I am still impressed by how poorly thought out every single aspect of Retroarch's user experience is. And im stuck with it since its the best way to emulate sega cd games on steam deck currently.

>>11843060 (OP)
Works fine for me.

Google and trial and error.

>>11843060 (OP)
It's open source. If you don't like it, take the code and rewrite a few things.
Or just complain on the internet like a downlow bitch that can't admit to his biologically female wife that he had sex with men while he was in jail.

>>11843060 (OP)
It sucks and it always makes me laugh when people get defensive over how bad it is.

>>11843060 (OP)
Another whining piss baby upset he gets to play games for free. Move along.

>>11843069
What specifically is bad about it? I've had issues with nightly being broken but stable works well.

>>11843071
Not OP, but I think the main interface needs to be more transparent.
Desktop view will literally tell you what console won't work, why it's missing bios, where they need to be, and which arbitrary filename RA prefers, in red text.
If I didn't try that after running out of ideas and days of not finding any info, I would've just given up.

>>11843069
It always makes ME laugh when I lurk these threads to give help and advice to solve any problems people have but all they can say is, “lol, no, it sucks” and don’t even try to learn things. Weird bunch.

>>11843071
>argue with me about the color of the sky!
no thanks

>>11843074
>Desktop view will literally tell you what console won't work, why it's missing bios, where they need to be, and which arbitrary filename RA prefers, in red text.
>If I didn't try that after running out of ideas and days of not finding any info, I would've just given up.
Did you even consider asking ChatGPT?
That's what people like you do instead of problem solving.

>>11843074
I guess valid but the resources you need are offered by libretro . General rule of thumb is that if the system you are emulating uses discs, you need to get the BIOS. Those you have to find but there are places that provide checksums to verify. There was some work for that. it is some work but it's not that bad.

>>11843080
Yeah, go ask for help. Loser.
Us real men here enjoy hitting our balls with a hammer over and over.

The only thing bad about it is when you're using XMB and you're deep in menus like exploring shader presets. It's not very easy to experiment because the menu navigation is so slow. But that aside, I mean it's great to just have most emulators in one executable with controller support. The DOS stuff is especially outstanding

>>11843085
You have to treat it like a learning experience. Setting it up is probably going to require some basic command line prompting, doing checksum to check your files but just treat it like a learning process. You get to learn something new and play games? Talk about a win anon, you're viewing this all wrong.

>>11843060 (OP)
It feels proactively antagonistic. It's annoying as fuck but partially based because it filters normalfags.

>>11843060 (OP)
Yeah the interface sucks ass, I would rather use single emulaors

>>11843082
The issue in this case was that Saturn bios required an arbitrary filename that no other emulator requires and there was very little to go off of.
It doesn't even tell you that the bios are missing, misplaced or the wrong filename in the UI that is basically the point of the whole software.
If you have nothing to go off of, an entire library of cores that never bitch about bios filenames, "couldn't start game" or whatever isn't the best thing for search optimization.

I really just think they should implement things from Desktop mode into the frontend. It's not really that much to ask for.

There's another strange issue with the UI that seems to have degenerated over time:
The opacity of "color theme gamma factor", regardless of Shader pipeline for the XMB menu.

All the background color themes are permanently darkened, even on the brightest setting.
RA's devs expected everyone to use the Shader Pipeline for the Ribbon, Bokeh, or Snow effects.
All of those are bright white, allowing for any of them to pop to an extend.

I found a screenshot of this really slick, basic white to blue/grey gradient. All it needs is to turn off the Shader Pipeline.
You'd think turning off said pipeline would allow "color theme gamma factor" on the highest setting to reveal the original vibrancy.
It doesn't. At this point I've fiddled with every element in the settings to somehow get it to display properly and no dice.

Pic related is the original screenshot

>>11843104
Here's what that looks like on my end.

>>11843095
No. This shit was solved 20 years ago. Retroarch’s interface blows balls.

>>11843067
the tryhardness lmao

>>11843104
Use libretro's websites for that information. They will tell you exactly what bios files you need on a core/regionalization/game basis if/when applicable then the file hashes so you can verify you have the correct file, even if it's not named correctly (this is also important for your own virus safety). Yes the BIOS has to have the appropriate name because the system has to find the file after it searches the folder it's supposed to be in, both have to be correct. Also you need the correct BIOS, some systems have different BIOS, you might need different BIOS depending on region but the information is all there.

Also I highly recommend using stable, not nightly. I hate nightly and that one has given me strange issues. I didn't feel like dealing with it so I stuck to stable instead.

