>people on /v/ don't use retroarch for emulation that isn't ps2 or dolphin
what the literal fuck?
>>343522281
It had an update that just fucked my shit up a year ago
>>343522281
I don't hammer in nails with a socket wrench either.
i fucking hate the ui, but its the best option for a lot of systems unfortuanetly
>>343523230
how can you hate xmb?
>>343523591
having a conventional UI where I can actually use my fucking mouse and not have to scroll through a bunch of menus is way better. For example, Dolphin
It is the best option out there, just people think this is somehow hard to use or that the interface is so shitty they'd rather use archaic shit like ZSNES
>>343524248
Wanting a good UI is fine and only retards use ZSNES
>>343524248
I think Zsnes is harder to use than retroarch. Could never stand that interface and I could never understand why people liked it.
>tfw i hate the xmb and i'm probably the only one that still uses rgui
>>343524206
Nigga, you're going to play on a gamepad with an emulator emulating a CONSOLE.
>oh my gawd I can change settings 2 seconds faster on dolphin because I can use muh mouse and keyboard
that's actually annoying as fuck because I dont want to change between my pad and mouse constantly
>>343524371
I'm just saying choosing form over function is still silly. Spend 10 minutes of your time figuring out how to use Retroarch (which by the way it's the easiest shit ever, c'mon) and have the comfort of not having to download a different program with different settings for every fucking platform.
>>343524416
rgui is simpler, but it just doesn't have covers. Covers are cool.
Shit, I'd use OpenEmu but being exclusive to OSX, having very few options and being unoptimized as fuck makes it just not look that attractive at all.
>>343524416
I still use glui or rgui sometimes. xmb is kind of unusable on smartphones.
>>343524579
The Phoenix libretto front-end is suppose to be a multi-platform openemu alternative. It's still in alpha though.
>>343522281
>not combining everything with EmulationStation
>>343524780
It's been in alpha for god knows how long now. I have no real hopes.
>>343524248
When did it get this UI? I'm gonna redownload right now. Thanks anon.
It would be god tier if it wasnt for the shitty cataloging system, and the fact that mednafen psx uses fucking cpu rendering instead of gpu rendering. I can run games on dolphin at 60 fps yet psx emulation on mednafen is a choppy mess, what a load of bullshit.
>>343525530
A good while ago. Covers were added later. You can even download those covers in packs from RetroArch itself anyways.
Really at this point I don't see why people aren't using it.
>>343525602
I think you can change that in the video settings
how the fuck do I get this shit to work?
>>343526212
1. Online updater > Core updater > Choose the emulator you want
2. Load Content > Select File and Detect Core
3. Look for that rom
It ain't hard
>>343526212
What do you mean? It's literally extract and play
http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/windows/
Just use the nightly builds and select 32 or 64 bit depending on your OS.
You go to the online updater > core updater and download emulators, for example mednafen for ps1. You can also update overlays and shaders so you get sweet CRT TV shaders and such if you want that while emulating
I don't change settings that much because I'm not versed in that. What I do is change menu hotkey to L3+R3 so I can easily enter the main menu while playing. Also I force gpu sync and enable fullscreen and some shit
I don't know if there are anything else I (((should))) be doing
>>343526628
Oh and fuck
Also go to Directory > File Browser Dir and set a folder you have your roms in. I just have my roms in folders in \Roms so when I open Load content > select file it goes faster when opening a rom
>>343526620
>>343526628
oh shit, sorry i thought it was like espx where you have to manually go and find all the right files to make the games work. This seems easy as fuck.
>>343525635
>>343524248
Holy shit
>>343524248
I literally did not know there was non-archaic shit. I've been using zsnes forever. trying this now
how reliably does it emulate psx?
>>343529995
Mednafen is the most accurate thing you can find right now, its core it's there.
probably my favorite open source project ever.
>>343525635
Just redownloaded it and got it to work with Ape Escape. This is fucking great anon. Thanks again. This UI is really nice.
What are some absolute "must play" emulated games that are actually good and haven't aged like shit ?
Please take your nostalgia goggles off before posting.
>>343531462
You wrote "Rape Escape" wrong.
>>343524780
>>343524248
>openemu alternative
here a win alternativ, launchbox.
>>343532001
That's the third entry of the series.
>>343531958
Suikoden II
I played that game for the first time 2 years ago, so none of that nostalgia. And it was damn good after having played dozens and dozens of RPGs.
>>343531958
metal gear, most SNES games (mario and zelda in particular), pokemon games if you're into that sort of thing...
Most platformers from snes-game boy advanced are worthy of emulating. Besides that, just google 'top -console- games' and emulate whatever you always wanted to play but didnt.
