Homebrew Official Retroarch WiiU (wip.)

[ploggy]

Plus, they are incredibly useful for Hotkeys precisely because they are unused by many cores. Not to mention that when PlayStation 1 is eventually added to RetroArch, a lot of the buttons will be unavailable for Hotkeys because of that system alone.

Very good points

Slightly related.. You can use a PS3 controller (usb/wired) to play the PS1 Core on WiiU so if we can get the L3+R3 Buttons fixed we can have the FULL Playstation experience

 

[asboy]

Is there any kind of estimate for when the PS1 core will be added? I'm very excited for it.

 

[GABO1423]

Is there any kind of estimate for when the PS1 core will be added? I'm very excited for it.

I think it's wise to think of it like how John Carmack used to deal with release dates: "It will be done when it's done."

 

[depaul]

Retroarch loading times now are relatively good and much better than before:
- Roms within the same core (except arcade) are loaded almost instantly
- Arcade roms loading is relatively fast : For example Street Fighter III 3rd strike (68 MB) load in 14s. Almost 5 MB/s.

 

[ShadowOne333]

Retroarch loading times now are relatively good and much better than before:
- Roms within the same core (except arcade) are loaded almost instantly
- Arcade roms loading is relatively fast : For example Street Fighter III 3rd strike (68 MB) load in 14s. Almost 4 MB/s.

That reminded me to mention my tests lol

So I finally updated my whole WiiU RetroArch stuff, cores and main executable, and I think it's worth noting that the speedup in core loading is only possible if you boot through CBHC or Mocha/CFW .
If you don't have any kind of coldboot setup, and only have a DS title with HBL installed, and run RA from there, you'll still get somewhat slow loading times.
It was only when I ran Mocha that I noticed those speedup loading times being mentioned.

On a last side note, PrBoom/Doom now works fine with saving and loading, so yay for me I guess lol

 

[september796]

Almost there! So instant loading do work as long as you're running cfw (according to ShadowOne333)+load the core first+"Always reload core on run content" is disabled.
But on a quick test running snes core+rom at once I got longer loading time than the previous version I have (2021-07-19): 8 seconds then vs 15 seconds now.

 

[depaul]

Almost there! So instant loading do work as long as you're running cfw (according to ShadowOne333)+load the core first+"Always reload core on run content" is disabled.
But on a quick test running snes core+rom at once I got longer loading time than the previous version I have (2021-07-19): 8 seconds then vs 15 seconds now.

Sorry I had CBHC activated years ago so I assumed that's the case for every console.

Yes the first time you load a core it takes some 5s-10s. Then when you load roms for the same core they'll load instantly (except FBA/MAME).

4-5MB/s might not seem much but in the context of retro-emulation it's already good.

 

[GABO1423]

@ploggy I think you will like this one: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/12764

 

[ploggy]

@ploggy I think you will like this one: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/12764

Haha yeah, I just read it.. Awesome Thankyou Gblues.


L3 AND R3 BUTTONS ARE BAACK!!!!!!!

 

[GABO1423]

Haha yeah, I just read it.. Awesome Thankyou Gblues.


L3 AND R3 BUTTONS ARE BAACK!!!!!!!

Don't close the issue yet, I need to see if the Pro Controller is working as well first.

 

[ploggy]

Don't close the issue yet, I need to see if the Pro Controller is working as well first.

Ok, I wont close it until you confirm


PS1 UPDATE:
Good news PS1 lovers the PS1 Dynarec on WiiU works!! it was a bit touch and go whether the Dynarec could be run on WiiU, but luckily it seems to be running.. ok.. its not the lightning fast speed increase I thought it was going to be but it runs
Mad thanks to Quarky for the fixes that got the Dynarec running on WiiU!! Thank You mate!!
Next is to see if Embercold can tweak the Dynarec to get some more speed out of it and also to add their polyfill
("What I'm making is a polyfill, basically, an implementation of the missing libraries using libogc functions. These tend to be small, so once I'm done with the interfaces, I'll likely have both the Wii and WiiU versions done fast. Then I'll have to test and maybe repair the multithreaded gpulib.") and then Lightrec (another Dynarec!!) we hoped for Dynarec running on PS1 WiiU then we end up getting TWO!!

