mothergoose729

The big news with this release is the ability to select a mouse index. This will allow you to play multiplayer lightgun games in MAME, using IR sensor devices, like wii motes and a dolphin bar or the aimtrak peripherals.

I have had trouble with setting inputs in RA as well. Going into the config file and manually setting the button indexes worked for me. You can use a program like joytokey to help figure out what they are. Be careful though, because RA uses a zero index while some programs start from one.

How well does the gpd handle psx and N64 games? Does MAME run ok?

I was looking through Brunnis thread in the liberito forums. He has done some valuable testing on the existence of input lag on real hardware vs emulators. He takes the time to test multiple configurations of hardware and OS and his results are fascinating. To summarize: A real SNES running on a CRT telivision has an input delay of about 3.6 frames, or about 60ms. I have read elsewhere that input lag on real consoles generally range from 2 to 3 frames typically, with Yoshi's Island (the test game) being a bit higher than average. In any event, input lag on a real hardware exists. https://forums.libretro.com/t/an-input-lag-investigation/4407/458 Input lag in retroarch is between 4-6 frames (this with vysnc enabled) using BSNES accuracy and GPU hard Sync and no frame delay. This means that in the best case scenario an emulator is within 1 frame of the real hardware, with a 66.8ms-100.2ms input lag range, with 5 frames being the average (83.57ms). For reference, streetfighter 5 has 6.5 frames of input lag, and previously had 7.9 frames of input lag on the PS4. https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2016/sep/24/street-fighter-5-has-average-input-lag-65-now-according-display-lags-initial-draft-test/ So RA looks pretty good. Compared to Higan standalone, retroarch run a lot smoother and has as much as 3 frames less input lag. Worst case scenario for Higan is 7.9 frames input lag. In a more recent post, Brunnis compared the difference between running emulators with or without shaders. Using the highly intensive shaders like CRT Geome and CRT-Royale, he noted every test run was within margin of error. Using glsl shades does NOT introduce input lag. Unfortunately, using the raw input driver seems to have no benefits over xinput or dinput in his testing. Input lag averages 5 frames in every test. https://forums.libretro.com/t/an-input-lag-investigation/4407/458?u=mothergoose729 Something else I found interesting... Human reaction time to a visual stimulus is between 250-190ms on average, with as few as 1 in 1,000 individuals possessing a sub 100ms reaction time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_chronometry I speculate that the relationship between how fast a human can process and react to what it on screen, and to what degree a person can experience and appreciate input lag, is probably a more complicated and nuanced topic. Interesting nonetheless. If RA input lag is consistently within 100ms I think that makes it acceptable for most everyone, and not far off from real hardware in some cases.

A bios is required just as the standalone

I am at a loss. I have the pegasus.zip file in the same directory as the game I am trying to load. Perhaps my games are named incorrectly? I don't think the newest version of MAME is as particular about that stuff as it used to be, but I could be wrong.

It depends. For the most part, yeah, you don't need anywhere near the much. Some notable exceptions include the handful of PCSX2 games which require a powerful CPU to run smoothly (especially if you are forced to run them in the software render), some games in dolphin that smooth out a bit with a faster CPU, and the cutting edge not-really-ready for prime time emulators like Cemu and RCPS3. A pentium dual core will be fine for a lot of stuff. The areas where you might struggle are 1) Mednafen Saturn (3.5ghz quad core recommended) 2) Higan/BSNES (3.0ghz or so single core recommended) 3) Beetle PSX Software Render (native res should be fine, 2x res might not be smooth) And a few other edge cases.

Due to some quirks in SSE a haswell CPU can be faster in some workloads (RCPS3 developer claim its 10% faster or so than kaby lake clock per clock), but for the most part the IPC for intel hasn't changed much sense sandy bridge, but the clock speeds have gone up. A 7700k is ideal for emulation, even at stock clock speeds. To run all mature emulators at full speed, a 3.5ghz+ haswell or later dual core is the minimum, and a 4.0-4.5ghz quad core is ideal for the most intensive games (that can still be run at full speed at all). Of course, if you exclude the 6th generation console emulators, and choose emulator that are just really accurate instead of uber accurate, then a pi 3 is just about enough. Depends on what you are trying to do.

You really want to consult the PSX2 wiki and configure everything your self. Also, upgrade to the latest nightly release, as there are huge improvements that have been made compared to the stable.

