The Best RetroArch Cores 2022 | Desktop & Performance Options for Raspberry Pi, etc.

Is it true you cannot copy data from retro arch gaming on a windows laptop to retro arch installed on a Chromebook or tablet? Is it also true you can play retro arch emulator offline as long as you saved the data while online? Same for multiplaying? Can it handle major games like Minecraft and GTA? Also install mods on some games?

Is neo geo emulation on the rasberry pi 4 running well? I know 2,3ghz cpu and close to 1ghz gpu is possible with mounted cooling.

Runahead for low input lag and no slowdown with that solution would be a dream for me 😀👌

Good informative video. I had no idea Final Burn Neo wasn't exclusive to Neo Geo. wow! (looking back it does say arcade beside it, but so did everything else around it). Going over all the cores is a great idea for anyone getting into retro arch. great job. Gauntlet legends for arcade has given me the most issues I wonder if final burn will work..

Where do I put the BIOS files in Linux?

Good video. Lower your coffee levels. 🤣

I cannot get any of the CPC 464 games to work - really wanted to play spindizzy

I don't have Pi but I still found great help from your video. It's been hard for me to setup my 4k monitor on my mac to do my old games "visual justice" on retroarch so thanks for your help on this for me.

I have Bettle PS2 core but when I try to open Metal Gear 2 it only shows Sega Cores to use.

You're absolutely right. You're preserving these games that hold the history of gaming. People say "oh it's stealing". What exactly are we stealing? Most of this stuff doesn't even exist or playable on a modern TV. Yes Nintendo is now emulating stuff on their switch but 99% of their library will ever get ported.

problem with old games was input lag.
Duh it killed sega saturns playability. Sony solved input lag... the industry struggled to keep up, we cud play arcade games at home for the 1st time ever with sony.

Good video. I personally like the cores that give me the most resolution options and he seems to prefer more accurate but that's ok.

There needs to be a torrent file that gets updated regularly and has all the arcade games and more

I must admit i used retroarch a few years ago on a cfw ps3 and thought it was the biggest load of crap going, some of the emulators or cores i like were dodgy or just didn't run and put me off it, fast-forward to now i have a custom built new gaming pc and wanted it so I could have all the consoles i liked on one system and thought i would give RA another go and glad i did the pc verison is slick and all the system cores i wanted all work a treat now, i love it, the 2 systems i wanted emulated the most was the saturn and 3do and both Beetle saturn and Opera 3do run spectacularly well and with the right shaders you can mimic the real hardware, the rewind feature is a god send yiu don't know how many times its saved mu ass lol.
I use the cores Megadrive, Snes, Saturn, 3do, Master System, Game Boy, Lynx, NeoGeo AES and Neo Geo CD

Awesome

I have a Macbook Pro M1pro 32GB and Super Nintendo doesn't run well. The craziest thing is, I also have a 2005 Powerbook G4 with a very old SNES9x emulator installed and works extremely smooth. I think those old PowerPC laptops were able to switch resolution according to the app. So it feels like playing a real super Nintendo.

This is so nice! Thank you so much for the helpful information!

Awesome, great quick overview of some useful cores.

I’m having one hell of a time with Retroarch. I have downloaded the cores. I got the Roms. I’m trying to load the games and keep getting the “no core” message. I went down a rabbit hole of what I can do but I’m honestly just getting more and more lost. Could use some help. Sorry for the bother.

Great video. Problem I have is how do I get a core ? I want PPSSPP , but for the life of me cannot install it. Any help ?

this has got to be the best explained video for retroarch. awesome. thanks Raven

Since I downloaded this application from steam, there are minor changes in our interface. And those who download from steam cannot do as you do. Can you make a video on this, how should those who want to play from steam set?

i got into retroarch a few days ago and its been a fun time, but i must say, its so confusing most of the things, its soo much to learn, i get the surface things like core and the database, but the shaders, overlays and that kind of stuff its so confusing, some roms dont work with import content, i like the steam version, so the standalone dont matter much to me, because i like having everyuthing on steam

I have a question.
I started playing a modded version of breath of fire 3 on the ReARMed ps1 core but I want to switch to beetle. First, I had to patch the game file with the mod ppf file, then I signed into retroachievements, and set the core to run on ReARMed with achievements working. 8 hours into the game and I want to know if a simple switch to beetle can work. Do I have to back up and move my save game file? Should I fear achievements resetting on me?
Also, idk if beetle will struggle with the mod, but we'll just have to see.

