It filters no one and zoomers love it. Anybody over the age of 20 has experience with all types of emulators and knows the shortcomings that this UI has.
the UI can be a bit obtuse at time, but the low latency run-ahead options more than make up for it.
I literally cannot play 2D platformers in anything else.
>Anybody over the age of 20 has experience with all types of emulators and knows the shortcomings that this UI has
Which means most zoomers are filtered by it. Emulators are for millennials and zillennials.
This. Theres times I still use epsxe/ppsspp because the UI is awful.
They need to re-haul the menu system, have more descriptive submenus, and quit forcing hotkeys
>First pic is bsnes vs Higan, no version shown >Second pic no version shown again >Every pic after that is RetroArch cores in both sides
Are you moronic?
Turn down that bloom, dog.
I play N64 on my crt all the time, and this is what it would look like if you had conjunctivitis.
Also crank down the scanline depth. it should rarely be pitch-black between scanlines.
It has some annoyances but one click downloads for most systems is pretty good. It will filter morons though so I can't argue against your claims.
I will say Retroarch and Dolphin are both morons for thinking they could just put this on steam with no issues. I don't want to see hours played for a damn emulator.
there are only like half a dozen relevant systems to emulate, anon. even if you had every single system ever released in your emulation folder, how moronic are you that you can't make a subfolder for each system? that's literally all retroarch does, except you click the app icon and it wastes memory running an application to display the list of emulators for you instead of you simply opening the folder and selecting the one you want. are you one of those actually tech illiterate zoomers that literally doesn't know how to use basic file systems?
Why the frick would I want to tinker with half a dozen standalone emulators and their settings rather than learn about 1 frontend for the same emulators (which has the most features) and have everything in one place? Tech illiterate zoomers are more likely to use standalone emulators because they can't figure out how retroarch works.
>tinker with
i've been emulating for over 20 years and I've never had to "tinker" with an emulator to get it working with anything I wanted to play. i think you might just be genuinely dumb and incompetent. like pouring a bowl of cereal and it somehow catches on fire dumb, which is why you need an app to do everything for you automagically.
There are dozens of settings and features to customize in RetroArch so it leaves a lot to tinker with if you want to have things a certain way rather than just the barebones default settings. You have limited knowledge and experience with emulation, so it is better for you to stick to standalone if all you want to do is basedface over Super Mario World for five minutes and then move on.
>I've never had to "tinker" with an emulator
Only someone who never had to setup an emulator themselves would say it. You got your older brother to set them up for you or some shit.
and even all those cores are better in RetroArch. There is literally no reason to not use RetroArch aside from pure stubbornness and refusal to spend a bit of time learning it.
Reminder there is NO alternative for the dozens of features RetroArch has, and you WILL be missing out if you get filtered by being too stupid to figure it out (you only learn it once; RetroArch is same across all devices/OS)
People use it for >consolidated UI and settings for hundreds of emulators instead of relearning layout & hotkeys for every single emulator >run-ahead tech to reduce input lag, even lower than original hardware if you want >full rebinding + turbo for every game >VRR, BFI, and sync to exact framerate (match exact framerate of a game, e.g 54fps Raiden Fighters Jet, or 61.68fps TGM) >massive amount of shaders, filters, and overlays you can change on the fly >audio adjustment >unlimited save states w/ screenshot previews, undo save state + undo load state, pause/rewind/fast-forward/frame advance >cheat support and network play >50+ hotkeys with full rebinding w/ hotkey mode toggle >Retro achievements that are uncheatable with optional hardcore mode to disable save states, cheats, pause, rewind, and fast forward >some cores more up-to-date than standalone or don't even exist as standalone and are best way to emulate those consoles (Genesis Plus GX, MupenN64Plus-Next, Beetle PCE, Beetle PSX, etc.) >can set any custom aspect ratio, refresh rate, or rotation (can rotate just the game, or both the game and the UI) >recording/screenshots/streaming (records at exact res and framerate, and only in-game audio, pauses recording while in menu) >input recording and playback for every single core >MAME core has save state support, rewind, and run-ahead for ALL games, even those with no save state support in MAME standalone
finally, being able to save ALL OF THESE, as well as core options and settings on a per-game, per-core, per-directory, or global basis. This means EVERY SINGLE GAME can have its own rebindings, shaders, volume/audio settings, run-ahead, core options, rotation, aspect ratio, etc.
There is no reason to use anything else for gen 5 and earlier
consistent UI with hundreds of consistent hotkeys
run-ahead
quick access to hundreds of shaders/filters you can swap between quickly
1000 save state slots per game plus screenshot previews
lossless recording at exact framerate and resolution for every core (also input recording/playback)
Better frame pacing and audio sync than standalone emulators
certain cores are only in RetroArch or only exist as standalone with CLI
can save any core settings/rebinding/global settings on a per-game basis
Why do people need a shell for their emulators tho? ive always found it much easier to just set one up how i like it and use it
if that's what you like to do then RetroArch is best for that as it allows you to save each game/core with specific settings, rebindings, features, and hotkeys with a consistent UI throughout.
ehh still doesnt make a lot of sense. why do you need all that shit when you still gotta set up each emulator. might as well just use them stock without tacking on some shell that might not be compatible with the emulator you want to use and also just uses more ram
9 months ago
Anonymous
>tacking on some shell that might not be compatible with the emulator
what the frick are you even talking about? Every single top emulator has a core in RetroArch for fifth gen and earlier
>and also just uses more ram
RetroArch is an actual frontend - it replaces the emulator's frontend code (frontend code is everything user facing - input, audio and video output, file handling, and UI) - not just a launcher which is what 99% of what people call "frontends" are. The frontend code on standalone emulators is often very terrible as emudevs generally only care about the emulator backend itself and use generic libraries not targeted for low latency, high performance applications. Retroarch isn't just something on top of the emulator, it's replacing part of it. So aside from the obvious shaders/UI stuff, you typically you get lower input lag, better performance, and better audio/video sync with retroarch.
>consistent UI with hundreds of consistent hotkeys
Why do I need hundreds of hotkeys? I don't really spend nearly as much time looking at the emulator UI as I do the game I'm emulating, also. >quick access to hundreds of shaders/filters you can swap between quickly
Not important to me. >1000 save state slots per game plus screenshot previews
Doesn't really sound like anything I can't get with any other emulator. >lossless recording at exact framerate and resolution for every core (also input recording/playback)
A neat feature, but I already have other software that can record footage at specific resolutions and framerates. I can't say I really need input recording or playback. >Better frame pacing and audio sync than standalone emulators
That's a pretty vague statement, and I frankly don't see why the same emulators I use as standalone programs would magically have better frame pacing and audio sync in RetroArch. That isn't even a problem in any of the emulators I use. >certain cores are only in RetroArch or only exist as standalone with CLI
This hasn't really stopped me from emulating any computer or video game console that I've wanted to emulate. >can save any core settings/rebinding/global settings on a per-game basis
Neat feature, but I frankly can't think of any use for it.
Just ain't for me.
9 months ago
Anonymous
>all this sour grapes cope
holy kek, do anti-retroarch shills really?
9 months ago
Anonymous
I just shared why I see no point in using it. The grapes aren't sour, I just don't want to eat them and enjoy bothering the grape salesmen. You type like a moron.