Still can't get anything to load atm. Anyone know where I want wrong? C:\Users\Michael>"D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\retroarch.exe" -verbose -L "D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\cores\mame_libretro.dll" -rompath "D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus" pegasus -cart1 "D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\TANK12_T2R.bin" C:\Users\Michael>RetroArch [INFO] :: Set config file to : art1 RetroArch [INFO] :: This is RetroArch version 1.6.0 (Git a4358de) RetroArch [INFO] :: Redirecting save file to "D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\TANK12_T2R.srm". RetroArch [INFO] :: === Build ======================================= Capabilities: MMX MMXEXT SSE1 SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE4.2 AVX AES Built: Jun 1 2017 RetroArch [INFO] :: Version: 1.6.0 RetroArch [INFO] :: Git: a4358de RetroArch [INFO] :: ================================================= RetroArch [INFO] :: [Config]: loading config from: art1. RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\cores\mame_libretro.dll" RetroArch [INFO] :: [overrides] core-specific overrides found at D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\config\MAME\MAME.cfg. RetroArch [INFO] :: [overrides] no game-specific overrides found at D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\config\MAME\TANK12_T2R.cfg. RetroArch [INFO] :: Config: appending config "D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\config\MAME\MAME.cfg" RetroArch [INFO] :: Shaders: preset directory: D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\shaders\presets RetroArch [INFO] :: Shaders: no game-specific preset found at D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\shaders\presets\MAME\TANK12_T2R.cgp. RetroArch [INFO] :: Shaders: no game-specific preset found at D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\shaders\presets\MAME\TANK12_T2R.glslp. RetroArch [INFO] :: Shaders: core-specific shader preset found at D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\shaders\presets\MAME\MAME.cgp. RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SET_VARIABLES. RetroArch [INFO] :: Remaps: remap directory: D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\config\remaps RetroArch [INFO] :: Remaps: no game-specific remap found at D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\config\remaps\MAME\TANK12_T2R.rmp. RetroArch [INFO] :: Remaps: no core-specific remap found at D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\config\remaps\MAME\MAME.rmp. RetroArch [INFO] :: Redirecting save file to "D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\TANK12_T2R.srm". RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_LOG_INTERFACE. RetroArch [WARN] :: SYSTEM DIR is empty, assume CONTENT DIR D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\TANK12_T2R.bin RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\". RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\ RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ CORE_ASSETS_DIRECTORY: "D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\downloads". RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: CONTENT_DIRECTORY: D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\downloads RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: SAVE_DIRECTORY: D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\ RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: XRGB8888. RetroArch [INFO] :: Content loading skipped. Implementation will load it on its own. RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_from_cli: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_mouse_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_throttle: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_altres: RetroArch [INFO] :: 640x480 RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_nobuffer: RetroArch [INFO] :: N/A RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_cheats_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_alternate_renderer: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_to_osd: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_read_config: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_auto_save: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_saves: RetroArch [INFO] :: game RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_media_type: RetroArch [INFO] :: rom RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_softlists_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: enabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_softlists_auto_media: RetroArch [INFO] :: enabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_to_bios: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_write_config: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: RetroArch [INFO] :: Skipping SRAM load.. CHEEVOS system RAM: 0000000000000000 0 RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS save RAM: 0000000000000000 0 RetroArch [INFO] :: Version of libretro API: 1 RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS video RAM: 0000000000000000 0 RetroArch [INFO] :: Compiled against API: 1 RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS RTC: 0000000000000000 0 RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_from_cli: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_mouse_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_throttle: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_altres: RetroArch [INFO] :: 640x480 RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_nobuffer: RetroArch [INFO] :: N/A RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_cheats_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_alternate_renderer: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_to_osd: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_read_config: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_auto_save: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_saves: RetroArch [INFO] :: game RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_media_type: RetroArch [INFO] :: rom RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_softlists_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: enabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_softlists_auto_media: RetroArch [INFO] :: enabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_to_bios: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_write_config: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: width=640 height=480 RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: max_width=640 max_height=480 RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: aspect_ratio = 1.333333 RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: fps = 60.000000 sample_rate = 48000.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 47952.05 Hz. RetroArch [INFO] :: Found shader "D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\shaders\retroarch.cgp" RetroArch [INFO] :: [Video]: Video @ 1920x1440 RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Found GL context: wgl RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Detecting screen resolution 3840x2160. RetroArch [INFO] :: [WGL]: wglSwapInterval(1) RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation, Renderer: GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 382.53. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Using resolution 1920x1440 RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Checking GLSL shader support ... RetroArch [WARN] :: [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Using 4 textures. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s). RetroArch [INFO] :: Found XInput v1.4. RetroArch [INFO] :: Found XInput controller, user #0 RetroArch [INFO] :: Enumerating DInput joypads ... RetroArch [INFO] :: Device #0 PID: {02FF} VID:{045E} RetroArch [INFO] :: Done enumerating DInput joypads ... RetroArch [INFO] :: [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "xinput". RetroArch [INFO] :: [Autodetect]: 73 profiles found. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype. RetroArch [INFO] :: XAudio2: Requesting 64 ms latency, using 64 ms latency. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Menu]: Found menu display driver: "menu_display_gl". RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Gamma Input (GAMMA_INPUT) 2.400000 0.100000 5.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Gamma Output (GAMMA_OUTPUT) 2.200000 0.100000 5.