Homebrew RetroArch-Hexaeco Emulators

[Charco]

Looking great! I've added these to my setup this morning and they are working perfectly.

Thanks again for working on these, it's much appreciated!

Do you have any plans to create standalone emulators for the remaining HEXAECO cores? The only one I can think of that would be of interest to me would be Neo Pop. If not, it's no problem, you have all of the major systems covered already!

 

[Charco]

What is the recommended GBA emulator for 2024? I am using mgba standalone. Does the RetroArch or HEXAECO core perform better than this emulator?

 

[RunningSnakes]

What is the recommended GBA emulator for 2024? I am using mgba standalone. Does the RetroArch or HEXAECO core perform better than this emulator?

For me...
mGBA standalone latest release
mGBA RA 1.10.3 (nearly as good as standalone)

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mGBA Hexaeco
gpsp RA @SaulFabre recompile (speed is perfect but audio is a little off and only plays GBA games.
VBAGX

this is only my opinion.

 

[Charco]

Cool, I must check to see what version of mGBA I have installed,I haven't updated it in a couple of years.

 

[Ouaz]

Cool, I must check to see what version of mGBA I have installed,I haven't updated it in a couple of years.

If you use standalone mgba, the current release 0.10.3 (from january 2024) is broken (it does not start). A fixed dol can be found on this github issue:
https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/issues/3106

Or you have to download a development build here: https://mgba.io/downloads.html (in development downloads)

 

[RunningSnakes]

RA-SS TurboGrafx-16 and RA-SS TurboGrafx-CD standalone setups have been added with a few more to come in the next days.

Forwarder sets have been updated/cleaned and a Dark set has been added if you are interested. Check original post for links.

Post automatically merged: Nov 11, 2024

Hey everyone. More SS-Hexaeco standalone emulators are released. Thanks to @Charco for motivating me to get these out there. Here is what is new...

SS-Atari 2600
SS-Atari 7800
SS-Atari Lynx
SS-Game Boy (Gambatte)

Other very good news, @SaulFabre recompiled RA-NeoGeo CD is now fully functional and released as a standalone. My last attempt was unsuccessful but no mistakes were made this time, it has been fully tested and working beautiful. Again, all credit goes to SuperrSonic and @SaulFabre for providing us these emulators, i merely did some editing for us end users to enjoy these as standalone.

I hope there are no issues but please post if you do run into any...

 

[Charco]

I set up the Neo Geo CD and Lynx cores. Everything is working well.

For some reason, when I choose the Unibios it launches the game to the bios screen,where you can play audio or start the game etc. but it doesn't allow me to start a game. Everything works fine if I use the normal CDZ bios though.

Also, out of curiosity, what resolution and aspect ratio do you use for Atari Lynx @RunningSnakes ? Hard to get it just right on a big tv.

 

[RunningSnakes]

I set up the Neo Geo CD and Lynx cores. Everything is working well.

For some reason, when I choose the Unibios it launches the game to the bios screen,where you can play audio or start the game etc. but it doesn't allow me to start a game. Everything works fine if I use the normal CDZ bios though.

Also, out of curiosity, what resolution and aspect ratio do you use for Atari Lynx @RunningSnakes ? Hard to get it just right on a big tv.

Yes, i remember the UniBios not working properly so i also use the CDZ bios.

I normally use my 24" TV for Wii gaming. I keep resolution at 640x480 and aspect ratio is set at 480x456 for just about everything using Hexaeco. Off the top of my head i believe Vectrex and GBA are the only i have set differently, and of course i use bezels for everything

 

[grandosegood]

hey all,

i am planning on redoing my setup sometime in the future, for the 8/16 bit systems such as snes, sega and gba. is it preferable to use the retroarch cores over the stand-alone front ends? if i'd prefer playlists for ease of access, it seems like i'll need to hit up retroarch

 

[RunningSnakes]

It is definitely all personal preference but i'll give my $0.02 cents opinion

All Sega i personally use Hexaeco for everything. The Hexaeco core may not be as up to date as the standalone GenPlusGX but it is still great. I love RA-Hex frontend and bezel support is icing.

TurboGrafx is best played with standalone RA 1.19.0 i released. CHD is supported and Turbo toggle works beautiful plus all other standard features are present. It is missing bezel support though. Hexaeco is a good option since everything is very good/great but CHD is not supported. WiiMednafen is also outstanding but again CHD is not supported.

For NES i use TX, it simply is better than everything else. Next would be GX, then RX. Hexaeco offers bezel support so definitely worth mentioning

For SNES, take your pick of GX, RX, TX. I personally use TX here also but all 3 are great SNES emulators. Hexaeco is your alternative here again with bezel support and the SNES Next has very good speed and compatibility. Stay away from vanilla RA SNES.

Sega 32X first choice is RA recompile by @SaulFabre that i recently got working as standalone. Hexaeco has minor issues but does have a workaround for full speed.

Neo Geo is solid with both RA recompile standalone or Hexaeco standalone. RA has a little better compatibility but Hexaeco (again) offers bezel support.

Neo CD. Niuus RX release is damn solid but the RA recompile standalone is superior in every way.

GBA... mGBA standalone is above all without question. RA mGBA standalone is pretty outstanding plus offers full screen support for gb/gbc if that makes a difference to end users (it does for me) emGBA is also very very good and really your only other standalone option if you pass on the others mentioned.

Just my opinion. Feel free to join the conversation and voice your opinion guys...

