Release: Custom Firmware for the Super-Retrocade

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Thank you so much for this cfw, WD_GASTER2, I'm having a blast with it. However, I am having trouble getting GBA games to run even though I have the gba_bios.bin file in the GBA folder. Do you have any idea what I might be able to do to get it working? Thanks again!
 

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Are your games in .gba format? Also did you place the bios inside the folder. Test the gba bios on a pc to make sure it works?
 

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Are your games in .gba format? Also did you place the bios inside the folder. Test the gba bios on a pc to make sure it works?
Yes, I did all of that. I did notice when I tested it on two emulators on my pc, retroarch and mGBA, that retroarch refused to even read the bios file while on mGBA it worked flawlessly, so it might be a retroarch issue.
 

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Works for me on my end. I would not have released it included otherwise.I am not using mgba as a core either. It’s definitely an issue with your setup somewhere. I used gpsp you hit 60fps that way. Also something to try: removal special character and name them something simple. IE racinggame.gba no !?() etc. P.S. could be that you have a bad bios file as well.
 
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Works for me on my end. I would not have released it included otherwise.I am not using mgba as a core either. It’s definitely an issue with your setup somewhere. I used gpsp you hit 60fps that way. Also something to try: removal special character and name them something simple. IE racinggame.gba no !?() etc. P.S. could be that you have a bad bios file as well.
I figured it out, all I needed to do was to take my roms out of their folders, thank you for your help.
 

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ver 1.2 now in progress.
 

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umm. a little hard to tell. I am doing some help out work with the MMC team at the moment :).
maybe a few weeks once i get a moment? I am also helping out on some other projects on this site :P

actually to give a little longer on fw 1.2 answer: Neo Geo cd has been a bust. figuring out why its not launching. Mame2003 is subpar in performance too. The other 2 wonderswan and gamegear emulate ok.
so im in a half way point with it.
 
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I recently acquired one of these from Goodwill for $7, considering myself lucky based on prices. But, curious about how do I check what version I have, and I'm willing to try something's, is the ram upgradeable somehow,?
 

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ram is not. custom firmware works regardless of version you got.
version 1.1 has some games that ver 1.0 didnt.

Act-Fancer: Cybernetic Hyper Weapon (Arcade)
Armed Police Unit Gallop (Arcade)
Crude Buster (Arcade)
R-Type (Arcade)
R-Type II (Arcade)
 

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I've been using your CFW on my Super Retrocade and I REALLY like it! But can I request that you add the ability to modify core settings for each of the systems just like Retroarch, since the whole thing pretty much runs in Retroarch anyway? I'd REALLY like to be able to use the RGB NES palette for example...

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Never mind, I figured out how to do it.
 
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Thank you so much for doing this. Me and my brother both picked up retrocades awhile back and it blew his mind when I showed him what all my system could play using your CFW.

I'm really new to all of this so this may be a silly question, but how the heck do I switch discs on a multi disc PS1 game?

Again, thanks a ton for this.
 

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