Read the tweet here -
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sq3qu7
Guys, we really need your support here.
If you could retweet this -
https://twitter.com/libretro/status/895685422134681600
we could be one big step towards putting a serious dent into this ongoing issue, which is doing noth...
2017-08-11 17:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostBy installing RetroArch through F-Droid on your Android phone/tablet, you will be able to use the latest nightlies as soon as our buildbot churns them out! Stay always on the bleeding-edge with this version without having to wait a long time for the next stable to arrive on Google Play!
We have made it as easy as possible to use this -
1. First, install F-Droid separately. You cannot get this from the Play Store, you need to download it from their website. Click on 'Download F-Droid' to ...
2017-08-09 21:19:50 +0000 UTC View Post
We desperately want this to happen so we are putting our money where our mouth is, and we let it start at $150.
EDIT: Users ajshell1, webgeek1234, saftle, JoostR, finkler and Le Gluon du net have all chipped in to make the combined total $305 as of now!
Link is here -
2017-08-08 15:50:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Read the blog article here -
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-6-4-released/
Plenty of updates on cores too -
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/core-updates-since-version-1-6-3/
Highlights:
- Bounty system is gaining stea...
2017-08-08 03:44:51 +0000 UTC View Post
RetroArch for Windows 98 SE / Windows ME / Windows 2000 has just been released! Note that this will require cores specially made for it, and as of now there are none, so just consider this a pre-release for now!
http://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms
Users should note: this is taking no time or resources away from the other stuff we are doing. Supermodel and PPSSPP cores are still being worked on...
2017-08-01 21:35:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Romain Tisserand is on the verge of successfully having completed the bounty 'Mednafen/Beetle Saturn MAME CHD support'! What this means, is that the latest core version now has MAME CHD support.
You can convert your Saturn CD images to MAME CHD format, or even obtain an existing MAME CHD set for Saturn that you were using for MAME/MESS, and use that now with the Mednafen/Beetle Saturn core!
This came about as a byproduct of Romain and inolen looking into MAME CHD support for Redream. The...
2017-08-01 09:30:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This details all the core improvements/changes that have been made since the last version, v1.6.0.
Read about it more here -
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/recent-core-updates/
As you can see, we have not been slacking off.
2017-07-28 20:18:15 +0000 UTC View PostRetroArch 1.6.3 has just been released! Read all about it here -
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-6-3-released/
There are now convenient installers for Windows and a version for Linux that should work on all distributions courtesy of Flatpak! Also, a separate version for Windows XP has been published!
A separate blog article detailing all of the changes that...
2017-07-28 15:26:16 +0000 UTC View Post
The big new RetroArch 1.6.2 release is imminent, and it will bring some big changes and improvements.
Right out of the gates, here is something that a lot of Linux users have been requesting for decades - a distribution-agnostic way of installing RetroArch on Linux. With Flatpak, this is possible, and this version is available right now!
Read RobLoach's article on this for more information -
There will soon be a 'quasi-VI filter' mode built into Parallel N64's Vulkan renderer. What this is, is effectively a cut above what the RDP's regular VI filter would be able to do.
In essence, we apply NNEDI 3x together with 2-pass anti-aliasing. The results are impressive, and it really helps smooth out both 2D and 3D visuals. We feel confident that when this is released, users will no longer feel that they are being shortchanged graphically when compared to say a HLE OpenGL-based rend...
2017-07-24 21:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Read our updated article here for benchmarks performed with Beetle PSX -
Beetle PSX now supports 16x and 32x internal resolution optio...
2017-07-22 00:34:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Lots to talk about here -
* Up to 8K/12K resolutions added to Dolphin core. Benchmarks included.
* Up to 8K/12K resolutions added to OpenLara core. Benchmarks included.
* Up to 8K/12k resolutions added to Craft core. Benchmarks included.
* Performance analysis between Parallel N64 'Angrylion' software renderer vs. 'Parallel' Vulkan renderer.
RetroArch 1.6.2 is coming soon BTW!
2017-07-21 00:04:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Consider this project still in an experimental phase - but cores are already beginning to run! What you see is a FPGA devboard with RetroArch that is outputting a random libretro core to the screen.
It's still far too premature to speculate on what this project will amount to ultimately, and what our future plans are for it, but we felt we ought to share with you this latest breakthrough in development since it has taken quite a while to get there!
2017-07-11 17:09:28 +0000 UTC View PostTake your pick. The two highest rated ones will be picked. In case only one core gets all the votes and none of the other two get any, one other core will be picked at random.