>>343531958
The megaman battle network series is neat
Also Tomba on PS1
>>343531958
Any Mario game, any zelda game barring Zelda 2. Pac Man World 2 is one of my guilty pleasures, not amazing but its still pretty fun. River City Rampage.
Go on a google spree man.
>>343522281
Good things about RetroArch
>smooth as fuck
>lots of shaders if you're an autist and you care about dumb shit
Bad things about RetroArch
>absolutely fucking terrible user interface
>button mapping for controllers is completely idiotic, takes FOREVER and doesn't work for some cores like MAME
>so many cores, way too much work to figure out whats the best one to use for a given ROM
>core options and features are removed when they are ported to retroarch
>developers are arrogant asshats
>the idea of having a single front end for multiple emulators is a bad one because you lose out on the options, customization, controller support etc for each one and it instead gets mashed into a "jack of all trades, master of none" cluster fuck user interface that makes me want to kill myself every time I see it
>>343531958
here is a non-mainstream title that is able to take your balls and burn it in front of your mom. Give up before you start to play it, you will lose anyway!
>>343532907
>Go on a google spree man.
I want to man, but my backlog is huge, entire console generations to catch up to, so I figured I'd start with the crème de la crème first and filter the ones that didn't age decently.(Like Golden Eye)
>>343532661
>>343532453
>>343532339
Thanks I'll give them a try.
>>343532907
>not liking zelda 2
this site is 18+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec73s07UQqE
>>343533263
Literally the only good thing right there
>>343522281
retroarch is buggy, crashes on the menus, and a pain in the ass to navigate. Not to mention it makes configuration a pain in the ass compared to the actual emulators.
>>343533219
Any specific preferences though? Any genres or subgenres?
>>343533585
Yeah, the concept of changing options with the gamepad instead of the mouse it's so hard I can't even
>>343524445
you shouldn't even be using your controller yet when you're starting up the emulator
I'll stick with Mednafen if I'm emulating PSX. The interface in MedGUI Reborn is arcane and complete dogshit, but at least it A) actually boots my shit without throwing a runtime error and crashing, and B) allows me to use an Open dialog, like an actual computer program.
>>343533734
Don't forget all the options it takes away from the original emulators.
I also love how hard RA fagboys try to defend the shitty user interface. Thats what happens when you try to make one UI for every possible platform.
>try to setup controller
>have to use some dumb virtual retropad shit
>no way to use macros
>no way to just map keyboard easily
>have to get every single button right in one go or you have to restart the entire thing
RA is junk but keep sipping the kool aid
>>343533734
Never said that. I said it's a pain in the ass, more specifically because of all the input lag, constant crashing, and spread out menu navigation. I should also add that one of my problems with it was it's refusal to let me open a game without navigating all the way back to the directory every single time.
ive used zsnes for almost 10 fucking years and never had a single issue, could someone explain why its for "retards"?
>>343534093
anons don't realize that snes emulation has been in the works for over 20 years and that it's pretty hard to go wrong by this point
>>343534093
>could someone explain why its for "retards"?
There are a group of emulation autists who want to make emulating games as accurate as possible. They also want everyone to use their shitty software with shitty user interfaces.
ZSNES is an ancient SNES emulator that has a bunch of hacks and stuff to get games working. Its not as accurate as more modern and carefully designed emulators. This is enough for these autists to throw a fit and start screeching like bitches every time 'ZSNES' is mentioned. Gotta have cycle-perfect emulation, with a pixel-perfect CRT shader through your crap tastic RA front end. Everything else is garbage!
>>343531958
download dolphin and play custom robo.
>>343533915
You can map every button individually, you can map them individually as well per core. Macros? The fuck are you on about? How many emulators out there let you do that?
>>343533959
Input lag? Have you tried setting Frame Delay? Or custom folders?
>>343533754
>>343524206
>>343523230
>not having a dedicated living room emulation PC that boots into XMB and controls with gamepad
>instead sitting at desk clicking on roms and then constantly switching between controller and M+KB
You guys need to get your shit together. However if you are emulating on your normal desktop PC, I don't see why you'd use Retroarch when it's easier to just use individual emulator exes.
>>343524856
Isn't this completely dead and the forums are utterly spammed to shit constantly?
>>343531958
Fuck off stupid child. You're literally asking "What are some good games?"
>>343534484
>Retroarch
>Use the downloader
>Select a core to download
>Done
>Individual emulator
>Go look for it
>Download it
>Extract it on a different folder
>Set it up
>Welp, this one doesn't have that shader I wanted/doesn't recognize my old saves
>>343534443
didn't try frame delay, but I tried custom folders and just about anything else I could find to get it to open my god damn games. I understand that's probably not an issue other people get though so I won't hold that against them.
