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− | ''' | + | '''RetroArch''' is an open source, [[multi-system emulator|multi-system application]] that can run 'cores' under the libretro API. It is designed to be a fast, lightweight, and portable emulator. |
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+ | RetroArch is available for Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS (jailbroken), BlackBerry 10, Raspberry Pi, OpenPandora, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, and Nintendo Wii. | ||
==Downloads== | ==Downloads== | ||
− | + | *[http://themaister.net/retroarch.html RetroArch for Windows] | |
− | *[https:// | + | *[https://launchpad.net/~hunter-kaller/+archive/ppa RetroArch for Linux (Ubuntu PPA repository)] |
− | *[ | + | *[http://www.mediafire.com/download/h2bk7h07skd7lo1/retroarch-win64-0.9.9-wip3+%28updated%29.zip Configured RetroArch for Windows 64-bit (outdated)] |
− | *[ | + | *[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroarch RetroArch for Android] |
− | * | + | *[http://forum.themaister.net/viewtopic.php?pid=459#p459 RetroArch for OS X] |
− | + | *[http://forum.themaister.net/viewtopic.php?id=347 RetroArch for GameCube/Wii] | |
+ | *[https://anonfiles.com/file/0b9b21f606c5d20d7ab27fb5bdaabb61 RetroArch for PS3 (CFW)] and [https://anonfiles.com/file/939b30ae56b59c6cb34703c0aa1b4fee PS3 (DEX)] v.0.9.9 | ||
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+ | ==Cores== | ||
+ | ===Emulation=== | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px;" | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|System | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Core | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Version | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Super Nintendo Emulators|SNES]] | ||
+ | |[[Higan|bsnes]] | ||
+ | |0.92 Performance | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |SNES | ||
+ | |bsnes | ||
+ | |0.92 Balanced | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |SNES | ||
+ | |bsnes | ||
+ | |0.92 Accuracy | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |SNES | ||
+ | |[[Snes9x]] | ||
+ | |1.53 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |SNES | ||
+ | |Snes9x-Next | ||
+ | |1.52.4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[WonderSwan]] | ||
+ | |[[Mednafen]] | ||
+ | |0.9.28 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[PlayStation Emulators|PlayStation]] | ||
+ | |Mednafen | ||
+ | |0.9.28 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |PlayStation | ||
+ | |PCSX-ReARMed | ||
+ | |r19 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[PC Engine]] | ||
+ | |Mednafen | ||
+ | |0.9.28 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Neo Geo Pocket|Neo-Geo Pocket]] | ||
+ | |Mednafen | ||
+ | |0.9.28 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Virtual Boy]] | ||
+ | |Mednafen | ||
+ | |0.9.28 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Atari 2600]] | ||
+ | |Stella | ||
+ | |3.4.1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] | ||
+ | |[[Higan|bnes]] | ||
+ | |0.83 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |NES | ||
+ | |FCEU | ||
+ | |98.13mm | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |NES | ||
+ | |QuickNES | ||
+ | |1.0 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |NES | ||
+ | |[[Nestopia]] | ||
+ | |1.44 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color|Game Boy/Color]] | ||
+ | |[[Gambatte]] | ||
+ | |0.5.0 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
+ | |[[VisualBoy Advance|VBA-Next]] | ||
+ | |1.0.2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Game Boy Advance | ||
+ | |Meteor | ||
+ | |1.4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Sega Systems ([[Master System|Master]], [[Genesis]], [[Genesis|Sega CD]], [[Game Gear]]) | ||
+ | |[[Genesis Plus GX]] | ||
+ | |1.7.4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Arcade]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | [[Final Burn Alpha]] | ||
+ | |0.2.97.28 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ===Game Engine=== | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px;" | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Game | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Core | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Version | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Quake | ||
+ | |TyrQuake | ||
+ | |0.61 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Doom | ||
+ | |PrBoom | ||
+ | |2.5.0 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Cave Story | ||
+ | |NXEngine | ||
+ | |1.0.0.4 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ===WIP cores=== | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 500px;" | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|System | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Core | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Version | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |DOS | ||
