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[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
This entirely depends on what you have running in the background and your specific Android OS configuration. I might have to release that performance guide I made sometime ago so that you people can get clued in what it is you need to look for when you want to get the best performance possible out of your device.

NOTE - it might require killing off a whole lot of services that are running in the background - email sync for instance is horrendous for performance - all that stuff runs at regular intervals in the background and it can screw up your performance - same thing with other services. Best way to ensure best performance is to either hope the garbage collector overhead gets spread across the separate CPU cores or to make your Android configuration as lightweight as possible with as few services running in the background as possible.

Also - you'll notice that if you turn WIFI off, that you will get a +2 FPS increase as well - this is because of the regular WLAN scan intervals that also eat into your CPU time. Really, there's a bunch of crap like this going on in Android that really makes no sense from a performance perspective - a games console with 'performance as priority this is definitely not.

Also, the more overlays we are going to add and the more 'niceties' that people want that are going to get added, the slower it is going to be - which is why I really want to be hardball on this and not let it spin out of control. Let those idiots who are giving me 1-star reviews because they don't know how to find ROM sites blast me for all they want - if they're too dumb to figure out how stuff works right now and if they can't be bothered to learn then perhaps they shouldn't be using it - plain and simple. I can't see how hard it is to find a ROM, throw it on an SD card and run it with a core.
[Android Apps and Games] Tatsuya79:
mmm... I'm trying everything on Ketsui as its default configuration is "no continue", but can't get this menu.

A bit too hard for me with 1 credit!

But it's doing the same with fba on windows while MAME is OK, just tested that...

And I can see the service options on fba but they don't seem to be working.

So it seems to be a lack of support for that or some kind of bug.
[Android Apps and Games] faceless:
anyone with a Galaxy Note II know what settings i should try?

all of the cores i tried (NES, GBC, GBA, SNES, Genesis) run really slow and i've seen videos on Youtube with awesome performance. plus other emulators i've tried run full speed.

is there something in video settings that i should tweak?
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
Thanks to kiri87 this has now been fixed - Xperia Play gamepad now works with input autodetection on his R800i. Hopefully the same code will work for the other Xperia devices -if not, I'm pretty sure the only difference will be that the HID name of either the 'keypad' or the 'gamepad-zeus' will be different. In that case, reporting them to me can fix them.

Expect a new update on the store soon with this big fix and also adjustable opacity for overlays.
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
A user called quepaso (who is a registered member on here) made those videos, and he can help you with your performance problems I'm sure.

The last time a guy on a Note 2 mentioned he was getting bad performance was when they had used a tool like App2sd or something (don't know the name really, have never really used the app). Anyway, that is the guy you want to get into contact with. I say PM him.

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2733938
[Android Apps and Games] KingpinZero:
R: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Im on a note 2 and i dont have any issues at all. All my roms are on an external sd.

Dll7 stock rom with Perseus kernel if that helps.

Inviato dal mio GT-N7100 con Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
r9 released

r9 released - OP updated. Google Play as ever will take some time to sync this - so in the meantime get it from the OP.

APK (r9): https://anonfiles.com/file/e653d5adfe8ce3927d883a82becda4e0

CHANGELOG

r9 (Feb 4, 2013)

-------------------------

* Better multi-touch controls.

* Ability to set opacity of overlays

* Shaders bundled (NOTE: need Tegra 4/Exynos5-class GPU for good results)

* Input autodetection expanded -

- Xperia Play (now properly tested on an r800i)

- Madcatz PS3 fighting stick

- Moga IME app (previously would work only on rooted devices with gamepad mode)

* Doesn't extract the assets everytime you go to the menu but only when you first

install the new APK - was causing lots of garbage collector overhead.

* FBA core - fixed a serious bug causing graphic glitches.

* Nestopia core - use mono sound like the real NES.

* Genesis Plus GX - Lunar Eternal Blue (JP) works again.
[Android Apps and Games] oursoul:
Has anyone had any luck getting Night Trap working on the Sega CD emulator?

I've tried an iso and a bin/cue but both FC. I've got the bios file and named it correctly.

