![]() I tried then following the next steps in the official Getting Started guide to detect my ROMs via Add Content > Scan Directory for every separate ROM folder that exists in my default File Browser Directory which I set up in step 4. GBAGBCNESN64PS1Sega Genesis / MegadriveSNES I configured my directories, leaving everything as default except the File Browser Directory which I changed to the location of my ROMs via Settings > Directory > File BrowserFollowing the guide’s instructions, I used the Online Updater > Core Updater to download and extract every single available core for all the systems I’m currently emulating, which include the following systems: Up, Down, Left, and Right are still controlled via the Arrow keys, and all the other default keyboard remappings remain the same and are unchanged by using the User 1 Bind All option (which is what the official guide recommends using) Problem #1: RetroArch is ignoring this configuration. I downloaded the “RetroArch.7z” file from the Windows nightlies x86_64 folder and extracted.Opened RetroArchChanged Controller RetroPad button mapping to suit my preferred keyboard controls by navigating to Settings > Input > Input User 1 Binds > User 1Bind All I didn’t want to follow someone else’s inaccurate guide, so I went straight to the source, and used the following official “Getting Started” guide: So, after the resounding success of setting that up, I thought maybe RetroArch deserves another stab and could make my otherwise outdated Toshiba laptop useful again as an emulator machine. I thoroughly enjoyed not having to really think about which cores I needed to load or needing to tweak any of the default settings (other than controller / video configs, which was done through the built-in menus and not via text editor). I was honestly really surprised at how easy the set up was, and how much tinkering was not required on my part to get emulators / cores working for any ROM I threw it at it. I’ve never had any problems with this setup whatsoever, but this holiday season I recently built a RetroPie machine on the newest model of the Raspberry Pi for my brother-in-law. ![]() First of all, thank you RetroArch devs for your continued work on this software, and thank you forum members for taking a look at this thread!Īfter trying to use RetroArch over a year ago and completely failing to get it set up and running properly, I abandoned the software entirely and instead just installed many different emulators with meticulously managed file folders for different game consoles and their ROMs.
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