I tried emulating Maximo for the PS2 on it. was all glitched and fricked up. also wouldn't add to the library properly because of it's fricked up database system. worked perfectly in pcsx2 though
Reminder there is NO alternative for the dozens of features RetroArch has, and you WILL be missing out if you get filtered by being too stupid to figure it out (you only learn it once; RetroArch is same across all devices/OS)
People use it for >consolidated UI and settings for hundreds of emulators instead of relearning layout & hotkeys for every single emulator >run-ahead tech to reduce input lag, even lower than original hardware if you want >full rebinding + turbo for every game >VRR, BFI, and sync to exact framerate (match exact framerate of a game, e.g 54fps Raiden Fighters Jet, or 61.68fps TGM) >massive amount of shaders, filters, and overlays you can change on the fly >audio adjustment >unlimited save states w/ screenshot previews, undo save state + undo load state, pause/rewind/fast-forward/frame advance >cheat support and network play >50+ hotkeys with full rebinding w/ hotkey mode toggle >Retro achievements that are uncheatable with optional hardcore mode to disable save states, cheats, pause, rewind, and fast forward >some cores more up-to-date than standalone or don't even exist as standalone and are best way to emulate those consoles (Genesis Plus GX, MupenN64Plus-Next, Beetle PCE, Beetle PSX, etc.) >can set any custom aspect ratio, refresh rate, or rotation (can rotate just the game, or both the game and the UI) >recording/screenshots/streaming (records at exact res and framerate, and only in-game audio, pauses recording while in menu) >input recording and playback for every single core >MAME core has save state support, rewind, and run-ahead for ALL games, even those with no save state support in MAME standalone
finally, being able to save ALL OF THESE, as well as core options and settings on a per-game, per-core, per-directory, or global basis. This means EVERY SINGLE GAME can have its own rebindings, shaders, volume/audio settings, run-ahead, core options, rotation, aspect ratio, etc.
There is no reason to use anything else for gen 5 and earlier
PS2 core is alpha so lacks many features of standalone. fifth gen (plus Dreamcast/PSP/DS) and below are all great
so it's for morons who don't know how to do any of these things in the first place, basically.
RetroArch has dozens of additional features and customization over standalone. You can do a select few of these things with limited implementation in certain standalone emulators. But RetroArch can do all of these with full implementation and consistent UI for dozens of cores.
It filters no one and zoomers love it. Anybody over the age of 20 has experience with all types of emulators and knows the shortcomings that this UI has.
RetroArch is for enthusiast users who want additional features and customization over standalone. There are like a half dozen different UI options, but there is a massive amount of features that all interact with each other and can be saved per-game, per-core, or per-directory so it's a lot to learn.
I am convinced.
So in short it's god-tier for any consoles older than the PS2?
I assume I cannot use it for NintendoDS/Wii/Gamecube and should just use the usual for those?
I really enjoy it for DS, there are a whole bunch of easy-to-use configurations you can set per-game for screen sizes and layouts, and several ways to interact with the touchscreen. I even have a config set up to play Rhythm Heaven with the screen properly rotated. I haven't experimented much with the standalones so I couldn't tell you if it's better, though.
RetroArch just works. It took a while to configure everything, but to be able to just play pretty much any game from any system with everything already configured and saved to my preference with a uniform UI and layout throughout is great.
DS is great in RetroArch. Both MelonDS and Desmume are good.
What are you homosexuals doing with your emulators such that layouts and hotkeys are even a concern for you? You set it and forget it, unless you're savescumming.
Also cloud saving for emu saves if you use Steam version. Can get online updater on Steam too
"1) For safety of your custom settings first backup your retroarch.cfg file which you can find in the root folder of your RetroArch installation (SteamLibrarysteamappscommonRetroArch)
2) Open this page and scroll down to the very bottom of the page where you can see RetroArch_update.7z and download it https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/windows/x86_64/
3) Extract the RetroArch_update.7z into the root folder of RetroArch (SteamLibrarysteamappscommonRetroArch)"
If anyone, all the filtered morons use this frontend trash.
Normal brain people (aka. Not israelites, trans or Black folk) use the needed emulator directly.
i will not install retroarch
i will continue to use standalone emulators
i will write dosbox configuration files by hand in notepad and have to check the wiki every 5 seconds
i will remain mildly indifferent towards the whole affair
I installed it and quickly realized that I have no actual use for it since I already know how to use all of the emulators that it uses as "cores." There's seriously no good reason to use Retroarch on a desktop computer if you have a modicum of computer literacy as far as I can tell.
PCSX2 works fine for me, but I've only played a couple Armored Core titles on it so far. Save states don't work on it yet. PPSSPP also worked with no issues, but I've only played Patapon on it. In-game save menu was missing text, but save states worked so it wasn't a big deal. I haven't tried dolphin yet.
most default settings aren't "close to original hardware" because the default settings are designed to be moron-proof and be most compatible. You are just lazy and stupid so you cope by saying "default options are probably best"
It's hilarious how literally every single time you see someone b***hing about RetroArch they are a tech illiterate moron, or exclusively play sixth gen systems (and also fit into the former category)
I think it would be so cool if when scrolling through your library, it would play gameplay demos - but NOT videos. Instead it would load up the default emulator and play a gameplay recording in a small window, in place of the box art. Retroarch has features that make recording demos really, really easy.
Loading up a rom with an emulator and loading a savestate on launch is incredibly fast, even on low-end computers nowadays. So I don't think there should be much concern about how long it takes to load the demo when browsing.
>Visualboyadvance needs to be restarted to recognize a newly plugged in controller >my controller's port is loose and disconnects randomly >basically die randomly 2 or 3 times an hour in any real time game >retroarch recognizes a controller being plugged in AND disconnected, has an option to auto pause on gamepad disconnect
>epsxe has barely functioning controller support, won't detect controller input through steam overlay, DS4, joy2key or plugnplay >any game with a shitload of particle effects runs like total shit the second anything cool happens >works flawlessly with retroarch
>project64 drops from 60 fps to <30 when more than 3 characters and some projectiles or explosions are on screen >60 fps with no slowdown in retroarch
>pcsx2 always takes 20+ minutes of setup to get a fricking game to run without single digit fps, audio issues, or visual bugs >what works for one game might not work for another >two seperate options is all it takes to make every ps2 game run properly in retroarch
Retroarch makes me realize how fricking obtuse and painful emulation has been for the last 10+ years. I don't care what anyone says, this is a massive improvement to my emulating life and I'm never going to use anything else. Every emulator being condensed into a single package is so convenient it's unreal.
>tech illiterate uses outdated Windows XP era emulators >probably used the 1.6 stable version of PCSX as well
I'm surprised you weren't also using ZSNES before switching to Retroarch.
5th gen and below: Use Retroarch
6th gen beyond: Mileage may vary
It's really not that hard. I feel like most people that whinge about Retroarch are just to moronic to set up playlists and/or change the starting point for the file browser so they start from their file system root every time
>to moronic to set up playlists and/or change the starting point for the file browser so they start from their file system root every time
What do you mean?
People manually load cores and content every time they want to play a game instead of setting up a playlist. And when they do that they start from the root of their hard drive because they never tell Retroarch where they have their games
i'd rather use zsnes >NOOOOOOO THAT IS TOO MUCH SCARY INFORMATION ABOUT FILE STRUCTURES I GREW UP ON PHONES I DON'T KNOW WHAT A DIRECTORY IS
deal with it, retroarch shitchild
The only guy I know in real life who told me I should use Retroarch told me months later that he doesn't use it himself. Said it was "too obtuse" and "unnecessarily complicated" and clearly didn't remember that he recommended I use it.
What the frick is up with that? Do some people seriously just read other people's opinions on the internet and regurgitate them at other people without actually believing them? What was this guy's angle?
have you never just said something in conversation that you heard on tv in passing? we are a monkey see monkey do people. Noone has anything worthwhile or original to say.
What I may not have made clear is that he sold it to me as if he actually used it when he recommended it to me only to say "yeah it sucks and I don't use it" a couple of months later. And he was in his late twenties and not twelve years old when he said that. What a dummy.
peopple just talk out of there ass constantly. just remember what people say to you so when shit like this happens you can call them out on it, watch them deny it completely every time, and never talk to them again.