>>343534484
I specifically have a long HDMI cable in my PC so I can take it out of my monitor and into my TV. I was just emulation last night and had no issues where I had to swap controller and keyboard whatsoever. I just put the hdmi in my tv and pressed enter to launch the game. I don't see your point.
it seems like it's a real pain in the ass to set up
>>343534859
i thought so too at first but
>>343526620
and
>>343526620
is all you have to do
>>343531958
Every good game from just about any console?
>>343534924
wait, you can download the cores from within the program itself? that's fucking awesome
>>343534924
The settings are a pain in the ass though compared to the better consolidated menus of just an emulator
Why can't dolphin and pcsx2 be in RA?
All settings are here.
I wonder, do you guys play anything on PC at all? Usually you have to go through menus like these to adjust settings. It's not in a windows drop down menu but that doesn't change the fact
>>343535000
thats what I said. I just took all the old rom files I had from 3 different emulators and put em into one folder. took me 5 minutes and I already started playing mario kart with no issues.
I am getting framerate issues with SNES games, specifically link to the past. Its running really slow, anyone else have that issue?
>>343535125
Can you imagine setting up bugfixes in RA for PCSX2? That would be hell.
>>343534819
>shaders
>>343535000
Yes, why the frick do you think people like retroarch?
>>343533628
Shit I don't know, action, adventure, RPGs, just anything where grinding isn't required, and with preferably minimum backtracking. I'm not that big into FPS/Shooters so you can omit those. The oldest games I played as a kid and liked were probably D&D Shadow Over Mystara, Metal Slug, Golden Axe, G&G and Xenogears. Next console I got to touch was a PS2 as a teen, and from those I particularly liked SotC, DMC, Maximo, Jak&Daxter, Shinobi and ZoE2.
Although the games I got so far are probably enough to keep me busy for a couple of months, so no need to stress yourself.
>>343535143
RA is usable, but it's bloated and slow. Unless it's absolutely necessary to use a controller I don't see the point at all.
>>343534843
>works on my PC!
Yeah you enjoy that little setup you got there with your long HDMI cable.
I used it to play Cave Story on my phone.I even did hell on it
>>343535000
You can download from the program itself:
-Cores
-Thumbnails (covers)
-Shaders (filters because of this sperg >>343535205)
-Overlays (borders)
-ROM Databases
-Cheat databases
Be cool if some day that was also ROMs but that's of course too much too ask.
It has a horrible UI on Android
>>343534698
What's wrong with that question?
There are good games, there are bad games, you wouldn't recommend someone Superman 64 would you?
>>343522281
Is it better than higan?
>>343534819
>Retroarch
the UI 'IS' shit, wannabe psn look with dozen of things to change. Once it is set up and you made sure to turn on the 'save different configs for each core' you are good to go. But i would rather use it as a backbone for my front end.
I have three computers and it doesn't run properly on any of them, I've got no idea why but this isn't the only program this has happened with and I can't be fucked to figure out why.
>>343535509
Maybe if you download it on the Play Store or something. Get the latest version. It has the same XMB, cores, etc.
>>343535296
Have you ever played a gamecube? Because there's a shitton of great content exclusive to it.btw collectingfags, I found a copy of cubivore in a lot of gamecube games on craigslist for $60, should I cop? PSO I/II are in there too
>>343534819
holy shit is this post satire
>>343535358
This is literally not an argument, I gave a perfectly good alternative and then you just made up some dumb quote that doesn't even make sense.
>>343534819
So convenience over quality?
>>343535563
How is launchbox? Is it easy to set up? It looks nice.
>>343535437
where do i download the rom databases?
Why the fuck should I use this instead of my emulators?
What is the advantage?
Does it have amazing filters or something and I don't have to tweak? Can I play 2D PSX and PSP games on it no problem?
What else does this shit do?
This whole thread shounds like shilling. Enlighten me /v/
>>343535925
>easy to set up?
yep, damn easy. Everything you need to know is very well documented on the forum or on the yt channle of launchbox.
>>343535831
Are you saying that this emulator can run on a computer without linux underneath it, at all ? As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any services ?
That sounds preposterous to me.
If it were true (and I doubt it), then companies would be selling computers without a linux distro. This clearly is not happening, so there must be some error in your calculations. I hope you realise that windows is more than just Office ? Its a whole system that runs the computer from start to finish, and that is a very difficult thing to acheive. A lot of people dont realise this.
Microsoft just spent $9 billion and many years to create RetroArch, so it does not sound reasonable that some new alternative could just snap into existence overnight like that. It would take billions of dollars and a massive effort to achieve. IBM tried, and spent a huge amount of money developing OS/2 but could never keep up with Windows. Apple tried to create their own system for years, but finally gave up recently and moved to Intel and Microsoft.