For further clarification -
PPSSPP is a PlayStation Portable emulator. Check out its website here -http://www.ppsspp.org/
Supermodel is a Sega Model 3 emulator. Check out its website here -2017-07-03 00:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Lakka 2.1 RC3 is available for testers.
You can download the builds from http://le.builds.lakka.tv/
Please remember that this is a release candidate meant for testers.
Check our article here!
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/new-core-dolphin-windowslinux-alpha-release/
We consider this an alpha version right now. Please read the article in case you need to learn more about what currently is and isn't implemented.
A new RetroArch version (1.6.1) is still coming up this week!
At the end of this week, I wil...
2017-06-29 01:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Lakka 2.1 RC2 is available for testers.
You can download the builds from http://le.builds.lakka.tv/
Please remember that this is a release candidate meant for testers.
Check our article here!
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/new-core-openlara-windowslinux/
This is a work-in-progress opensource Tomb Raider game engine. Right now it can only load separate levels from any of the old-school Tomb Raider games, although it is to be expected that eventually you will be able to play Tomb Raider games from beginning to end with this game ...
2017-06-17 23:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Check our article here!
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/new-core-redream-windowslinux/
This is a promising work-in-development Sega Dreamcast emulator. Please support its author, inolen! If you'd like to know more about the project, visit its site here.
Still to arrive in the next few upcomin...
2017-06-17 14:38:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Check our article here!
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/new-core-citra-windowslinux/
Still to arrive in the next upcoming days:
* OpenLara (new experimental old-school Tomb Raider game engine)
* Dolphin (popular Gamecube/Wii emulator - will have Gamecube-only controls at first)
* Redream (new experimental Sega Drea...
2017-06-16 17:34:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Read our extensive blog article here -
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/more-new-cores-melonds-sameboy/
* MelonDS core (new Nintendo DS emulator) has been released!
* SameBoy (accuracy-focused Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulator) has been released!
* ARM Linux cores are now provided by the buildbot, useful for RetroArch on Raspberry Pi-based systems, NES Mini and/or...
2017-06-13 16:03:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A plethora of new cores are coming out over the next few days! First out of the gates is PX68K.
Read the article dedicated to it here, written by Tatsuya79, a contributor to this core. He helped flesh it out and he also wrote a terrific article to boot.
Read it here:
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/new-core-px68k-androidioswindowslinuxmac/
Guys, we are still working hard on all sorts of new cores and a new RetroArch release to go along with it. Dolphin, SameBoy, melonDS, PX-68K, Neko Project II and OpenLara are all coming up.
We are going to get that into your hands as soon as possible. Stay with us!
But we want to share something even more exciting with you. A contributor called jselby just made a libretro core for Citra. So you will be able to run Nintendo 3DS games soon on RetroArch or any libretro player!
We will...
2017-06-09 05:07:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Get it here -
http://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms
Read more about it here -
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-6-0-released/
Recent Shader Changes
2017-06-01 03:04:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Lakka 2.1 RC1 is ready to test! You can download the builds from http://le.builds.lakka.tv/
Please note that this is a release candidate meant for testers.
inolen (the author of Redream) ported his promising new Dreamcast emulator to libretro! This is the only active open-source Dreamcast emulator available right now, so please support its development!
You will see the core appearing on the buildbot soon. There might be a few more things the author wants to add to the port first before it will make its appearance.
If you'd like to learn more about the project, you can visit its website here - 2017-05-07 22:19:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The MAME libretro core has been updated today to version 0.185!
See this changelog for more details -
The core has been updated for: Linux, Windows, Android.
We still need to work on fixing compilation issues on iOS and OSX/macOS.
2017-05-04 22:44:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Brunnis (quite the input lag authority who regularly posts on the Libretro forums) has committed several patches over the past few months which dramatically decreased input latency in NES and SNES emulator cores.
Today, he came back with some results of a science experiment he conducted. In this experiment, he tested the input latency difference between a real Super Nintendo system connected to a CRT monitor vs. RetroArch running on a PC with a SNES core.
What he came back with were quit...
2017-05-02 15:54:52 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dolphin core is making steady progress and it won't be too long until we will publicly announce it and let you all tinker with it.
For now, here is something to tide you over until then :
* MelonDS by StapleButter has been ported to libretro, and will be published on the buildbot soon! This is a promising new Nintendo DS emulator. It is great to see Desmume finally start to get some competition after a long time being unchallenged on PC.
After 6 months of community testing, we are proud to announce Lakka 2.0!
This new version of Lakka is based on LibreELEC instead of OpenELEC. Almost every package has been updated!
We are now using RetroArch 1.5.0, which includes so many changes that listing everything in a single blogpost is rather difficult.
There are also tons of new cores to play new types of games!
Full Changelog