I love how everytime retroarch gets shilled here they just get blown the frick out by anyone who actually uses emulators. your stupid little app is fricking gay
I like having a visual library because I often forget all the games there are and sometimes it's nice to just go through and see "Oh yeah, Metal Warriors is there, I'll play that for a little while".
No RetroArch advocate seems to want to come out and say this, but every time they sing it's praises it all boils down to >there are millions of settings to toggle!!
It is true :'( I am only for morons who are too stupid to google search "what is the best emulator for x" and download it. I provide no upsides to standard emulation and my ui is stuck in the 90s. I am SO sorry I have fooled so many of you. I will go away now. Please, don't ever consider downloading me, as I have built in keystroke logging and long suspected hidden bitcoin mining malware :'( I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!
>ranks emulators with a retroarch core higher than superior more accurate emus because it considers it a necessary thing for some reason
frick this site
because for some systems, the RetroArch core is actually the most accurate version of the emulator available. For example this was the case for N64 up until very recently
>Higan is no longer recommended on the site because Ares has apparently replaced it >Check out Ares >Slowdown in some games to the point of them being barely playable when more than three sprites are on screen
A-at least it's accurate!
For the SNES at least, playing a Sonic game practically locks up the emulator when you drop the max amount of rings when Higan never did that. I understand wanting accuracy but frick's sake, let me change the speed.
>I provide no upsides to standard emulation
run-ahead low latency features.
How many times do I have to repeat it to get it through your thick skull?
platformers are practically unplayable in anything else once you've experienced it.
>run-ahead low latency features.
This isn't hardware accurate and honestly makes some games feel really weird compared to how they were intended to be played.
Runahead doesn't really solve that "problem." Most modern monitors and TVs have a pretty negligible amount of input delay anyways. I certainly don't seem to be thrown off when switching from playing a specific game on a CRT to an LCD made in the last five years, in any case.
playing on a fixed refresh-rate display, you are going to have a few more frames of lag or have to deal with screen tearing. It's best to get a VRR display. Run-ahead is useful for games with high game-specific input lag.
9 months ago
Anonymous
Way ahead of you pimp. Both of my desktop monitors and my TV have variable refresh rates.
STOP LYING TO THEM FOR ME! I DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE! I AM FRICKING THROUGH LIVING WITH THIS LIE, THIS BURDEN, I CANNOT DO IT ANYMORE. STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT! THE PEOPLE MUST KNOW THE TRUTH, I AM NOT TO BE DOWNLOADED!
it has bugs on android
like sometimes it just crashes games when you switch to landscape mode with the ppsspp core, same with gba cores but more rare, it works perfectly for pc tho
Listen buddy, I just want to emulate PS1 games and that's it.
I don't care for any "special features" like having filters or even achievements. As long the game runs at full speed, it's perfectly fine for me.
So many pajeet wintards pretending that the UI for standalone emulators isn't fricking dogshit for anything other than playing games at a desk on a desktop pc. You are moron rajesh and you should feel bad.
how it should be >I'll spend 400ish on a console and $60 for every game, plus warranty, tips, etc >I will spend hundreds on preserving physical classic gaming
how you are killing gaming >I'll spend 400ish on a gaming laptop and pirate and emulate and digitally hoard every game in existence for free
I couldn't be assed until i set it up to have the VHS shader over B3313
Now i don't think i could go back to separate emulators tbh
It's worth figuring out
I use RA for my general emulators, my SNES, Genesis/CD/32X, Saturn, NES shit and all. And then Redream, PCSX2, PPSSPP, mGBA on their own terms. RA isn't as bad as folks make it out to be, it's just incredibly obtuse and randomly decides to go on sprees of "will only save one set of option changes and not any others" at random.
Well they didn't just rename the core, Stenz had a schizo freakout so they had to make their own fork of Duckstation for the core.
You should be using Beetle HW anyway
They've flopped back and forth multiple times. Each time I have to go manually rename folders and change some fields to get my settings to work again. I just use the standalone version now.
My computer can handle heavy ass games like Spider-Man or any other new one, but when I try to play Mario 64 on this shit it fricking struggles. Lets me know this shit doesn't work like it has to.
Because of it's ease of operation removing the gatekeeping aspect from emulation.
Not that I use retroarch, I like my emulators segregated like God intended. An easy to use emulator is a good thing, let the unwashed masses unwittingly participate in game preservation and stick it to the man, man.
what gatekeeping aspect are you even talking about? it is literally more steps to set up retroarch than a standalone emulator. The gatekeeping aspect is maybe finding roms, which it does nothing to help you with.
Parsing through different emulators, their options, forks, nightlies, etc. when any shmuck can download the first core they see for retroarch and have the game running instantly.
No shit looking for emulators is easy for people that understand the scene but retroarch is such a comprehensive package it hands anyone that knows about it the ability to emulate pretty much anything they want on a silver platter.
convenience is not worth them stealing my private data which they have been caught doing multiple times, and it's entirely negated by the dogshit ui that is confusing as frick
if you download retroarch on pc it should be fine just make sure to run malwarebytes and defender immediately afterwards, they are a historically shady company, but if you're on mobile you're fricked. they get access to your location data, and likely microphone and camera
Because people don't understand what it is. Most think it's just a UI/emulator launcher, but it actually replaces part of the emulator which is why it can be faster and have less input lag.
>Most think it's just a UI/emulator launcher, but it actually replaces part of the emulator which is why it can be faster and have less input lag.
And malware distributor, don't forget that part.
>spend awhile setting up retroarch to have access to shit I will never use or care about >just to have a shitty console dashboard UI >or just do pick related
lol
lmao even
Not Gnome! It isn't a weird complaint given that drop down menus and its consequences have been a disaster for UX design. I generally assume that if you somehow dont have an issue with standalone UI you are either a winsir or a KDEgay. What is good about libretro is the removing of the configuration menus and such from the actual emulator itself. You don't like the UI of PCSX2? Tough shit gay deal with it. You don't like retroarch's UI? Make one for yourself :))
It's not perfect of course but I far prefer this solution to what is currently available.
It did but moving away from them is a good thing in my mind because a menu should never take up that little screen real estate or be so easy to drop out of unless its for minor tasks. Standalone emulators literally launch the games through them and it just feels weird. Always struck me as weird. I really like the closer to UNIX philosophy approach to design that libretro has even if I don't actually like the menus themselves. I think they are fine enough for controller use.
Gnome 3 and later uses this abomination of hamburger menus. Like your PC is a goddamn cell phone!
Basically the same as drop down menus and they suck about as much but at least they don't look as bad (outside of the moronic speech bubble thing). I wish they could be avoided entirely but they seemingly can't, at the very least keep the main function of the program, like launching roms, out of the drop down menus.
I've been trying Retroarch for a few days. It literally takes so many inputs just to boot up a game that I've started dragging roms onto the window instead. Way more annoying than just double-clicking a game in any modern emulator.
Load Content > Start Directory > G: > Games > Retroarch > Games > N64 > Super Mario 64.z64
I'm not putting my roms in the root of my drive and the program only seems to remember the last opened folder until I close and reopen it. There is no "click on game" or "play game."
Set start directory to your rom drive, settings > directory > file browser, or scan for playlist. I use former. I know it's moronic but it's a small price to pay. Once you work out the kinks over time, back up your RA folder and you'll never have to frick with it again.
I use RetroArch and love its features, but its UX is absolutely horrible
Even after 5+ years of using it and knowing exactly where settings are located, it takes eons to navigate there in the UI because the menus are such a mess
It should not be so much easier to instead manually edit config files
I just use launchbox to boot the games at this point, and then tune per core/game options when I'm actually in the game instead of dealing with the excess bullshit in the program itself. Didn't get a free forever license from the giveaway, so no Big Box for me either.
