Homebrew RetroArch Switch

[hallo23]

So I've been trying to get PCSX ReARMed working for the past hours.

I created a playlist with the playlist buddy.
But when I'm trying to load files from the playlist it says "File could not be loaded from playlist"

For testing purposes I created a playlist for Gameboy games.
Also didn't work same error.

I can scan the gameboy files and they will get added to a playlist but when I'm trying to scan the .bin files from my PS1 dumps nothing happens.

 

[stick267]

So I've been trying to get PCSX ReARMed working for the past hours.

I created a playlist with the playlist buddy.
But when I'm trying to load files from the playlist it says "File could not be loaded from playlist"

For testing purposes I created a playlist for Gameboy games.
Also didn't work same error.

I can scan the gameboy files and they will get added to a playlist but when I'm trying to scan the .bin files from my PS1 dumps nothing happens.

I think generating playlists for PSX doesn't work. Open up a working playlist file for a different system in a text editor and mimic the format for your PSX rips and it should work.

 

[hallo23]

I think generating playlists for PSX doesn't work. Open up a working playlist file for a different system in a text editor and mimic the format for your PSX rips and it should work.

Ok so I opened my working N64 playlist and I have questions regarding those two lines.

"core_name": "DETECT"

What should I "detect" replace with?
Just "pcsx_rearmed_libretro_libnx" or "pcsx_rearmed_libretro_libnx.nro" or do I need to put in the whole string "\retroarch\cores\pcsx_rearmed_libretro_libnx.nro"?

"crc32": "XXXXXXXXX|crc"

Where can I find or how can I check the crc of my PS1 .bins?

 

[stick267]

Ok so I opened my working N64 playlist and I have questions regarding those two lines.



What should I "detect" replace with?
Just "pcsx_rearmed_libretro_libnx" or "pcsx_rearmed_libretro_libnx.nro" or do I need to put in the whole string "\retroarch\cores\pcsx_rearmed_libretro_libnx.nro"?



Where can I find or how can I check the crc of my PS1 .bins?

I think you can leave it on detect, and I don’t think the crc lines are required. There was a link that I had before that told you what was necessary. Let me see if I can find it.

EDIT: I’m not positive, but this may have been the link

https://docs.libretro.com/guides/roms-playlists-thumbnails/

However I’m getting a 404 error on it.

EDIT 2: Heres a link to the lakka docs.

http://www.lakka.tv/doc/Playlists/

I believe it should be the same for RetroArch

 

[hallo23]

I think you can leave it on detect, and I don’t think the crc lines are required. There was a link that I had before that told you what was necessary. Let me see if I can find it.
EDIT: I’m not positive, but this may have been the link
https://docs.libretro.com/guides/roms-playlists-thumbnails/
However I’m getting a 404 error on it.
EDIT 2: Heres a link to the lakka docs.
http://www.lakka.tv/doc/Playlists/
I believe it should be the same for RetroArch

ok
I removed the crc check and left the core on "detect" and it works now.
That took me longer then I thought

Thanks for the help!

 

[Deleted User]

For Goldeneye, I have remapped the retroarch controls, leaving the in game controls at default honey layout. Analog to digital type - none


R-stick down - C Buttons Y -
R-stick up - C Buttons Y +

Sniping is tricky though

Thanks, but I already had this default setting and it wasn't the reason why C-buttons and left analog were mixed.

I finally found the solution:
- launch the game
- -/+ to access retroarch menu
- under the "quick menu" go to control
- user 1 analog to digital type -> Right analog

There you go, left stick for movement, right stick for C-buttons.

For England, James.




Oopsie, "Analog to digital type - none" also works fine, so, you found the solution first !

 

[minomore]

Ive got a nice problem that i hope can be solved, the Mupen 64 next emu is fantastic and I've used the settings from a few pages back and all is good however... there is a few games that are giving me a few problems just wondering if anyone can help.

Dr Mario 64. loads the game but during gameplay you cant see the pills.
Banjo Tooie. after the cutscenes and the game begins its nothing but a white screen with character sprites
WCW/NWO revenge. the game loads fine with the default setting but with the settings from a few pages back i get a black screen and just sound

these are the settings I've been using

 

[arianadark]

try frame buffer emulation to true

 

[Gronbar]

Most of games that i try using PCSX ReARMed have bad framerate and sounds bugs (aroud 40 FPS in Tekken 3). I trayed turning of V-Sync and GPU Sync and turning on Threaded Video. Is there any other possible option to try?

 

[sj33]

This is common knowledge but just throwing this up anyway.

