Homebrew Official Retroarch WiiU (wip.)

[ploggy]

Thank you for your answer. Either way, it is not a big problem.

By the way, is there any chance that the Beetle PC-FX core will be added to the Aroma build?

Is there a reason you would use that Core over the other PC-Engine Cores? from what I understand the other Cores are faster than the Beetle PC-FX one?

EDIT: Actually, Isn't that Core already in the Aroma build?
EDIT2: Ok I see its not there, I've uploaded it below.

Maybe pcsx ReArmed, or WiiStation, could handle ZN-1 board someday ?

Possibly, that sounds like a feature request tho... Looks like someone beat you to it lol
https://github.com/notaz/pcsx_rearmed/issues/332

Post automatically merged: Jul 22, 2025

Thank you for your answer. Either way, it is not a big problem.

By the way, is there any chance that the Beetle PC-FX core will be added to the Aroma build?

Here's the Core, It's untested. Give it a try and report back

 

[SaulFabre]

Is there a reason you would use that Core over the other PC-Engine Cores? from what I understand the other Cores are faster than the Beetle PC-FX one?

PC-FX is not PC Engine, it's a very different console according to Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-FX
While PC Engine (aka TurboGrafx-16) (1987) is a 8-bit console with 16-bit graphics, the PC-FX (1994) is 32-bit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-FX#Technical_specifications

Also, Beetle PC-FX isn't much faster for emulating PC-FX. There's WiiMednafen for that, but still runs a bit slow, but at least it's a little more faster than the Beetle PC-FX core.
Maybe it would work better with C2W patches enabled? (sign_c2w_patcher)

WiiMednafen

Sep 6, 2021

A partial port of the Mednafen emulator for the Nintendo Wii.

• SaulFabre
• Wii and Wii U Emulators

 

[CORE]

PCFX is the PCEngine PCEngine CD SuperGraFX Successor mainly a 32Bit 2D Based Console think it done VCDs too basically went up against 3DO Jaguar PS1 Saturn N64 etc.

 

[ploggy]

Ahh, ok makes sense. well the Core's up on my other post if anyone wants it

 

[woooody]

Here's the Core, It's untested. Give it a try and report back

Thank you very much.
The game started up, but the sound was so distorted that I couldn't play it properly.
Also, when I started up this core, the entire RetroArch menu broke, probably due to missing assets.

 

[ploggy]

Thank you very much.
The game started up, but the sound was so distorted that I couldn't play it properly.
Also, when I started up this core, the entire RetroArch menu broke, probably due to missing assets.

Hmmm, speed issues were likely why it wasn't added to the build. heh at least it works (even if slowly)
Not sure what's causing the assets to mess up. Doesn't matter I guess if the Core is unplayable.

Sorry WiiU hasn't got the PoWeR to run this core

 

[SaulFabre]

Thank you very much.
The game started up, but the sound was so distorted that I couldn't play it properly.
Also, when I started up this core, the entire RetroArch menu broke, probably due to missing assets.

Hmmm, speed issues were likely why it wasn't added to the build. heh at least it works (even if slowly)
Not sure what's causing the assets to mess up. Doesn't matter I guess if the Core is unplayable.

Sorry WiiU hasn't got the PoWeR to run this core

try using WiiMednafen with sign_c2w_patcher for PC-FX.
https://github.com/FIX94/sign_c2w_patcher

A plugin for Aroma can be found here: (thanks to @V10lator ): https://github.com/V10lator/c2w_patcher

 

[woooody]

try using WiiMednafen with sign_c2w_patcher for PC-FX.

It's not exactly comfortable, but it works. Thank you.
Actually, how effective is c2w_patcher? I didn't notice any obvious difference compared to starting it up normally from vwii (maybe it depends on the game).

 

[jul16ares]

Possibly, that sounds like a feature request tho... Looks like someone beat you to it lol
https://github.com/notaz/pcsx_rearmed/issues/332

Looks quite challenging, 7 branded boards, with bioses

 

[Tombor]

Hi I was navigating the thread, and I couldn't find an answer, but is AI service enabled on this Retroarch build? I could not find Service in the Settings or Accessibility, though I have AI Service as a HotKey option. My Retroarch for Aroma is version 1.19

 

[woooody]

The NeoGeoCD Core now has working CHD Audio. A fix was made yesterday

Has the audio issue with CHD on the NeoGeoCD core been resolved?
The core downloaded from the latest URL still produces noise in CHD.

 

[Noahboi]

Tried um jammer lammy with this core, only issue is lammy's guitar sounds being static(with out the reverb, it's silent). Idk if it's just me, but it thought I should put it out there.

 

[ploggy]

Tried um jammer lammy with this core, only issue is lammy's guitar sounds being static(with out the reverb, it's silent). Idk if it's just me, but it thought I should put it out there.

I have brought this up in the past but it never got fixed.

https://github.com/libretro/pcsx_rearmed/issues/782

 

[sonictopfan]

Is there a reason you would use that Core over the other PC-Engine Cores? from what I understand the other Cores are faster than the Beetle PC-FX one?

EDIT: Actually, Isn't that Core already in the Aroma build?
EDIT2: Ok I see its not there, I've uploaded it below.

Possibly, that sounds like a feature request tho... Looks like someone beat you to it lol
https://github.com/notaz/pcsx_rearmed/issues/332

Post automatically merged: Jul 22, 2025

Here's the Core, It's untested. Give it a try and report back

PC-FX and PC- Engine are two different systems with different games, is like the Game Gear vs the Neo Geo Pocket for example.

 

[ploggy]

Has the audio issue with CHD on the NeoGeoCD core been resolved?
The core downloaded from the latest URL still produces noise in CHD.

Here you go try this version, it should have working CHD Sound.

PC-FX and PC- Engine are two different systems with different games, is like the Game Gear vs the Neo Geo Pocket for example.

I really thought they were the same thing lol Learn something new every day heh

 

[sonictopfan]

I really thought they were the same thing lol Learn something new every day heh

Is alright, there's NEC PC-Engine, NEC PC-FX, and NEC PC-98, each is different system with a different library, NEC was a very popular computer company in Japan similar to Commodore in the US.

 

[woooody]

Here you go try this version, it should have working CHD Sound.

It works perfectly! Thanks a lot.

PC-FX and PC- Engine are two different systems with different games, is like the Game Gear vs the Neo Geo Pocket for example.

What a confusing name lol

 

[sonictopfan]

What a confusing name lol

Is no different than Playstation Portal and Playstation Portable, Commodore 64 and Nintendo 64, Gameboy Pocket and Gameboy Micro.

 

[Ambers_Crimson_8K]

why does the DS core still not work? DeSmuME works on PC, but not on Wii U?

 

[Ossorock]

Which shaders do you use to get an image close to a CRT display?