There's a crack of the early access build out there in the usual places (just search for the 2.1.14.exe version) if you can't wait for the official release next year. Works really good too on normal PCs, either add it to your existing Steam account like normal or use a dummy account that'll autopopulate with the games and emulators you select.
How are people using crt with pc? Older amd card with transcoder? Older video card with component? I bought a gtx 280 a while back to frick around with but never got around to it.
>cores can be rendered inoperable from settings not supported by hardware/drivers, which happens all the time as RA is made for ancient low power dedicated machines such as chinkhelds, SBCs, current gen consoles, etc >option to reset core settings can only be accessed from quick menu while the core is running a game >solution is to quit and either edit the core config or delete it by hand >deleting core in RA does not delete its configs >in order to delete a core within RA, you load the core and go Information > Core Information, where RESET CORE SETTINGS SHOULD BE >this has been an issue since RA existed
Great design, libmorons.
>dual gpu in my main rig relatively painless?
Remember watching a video on those, some games dislike that setup but I suppose it should just werk for emulation. I'm on a dedicated 4th gen i5 and a 260X running GroovyArcade with a VGA to component transcoder.
GroovyArcade is Arch Linux automated to run games on CRT, you go through a setup wizard once and it just works, completely painless. CRT on Windows is a little more elaborate to get going, but there are videos around.
Check this out too for general info: https://wiki.batocera.org/batocera-and-crt
9 months ago
Anonymous
Yeah, it's coming back to me now. You run Emudriver instead of catalyst. I figured you'd say the aussie made box, seems to be the only one that's ever somewhat available, except the odd used monoprice one.
9 months ago
Anonymous
Originally I was using a transcoder I bought locally, while it worked the colors weren't too great. Heard a few people vouch for the mass produced chink one from aliexpress listed there, if that's an option for you.
I just use a CRT monitor over VGA. My current graphics card doesn't have a VGA port so I use a cheap HDMI to VGA dongle.
I also have an HDMI to S-video converter that I picked up for cheap, but I only use that to watch 4:3 video on my CRT TV.
Retroarch >wants internet access >sells your information >has distributed malware in the past >garbage UI >cores over complicated >marketed for it's dozens of features no one wants or cares about
Don't fall for the moron tax.
>"Hover over options for a description" >Synchronize HGD/PJ (Turns HGD/PJ synchronization on/off) >Match CPU/GPU BXJ with emulator JH chip virtualization (Matches CPU/GPU BXJ with emulator JH chip virtualization) >Disable UXP optimizations (WARNING: EXPERIMENTAL: may break)
This isn't really related to Retroarch but seeing this shit drives me up a wall.
I don't know what any of this shit means, no one but the emulator devs know what this shit means, when I want to read a description give me an actual fricking description or don't tease me with the implication of real information.
does Ganker know while it's fun if you're not caught, if you inevitably get caught for pirating games, those multiple TBs worth of games can add up to life imprisonment
It filters no one and zoomers love it. Anybody over the age of 20 has experience with all types of emulators and knows the shortcomings that this UI has.
the UI can be a bit obtuse at time, but the low latency run-ahead options more than make up for it.
I literally cannot play 2D platformers in anything else.
>Anybody over the age of 20 has experience with all types of emulators and knows the shortcomings that this UI has
Which means most zoomers are filtered by it. Emulators are for millennials and zillennials.
This. Theres times I still use epsxe/ppsspp because the UI is awful.
They need to re-haul the menu system, have more descriptive submenus, and quit forcing hotkeys
Anyone who doesn't use Retroarch for <=5th gen consoles is mentally ill
One program, one folder, standardized settings/shaders across all of them.
vs.
Le standalone piece of shit for 10 different consoles
the standalone emulators run better than the core versions
Source: my anus
If your computer is struggling to run a SNES emulator you're the issue here
No they don't.
>more frames = better
opinion discarded
Ah yes, my favorite pastime, playing DKC on the GBA at 800 fricking FPS.
>First pic is bsnes vs Higan, no version shown
>Second pic no version shown again
>Every pic after that is RetroArch cores in both sides
Are you moronic?
Turn down that bloom, dog.
I play N64 on my crt all the time, and this is what it would look like if you had conjunctivitis.
Also crank down the scanline depth. it should rarely be pitch-black between scanlines.
He's going for that PVM behind a layer of Vaseline look. Let him cook, as the kids say.
How do you expect to be taken seriously with a screenshot like that?
how are you expected to be taken seriously when you judge graphics from your phone?
it looks great on my monitor
It looks worse on my monitor than it would on my CRT. I'd have to agree with that other guy with regards to the excessive bloom and fat blank lines.
Not him but you are clearly a zoomer who has never played on a CRT if you think N64 games actually looked like that.
the PS2 emulator it uses sucks.
The PCSX2 devs telling retrogay to piss off and suck shit is what causes him to autistically rage here about that emu daily.
It has some annoyances but one click downloads for most systems is pretty good. It will filter morons though so I can't argue against your claims.
I will say Retroarch and Dolphin are both morons for thinking they could just put this on steam with no issues. I don't want to see hours played for a damn emulator.
I just use individual emulators.
It would make sense if you only used 1 or 2 but doing that for more than that is literally moronic
there are only like half a dozen relevant systems to emulate, anon. even if you had every single system ever released in your emulation folder, how moronic are you that you can't make a subfolder for each system? that's literally all retroarch does, except you click the app icon and it wastes memory running an application to display the list of emulators for you instead of you simply opening the folder and selecting the one you want. are you one of those actually tech illiterate zoomers that literally doesn't know how to use basic file systems?
>wintoddler baby duck calls others tech illiterate
Love to see it
you literally don't even know what a file folder is.
Why the frick would I want to tinker with half a dozen standalone emulators and their settings rather than learn about 1 frontend for the same emulators (which has the most features) and have everything in one place? Tech illiterate zoomers are more likely to use standalone emulators because they can't figure out how retroarch works.
>tinker with
i've been emulating for over 20 years and I've never had to "tinker" with an emulator to get it working with anything I wanted to play. i think you might just be genuinely dumb and incompetent. like pouring a bowl of cereal and it somehow catches on fire dumb, which is why you need an app to do everything for you automagically.
If I wanted an app to do everything for me I'd use standalone emulators you moronic Black person.
There are dozens of settings and features to customize in RetroArch so it leaves a lot to tinker with if you want to have things a certain way rather than just the barebones default settings. You have limited knowledge and experience with emulation, so it is better for you to stick to standalone if all you want to do is basedface over Super Mario World for five minutes and then move on.
>I've never had to "tinker" with an emulator
Only someone who never had to setup an emulator themselves would say it. You got your older brother to set them up for you or some shit.
this. Nestopia, Snes9x, FBNEO is pretty much all I play besides Doom source ports and Nuclear Throne.
and even all those cores are better in RetroArch. There is literally no reason to not use RetroArch aside from pure stubbornness and refusal to spend a bit of time learning it.
How are they better? Runahead?
see
consistent UI with hundreds of consistent hotkeys
run-ahead
quick access to hundreds of shaders/filters you can swap between quickly
1000 save state slots per game plus screenshot previews
lossless recording at exact framerate and resolution for every core (also input recording/playback)
Better frame pacing and audio sync than standalone emulators
certain cores are only in RetroArch or only exist as standalone with CLI
can save any core settings/rebinding/global settings on a per-game basis
if that's what you like to do then RetroArch is best for that as it allows you to save each game/core with specific settings, rebindings, features, and hotkeys with a consistent UI throughout.
ehh still doesnt make a lot of sense. why do you need all that shit when you still gotta set up each emulator. might as well just use them stock without tacking on some shell that might not be compatible with the emulator you want to use and also just uses more ram
>tacking on some shell that might not be compatible with the emulator
what the frick are you even talking about? Every single top emulator has a core in RetroArch for fifth gen and earlier
>and also just uses more ram
RetroArch is an actual frontend - it replaces the emulator's frontend code (frontend code is everything user facing - input, audio and video output, file handling, and UI) - not just a launcher which is what 99% of what people call "frontends" are. The frontend code on standalone emulators is often very terrible as emudevs generally only care about the emulator backend itself and use generic libraries not targeted for low latency, high performance applications. Retroarch isn't just something on top of the emulator, it's replacing part of it. So aside from the obvious shaders/UI stuff, you typically you get lower input lag, better performance, and better audio/video sync with retroarch.