>>11843067
this is a super weird post

>>11843120
>https://docs.libretro.com/guides/install-windows/
also read libretro docs, use the menu at the left to look up whatever you need. BIOS information is under core library: emulation. This plus various googling and research will get you what you need.

You'll need to know the file structure to set up your files based on what system you run and general setup, that's most of what you have to do.

>>11843075
if people need to learn uow to use your emulator's ui, then its not very good

>>11843060 (OP)
>And im stuck with it since its the best way to emulate sega cd games on steam deck currently.
Just use literally any other Sega CD emulator... You can run anything you fucking want on the Deck, even Windows shit.

I'm retarded and I use RA for pretty much everything except Gen 5+ disc based systems without issue. Just saying.

>>11843060 (OP)
Kek, brainlet got filtered HARD.

>>11843067
why do you think everyone is a programmer?

>>11843064
What do you mean, retards ? You literally just bind your controller, download a core, detect your games and you're good to go. I can't with these zoomers.

>argh I hate convenience
>I hate having everything in one place
>I hate one and done configurations that carry over across systems
>I hate not having to deal with each emulator dev's ideas of how shit should be organized or whether they think their emulator is so important it needs a fucking installer or to save shit to your appdata folder or some shit
>I hate having my controllers just werk for any system
>I hate being able to use my favorite shader for any system
>I HATE GOOD THINGS

After like 3 years of using the Steam version of Retroarch, I finally figured out my controller woes. All I had to do was go to properties in Retroarch in Steam and disable Steam input in controller. This whole time, autoconfig hasn't actually been working because Steam was blocking it. Now it does, and all of my controllers from various brands instantly map the same and correctly. Before, it was restricted to an xbox 360 controller layout and I thought that's just how it was, so I had to remap all of my cores and I was restricted to one type of controller per core. Or sometimes, I would start the program up and my controls would be randomly switched up and I'd have to remap all of my cores again. Finally... It's all over. I guess I would have figured this out sooner if I had used standalone Retroarch and seen that autoconfig wasn't working as it should in Steam version but I just never did.

>>11843060 (OP)
it's perfectly fine faggot
within like 10 minutes of going through it you'll understand where everything is, but adhd zoomers can't make it that far and want everything spoonfed to them.
>>11843136
if you want a plug in play solution like a touch screen toddler then don't use retroarch.
The entire appeal of it is that it's an advanced front-end. This is like going to a chinese restaurant and then complaining about not wanting chinese food.

>>11843071
>What specifically is bad about it?

the only thing that sucks about retroarch is mapping 6-button saturn / megadrive controllers and dualshock PS1 controllers which are both broken.
everything else is just tech jobbers getting filtered by a PS3 menu layout that even tells you exactly what it will do over every highlighted option you choose and then going online to bitch about their own stupidity.

>>11843060 (OP)
I am still impressed by retards like you who couldn't figure it out for a decade

>>11843350
I would like preset binds selectable on a per system basis, that would be nice.

>>11843232
Not if you want to tweak shaders to your liking

>>11843368
Who the fuck does that

>>11843370
I think you're on the wrong board

>>11843060 (OP)
Works on my machine.

>>11843261
Auto mapping works really well when it's allowed. Feels nice to plug in the USB TurboGrafx controller and have it work perfectly, turbo switches and all

>>11843417
How does it handle the turbo frequency? I set mine manually. Does the controller have it's own circuit or controller that does it internally?

>>11843060 (OP)
it's incredibly unintuitive at first because it's unusual to have such granular control over settings that most people don't know exist or would ever touch. i don't know how you'd redesign the user experience without either losing flexibility or making it more confusing.
if you want "retroarch for dummies," try Ludo.
https://ludo.libretro.com/

>>11843476
One thing the flexibility allows you to do is maximize performance on old hardware or maximize accuracy on better hardware, that in an all in one multi system emulator is a huge plus.

>>11843471
It has physical switches like the original controller, so yeah it might just be something at the hardware level that Retroarch doesn't need to worry about

>>11843060 (OP)
>it's another "filtered by retroarch's ui" thread

>10 level nested menus
what the fuck were they thinking?

>>11843060 (OP)
some random thoughts:
-the amount of options is great.
-with the ui how everything is sorted is kinda ass, but you get used to it and memorize everything.
-no one uses the psp ui. it hasn't been the default in years. stop blaming it every time someone tries to criticize retroarch
-retroarch has controller issues due to trying to force a standard layout.
-retroarch has saving config issues that create bugs. whether it be per game, per core or overrides. some options will be affected when they shouldn't. sometimes game saves will be deleted. this needs to be streamlined or rethought entirely.

