Hot takes

[CG4R12I4N]

RA's basically only useful to emulate consoles that had no decent emulators like the very retro ones really (PC98 and before).
But how many people like to play those consoles anymore? They aged like milk.

 

[NatalieZaki]

Incredibly cold take, plenty of people hate Retroarch and tend to use it when they have no choice as it emulates console blind spots like arcades and PC-98

I have some emulation handhelds (Miyoo Mini and Anbernic RG353PS) and having to deal with RetroArch's bullshit and how annoying it is to make saves to a specific emulator, only for it to ignore those saved settings and stretch a Gameboy game to 16:9 or something. It made me irrationally angry

 

[NatalieZaki]

Sloppy Joes suck. I don't know why people like Sloppy Joes.

i personally prefer a Pristine Johnathan

 

[CG4R12I4N]

Therein lies the problem, you can count emulators that work on handhelds with your fingers because not everyone can play comfortably on PC. Thus RetroArch is pretty often your only option to play them unless you have something like Steam Deck.

 

[RageBurner]

It is definitely annoying to use on desktops. It's clearly designed for embedded devices.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

RA's basically only useful to emulate consoles that had no decent emulators like the very retro ones really (PC98 and before).
But how many people like to play those consoles anymore? They aged like milk.

Touhou 1-5, Peret Em Heru, Giten Megami Tensei (when/if that is inevitably translated), Madou Monogatari 1-2-3, Rusty and anything that's been taken a look at by our resident PC-98 foragers (Amelie Doree, ThorHighHeels, Marsh, and Hazel among others) are high key keeping the PC-98 alive lmao

 

[NatalieZaki]

i constantly go on emulation.gametechwiki.com just to see if a system has a standalone emulator just so i dont have to deal with retroarch

 

[RustySK]

I think most people on here are going to agree with that take, myself included.

RetroArch is great for anyone new to emulation or anyone that's unwilling to invest the time to set up anything better, but in my experience most enthusiasts tend to find it really limiting and annoying.

 

[Strategist's icon Strategist Strategist]

Touhou 1-5, Peret Em Heru, Giten Megami Tensei (when/if that is inevitably translated), Madou Mongatari 1-2-3, Rusty and anything that's been taken a look at by our resident PC-98 foragers (Amelie Doree, ThorHighHeels, Marsh, and Hazel among others) are high key keeping the PC-98 alive lmao

PC-98 is great if you like very specific genres of games like Visual Novels, JRPGS and really clunky action games, or clunky space shooters.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

PC-98 is great if you like very specific genres of games like Visual Novels, JRPGS and really clunky action games, or clunky space shooters.

True!
(or good music that composers properly push the limits of, the Genesis that rarely was)

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Like, THIS is from what essentially is a shittier version of the Genesis sound chip, crazy

 

[Gorse]

Sloppy Joes suck. I don't know why people like Sloppy Joes.

I love a good 'Joe, but they have to be made correctly with a recipe that includes tomato sauce (or some other form of crushed tomato) and served on a nice, thick bun that can properly support the meat slurry. Poor-quality SJs are pretty abhorrent, and I wouldn't knock anyone for finding the entire concept of the meal off-putting.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

In terms of gameplay, sure. In terms of Pokémon designs, I dunno... Gens 8 and 9 are worse imo

Gen 8 and 9 Pokemon designs are fire imo. I still think Gen 2 had the worst.

 

[Deleted member 884]

Gen 8 and 9 Pokemon designs are fire imo. I still think Gen 2 had the worst.
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Pretty ugly, I must say. I think Gen. 3 has the worst.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

It's fine to pirate indie games too

Sometimes yeah. A lot don't seem to want to acknowledge that being indie doesn't exclude you from corruption or corrupt practices, it's just less likely to happen

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OG Xbox wasn't that hot by itself, only some Legacy Exclusives, Halo and Ninja Gaiden kept it from being overshadowerd by the PS2 or even the GCN

I agree, I scrolled through it's library and I don't think I've ever been more disinterested in a console since Atari

 

[Aziamuth]

The thing about Retroarch is that it's very good but it's so cumbersome to use that it's not worth it for the most part

 

[Deleted member 1816]

She said "hot take" and then spilled water with ice on us.

 

[wilddogsdivorce]

retroarch is fine, as long as i never have to open it and just load the cores from a better front end.

 

[Ravl]

"Retroarch bad" thread

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

We bashing Retroarch again?

LET'S GOOOOO!

Its like getting Gentoo as your OS, you will be messing with it to work far more, than actually using it.

 

[RageBurner]

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Keep counting 'em. As sure as the Halley comet says hello, we'll see more of those, and I'll surely contribute my sourest face towards Retroarch to every thread that appears to discuss it.

 

[Ravl]

So basically, Retroarch is great and it's my preferred choice for any system that predates 6th gen because of:
1) Run Ahead
2) Switchres

I'm also here to remind you that documentation exists for all its features: https://docs.libretro.com/guides/install-windows/, there's even a thread that was made for the specific purpose of helping people using it

 

[miguk miguk]

PC-98 is great if you like very specific genres of games like Visual Novels, JRPGS and really clunky action games, or clunky space shooters.

Boy did you dance around the actual use for that machine...

 

[RageBurner]

Boy did you dance around the actual use for that machine...

Maybe its name meant Patience Capacity 98.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

I don’t care for emulation hosts or core hosts. I just use individual emulators. I don’t emulate that many systems in the first place and I tend to prefer multi-console emulators like Delta anyhows.

 

[miguk miguk]

Maybe its name meant Patience Capacity 98.

I don't think you get my joke...
Anyways, the list is missing games you can play one-handed, games you can take your hands off the keyboard for some time during, games with high resolution still images, and games featuring the fine figure art of Japan that is in no way not tasteful.