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PPSSPP/Libretro Switch Public Beta by m4xw
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After a lot of work, I am very happy to share this with all of you.
Audio & Video support works, many core options cause Issues tho.

It is mandatory to "Close Content" after changing any Core option and restarting RetroArch, else it will potentially crash, don't close the RetroArch menu!

Special thanks to hrydgard for everything he has done for the PPSSPP Project.
If you want to support his work, consider buying PPSSPP Gold https://central.ppsspp.org/buygold even if you don't use it!

I will PR it once the libretro port is finished, also implemented half of what's needed for a Standalone port
Source is on my Github, but it's highly WIP and needs a custom RA and a custom ffmpeg, so you should just wait if you want to build it yourself

Libretro Docs (important informations for this core): https://docs.libretro.com/library/ppsspp/
Official Game Compatibility Tracker (your mileage might vary): https://report.ppsspp.org/games

GitHub (WIP Switch): https://github.com/m4xw/ppsspp/
GitHub (Official): https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp

Installation Instructions
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Drag & Drop the "retroarch" folder to the root of your SD, overwriting any file (it will not touch any options).
Assets are bundled, so you don't have to bother with that.

Notes
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If you are using ANY method of loading RetroArch OTHER than Atmosphere's title redirection feature, DO NOT report issues that you encounter.
These issues can skew testing and could very well be caused by loading through an unsupported method.

Video slowdowns are related to missing hardware accelerated decoding (nvdec), it's not a libretro/PPSSPP Issue.
FMV cut-scenes will be fine.

Updates
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Added JIT and JIT Vertex Decoder Support
- When loading Savestates with JIT, make sure to instantly open the RetroArch Menu again and wait for it to complete loading
- This is a libretro specific bug (not switch port related) and will be fixed later on

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-Added Vertex JIT Core option (turning it off fixes some games currently)
-Added Disable slow Framebuffer effects Core option (Speedhack)
-Increased Savestate Chunk size to 4MB (speeds up savestate load, ~2sec)
-Band-Aid for Savestate load + Save (no more opening menu for them to work)
-Renamed "IR JIT" to "IR Interpreter"
-Removed Threaded IO Core option (non-functional)
-Removed Non-Buffered Rendering Core option (non-functional)
-General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

Download Link: <Please use the RetroArch Core updater>

 

[RotiniNoodle]

Was wondering if anybody tried Lunar: Silver Star Harmony yet?

I'm having an issue where absolutely no dialogue or menu text appears. I've tried replacing the fonts in the correct folder but that causes the console to crash also "Error: workInit() failed." I know this was a problem on other versions of PPSSPP but doesn't seem to work here.

 

[JJTapia19]

"A remastered version of the original PlayStation game was released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 for the game's twentieth anniversary." From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaRappa_the_Rapper

That's the game "port" that was hacked to find it runs on an emulator.

Calling that port game a remaster imo is pretty accurate. Another games do the same thing but are called remakes. Those I don't like. Nothing was re maked just a resolution bump for example. I think we're off topic now so I'll stop.

 

[EmulateLife]

Was wondering if anybody tried Lunar: Silver Star Harmony yet?

I'm having an issue where absolutely no dialogue or menu text appears. I've tried replacing the fonts in the correct folder but that causes the console to crash also "Error: workInit() failed." I know this was a problem on other versions of PPSSPP but doesn't seem to work here.

I had the same problem with no text/menu on Metal Gear Acid 2 and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. My assumption is that we'll just have to wait until it's fixed by the devs.

 

[RotiniNoodle]

I had the same problem with no text/menu on Metal Gear Acid 2 and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. My assumption is that we'll just have to wait until it's fixed by the devs.

I figured as much, no biggie.

 

[coffinbirth]

This is amazing! So glad I gave this dude money, will probably have to give him more now,lol. But seriously, great work!

My short testing results; ir jit, high oc

GoW Ghosts of Sparta-12-16fps, runs but barely playable. played 1st sequence
Gradius Collection- 60fps, beautiful. only played an hour
Castlevania X Chronicles- black screen after konami logo
Full Auto 2- 10-13fps, runs but not well

Will report more findings later.

 

[m4xw]

30Fps cheat in Peace Walker makes the game run even slower.. anyone know how to get around this? Ok i think i found the problem, I had the 60fps and 30 fps cheats all in the same file. removing the 60fps one seems to have fixed it.

JIT helps a lot (especially later in the jungle there can be quite a lot of lag with IRJIT/Interpreter), it fixes that.
But it's not ready for public release yet, kinda busy betatesting

 

[EmulateLife]

This is amazing! So glad I gave this dude money, will probably have to give him more now,lol. But seriously, great work!

My short testing results; ir jit, high oc

GoW Ghosts of Sparta-12-16fps, runs but barely playable. played 1st sequence
Gradius Collection- 60fps, beautiful. only played an hour
Castlevania X Chronicles- black screen after konami logo
Full Auto 2- 10-13fps, runs but not well

Will report more findings later.

I believe someone said you can just hit start to skip the cutscene and be able to continue on Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles. You might try it.

