>>12042998
yeah fuck retroarch for that reason

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>>12042998
Retroarch is fucking stupid just pick an emulator and configure it yourself retard

this is how I feel fucking around with settings for daijisho + retroarch + per-core/per-game settings + 4 different standalone emulators + android settings on my chinky retro handheld

I thought this was going to be fun, I end up setting up everything and never playing anything

>>12042998
break out the smelling salts, poor anon has the vapours.

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>>12042998
I have real hardware and a crt. I just insert my flash cart turn on the console and play.

I don't really understand why retroarch makes people seethe so much, I just load the games and they work. I've never had to fuck around with settings

>>12042998
>Install RetroArch
>Go to "Online Updater" and install desired cores
>After cores are downloaded, go to "import content" and find your roms through the file browser
>Most games will scan properly, for the ones that don't you can just do a manual scan on them and they will show up 99% of the time
>Most controllers auto config upon recognition. If not, you can usually manually configure your controllers in the main input menu then it should auto config to certain cores. Most players won't have to worry about this unless they're using a DOS controller from 1988
>Most cartridge based systems are ready to play now
>If your system needs BIOS then check the Libretro blog or GitHub, that will tell you the exact BIOS files you need
>After you grab your BIOS files, put them into the "system" folder in the main RetroArch folder. This should be where they go by default
>Some systems need certain folders within the system folder, but the Libretro blog or GitHub will tell you this
>Congratulations! You have set up RA!
Some general tips:
>If you want to change the controls for a certain game, go to the game menu, then select "controls", modify the inputs as needed, then select the "manage remap files" menu and then select "save game remap file".
>If you want to make sure your changes autosave, go to the "configuration" menu in settings and make sure "save configuration on quit" is on.
>If the BIOS are in the system folder and in the right subfolder but your games still aren't running, make sure you have "systems files are in content directory" off.

>>12043045
the real game was playing with the settings all along

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>try to play Saturn game on Retroarch
>set up pad button configuration
>asks me about XBOX360 buttons which it then randomly maps to Saturn buttons
>try to find help online to figure out what retroarch button equals to what actual Saturn button
>the information is incorrect, presumably it's changed since
>A=B
>B=A
>X=Y
>Y=X
>L=Z
>R=C

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>>12043025
I asked in another thread but no one gave me a clear answer, why use RA if it's a piece of shit and what makes it superior to just opening my emu folder and booting up my games that way?

>>12043292
easy built-in shader support would be my guess, not every standalone emulator has it

>>12043292
VRR support for every core
Proper scaling for every core
Shaders like sharp-bilinear for every system that uses non-square pixel aspect ratios
Dynamic rate control for every core, preventing any audio pop or crackling

If you don't care about that shit them good for you, but I do

>>12043138
i got filtered

>>12042998
just use standalone emulators like a normal human being
Redditarch is for faggots

>>12043632
this

What settings.

>>12043131
>>Most games will scan properly, for the ones that don't you can just do a manual scan on them and they will show up 99% of the time
i shouldn't have to do this. competent emulators have an option to scan designated folders on startup. i should not have to tell the program to do it. that's lazy programming/UX design. furthermore manual scan should not be a thing. scanning for shit is literally a fucking grep command (idk what the equivalent is in windows). what is so shit about the normal one that like 33% of the time i add new roms that the normal scan doesn't pick them up? again, lazy programming.

>>Most controllers auto config upon recognition. If not, you can usually manually configure your controllers in the main input menu then it should auto config to certain cores.
my biggest pain point with RA. i have 2 8bitdo controllers: SN30 (their SNES clone controller) and M30 (saturn clone controller). if i set up their mappings and use only one controller, it's fine. the moment i switch to the other one, i have to map it all over again. RA is literally incapable of saving more than one controller mapping for some reason. and googling around it seems there's no solution for this. it's mind-boggling. again, lazy fucking programming. they can get away with this because it's open-source.

>>If your system needs BIOS then check the Libretro blog or GitHub, that will tell you the exact BIOS files you need
this pissed me off when first setting up RA especially because the error message gave no indication what the problem was, but if it helps them keep potential lawsuits away i guess it's ok.

>>12043292
The only reason I bother with retroarch's bullshit: embedded AI translation. When I'm not playing games in Japanese I use something else.

>>12042998
switched to Duckstation and PCX2 and my life is so much better, still looking for a good stand-alone Dreamcast emulator

>>12043662
>good stand-alone Dreamcast emulator
Flycast

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>>12043667
thx anon

>>12043662
>Duckstation and PCX2
it should be mandatory for every emulator to copy their UI. it's clean, well-organized, and recommends defaults to you.

>>12043721
I just started using Duckstation after using ePSXe forever and it's so much better it's unbelievable.