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
Somebody got it to work (you can see it in a pic on Google+). I'm pretty sure I could get it to work as well - because this is just a plain port of Genesis Plus GX - that means you get the same compatbility as on Wii/Gamecube and all other platforms (you're hard pressed to find a more accurate open-source and portable Genesis emu out these days - only thing it's really missing is 32X). MD.emu by comparison is based on an older version of Genesis Plus GX before Eke-Eke changed the license to prevent people like Robert Broglia from making money off his hard work - which is why MD.emu has such patchy Sega CD support, because he has to duct-tape together code from various other emus to get it to work since he is no longer allowed to take code from Genesis Plus GX itself after the license change to non-commercial.

You need several BIOS files BTW - one for all three regions.

EDIT: r9 is now up on Google Play.
[Android Apps and Games] oursoul:
Got it working, used 'Sega CD - M2 V2.21.bin' and renamed it 'bios_CD_U.bin'.

Put in the game dir and its working :)
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
I sent a request to the author (Eke-Eke) and this was his response -

https://code.google.com/p/genplus-g...estone Owner Summary&groupby=&sort=-id&id=324
[Android Apps and Games] doumer:
the new overlay-pads are awesome (especially the psx overlay) ... much better and far better sizing than the old one! :good:

now we just need a n64 emulator and this app will replace all emulators on my phone/tablet :laugh:

btw: is it possible to automaticly use different overlays depending on which emulator-core is running?
[Android Apps and Games] Marsou77:
Re: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

There is a little problem with gba.cfg and gba_diagonal.cfg, look at the screenshot : look at the 2nd screenshot

Envoyé depuis mon LT28h avec Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] xbost:
that second overlay in gba.cfg is for portrait mode.
[Android Apps and Games] theailer:
Sv: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

I have a serious issue with retroarch on my nexus 4 with paranoid android feb3 and franco kernel r53. If I choose a shader and click to enable a second shader the rom will not load and my storage will get corrupt. It usually ends with running androids first time init and some apps have been removed. While trying to reinstall them I get an unknown error. I should add that I did this with fsync off in francos kernel updater.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] angelhp:
Sega Picodrive in Genesis Plus GX???

have Genesis Plus GX soport sega picodrive suport??:confused:
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
Will be hooked up later - still figuring out how to best appoach it.
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
r10 released

New version posted (r10) - see OP.

r10 (Feb 5, 2013)

---------------------------

* [NXEngine / Cave Story] Fixed bug where moving blocks would not move in Labyrinth levels

* Add new psx and GBA overlays by user boxs.

* Should fix some touchscreen control issues.

Download

APK (r10) - https://anonfiles.com/file/a341ba50b135121318fdcb342c1992af

Google Play Store -https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroarch

Grab it here already - Google Play should take a while to sync again.

BTW - a funny occurrence - it seems that at least 90% of the users that have given the app 1 star on the store seems to have not taken time to read the PDF manuals that I include - most of the things they point out as complaints are actually either explained in the manual or they're just not doing it right (I guess I can be held responsible too for these people simply having outdated romsets).
[Android Apps and Games] angelhp:
I can not find cave stoy game work??

Please link that found in this emulator :o
[Android Apps and Games] Avigrace:
Re: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Don't let the one star reviews get you down, you are doing awesome work and it is really appreciated.

That said I may give you a one star review as I have had to spend some money on a PS3 pad and gameklip :p
[Android Apps and Games] sttovo:
Re: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Yeah, that pisses me off. So I went to the app store and gave the app 5 stars. Everything is working great for me! Thanks for a great app!
[Android Apps and Games] Entropy512:
Disabling per-file fsync is a BAD IDEA. I used to include it in some kernels as a hidden option (e.g. you could use an init script at your own risk) but I don't even do that any more. The benefits just don't outweigh the risks.

Random filesystem corruption on an unclean shutdown like this is EXACTLY what you'd expect.

There seems to be an issue with shaders and the Nexus 4... I tried HQ2x and the whole system spontaneously rebooted on CM10.1 - I'll try going back to stock to see if it's a CM issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Tatsuya79:
Yeah just ignore those 1 star comments, it happens to every developer, even more with apps that need a minimum of knowledge.

Noticed some little issues:

-Snes9x auto screen ratio is too thin. It should be 4:3 while atm it's similar to the "square pixel" setting.

