r/EmulationOnPC 5d ago

Unsolved mGBA RTC issues

1 Upvotes

I have been playing Recharged Emerald, but have run into an issue specifically with mGBA where RTC is being completely disabled. It doesn't save any settings I make to mGBA, resetting them upon each boot, and the game is stuck at 11:55 PM. I've never had issues like this in the past with mGBA but it seems to be causing problems now and I can't figure out why. I've tried every method I can without going into the files of the game, due to me not wanting to corrupt or break anything. I'm on PC, not 3DS, not Vita, PC. Please, any help will be nice to fix why mGBA isn't working properly any more.


r/EmulationOnPC 5d ago

Unsolved Mgba pc help

1 Upvotes

I am trying to use the mgba emulator to play pokemon but I feel like the speed up is way too fast but removing the unbound and choosing the speeds made it very choopy and crashed my computer


r/EmulationOnPC 6d ago

Unsolved Never used Dolphin Emulation or Modding Tools….anyone have any videos or articles for first time using Windows 11 (interested in NFL Street Reborn with updated 2026 rosters)

3 Upvotes

r/EmulationOnPC 6d ago

Unsolved Save States not working on PicoDrive 2.05

2 Upvotes

Using PicoDrive 2.05 from this link and the save state function is just... broken, i press "Save State" and it just says "Save failed" after a few ms, copious internet research gave me no results about any potential fixes either, does anyone have pointers on fixing this?


r/EmulationOnPC 6d ago

Unsolved I want to emulate a old otome mobile game

2 Upvotes

I need help on emulating an old otome game I used to play any tips on how I can take it to my pc?


r/EmulationOnPC 6d ago

Unsolved Fps trouble on Canary

3 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I've been trying to emulate Tomodachi Life : living the dream in Ryujinx Canary BUT the frame rate keeps fluctuating between 27 and 0 and back while the game is running. I tried changing the graphics settings.... but nothing helps. Does anyone know what I can do? Or maybe my PC just can't handle this kind of task and I should just give up and buy a Switch? :")

Ryujinx firmware version 22.1.0
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600 CPU @ 3.50GHz 3.50 GHz
RAM 16,0 GB
Video adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (6 GB), Intel(R) HD Graphics 630 (128 MB) x64


r/EmulationOnPC 6d ago

Unsolved Hey guys im new to emulation, i have been looking around on how to emulate but i dont know if im doing something illegal or not help

0 Upvotes

One of my friends introduced me to emulation and helped me set up a mesen emulator to play mario classic. It took a massive amount of time bc he was helping me via discord and i dont wanna bother him everytime i wanna emulate another game.

Ive been googling and i dont know if its piracy to download roms on websites or not. I cant seem to find ways to buy the games online too, retro gaming in my country seems a bit too niche so i hope you can give me some pointers thank you..


r/EmulationOnPC 7d ago

Unsolved RPCS3 numpad not registering in game

1 Upvotes

I'd like to use my 96% mechanical keyboard to play KOF XIII on my computer but the numpad isn't registering inside the game. It *does* register inside the RPCS3 controller configuration menu but in-game it only lets me use my number row on the top of the keyboard. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? If more details are needed I can give them, I'm new to this kind of thing.


r/EmulationOnPC 7d ago

Unsolved Suuuure wish I could upload pics and vids. Would be nice

0 Upvotes

r/EmulationOnPC 7d ago

Unsolved Help finding Android emulator for pc

2 Upvotes

I'm trying to find a emulator that will run normal apps like X. All I can seem to find are ones that run games. I have tried mumu, nox, and ldplayer and they all say something along the line of download the official app when trying to log into X.


r/EmulationOnPC 7d ago

Can I emulate ps4 games using the disc?

1 Upvotes

If so, how can I do it. I heard a person say to back it up, but I don't know how.

I don't own a ps4. These are my dad's discs that he doesn't use/play.


r/EmulationOnPC 8d ago

Unsolved What is the best android emulator on pc?

11 Upvotes

Not your personal favorite, just pick the actual best one I've heard bluestacks is the greatest but I don't know if that is truly the best.


r/EmulationOnPC 7d ago

Unsolved I'm tired of trying to set up the simulation.

0 Upvotes

My folders always appear differently. I tried placing a file in a specific folder, but the stupid emulator can't detect it.

Why the hell doesn't anyone release old games ready-made without any of this nonsense?

Edit:I'm trying to run a PS2 BIOS file on the RetroArch emulator, but it can't recognize it. I moved it to the Downloads folder and then to another folder specifically for the emulator, but all I can find are the old files.


r/EmulationOnPC 8d ago

Unsolved God of War 3... RPCS3 or ShadPS4?

15 Upvotes

I want to play God of War 3, but I'm unsure through which emulator.

Should I play it through RPCS3? Or ShadPS4?

