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You can also use DOSBox as a LibRetro core [https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/ https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/] - this enables to use any of th
by Mizza 8y ago
You can also use DOSBox as a LibRetro core [https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/ https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/] - this enables to use any of the filters the LibRetro provides on the frontend, including CRT.
This pattern should be the future of emulation development, where possible.
- core-questions 8y agoRetroArch is a pretty terrible UI, though - it takes everything bad about that Sony UI and it's not particularly performant, either. Lots of stability and performance issues. Had difficulty getting a 3ghz Core 2 Duo to emulate SNES effectively with it... might've chosen the wrong engine out of the thousand alternatives, though.
- deelowe 8y ago> Had difficulty getting a 3ghz Core 2 Duo to emulate SNES effectively with it That's very odd considering retropie runs snes perfectly.
- ascagnel_ 8y agoYes and no. RetroPie can run SNES games using comparatively inaccurate emulators (SNES 9x, ZSNES; mostly sound bugs), but can’t run more accurate emulators like Higan acceptably.
- abritinthebay 8y agoTrue but that sort of is the issue with things like Higan - proper CPU architecture emulation is REALLY slow in software.
- einr 8y agoRetroPie (or libretro) does not have a ZSNES core; ZSNES, apart from being wildly inaccurate, is largely written in x86 assembly and so there is no ARM version. Additionally, the more modern snes9x cores have essentially the same sound emulation as higan (blargg's SNES_SPC library). I believe higan has done some modification of that code since importing it but regardless, the sound emulation in snes9x is very, very accurate. Higan is indeed unparalleled for those who truly care about extreme accuracy, but snes9x is 99% there for the vast majority of users who just want to play games.
- deelowe 8y agoThe op said effectively, not perfectly.
- tomc1985 8y agoThat's really bad... I beat Chrono Trigger on a 486
- Zardoz84 8y agowtf ? I ran SNES and Sega Genesis emualtors on a 486DX4 a long time ago, and was running perfect!
- dahauns 8y agoNo, certainly not perfect. A great article from the author of higan (whose core OP probably used): https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/08/accuracy-takes-power-one-mans-3ghz-quest-to-build-a-perfect-snes-emulator/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/08/accuracy-takes-power-...
- whywhywhywhy 8y agoGenesis was pretty good on 486 with Genecyst but certainly not SNES.
- anc84 8y agoYes, you probably used a bsnes or higan core. bsnes is all about accuracy and that IS performance-hungry. Use a snes9x or something else if you want. See https://docs.libretro.com/meta/see_also/#snes https://docs.libretro.com/meta/see_also/#snes
- digi_owl 8y agoFrankly i don't get why it even exists. Best i can tell it simply slaps a UI on top of already existing, free standing, emulators.