Homebrew Retroarch Emulation Thread (Nightly Builds Included)

[hcenteno21]

I finally figured it out.
It appears that the Homebrew Channel does not like certain file names for the folders? So I had to rename pocketsnes_libretro's folder name to something like "pocketsnes" for it to work. But not only that, I didn't know the folder had to have the same name as the .3dsx and .smdh files. So after I did all that renaming, it finally showed up in the Homebrew Channel. I'm not sure why I am the only one that had to rename everything (I don't see anyone else talking about the issue) but it worked. Very strange.

By the way, is it true that the SNES emulators run better when installed a .CIA instead of running them from the Homebrew Channel?

It is definately true. I just downgraded, and installed the emus as CIA and it runs better. Most games you may not notice, but the games that do lag now, will run smoother.

 

[Hammyface]

It is definately true. I just downgraded, and installed the emus as CIA and it runs better. Most games you may not notice, but the games that do lag now, will run smoother.

OK. That's interesting. I wonder why that is? Anyway I guess I wasted all that time figuring out how to get them to launch from Homebrew Channel!

 

[hcenteno21]

OK. That's interesting. I wonder why that is? Anyway I guess I wasted all that time figuring out how to get them to launch from Homebrew Channel!

It is a bit of a pain to get wverythig going..or maybe cuz i did it at 3am lol but it was a headache. Downgrading was fast and simple, but gettingg rxtools emunand and everything formatted was a little time consuming for me. I used this tutorial. You must be on 9.2 first!

https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutoria...ncluding-emunand-coldboot-cia-manager.405589/

 

[Hammyface]

It is a bit of a pain to get wverythig going..or maybe cuz i did it at 3am lol but it was a headache. Downgrading was fast and simple, but gettingg rxtools emunand and everything formatted was a little time consuming for me. I used this tutorial. You must be on 9.2 first!

https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutoria...ncluding-emunand-coldboot-cia-manager.405589/

Thank you; I appreciate it but I am already on CFW

I was just confused as to how the SNES emulator could run better as a CIA than a .3dsx

 

[Luckkill4u]

trying to use GpSP .cia version on my N3DS 9.5 emunand anf i keep getting the error "failed to start audio driver. will continue without audio" then my 3ds freezes. Any solutions? Should i use a different gba core?

Still have this issue with no solutions. Anybody have advice or a build I should use?

 

[Stack3r]

right heres some really old cia builds if these don't work then you no you don't have the correct bios files
https://mega.nz/#!ABYH2Jha!i5MVpxXbYuk8Ztqvp7dWymLPq3ejtdoF0-Cgd_WfxlA

can you reupload?

 

[Xenosaiga]

Still have this issue with no solutions. Anybody have advice or a build I should use?

Delete your Retroarch configuration file. If you recently switched to CIA use then you may not know that you require a separate DSP file to use DSP as it was built into *Hax2.5

 

[Luckkill4u]

Delete your Retroarch configuration file. If you recently switched to CIA use then you may not know that you require a separate DSP file to use DSP as it was built into *Hax2.5

oh must be the dsp file, thank you!

 

[Xenosaiga]

oh must be the dsp file, thank you!

Anytime. Look for the DSP firmware dumper on @Rinnegatamante's site.

 

[Luckkill4u]

Anytime. Look for the DSP firmware dumper on @Rinnegatamante's site.

Already found it lol but thank you again!

 

[eldavo2090]

Castlevania SOTN
40 fps, frameskip 1, weird text issue.
N3DS, cia ver.

Spoiler

 

[Stack3r]

Castlevania SOTN
40 fps, frameskip 1, weird text issue.
N3DS, cia ver.

Which CIA build are you using? I tried the 1/10 and i just get a black screen and sound for every game :/

 

[eldavo2090]

Which CIA build are you using? I tried the 1/10 and i just get a black screen and sound for every game :/

1/7, with scph5500.bin as bios and in emunand rxtools.

 

[Stack3r]

1/7, with scph5500.bin as bios and in emunand rxtools.

How do you set bios for cia? I had it setup for 3dsx before

 

[eldavo2090]

How do you set bios for cia? I had it setup for 3dsx before

Same way, drop it inside the system folder with the correct name so retroarch can load it.

 

[MattKimura]

Loving these emulators, they all run 60 FPS on N3DS! SNES, NES, GBC, GBA, and Sega Genesis all run flawless.
But GBA games for some reason, love to crash the emulator randomly at any time, forcing me to shutdown. Is this normal? I was in the middle of Zelda A Link To The Past and this suddenly happened.

 

[sj33]

So, is it okay to use the latest nightlies now? They were broken for the longest time.

 

[drewby]

Boktai. All I'm saying.

Oh god, how could understand them making WarioWare Twisted work w/ the gyrosensor, but the 3DS doesn't have a light sensor. Maybe there's an edited ROM that gets rid of the light sensor?

 

[Heran Bago]

I can't get FFIX to work with PCSX core (N3DS 9.0 with CIA retroarch)
Is this game playable?

Works for me at a good speed but sound is really bad. Using the (E) version, converted all discs into one pbp file.

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Final Fantasy Tactics on PCSX (.cia) on n3ds 9.5 emunand

getting 15-20 fps

anybody else having similar experience. I am hoping that something is wrong on my end, and that this game can run better.

Did you try the settings recommended in the OP?

 

[NekoMichi]

Oh god, how could understand them making WarioWare Twisted work w/ the gyrosensor, but the 3DS doesn't have a light sensor. Maybe there's an edited ROM that gets rid of the light sensor?

The N3DS seems to have some kind of light sensor, but that's just to adjust the screen's auto-brightness. Not sure if something like that's accessible to homebrew software.