What settings to use for Mupen64plus to reduce constant stuttering on the xbox series? I used to play N64 games as a kid 17 years ago on a pc one tenth as powerful with no stutters, no idea why the latest xbox struggles.

Where's the raspberry pie options?

I'm having troubles with gamecube (dolphin). When launching a game, the launcher crashes to desktop. Someone knows how to fix this?

Awesome video! I'm glad I found your channel.

I saw some comments below about the Duckstation core. I've been using the Duckstation emulator to play Persona 2 Eternal Punshment and speeding it up to120% in its options and liking it a lot. I just recently discovered Retro Arch and I got the game up and running on Retroarch using the PSX Beetle core. It works and all, but I don't see an option to speed the game up a bit like it does on Duckstation. I found the Frame Throttle option, but I only see 1x and 2x options and anything above that is too fast for my liking. My question is if I use the Duckstation core will there be an option to speed it up somewhere in the 120-150% range? I'm kind of torn because I love the speed I can get it on Duckstation, but it looks better on Retroarch with all the shaders. Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance!

Hi there could you please tell me where to get the Bios for Retroarch
Thank you

Hey Mate! THANKS for all your very deep videos! I am struggleing with Retroarch N64 Settings on a Beelink GT King with 922x CPU.
Don't get the right settings for performance and look... (golden eye, you know...) Do you have any tipps for the "best settings"? THANKS A LOT!

i love your videos bro. do you have a tutorial that shows you how to get your games to look that good??

Could you make a video on how to make Mouse work in Retroarch ( properly - for arcade games that would otherwise run on trackball or are best to be played on a quick response system like this ) and how to use a Mouse for Lightgun games successfully ( maybe ) ?

Thank you for sharing

SwanStation (Duckstation) runs PS1 games that even beetle cant run like monkey hero.
I switch completely to duckstation and swanstation in retroarch

Hey do you know how to add mods for a game on retro arc

class video dude. i struggled with the fb neo, what rom set number do you use ?

hi I dont have core downloader not on my pc nor my iphone please help

I use gambatte for Game Boy (not Color) because it gives you great palette settings and Same Boy for Color.
For Snes I use bsnes (default), couldn't find infos what is the difference to the other bsnes cores.

thanks Tek - so what is the best option for retroarch on a raspberry pi (whichever one) so that it will play cross platform against another windows user - do we install a linux distro and then RA on top of it on the pi or is there another Pi solution - what im really getting at here i want feedback from any of you folks who may have got RA with a genesis/megadrive core on the Pi working against another windows user with a genesis/ megadrive core running netplay REMOTELY between the windows install and the raspberry pi install - have any of you ever succeeded ?

emulationwiki is a must for anyone wanting to play retrogames. It has a list emulators for every console along with their accuracy, features and performance.

Thank you, this was very helpful!

Actually, ParaLLEl core by now is kept as a legacy core for those with not as strong hardware, support for old romhacks and such since it has a fair number of old deprecated N64 plugins. Their Muppen core is the one that's being kept up to date and has the three important modern plugins for use to make it as close to accurate or as performance focused as possible. Still, good to have both if a game doesn't work in one core but does on the other (happened to me recently with Mario Kart 64 where I had texture problems in Muppen, but had none of those issues when I put it on ParaLLEl).

Also, Duckstation is a great emulator and the libretto core could also be pretty good, but I personally do my PS1 emulation on the standalone DS emulator.

Im not done the video yet but I'm using a tablet and I guess this works I'm on the 22th second now

For some reason I can’t seem to get my sega 32x rom to show in my directory. It’s a good rom, backed up myself. Any advice? All other roms show.

PSX Duckstation is very accurate too.

Letest ps2 core not working

Bro pls upload ps2 core on Google drive or please share it