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Xbox OG port is alive again!

 We know the RetroArch Xbox OG port (yes, the old one from 2001, not the Xbox One) has been dead for a long time. Well, it's alive again! What you see here is a direct screen grab of RetroArch running on Xbox OG!  

This new ...

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Next-frame response time (≤16ms!) achievable with RetroArch! Latency with RetroArch as good as real hardware!

The Libretro Team post Next-frame response time (≤16ms!) achievable with RetroArch! Latency with RetroArch as good as real hardware! from patreon

RetroArch is truly in a league of its own when it comes to input responsiveness, and it keeps blowing away even us here at Libretro, to the degree that independent researchers start researching quite how good RetroArch can be and completely shattering several myths that have long been accepted as gospel in emulation circles:

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Big speed boost for 32X games with Picodrive core! (on Mac/Linux/Windows)


Thanks to notaz' efforts, 32X games have received a big speed boost with the Picodrive core on Linux and Mac! The SH2 dynarec is now being used for these platforms!  

Tests were performed with Knuckles Chaotix -

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ChaiLove – Another Take on 2D Game Development

The Libretro Team post ChaiLove – Another Take on 2D Game Development from patreon

 RetroArch 1.7.0 is not the only thing we are releasing! Here is ChaiLove – Another Take on 2D Game Development

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RetroArch 1.7.0 -Released!

 RetroArch v1.7.0 released!

Download it here -

http://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms 

Read the article here -

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Appeal to game journalists - about the 'retro emulation industry' in general

Please read this article -

https://www.libretro.com/index.php/appeal-to-game-journalists-about-retro-bit-and-about-the-new-retro-emulation-industry-in-general/ 

Inbetween having to prepare for a new version and keeping our spirits high, we have to deal with nonsense like this. I hope...

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Update on new version release

 We are spending some extra time to ensure the Wii U release is not bugged for the upcoming release (1.7.0) and some other things. Hoping to still get it out by Christmas, if it hadn't been for these extra complications, it'd have already been out.  There's a lot of noteworthy new stuff that will be in 1.7.0.

In othe...

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Bliss-Box 4-Play integration for RetroArch will soon be here!

The Libretro Team post Bliss-Box 4-Play integration for RetroArch will soon be here! from patreon

 RetroArch now has native support for the Bliss-Box 4-Play – a universal game pad adapter – in the latest nightly builds. This support will be included in the upcoming stable release (1.7.0). 

RetroArch version 1.7.0 will be released later this week.

For more details, please read our blog article here -

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RetroArch PS3 now running on RPCS3 the PS3 emulator!


RPCS3 the emulator is a very cool project, so are the guys behind it. Less than a day after filing a Github issue, RetroArch PS3 has started rendering correctly and delayed swizzle remap on textures was also added. Hope this fixe...

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Bounty updates - pledges raised

 Several bounties have had their pledges significantly raised!  

For more details, see our blog post here -

https://www.libretro.com/index.php/bounty-updates-2/ 

To summarize:

RetroArch – [Di...

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Forums back up - upgrading servers

Hi there,

After some minor downtime, our forums should be back online! Tomorrow the buildbot site will be available again. The reason for these minor interruptions to the service are because we were running out of disk space on our website server, so we had to upgrade our disk space on the servers by another 300GB. This will a...

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Important statement on Tek Syndicate and 'Sen Pi' and their use of Lakka (UPDATE)

 UPDATE: Amazon took down the link from their store based on our software being included which is not for commercial resale. As long as our software's license and terms are being respected, we are willing to ally and collaborate with people, including the party involved (if they intend on doing things by the book the second...

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RetroArch Roadmap for v1.7.0 and beyond

 We don’t usually talk about all the behind the scenes development stuff that we do. We usually prefer to let the work speak for itself. Nevertheless, we feel compelled to share with you from now on a brief roadmap status update that basically shows what we are currently working on codebase-wise, where RA will go next, et...

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RetroArch 1.6.9 released!

 RetroArch 1.6.9 has just been released!  We pushed a hotfix release just now - this is basically 1.6.8 plus some last-minute patches pushed.

 Grab it here -

http://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms 

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What system would you most like RetroArch to appear on next?

What system would you most like RetroArch to appear on next?

Based on the outcome, we will attempt to buy this system and attempt to make it happen.

Poll will last for two days.

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Core Updates Since Last Release (v1.6.7)

In anticipation of RetroArch 1.6.8, let’s detail all the work that has been performed on the libretro cores since the last frontend release (1.6.7). 

Read the article linked to below -

https://www.libretro.com/i...

