Is there a quick rundown of how RetroArch compares to SNES9X GX, GenPlus GX, etc.? I've been out of the emulator scene for a while and would like to know what to upgrade/not upgrade.
SNES: definitely! 9xgx runs with skipped frames as standard
So you are saying what I was stating in my post is not true? I never said Next was bad or GX was better, I was only correcting some wrong assumption about frameskipping.^^^ - *whisper whisper* Jacobeian here has never had a nice word to say about retroarch since day one mr OP, so take whatever that post says with a pinch of salt.
No, as soon as you posted the automatic frameskip I thought 'whoops, he's right!' but just pretended not to read it , pushing more to the fact that whilst I agree you aren't a hater, you did seem to piss on the initial retroarch thread at most opportunities.So you are saying what I was stating in my post is not true? I never said Next was bad or GX was better, I was only correcting some wrong assumption about frameskipping.
Sorry if I sounded harsh with Retroarch before and somehow hurted your feelings but I do not consider myself as either a blind "hater" or a blind "fanboy" and I think my criticisms always were argumented. There are a lot of things that make Retroarch great (and snes9x-Next definitively is one of them) but it's not perfect either and there are also things that make my user experience more painful than with GX emulators.
RA has a lot of potential right now, more and more emulators are added for different platforms. I know it's a matter of preference too, because the user interface is not as likeable than the GX emulators. Things change when the game is loaded... and after adjust settings, some cores run way better than the standalone versions. mGBA is the most perfect example, Final Fantasy IV Advance has a lot of slowdowns if played with the Wii standalone port, on the contrary, if played with the mGBA core there is absolutely no lag or slowdown. RA is my main cross-platform entertainment system right now for retrogaming, it has it's flaws that need to be addressed of course, but after some tweaks and correct settings everything works stable. And as MaeseJesus said, it does not hurt to have both choices.
Is there any reason why the RA version of mGBA is so much faster for FFVI Advanced?
RA has a lot of potential right now, more and more emulators are added for different platforms. I know it's a matter of preference too, because the user interface is not as likeable than the GX emulators. Things change when the game is loaded... and after adjust settings, some cores run way better than the standalone versions. mGBA is the most perfect example, Final Fantasy IV Advance has a lot of slowdowns if played with the Wii standalone port, on the contrary, if played with the mGBA core there is absolutely no lag or slowdown. RA is my main cross-platform entertainment system right now for retrogaming, it has it's flaws that need to be addressed of course, but after some tweaks and correct settings everything works stable. And as MaeseJesus said, it does not hurt to have both choices.
Does that include latest mGBA standalone port as well? Is the RA equivalent faster than that?
Yes, I tested latest nightly build and still have slowdowns with specific games (FF IV with or without bios, Golden Sun 2, Motoracer Advance, etc), overall the standalone port is working almost excellent. With RA mGBA core the already mentioned games worked better (excluding motoracer advance).
I'm guessing I was wrong in asking about the standalone Snes9x Next port, huh? Sorry
Any idea what the latest SNES9x Next standalone is? I was also going back and forth between retroarch and actual VC games, injects etc...any possible way someone here can tell me how to set an exact 240p in retroarch? I can get the games to display 240p in VC through the hidden button combination using the nunchuck and wiimote...but can never get it in retroarch to look just right as I dont see the exact resolution in the list of resolutions. Thank you for any help etc!
Try 512x224 progresive mode (240p). It looks exaclty as the VC snes games using a CRT TV.