Retroarch - Revision history

Meszenator: /* Tested platforms in RetroArch */ Updated tested platforms list

2024-09-14T07:43:51Z

Tested platforms in RetroArch: Updated tested platforms list

Meszenator: /* Installing emulator cores */ Added SMS settings

2024-09-14T05:27:08Z

Installing emulator cores: Added SMS settings

Meszenator: /* Tested platforms in RetroArch */ Added 3DO core setup instructions

2024-09-12T21:56:15Z

Tested platforms in RetroArch: Added 3DO core setup instructions

ING3NIEUR: /* Sinden Lightgun borders in RetroArch */

2024-07-24T14:47:54Z

Sinden Lightgun borders in RetroArch

ING3NIEUR: /* How to setup two Sinden Lightguns */

2024-03-14T05:48:01Z

How to setup two Sinden Lightguns

ING3NIEUR: /* Setting Sinden Lightgun's global inputs */

2024-03-07T05:23:17Z

Setting Sinden Lightgun's global inputs

ING3NIEUR: /* Setting Sinden Lightgun's global inputs */

2024-03-07T05:21:39Z

Setting Sinden Lightgun's global inputs

ING3NIEUR: /* Setting Sinden Lightgun's global inputs */

2024-03-07T05:20:23Z

Setting Sinden Lightgun's global inputs

ING3NIEUR: /* NES-specific settings (core settings): */

2023-11-18T22:11:48Z

NES-specific settings (core settings):

ING3NIEUR: /* How to setup two Sinden Lightguns */

2023-03-21T05:15:39Z

How to setup two Sinden Lightguns

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 * NES
+* SMS
 * PlayStation 1
 * Arcade (MAME)
 * Dreamcast
+* Saturn
 * Wii
 * 3DO
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 Navigate to where your games are on your computer for each system, and have the system scan that directory
-RetroArch should automatically recognize the games and cores and you should now see the NES, Playstation, Wii and Saturn Systems appear on the bottom left of the main menu area in RetroArch
+RetroArch should automatically recognize the games and cores and you should now see the NES, SMS, Playstation, Wii, 3DO and Saturn Systems appear on the bottom left of the main menu area in RetroArch
 And then if you select one of those you should also see the games listed, like this:
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 ** Right mouse click until you are back at the general quick menu again
 * Scroll down to Overrides
-* Select save core override (this means all Dreamcast games will use the options and overlays you set so you won't have to do this again for Dreamcast)
+* Select save core override (this means all SMS games will use the options and overlays you set so you won't have to do this again for SMS)
 * Exit out of the quick menu by clicking resume or F1 and play your game

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 * NES - FC-EUMM
+* SMS - Genesis Plus GX
 * PlayStation - Beetle PSX
 * Dreamcast/Naomi - Flycast (NAOMI games require MAME Arcade romset .zip files already unzipped)
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 == Importing your games ==
-'''For NES, Playstation, Saturn and Wii Cores'''
+'''For NES, SMS, Playstation, Saturn, Wii and 3DO Cores'''
 From the main RetroArch menu, scroll down to and select Import Content, then Scan Directory<br>
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 * Exit out of the quick menu by clicking resume or F1 and play your game
 ** You will use the trigger to select options; you will use the up button as the "select" NES button (i.e., to move between game options on Duck Hunt) and the left button as the "start" NES button (i.e., to choose a game mode in Duck Hunt)
+=== SMS-specific settings (core settings): ===
+* Start a SMS game
+* Press F1 for quick menu
+* Scroll down to "Core Options" and select "Input"
+** Under Lightgun Input select "Lightgun"
+* Scroll down to and select "Controls"
+** Go to Controller 1 and set to "MSPhaser"
+** Go up to "Save Core Remap" (this means all SMS games with this emulator will recognize you are using a lightgun)
+** press the right mouse key to go back a menu
+* Scroll down to "Overlays"
+** Turn show overlay to "ON"
+** Select "Overlay Preset"
+** Navigate to one of the Sinden Borders, such as the medium white and select
+** Select Overlay opacity and make it 1.0 (this makes the border fully white instead of kind of grayed out)
+** Turn off the option for showing the mouse cursor with an overlay
+** Right mouse click until you are back at the general quick menu again
+* Scroll down to Overrides
+* Select save core override (this means all Dreamcast games will use the options and overlays you set so you won't have to do this again for Dreamcast)
+* Exit out of the quick menu by clicking resume or F1 and play your game
+==== SMS popular game-specific notes: ====
+Laser Ghost - Not really a gun game as the gun is just a fire button. Port 1 needs to be set to "MsPad Auto" with Start bind turned "Off" (or you can't move left) and Port 2 set to "MSPhaser".
 === Dreamcast/Naomi-specific settings (core settings): ===
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 * Some games may have required a nunchuck+wiimote to be used to control the game. We have not tried to set up emulating this yet, and it is unlikely that it would work with just the Sinden lightgun because the Wii Nunchuk had an analog stick, which the Sinden would run out of buttons to try to emulate.
-=== 3DO ===
+=== 3DO-specific settings (core settings): ===
 * Start a 3DO game