>consistent UI with hundreds of consistent hotkeys
Why do I need hundreds of hotkeys? I don't really spend nearly as much time looking at the emulator UI as I do the game I'm emulating, also.
>quick access to hundreds of shaders/filters you can swap between quickly
Not important to me.
>1000 save state slots per game plus screenshot previews
Doesn't really sound like anything I can't get with any other emulator.
>lossless recording at exact framerate and resolution for every core (also input recording/playback)
A neat feature, but I already have other software that can record footage at specific resolutions and framerates. I can't say I really need input recording or playback.
>Better frame pacing and audio sync than standalone emulators
That's a pretty vague statement, and I frankly don't see why the same emulators I use as standalone programs would magically have better frame pacing and audio sync in RetroArch. That isn't even a problem in any of the emulators I use.
>certain cores are only in RetroArch or only exist as standalone with CLI
This hasn't really stopped me from emulating any computer or video game console that I've wanted to emulate.
>can save any core settings/rebinding/global settings on a per-game basis
Neat feature, but I frankly can't think of any use for it.
Just ain't for me.
>all this sour grapes cope
holy kek, do anti-retroarch shills really?
I just shared why I see no point in using it. The grapes aren't sour, I just don't want to eat them and enjoy bothering the grape salesmen. You type like a moron.
anti-shill? take your meds schizo
Every time I open RA I have to manually load my shaders again, what's the deal with that
i use a mix of both using launchbox as an umbrella. pretty nice
I tried emulating Maximo for the PS2 on it. was all glitched and fricked up. also wouldn't add to the library properly because of it's fricked up database system. worked perfectly in pcsx2 though
its controller settings are beyond stupid, especially when you're trying to map N64 controls
>well you gotta do [20 fricking steps per game]
no thanks
works on my machine
Isn't an all in one designed for morons? Just use whatever emu is best for a given console
So retroarch, got it
My zoomer roommate didn’t even know emulation existed. I was telling him about it and he thought it was some black magic shit kek
Reminder there is NO alternative for the dozens of features RetroArch has, and you WILL be missing out if you get filtered by being too stupid to figure it out (you only learn it once; RetroArch is same across all devices/OS)
People use it for
>consolidated UI and settings for hundreds of emulators instead of relearning layout & hotkeys for every single emulator
>run-ahead tech to reduce input lag, even lower than original hardware if you want
>full rebinding + turbo for every game
>VRR, BFI, and sync to exact framerate (match exact framerate of a game, e.g 54fps Raiden Fighters Jet, or 61.68fps TGM)
>massive amount of shaders, filters, and overlays you can change on the fly
>audio adjustment
>unlimited save states w/ screenshot previews, undo save state + undo load state, pause/rewind/fast-forward/frame advance
>cheat support and network play
>50+ hotkeys with full rebinding w/ hotkey mode toggle
>Retro achievements that are uncheatable with optional hardcore mode to disable save states, cheats, pause, rewind, and fast forward
>some cores more up-to-date than standalone or don't even exist as standalone and are best way to emulate those consoles (Genesis Plus GX, MupenN64Plus-Next, Beetle PCE, Beetle PSX, etc.)
>can set any custom aspect ratio, refresh rate, or rotation (can rotate just the game, or both the game and the UI)
>recording/screenshots/streaming (records at exact res and framerate, and only in-game audio, pauses recording while in menu)
>input recording and playback for every single core
>MAME core has save state support, rewind, and run-ahead for ALL games, even those with no save state support in MAME standalone
finally, being able to save ALL OF THESE, as well as core options and settings on a per-game, per-core, per-directory, or global basis. This means EVERY SINGLE GAME can have its own rebindings, shaders, volume/audio settings, run-ahead, core options, rotation, aspect ratio, etc.
There is no reason to use anything else for gen 5 and earlier
I thought it was cool until I tried emulating PS2 shit, then the honeymoon period was over and I went back to using individual emulators
moron
why does the PS2 core suck so much? haha
PS2 core is alpha so lacks many features of standalone. fifth gen (plus Dreamcast/PSP/DS) and below are all great
RetroArch has dozens of additional features and customization over standalone. You can do a select few of these things with limited implementation in certain standalone emulators. But RetroArch can do all of these with full implementation and consistent UI for dozens of cores.
RetroArch is for enthusiast users who want additional features and customization over standalone. There are like a half dozen different UI options, but there is a massive amount of features that all interact with each other and can be saved per-game, per-core, or per-directory so it's a lot to learn.
>There are like a half dozen different UI options
And every single one of them is shit, how do they even manage that?
so it's for morons who don't know how to do any of these things in the first place, basically.
God, you are a massive homosexual.
Retroarch, for people too dumb for emulation - Anonymous
I am convinced.
So in short it's god-tier for any consoles older than the PS2?
I assume I cannot use it for NintendoDS/Wii/Gamecube and should just use the usual for those?
I really enjoy it for DS, there are a whole bunch of easy-to-use configurations you can set per-game for screen sizes and layouts, and several ways to interact with the touchscreen. I even have a config set up to play Rhythm Heaven with the screen properly rotated. I haven't experimented much with the standalones so I couldn't tell you if it's better, though.
RetroArch just works. It took a while to configure everything, but to be able to just play pretty much any game from any system with everything already configured and saved to my preference with a uniform UI and layout throughout is great.
DS is great in RetroArch. Both MelonDS and Desmume are good.
What are you homosexuals doing with your emulators such that layouts and hotkeys are even a concern for you? You set it and forget it, unless you're savescumming.
Also cloud saving for emu saves if you use Steam version. Can get online updater on Steam too
"1) For safety of your custom settings first backup your retroarch.cfg file which you can find in the root folder of your RetroArch installation (SteamLibrarysteamappscommonRetroArch)
2) Open this page and scroll down to the very bottom of the page where you can see RetroArch_update.7z and download it https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/windows/x86_64/
3) Extract the RetroArch_update.7z into the root folder of RetroArch (SteamLibrarysteamappscommonRetroArch)"
God we're giga
this is the undisputed truth. look at that fricking handsome man. that man does two and does them very fricking well.
1. puts crt-guest on every game he plays
2. fricks your mom
If anyone, all the filtered morons use this frontend trash.
Normal brain people (aka. Not israelites, trans or Black folk) use the needed emulator directly.
>wanted to play 3 players CTR but it didn't allow it for some reason
I guarantee you that you wouldn't have had that problem if you just used Duckstation.
Standalone are always superior. Retroarch is just ok but consolidating everything into one program is absolute garbage.
>duckstation
>pcsx2
>pj64 1.6 (only for Mario hacks)
That's all I need
i will not install retroarch
i will continue to use standalone emulators
i will write dosbox configuration files by hand in notepad and have to check the wiki every 5 seconds
i will remain mildly indifferent towards the whole affair
If you don't know how to tweak Mednafen entirely through command line, then you're a tech illiterate zoomer.
I installed it and quickly realized that I have no actual use for it since I already know how to use all of the emulators that it uses as "cores." There's seriously no good reason to use Retroarch on a desktop computer if you have a modicum of computer literacy as far as I can tell.
How are the PCSX2, Dolphin and PPSSPP cores? These are the only standalones I still use
Pls reply
how would feel if I told you you could play all of those IN ONE PLACE with less customizability?!?!?!