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Sharpness Horizontal (SHARPNESS_H) 0.600000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Sharpness Vertical (SHARPNESS_V) 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Type (MASK_TYPE) 4.000000 0.000000 7.000000 1.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Strength Min. (MASK_STRENGTH_MIN) 0.200000 0.000000 0.500000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Strength Max. (MASK_STRENGTH_MAX) 0.200000 0.000000 0.500000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Size (MASK_SIZE) 1.000000 1.000000 100.000000 1.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Strength Min. (SCANLINE_STRENGTH_MIN) 0.200000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Strength Max. (SCANLINE_STRENGTH_MAX) 0.400000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Beam Min. (SCANLINE_BEAM_MIN) 1.000000 0.250000 5.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Beam Max. (SCANLINE_BEAM_MAX) 1.000000 0.250000 5.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Curvature (GEOM_CURVATURE) 0.000000 0.000000 0.100000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Warp (GEOM_WARP) 0.000000 0.000000 0.100000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Corner Size (GEOM_CORNER_SIZE) 0.000000 0.000000 0.100000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Corner Smoothness (GEOM_CORNER_SMOOTH) 150.000000 50.000000 1000.000000 25.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Interlacing Toggle (INTERLACING_TOGGLE) 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Halation (HALATION) 0.030000 0.000000 1.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Diffusion (DIFFUSION) 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Brightness (BRIGHTNESS) 1.000000 0.000000 2.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype. RetroArch [INFO] :: Custom timing given: FPS: 60.0000, Sample rate: 48000.0000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Recording to ompath @ 640x480. (FB size: 640x480 pix_fmt: 2) RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to start recording. RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Gamma Input (GAMMA_INPUT) 2.400000 0.100000 5.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Gamma Output (GAMMA_OUTPUT) 2.200000 0.100000 5.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Sharpness Horizontal (SHARPNESS_H) 0.600000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Sharpness Vertical (SHARPNESS_V) 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Type (MASK_TYPE) 4.000000 0.000000 7.000000 1.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Strength Min. (MASK_STRENGTH_MIN) 0.200000 0.000000 0.500000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Strength Max. (MASK_STRENGTH_MAX) 0.200000 0.000000 0.500000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Mask Size (MASK_SIZE) 1.000000 1.000000 100.000000 1.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Strength Min. (SCANLINE_STRENGTH_MIN) 0.200000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Strength Max. (SCANLINE_STRENGTH_MAX) 0.400000 0.000000 1.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Beam Min. (SCANLINE_BEAM_MIN) 1.000000 0.250000 5.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Scanline Beam Max. (SCANLINE_BEAM_MAX) 1.000000 0.250000 5.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Curvature (GEOM_CURVATURE) 0.000000 0.000000 0.100000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Warp (GEOM_WARP) 0.000000 0.000000 0.100000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Corner Size (GEOM_CORNER_SIZE) 0.000000 0.000000 0.100000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Geom Corner Smoothness (GEOM_CORNER_SMOOTH) 150.000000 50.000000 1000.000000 25.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Interlacing Toggle (INTERLACING_TOGGLE) 1.000000 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Halation (HALATION) 0.030000 0.000000 1.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Diffusion (DIFFUSION) 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.010000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Found #pragma parameter Brightness (BRIGHTNESS) 1.000000 0.000000 2.000000 0.050000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [.\content_history.lpl]. RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [.\content_music_history.lpl]. RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [.\content_video_history.lpl]. RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [.\content_image_history.lpl]. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: VSync => on RetroArch [INFO] :: [WGL]: wglSwapInterval(1) RetroArch [INFO] :: Trying to write to playlist file: .\content_history.lpl RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: Starting game:D:\LaunchBox\Games\Aamber Pegasus\TANK12_T2R.bin RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: Driver TANK12_T2R not found -1 RetroArch [libretro ERROR] :: Driver not found TANK12_T2R RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: Driver Aamber Pegasus not found -1 RetroArch [libretro ERROR] :: System not found: Aamber Pegasus MAIN FIRST RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_from_cli: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_mouse_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_throttle: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_altres: RetroArch [INFO] :: 640x480 RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_nobuffer: RetroArch [INFO] :: N/A RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_cheats_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_alternate_renderer: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_to_osd: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_read_config: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_auto_save: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_saves: RetroArch [INFO] :: game RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_media_type: RetroArch [INFO] :: rom RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_softlists_enable: RetroArch [INFO] :: enabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_softlists_auto_media: RetroArch [INFO] :: enabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_boot_to_bios: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ GET_VARIABLE mame_write_config: RetroArch [INFO] :: disabled RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: width=640 height=480 RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: max_width=640 max_height=480 RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: aspect_ratio = 1.333333 RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: AV_INFO: fps = 60.000000 sample_rate = 48000.000000 RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SET_SYSTEM_AV_INFO. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Video]: Does not have enough samples for monitor refresh rate estimation. Requires to run for at least 4096 frames. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 47952.05 Hz. RetroArch [INFO] :: Found shader "D:\LaunchBox\Emulators\Retroarch\1.60\shaders\retroarch.cgp" RetroArch [INFO] :: [Video]: Video @ 1920x1440 RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Found GL context: wgl RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Detecting screen resolution 3840x2160. RetroArch [INFO] :: [WGL]: wglSwapInterval(1) RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation, Renderer: GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 382.53. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Using resolution 1920x1440 RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Checking GLSL shader support ... RetroArch [WARN] :: [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Using 4 textures. RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s). RetroArch [INFO] :: Found XInput v1.4. RetroArch [INFO] :: Found XInput controller, user #0 RetroArch [INFO] :: Enumerating DInput joypads ... RetroArch [INFO] :: Device #0 PID: {02FF} VID:{045E} RetroArch [INFO] :: Done enumerating DInput joypads ... RetroArch [INFO] :: [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "xinput". RetroArch [INFO] :: [Autodetect]: 73 profiles found. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype. RetroArch [INFO] :: XAudio2: Requesting 64 ms latency, using 64 ms latency. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype. RetroArch [INFO] :: [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype. RetroArch [INFO] :: Game focus is: : off. RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: ChangeAV: w:640 h:480 ra:1.333333.

