Find and replace the text 'retroarch.cfg' with a name with the same lenght, which helps to identify it: To make all cores completely independent, however, you must specify a new name for BOTH 'retroarch.cfg' AND 'retroarch-core-options.cfg': dol files must be hex edited to save separate configurations, in order to prevent conflicts (thanks for his tutorial).
Make multiple copies of these cores, and rename them in a way that helps differentiate the platforms:Īll. To prevent this madness, you first need to make duplicates of these cores and hex edit them so that they are treated as independent emulators. So, if you set Genplus_GX for the Game Gear, the same settings would then be used for the Megadrive too, forcing you to re-adjust settings each time. Some settings, like screen resolutions, can't be global because so many systems worked at different resolutions.įurthermore, some cores like Genplus_GX or Gambatte, are each one emulating "groups" of machines, all requiring different video setups.įor example, all Sega consoles emulated by Genplus_GX use different resolutions, while Gambatte can use a different overlay grid and colorization for the DMG Game boy and the GBC. This is where Retroarch fails, if you ask me. Normally, all Retroarch cores save their settings in 2 global files: retroarch.cfg and retroarch-core-options.cfg. TUTORIAL: Retroarch Wii - per core configurations and pixel perfect scanlines Read the following tutorial to learn the process, if you want to add some missing cores or update them with new versions. dol names.Ĥ - Open " RA_settings.txt" and follow directions to change the required settings for each core. Open " RA_cores_hex-editing.txt" to see all file names. **The 'private' folder is included only for Vectrex overlays but it can also contain your SD wii channels.ĭON'T delete it, just add the VTREX folder and its content to your private folder.ģ - Some. * Don't forget to put the Bios files in the system directory. Extract it and copy the content of each folder to the following paths: Wiiflow/plugins/Arcade/MAME_2003_plus/mame_alt_dolsĢ - Download my Cores Pack. Wiiflow/plugins/Arcade/MAME_2003_plus/mame_dols Make sure to make a backup of these folders, then delete all. Seriously, do a backup! I take no responsability if you don't. But it can be possible, I guess.ġ - Backup and then delete all your existing Retroarch files within wiiflow/plugins and on root.ĭo it in order to prevent conflicts with configurations and to be able to restore your previous RA setup anytime. I couldn't edit the cores to save separate core-options files, only regular settings. This guide partially works with RA Hexaeco. This pack is not complete by any means, but the "main" emulators should be there. Fceumm, snes9x_next), but I've included their RA-Hexaeco counterparts, plus some other Hexaeco cores as an alternative. I removed non-working cores from Retroarch-Wii (e.g. In a few cases, it's not possible to achieve pixel perfect resolution and aspect ratio on the Wii, because some games require a bigger vertical resolution than the wii or different pixel's aspect ratio than your TV.
Menus are rearranged differently between the various RA versions, the important settings are generally found in submenus called: Video, Options, Overlays. They work really good even if they're less recent versions. I've currently re-edited the older RA cores from the Plugins Pack Rev 6 (RA 1.7.6 through 1.8.8) to TOTALLY save separate configurations. I'm not using the newest RA cores from the latest Wiiflow Plugins Pack, because I can't get the scanlines to work with them. This guide assumes that both your Wii console and TV are set to 16:9 aspect ratio