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settings with instructions.
settings with instructions.


*Dreamcast: This was the hardest. Firstly all config has to be in reicast, then once saved
'''Dreamcast Configuration Tips'''
you run flycast to actually play the games as it has much better performance. Download flycast here and then open the APK using file explorer https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds/


Currently the latest 6MB versions are considered the best, the 11MB ones don’t run
Configuration for Dreamcast is done through reicast, and then ROMs played in flycast as it has better performance. Download flycast [https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds/ here] and open the APK using File Explorer. The latest 6 MB versions are noted to perform better than the 11 MB builds.
as well {11MB builds currently have something wrong in the Android version that makes
them extremely slow and choppy}


Click on the DC bios and format memory card 1.
Open reicast and click on the DC bios and format memory card 1. For controller settings, set the ports of all to none, and the port for Android Playstation to A. Click Map, and map the buttons to their appropriate locations - you may not need to map all buttons. Click Done, then Done again. You may now close reicast.


In settings controllers I did the following to get it to work (remember this is in reicast). Under
Launch flycast, which shares a config with reicast, and load and play your game.
physical controllers I set the ports of all to none and the port for Android playstation to A.
Then click Map. First do the buttons on the left which is pretty self explanatory but remember
to switch between mouse and controller mode if you aren’t doing all of this in controller
mode, I haven’t mapped C,D,Z I don’t think ther are used. Then move to the analog axes
and map stick X & Y, you just need to move each stick in one of the directions for these.
Click Done, then Done and you are finished with reicast, I think the only option is to hold
home to get back to the android home screen, I haven’t found a way to quit.


Then launch flycast, it shares the config with reicast and play the games.
If there are issues with the controller, you may need to modify the .cfg file in flycast. To do this, go into the directory path for flycast and find the folder named mappings. Inside, there should be a file names Android_Playstation3.cfg. Open the file, scroll to the bottom, and erase the line for deadzone value. This should not be needed if reicast 20.02b or newer is installed, or if you have used the .cfg file from the Taki Discord.
 
{Flycast config fix comment by u/Chainsaurus} : You need to goto the gamepad config file for
flycast and edit the line towards the bottom where it shows the deadzone value and erase
the line. Go into the folder where your directory path is set for flycast. In a folder called
mappings, there should be Android_Playstation3.cfg. Or you can just install Reicast 20.02b
and not have that issue and still have the same performance, in some games Reicast works
better and vice-versa. {Fixed with Reicast 20.02b onwards then?}
{Taki has mapping .cfg file that should fix this?}


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Significant contributions to these lists were made by u/beldandy561, u/Captain_Shoe, and u/TortugaSs
Significant contributions to these lists were made by u/beldandy561, u/Captain_Shoe, and u/TortugaSs

Revision as of 04:05, 15 September 2020

This page contains standalone emulator options for systems that will run on the RP2.

For the preinstalled emulators on the RP2, it is not recommended to update the apps, as the Retroid developers seem to have chosen these builds because they run well on the device.


System Recommended Emulator Alternatives Notes
MAME Arcade MAME4droid (0.139u1) with Identical Romset
DOS Magic DOSBox Paid App
Atari 2600 2600.EMU
NES NES.EMU Paid App
Sega Master System MD.EMU Paid App
Atari Lynx RetroArch with Handy Core
Sega Genesis MD.EMU Paid App
TurboGrafx 16 PCE.EMU Paid App
TurboGrafx CD RetroArch with Beetle PCE Core BIOS Files Needed
NeoGeo NEO.EMU Paid App
Sega Game Gear Nostalgia GG
SNES Snes9x EX+
Sega CD RetroArch with Genesis Plus QX Core
Panasonic 3DO Real3DOPlayer BIOS Files Needed
Nintendo Virtual Boy RetroArch with Beetle VB Core
Sony PS1 PCSX-R
Nintendo 64 Mupen64Plus FZ *, users have had success setting resolution to 640x480 with no slowdowns
Nintendo Game Boy Color My Old Boy! Paid App
NeoGeo Pocket Color RetroArch with Beetle NeoPop Core
Sega Dreamcast Flycast *, see footnotes below table for further configuration
Nintendo Game Boy Advance My Boy! Paid App
Nintendo DS DraStic DS Paid App, *, to set controller settings, go to Settings -> External Controller and choose Select Key Mapping, then choose PlayStation 3. There is a patch for LoZ Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks to allow use of the dpad/analog stick for control as opposed to the default stylus
Sony PSP PPSSPP RP2 cannot handle more demanding games, such as GoW

(*): The Taki discord (under #retroid_pocket) has pinned .cfg files for DC controller, Mupen64 Plus FX controller + emulation (game settings) and preconfigured DraStic settings with instructions.

Dreamcast Configuration Tips

Configuration for Dreamcast is done through reicast, and then ROMs played in flycast as it has better performance. Download flycast here and open the APK using File Explorer. The latest 6 MB versions are noted to perform better than the 11 MB builds.

Open reicast and click on the DC bios and format memory card 1. For controller settings, set the ports of all to none, and the port for Android Playstation to A. Click Map, and map the buttons to their appropriate locations - you may not need to map all buttons. Click Done, then Done again. You may now close reicast.

Launch flycast, which shares a config with reicast, and load and play your game.

If there are issues with the controller, you may need to modify the .cfg file in flycast. To do this, go into the directory path for flycast and find the folder named mappings. Inside, there should be a file names Android_Playstation3.cfg. Open the file, scroll to the bottom, and erase the line for deadzone value. This should not be needed if reicast 20.02b or newer is installed, or if you have used the .cfg file from the Taki Discord.


Significant contributions to these lists were made by u/beldandy561, u/Captain_Shoe, and u/TortugaSs