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Parallel N64 Multithreaded Angrylion update - performance tweaks/hacks

 

Here is a quick update on some new patches we have pushed to the Parallel N64 core –

1 – You can now get anywhere from a 6fps (conservative) to a 10fps or more performance boost with multithreaded Angrylion core by enabling a new option called ‘Send Audio Lists To RSP HLE’. Instead of sending audio lists t...

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Parallel N64 with multithreaded Angrylion released!

The Libretro Team post Parallel N64 with multithreaded Angrylion released! from patreon

First out of the gates is the new Parallel N64 core with multithreaded Angrylion! This is our port of ata4's Angrylion RDP Plus plugin, but we did a lot of alterations on it which you can read about in the article. The performance gains of Angrylion RDP Plus over the regular Angrylion plugin are real and noticeable on both Linux...

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Imminent: Multithreaded Angrylion coming to Parallel N64!

The Libretro Team post Imminent: Multithreaded Angrylion coming to Parallel N64! from patreon

A new multithreaded-capable version of Angrylion (the software renderer) will be available soon in Parallel N64.

* Expect a speed up of roughly 2x on Windows to 1.5x on macOS/Linux.

* Based on Angrylion Plus, but unlike that plugin, does not require OpenGL, and especially not core GL context 3.2.

* Will have a mult...

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New RetroArch version soon!

We will release the next major RetroArch release (v1.6.8) before the end of this month. Stay tuned! It takes a bit of time to prepare.

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Lakka 2.1 RC5 released with improved Dolphin support and experimental ASUS TinkerBoard support

The Libretro Team post Lakka 2.1 RC5 released with improved Dolphin support and experimental ASUS TinkerBoard support from patreon

 We are proud to announce the release of Lakka 2.1 RC5!

This version required a lot of team work. We merged LibreELEC 8.2 Bêta changes in Lakka. RetroArch also got updated, as well as all the emulators and other libretro cores.

Ntemis added support for some Rockchip boards, including the ASUS Tinkerboard. These new...

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Progress report

RetroArch 1.6.8 is upcoming, but we are currently working on some blocking issues which prevents its release:

* We are working on fixing several issues that have been plaguing the WiiU port. We believe it's important that the console ports also keep working.

* Supermodel core has experienced a delay but we are going to m...

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Atari 800 Libretro core enhancements

The Libretro Team post Atari 800 Libretro core enhancements from patreon

Read the blog article here -

https://www.libretro.com/index.php/atari800-core-improvements/ 

Also see this Youtube video -

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RetroArch Snap Packages Now Available!

The Libretro Team post RetroArch Snap Packages Now Available! from patreon

Read this article for more details -

https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-snap-packages-now-available/  

Adding to 2017-09-29 21:07:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Higan libretro core!

The Libretro Team post Higan libretro core! from patreon

This is a libretro core of Higan that Themaister is working on. This core will be pushed to upstream and it will not have any alterations done to the core itself. It will be Higan verbatim that is pretty much identical to standalone Higan.

You can read more about its progress here -

2017-09-18 08:36:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Sheep It Up (GameBoy homebrew game) now available on RetroArch's Content Downloader!

The Libretro Team post Sheep It Up (GameBoy homebrew game) now available on RetroArch's Content Downloader! from patreon

This is a Game Boy homebrew game written from scratch by Dr. Ludos. You can find his game on GameJolt too -

https://gamejolt.com/games/sheepitup/267335

With the permission of the author, we are able to distribute this game now to any Retr...

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New PPSSPP version now on the buildbot!

The Libretro Team post New PPSSPP version now on the buildbot! from patreon

The latest PPSSPP core on the buildbot should now be available for Windows, Linux and macOS! 

Some notes on the state of the port:

- We are going to be adding more core options to make this feature complete with standalone PPSSPP.

- No savestates yet, might be easy to hook up again and will probably arrive ver...

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New PPSSPP core progress!

The Libretro Team post New PPSSPP core progress! from patreon

 The new PPSSPP core is beginning to run!

This time, we are working closely with upstream to ensure we don't fall behind again in updates. The intent is there to upstream this core, and already a PR has been pushed already by Hrydgard for the purpose of making the libretro core feasible.

A couple of things we are cu...

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RetroArch 1.6.7 released!

The Libretro Team post RetroArch 1.6.7 released! from patreon

 NOTE: This is a bugfixed and spit-and-polish update. 

Updates since 1.6.6:

 – SCANNER: Fix directory scanning.
– SCANNER: Fix file scanning.
– COMMON: Fix ‘Disk Image Append’ option.
– FREEBSD: Compatibility fixes for Video4Linux2 camera driver.
– GUI: (MaterialUI) Add disk image...

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RetroArch 1.6.6 released!

The Libretro Team post RetroArch 1.6.6 released! from patreon

Read the blog article here -

https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-1-6-6-released/ 

Plenty of updates on cores too -

2017-08-17 06:45:13 +0000 UTC View Post