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>>12044924
same here. i was autistically stubborn about using ePSXe for years and thought duckstation was some tranny meme shit but i decided to give it a try one night and the first thing i thought was, "huh... why does it have the same UI as PCSX2?". i mentioned this in a thread like a week ago and an anon informed me that (the new) PCSX2 and duckstation had involvement from a particular dev who whipped both teams into shape, and it shows. like >>12043721 said, the UI is so fucking good, and man oh man does it work well.

in that thread i mentioned how ePSXe had some weird shit with how it handled ROMs, where sometimes you'd have to select the cue or bin, and there was more weird shit with games that had separate music tracks, and fucking... i don't even know man, mount it as an image or something... i have no idea. i used that shit for 10+ years and i'm still not exactly sure how to get a lot of games running on there. ePSXe is the only emulator i've ever used where you can't just select the location of a ROM and boot it up. there is something ridiculously fucked with it. duckstation on the other hand just werkz. same simple, intuitive and feature rich interface as PCSX2 but for PS1. these are bright days for playstation emulation. ePSXe is completely dead to me.

>>12042998
>>12043025
>>12043030
I think you might just be brainlets
Never had a problem with configuring Retroarch

>>12044976
RA is a mess of options with an ugly UI and a stupid name. At best, most of its features will be irrelevant to the game you want to play, and at worst, you can JUST the whole deal by playing around with settings too much. There is literally 0 reason to use it over standalone emulators outside of laziness or autism.

When I want to play a game, I download the ROM, download the best standalone emu available for the game's respective platform, install it as portable, and then I tweak it to suit the game's individual needs. Why the hell would I fumble around with a front end loaded with hundreds of unnecessary tick boxes when I can spend 5 minutes setting up a game using a standalone and get the ideal experience with no fuss, no hassle and no uncertainy? It just doesn't make sense.

i wonder what the overlap is between those whining about retroarch and those whining about super mario bros being difficult

>>12045072
you're conflating difficulty with tedium. it isn't difficult to use retorarch. it isn't difficult to install retroarch, install a core, download a rom, make a profile to keep the configuration separate from other games, then configure the controls, enable desirable settings, sift through dozens of menus with settings that control minute details and disable them one by one, change the UI to something less shitty, point the core at the ROM you downloaded and then play the game. no, it isn't difficult to do that. what it is, is time-consuming and annoying.

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>>12044968
I just happened to see DS was listed as the only emu for PS1 on the emu site I use and I was wondering why it wasn't ePSXe. I looked it up and it sounded better so I downloaded it and was very surprised by it. Shit is so much better, dude.

Right before using it I was fucking around with the settings on ePSXe and Tomb Raider. You know the scene that plays before you do the tutorial level at Lara's house? It looked like fucking shit but on Duckstation it looked so much better, dude. Granted I don't really know what I'm doing despite emulating for like over a decade but still. It's superior in every way and way easier to use.

>>12045020
Does all of your emulators have VRR support and scaling filters like sharp-bilinear for systems that use non-square pixel aspect ratios?

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>>12043294
>>12043306
>>12043658
Thanks for the replies. I don't think I care about any of that for now so I'll avoid using it. Maybe if they ever streamline it for retards I'll give it a shot.

>>12045096
>Does all of your emulators have VRR support and scaling filters like sharp-bilinear for systems that use non-square pixel aspect ratios?
I don't give a fuck about any of that because I use an HDMI>RCA adapter with a CRT and it's inseparable from the real deal. All I need is accurate emulation at native resolution, low input lag, and basic options for stuff like toggling vsync and being able to easily customize controls. I would play the same way even without a CRT. Anything more is gay and retarded.

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>>12043159
You are either lying or mentally handicapped.

>>12045138
>retard thinks plugging his machine into a CRT in any way automatically makes his emulation experience decent

Unless you're making a kiosk or a cabinet, there is no use case for retroarch

>>12045165
>retard thinks plugging his machine into a CRT in any way automatically makes his emulation experience decent
It does, because if the emulator I'm using is accurate and affords the necessary options, then I'm playing the game at native resolution on a proper display with comfortable controls. It doesn't get better than that.

>>12045175
wrong.

>automatic game scan in retroarch
>25% of my library isn't detected
>have to manually add each of the missing games
>make a change to the file directory of a game
>all playtime erased
Why? Why is it that Dolphin and PCSX2 can automatically add all games without issue? Why is it that they can automatically re-scan and re-add games when they're moved around but retroarch can't? Why is retroarch such a dogshit timewasting program?

>>12045397
You are as dumb as this >>12043159 faggot.

>>12042998
Retroarch represents everything I dislike about PC gaming. I'll stick with Kega Fusion.