>>11843576
>downloading a core is done in the online updater submenu
i don't think they were thinking at all, anon

I want more 'save to' presets
>save to genre
>save to aspect ratio
>save to country
>save to 2 player
>save to 4 player

>>11843060 (OP)
I wish it had a graphical interface for mapping controls in each core instead of doing it in a menu. It's really fucking bad. Especially for N64 when you want to have a different mapping for about a dozen different games.

>>11843615

I've never had a save (SRM) be deleted after years of playing on it. I do use Steam cloud saving though the Steam version, though. Either way, always back up save files. Backup retroarch.cfg frequently too just incase config gets screwed.

>>11843060 (OP)
Works on my 'eck.

>>11843224
Shaders and overlays. Tell me which ones. Now!

>>11843060 (OP)
>am still impressed by how poorly thought out every single aspect of Retroarch's user experience is.

I avoid this piece of crap at all costs.
I got the Kega Fusion and all that other jazz installed instead! Way fucking better than this shit.

>>11843901
I've never heard of kega fusion but what if you want to update your cores? You'll have to stare into the abyss in due time

>>11843964
>update your cores

Sometimes you don't want to upgrade your "cores"

For example there are only specific versions of epsxe that work with my retro machine etc.
It's usually the fucking drivers.

I mean if it works it works, Legend of Zelda works flawlessly on older versions of n64 emulators

>>11843964
For playstation there is Duckstation. I doubt the beatle hw core can compete with that.

Of course retroarch shines when it comes to Saturn I guess?

For Dreamcast there is Redream which is fucking flawless.

It's been years and I still cannot figure out proper turbo on RA. Shit is retarded, how hard would it have been to just have a "turbo hold" toggle with an adjustable rate. Also you can't have turbo on more than one button (for games like Darius where you want a fast turbo button and a medium/slow turbo button) or have a turbo version of the same button mapped somewhere else (like RType where you want a shot charge button and a rapid turbo button). It blows my mind how poorly and unintuitive this shit is.

>>11843060 (OP)
Filtered. I feel like almost every week at this point there's another thread by another retard who can't figure out RA because of low IQ and a lifetime of being spoonfed

>>11843735
Downloading a core is, in fact, updating something online. What's the problem?

>>11843261
>Steam version of retroarch
lol

>>11843964
Kega Fusion is is a Genesis emulator that's been around for a very long time I'm pretty sure it's available in RA.

>>11843060 (OP)
It really is shockingly bad. If there were some kind of international union of nerds that protected the reputation of people who care about niche stuff like this then it would have long ago stepped in and sanctioned the developers for making us all appear to be so utterly incapable of comprehending the minds of other humans... when really only most of us are.

>>11843964
>I've never heard of kega fusion
newfags i swear

>>11843858
https://forums.libretro.com/t/zombs-mega-bezel-pack/39519

>>11843354
I figured it out. Using it still sucked.

RA users get so defensive and hostile but the actual devs try to improve it. Strange.

>>11843067
Did an actual human being write this, or is it an AI? Either way it's creeping me out.

Retroarch defenders are bizzare. Everyone knows that the ux sucks even the devs.

I've always been a big RA complainer, but running head first into MAME's absolute GARBAGE design and fundamental flaws that are still unfixed after 20 years makes RA look like a well thought out product by comparison.

I'm not even joking here. MAME is so fucking bad I have to run it via libretro to get it to do what I want, because the MAME devs do not understand or comprehend aspect ratios.

>>11844373
>even the devs
Then why don't they FIX IT?

>>11843067
Downlowbros...

>>11843993
peak freetard

>>11844338
just your average lintroon user

>>11844338
I don't most llm's are allowed to write most of what you find in 4chan shitposts (or anything negative about women)

>>11843976
It's in there. I've found it before and adjusted the speed to 300%.

For turbo hold, it's in controller binds -> hotkeys.

For the speed adjustment....I had to reinstall RetroArch and lost all my settings and haven't been able to find it since. Prime example of RA's dogshit UI.

>>11843060 (OP)
People always say
>Works on my machine!
With Retroarch, but I truly do not believe these people have used Retroarch often, or they're lying when they say it works flawlessly for them.

Just yesterday I booted up Retroarch to play Samurai Showdown. For some reason, my arcade stick decided to just not work on it despite me using it just the other day perfectly fine.

