wallywojo Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Since I use it on my iPad I was wondering if anyone has tried netplay games with RetroArch? I bring this up because it is something in active development, which Kaillera is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royameadow Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I have been primarily using RetroArch for iOS as a tester of Sonic ROM hacks, so I won't be able to help out much on the topic of its rendition of Netplay. One of the problems that I have noticed though with RetroArch is that running either the Genesis Plus GX or Picodrive core for select titles will not work for them. Revision 024 of Sonic 02 Delta by Esrael, all versions of Blue Sphere Plus, and even certain titles with an SRAM have not been able to run on the emulator. The emulator clearly is still unstable to me, so it might take a long time for both complete ROM compatibility, as well as Netplay to become fully accessible for us to use; I give them a few years to improve certain issues, I'm not expecting anything new at anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer_33 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 No clue about netplay, but I use retroarch everyday on my Android phone. Playing old sports titles mostly. NES/Sega/Sony all from one little emu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer_33 Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I've now got Retroarch running on an Android Box on my TV. Would be pretty cool if I could get netplay working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Anyone tried Retroarch and NHL 94 lately? Just installed and played one game against CPU. Would be interesting to try netplay with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 It worked fine for me, but the states are different from GENS, so stat extractors would have to be modified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 Can someone put together a thread on where to get retroarch, what setup is necessary (as it doesn't seem straight-forward), and how to do netplay? Bonus marks for trying cross-platform netplay (e.g., connecting windows to mac or linux). I can do some work on decoding the savestates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe99 Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 I just downloaded RetroArch this weekend. The startup is confusing at first, but this guide helped with the basics: https://lifehacker.com/how-to-set-up-an-all-in-one-retro-game-emulator-with-re-1745863517. While running RetroArch, select online updater, and then select the gaming system that you want to "update," i.e. download. RetroArch will then install the latest versions of the supported emulators that you select, which are referred to as "cores." Genesis Plus Gx and Picodrive are the two genesis options. Both have been updated recently. To start a game you have to "load core" (emulator), and then "load content" (rom) by accessing the directory where your rom is stored. Netplay is intriguing because it supposedly uses a peer-to-peer setup with frame rollback similar to ggpo to reduce latency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroArch http://www.retroarch.com/index.php Here is more in-depth info on setting up netplay. Bottom line, it should be compatible with Hamachi. https://forums.libretro.com/t/looking-for-comprehensive-guide-on-netplay-willing-to-make-one-myself-if-none-exist/4523 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted April 4, 2018 Report Share Posted April 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, Scribe99 said: I just downloaded RetroArch this weekend. The startup is confusing at first, but this guide helped with the basics: https://lifehacker.com/how-to-set-up-an-all-in-one-retro-game-emulator-with-re-1745863517. While running RetroArch, select online updater, and then select the gaming system that you want to "update," i.e. download. RetroArch will then install the latest versions of the supported emulators that you select, which are referred to as "cores." Genesis Plus Gx and Picodrive are the two genesis options. Both have been updated recently. To start a game you have to "load core" (emulator), and then "load content" (rom) by accessing the directory where your rom is stored. Netplay is intriguing because it supposedly uses a peer-to-peer setup with frame rollback similar to ggpo to reduce latency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroArch http://www.retroarch.com/index.php Here is more in-depth info on setting up netplay. Bottom line, it should be compatible with Hamachi. https://forums.libretro.com/t/looking-for-comprehensive-guide-on-netplay-willing-to-make-one-myself-if-none-exist/4523 Scribe99! It's an Easter miracle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe99 Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 9:38 PM, smozoma said: Scribe99! It's an Easter miracle! Ha, it's good to be back! Looking forward to knocking off the rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 17 hours ago, Scribe99 said: Ha, it's good to be back! Looking forward to knocking off the rust. You should check out the new chat server on Discord: http://forum.nhl94.com/index.php?/topic/17771-new-instant-messaging-voice-chat-setup-discord/ You don't absolutely have to sign up to Discord, I think you can still access the server by going to https://discordapp.com/invite/0por6zfp5RodSFVL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depch Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 If people can get RetroArch work and the long distance emulation is good as well as is suggested by Scribe "Netplay is intriguing because it supposedly uses a peer-to-peer setup with frame rollback similar to ggpo to reduce latency. " then I'd be willing to play some games again. As I've stated in the past my main problem is Gens and how I've perceived drastical changes to my online experience by using different version of the emulator and the latency settings provided by it (you cannot actually know is the opponent using it), I have been vocal and transparent about it since finding it. This is the main reason why I am abstaining from playing at the moment or getting involved in NHL'94 scene. I do not want to lower the level of the gaming I can offer by going down back to default but I also cannot demand anyone else to make the necessary adaptations as rerecording also comes with an occasional graphical glitch. Using the settings only to my advantage or it being just for the few would not make me feel good about winning either. A new emulator that has latency compensation built in and puts everyone to equal position would be ideal but as stated, problem would be the site and savestates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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