MegaCD/Sega CD Compression Guide

As we know, Mega CD games are massive in their uncompressed form, but none of the cores support iso/mp3. Here are two ways to get the file size down.

Firstly, Genesis Plus GX DOES support .ogg compression, so you can compress the audio tracks for games using this. This is easily done using CDCrush. https://github.com/johndimi/cdcrush.net/releases
This will result in by far the smallest file size for games which have a lot of audio tracks, and ideal for contexts where space is a premium such as SD cards.

The other method is .chd. This compresses the data track, audio tracks using .flac and even scans the data track for uncompressed audio which it can compress. This compression is lossless and thus ideal for people who want archive quality, but does take up more space that using .ogg. A user-friendly script can be found here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ElaPpvBHs5aUd0QUM3c05kY2c/view

In the vast majority of cases, converting to .ogg will result in the best file size. However, in cases where the game has very few or no audio tracks (The Animals, AX-101 etc.), converting to .chd will result in a smaller file size as this compresses the data tracks. So make a decision per-game. And remember that Picodrive does not support these formats.

Here are some file sizes for comparison:

Final Fight CD
bin 441MB
chd 253MB
iso/ogg 57MB

Sonic CD
bin 556MB
chd 323MB
iso/ogg 156MB

Snatcher
bin 596MB
chd 319MB
iso/ogg 160MB

 

[Deleted-351540]

Most of games that i try using PCSX ReARMed have bad framerate and sounds bugs (aroud 40 FPS in Tekken 3). I trayed turning of V-Sync and GPU Sync and turning on Threaded Video. Is there any other possible option to try?

Overclock the CPU to 1.5Ghz or 1.7Ghz. Leave threaded video on, as well as V-Sync. Then bump up the audio latency from 60ms to 80ms. You're getting bad sound and low framerates because the CPU at stock speeds isn't capable of emulating PSX. I had these problems with PCSX until I overclocked the CPU. 1.5Ghz works for most games, but a few need 1.7Ghz to have playable framerates. Tekken 3 seems to be one of the games that needs to run at 1.7Ghz. As does Jet Moto.

 

[Gronbar]

Overclock the CPU to 1.5Ghz or 1.7Ghz. Leave threaded video on, as well as V-Sync. Then bump up the audio latency from 60ms to 80ms. You're getting bad sound and low framerates because the CPU at stock speeds isn't capable of emulating PSX. I had these problems with PCSX until I overclocked the CPU. 1.5Ghz works for most games, but a few need 1.7Ghz to have playable framerates. Tekken 3 seems to be one of the games that needs to run at 1.7Ghz. As does Jet Moto.

Oh, funny that Switch can't handle emulation of PS1 games but my phone can. Thank you anyway.

 

[sj33]

It’s not really that simple. Your phone probably can use the 32-bit MIPS dynarec. They’re are loose plans to port the dynarec to aarch64 for the Switch at some point, but not yet.

 

[linkenski]

Ocarina of Time is running mostly bug-free, but there's a consistent slow-down when you bring up the menu, and if you enable texture enhancements it seems like the Switch runs out of memory when you try to access it.

Has there been any significant Mupen64 updates I'm missing? I believe I'm using the Dynarec Beta build.

 

[sj33]

This is the latest version, to be clear. Released about a day ago and NOT the same as the nightlies.

https://m4xw.net/nextcloud/index.php/s/n87e8ycGGgfTM6L

 

[stick267]

Ocarina of Time is running mostly bug-free, but there's a consistent slow-down when you bring up the menu, and if you enable texture enhancements it seems like the Switch runs out of memory when you try to access it.

Has there been any significant Mupen64 updates I'm missing? I believe I'm using the Dynarec Beta build.

There's a cheat code that will fix the menu slow down. Check here.

http://www.emutalk.net/threads/13878-Ocarina-of-Time-subscreen-delay-fix-codes-for-all-ROMs

 

[Houjin]

Hey guys, since the official nsp for retroarch is gone, is there a way to prevent retroarch to close entirely when I am pressing the Home button?

Thats why I always prefered using the nsp, but my playlist are getting mixed up...

 

[linkenski]

Is there a rumble plugin coming some day? I was disappointed to learn there's no rumble either in PS1 games or Rumble Pak N64 games.

 

[stick267]

Hey guys, since the official nsp for retroarch is gone, is there a way to prevent retroarch to close entirely when I am pressing the Home button?

Thats why I always prefered using the nsp, but my playlist are getting mixed up...

Launch using title replacement.

 

[Houjin]

Launch using title replacement.

Does this also work with SXOS or just Atmosphere?