Its just not possible that a freeware like the Dolphin emulator could be extended to the point where it runs the entire computer fron start to finish, without using some of the more critical parts of windows. Not possible.
I think you need to re-examine your assumptions.
>>343535906
What quality?
First people bring the whole argument about the convenience of using some old ass emulator over something that's more "complex and a pain in the ass to use" but deals with emulation arguably better.
Now you shift it backwards. Which is it?
im trying to emulate dawn of sorrow on retroarchs ds core and my hp bar and damage looks like pic related.
any way to fix this?
>>343536125
don't do it anon. these people are autistic faggots.
>>343536125
huge overview, data, wiki, images, nice look, easy to use and set up, command lines, perfect settings for each game
it's free, who gives a shit?
>>343535296
You're a grown boy, you can look it up yourself.
>>343536125
Easier to use, easier to update, all in one package, nicer cleaner prettier etc
>>343536425
He asked me for specific preferences and subgenres so I responded.Because it'd be rude if I didn't.I said I got enough on my plate so far, I'm not looking for any more recommendations.
Why is /v/ so adamant about not trying anything new? Are we dealing with a trojan here or what? Jesus christ.
>>343534403
>Its not as accurate as more modern and carefully designed emulators.
Explain this? Literally any of piece of shit can run SNES games fine. Besides ZSnes, what else is there? Snes9x? Is that "acceptable"? Because it runs JUST like the Zsnes, except that interface. What RetroArch offers?
>>343531958
super metroid, golden axe, ace attorney
just a few random games from random consoles
>>343522281
It's actually really really shitty, especially on mobile. FPSE and DraStic are far better solutions for their respective consoles.
>>343534924
No set ups?
Let me guess, all the games run like shit like it was on some fucking CRT or something or do they all run fine?
>>343536690
>not using higan
>>343536784
>mobile
who does that? seriously. Play hearthstone or surf the web
>>343536690
>Besides ZSnes
You say this like ZSnes is still the big SNES emulator or something. Across all platforms, Snes9x is overall the most popular. For people with decent PCs, BSNES is the most popular.
>>343536296
Change the JIT block size.
>>343536672
I've tried it and it's shit
It's like switching from a drink with ice in it to a drink with frozen dirt in it
>>343535296
Anything where grinding isn't required is hard. >>343532339
This recommendation for instance, would be good. Suikoden games are not grindy, in fact it has a system that kind of prevents you from getting too far ahead by grinding. Minor issue with these games is that they're also easy.
On the subject of Zelda games, try also Crusader of Centy. Or Soleil in europe.
>>343536156
WTF is this shit posting
>>343536501
So, fucking nothing? Do you any arguments or something? How about the fucking filters? does it play on the go?
How come NOBODY can answer me these simple questions?
>>343522281
I just downloaded this
installed BSNES accuracy core
and it's v094
Why would I wanna use old software? the "updater" would be cool if it used the latest version, but v094 is not the latest
>>343536956
Well my bad anon. Since you tried it and you deem it's shit, everyone here should stop being here and ever having curiosity about this, and instead do something else with their lives, like, I don't know, shitposting.
>>343536897
>Across all platforms
What did he mean by this?
>>343536803
i had an issue with a snes game but i havent really attempted to figure out why. I played mario kart 64 and metal gear for a few minutes with no problems
>>343536937
to which value?
i have tried changing it to 0 and 50 from the default 100 value and its stays exactly the same.
>>343537151
OS, Wii, mobile, PSP maybe
>>343537106
>So, fucking nothing?
How is it nothing?
>Do you any arguments or something?
Chillout, fuccboi, this isn't a debate or court of law
>>343537106
You opened up a question already shitting on the emulator itself and most likely on its users. You expect to get help?
>>343536897
BSnes is literally the shittiest. And i doubt it's the most popular too. Maybe on phones or some shit?
I'm asking because the only good realiable SNES emulators I know of are ZSnes and Snes9x. I use the latter, but I have used ZSnes before and it's okay.
>>343537148
This thread isn't about giving things a try for yourself, it's "why aren't you using this trash frontend you're dumb if you're not"
>>343537106
you asked why you should get it over the emulators you have. thats the answer. if you dont find those things appealing, then its not for you.
>>343537119
Thanks for clearing that up.
So RetroArch just uses some really old emulators all in one program?
Is this the kind of shit /v/ is defending? Go learn proper emulation faggots.
>>343537308
bsnes is cycle accurate you fucking idiot
>>343537151
The world exists beyond your computer anon.
