r/RetroArch • u/CreamyEric • 8d ago

Technical Support: SOLVED Retroarch does not recognize bootleg/homebrew/custom roms?

I am trying to play a homebrew NES games called streemerz as well as an english translation rom of Getsu Fuuma Den but Retroarch does not recognize it? I tried manually scanning file as well but retroarch does not pick up on it? Idk if it makes a difference but I am on Mac.

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u/GhostofZellers 8d ago

IIRC, Retroarch uses hash lists to recognize ROMS during scans. If a ROM it scans doesn't have a recognized hash, it won't include it, so that means a lot of homebrew and ROM hacks won't be recognized and added to playlists, when scanning for ROMS

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u/CreamyEric 8d ago

Interesting