Hacking Vita Retroarch Nightly Builds!

[Alex79uk]

Is there a guide for using Retro Arch anywhere? I've been using emulators and hacking consoles for years, but the only time I've tried Retro Arch was on PC a few months back and didn't really get anywhere with it. Thanks a lot in advance for any help.

 

[wintermute808]

Is there a guide for using Retro Arch anywhere? I've been using emulators and hacking consoles for years, but the only time I've tried Retro Arch was on PC a few months back and didn't really get anywhere with it. Thanks a lot in advance for any help.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/4w02cl/how_to_use_retroarch/

 

[Alex79uk]

Awesome thanks man.

 

[Shinigami Kiba]

I downloaded a nightly now and it has vpk files, a whole bunch of them.
I don't want to mess something up so I have to ask

do I install each and every vpk one by one now? It seems some are cores packed in vpk format, is each vpk going to install a separate bubble or is it going to be like on PC where I get a front end and all? I really only need separate bubbles for Vita for the time being

 

[lithium210]

I downloaded a nightly now and it has vpk files, a whole bunch of them.
I don't want to mess something up so I have to ask

do I install each and every vpk one by one now? It seems some are cores packed in vpk format, is each vpk going to install a separate bubble or is it going to be like on PC where I get a front end and all? I really only need separate bubbles for Vita for the time being

Install all or the ones you want to play. Each vpk is a standalone install and will create its own bubble (white bubbles, they dont seem to have an icon).

 

[Shinigami Kiba]

Thanks, I did as you said and they had the old white space invader on black background for me
but guys I feel that at this point I prefer individual emulators over retroarch
Where do I stay up to date on the individual emulators releases? I'm pretty confused on what's where at the moment mainly because I couldn't figure out how to open the settings and retro arch menu in-game.

 

[Columbo2811]

Install all or the ones you want to play. Each vpk is a standalone install and will create its own bubble (white bubbles, they dont seem to have an icon).

After you installed the vpk you go into appmeta in ur0: and it would have installed a folder. You can then add a 128x128 image into this folder and reboot the vita and your icon will show in the bubble. I'd recommend doing 1 vpk at a time so you know which folder to edit. There named RETR00001 RETR00002 etc so it's kinda difficult to which core is which. Here's an example of 3 I've done at the bottom

Spoiler

 

[VincentBeasley]

After you installed the vpk you go into appmeta in ur0: and it would have installed a folder. You can then add a 128x128 image into this folder and reboot the vita and your icon will show in the bubble. I'd recommend doing 1 vpk at a time so you know which folder to edit. There named RETR00001 RETR00002 etc so it's kinda difficult to which core is which. Here's an example of 3 I've done at the bottom

Spoiler

Where did you get the icon for snes?

 

[Columbo2811]

Where did you get the icon for snes?

Its the stand alone retroarch port released before the nightlys. The icon on that was already added

 

[Yokimari]

Hopefully there is a gba alternative to mgba in the retroarch set soon..

 

[VincentBeasley]

Hopefully there is a gba alternative to mgba in the retroarch set soon..

Yeah all I'm missing is solid GBA and PCE emulators and I can die happy

 

[Yokimari]

Yeah all I'm missing is solid GBA and PCE emulators and I can die happy

The guy is literally the only dev to not allow his emulator to run on PS TV, when I asked him about it, he told me go to play the PC version.

 

[VincentBeasley]

Why isn't it allowed to run on Pstv?

 

[Yokimari]

Why isn't it allowed to run on Pstv?

He says he doesn't have a PSTV to test it, and so won't allow it to run on PSTV. He intentionally blocked it from running on it.

 

[VincentBeasley]

He says he doesn't have a PSTV to test it, and so won't allow it to run on PSTV. He intentionally blocked it from running on it.

Wait, are we talking about mGBA or retroarch?

 

[Yokimari]

Wait, are we talking about mGBA or retroarch?

mGBA lol I was saying it would be nice to have an alternative gba emulator in RetroArch for Vita.

 

[VincentBeasley]

mGBA lol I was saying it would be nice to have an alternative gba emulator in RetroArch for Vita.

Oh ok lol I just bought a Pstv on Ebay and I was gonna be pissed if retroarch didn't work xD

 

[Yokimari]

Oh ok lol I just bought a Pstv on Ebay and I was gonna be pissed if retroarch didn't work xD

No RetroArch is amazing.. playing Neo Geo games on it right now, and saves work great now. Just need GBA so I can stop having to use VHBL.

Also the PSTV is great, especially now, best emulation system ever.

 

[Smoker1]

After you installed the vpk you go into appmeta in ur0: and it would have installed a folder. You can then add a 128x128 image into this folder and reboot the vita and your icon will show in the bubble. I'd recommend doing 1 vpk at a time so you know which folder to edit. There named RETR00001 RETR00002 etc so it's kinda difficult to which core is which. Here's an example of 3 I've done at the bottom

Spoiler

Here are some more Icons if anyone want them

 

[Columbo2811]

Here are some more Icons if anyone want them
View attachment 58210 View attachment 58211 View attachment 58212

Oh yeah I forgot about those from wiiflow. Nice one thanks. They look better than what I originally found.