>>343537308
Are you just hitposting now? Bsnes is the only SNES emulator with literal 100% accuracy.
>>343537119
Bsnes had perfect emulation at that point. All versions since then have been bells and whistles like shader support, which Retroarch handles on its own.
>>343537191
I think you have to restart Retroarch after changing it. If that doesn't work, changing cpu mode from jit to interpreter should fix it, though it is more cpu intensive.
>>343537308
BSnes, if you have the processing power, is objectively the best. If it runs bad on your PC, that's not a fault of Higan. SNES9x is the best for general usage.
>>343537420
It's not really old. But it's definitely not the latest version.
Other than "convenience", I don't see the point of this. I'm ok downloading my own emulators and being organized with them
>>343536125
>SegaFusion
anyway, RA isn't an emu in itself, its a front end for other emus.. except those emus have been reduced to plugins, and in turn they get universal access to all the shaders, a single joystick config etc
good in theory, but they sure packed in a lot of tiny 'wtf does this do' options so its daunting at first
>>343537603
thanks anon found through google that setting it to 12 might fix it,and after restarting retroarch it worked.
>>343534819
>Shaders
You fucking pleb
I have to give it credit for two things: its shader support is unmatched and it's actually less of a hassle for arcade games than standalone arcade emulators.
But other than that it seems like Im better off using dedicated emulators for whatever I feel like playing.
>>343537664
>>343537637
Thanks, I see.
>>343537450
>>343537605
Nice. I must have tried it before and couldn't get it to work. I wasn't shitposting, honestly didn't know that BSnes was good. With that said, still don't see the problem with Snes9x so far, but will try it.
>>343538219
There is no real problem with snes9x unles you're reaching into very obscure depths of SNES library.
>>343537590
Is this true? sounds like shilling to me
>>343537441
Whatever the fuck that means, bro.
RetroArch looks like it's for people who doesn't know about emulation. Except it's complicated as fuck for someone who doesn't know about emulation to use. So yeah, I think I'm gonna pass on that one
>>343538506
>heh I'll just pretend to be a retarded pleb that will get them riled up
fuck you
>>343538314
That's exactly what people said about ZSNES.
>>343537590
Ok, my bad. Messing around with retroarch right now and it seems pretty nice.
is mednafen the better PS1 emulator? I've been switching between ePSXe and PCXR
>>343538506
Oh yeah, and nobody seems to know if RA runs pre-rendered graphics or 2D games without tweakings, or if it even does run with tweaking.
I guess nobody even knows what I'm talking about (since we have fags right here who thinks that shaders = filters everytime) or RetroArch doesn't. Simple as that.
Stop shilling this software if you can't even shill it right
>>343538506
>Whatever the fuck that means, bro.
That means it's 100% accurate to the actual SNES hardware. Games will run on BSNES exactly as they would on an actual SNES. Other emulators aren't even remotely accurate but have built in hacks for specific games to fix issues.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/08/accuracy-takes-power-one-mans-3ghz-quest-to-build-a-perfect-snes-emulator/
I've always wondered, is retroarch toaster-friendly? All I have is a laptop from 2012 but it would be great to have all my emulated games in one place.
>>343538739
RetroArch isn't an emulator.
>>343538739
retroarch isn't anything friendly
Since people here are confused and scared, some even real angry about the sudden appearance of this software on this board, let me clear up the confusion.
This right here, is basically a frontend for many emulators in just one simple package. It's advantages are as follows:
-It autodetects Xinput compatible gamepads and PS4 gamepads, and sets them up accordingly (you can change this individually per platform)
-Every emulator core is available within this program, so you don't need to go look for it
-It automatically detects which core is the adequate one for the file you're about to open. If it's a more common file it will let you select which core you want to use specifically.
-All of the emulators have the same settings available, plus some extra settings per core. They can be set up so every core can have a different configuration as well.
-It has many advanced settings for many different purposes.
-Different shaders, combined with filters, can be used on every emulator available
-If you have a 120hz monitor, this emulator provides more options (including some sweet black frame insertion) than anything out there
-It's actively in development
-It's cross platform
-You want rewinding? Recording? Gameboy borders or overlays?achievements? It's all there
>>343538683
>That's exactly what people said about ZSNES.
And guess what. It's true.
>>343538683
>is mednafen the better PS1 emulator? I've been switching between ePSXe and PCXR
Honestly, I find it to be a real piece of shit to get to work and haven't seen the benefits. Stick to ePSXe, or PCSX-R if that works for you.
>>343538739
Depends on which emulator you use. I don't think retroarch would play a role.
I see they have SNES9X and BSNES, so if your laptop couldn't handle BSNES, you could definitely do SNES9X.