-Noticed one regression with the psx core. With Mobil 1 Rally Championship the game is crashing 10s after you start a race.

It gave me some messy textures, transparent object, huge artefacts while it was perfectly OK before (not sure with which revision this started).

I checked it's working OK with fpse to be sure my image didn't get corrupted.

Other games I have are working as usual though.
[Android Apps and Games] acidspunk:
Hi Squarepusher2. Again, thanks for the hard work. One small problem: Some of the new (and old) overlays have buttons that, when pressed, make the emulator go back to the menu. Also a suggestion if I may (and I'm sure this has been already requested): Add a confirmation prompt before quitting.

Again, thanks for the time and effort put into Retroarch. :)
[Android Apps and Games] faceless:
okay, holy **** that did it!!

quepaso replied to my PM and mentioned that the SD Card Swap mod causes issues. that mod swaps the sdcard0 ('internal' SD) and extSdCard (removable SD card in sd slot) because the way the Note 2 is setup, you can't install apps to removable storage.

i wasn't using that mod that swaps SD and Internal, but i do use GL to SD, which does something like that for the data on some apps/games to put the data files for JSR, Sonic and GTA3 onto my SD card.

what's weird is it wasn't even mounted! i only mount it to play those games... and i've tried soooo many things in the past few days... freezing Samsung services, freezing Sprint services, disabling email sync, all sorts of other stuff... then i checked my PMs, read what quepaso said and a lightbulb went off.

so i went right to GL to SD, tapped mount and tried RetroArch again... FULL SPEED. tapped unmount and tried again... FULL SPEED... rebooted... FULL SPEED... tried mounting and unmounting in GL to SD again... still full speed whether mount is enabled or unmount is enabled.

i have no idea why it was broken and why that fixed it but it seems to have done it.

i already knew, even with it not running well, that RetroArch was something to behold... now seeing it in its full glory, i can only tip my hat to all of those involved in its development, this just made my phone even more amazing than i already knew it was.

thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Kholargol:
Hello, I've installed RetroArch both on my Galaxy S3 (I9300 - Android 4.1.2) and my Galaxy Tab 7.7 (P6810 - Android 4.0.4) and I'm surprised to see it lagging on the S3 (slow+corrupted sound) as it works perfectly ont the 7.7 tab.

Is it supposed to work correctly on the S3 ? I tried to move ROMS from external SD to internal but it's still the same problem.
[Android Apps and Games] Tatsuya79:
All emulators are working at a nice speed here on SGS3 (4.1.2 official Samsung).

Faster than similar machine emulators.

Got all my roms on external SD.
[Android Apps and Games] Kholargol:
Thank for your quick precise answer. It seems that I've got a problem on my phone. I will search by myself..
[Android Apps and Games] theailer:
Sv: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Heh, so I noticed. I have enabled fsync again. Wont disable it anymore either. Only been using android for a week, coming from maemo on n900.
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
The problem with the Galaxy S3 is that Samsung 'lies' about the refresh rate of the screen - the value of the refresh rate it reports back to the OS is '60Hz' - which it clearly isn't. You can see this for yourself by either selecting 'Report Refresh Rate' from the RetroArch popup menu or by trying out any 'System Information' app on your Android device - they should tell you what refresh rate it reports to the OS as well.

Because of that (it says it's a 60Hz screen when it's not - the Note 2 has 58Hz BTW BUT reports it correctly so there isn't a problem on Note 2 unlike Galaxy S3), 'Synchronize refreshrate to screen' will not yield good results. Instead, you should turn it off, select 'Forced refresh rate (Hz)' and input a manual refreshrate. Start out with 59.95 - if it still crackles, go lower until all of a sudden the audio pops/crackles are gone.

Quepaso is going to get hold of this phone soon and start experimenting with the refreshrate to see what the ideal refresh rate of the thing is. As soon as we know that, we can put in a 'hack' of some sorts so that this kind of manual configuration does not have to be done on S3 (since it's a popular device).

Honestly though, the situation with devices and varying screen refreshrates (and the values they report to the OS - sometimes erroneously or 'deliberately' erroneous) is a really crappy one on Android. I'd have hoped there was a better solution to this but it really doesn't seem like it.
[Android Apps and Games] Tatsuya79:
Guess it's ok on my SGS3 because I'm using a custom kernel.

