[tht009]

I'm using my Raspberry Pi 5 as a multi-system emulator for older computer games and I'm getting into early Mac emulation for games like the Marathon trilogy. (I've been waiting for years for someone to make a "computer classic mini" for my collection but the closest things that exist are the various reproduction consoles by Retro Games, Ltd. and Raspberry Pi.) Basilisk II runs Marathon reasonably well but won't run the Mac version of Myst, so I'm looking for a more compatible option. I'm considering QEMU but it seems complicated and doesn't appear to have a GUI. I've heard good things about SheepShaver but it also seems complicated to get running on an ARM processor because there are no pre-compiled packages for it. Complication and compilation aren't deal breakers but I'd like to know what I'm getting into is worthwhile before I put a lot of effort into learning it. Does anyone know of a good solution to emulate Mac games on a Raspberry Pi without using source ports?

I'm also interested in PC-98 as a platform, as it has many fan translations available. It seems simple enough to get it running in RetroPie but I'd prefer a more desktop-like GUI solution if possible. I know DOSBox-X emulates PC-98 but for whatever reason it lags pretty badly. (Normal DOSBox runs fine though.) Maybe it's because I'm running it on a dinky ARM processor? Could it be that I'm using Wayland instead of X11? Most options seem to require a traditional x86/x64 processor to run without the setup being a pain. There's bound to be someone on here who's more knowledgeable about this than me, so I figured I'd ask: are there any easier methods I'm missing, or should I just bite the bullet and learn to compile packages from source myself?

 

[Sorion]

Okay, if you're running a pi 5, your best bet might be pi apps, they have plenty of software for ubuntu arm based socs, it even works on orange pi 5 systems, it's got quite the library of software and I remember they have plenty of emulators ready to go as well.

 

[tht009]

Okay, if you're running a pi 5, your best bet might be pi apps, they have plenty of software for ubuntu arm based socs, it even works on orange pi 5 systems, it's got quite the library of software and I remember they have plenty of emulators ready to go as well.

QEMU was the only Mac emulator on Pi-apps and that one is honestly rather intimidating to learn, but it might be my best option. Thanks for your input.

 

[Sorion]

QEMU was the only Mac emulator on Pi-apps and that one is honestly rather intimidating to learn, but it might be my best option. Thanks for your input.

If that doesn't work out for you, I think Batocera has some pc98 emulator support, I tried it on knulli, which is esentially a fork of batocera for anbernic devices, it works... but you need a keyboard, it won't work properly on my little console since it doesn't have a keyboard, but in batocera you can do that with more flexibilty

 

[tht009]

If that doesn't work out for you, I think Batocera has some pc98 emulator support, I tried it on knulli, which is esentially a fork of batocera for anbernic devices, it works... but you need a keyboard, it won't work properly on my little console since it doesn't have a keyboard, but in batocera you can do that with more flexibilty

I've been meaning to try Batocera, so maybe now's the time. I have a sexy beige keyboard that should be perfect for the task.