>>343538730
here's a really good example of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWZ7Q6U2x-c
I see this pushed a lot for the mednafen core because it's the most accurate PSX emulator but not much I play can really benefit from more accuracy at this point.
As broken and janky as they are, I prefer the plugin based emulators since you can get certain games looking really nice with them and they still run perfectly fine.
Also the rest I can just...run the same emulators I always use. Higan or SNES9x, Kega Fusion (don't give a shit if there's some marginally more accurate one out now), Kawaks, etc.
>>343538730
Cool. But it does have filters and shit right? Because I don't really wanna to make it run like it was on CRT. I put widescreen, filters, stuff so as it doesn't look pixelated or too blocky.
PPSSPP
>>343538917
Really? I like mednafen precisely because it's a self-contained "just werks" solution rather than a plugin hell.
I don't understand how people don't find issue with ZSNES. It always shat the bed with sound for me.
>>343539030
>Because I don't really wanna to make it run like it was on CRT
that takes filters to do though?
>>343539030
It does. the emulator was renamed to "higan" somewhere mid-development and has shader support now.
>>343539078
Why? It's very simple actually. Is it the purple interface or something?
>>343539059
I should give it another try. BUT with that said, if the games runs like shit, I prefer to manage my plugins to make them look good.
If you're gonna use emulators, gotta have that little patience to explore the settings
RetroArch cores aren't always the best existing emulators.
>>343538917
Can I get an answer from someone who doesn't stick to his /v/ hugbox?
>>343539059
I'm gonna try it out right now. I recently tried Bomberman Fantasy Race and that wasn't working on PCXR, but worked fine on ePSXe.
Also, can I change my controller per console? I'd like L/R on SNES to me by triggers, but I dont want L1/R1 on PS1 to be my triggers
>>343539030
I have no idea why you would want to toss filters on emulated stuff. It always boggles my mind as it makes everything look worse. I just want everything as accurate as possible.
>>343539143
You know what I mean. I don't wanna my games looking like shit just for the sake of "da real experience"
>>343539305
No, like I said it's sound. I don't care about the interface much.
>>343522281
Retro Arch isn't an actual emulator you dumb fuck, it is literally just a HUD for putting a bunch of emulators in one spot
It's also not actually that good
>>343524206
This, how people can prefer console UIs is beyond me, these people must just like flashiness and not ease of use
>>343538683
i use mednafen with retroarch for simple 2D games in 4:3. For 3D games i use pcsx-r modded with GTE accuracy and widescreen hack. Sprites doesn't look as nice as on mednafen but it is worth for the 1080p fullscreen hack.
Everything perfectly set up and easily to start with launchbox.
>>343539326
I'm curious about this. Which are the best existing emulators not available there?
>>343539534
No one likes a pedant
>>343538897
>achievements
jesus
>>343539405
I don't get what you're saying, pixel sprites are designed for CRTs and don't look right without being played on one or using a shader.
>>343534590
Well, I guess. The last contribution on GitHub was made a year ago and the issue tracker just keeps getting longer. Not sure how interest is left in developing it. Sad to see it die though.
Only fucking casulas use that shit.
I have my emulators set up for every system that i want nad how i want them.
Fuck off retards.
>>343539581
I can't even get mednafen to work. It only sees the .cue file, can't open the .bin
>>343539614
Check the /vr/ sticky and do some crosscomparison.
At the top of my head, I see mupen64, bsnes, and mgba, which i believe are the best in their respective consoles.
Seems like they give you a bunch of options
>XMB
I tried recently to play the classic megaman series. I used a guide to set everything up. It worked fine after i configured my controller.
Then every time i tried to use it, 2/3 times it simply wouldnt recognize my controllers. I'd have to reboot and even then it would only recognize my controller 1 out of 3 times. Had no clue what to do. Unplugged/replugged controllers, updated drivers, reinstalled, moved to a different drive. Nothing.
Downloaded nestopia. Mapped controls. played. No problems since.
>>343539347
>Can I get an answer from someone who doesn't stick to his /v/ hugbox?
Clarify what that means? Or maybe you just want someone to answer you with "Yeah it's the best emulator out there!" because guess what, it isn't. Do whatever the fuck you want, and be reminded, that there is no definitive PS1 emulator.
People use ePSXe, PCSX, mednafen, and god help us, retroarch. Use whatever the fuck you want, it's clear that people here aren't even that exigent, they just want their games "on the go" and looking like shit on their monitors for the sake of "convenience". You're problably like that too, so you won't even see the differences.
>>343539725
thus
>>343539841
Enjoy your hugbox and shortsightedness.
>>343539401
Because "accurate" as possible on a HDTV or HD monitor is not accurate. It looks blurry and upscaled as fuck, unless you are using CRT, retarded.