>boot up Retroarch to play Samurai Shodown
>arcade stick decides to not work despite working fine the other day
>Retroarch shows it as connected and configured
>as usual, P1 controller index set to N/A
>this is expected because Retroarch always does this and It's just one of many small inconveniences using Retroarch
>switch it to the right controller
>still doesn't work
>check to if it reset my button mapping
>nope, can't remap, buttons aren't registering (and they're already mapped appropriately)
>reboot Retroarch
>still doesn't work
>boot up Street Fighter 6 to check if the stick is broken
>works perfectly fine
>go back to Retroarch
>still not working
>disconnect and reconnect the stick
>still doesn't work
>switch the stick to PS4/PS5 mode and back to PC mode
>doesn't work
>switch the stick to PS4 mode
>it works
>switch back to PC mode
>It works completely fine

Fucking dogshit piece of trash program.
It can't even consistently work when you go out of your way to ensure nothing ever changes.

Meanwhile: PCSX2, which was considered a trash-tier emulator for the longest time:

>boot up PCSX2 to play Tekken 4 the other day with my current arcade stick for the first time ever
>Prior to that I hadn't even used an arcade stick on the emulator at all in 3 years
>Select my already configured arcade stick button mapping profile
>it just fucking works

Meanwhile Retroarch which I use every other day because I like old SNK and Capcom and the shader options on Retroarch are great, regularly shits the bed for no discernible reason, and troubleshooting is a pain in the fucking ass because the UI is GARBAGE

>>11844592
There are plenty of uncensored/abliterated models that can.
Get with the times, unc.

Hey guys nice to see you all in the weekly retroarch seethe thread again *takes off pants*

Interfaces designed by people with autism rarely have actual human empathy towards QOL because their brain completely lacks self-awareness. But at least it makes normies seethe. Retroarch isn't THAT hard to learn, it's just a lot of fucking menuing to change certain settings and make sure they are saved correctly.

>>11844613
>switch the stick to PS4/PS5 mode and back to PC mode
you got a Hori?

zoomer thread

>>11843976
>It's been years and I still cannot figure out proper turbo on RA
Same. It's the one thing I can't get to work.

>>11844732
Qanba.

It's held together by tape and hopes and dreams.

>>11843760
based
we need to filter even more retards

>>11844785
I wish somebody would hold your nose and mouth closed with tape.

>>11844941
Drink water

>>11844323
thanks, anon

>>11844613
>With Retroarch, but I truly do not believe these people have used Retroarch often, or they're lying when they say it works flawlessly for them.
I use it pretty much whenever I play games and it works fine for me. I might occasionally tinker with it, change some latency settings and whatnot, but once I got it configured to my liking it's been a smooth ride. Are you using a wireless or wired stick? Wired controllers seem to work the best on RA in my experience.

>>11843060 (OP)
>have steam deck shortcut to autoboot sega arcade classics (sega cd) on retroarch with gen plus gx core
>have 6 button controller with C and Z buttons set to xinput left and right click

>>11845180
cont.
>try to change the open menu combo to start + select instead of l3 + r3
>start + select is bound to quit retroarch
>unbind it
>it doesnt save and i close retroarch when i try to open the menu
how do i fix this?

>>11843901
Now imagine that you have to configure a new controller hehehehe.

>>11844613
>I can't figure it out so people who say they have it figured out must be lying
Or maybe you're just a retard?

>>11843060 (OP)
i have an ambernic rg35XX and i have no fucking idea how to operate the dosbox without a search engine to type anything out.
anything i could do to fix that? maybe i could buy a keyboard and somehow attach it to the device to type something out

>>11845395
I also have an RG35XX and playing DOS games works fine for me, I didn't even need to configure anything. I just select the game in the menu, then it opens up a DOSBOX menu with all the exe/com files in that zip, I select the exe for the game and it just works.

Retroarch is teetering right on the edge of being unusable shit. It screams of backend developers doing frontend work.

>>11845403
perhaps it's the version i use that doesn't have such capabilities, i use the handheld one that looks like a gameboy.

>>11845413
Mine is a Plus, it looks like a GBC

>>11844373
they are fine with the ui/ux. Keep in mind they're not just making it for pc, retroarch also runs on several consoles, phones, and handhelds.
It's a perfectly reasonable ux given the ground they're covering and the amount of options it has.
It takes very little learning to get used to, and if you think you can make any improvements just do a pull request with whatever you think makes it better and they'll take a look at it.