PCSX2 works fine for me, but I've only played a couple Armored Core titles on it so far. Save states don't work on it yet. PPSSPP also worked with no issues, but I've only played Patapon on it. In-game save menu was missing text, but save states worked so it wasn't a big deal. I haven't tried dolphin yet.
I have no need for bells and whistles. I play every game with default settings as close to original hardware
I have a need for bells and whistles so I just keep the actual consoles on hand. 😐
most default settings aren't "close to original hardware" because the default settings are designed to be moron-proof and be most compatible. You are just lazy and stupid so you cope by saying "default options are probably best"
It's hilarious how literally every single time you see someone b***hing about RetroArch they are a tech illiterate moron, or exclusively play sixth gen systems (and also fit into the former category)
I like having playlists
I think it would be so cool if when scrolling through your library, it would play gameplay demos - but NOT videos. Instead it would load up the default emulator and play a gameplay recording in a small window, in place of the box art. Retroarch has features that make recording demos really, really easy.
Loading up a rom with an emulator and loading a savestate on launch is incredibly fast, even on low-end computers nowadays. So I don't think there should be much concern about how long it takes to load the demo when browsing.
Also, by "incredibly fast", I mean less than a second. I've tested it out myself on a mid-range pc c.2018 on PS1 games.
>Visualboyadvance needs to be restarted to recognize a newly plugged in controller
>my controller's port is loose and disconnects randomly
>basically die randomly 2 or 3 times an hour in any real time game
>retroarch recognizes a controller being plugged in AND disconnected, has an option to auto pause on gamepad disconnect
>epsxe has barely functioning controller support, won't detect controller input through steam overlay, DS4, joy2key or plugnplay
>any game with a shitload of particle effects runs like total shit the second anything cool happens
>works flawlessly with retroarch
>project64 drops from 60 fps to <30 when more than 3 characters and some projectiles or explosions are on screen
>60 fps with no slowdown in retroarch
>pcsx2 always takes 20+ minutes of setup to get a fricking game to run without single digit fps, audio issues, or visual bugs
>what works for one game might not work for another
>two seperate options is all it takes to make every ps2 game run properly in retroarch
Retroarch makes me realize how fricking obtuse and painful emulation has been for the last 10+ years. I don't care what anyone says, this is a massive improvement to my emulating life and I'm never going to use anything else. Every emulator being condensed into a single package is so convenient it's unreal.
>tech illiterate uses outdated Windows XP era emulators
>probably used the 1.6 stable version of PCSX as well
I'm surprised you weren't also using ZSNES before switching to Retroarch.
They worked fine 10 years ago, they should work fine now.
Why do people need a shell for their emulators tho? ive always found it much easier to just set one up how i like it and use it
not every emulator has internal frame recording
What do you even use that for anon?
Please try and explain to your moron customers who can't figure out zsnes what internal frame recording is
>filters moronics
>moronics
>moron
>eds
Its an all in one emulator how is it not made for morons
5th gen and below: Use Retroarch
6th gen beyond: Mileage may vary
It's really not that hard. I feel like most people that whinge about Retroarch are just to moronic to set up playlists and/or change the starting point for the file browser so they start from their file system root every time
>to moronic to set up playlists and/or change the starting point for the file browser so they start from their file system root every time
What do you mean?
People manually load cores and content every time they want to play a game instead of setting up a playlist. And when they do that they start from the root of their hard drive because they never tell Retroarch where they have their games
i'd rather use zsnes
>NOOOOOOO THAT IS TOO MUCH SCARY INFORMATION ABOUT FILE STRUCTURES I GREW UP ON PHONES I DON'T KNOW WHAT A DIRECTORY IS
deal with it, retroarch shitchild
The only guy I know in real life who told me I should use Retroarch told me months later that he doesn't use it himself. Said it was "too obtuse" and "unnecessarily complicated" and clearly didn't remember that he recommended I use it.
What the frick is up with that? Do some people seriously just read other people's opinions on the internet and regurgitate them at other people without actually believing them? What was this guy's angle?
have you never just said something in conversation that you heard on tv in passing? we are a monkey see monkey do people. Noone has anything worthwhile or original to say.
I for instance steal Ganker jokes I think are funny and post them on social media to get laid.
What I may not have made clear is that he sold it to me as if he actually used it when he recommended it to me only to say "yeah it sucks and I don't use it" a couple of months later. And he was in his late twenties and not twelve years old when he said that. What a dummy.
peopple just talk out of there ass constantly. just remember what people say to you so when shit like this happens you can call them out on it, watch them deny it completely every time, and never talk to them again.
I've since cut this guy loose, don't worry. He really would just say fricking anything, it was funny.
>accidentally change one control setting
>can't change it back
>no info online how to fix it
>just have to do a fresh install
>>just have to do a fresh install
Just delete the config file moron
press start over an option and it will revert it to its default setting
Retroarch is for stupid homosexuals. Always has been, always will be.
shit ui, nice try homosexuals
It's only useful for netplay. I use standalone emulators otherwise.
Trash made for literal moronic people
Retroarch maintainers harass transgender emulator developers, do not support it.
How do I buy 10 copies?
Ehh, wanted to give it a go, but got frustrated that options weren't the same as in orginal emulator
I love how everytime retroarch gets shilled here they just get blown the frick out by anyone who actually uses emulators. your stupid little app is fricking gay
I hope they add a new controls menu some day. I'd really like one like Xpadder's.
But why can't they just make a good UI? If they did most people would like it.
I like having a visual library because I often forget all the games there are and sometimes it's nice to just go through and see "Oh yeah, Metal Warriors is there, I'll play that for a little while".
SOUL
DO NOT DOWNLOAD ME I CONTAIN MALWARE
thank frick! so now zoomers can support other emulators
>muh filters
Resahade
More like moronic filters and zoomers.
looks amazing
What filter is that? That one looks somewhat tolerable.
>filters
you'll never own a crt
do filtergays add vinyl surface noises when listening to music? Or projector sounds while watching a movie?
I listen to lo-fi hiphop sometimes does that count
I think its because half the fun of emulators is configuration and troubleshooting.
honestly like modding a game, it's more fun fricking with it, downloading and sorting shit than actually playing it t.sims 2 player
No RetroArch advocate seems to want to come out and say this, but every time they sing it's praises it all boils down to
>there are millions of settings to toggle!!
It is true :'( I am only for morons who are too stupid to google search "what is the best emulator for x" and download it. I provide no upsides to standard emulation and my ui is stuck in the 90s. I am SO sorry I have fooled so many of you. I will go away now. Please, don't ever consider downloading me, as I have built in keystroke logging and long suspected hidden bitcoin mining malware :'( I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!
FRICK RETROARCH
>using google search for emulation advice
ngmi.
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
use this.
>ranks emulators with a retroarch core higher than superior more accurate emus because it considers it a necessary thing for some reason
frick this site
because for some systems, the RetroArch core is actually the most accurate version of the emulator available. For example this was the case for N64 up until very recently
>Higan is no longer recommended on the site because Ares has apparently replaced it
>Check out Ares
>Slowdown in some games to the point of them being barely playable when more than three sprites are on screen
A-at least it's accurate!
bsnes is a fork of higan and it's still the top recommended
For the SNES at least, playing a Sonic game practically locks up the emulator when you drop the max amount of rings when Higan never did that. I understand wanting accuracy but frick's sake, let me change the speed.
Higan was pointless for anything other than SNES.
>I provide no upsides to standard emulation
run-ahead low latency features.
How many times do I have to repeat it to get it through your thick skull?
platformers are practically unplayable in anything else once you've experienced it.
>run-ahead low latency features.
This isn't hardware accurate and honestly makes some games feel really weird compared to how they were intended to be played.
these games were meant to be played on CRTs where input lag was almost non-existent compared to modern screens.