It was ok with siyah, same atm with Perseus. I know they use some updated drivers, perhaps one from the Note2 which fixes the issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Kholargol:
I found what was the problem ! This occures when the energy safe mode is activated !

I don't know if it's a bug or not. If not, I think it should noticed somewhere.
[Android Apps and Games] genaroneto:
It´s not a bug, the energy safe mode decreases drastically the cpu usage, it´s kind of an underclock... for battery safe. Lots of games get chunky with energy safe mode enabled...
[Android Apps and Games] Ham duden:
Sv: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Soo. Not sure if this has happened to other; can't find similar issues in the thread:

It can't seem to open any ROMs for me. I have tried Doom on PrBoom and Metal Slug on PSX: http://m.coolrom.com/roms/psx/38948/Metal_Slug_X.php

Whenever i locate the file, it seems as it opens, but then closes immediately. Got any ideas what it might be? Maybe there's some basic rules I haven't followed correctly, since I'm sorta impatient of nature :b

I'm: Nexus 7, PA 2.56 ROM, Franco kernel.
[Android Apps and Games] georaldc:
Re: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Wow, just stumbled across this. Never knew retroarch was out for android (only familiar with the ps3 port). Thanks squarepusher, this may become one of those permanent apps I'll always have on my s3 (hope an ios port comes out soon too)

So I'm guessing this compares pretty well with other popular emulators out there (epsxe, robert broglia stuff, etc)?
[Android Apps and Games] Dasmikko:
How do i get the Doom 1 and 2 soundtrack for PrDoom?
[Android Apps and Games] quepaso:
I tried out retroarch on a sprint Galaxy S3 and had several issues. Ive relayed my findings to squarepusher so hopefully something can be done hack wise in the mean time. I will need to spend more time on it to get to the bottom of the issues.
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
It compares very well (and I'd say better thanks to superior sound and zero frameskip) as long as your refresh rate is set correctly - and this will vary per device as each device has its own screen refresh rate. Some vendors will report a wrong 'refresh rate measurement' to the OS - and if you then try to use 'Sync refreshrate to screen', you will get bad performance. So, for those devices where you get a lot of audio pops and laggy video - try setting a forced refresh rate in the app.

Oh BTW - for Galaxy S3 users - B6S/quepaso says you should set 'Forced refreshrate (Hz)' to 59.50 and DISABLE 'Sync refreshrate to screen'. Let me know if that works for you. Also, DON'T enable rewinding unless you're absolutely sure your phone's CPU can run a game at 3 or 2x the emulator/game's intended framerate.
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
The new version (r11) will have an embedded help system that will explain this and a lot more.
[Android Apps and Games] Räph96:
AW: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

On my n7 psx doesnt start. I also tried it with a Rom file.
[Android Apps and Games] paulust:
touch screen controls

Nexus 4, PSX, using the on screen psx controls. Same with SNES core and SNES overlay.

I found that if I hold a button (e.g. X or A) then push a different direction on the on screen direction pad, that button is released. This actually makes a lot of games unplayable.

Otherwise, it works very well!
[Android Apps and Games] sioxz:
can i play Diablo 1 whit this Emulator i really wanna play that Game on my phone
[Android Apps and Games] georaldc:
Re: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Did a quick test and so far, everything is running smoothly. I also tested the psx core with 1 game (tales of destiny) and compared to epsxe, there's like 0 skipping on my s3. Epsxe runs it good too but there's slight skipping if you look for it, even when frameskipping is disabled.

Btw, I saw your posts squarepusher at pocketgamer arguing with one poster over there. I don't what his problem was but I see no issues with retroarch. Runs pretty flawless to me
[Android Apps and Games] Toad King:
Thanks for pointing this out, should be fixed in the next release.
[Android Apps and Games] Hichter:
Testing on RazR (XT910), some cores like Final Burn Alpha and prboom just return to libretro core select screen, but genesis core works perfectly smooth, I'll try snes and other now.
[Android Apps and Games] Toad King:
This usually means there's some error with the ROMs. For prBoom you need a prboom.wad file as well as the wad you're loading, and FBA roms have to be up to date. The cores guide explains this in detail.
[Android Apps and Games] Hichter:
Many Thanks, figure out prboom question, and some dificulties with bios names, I'll try with a updated romset fba.

