Homebrew [RetroArch] Nightly builds here!

[Radius4]

The last couple of updates have drastically improved the stability of the emulators! None of them have a desyncing issue with the screen, so I can play Sonic 1-3 without feeling nauseous. Seiken Densetsu 3and Mother 3 now run at 60fps! However, Kirby Super Star now kills the emulator for me, and when it doesn't, it chugs at 0-1 fps at the title screen. n3ds 9.9.

Honestly not much has changed in the cores or RetroArch itself after aliaspider implemented VSYNC and aspect ratio switch so I dunno what could cause improvements or slowdown

 

[Smoker1]

I just cant wait for Virtual Boy to be 75% to full Speed. Will be awesome

 

[teampleb]

Honestly not much has changed in the cores or RetroArch itself after aliaspider implemented VSYNC and aspect ratio switch so I dunno what could cause improvements or slowdown

I don't know if you have anything to do with the Android version. But you might want to check it out. I have 6 Android devices and none of them will install RetroArch. It always times out or freezes at "installing". Other apps install just fine. (I've even tried on different connections.)
Update: I got it to install by sideloading it. Instead of the Play Store. God it's buggy af. The application locked up on me every time. I think it's more stable on 3DS. Lol.

 

[Returnofganon]

So how exactly do you install this. Should I take all the emulators off or could I just pull a select few that I want?

 

[teampleb]

So how exactly do you install this. Should I take all the emulators off or could I just pull a select few that I want?

Just install the ones you want.

 

[Returnofganon]

Just install the ones you want.

Thanks. I kinda realized that was a dumb question right when I posted it

 

[Smoker1]

I dont have any problems with RetroArch on my Shield Portable or Note Pro.

 

[teampleb]

I dont have any problems with RetroArch on my Shield Portable or Note Pro.

I have a Nexus 7, Nexus 5, Galaxy S4, LG G4, Galaxy Nexus, and a Nexus 10. It was terrible on all of them.

 

[Radius4]

I dont have any problems with RetroArch on my Shield Portable or Note Pro.

^^^^^^^^^^ it works fine, I test it frequently on several devices:
- 2 x shield portable
- shield tablet
- shield console
- nexus 5
- nexus 7 2012
- nexus 7 2013
- moto g 2013
- xperia t
- amazon fire stick

And I have no crashes or lockups, the only thing I haven't tested is devices with android older than kitkat.

There is an issue with mupen64 on 5.1 that's known but otherwise it's extremely good.

I don't know if you have anything to do with the Android version. But you might want to check it out. I have 7 Android devices and none of them will install RetroArch. It always times out or freezes at "installing". Other apps install just fine. (I've even tried on different connections.)
Update: I got it to install by sideloading it. Instead of the Play Store. God it's buggy af. The application locked up on me every time. I think it's more stable on 3DS. Lol.

 

[teampleb]

^^^^^^^^^^ it works fine, I test it frequently on several devices:
- 2 x shield portable
- shield tablet
- shield console
- nexus 5
- nexus 7 2012
- nexus 7 2013
- moto g 2013
- xperia t
- amazon fire stick

And I have no crashes or lockups, the only thing I haven't tested is devices with android older than kitkat.

There is an issue with mupen64 on 5.1 that's known but otherwise it's extremely good.

When I can get the emulators to start it's fine. Sometimes (most of the time) when I load a rom it's just a blank screen. But most of the time that awful touch UI locks up or bugs out. I.E. The options just randomly disappear. (I'm currently testing on Android 5.0.1 BTW.)

 

[Rob Blou]

wow that CatSFC video is convincing! How does it compare to the DSTWO version in terms of speed and compatibility?

 

[teampleb]

wow that CatSFC video is convincing! How does it compare to the DSTWO version in terms of speed and compatibility?

Better. According to one user here.

 

[Rob Blou]

Thx teampleb!!

 

[Kikirini]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems that a few of the CIAs are a bit faster too. A little more optimization and GBA/SNES/NES could be playable through the CIA. o.o

 

[teampleb]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems that a few of the CIAs are a bit faster too. A little more optimization and GBA/SNES/NES could be playable through the CIA. o.o

I think the dynamic recompiler is working in the latest cias.

 

[Kikirini]

I think the dynamic recompiler is working in the latest cias.

Ooh, that's awesome if true.

 

[Radius4]

When I can get the emulators to start it's fine. Sometimes (most of the time) when I load a rom it's just a blank screen. But most of the time that awful touch UI locks up or bugs out. I.E. The options just randomly disappear. (I'm currently testing on Android 5.0.1 BTW.)

I hate it when people go X Y Z is terrible, it's awful or whatever, that kind of feedback is worse than no feedback so I'll just refrain from commenting on the subject again.
I don't want to derail the thread anyway.

 

[teampleb]

Honestly I hate when people go X Y Z is terrible, it's awful or whatever, that kind of feedback is worse than no feedback so I'll just refrain from commenting on the subject again.
I don't want to derail the thread anyway.

No it's not. The thing doesn't work at all. That's as detailed as I can get because it simply doesn't work and a number of your reviews on the Play Store agree.

 

[Radius4]

I guess you don't agree with not derailing the thread

Yes it is worse than no feedback, and Google Play reviews are worthless too.
Useful feedback would include a logcat of the crash, steps to reproduce, cores tested, etc.

It works fine on all my devices without tweaking anything (I hate GLUI too so I switch to RGUI but that's it).

/ot

 

[kn1v3s]

Look! A wild link-where-android-retroarch-should-be-discussed appears!

http://libretro.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16