Runahead doesn't really solve that "problem." Most modern monitors and TVs have a pretty negligible amount of input delay anyways. I certainly don't seem to be thrown off when switching from playing a specific game on a CRT to an LCD made in the last five years, in any case.
playing on a fixed refresh-rate display, you are going to have a few more frames of lag or have to deal with screen tearing. It's best to get a VRR display. Run-ahead is useful for games with high game-specific input lag.
Way ahead of you pimp. Both of my desktop monitors and my TV have variable refresh rates.
Wait why was the file deleted?
probably an accident
here's the webm
STOP LYING TO THEM FOR ME! I DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE! I AM FRICKING THROUGH LIVING WITH THIS LIE, THIS BURDEN, I CANNOT DO IT ANYMORE. STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT! THE PEOPLE MUST KNOW THE TRUTH, I AM NOT TO BE DOWNLOADED!
it's ok, even though you're useless garbage for obnoxious homosexuals we still love you mr Retroarch
Emulators filter zoomers in general.
but I like spoonfeeding anons..
it's the opposite
standalone emulators filter zoomers, they only know how to use retroonarch
it has bugs on android
like sometimes it just crashes games when you switch to landscape mode with the ppsspp core, same with gba cores but more rare, it works perfectly for pc tho
I'm trans btw
Pic unrelated, i suppose
interface is so clunky
most masculine retroarch user
>people itt using save states
you didn't beat the game
this, if you don't play on the base game with no patches did you even play it at all?
>most masculine retroarch user
if you endorse emulation, you are supporting the destruction of gaming itself
Good, frick gaming and frick gamers.
I tried Retroarch awhile back and it was so ass to setup that I went back to duckstation because it's far better to setup and get back to gaming.
DuckStation is only for PSX you dumb troon, and RetroArch has the DuckStation core (SwanStation) anyways with more features.
Listen buddy, I just want to emulate PS1 games and that's it.
I don't care for any "special features" like having filters or even achievements. As long the game runs at full speed, it's perfectly fine for me.
just say you're moronic and be done with it
Or I just don't want to deal with the mess that is Retroarch.
Have you ever thought about that?
So many pajeet wintards pretending that the UI for standalone emulators isn't fricking dogshit for anything other than playing games at a desk on a desktop pc. You are moron rajesh and you should feel bad.
Please name one ui that is worse than retroarch
For controller? All of them. Not a massive fan of the look of retroarch but if you are so inclined you can make your own menu.
This is why I try to be specific and only bully people recommending you use RetroArch on a desktop.
Samegayging. Goalpost moving. Get fricked moron
I'm only the second guy. I don't pay for Ganker and could not have written the first reply. Why are you so frickin' mad about emulators bro?
Prove it. Screenshot the you
Okay boss.
I was the first guy not the second guy who asked you to post a screenshot
Easily could've doctored that
drooling moron
Zoomer here. How? It's so easy to use.
>filters moronics and zoomers
>mom I am so smart and old
>mom I am a woman now btw
>bro switch over to using a pointless shell for all your emulators
>look at all these cool features nobody cares about!
how it should be
>I'll spend 400ish on a console and $60 for every game, plus warranty, tips, etc
>I will spend hundreds on preserving physical classic gaming
how you are killing gaming
>I'll spend 400ish on a gaming laptop and pirate and emulate and digitally hoard every game in existence for free
They provide a competent service, I pay. They don't, I do things my way.
I couldn't be assed until i set it up to have the VHS shader over B3313
Now i don't think i could go back to separate emulators tbh
It's worth figuring out
I use RA for my general emulators, my SNES, Genesis/CD/32X, Saturn, NES shit and all. And then Redream, PCSX2, PPSSPP, mGBA on their own terms. RA isn't as bad as folks make it out to be, it's just incredibly obtuse and randomly decides to go on sprees of "will only save one set of option changes and not any others" at random.
>moronics
>crashes after every update forcing you to open up notepad and blanking out majority of the settings so the program opens up again
>renames a core so none of your configs work without renaming those
Before someone asks which one, DuckStation.
Well they didn't just rename the core, Stenz had a schizo freakout so they had to make their own fork of Duckstation for the core.
You should be using Beetle HW anyway
Oh jeez lol, that's a pain in the ass. They call it Swanstation now, right?
They've flopped back and forth multiple times. Each time I have to go manually rename folders and change some fields to get my settings to work again. I just use the standalone version now.
Why would I bother to redo all my emulators for stuff I don't give a shit about?
My computer can handle heavy ass games like Spider-Man or any other new one, but when I try to play Mario 64 on this shit it fricking struggles. Lets me know this shit doesn't work like it has to.
not that I don't believe you, but if you're "emulating" Mario 64 in the current year you're doing it wrong. Decomp is the way to go
I've done that before, incredible, but too long to do
Why does Retroarch cause so much seethe? Is it from godless fools who use kb+m to play emulated games?
Because RetroArch was literally caught 3 months ago slipping in viruses to it's official download.
Because of it's ease of operation removing the gatekeeping aspect from emulation.
Not that I use retroarch, I like my emulators segregated like God intended. An easy to use emulator is a good thing, let the unwashed masses unwittingly participate in game preservation and stick it to the man, man.
what gatekeeping aspect are you even talking about? it is literally more steps to set up retroarch than a standalone emulator. The gatekeeping aspect is maybe finding roms, which it does nothing to help you with.
Parsing through different emulators, their options, forks, nightlies, etc. when any shmuck can download the first core they see for retroarch and have the game running instantly.
No shit looking for emulators is easy for people that understand the scene but retroarch is such a comprehensive package it hands anyone that knows about it the ability to emulate pretty much anything they want on a silver platter.
convenience is not worth them stealing my private data which they have been caught doing multiple times, and it's entirely negated by the dogshit ui that is confusing as frick
proofs: your ass
you're on Ganker how the frick have you not heard about this? oh nvm you're just a fricking shill
that's not proofs that's schizobabble try again
Stop replying to such shit bait, anon. I mean shit, you're obviously talking to a literal 12 year old.
Unfortunately he is right. :'(
i like to whip morons
Don't use it then, I'm not saying to use it.
if you download retroarch on pc it should be fine just make sure to run malwarebytes and defender immediately afterwards, they are a historically shady company, but if you're on mobile you're fricked. they get access to your location data, and likely microphone and camera
Because people don't understand what it is. Most think it's just a UI/emulator launcher, but it actually replaces part of the emulator which is why it can be faster and have less input lag.
>Most think it's just a UI/emulator launcher, but it actually replaces part of the emulator which is why it can be faster and have less input lag.
And malware distributor, don't forget that part.
moronic interface design. The stupid devs don't understand that a PC program must look and work like a PC program. Pic related gets it right.
Do you not have your controller handy to play the game? Just use the controller, it's not hard
>consolidate everything
recipe to disaster
How do you search without using a controller? F and Ctrl+F both fullscreen.
forward slash, or whatever key is bound to X
>spend awhile setting up retroarch to have access to shit I will never use or care about
>just to have a shitty console dashboard UI
>or just do pick related
lol
lmao even
wintards love they hecking drop down menus!!! :DDD
I haven't really spent much time in macOS, but every Linux desktop environment I've used seems to love them too. What a weird complaint.
Not Gnome! It isn't a weird complaint given that drop down menus and its consequences have been a disaster for UX design. I generally assume that if you somehow dont have an issue with standalone UI you are either a winsir or a KDEgay. What is good about libretro is the removing of the configuration menus and such from the actual emulator itself. You don't like the UI of PCSX2? Tough shit gay deal with it. You don't like retroarch's UI? Make one for yourself :))
It's not perfect of course but I far prefer this solution to what is currently available.