So yes, if I don't wanna my games looking like shit I turn on some biilinear filter, widescreen hacks and a simple 2xSAI will do the work.
>>343539807
>.cue file, can't open the .bin
mednafen is bitchign a lot.
You need the correct BIOS's
you need to check, open cue with notepad chek if the file matches the bin name
>Emulating
>>343539996
enjoy your buzzwords
>download emulator
>set it up how you want it
>load up the rom/ISO
>????
>play
Why the fuck should i use this bloated piece of shit called RetroArch?
>>343540101
because the shills in this thread told you to
>>343539669
Yeah, because you are one of "those people".
>>343539725
This, retroarch is for people who grew up with steam and consoles
>>343540184
How can you shill for something free as in freedom?
>duuuuuuuuuuuuuuh shill
>open source program
lek
>>343540187
One of those people who actually know what they're talking about?
>>343524416
use glui anon it's just like rgui but with better text
>>343540101
>Download Retroarch
>set file path for roms
>download emulator file
>???
>play with a pretty GUI and game sorting for multiple emulators
what are you retarded
>>343540284
>Implying people don't shill for free things.
>>343539996
It's ironic because you are the one wanting hugs. How am I "short-sighted" for using all options available to me while you stick to just 1 and doesn't even try others? Yeah, fuck off you cuck. When you learn how to use emulators come back here.
>>343540046
We are not on /vr/ faggot
Why not just use the separate emulators though?
this just seems unnecessary
>>343540369
You can't shill something that's free by definition.
Glad to see that a lot of people agrees with me and that RetroArch, is in fact, a piece of shit program for retards only.
>>343540362
>pretty GUI
hello fucking underaged redditor
who the fuck cares about the GUI of a fucking emulator?
>>343540362
I'm looking at the pretty GUI for about 5 seconds, because I'm going to File/Open or some sort of Recently-used submenu and opening the file.
>>343540284
Never understood this. It's like they expect people are being paid to promote software that's made by someone who doesn't even try to get people to use it. If this software needed promotion, the first thing to focus on would be the fucking interface.
>>343540379
>Completely ignores post
>"How am I short-sighted?"
You're putting posts together that aren't the same person. I'm not even defending retroarch, I'm messing with it right now and it seems pretty useless.
And your reaction? This is why you like this hugbox.
>>343540469
You can you goddamn retarded. Shilling is not getting other people to buy it. It's getting other people to use it for whatever reasons (not always money). Goddamn retardeds in this thread everywhere, in all aspects of society.
>>343540560
it's not a good gui either
>>343540567
thank god, I thought I was the only one who had this shitty problem
>>343540686
>Goddamn retardeds in this thread everywhere, in all aspects of society.
Well aren't you a dramatic crybaby.
>>343540369
>I literally don't know what shill means and use this word for any person talking about anything I am uninformed on
>>343540428
Of course it's unnecessary. But if you had all your tools in one place, why would you then needlessly grab each emulator at a different place afterwards, and configure each one?
If you have them set up already or whatever, that's no problem.
>>343540634
>>343540634
Oh, so you're fucking retarded. I get it.
We are AGREEING, yet you want some conflict between us for some reason, and use buzzwords that don't make any sense.
Congrats reddditor. Now everyone knows you're a fucking idiot who can't communicate properly.
Reminder that RetroArch was made for linux retards.
>>343540560
>FUCKING FUCK FUCKING GB2 >>REDDIT KIDDO
There's literally nothing wrong with using a program with a controller friendly GUI (come on it's a fucking emulator you're already using a controller) and support for multiple consoles.
If the only reason you can't install it is because you're too retarded to wrap your head around the install, then I can't really help you.
>>343540845
>if your screwdriver, hammer and wrench were all melted down and turned into one tool that doesn't really do anything well, why use the individual tools?
>>343540686
Is this hate speech or some shit?
I'm going to ask you, what possible gain can anyone get from telling someone else to use this specifically? I have a group of 20 people in my circle of friends who frequently play emulated shit and never use retroarch, and I do. What did I lose by not having them use retroarch after suggesting it? Am I not getting enough popularity or something? Are there upboats here?
>>343540845
Yeah, sure. Why else would I use my specialized tools, made for the job and that works perfect, if I can get an amateur kit with shitty tools in it, after all, they are all in one place.
What's an emulator that will let me play genesis games over the internet super easy?
>>343541076
It's me explaining what shilling means and over-sensitive redditors getting offended at words.
How does one remap the controls of the RetroArch menu? Having B for "Accept" and A for "Return" is annoying.
