Teknoparrot Wine/Proton Prefix Setup

Summary

This video is a Linux setup tutorial for running TeknoParrot arcade games through Wine/Proton. The presenter demonstrates a Wine prefix configured in Heroic Games Launcher and tests several games.

Setup steps and components

1. Create a dedicated Wine prefix for TeknoParrot.
2. Install Winetricks components, including Direct3D compiler libraries, .NET versions 2.0, 4.0, 4.8, and 8.2, and Microsoft Visual C++ runtimes from 2003 through 2022. The presenter also installs DXVK and other TeknoParrot-related components.
3. Skip installing the TeknoParrot bootstrapper, which is already installed, and copy the existing files into the new prefix.
4. Add TeknoParrot to Heroic Games Launcher, point it to the new prefix, and select GE-Proton 9-27, which the presenter recommends for compatibility.
5. Configure a controller and launch games to test input and gameplay.

Compatibility notes and tests

• The presenter demonstrates games running, including force-feedback support through the FFB Blaster plugin, and reports that many other titles work with the same prefix.
• Some Wangan titles are particular about installation paths. The presenter places their files on the prefix’s C: drive because they may fail to load elsewhere.
• One game runs at an excessively high refresh rate. The presenter changes a Heroic setting described in the subtitles as “Legacy Limit Direct Games XPS” and relaunches the game to address it.
• The presenter also demonstrates a subscription-based title connecting online while hiding account details.

These are demonstrations of the presenter’s setup; the video does not establish that every TeknoParrot title will work with it.

Main speaker/source: Doug Maupin, the video’s presenter.