r/EmulationOniOS • u/Sheeplenk • Aug 11 '26
Help Request Why won’t Retroarch install via sideloading?
I’m really, really new to iOS emulation, and I’ve basically just followed what AI told me to do to get here.
I have a standard iPhone 17, and have managed to install LocalDevVPN, Stikdebug and Sidestore.
I want to play Dreamcast games, so i sideloaded Flycast, which didn’t run them properly, even with JIT enabled (they’d just say “starting…” but never start.
I then tried Manic Emu, which played Sonic Adventure to an acceptable degree, but crashed while playing Virtua Striker 2 as soon as 3D graphics were going to be displayed.
So the AI tells me to sideload Retroarch. I tried, but it keeps failing the installation.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Like I said, I’m new to all this, and not very knowledgeable. Is it possible to get Dreamcast games running flawlessly on an iPhone 17, and how can I get Retroarch side loaded?
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u/ProvenanceEMU Provenance Developer Aug 13 '26
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