Difference between revisions of "RetroArch"
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|impulse triggers = unknown | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
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|controller hotplug = unknown | |controller hotplug = unknown | ||
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| − | |mute on focus lost notes = | + | |mute on focus lost notes = Listed as "Don't run in background" in User Interface options. |
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Revision as of 16:09, 23 September 2019
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Libretro | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 26, 2010 |
| macOS (OS X) | 2011[citation needed] |
| Linux | 2013[citation needed] |
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Key points
- Free open-source, cross-platform front end for emulating a huge variety of classic computers, retro consoles, arcade machines and game engines.
General information
- Official website
- Official forums
- Official help pages
- Steam Community Discussions
- Source code (GitHub)
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
Free to download. | |
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| Steam | |
Will be available later Q3 2019 for free.[1][2] | |
- A browser-based version is also available.
- RetroArch can be compiled to run in a DOS but no official builds are available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\retroarch.cfg[Note 1] |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\retroarch-core-options.cfg[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1118310/pfx/[Note 2] |
- General program settings are stored in
retroarch.cfg, whereas specific core (emulator) options are saved inretroarch-core-options.cfg.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\saves\[Note 1] |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\states\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1118310/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Emulated in-game saves are stored in the
savesdirectory, whereas manual "snapshots" instates.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Greek | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Turkish | ||||
| Vietnamese |
- The optional AI Service feature can grab a screenshot of the emulated content and translate the in-game text between 63 languages.
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | The number of players and multiplayer modes depend on the emulated game. | ||
| LAN play | The number of players and multiplayer modes depend on the emulated game. | ||
| Online play | The number of players and multiplayer modes depend on the emulated game. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 55355, 55400, 55435 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| OpenGL | ||
| Metal support | Metal 2 version available for High Sierra (10.13) or higher. | |
| Vulkan |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Platform dependent | DirectSound, WASAPI, XAudio2, CoreAudio, OpenAL, SDL, ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio |
| Interface | Platform dependent | DirectInput, SDL |
| Input | Platform dependent | DirectInput, XInput, HID, SDL |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon 64 |
Intel Core series AMD Phenom II series |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 OpenGL 2.0 compatible DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.5 | |
| Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G4 867 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1118310/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1118310) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.