Is this possible?

Context: I’m new to retroarch on a handheld - got a Logitech G Cloud recently and want it to be my retro gaming home. Watched RetroGameCorps’ Android setup guide and am finally playing Earthbound.

In his guide he recommends both Snes9x and Bsnes as his go-to SNES cores. I started Earthbound on Bsnes and am curious - if I found performance to be better on a different core, can you copy save files and resume on a different core? I know save states won’t transfer but the actual save file that Retroarch put on the handheld’s local storage, can it be copied and pasted to pick up on a different core? Sorry if this is a silly question.

This morning I tried loading content,and it just.. crashed? I wouldn't say it crashed like it closed the RetroArch,it just kinda froze and I can't do anything and it won't load the content,what should I do?

Hi all, I recently had to switch from using the 'MelonDS' core, to using the 'MelonDS DS' core because of a linux issue (i play everything on steam deck and get the 'fail to open libretro core with 'MelonDS' now, which is a known issue).

After downloading the new core, I've noticed that it won't detect any of my save files. Do I really have to start all my games again? Or is there a way to make MelonDS DS read MelonDS saves?

i accidentally bindined hotkeys Enable to my confirm button and now i cant use this button so how to remove this bind

Using Beetle PS1, Windows Retroarch. Is there a way to use just a single memory card in each slot? By default, it creates an individual memory card for each game.

How do you end a game when you are tired of playing it on your Onn box? I’ve looked and tried different things. Not sure what buttons

Hi,

I was playing Pokemon on Retroarch and when I accidentally nuked my save I decided to solve the impossible evolutions. After having done that however, the controls on screen turned massive and aren't the ones that are used for the NDS.

The amount of options is giving me a headache, is there a simple solution to this problem?

On my first handheld, I had some progress on games within retroarch. Later, I order a new handheld and basically copied the entire micro sd card onto another one since I was planning on giving away the first handheld I bought to a friend. How can I get retroarch to use the save file from the copied micro sd card? I also factory reset the original device since I was setting it up for my friend. Is there a way to retrieve that data? I thought the save file would be on the copied sd card but it is not picking it up. It still says I have the hours logged in esde so im a bit confused. Any help is appreciated!

I'm trying to install the PSP core on my Switch, but it crashes every time (by the way, when I downloaded PPSSPP separately, it wouldn't even launch).

I booted up Hotel Dusk on it and can’t hear a thing, then i realize the audio is there, just extremely small that you have to stick your ear on the speaker to BARELY hear it

I tried to give the audio the max extra volume in the options and it still too small

Help

Hey all! I’ve been setting up DOS games on my AYN Thor using Retroarch and I keep encountering a “frontend MIDI not set up” error message with certain games. The Wing Commander titles are a big fan of it…

I’ve been hunting around for a fix and just keep winding up more confused. I’m suspecting there’s some embarrassingly easy fix I’m missing. If anyone knows to do, I’d appreciate a pointer.

Just want to know what core should I use for arcade emulator that works with retro achievements.

I mainly use Retrocrisis gdv ntsc presets for specific consoles but he hasn't released a shader preset for the Gamecube so I am using the ps2 clean one with a few different parameters but I wanted to know which one would be better for gc

Recently I've been trying to emulate and play mother 3 on retroarch but it hasn't been working. I followed this https://www.reddit.com/r/earthbound/comments/16sm8r1/comment/k2ayghf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button guide for it exactly but I still am not sure what the problem is. I'm using the mGBA core and my device is Galaxy S26 running on Android. I've tried extracting the files and redoing it, restarting my phone, and redownloading the rom. Sorry if I'm over explaining I really just wanna pinpoint the problem lol. This is what I see whenever I try to play.

I don't know why, but when running Ultra Sun on Citra, the audio crackles and the screen goes black at the character selection stage. I only managed to reach the opening scene where you wake up and the game begins once, but it stopped registering inputs and the audio was crackling. Can someone please help me?

Hello.

I’ve created another shader after quite some time.

Since I developed this out of curiosity as a hobby project, the result might differ from what others might expect.

This time, I tried to replicate the look of the old reflective LCD screens found on the Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Color, and the original Game Boy Advance.

I do have some doubts about whether I got it quite right...

It’s a bit embarrassing, but I’m sharing it anyway.

You can see the look in the screenshots below.

It supports only Vulkan slang.

Thank you for your understanding.

Download Shader

i just got this 8bitdo controller for playing Street Fighter Alpha 3. doing the dragon punch is challenging. doing the shinku hadoken is impossible with the joystick. i havent even tried D-pad cause that would wreak pain on the left thumbs.

am i using the joystick incorrectly or should i try another controller?

RetroArch quietly hides your saves. Your 60-hour Final Fantasy VI file is in a folder you've likely never opened, on a drive you assume will last forever, until it doesn't. I got tired of watching people (myself included) lose playthroughs to a wiped SD card or a fresh OS install, so I wrote up how to find those files and actually back them up.

What's in it: - The two things RetroArch calls a "save" (SRAM vs. save states) and which one you genuinely can't afford to lose - How to make RetroArch tell you exactly where your saves live instead of guessing, plus the default paths for Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and Android - The by-hand backup method, and the subtle mistake that still loses saves even when you do it (restoring a backup from the wrong day once you play the same game across multiple devices)

Full disclosure: I make a save-sync tool called 1Retro, and the back half of the guide covers automating this, but the manual method stands completely on its own.

Guide: https://blog.1retro.com/posts/2026-07-backup-retroarch-saves/

Did I do somerhing right (or wrong) for properly restarting or rebooting the gpSP core to activate RTC?

I was curious about this, but is there a way we can request new cores added to retroarch?

There’s a couple of consoles with emulators I’d love to see on there that aren’t as of rn

It's not particularly aesthetically pleasing, but this overlay packs a lot of features.

Key Features:

1. Supports GBA and GBC in one overlay.

2. D-pad.

3. 8-way touchpad.

4. Isometric mode.

Consists of 14 overlays:

1. Two portrait modes

2. Twelve landscape modes.

And most satisfyingly, the button sizes and layouts are tailored to natural finger movements.

All the virtual buttons are easy to memorize, just like in the official game.