I can't find software for this machine anywhere. I have tracked down some pdf copies of the manuals, and there is some included software in the driver, but I can't find anything else. This guy has a website dedicated to preserving the computer. He has a list of what exists and what he has found, and some tips on how to get things going in MAME, but he isn't sharing any of the files. EDIT: I take it back, he has an FTP server. This is probably the most complete collection of software for this computer anywhere in the world. Awesome! ftp://neoncluster.com/Aamber Pegasus/WAV files/Games/

Its back up now.

This is a really obscure 8bit computer from New Zealand that I guess MAME is supposed to support. I found an image for the pegasus labeled pegasus.zip, and I found another labeled pegasusm.zip with expanded memory. I assume it has the bios and all the programs it comes with by default. When I try and load the zip file with MAME in RA it just crashes. I also have read that it supports a couple more games via cassette, but I can't find any information and ROMs anywhere. Does anyone know anything about this system and how to get it up and running? Thanks.

Blumsx in RA load .dsk images like any other rom. Disk swapping is supported in the quick menu, although on the few games I tried I could never get it to work. 90 percent of the msx/msx2 library are flash carts though, with only a few story games and quite a number from the msx magazine days being only available in disk.

Media, metadata, and emumovies. I was writing playlists by hand in retroarch before I switched over. Getting media together for that simple front end was a bitch. Bigbox is pretty sweet too. There is a lot of things I could say about LB actually. The only "problems" I have with LB is that it doesn't have every feature on my wishlist... yet.