>>11845419
>if you think you can make any improvements just do a pull request
Im going to pull your balls until you shit if you don’t stop being a fucking loser.

>>11845417
lucky bastard

>>11843060 (OP)
>>11843069
>>11843071
If there was ever a proper candidate for dead internet theory and this place just being filled to the brim with bots going back and forth with each other,, it's this board. It's the same 20 threads posted every few weeks with the same exact canned responses and arguments.

why do people cry so much about retroarch when it's the same UI as ps3, ps4, and ps5? I never saw anyone call that too hard to use

>>11845460
I can't speak for anyone else, but XMB is the main reason I avoid all modern Sony electronics. It's ugly, it's confusing, it's hard to use. Just the absolute worst.

>>11845460
I have never used XMB in RA

>>11843060 (OP)

>>11845492
Not shown: 10 hours of setup to get it to the point where games can "just work."
All those filters alone are tons of setup and fiddling.

>>11845502
>All those filters alone are tons of setup and fiddling.
actually you just pick it once per platform but maybe that takes you 10 hours. could be that you're just severly retarded

>>11845510
>once per platform
Yeah, that's part of the tedious setup I'm talking about that you glossed over. Don't pretend it works the way you showed out of the box.

>>11845502
>NOO I HAVE TO LEARN TO USE SOMETHING

>>11845517
"mimimi it takes 10 hours" vs. once per platform. are you too lazy to wipe your own ass too? stfu stupid bitch nothing but a whiny cunt unfit for life. you don't even have to select a shader to play. that's just extra. switching between still works just as fast. i wonder if someone as inapt as you ever managed to get mame up and running. maybe stick to single platform emulators

>>11843060 (OP)
I like it because it lets me have proper scaling and VRR support with any core
Once you've tasted NES games with VRR, you can't go back

>>11845525
what do they taste like?

>>11845523
>"mimimi it takes 10 hours" vs. once per platform
These are not mutually exclusive concepts. Something can be done once per platform and also take 10 hours. In fact, having to do it all separately for each platform implies a greater time commitment. Your webm was misleading because it skipped over all the setup.

bro's got a double digit iq with a period in the middle

>>11845526
Proper emulation

>>11843060 (OP)
>Sega CD
>look how epic I am playing Kojimbo's visual novels
>Steam Deck
>look how epic I am using a miniature computer
You deserve to suffer, faggot.

>Install RetroArch
>Go to "Online Updater" and install desired cores
>After cores are downloaded, go to "import content" and find your roms through the file browser
>Most games will scan properly, for the ones that don't you can just do a manual scan on them and they will show up 99% of the time
>Most controllers auto config upon recognition. If not, you can usually manually configure your controllers in the main input menu then it should auto config to certain cores. Most players won't have to worry about this unless they're using a DOS controller from 1988
>Most cartridge based systems are ready to play now
>If your system needs BIOS then check the Libretro blog or GitHub, that will tell you the exact BIOS files you need
>After you grab your BIOS files, put them into the "system" folder in the main RetroArch folder. This should be where they go by default
>Some systems need certain folders within the system folder, but the Libretro blog or GitHub will tell you this
>Congratulations! You have set up RA!
Some general tips:
>If you want to change the controls for a certain game, go to the game menu, then select "controls", modify the inputs as needed, then select the "manage remap files" menu and then select "save game remap file".
>If you want to make sure your changes autosave, go to the "configuration" menu in settings and make sure "save configuration on quit" is on.
>If the BIOS are in the system folder and in the right subfolder but your games still aren't running, make sure you have "systems files are in content directory" off.

>>11845531
>Brazilian insults have entered the chat

>>11845548
Only exception to this is setting up an N64 USB controller in Retroarch. That is an absolute fucking nightmare.

Everything else is somewhat straight forward. It used to be terrible with just the old PS3 flavored UI, but the newer UI is slightly better.

Not by much but it's something. I kind of wish OnionOS for handhelds got its skin and workflow ported to Retroarch somehow.

Otherwise I think OP would have a better time with Batocera

>>11845586
That's my only real gripe with RA is how you can't have custom themes. You got XMB, Ozone, the ones for 3 inch screens, then desktop mode. Although I personally don't mind Ozone, I wish I could have a fuckin OG Xbox GUI or something like that.

>>11845502
>spend 10 minutes importing shader preset, at most
>apply to every console and never think about it again
Look man the UI is obviously bad but you guys self-report your IQ constantly when it comes to this topic. Making it sound like you have to cure cancer to adjust brightness

>>11845548
I click File > Open and select my rom in my real stand-alone emulator not made by assholes.

