Homebrew [RetroArch] Nightly builds here!

[Flame]

i think the installation process is pushing the install button

Witchcraft!

 

[Escorpion]

i think the installation process is pushing the install button

Really?? WoW! you are a truly genius

 

[narukyuubito]

I have a n3ds
What format of games for PCSX emulator (ECM, ISO, BIN)?

 

[kenseiden]

ISO, BIN/CUE, and IMG files are supported by PCSX core.

somewhat related: I suppose not a lot of people here also use Retroarch on other platforms? I myself have been using it for a while on the Wii, Android, and iOS, and I've been thinking about putting together a basic beginner friendly guide to using Retroarch in general. Stuff like savefile management, what files each core supports, and other little tricks I've picked up during my time as a Rerroach user. Basically, just gonna use this to gauge general interest in such an endeavor.

 

[narukyuubito]

thanks man

 

[witheld]

Well, just tried Virtua Racing and it locked, so may i suppose it isn't supported yet or is this only for polygonal games?

Picodrive actually surprises me, it's really, really smooth no matter what game i use on it, i still have to try Mega CD games.

I'm using Virtua Racing on a new 3ds with no kernel hacks, there's a screenshot earlier in the thread

 

[NekoMichi]

Somewhat related: I suppose not a lot of people here also use Retroarch on other platforms? I myself have been using it for a while on the Wii, Android, and iOS, and I've been thinking about putting together a basic beginner friendly guide to using Retroarch in general. Stuff like savefile management, what files each core supports, and other little tricks I've picked up during my time as a Rerroach user. Basically, just gonna use this to gauge general interest in such an endeavor.

I use the iOS version a lot, usually with an HDMI adaptor and Bluetooth controller. I can help write parts of the iOS section if you need.

 

[Ridge]

So uh, at the risk of sounding really dumb here, kernel hacking (if that's even the correct term) your 3DS isn't something that can be done with Tubehax, right? I assume I'll need a specific game or some other tool.
Did my homework.

 

[AtlasFontaine]

This happens everytime when I try to load any x32 rom on Picodrive.

 

[aliaspider]

don't even try loading a 32X game with the 3dsx version, it is a guaranteed crash.

 

[cvskid]

At the moment don't bother with sega 32x games on o3ds since they are slow.

 

[kenseiden]

I use the iOS version a lot, usually with an HDMI adaptor and Bluetooth controller. I can help write parts of the iOS section if you need.

Awesome, that would be much appreciated! I'll definitely give you a heads up

 

[DogParty]

I looked into getting DeSmuME to work on the 3DS and I eventually got it to compile but it won't run unless someone rewrites a full pthread wrapper for the 3DS. aliaspider wrote a limited wrapper for pcsx_rearmed but it lacks mutex and conditional support. I lack the working knowledge of the 3DS' OS but I can attempt to work on it. He also wrote a nearly complete wrapper for the PSP Vita so I can look into that and try making a 3DS implementation.

So yes, a NDS emulator can compile but its complexity is a bit too much. It sucks that Nintendo wrote their own OS instead of using a *nix system because it's all so foreign to me

 

[CeeDee]

There's no proper way to set the Picodrive core's resolution to 320x224, the standard resolution for Genesis games, as 1:1 PAR defaults to 4:3 which ends up as 320x240. I suppose you could use Custom Viewport, though, manually.

Also...

1. Sega CD games lag a lot on the o3DS compared to normal Genesis games.
2. How does this run fullspeed on o3DS, but the other 16-bit emulators

 

[daxtsu]

There's no proper way to set the Picodrive core's resolution to 320x224, the standard resolution for Genesis games, as 1:1 PAR defaults to 4:3 which ends up as 320x240. I suppose you could use Custom Viewport, though, manually.

Are you using integer scale, as well?

Edit: I think that's actually a problem with Picodrive; with Genesis GX, it doesn't stretch 320x224 to 320x240.

 

[Noise964]

This happens everytime when I try to load any x32 rom on Picodrive.

it's a wee bit difficult to determine what the problem is when you take the picture with a potato.

 

[Stack3r]

No nightly build yet?

 

[DogParty]

Update on DeSmuME

So I worte the pthread wrapper (totally untested, ofc) but I've hit a pretty substantial issue. The build crashes when loading a ROM due to an obscure issue in gcc 4.9 (the compiler). I can try to downgrade the build tools to devKitARM r42 but that lacks 3DS support. I might try to get creative with it but as of right now this is a pretty large hurdle unless devKitARM updates to gcc5 (unlikely) :\

 

[ShadowOne333]

Update on DeSmuME

So I worte the pthread wrapper (totally untested, ofc) but I've hit a pretty substantial issue. The build crashes when loading a ROM due to an obscure issue in gcc 4.9 (the compiler). I can try to downgrade the build tools to devKitARM r42 but that lacks 3DS support. I might try to get creative with it but as of right now this is a pretty large hurdle unless devKitARM updates to gcc5 (unlikely) :\

I think your project is worthy of a new topic/thread.
Don't you agree?

 

[JJTapia19]

Update on DeSmuME

So I worte the pthread wrapper (totally untested, ofc) but I've hit a pretty substantial issue. The build crashes when loading a ROM due to an obscure issue in gcc 4.9 (the compiler). I can try to downgrade the build tools to devKitARM r42 but that lacks 3DS support. I might try to get creative with it but as of right now this is a pretty large hurdle unless devKitARM updates to gcc5 (unlikely) :\

Good luck and thanks for trying to get this working! It would be great to have a ds emulator and see how it performs.