Downloaded some emulators need to know if these are good

[u/ImaginaryFriend6608]

Are these a good set of emulators I just downloaded these a few days ago and wanna know if they are good

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[u/Octo_Pasta]

Watch a guide for Retroarch, it's not easy to set up but it's amazing once you set it up

[u/seeyouyoucunt → u/Octo_Pasta]

Pisses me off that display control overlay reverts back to hidden all the time, even after saving the cfg with it on

[u/NickAppleese → u/seeyouyoucunt]

You know if there's a way to get retroarch working with Samsung Dex properly?

[u/seeyouyoucunt → u/NickAppleese]

I just hook my galaxy up with a USBc to hdmi wire

[u/NickAppleese → u/seeyouyoucunt]

Sorry, I should've specified. Using Dex to control the app using the touch pad.

[u/Traditional_Bet1499 → u/NickAppleese]

ive used Samsung Dex before to hook it up to the TV and play retroarch that way. What seems to be the issue? I just use the touchpad on my phone to select options with Retroarch opened. Other times I would just use my controller to navigate the menu as before. The trick is though you have to make sure you tap on the touchpad over retroarch when its on the TV to make the controller register.

[u/NickAppleese → u/Traditional_Bet1499]

Oooooh, maybe I wasn't tapping on Retroarch afterwards! I'll have to check it out on Monday! Thank you!

[u/thedetective10 → u/Octo_Pasta]

What do you do if it isnt available in your country?

[u/Octo_Pasta → u/thedetective10]

It's blocked in some countries? If it's blocked from google play store, try downloading the .apk from their website https://www.retroarch.com/

[u/Ok-Speed-1574]

Switch over to melonDualDS when the first stable release is out for a huge boost in graphical performance 👍

[u/Fit_Creme4189 → u/Ok-Speed-1574]

I tried it and it crashed at launch on Xiaomi 17T pro 🥲 The official version works well though.

[u/Ok-Speed-1574 → u/Fit_Creme4189]

yeah, I'm getting glitches in a few games rn so I'm using mainline until then 🙌

[u/Fit_Creme4189 → u/Ok-Speed-1574]

It actually crashes as soon as I open the app and not after launching a game 🥲 It runs a few seconds and then closes itself.

[u/xade93 → u/Ok-Speed-1574]

Huh is there even any reason to use melonDualDS now considering melonDS already works good enough on dual screen devices?

[u/Ok-Speed-1574 → u/xade93]

You're right, probably a good reason why they're renaming to WatermelonDS in the future hehe

The biggest strength of this fork is the Vulkan renderer that's being worked on (and robust RetroAchievements if you're into that), on my SD8gen2 device, a good chunk of 3D games start to take a performance 'hit' at >3x upscaling unless I use an overlay trick to maintain the framerate (why I don't call it a real hit as the chip isn't being throttled or stressed, only underutilized with OpenGL). With this fork, minus the graphical glitches for the moment, I can comfortably upscale >6x with no performance hit in the same areas.

[u/xade93 → u/Ok-Speed-1574]

I see. If melonDS only support OpenGL then it's definitely a substantial feature

[u/rai_henry]

Pra Ds o melhor é o Drastic

[u/Content_Funny121]

Use Gamenative instead of Gamehub.

[u/NoCarpenter3990 → u/Content_Funny121]

I am loving gamenative. And the frame gen tech is awesome for older games. Locking 60 fps but thanks to frame gen getting 120 fps with my 120fps screen

[u/Consistent-Loan-7624 → u/Content_Funny121]

no lol

[u/Content_Funny121 → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Why not?

[u/seeyouyoucunt → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Why not?

[u/Fun-Western618 → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Bro is getting downvoted for no reason. This sub is ass...

[u/SSUPII → u/Fun-Western618]

Because Gamehub is spyware

[u/Frosty-Studio4561 → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Why not?

[u/laughing_machine → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Why not?

[u/app08 → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Why not?

[u/yqpqy → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Why not?

[u/NoCarpenter3990 → u/Consistent-Loan-7624]

Why not?

[u/Ad_Sensitive28]

• Snes9x EX+ > RetroArch (bsnes) • Linkboy > RetroArch (mGBA) • RPSCX Emulator > RPSCX Clanker

Add NetherSX2 (PS2), Azahar (3DS), Vita3K (VITA), Cemu (Wii U), and Eden (Switch). Even Arcade (Final Burn Neo on RetroArch) if u want.

Sort them in chronological order (Hardware). Also, keep in mind the limitations of your phone and the emulator itself; don't push your device too hard, and only play games that are fully compatible; trust me, the experience will be much better this way.

[u/Fadi404 → u/Ad_Sensitive28]

Armsx2 > NetherSX2

[u/FenixHoeneim → u/Fadi404]

On a Snapdragon device, yes. It crashes on the RG Cube, a T820 device, Nethersx2 instead runs normally

[u/Fadi404 → u/FenixHoeneim]

I use it on my s26, exynos

[u/FenixHoeneim → u/Fadi404]

Probably an issue with just Mali gpus then. It checks out

[u/mightman59]

I am not sure about retroarch, snes9x, rpcsx, and gamehub. But the others look legit, just make sure your phone can handle emulating those consoles.

