I give up on Retroarch

[BiriCross]

Nope.
Honestly, the RetroArch UI doesn't bother me.

 

[DJPlace]

i hate it but i still have to use and it's a drag....

 

[Bootyfan]

Retroarch is like how MAME used to be: it's become the go-to app every front end wants to use, whether you like it or not. (Remember when people started referring to arcade games as 'mame' games? )

I wish emulation station would have lemuroid as an option.

 

[Ninnuam]

Works perfectly fine for me with launchbox as a front end, plenty of options to adjust and to tinker with.
I don't know why people have so much trouble with it

 

[secreto7]

For the ones that mentioned wanting an standalone Sega Saturn emulator, you could try using Kronos, Yabasanshiro or Ymir.

GitHub - FCare/Kronos: Kronos is a Sega Saturn emulator.

Kronos is a Sega Saturn emulator. Contribute to FCare/Kronos development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - StrikerX3/Ymir: Sega Saturn emulator

Sega Saturn emulator. Contribute to StrikerX3/Ymir development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[DjQuick2008]

Im glad its preconfigured on most of my builds and hard drives. I find tinkering with it easy for graphics and resolution but im not confident to add or takeaway games.

 

[Alopex]

Anyone can learn to use/tolerate any UI in time, but I am still loathe to do so when it's as fiddly, cumbersome and user-hostile as RetroArch's interface, I only use the damn thing when I can't find objectively better emulators for a platform that have stand-alone, up-to-date versions, such as the case of the Sega Mega Drive.

What I'd give for a version of Blast'em or GPGX with a nice Fusion or DuckStation-esque UI.

 

[dropsmegamega]

ofc. it's designed by satan

 

[Alopex]

For the ones that mentioned wanting an standalone Sega Saturn emulator, you could try using Kronos, Yabasanshiro or Ymir.

GitHub - FCare/Kronos: Kronos is a Sega Saturn emulator.

Kronos is a Sega Saturn emulator. Contribute to FCare/Kronos development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - StrikerX3/Ymir: Sega Saturn emulator

Sega Saturn emulator. Contribute to StrikerX3/Ymir development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Ymir could be the gold standard before long, it's looking really promising, especially the enhanced transparency feature.

 

[MajesticSiN]

Nah it just works for me

 

[PhrawzT]

I hate that you have to adjust controller settings constantly if you switch consoles or controllers.

 

[Viyon]

I love RetroArch, I've been using it for a long time... but I still get lost sometimes when searching for a specific setting/option it seems like the amount of menus does something weird to my brain

 

[sandogma sandogma]

The best thing going for RetroArch right now is that you can download it on Steam AND it supports Steam Remote Play so you and your friends can technically play any multiplayer retro game online together!

But yes it can be overcomplicated and difficult to troubleshoot at times.

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

I think modded consoles are the best for emulator machines overall .

But i wouldnt recommend modding an classic xbox nowadays except for playing xbox-isos alone .

My story about my modded Xbox : Tried today to copy GB , GBC , GBA , Snes and Sega games into my modded xbox by burning DVDs ( because im way too stupid to use the FTP-server shenanigans for it and the xbox doesnt have an USB-plug except the controller usb-port that doesnt read USb-sticks after 2002 ) and my xbox couldnt read the GBA and Snes files to copy those .
So i renamed the games to have a smaller name ( but still recognisable what game it is ) because long titles , commas and stuff are for the xbox not readable and refuse to show . I wasted 3 DVDs and only the GBA , GBC and GB couldnt be copied .

Where is Tech-jesus when you needed him the most ?

 

[pinetreeneedle56]

Yeah, Retroarch permanently turned me away from all-in-one emulators.
That's not even getting into all the toxic behavior the main developer (allegedly) does to competition.

 

[Tonberry]

Yeah I fucking HATE it.
I only use it for my Vita because it’s convenient but you couldn’t pay me to use it anywhere else.

 

[Nickakyoin]

It all still works alright. Except when I want to play online english patched PS1 games in co-op with friends, for some reasons. I agree the UI and get through the menus is painful. But it's worth.

 

[rugal]

retroarch is a bit hard to learn because of all the menus and options
retroarch is like linux it takes time to learn but once you learn it its great to use

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Know how to use it, and I hate it (just like all technology).

Better standalone emulators exist already for all consoles I give a fuck about.

 

[Nidstang]

I use standalone emulators on my PC, but my limited use of Retroarch on my phone was fine.

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Yes, I genuinely hate it. It's fine if you have an alternative front end for it but the default version is legitimately awful. I had absolutely no problem with it on the Retroid or on the RetroPie back when I used those, but I don't even touch it on my PC because it's just... Bad.

 

[Bakuma1997]

My honest reaction

I was bored or MAME fucking up my games, especially Gekirindan having no sound, so i tried to use it, but since i wasnt able to figure out how to make it detect my games and since i have no patience to figure out which ZIP file contained which hame, i was like

 

[Sfjeov]

Yea and I'm trying to migrate back to standalone emulators if I can. I might still use it for sega consoles or msx maybe.

 

[NeonKnights]

It's probably a fine experience on mobile or for other specific use cases but the pc version is an abysmal experience. The UI is very nearly the entire problem. It's so clunky to use that I can't recommend the experience at all. Retroarch is why I use stand alone emulators, so it has that going for it. I'm thankful to it for expanding my library of emulators at the very least.