>>11844323
Thanks king.

>>11843060 (OP)
skill issue

>11845746
Some can't help but be mad.

>>11845390
Faggot. I just told you why I don't like Retroarch.
Even in that story, the lesser issue of the controller index always defaulting to the wrong controller (N/A) can't be fixed, let alone the larger issues that crop up suddenly without clear reasons.

Frankly, the only particularly awkward parts of the UI (since ozone became default and configuration saving jank was fixed years ago) are the differences between "Load Core" and "Load Content" and why the "Quick Menu" only shows up in game. "Load Core" is only useful for viewing the core BIOS screen and modifying overrides. Maybe it should be just be renamed to something like "Manage Core". I have no idea what could be done about making "Quick Menu" more intuitive.
The desktop menu is just outright terrible compared to standalone emulators and multiplatform emulators like ares. And the RetroPad input abstraction has a fair amount of weird quirks like only allowing on turbo button. I won't defend them.

>>11845458
OP here, im not a bot, i just wanted to voice out the fact that retroarch is indeed a piece of shit. its probably better to use the catalog spot for this thread rather than a /vr/ sexy women thread or something.

>>11845521
and i shouldnt have to.

OP here, I just wanted to say that I was wrong and Retroarch is kino and I probaby deserve a ban for being such a retard

>>11845746

>>11843370
That's pretty much the only reason to use Retroarch instead of just downloading standalone emulators.

>>11846000
And what reason is there to use standalone emulators over Retroarch or a similar alternative? Why not have all your games in one spot instead of spread across a dozen different apps. I find downloading a core way more convenient than installing a new emulator every time I want to play a game from a new platform.

>>11843060 (OP)
>My IQ is too low to use a tool
Simply not my problem.

>>11845746
so? why do you act like this is some kind of moral victory? what a hollow life you must lead

>low-IQ jeet: "WAAAAH I CAN'T USE SOFTWARE!! DAMN BLOODY BITCH BASTARD!! SOMEONE MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME!!"

>>11843074
>Not OP, but I think the main interface needs to be more transparent
It supports themes, you can make a new theme with as much transparency as you want

>>11846110
Yeah clicking those buttons to play Mario sure makes me a real fucking loser.

>>11846219
You should try reading the rest of the post before replying. He's not talking about visual transparency.

They only have to make a better gui to map controllers per console. That is my only complaint against RA

>>11845460
those are meant to be used with controllers and the menus are kept relatively small. going through a large menu with that is terrible and it feels worse when trying to use it with a mouse and keyboard too.

>>11843309
>this is bad
>>why?
>you can't just ask me why! THAT'S A LOGICAL FALLACY!
"Sealioning" as a term was invented by some pseud who couldn't back up their argument on Twitter, and got mad that people asked for evidence.
People latched onto it because they drew a pretty picture about it.

>>11843858
>>11845779
I like this one too: https://github.com/Duimon/Duimon-Mega-Bezel/releases

>>11846556
That’s a lot of words not about retro games.

>>11846556
>THAT'S A LOGICAL FALLACY!
No, this is what the sea lions do. They treat every conversation as a formal debate that requires cited sources and strict adherence to debate rules.

>11846753
>"This thing is bad."
>"What don't you like about it Anon?"
>"Why are you wanting me to list reasons why I don't like something?"
NTA but when you make a subjective statement like "thing is bad" without stating why it's bad, then get defensive when people ask you why you think that way, it gives off the same feeling of "this is bad because... because it just is okay?!"

>>11843971
>Redream
>flawless
Only if you're either a paypig, or pirate it.

>>11844043
>I'm pretty sure it's available in RA
Nope, it's a closed-source emu. If anon is concerned about speed, Picodrive does the job just fine.

>>11844476
>MAME is so fucking bad I have to run it via libretro to get it to do what I want,
Don't, it's not worth it. Use FBNeo at the very least. If you end up running into incompatible games, stick with Arcade64.

>>11844740
More like a retard thread. I'm a Zoomer and even I know how to use RA. They think RA is bad? Wait until they try to set up FS-UAE.

>>11844613
Works on my machine.
Learn how to use a computer.

>>11847356
Works on my machine is the most computer illiterate thing to say, so I dunno why you're telling me that.

>>11843060 (OP)
its really shit, its as if the dev thought it would be kinda cool to have this psp menu and then just stacked in layers of features as he wrote them

lot of very upset RA devs ITT it seems

>>11846538
Retroarch is also meant to be used with a controller.