 

[coffinbirth]

I believe someone said you can just hit start to skip the cutscene and be able to continue on Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles. You might try it.

Holy cow, it worked! Awesome, thanks!

 

[Eeveekid]

Does persona 3 portable work?

 

[notimp]

We are at the "people are unwilling to read five to ten pages" of text again stage.

This is when the forum usually breaks.

Anyone worth his salt will stop responding to individual requests - because those simply arent worth the time - and we are left with hearsay and wrong information and no one bothering to do anything about it.

To the people that read it is a nuisance to get the same information request in a thread three times within two days.

And the people who dont read dont get proper answeres. You are crafting yourselves a nice loose loose again. I forgon how much I hate this forum, when somone releases something of interest for free. It switches to a fire sale grab table mentality in no time.

If you want to ask "if game works" have the courtesy to see if someone has tested and posted it already.

Every support requester destroys the visibility of someone who is willing to test stuff properly. Thats the heart of the issue. And as long as we have more people around that only care about them being fed information piecemeal this has a negative impact.

Over and out - n

(Reading the same question three times in two days is too much.)

 

[ZachyCatGames]

Pretty sure you need a Switch game installed through nsp.

eshop downloads and cartridges work fine for title redirection

 

[EmulateLife]

eshop downloads and cartridges work fine for title redirection

Read and get some context before you reply. The person wanted to know if they could use a Retroarch forwarded game as the game to hold R on.

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We are at the "people are unwilling to read five to ten pages" of text again stage.

This is when the forum usually breaks.

Anyone worth his salt will stop responding to individual requests - because those simply arent worth the time - and we are left with hearsay and wrong information and no one bothering to do anything about it.

To the people that read it is a nuisance to get the same information request in a thread three times within two days.

And the people who dont read dont get proper answeres. You are crafting yourselves a nice loose loose again. I forgon how much I hate this forum, when somone releases something of interest for free. It switches to a fire sale grab table mentality in no time.

If you want to ask "if game works" have the courtesy to see if someone has tested and posted it already.

Every support requester destroys the visibility of someone who is willing to test stuff properly. Thats the heart of the issue. And as long as we have more people around that only care about them being fed information piecemeal this has a negative impact.

Over and out - n

(Reading the same question three times in two days is too much.)

Your rants and raves and really helping the thread.

 

[satel]

can this core run on Wii U ?

 

[EmulateLife]

can this core run on Wii U ?

No, there's a PPSSPP for Wii U but less games work for it than what already work for Switch.

 

[satel]

No, there's a PPSSPP for Wii U but less games work for it than what already work for Switch.

is this due to the weaker hardware on the Wii U ? if so does this mean N64 emulation is the same case ?

 

[EmulateLife]

Most likely because devs gave up on Wii U when Switch came out and moved on to Switch. There likely won't ever be any more updates to the Wii U PPSSPP.

Switch has already sold more consoles when it was less than 2 years old than Wii U did it it's lifetime it's just a more popular console.

You have a Switch right? Why would you want it on Wii U?

 

[satel]

You have a Switch right? Why would you want it on Wii U?

because i have a Wii U too & it would be nice to have these great emulators on both consoles.

 

[notimp]

Your rants and raves and really helping the thread.

Your non sequitors arent.

The thing with me is, at least I post useful information - until, the "now lets make this about me - has anyone tested... MY FAVOURITE GAMES" posse rolls in..

Lets see.. has anyone tested - Pew Die Pie Adventure yet? Oh, sorry, my fault - thats a PC and Android title.. Really would have liked someone to personally tell me if it runs on my system though. Well too bad...

You can have rants, you can have irony.. I'm flexible.


See - the thing with information requests is, if they require testing work, people are less likely to give them, and you can never be sure how thorough they test.

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles has been reported several times as working and not working in this thread. Crisis Core has been reported as being unplayable, and perfectly playable at 3x resolution without any frames dropped - now which service guy would you want to have today? The one that tells you "what you want works", or the one that tells you "it doesnt"?

To which degree (of 'it works')?

You see - when general knowledge about a topic has dropped so low, that even on basic google speadsheets about the compatibility of a USB stick (for PS Classic Emulation hacking f.e.) people report a thing working and not working at the same time (f.e. because they dont know what fat32 or formatting means), while even more try to solicit personal support requests out of people - the only sensible thing becomes to shut up, and let the straw fire burn down.

I'm only the messenger that tells everyone openly: Its right about that time again.

 

[fst312]

Holy cow, it worked! Awesome, thanks!

how you skipped the intro from a black screen, what settings do you have the game setup on.

 

[Deleted User]

I dont know notimp you have helped me before (sotn widescreen) and other times just ignored me (rondo of blood pce eng i got it working tho). It seems you are selective in helping at very least. I gotta be honest the words “long winded” come to mind. To other people i imagine you are just going to sound looney tunes. I know you are smart and all but gosh you get these runs where I and multiple people are telling you to go outside.

That cannot be a good thing notimp...no matter how you spin it...