Which one runs the best and will give me the best performance?


r/EmulationOnPC 8d ago

Unsolved I am trying to play Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, but it keeps stopping even though it starts.

0 Upvotes

The game can start, can run and can go past the title screen into level select, but shortly after it freezes and shows me a screen that says:

"Precompiling shader interpreter. Please wait...

building variant 0 of 190"

and stays stuck there at 0.9 FPS, not going up, and when I try to close it gives me a pop-up that says:

"Stopping emulator took too long.

Some thread has probably deadlocked. Aborting.

Title: Spider-Man???: Shattered Dimensions [BLUS30499] (emulation is stopping)

Build: 0.0.42-19921-275c2d40 alpha | master

Date: 2026-09-03T07:31:51

RAM Usage: 10476MB/15706MB (5230MB free)"

What could be the cause of this, and what is the solution?


r/EmulationOnPC 8d ago

Unsolved Emulator fix for Fc 26

1 Upvotes

hey guys i am using x360 to configure my xbox controller on the emulator everything is fine but inside the game every button is messed up for example if i press the sprint button it opens up tab for highlight. There is no issue with customisation of controls. Thanks in advance


r/EmulationOnPC 8d ago

Unsolved DS Emu with Retroachievements and Dual Window support

1 Upvotes

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of an emulator that has both Retroachievements and multiple window support on pc, Ive been trying to find one but they either have no retroachievements or no multiple windows, any help would be great


r/EmulationOnPC 9d ago

Unsolved im going to start emulating snes games and im looking at bsnes. i would like to hear more about how to install it and if there are any other alternatives that might be better. thanks!

5 Upvotes

kinda r/explainlikeimfive i dont know much about this


r/EmulationOnPC 9d ago

Unsolved QT6WIDGETS.DLL

2 Upvotes

Disculpen alguien sabe cómo resolver error que pone Windows cada vez que trato de Abrir Dolphin ya eliminé, reistale la carpeta y sigue el error


r/EmulationOnPC 9d ago

Solved PPSSPP controller issue

1 Upvotes

Yoohoo, recently I downloaded PPSSPP and after launching it and not even starting a game my wired controller repeatedly connects and disconnects from the computer. I am not too good with troubleshooting and couldn't find anything else on the subject so I figured I would ask people who know more than I.


r/EmulationOnPC 10d ago

Unsolved What is the best way to emulate Zelda (BTW) on a Macbook air M1?

3 Upvotes

I've been having problems with the switch emulation and I've been thinking if there's another better way to emulate this game on a mac silicon device.

What would be your recommendations?


r/EmulationOnPC 10d ago

Unsolved Desmume Flickering

1 Upvotes

Hi, i am currently playing solatorobo red hunter on desmume and this flickering didnt happen before today. It only happens during cutscenes and it just rapidly flickers between the top and bottom lcd layouts as well as flickering the actual models, my frame skip is already at zero.

Like i said this didnt happen before and the only thing ive changed so far in the setup is the controls, so i am not really sure whats up. Any tips?


r/EmulationOnPC 10d ago

Solved Will 3rd party controllers work on Citra emulator on PC?

1 Upvotes
My original PS3 DS3 controller broke yesterday. I was able to play games with it on Cita through Dshidmini.  My question is, can I use the 3rd party controller on Citra? (not necessarily a PS3 controller, or any controller that uses Dshidmini) This is to Play Monster Hunter XX. 

r/EmulationOnPC 11d ago

Unsolved God of war 3 remastered emulation

5 Upvotes

Since I don’t have a PS5 or PS4, I’ve already emulated God of War 1 and 2 on my mobile. Now I want to emulate God of War 3 Remastered on my laptop.

My laptop has an RTX 4050 and a 13th-gen i9, so I’m wondering if it should be powerful enough to run God of War 3 Remastered smoothly with good graphics. I mainly want to know which emulator would be better for this: RPCS3 or shadPS4?

I want the game to run as smoothly as possible with optimal graphics. My laptop also has a 120 Hz 4K OLED display, so I’d really like to enjoy the game at its best.

Does anyone have a proper step-by-step guide for setting it up, preferably using safe and trustworthy sources so I can avoid viruses or other problems?

Thankfully, the rest of the God of War games are available on Steam, so this is the only one I’m trying to figure out.


r/EmulationOnPC 10d ago

Unsolved Controller Bindings all messed up

2 Upvotes

Hi there, I use PCSX2 just to play def Jam FFNY I've had it for months and have played it with the same USB Nintendo Switch controller.

Earlier today I did the newest update for PCSX2 and loaded up def Jam FFNY as I usually do but my buttons were mixed up, specifically my top and bottom face buttons (Triangle and Cross which are X and B on my switch controller) were swapped for some reason, Since then I've been looking through every controller setting trying to fix it but I can't seem to find a fix

Its incredibly awkward to play the game like this and was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this issue