>>11845464
Fair enough. I don't really like it either but it's easy to use just like retroarch XMB.
>>11845487
What's the best UI for retroarch in your opinion?

>>11843060 (OP)
You know what would be ideal, a QT interface like PCSX2 or Duckstation, but it plays everything RA does.

>want to remap controller
>have to go through 10 menus
>want to add multiple disc games with m3u playlists
>have to do it manually
>want to add arcade games
>have to use a dat file because they won't be detected otherwise

>>11847518
I like rgui the best, keep it simple

>>11847572
>retard
>retard
>retard

>>11847425
sounds like you have a classic case of PEBKAC

>>11846005
Because the standalone ones have a better GUI

>>11847675
>me 80 iq
>me only understand windows cascading drop-down menus

>>11847716
Are you implying that the consolised UI of Retroarch is some advanced UX only Gentoo ricers could appreciate? Come on man.

>>11847724
No, I'm saying that as long as you're not a retard then retroarch's ui (or approach to ui generally) shouldn't be a problem

>>11847727
It's slower, not made for a mouse, and is an inefficient use of screen real estate.

>>11847738
>play game with controller
>control menu with mouse
Hmm

>>11845460
That ui was not designed with menu's having 100+ elements in mind. No amount of cheap band-aid solutions will make a single long ass list as easy to navigate as a simple grid.

>>11847514
What if I'm emulating an old pc?

>>11847740
Yes. Why would it be any other way? The controller is for games, not emulator menus. You use your mouse and keyboard to use the menus as quickly and efficiently as possible and then pick up the controller when the game starts.

>>11847856
>launching retroarch by clicking on it with a mouse
>logging in to your pc by typing your password on a keyboard
ishygddt

>>11847240
I can't use anything else. MAME has fundamentally broken input handling, only libretro properly sanitizes it.

>>11847548
ARES is what you want

>>11843228
Every programmer thinks everyone else is a programmer. That's why so many github pages have cryptic bullshit for instructions instead of just offering a straightforward GUI.

>>11843067
of course the tranny is the one with the cuck fetish

>>11843060 (OP)
yep
i remember arguing with one retard here about retroarch overwriting saves if games have the same name as if it was my fault
turns out i had to enable some settings that are hidden and disabled by default

I am still impressed about how we have this stupid fucking thread every god damn month by people filtered by menu's or settings when I have had literally zero fucking issue.

>>11848281
Different cores store save files in their own folders by default, you are actually a retard and were going out of your way to somehow overwrite your saves

Imagine a normie who complains about RetroArch's UI try to use DOS.

>>11848323
>>11848323
c dos
c dos run
run dos run

>>11843067
>It's open source. If you don't like it, take the code and rewrite a few things.
yeah just maintain your own fork forever bro
>b-but you can contribute the code back
*pull request rots for 3 years*
*issue closed as wontfix*

>>11848315
oh boy, here we go again
how could i have possibly "gone out of my way" and change the HIDDEN setting i wasn't even aware of? don't bother replying, we know it's never the software's fault

>>11847514
Wanting to navigate the interface is a fine option for the people who want it but it's less than ideal when you have a mouse and keyboard available. If you're launching RA with a mouse anyway then there's no reason you can't also navigate the interface a bit more with it until the game has actually started.

>>11847514
Wanting to navigate the interface with a controller is a fine option for the people who want it but it's less than ideal when you have a mouse and keyboard available. If you're launching RA with a mouse anyway then there's no reason you can't also navigate the interface a bit more with it until the game has actually started.

>>11848393
Just use Launchbox for that
All the benefits of RA emulation and better game organising and navigation

>>11848323
I've used DOS since I was 4 years old, before I learnt to write and read in school (not even exagerating). Retroarch is still retarded.

>>11848323
I’m 40, I know how to use DOS. Retroarch feels like it was designed by a retarded baby.

>>11848323
CLIs are intimidating at first but once you know all the basic commands they're straightforward and i rarely am thinking "what the fuck is going on? why did this not work?"

i can't say the same for RA

>>11848457
>Literally does almost anything you could want an emulator to do
>You might have to use a menu
I have this shit running on Linux and everything works great, CD games you name it. The only limitations are the emulators and your own hardware practically.

>>11849168
What kind of autistic loser runs Linux?

>>11847994
Ares doesn't have a ui made by stenzek. Though I definitely wouldn't mind if it did.

>>11848323
Retroarchs UI is literally the wojak iq meme.