>>343541171
YOU AREN'T GETTING ANY LESS FUNCTIONALITY OR FEATURES YOU DUMB APE
FUCKING GOD
Because it's shitty bloatware for retards
>>343541436
oh no he's run out of strawmen
he's getting violent
>>343541030
>why would I use a swiss knife when I can just just carry all of them individually
Look, I don't give a shit whether you want to use anything separately or together in one place. It's an option people have. Jesus. Why not take away the virtual console too and release each console individually again? I bet some fuckers over /vr/ would be jumping about it
>>343541481
damn that pic is perfect
>>343541436
Actually you are. RetroArch cores aren't all the best you could possibly have.
>>343541481
retroarch is more like one of those sporks with serrated edges
>>343541030
>>343541171
>tfw almost forgot I was on /v/ but the terrible comparision arguments reminded me I was here
Please, mention food next, say something like a stand-alone emulator is a fine steak
You're not losing any features from using Retroarch, it only has as much features as you add, and the cores are literally ports of other emulators so there's basically no change in emulation quality
>>343541436
You actually ARE. That's the purpose of this thread. Read all above posts again and you'll find out why, maybe.
You are getting less funcionality for the sake of convenience. That's all. If you want to use it, FINE BRO WE GET IT, but if you're not shilling, why the fuck do you want other people to use it?
We don't give a shit. Keep using your shitty front-end program.
>>343541171
>Buy a hammer
Man this thing is amazing.
>Buy a toolbox
>Put the hammer on it
Man, this hammer is shit now. It's on a toolbox. It must be shit.
>>343541481
>>343541030
>>343541171
jesus christ neck yourselves
>>343541682
Keep using project64 you fucking pleb /v/ermin
>>343541651
>why drive a car with a brake pedal apart from the gas pedal when I can drive a car with just one pedal?
good luck changing those settings when retroarch crashed on you
>>343539725
Hey kid, you're alright
>>343541753
>I don't have any arguments!
>I'll just tell them to kill themselves!
>>343541651
Yeah, keep saying that after countless people have proved you wrong. Shill.
After all, it's not like you're shilling right? It's not like you want people to use RetroArch or prove that it's better when it isn't right?
Why can't you just use your shitty program alone and leave the adults using their knives?
>>343541651
Except the one who started the comparison was you, retarded. Who the fuck started comparing it to a tool box?
I think RetroArch users might be handicapped people.
>>343541739
And then he comes again with a shitty argument.
Kys
>>343541873
>RetroArch uses Porject64 frontend
God you are retarded
Full of trolls here
>>343542002
>I think RetroArch users might be handicapped people.
they're linux users, so yes
>>343542000
analogies aren't arguments
>>343541884
Works
on
my
machine~
>>343542140
they're good visual aids for mongoloids
>>343542159
see pic
Used it the first time a week ago.
I got to play PS1 games without having to manually set up a dozen different plugins, so it's OK by me.
>>343542270
I've been wondering for a while, what about those pictures? Are they trying to say Linux is shit? I'm not disagreeing there, what's your point?
>>343541884
Okay, what the fuck does that actually have to do with Retroarch?
What is it about Retroarch where it doesn't have a brake pedal?
>heh I'll just pretend to be retarded
How come there's no "play games with /v/ through RetroArch Netplay" thing yet
>>343542520
>why think about that post when I can just bash my face on the keyboard?
it's an analogy for crashing
>>343542520
We had half a thread of "it's lacking features" "it's not as good in terms of quality" but nobody is willing to point anything out in particular.
Let me help: I don't think at least that you can use antialiasing with PS1 games or a widescreen hack. Personally I would only use the former, and I'd rather have the game working properly, like fucking Um Jammer Lammy which I had to play on Mednafen a few years ago because both ePSXe and PCSX-R would screw up the timing.
>>343542559
For the same reason there's no "play games at the correct aspect ratio in RetroArch".
>>343542620
Ok, it crashes frequently for you apparently. What are your specs?
>>343533263
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaK4oTVVUtY
>>343542860
Oh you mean this option here? It took me a while to figure it out.
In 2014.
>>343536296
I just cheched if I had the same problem and everything was A-okay here; probably a bad dump.
>>343543162
That's not a phoenix, it's a fucking duck!
>>343543185
That option doesn't work. Retroarch cores still ignore it and run games at incorrect aspect ratios and nothing can fix it.
Running the same cores through their original emulators do not have this problem, so it's entirely an RA issue that has yet to be solved.
>>343543264
This is actually an issue with DesMuMe. I think it had to do something with the JIT block size.
>>343522281
First you should tell us why we should use this
>>343543474
can you show me a screenshot? Shit's fine here.
>>343531958
Okami
Fate/Extra