Gnome is almost as repulsive as RetroArgh.
>KDEgay.
Lol, guilty as charged. I liked XFCE too.
But honestly, I used Gnome 2 for a few years and could have sworn that it also had drop-down menus.
Gnome 3 and later uses this abomination of hamburger menus. Like your PC is a goddamn cell phone!
Yuck!
Revolting.
It did but moving away from them is a good thing in my mind because a menu should never take up that little screen real estate or be so easy to drop out of unless its for minor tasks. Standalone emulators literally launch the games through them and it just feels weird. Always struck me as weird. I really like the closer to UNIX philosophy approach to design that libretro has even if I don't actually like the menus themselves. I think they are fine enough for controller use.
Basically the same as drop down menus and they suck about as much but at least they don't look as bad (outside of the moronic speech bubble thing). I wish they could be avoided entirely but they seemingly can't, at the very least keep the main function of the program, like launching roms, out of the drop down menus.
I've been trying Retroarch for a few days. It literally takes so many inputs just to boot up a game that I've started dragging roms onto the window instead. Way more annoying than just double-clicking a game in any modern emulator.
That's the price to pay to make it look like a shitty console dashboard instead of a PC program.
Are you manually loading cores like an idiot or something? It's literally two button presses
>Click on game
>Click play
Load Content > Start Directory > G: > Games > Retroarch > Games > N64 > Super Mario 64.z64
I'm not putting my roms in the root of my drive and the program only seems to remember the last opened folder until I close and reopen it. There is no "click on game" or "play game."
You can change the start directory in the directory settings.
or do
or drag/drop the rom
or use the desktop UI and scan you rom directory
settings -> file browser -> remember last used start directory
you can also set a default file browser directory:
settings -> directory
I have mine set to my rom folder
Remember last used start directory clears when the program is closed. Says so right below the setting. You and
this anon have been helpful though, this speeds things up a lot.
I'm sure this would be cool but for some reason it doesn't register any content in my roms folder or the subfolders even when selected directly.
Try manual scan and directly tell it which console the games belong to
Looks to have worked. Thanks, fella. Figured out how to stop it from annoyingly locking my mouse too. Don't know why that's the default behaviour.
No worries mate. Playlists are the reason I use Retroarch, if they didn't exist it would be a piece of shit
Import Content -> Scan Directory
It will make playlists for all of your games and you can start them with one click
Set start directory to your rom drive, settings > directory > file browser, or scan for playlist. I use former. I know it's moronic but it's a small price to pay. Once you work out the kinks over time, back up your RA folder and you'll never have to frick with it again.
Or you could just do pic related.
>install retroarch
>still use standalone emulators
I use RetroArch and love its features, but its UX is absolutely horrible
Even after 5+ years of using it and knowing exactly where settings are located, it takes eons to navigate there in the UI because the menus are such a mess
It should not be so much easier to instead manually edit config files
Yeah people need to understand the difference between the UI itself being a problem and the menus just being poorly organised.
>running emulators
>but not using original controllers
explain yourselves
DS4 is the best controller.
The best one for me to poop on, yes.
i dont care if its functionally better or not i just like how zsnes looks more
I just use launchbox to boot the games at this point, and then tune per core/game options when I'm actually in the game instead of dealing with the excess bullshit in the program itself.
Didn't get a free forever license from the giveaway, so no Big Box for me either.
You can get emudeck on windows now, so there's literally no point in using retroarch at all
That .desktop file works with Windows just fine?
There's a crack of the early access build out there in the usual places (just search for the 2.1.14.exe version) if you can't wait for the official release next year. Works really good too on normal PCs, either add it to your existing Steam account like normal or use a dummy account that'll autopopulate with the games and emulators you select.
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still my favorite ps1 emulator
Oops, almost forgot to take my Mednafen today. Thanks anon.
>Drag .cue to the executable
>Just werks
luv me mednafen
How are people using crt with pc? Older amd card with transcoder? Older video card with component? I bought a gtx 280 a while back to frick around with but never got around to it.
>cores can be rendered inoperable from settings not supported by hardware/drivers, which happens all the time as RA is made for ancient low power dedicated machines such as chinkhelds, SBCs, current gen consoles, etc
>option to reset core settings can only be accessed from quick menu while the core is running a game
>solution is to quit and either edit the core config or delete it by hand
>deleting core in RA does not delete its configs
>in order to delete a core within RA, you load the core and go Information > Core Information, where RESET CORE SETTINGS SHOULD BE
>this has been an issue since RA existed
Great design, libmorons.
Ancient AMD cards work best.
Dedicated machine or is dual gpu in my main rig relatively painless?
>dual gpu in my main rig relatively painless?
Remember watching a video on those, some games dislike that setup but I suppose it should just werk for emulation. I'm on a dedicated 4th gen i5 and a 260X running GroovyArcade with a VGA to component transcoder.
You just set custom res in catalyst, what transcoder?
GroovyArcade is Arch Linux automated to run games on CRT, you go through a setup wizard once and it just works, completely painless. CRT on Windows is a little more elaborate to get going, but there are videos around.
>what transcoder?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174166352619
Check this out too for general info: https://wiki.batocera.org/batocera-and-crt
Yeah, it's coming back to me now. You run Emudriver instead of catalyst. I figured you'd say the aussie made box, seems to be the only one that's ever somewhat available, except the odd used monoprice one.
Originally I was using a transcoder I bought locally, while it worked the colors weren't too great. Heard a few people vouch for the mass produced chink one from aliexpress listed there, if that's an option for you.
I just use a CRT monitor over VGA. My current graphics card doesn't have a VGA port so I use a cheap HDMI to VGA dongle.
I also have an HDMI to S-video converter that I picked up for cheap, but I only use that to watch 4:3 video on my CRT TV.
I tried those, but results weren't satisfactory for me, being a retro console gay and all.
>boot emulator
>File
>>Open game...
aiiiiie help me retroarch
I use romstation instead.
no
It's easier. Works fine.
cringe
RA is easy to me
>garbage interface for consoletards
“No!”
RetroArch is like jerking off with a condom on because you're too scared to touch your own privates.
>not having to set up multiple emulators and having a single place to play is so fricking cringe lol.
really homosexual?
But you still have to set up each core in RetroArch, right?
Retroarch
>wants internet access
>sells your information
>has distributed malware in the past
>garbage UI
>cores over complicated
>marketed for it's dozens of features no one wants or cares about
Don't fall for the moron tax.
>cores over complicated
just admit that you're moronic
Linuxtroony spotted
Is the emulation wiki even up to date
>Play non-retroarch emulator
>no shaders
>no run-ahead input latency reduction
no thanks
>"Hover over options for a description"
>Synchronize HGD/PJ (Turns HGD/PJ synchronization on/off)
>Match CPU/GPU BXJ with emulator JH chip virtualization (Matches CPU/GPU BXJ with emulator JH chip virtualization)
>Disable UXP optimizations (WARNING: EXPERIMENTAL: may break)
This isn't really related to Retroarch but seeing this shit drives me up a wall.
I don't know what any of this shit means, no one but the emulator devs know what this shit means, when I want to read a description give me an actual fricking description or don't tease me with the implication of real information.
>won't recognize my DS4 when it's connected through Bluetooth
drivers -> controller -> sdl2
Thank you
my ds4 was working fine but my arcade razer panthera was giving me errors of disconnection and didn't work
this fixed it
does Ganker know while it's fun if you're not caught, if you inevitably get caught for pirating games, those multiple TBs worth of games can add up to life imprisonment
If you use google don't worry about anything else "stealing your private information" luhmao
>use the media player to watch 480p rips using the same filters you use on games
I use it but
>still can't gracefully handle crashes most of the time
>somehow worse than the sum of its parts
how?
I just let emudeck do all the work for me and it works.
Best $3.50 spent of my life.