+ | |[[DOSBox]] | ||
+ | |SVN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Nintendo DS]] | ||
+ | |[[DeSmuMe|DeSmuME]] | ||
+ | |SVN | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Nintendo 64]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | [[Mupen64Plus]] | ||
+ | |2.0-rc2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Arcade | ||
+ | |MAME 2003 | ||
+ | |0.78 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |LucasArt Game Engines | ||
+ | |ScummVM | ||
+ | |1.6.0 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ==Overview== | ||
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+ | *Consistency across multiple systems. | ||
− | + | *Custom resolution and refresh rate for output. | |
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− | + | *Dynamic rate control for amazing sound even when it's run at a different rate than the video, such as vsync causes sometimes. Especially obvious with GBA. | |
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− | + | *Basic fast forward, rewind, savestate, etc | |
− | + | *Shaders: .shader, .cg, .cgp . filter | |
− | + | *[[GGPO]]-like netcode (latency hiding rollback). It should be lag-free if everyone involved emulates at full speed, don't live on opposite sides of the world and has decent internet speeds. It uses peer-to-peer UDP and supports two players. Due to rollback it requires a fair amount of CPU power to run. | |
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− | *Basic fast | ||
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− | *[[GGPO]]-like | ||
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==Using RetroArch== | ==Using RetroArch== | ||
{{Main|Using RetroArch}} | {{Main|Using RetroArch}} | ||
− | == | + | ==NetPlay== |
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− | + | For netplay, you must specify whether you will be hosting (server) or joining (client) the game. If joining, you must also enter the host's IP address in the field below. Make sure your firewall is open on port 55435 (default; you can change it if you like) and that the port is forwarded in your router, if applicable. You can also specify 'spectator mode,' which will allow an arbitrary number of spectators to join and watch you play without being able to play themselves. | |
− | + | Delay frames denotes the maximum number of frames RetroArch will need to emulate at once to maintain synchonization due to actual network latency. You can figure out an appropriate ballpark for this number by pinging the other player and dividing the time (in milliseconds) by 16 (roughly the number of milliseconds in a frame from a game running at 60 fps). If the gameplay is a bit choppy, try increasing the number of delay frames a bit. | |
− | + | Similar to the GGPO platform, RetroArch creates a constant stream of savestates which, along with button presses, are exchanged and compared between the server and client machines. If the savestates start to diverge, the game rolls back in time to a point where they both agree and then emulates the missing frames all at once to get back to the appropriate spot. This gives the illusion of completely lagless inputs, which is invaluable for twitchy, fine controls. | |
− | + | If you try to connect to a server and it immediately says client disconnected, open your log and make sure your ROMs match exactly (it will complain about a hash mismatch otherwise). If it gives you a weird time-out error, just close the window and try to connect again and it should work itself out (sometimes excessive spikes in network latency can cause the states to diverge catastrophically, resulting in this error). | |
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− | + | <h2 class="de1">External links</h2> | |
− | = | + | <p class="de1">[https://github.com/Themaister/RetroArch/wiki RetroArch Wiki @ Github]</p> |
− | + | [http://forum.themaister.net/index.php Forums] | |
− | = | + | <p class="de1">[http://filthypants.blogspot.com/2011/11/getting-started-with-ssnes.html Getting Started]</p> |
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− | = | + | <p class="de1">[http://filthypants.blogspot.com/2011/11/advanced-ssnes-configuration-options.html Advanced configuration options]</p> |
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− | = | + | <p class="de1">[https://github.com/Themaister/RetroArch/wiki/RGUI Using RGUI]</p> |
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− | [ | + | <p class="de1">[https://github.com/libretro Source code]</p> |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Emulators]] |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]] |
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[[Category:Linux emulation software]] | [[Category:Linux emulation software]] | ||
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− | + | [[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]] | |
− | + | [[Category:OS X emulation software]] | |
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