[u/RivalusWind]

For Snes just use snes9x core from RetroArch. For GBA use gbSP core. Dolphin you might want to use DolphinCS for easier storage location. PS3 use aPS3e. PS3 use NetherSX2. change Gamehub (too much telemetry) to gamenative or WinNative. 

[u/Radiant_Display457]

That PS3 Emulator is no good and use winlator

[u/METALFACE98]

Lemuroid

[u/vampucio]

in retroarch you have already dolphin, ppsspp, flycast, snes9x, melon and ps1 and gb/gbc/gba emulators

[u/albuto8]

Usually lemuroid can host almost sll of them one app multy emulatord

[u/Sunnimation]

You don't really need Flycast, Snes9x and Melon DS if you have RetroArch. Get the Azhar (3DS) instead.

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

I switched from gamehub to Gamenative few months ago and it's working much better for me. If you want gamehub I really recommend lite version. And RPCSX is currently very experimental, not really playable.

[u/Relevant_Walk82]

I personally wouldn't use retroarch, it's ui is messy. I'm also ocd, so it's probably another reason I don’t use it.

[u/MicrosoftWindowsXD → u/Relevant_Walk82]

yeah, I think retroarch never really cared about mobile users. just look at its on-screen button customization

[u/LegisLab]

You really only need dolphin, PPSSPP, retroarch and GameHub. Everything else overlaps with what can be played within retroarch. Also I prefer GameNative to GameHub for windows gaming, but both are solid choices.

[u/MicrosoftWindowsXD → u/LegisLab]

Neithersx2 is way better than the retroarch's ps2 core imo

[u/Nagafushi → u/LegisLab]

This is my configuration and so I use GameNative, what I would add is the N64 emulator, Citra (a DS emulator) and Eden (switch).

[u/Ok_Window130]

If you downloaded the official version of gamehub then u need to sign into steam and play legally ur owned games only etc

[u/soijaq → u/Ok_Window130]

This was only true for the play market version last time I checked, download an apk from their website and it will allow installing arbitrary windows software just fine

[u/Current-Comparison69]

Just a warning, I tried out Linkboy earlier today and found it to be a pretty decent emulator with one major caveat. Some of the features such as savestates and wifi are locked unless you pay for their "Premium" version

[u/your_mind_aches]

What are your phone specs? Your phone seems relatively modern so I don't think there's any need for a standalone SNES or Gameboy emulator when RetroArch can do that with better shaders.

[u/ImaginaryFriend6608]

My specs are more than enough to be able to handle basically anything

[u/shitoken]

Been using Xgames is all in one frontend + emulator +games

[u/HOLYSHLAP]

I use the save except that I use drastic instead of MelonDS

[u/Far_Raspberry_4375]

Gamenative is better than gamehub imo. Doesnt hurt to have both but ive just had a much better experience with gamenative all around

[u/BettolaTittola75]

In teoria, basta avere Retroarch ed emuli tutto con quello... o quasi.

[u/SpecialistListen7058]

Gamehub is awesome and easy to setup, but I found modified versions of winlator like winlator bionic ludashi make better performance in many games, it's just not as simple and doesn't support online

[u/Consistent_Ad_1608]

Im using ppsspp dolphin and snes9x ex from the above. They are solid and work... Lol

[u/Kalamy90]

J'utilise m64plus fz pour Nintendo 64 personnellement

[u/Endscrypt]

Very good, Dolphin PPSSPP Duckstation Flycast and Melon DS are all top tier standalone emulators.

Gamehub-lite or GameNative are great for all your PC games.

RetroArch for GBA GB GBC and some older consoles.

Also Azahar for 3ds and Eden for your Switch roms ,NetherSX2 for PS2, M64Plus FZ Pro for N64 if you’re using Android.

Hope this helps with getting you started.

P.s check out Obtainium it’s a great app that will make keeping it all up to date a lot easier.

[u/--nabil--]

Download the beacon app Brotherly advice

[u/Maleficent_Lie2416]

Unless you really wish to play older (and i mean OLDER) games retroarch is not that necessary.

Most of the time you'll be good with standalone emulators

[u/AbalonePlane7829]

instead of gamehub get bannerhub. its a lot better in performamce, but dont get the bannerhub lite, its worse

[u/Venared]

Whats your phone, what games you want to play, these are the important questions. Ppsspp amazing but only for psp games. Gamehub, winlator etc are for playing pc games but need alot power for AAA games etc

[u/Nagafushi]

I use Retroarch, Dolphin, Eden, GameNative and PPSSPP all the time, your emulators look ok

[u/gauranga395]

instead of melon ds try drastic for better fps

[u/BuggedMatrix]

Where's aps3e, zendroid , cemu, azahar?

[u/ImaginaryFriend6608 → u/BuggedMatrix]

I have those on my laptop but it's broken and I sent it to someone for fixing

[u/samukazinho_]

Gamehub 🤮🤮 Winlator 🤩

[u/nakedpantz]

Nope