There are so many #retrogaming devices you can buy with various #ROM collections, but all I want is to be able to download any #ROMs I want to play, when I want to play them, until the storage is full.
My first hours with the #Retroid Pocket 2S reminded me how easy setting up a #MiyooMini was... Starting from scratch, having to install standalone emulators, doing far more #RetroArch config than any sane human should have to do...
But I finally got there, and ended up withwhat seems like a really nice device. Comfortable to hold, really excellent sticks and triggers, it runs everything up to #Dreamcast and #PSP really well, and even a few #Gamecube games.
The retroachievements.com integration into #RetroArch on the #MiyooMiniPlus is cool and something I’d love to get into but the online only element to it just puts me off.
I get that it prevents people cheating the achievement unlocks, but I don’t want to feel like "Oh I can't play this game until I get home as I'm trying to 100% the achievements" etc. 😕
I never had time or headspace to tinker with my #anbernic but it came with some preloaded games. I played a few, just to get the feel of it. I didn't own many consoles when I was young, so many old games are new to me. I found Fire Emblem 4 there and started playing it. It works fine, better than my Awakening clunky Samsung S22 edition lol. Ah, and rumors say #fireemblem4 will be remastered. I'll definitely get that. I'm sure they will do something with Awakening too.
@helligbird Oh, gotcha. Mine came with just one SD card. I ended up making two separate folders for some systems, one with my favorites and one with hundreds of games I will probably never play but can always explore if I want to…
Y'know it'd be cool if someone made 4:3 focused gamescope overlays for 16:9 and 16:10 (because Steam Deck) monitors. Stuff like pic related, but it'd be modeled after an old CRT PC monitor, complete with the ability to use scanline filters and stuff.
The kind of stuff that you can put in retroarch, but you can use it for regular PC games instead of just emulators.
I hope someone's made that and it's just a matter of finding it.
Weird issue with GarlicOS on the RG35XX today. Games launch, then quit, and the screen blinks/flashes repeatedly. (Doesn’t happen when I switch back to stock OS.)
I solved my own problem! It seems retroarch.cfg became corrupt. Someone made an "app" that can fix it. You copy it into the APPS folder and launch it using RetroArch to replace the config file.
I'm trying to find a good CRT shader for #RetroArch to preserve transparency effects (like the waterfalls in Sonic 2) and dithering. The problem is, a lot of shaders that are lightweight enough (easymode, lottes-fast, etc.) don't seem to do the trick, the ones that work well (sonkun, royale) are too heavy for the hardware, and some that might be solid contenders are made for 1080p+ resolutions and create giant, goofy scanlines at 480p.
The #handhelds are so easy with the lcd-v2-color shaders, but finding a good CRT shader for home console #emulation has been tough with this device.
I'm trying to find a good CRT shader for #RetroArch to preserve transparency effects (like the waterfalls in Sonic 2) and dithering. The problem is, a lot of shaders that are lightweight enough (easymode, lottes-fast, etc.) don't seem to do the trick, the ones that work well (sonkun, royale) are too heavy for the hardware, and some that might be solid contenders are made for 1080p+ resolutions and create giant, goofy scanlines at 480p.
The #handhelds are so easy with the lcd-v2-color shaders, but finding a good CRT shader for home console #emulation has been tough with this device.
There are a lot of ways to play Sega Saturn games in 2023, but one method Shiro hasn't looked at before is emulation on the PlayStation 4. So let's change that!
Here's a deep dive into how people are playing Saturn games on the PS4:
I've recently been enjoying the Amiga version of Lemmings on my retro handheld. It's surprising how many solutions to the levels I still remember after so many years!
Playing without a mouse is a bit tricky, but I've set the analog stick to move the mouse quickly, and then the d-pad moves it in smaller increments for fine adjustments. I also mapped some buttons to the keyboard controls for quickly switching between skills.
As someone that grew up with the MS-DOS version, it's interesting to hear how the music was supposed to sound!
#Batocera has a pretty slick frontend, but it's really rough around the edges, and when something doesn't work it's hard to figure out what to do about it because it's so weird.
Remember when cheap, Chinese knock-off consoles were the weird things you saw in markets that were far more likely to catch on fire than provide a decent gaming experience?
Well, erm, that seems to be no longer necessarily the case.
Welp, I have #retroarch properly installed on my #xbox x and it works great! I can run cores that don't require any files.
However I am thus far 0 for 3 in getting my game collection to work :)
I suspect I'll have a much easier time if I get cozy with RetroArch on my desktop computer first so I have a sense for what it's looking for in terms database file matches etc.
It's a learning process, but I'm having fun with it every step of the way so it's all good.
Good morning everybody! What are people working on today? Or reading? Or watching? Or hell even thinking about that isn't doom and gloom? :)
At work I'm having a blast building Concourse - https://concourse-ci.org/ meta-pipelines for OpenEdX user retirement workflows. It's been a great education in this rather complex and interesting software ecosystem :)
Later on I want to finish setting up #RetroArch on my #Xbox X. I really love how for $20 you can boot into "Developer Mode" where you get full access to the system. It's not #FLOSS but it's pretty open in a pragmatic kind of way.
I just found out yesterday also that #TIC80 - my favorite "Fantasy Console" runs great there as well. The idea of being able to play my TIC-80 games from the comfort of my couch with the large screen TV and nice controllers? #sweet :)
Spent a couple hours messing with #Retroarch and I think I've got it more or less figured out. The PS2 core is pretty primitive, think I'll stick to the standalone emulator for those games. Runs #MegaMan Anniversary Collection pretty well tho, that's nice :3 #RetroGaming
Enabling Cross-Save between Your Retroid & Other Android Handhelds
Here is a handy guide for starting a game on one android device and continuing it on another!...
What are your go to games for playing on transit?
I just started Earthbound and am having a good time with it using RetroArch. Also enjoy playing some Gameboy tetris on the train....