Retro Arch is amazing!.
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
OK, new release upcoming.

BTW - sorry if I reacted a bit asshole-ish on Pocketgamer, but I'm really getting sick of the kinds of people going 'I would never pay for this blabla' when I'm not even asking them to (it isn't just the Android scene either - plenty of stuff going on in the Wii scene that is really raising my temperatures).

Perhaps after this I just need to take a breath of fresh air for a few days and withdraw myself from the forums for a while.
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
r11 released

New version posted - see OP.

Here is the download link -

https://anonfiles.com/file/574fad0c078e4c920b10708bf3293a96

Will be up on Google Play shortly.
[Android Apps and Games] Avigrace:
On some systems (SNES) it will save on exit and resume, however on FBA it does not. It shows the loading save state message when starting the rom but it always defaults back to the start. Is this a known issue?
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
I should mention this in the cores manual PDF (actually I believe I already do mention it - could be wrong though) -

Savestates in FBA are only valid for as long as the gameplay is running - after you close the game the savestate will no longer 'resume' state.

I know this is a big problem and I'm trying to find a solution for this.
[Android Apps and Games] Avigrace:
Thanks for letting me know, as long as I know it's not my end I don't mind, it's not like I had save states as a kid in the arcade :laugh:

*edit* you do mention it in the cores manual, apologies for not reading it!
[Android Apps and Games] shadowhawk2020:
Has anyone been able to get a copy of Star Control 2 working?
[Android Apps and Games] rowgun:
Amazing emulator! I'm using a PS3 controller with the Sixaxis Controller app and I'm having a few issues. For example, if I hold back to charge in SF2 before the round starts, it doesn't seem to register and at the start of the round I'm just standing still with no charge. Also, diagonal detection seems to be a bit off. Anyone having similar problems?
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
I can ask the guy (quepaso/B6S) who tested RetroArch with the Sixaxis controller app if he experienced any problems.

One thing I have been able to verify for myself though is that you can get the PS3 controller to work flawlessly by hooking it up to USB directly to the phone/tablet.

Anyway, try contacting quepaso/B6S - or better yet, if he reads this, he could respond himself.
[Android Apps and Games] quepaso:
I have no problems with diagonals myself. Try it via USB as well to see if there is anything else going on. Also, all my ps3 controllers are authentic sony ones bought from the store, perhaps you have one of those ebay ones?
[Android Apps and Games] rowgun:
Hi, thanks for responding! I'm using a real SixAxis controller so that shouldn't be an issue. Also, I don't seem to have the same problem in other emulators. It seems to be having trouble registering down and back sometimes for some reason. I have a DualShock 3 at home that I can try later to see if it has the same issue.

I tried using the SixAxis controller via USB and it seems like only the back direction is working :(
[Android Apps and Games] quepaso:
It honestly sounds like a defective controller? Try out a dual shock 3 and see how it fairs. Maybe sixaxis is different somehow? All of my controllers are dual shock 3s.
[Android Apps and Games] rowgun:
Same issue is happening with my DualShock 3 :( Will try both controllers with a Nexus 4 to see if I have the same issue.

Similar issue on the Nexus 4. As an example, if I'm holding down and I press HK, the character immediately stands up afterwards.

One last update: it seems like this is only happening in the Final Burn Alpha core. I tried the controller on the NES and PCE cores and found no issues.
[Android Apps and Games] xtoad:
I have been using my DualShock 3 with no problems on the Snes and Genesis cores but can't seem to get it to go with the FBA core, (except for Select will inserts coins...) I also can't get overlays to work on FBA either, though. I have a SGS3 from Canada.

EDIT: It seems that the DS3 'does' work in FBA core for most stuff... I was having problems with a game with a 'paddle' so maybe that was it.
[Android Apps and Games] Custodian:
Re: RetroArch Android [EMULATOR][GAME][2.3+]

Where can I find roms

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] mhd4mhd:
lol dump your game, or use google :)
[Android Apps and Games] Squarepusher2:
Which game on FBA? NOTE - I need bug reports to be specific if I want to have any hopes of fixing them.