 

[Charco]

First of all I will say that it is personal preference for most of the systems you mentioned.

There are benefits to using standalone emulators and RetroArch cores.

Standalone emulators for NES, SNES, and Mega Drive/Genesis all have nice features such as user interfaces that have Wii remote IR support, box art, menu music. I use FCEUltra RX for NES, Snes9x RX for SNES, and Genesis Plus GX for Mega Drive/Mega CD, Master System.

In my opinion, Genesis Plus GX has the best user interface of any emulator on the Wii.

However, RetroArch cores may have a more bare bones user interface, but there are some very powerful options as regards resolution and scaling.

Even though I have Genesis Plus GX installed, I recently installed standalone RetroArch HEXAECO cores for Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive, and Mega CD as I like having those options and being able to launch into each system directly from the nice forwarders @RunningSnakes has created.

There are certain systems that are emulated better by standalone emulators, mGBA for example is probably the recommended emulator for GBA on the Wii.

Post automatically merged: Nov 13, 2024

It is definitely all personal preference but i'll give my $0.02 cents opinion

All Sega i personally use Hexaeco for everything. The Hexaeco core may not be as up to date as the standalone GenPlusGX but it is still great. I love RA-Hex frontend and bezel support is icing.

TurboGrafx is best played with standalone RA 1.19.0 i released. CHD is supported and Turbo toggle works beautiful plus all other standard features are present. It is missing bezel support though. Hexaeco is a good option since everything is very good/great but CHD is not supported. WiiMednafen is also outstanding but again CHD is not supported.

For NES i use TX, it simply is better than everything else. Next would be GX, then RX. Hexaeco offers bezel support so definitely worth mentioning

For SNES, take your pick of GX, RX, TX. I personally use TX here also but all 3 are great SNES emulators. Hexaeco is your alternative here again with bezel support and the SNES Next has very good speed and compatibility. Stay away from vanilla RA SNES.

Sega 32X first choice is RA recompile by @SaulFabre that i recently got working as standalone. Hexaeco has minor issues but does have a workaround for full speed.

Neo Geo is solid with both RA recompile standalone or Hexaeco standalone. RA has a little better compatibility but Hexaeco (again) offers bezel support.

Neo CD. Niuus RX release is damn solid but the recompile standalone is superior in every way.

GBA... mGBA standalone is above all without question. RA mGBA standalone is pretty outstanding plus offers full screen support for gb/gbc if that makes a difference to end users (i does for me) emGBA is also very very good and really your only other standalone option if you pass on the others mentioned.

Just my opinion. Feel free to join the conversation and voice your opinion guys...

Out of curiosity, what are the benefits of using the TX emulators over RX for NES and SNES? I may switch over.

 

[RunningSnakes]

Out of curiosity, what are the benefits of using the TX emulators over RX for NES and SNES? I may switch over.

For SNES i don't believe there is much difference at all. I think both have the same features. They are just laid out a bit different for options, RX uses 1.52 or 1.56 where TX uses 1.60 Snes9x as core.

TX NES has overclock which is beautiful for sluggish games (Contra Force) and is quite impressive, plus i like the palettes selected for TX. RX is a little outdated but still great, GX is most up to date and is great also.

 

[Charco]

For SNES i don't believe there is much difference at all. I think both have the same features. They are just laid out a bit different for options, RX uses 1.52 or 1.56 where TX uses 1.60 Snes9x as core.

TX NES has overclock which is beautiful for sluggish games (Contra Force) and is quite impressive, plus i like the palettes selected for TX. RX is a little outdated but still great, GX is most up to date and is great also.

Overclocking is a handy feature for sure, I might check it out.

 

[RunningSnakes]

Yes it truly is, must be used to understand the quality the feature offers.

The Wii has many great emulation options for retro gaming and FCEUX TX would be on the very top of the list imo. Absolutely incredible what the devs have given the community.

Not too many things the old machine cannot do well and has no rival...

 

[SaulFabre]

Yes it truly is, must be used to understand the quality the feature offers.

The Wii has many great emulation options for retro gaming and FCEUX TX would be on the very top of the list imo. Absolutely incredible what the devs have given the community.

Not too many things the old machine cannot do well and has no rival...

Don't forget Nestopia in RA-HEXAeco and my recompiles of Nestopia for Libretro RetroArch on Wii. Not to mention Nestopia is better than FCEUX, in my opinion.

 

[MeXen]

I wonder if Mesen is too much for the poor Wii to be ported? seems ridiculous considering its the damn NES, cant imagine it being more of a hassle to get right at 100% then PS1, GBA, SNES or even N64

I am asking this of course because of the game ''Former Dawn''

 

[RunningSnakes]

Here are a couple Hexaeco overlay adds if you are interested ...

 

[Charco]

I'm enjoying playing around with the Neo Pop core. There are some great games on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium is a lot of fun!

 

[Charco]

I've been playing around with MD+ enhanced Mega Drive games the last couple of days. In testing, I have got a game running fine with the standalone Genesis Plus GX, updated to 1.7.5.

However, I have not been successful with either the Hexaeco or Retroarch Genesis Plus GX cores, both of which are version1.7.4. The game boots but without music.

Is standalone Genesis Plus GX 1.7.5 the only option on Wii to play these games?

 

[RunningSnakes]

Do not know, I would need to test myself. Gotta let me know which games have issues my friend.

I do know RA PCE SGFX and RA PCE Fast audio needs to be changed in settings for appropriate/acceptable audio.