>>11849790
Why would you use windows? I am totally free brother and can do whatever I want on my own machine.

>>11850074
I've never seen anyone primarily use Linux and actually talk about using it (or even what its utility would be) for regular work, it's always Linux is good because you can do programmer things, so can you use Linux, so you can do programmer things... etc.

>>11850094
You can do a lot of similar things using the windows command line but Linux offers you the ability to customize it however you want. It's also not bloated and runs really fast. If you don't want to customize shit you don't have to, there's many distros to choose from. Personally I see no reason to use windows other than software that only is on Windows, Linux is better in every other possible way.

>>11848323
you know a graphical frontend is shit when you have to compare it to a 40yo text-only software to make it look good

>>11850117
at least windows boots back up no matter what

>>11847994
ARES has dogshit configuration
You have to re-configure your input every time you emulate a different system

>>11850141
>You are about to do something potentially harmful
>"YES, DO AS I SAY!"

>>11850141
Pop! OS is gay. I did have some issues with not everything working correctly out of the box but it was relatively minor and once it;s fixed, it's fixed. No issues since, no mandatory updates and I can do whatever I want on a machine that runs snappy as hell.

>>11849807
Thank fucking god that schizo doesnt have anything to do with RetroArch, he would throw an adult temper tantrum and take his ball home by closing the source if anyone dared complain the UX was dogshit

>>11843067
Don't talk to me or my image board ever again.

>>11850141
Why does installing Steam automatically uninstall essential system resources?

>>11850181
because dynamic linking is a goddamn meme from the 90s

>>11850181
He wasn't supposed to use the terminal because pop os is stupid.

>>11846296
What is it honestly like waking up every morning and being this impotently angry?
like how do you even manage to get through the day when you're having panic attacks over emulators

the aspect ratio with SNES games with BSNES is fucked, genesis runs fine with GPGX + shaders but SNES is fucked

>>11851258
i'm glad i do not see what's wrong with that image

>>11850646
Psychoanalyzing me is not an argument.

>>11843060 (OP)
>RA shill
>Steamdec
you need to suffer but no one forced you to be retarded.

>>11851276
i say that BSNES core doesn't stick into 4:3 and automatically sticks into snes aspect ratio of 8:7, for some reason even messing up with it and turning off integer scaling the aspect ratio even with shaders is doubled
genesis and NES doesnt suffer of this issue.

standalone 9x doesnt suffer from this problem, but then 9x of late cant open libretro shaders or presets like before

>>11850141
>apt
Debianfags get what they deserve kek

The way the controller setup works was made for zoomer retards who think anybody cares that they can switch from playing PS1 to NES to Genesis within seconds on their Retro Fagpie.

>>11850141
>laughs in steamos

>>11848323
>retro fags are scared of a terminal
suddenly it all makes sense.

>>11843060 (OP)
The UI is goddamn labyrinthine. There will be some setting that I KNOW I messed with but I'll be damned if I remember how I got there

I'll get it eventually but it aint exactly smooth.

>>11843060 (OP)
You still don't own a Sega CD? What are you waiting for, Nintendo to make one?

>>11845086
>>11845390
>>11847356
Notice how Retroarchfags can do nothing but blindly defend with "works on my machine" even when clearly anyone who actually uses it runs into issues with it?
Maybe if you boot it once a year to play scrimblo bimblo it works without issue, but if you're actually using it regularly you'll run into problems.

>>11853038
What part isn't working for you?

>>11853038
I play on RetroArch daily though, as a matter of fact I'm gonna play some NES on it tonight. At this point you're grasping at straws.

>>11854004
I just had to clear out old files manually after deleting games I didn't want anymore. It would be nice if Retroarch deleted all associated data (saves, save states, thumbnails, etc.) when you delete a game. You could just reset your entire Retroarch by uninstalling, reinstalling and reconfiguring, this sounds ridiculous, but it's pretty easy and quick to do. That's the onky real complaint I have. Still works fine.

Just use console

>>11854004
I'm playing retroarch right now

>>11843563
I love anime images so much

Almost every time I use retroarch there is a new issue. This time: no sound. Fix that by switching the audio driver, which only works if you switch the audio driver AND restart the emulator, otherwise nothing happens; and now a fucking GBA game is lagging on me.
And of course troubleshooting through this UI is always like trying to understand the mind of a broken psyche from another dimension.

>>11843060 (OP)
It took my $99 PSOne Classic and got every last PS1 game I want running with an easy softmod, so I like it.