Homebrew RetroArch Switch

[m4xw]

Since it's the second time you (or someone else) asked this here without getting an answer:
The libretro core for the Dreamcast is called Reicast and as far as I know it's not available for the Switch yet. It would be surprising if it would be as the Dreamcast is even newer than a N64 which doesn't run well yet as we're still waiting for someone to take on that dynarec bounty.

Lakka has reicast but its slow

 

[lordelan]

Lakka has reicast but its slow

Coming to think about it, the benefit lakka had over Horizon RA was just OpenGL? Or do we even have a dynarec compiler there?
If we do and Reicast is still slow there that might be the cap for what's possible on Horizon then as well?

 

[jedifacekik2]

THIS might get lost in all the posting but i fixed the scan directory fix,i have 3 sd cards,ones formatted to exfat and the others on fat32,so yea i was on exfat and that was the issue

 

[Rodrigo1991odeo]

I don't know if this have been answered yet, but it is possible to play with 2 players on retroarch or retroNX??
Hope somebody can help me

 

[m4xw]

Coming to think about it, the benefit lakka had over Horizon RA was just OpenGL? Or do we even have a dynarec compiler there?
If we do and Reicast is still slow there that might be the cap for what's possible on Horizon then as well?

Lakka switched to 32bit and has dynarec's for reicast, n64, psx etc since a few weeks
Not that easy for horizon^^

 

[PEVOx]

I've just installed the RetroArch NSP on my Switch with SX OS. Then I've downloaded the pcsx_rearmed_libreto core and the PS1 Bios SCPH-102B.BIN.
I've loaded Metal Gear Solid game in my library on RetroArch and the game starts with no problem. Once reached the main menu, the game is running very slow, with low frame-rate and some problems with audio. Is this normal? Can be fixed?

 

[Illuminaticy]

I've just installed the RetroArch NSP on my Switch with SX OS. Then I've downloaded the pcsx_rearmed_libreto core and the PS1 Bios SCPH-102B.BIN.
I've loaded Metal Gear Solid game in my library on RetroArch and the game starts with no problem. Once reached the main menu, the game is running very slow, with low frame-rate and some problems with audio. Is this normal? Can be fixed?

1) Threaded video on?
2) Try a different bios.

 

[Nasha004]

anyone know how to get this working on a 6.0.0 switch with TXos 2.2

 

[fadx]

anyone know how to get this working on a 6.0.0 switch with TXos 2.2

You should be able to just extract the nightly to your SD card and run it with the homebrew menu (holding R when clicking the album icon) or through SX OS's homebrew menu.
Latest nightly (you might need 7zip to extract it): https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/nintendo/switch/libnx/2018-10-18_RetroArch.7z

You won't get any official support from the RetroArch team though as they're not big fans of TX to say the least.

 

[Illuminaticy]

anyone know how to get this working on a 6.0.0 switch with TXos 2.2

1) Download RetroArch for switch from RetroArch.com
2) Download the NSP from RetroArch.com
3) Put Retroarch folder onto root of sd
4) Put the .NRO into your /switch folder
5) Put the NSP where you normally put them to install
6) Play retro games???

 

[Nasha004]

yeah i can load it up and all, it just doesn't find the cores sorry should've been more clear

 

[PEVOx]

1) Threaded video on?
2) Try a different bios.

Thank you! I've enabled the Threaded video and it works!

 

[Illuminaticy]

yeah i can load it up and all, it just doesn't find the cores sorry should've been more clear

Just do a fresh install either way. That will probably fix your issues. Are you ExFat or Fat32?

 

[Nasha004]

tried with both and still no luck

 

[Illuminaticy]

tried with both and still no luck

On your SD, go to RetroArch/Cores. Do you see anything there?

 

[Nasha004]

yeah its full of the cores on my SD, when i load it up on switch it just seems non existent

thanks for the help =)

 

[Illuminaticy]

yeah its full of the cores on my SD, when i load it up on switch it just seems non existent

Hmm...I haven't had that happen on any platforms of RetroArch. Maybe it's your directory? Change the core directory to /retroarch/cores if it's not already.

 

[Rodrigo1991odeo]

It is possible to play with 2 players (2 controllers) on retroarch or retroNX??

 

[snk2]

does the Virtual Boy core need some setting(s) for a game to run at 60fps? I'm getting only 50 fps with WarioLand using Retroarch installed as nsp.

 

[lordelan]

It is possible to play with 2 players (2 controllers) on retroarch or retroNX??

Yes.