Retroarch will work fine without any extra configuration. If your arcade sticks are xinput, then you won't have any trouble mixing and matching with pcsx2 or dolphin either. Demul maps controls to specific device id and there is not way to do anything at all sophisticated in the command line. You will have to configure two or more separate instances for that emulators, with each control setup, and then load them in as alternate options for games or create multiple emulators. There are several ps1 core in retroarch you can use, including epsxe, pcsx REarmed, and my preference in mednafen (beetle). I would recommend running ps1 games using one of those cores for the most flexibility with controllers. I don't know enough about Cemu to comment. What you want to do can be done, it will just take some work.

The systems that are best emulated through mame is an interesting topic, and one where you are not likely to find a lot of consensus. This is a good place to start, but their list is neither complete nor comprehensive. http://nonmame.retrogames.com

By our communities standards, all of the commercial emulators ever released are low quality and poorly written. They are after a different set of objectives than we are.

Judgement silver sword is a decent shmup. Klanoa is a pretty good platformer, although it switches rotation throughout the game making it a pain to play. Flash Koibito-Kun is amusing, and Battle Swan Collosseum isn't bad for what is essentially a two button fighter. If you don't read Japanese though, there really isn't a lot for you. Even if you do, it wasn't exactly the most amazing handheld. Still plenty of fun to be had though.

RA uses a framelimiter in addition to vysnc. The issue with vsync off is getting the frame timing right, not just for tearing, but because if it is off you get choppy visuals as well. For 2d games which only have a couple frames of animation per action, it is super noticeable. On a 60hz display, I don't think setting any kind of vsync in the drivers would help, but it might work fine if you have a monitor with a greater than 75zh refresh rate. I don't really know why setting a frame delay helps, I only know that for me it does, and very noticeably so. Frame delay also helps a lot if you prefer to play with vysnc disabled in RA, although the smoothest animations will always be with RA vsync turned on. Again, I think it has something to do with the frame timing.

It is also worth noting that Mednafen Wonderswan will be choppy in RA if you have a 60hz monitor, because the wonderswan runs at 75 frame per second, and RA disabled vsync automatically if the emulator runs faster than your native refresh rate. To get it to run smoother, use the highest frame delay value your system can handle. (The more you know).

Neat, I'll check that out. I know that MESS had problems with analog centering, but I don't remember reading about it one way or another with atari800 core.

Atari 2600 - Stella Atari 5200 - Standalone kat 5200 (don't use RA) Atari 7800 - Prosystem Atari Jaguar - VirtualJaguar Atari Lynx - Handy Sega SG 1000 - Gens Sega MS - Gens Sega MD - Gens Sega CD - Gens Sega GG - Gens Sega 32 - Pico Sega Saturn - Mednafen (standalone still recommended) Dreamcast - Demul Standalone NES - Nestopia/FCEUmme SNES - BSNES accuracy/balanced or Snes9X Virtual Boy - Mednafen VB N64 - Mupen64, Dolphin standalone for some games, PJ64 standalone for others (its a patchwork) Game Cube - Dolphin standalone PC Engine/Turbo 16/turbo CD - Mednafen PCE Fast Gameboy/Gameboy Color - Gambette Gameboy Advanced - mgba Nintendo DS - Desume/Desume standalone Playstation - beetle PSX hardware, with the software render (default vulkan, still experimental) PS2 - PCSX2 standalone PSP - PPSSPP standalone 3DO - 4DO core is good, 4DO standalone is supposedly a bit better (your choice) Wonderswan/Color - Mednafen wonderswan GCE Vectrex - Vectrex NeoGeo Pocket - Mednafen NGP NeoGeo AES - MAME NeoGeo CD - MESS (Haven't tried it myself) There are cores for the Oddessey 2 and coleco vision, but I haven't tried them yet. Fairchild Channel F, Amiga CD, CDI, and a few more obscure consoles can be made to run in MESS I have read, although I have not tried that either. These are the consoles and handhelds. Let me know if you are also interested in the 8 bit computers.

Launchbox will attempt to create an alternate profile for each disk automatically. It is how I prefer to deal with multi disc games, as I find M3U files really cumbersome. RL can launch controller profiles for each game though, and some other stuff that is pretty cool, and not super easy to do in LB at the moment.