Homebrew RetroArch 3DS: Full speed PS1 now possible with PCSX ReARMed w/ Unai renderer!

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Is CHD supposed to load much faster than PBP or are they comparable?
I haven't been able to notice any difference between them, however, converting to .chd using chdman is easier when you're converting multitrack/bins.

Only problem is if they're using cdda audio which I haven't been able to figure out yet.
 

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Wich game are you trying to boot? So far i'm able to play Symphony of the Night and Ridge Racer Type IV

They added CHD support too so try to convert it to that format
I've been trying to boot MGS with the BIOS in the system folder, the .bin and .cue in the same folder as well. Is there something that I missed?
 

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From the article:
NOTE: When talking about 3DS in this article, we actually mean the New 3DS. Don’t expect old 3DS to be able to emulate many games at fullspeed.

Don't get your hopes up, O3DS owners. They also recommend using CHD if you want the full potential from this.
 
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I've been trying to boot MGS with the BIOS in the system folder, the .bin and .cue in the same folder as well. Is there something that I missed?
Have you confirmed that the bioses matches the md5 checksum over at the retroarch pages and that you've named them exactly the same. I believe upper and lower case matters too.

Also you should probably double check that bioses are mapped to the system directory under the directories submenu of settings.

Here's the page:
https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/

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Don't get your hopes up, O3DS owners.
I would say any ps1 game at all running full speed on o3dd is a reason to celebrate. Obviously, you won't be running the most 3d intensive ones, but I don't even know if the n3ds will be able to...
 
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Running Resident Evil 2 at fullspeed on N3DS is all I could have asked for. Games like 40 Winks and Silent Hill are still pretty iffy in terms of performance though
 
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Have you confirmed that the bioses matches the md5 checksum over at the retroarch pages and that you've named them exactly the same. I believe upper and lower case matters too.

Also you should probably double check that bioses are mapped to the system directory under the directories submenu of settings.

Here's the page:
https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/

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I would say any ps1 game at all running full speed on o3dd is a reason to celebrate. Obviously, you won't be running the most 3d intensive ones, but I don't even know if the n3ds will be able to...
MD5 checks out, BIOS is in the right directory with proper naming, aand still nothing...
 

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MD5 checks out, BIOS is in the right directory with proper naming, aand still nothing...
And the .cue is referencing the exact name of the .bin? That is, you haven't changed the name of the files without editing the .cue file with notepad or whatever?
 

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Is your image a redump image? If unsure you can check against the redump.org. is it the pal or ntsc version? Maybe there's anti piracy in it.
It has "USA" in the filename and in the contents of the disc, so i would guess that it's NTSC. Downloaded a .cue from there (modified for the filename), tried to start it up, no luck. Anything else? What about the .PBP method?
 

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It has "USA" in the filename and in the contents of the disc, so i would guess that it's NTSC. Downloaded a .cue from there (modified for the filename), tried to start it up, no luck. Anything else? What about the .PBP method?
Yeah you could try the .pbp or .chd method. Remember to set compression to 1 in options for psx2pbp
 

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only tested gunners heaven, it's a 2d game but still runs only with 30 fps. I will try to convert to chd. I think retroarch doesn't use my bios also, but not sure about that. name, md5 matches.

edit: chd did the trick, now it runs with 57-60 fps.
 
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Is the core saving the game for you?

I have to use savestates because it doesn't save, on SotN at least.

Maybe is it because i'm not using a bios?
 

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I have SotN and FF8 in PBPs, both run much better now but they are also crashing with arm 11 exceptions frequently. I've used these exact same files extensively with Switch retroarch and they were fine there. Wondering if anyone is having a better time with these titles, or conversely are finding other games to crash on. I'm using the .3dsx build if that makes any difference.
 
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