I made an initial games comparison, with Dynarec on/off (remember still early days, Games will get faster)
Bust A Move 2 (has no background music)
Rec on=48 FPS Rec off=43 FPS (the FPS doesn't really convey the speed improvement, its quite noticeable)

Castlevania
Rec on=54 FPS Rec off=45 FPS

)
Colin McRae Rally
Rec on=24 Rec off=40 (this is one of those games that actually performs worse with Rec on)

Cool Boarders 2
Rec on=44 Rec off=45 (this games FPS doesnt convey the games speed difference, the game does run faster with Rec on even tho the FPS suggests its slower)

Megaman X4
Rec on=54 Rec off=45

Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Rec on=59 Rec off=48 (feels fullspeed, no background music though)

Pandemonium!
Rec on=54 Rec off=47

R-type Delta
Rec on=(fluctuates wildly) Rec off=38 (definitely worse with Rec on)

Those are the games I've tested so far It's great.. the Dynarec WORKS!! lol

More info: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/4852

EDIT: fix pics

 

[pedro702]

Ok, I wont close it until you confirm


PS1 UPDATE:
Good news PS1 lovers the PS1 Dynarec on WiiU works!! it was a bit touch and go whether the Dynarec could be run on WiiU, but luckily it seems to be running.. ok.. its not the lightning fast speed increase I thought it was going to be but it runs
Mad thanks to Quarky for the fixes that got the Dynarec running on WiiU!! Thank You mate!!
Next is to see if Embercold can tweak the Dynarec to get some more speed out of it and also to add their polyfill
("What I'm making is a polyfill, basically, an implementation of the missing libraries using libogc functions. These tend to be small, so once I'm done with the interfaces, I'll likely have both the Wii and WiiU versions done fast. Then I'll have to test and maybe repair the multithreaded gpulib.") and then Lightrec (another Dynarec!!) we hoped for Dynarec running on PS1 WiiU then we end up getting TWO!!

I made an initial games comparison, with Dynarec on/off (remember still early days, Games will get faster)
Bust A Move 2 (has no background music)
Rec on=48 FPS Rec off=43 FPS (the FPS doesn't really convey the speed improvement, its quite noticeable)

Castlevania
Rec on=54 FPS Rec off=45 FPS

)
Colin McRae Rally
Rec on=24 Rec off=40 (this is one of those games that actually performs worse with Rec on)

Cool Boarders 2
Rec on=44 Rec off=45 (this games FPS doesnt convey the games speed difference, the game does run faster with Rec on even tho the FPS suggests its slower)

Megaman X4
Rec on=54 Rec off=45

Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Rec on=59 Rec off=48 (feels fullspeed, no background music though)

Pandemonium!
Rec on=54 Rec off=47

R-type Delta
Rec on=(fluctuates wildly) Rec off=38 (definitely worse with Rec on)

Those are the games I've tested so far It's great.. the Dynarec WORKS!! lol

More info: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/4852

EDIT: fix pics

hopefully dynarec improves in the long run because its weird that a game with dynarec only gains 5 to 10 fps from interpreter imo.

 

[ploggy]

hopefully dynarec improves in the long run because its weird that a game with dynarec only gains 5 to 10 fps from interpreter imo.

Embercold has ideas on how to improve the Dynarec.. and Lightrec may not even have the same issues so theres always a backup

 

[GABO1423]

Well folks, this PR fixed L3/R3 on both the GamePad and the Pro Controller: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/12764
You can get the latest nightly files from the buildbot if you want a version of RetroArch with this fix implemented right now.

 

[superpower48]

Hey guys just want to ask before I spend 4 hours setting this thing up can retro arch gbc Emulator support link cable features to be exact trading in Pokémon crystal. There’s videos on it but it’s always retro arch on pc or if it’s on the Wii U it’s using an arcade emulator.

 

[pedro702]

Hey guys just want to ask before I spend 4 hours setting this thing up can retro arch gbc Emulator support link cable features to be exact trading in Pokémon crystal. There’s videos on it but it’s always retro arch on pc or if it’s on the Wii U it’s using an arcade emulator.

dont think any emulator on any console supports any link cable within the same console, consoles are not powerful enough to run 2 emulators at the same time.

 

[superpower48]

dont think any emulator on any console supports any link cable within the same console, consoles are not powerful enough to run 2 emulators at the same time.

If I was able to use 2 retroarchs like one on android or pc is that possible and connect it to my Wii U using lan or whatever network thing it uses.

 

[pedro702]

If I was able to use 2 retroarchs like one on android or pc is that possible and connect it to my Wii U using lan or whatever network thing it uses.

well wii and wiiu are ppc based so i dont know how they will interact with x86 which is based on pc and android hopefully someone can expain better but i wouldnt get my hopes up tbh.

 

[emanubit]

Hey guys just want to ask before I spend 4 hours setting this thing up can retro arch gbc Emulator support link cable features to be exact trading in Pokémon crystal. There’s videos on it but it’s always retro arch on pc or if it’s on the Wii U it’s using an arcade emulator.

IIRC the TGBDual core allows this. I once managed to boot two games on the Wii U but they ran very slow. That was a long time ago, so idk if there was any improvement.
Anyway, load the first game using the TGBDual core and then in the quick menu you can select the other game

 

[ploggy]

IIRC the TGBDual core allows this. I once managed to boot two games on the Wii U but they ran very slow. That was a long time ago, so idk if there was any improvement.
Anyway, load the first game using the TGBDual core and then in the quick menu you can select the other game

I think the TGBDual core doesnt work on WiiU atm.. it used to, but right now it's messed up.