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 * Dreamcast
 * Wii
+* 3DO
 == Downloading RetroArch ==
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 * NES games do not require BIOS files.
 * Wii games do not require BIOS files.
+* For 3DO, put file panafz10.bin in the ''system'' folder.
 * MAME does not itself need a BIOS, but some games need their own. These BIOS folders will look just like MAME roms in a MAME romset, e.g., konamigt.zip. That's not a game; that is a BIOS for a particular arcade machine. Some games may also require "CHD" files to work. If you have never emulated MAME before, we highly suggest you stick with the other systems in RetroArch first, as you can play console ports of many popular arcade games to start with.
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 * Saturn - Beetle Saturn
 * Wii - Dolphin
+* 3DO - Opera
 * MAME - Arcade (MAME) (no year specified, just MAME)
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 * We set up inputs so that various button presses on the Sinden lightgun will control the other Wiimote buttons (A, plus, minus, 1, and 2), but you may have to experiment in games for which is which. The back left-side Sinden button should be A, and the left arrow key on the Sinden should be +, which are often the next most-used buttons in Wii lightgun games)
 * Some games may have required a nunchuck+wiimote to be used to control the game. We have not tried to set up emulating this yet, and it is unlikely that it would work with just the Sinden lightgun because the Wii Nunchuk had an analog stick, which the Sinden would run out of buttons to try to emulate.
+=== 3DO ===
+* Start a 3DO game
+* Press F1 for quick menu
+* Scroll down to and select "Controls"
+** Set 'Controller 1' to 3DO Light Gun and 'Controller 2' to None
+** For input type, press the right arrow key to change to Lightgun
+** Go up to "Save Core Remap" (this means all 3Do games with this emulator will recognize you are using a lightgun)
+** press the right mouse key to go back a menu
+* Scroll down to "Options"
+** You can set the Crosshairs here to None, default is a tiny crosshair
+* Scroll down to "Overlays"
+** Turn show overlay to "ON"
+** Select "Overlay Preset"
+** Navigate to one of the Sinden Borders, such as the medium white and select
+** Select Overlay opacity and make it 1.0 (this makes the border fully white instead of kind of grayed out)
+** Turn off the option for showing the mouse cursor with an overlay
+** Right mouse click until you are back at the general quick menu again
+* Scroll down to "Overrides"
+** Select save core override (this means all 3DO games will use the options and overlays you set so you won't have to do this again for 3DO)
+* Exit out of the quick menu by clicking resume or F1 and play your game
+'''3DO Game Notes''' - All the American Laser Games seem more accurate here than Singe with better quality video, just need to calibrate through the games calibration menu on start.  Core only supports one mouse/gun but player 2 can use a pad.
+* Demolition Man - Playable with a workaround as the start button for the game doesn't seem to map to the gun buttons: Start Game-F1-Controller and switch 'Controller 1' to Pad, go back to game and press 'start button' mapped to a pad or keyboard, go back to 'Controller 1' and set back to 3DO Light Gun.
+* Mad Dog McCree - Noticed sound syncing issues.
 === MAME specific settings (core settings): ===

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 == Sinden Lightgun borders in RetroArch ==
-In the Sinden software directory, go to the ''Borders\RetroArchBorders'' directory. Select all its contents, copy them, then go to your RetroArch installation directory and go to the ''overlays\borders'' folder. Place the contents that you copied in there. You will need to set the borders up later within RetroArch's interface.
+In the Sinden software folder, go to the ''Tools\Borders\RetroArchBorders'' directory. Select all its contents, copy them, then go to your RetroArch installation directory and go to the ''overlays\borders'' folder. Place the contents that you copied in there. You will need to set the borders up later within RetroArch's interface.
 == BIOS files in RetroArch ==

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 == How to setup two Sinden Lightguns ==
-To set up 2 guns, you will need to know the each gun's ''Mouse Index'' and add them to the retroarch.cfg file.  The ''Mouse Index'' can change after a reboot.
+To set up 2 guns, you will need to set RetroArch to RAW input and know each gun's ''Mouse Index'' and add them to the retroarch.cfg file.  The ''Mouse Index'' can change after a reboot.
 This tool can help you do this process automatically: [https://mega.nz/file/WIlHiQpZ#uzIAT06pzw7LLY7xrtcwx6JvgRwM8ZEAP5p7aPW5J84 Sinden Remap]
-Extract to your RetroArch folder, Run '''SindenRemap.exe''' and follow the on-screen instructions (Plug the guns in order). You might need to open RA and set it up to RAW input before running the tool.
+Extract to your RetroArch folder, Run '''SindenRemap.exe''' and follow the on-screen instructions (Plug the guns in order).
+Set RetroArch to RAW input before running the tool.
 If necessary, you can re-run this tool every time you disconnect/re-connect your guns to update the ''Mouse Index'' values in RetroArch.

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 * Gun Trigger - Mouse 1 (Left Mouse Button/Sinden's Trigger)
 * Gun Trigger - Mouse 2 (Right Mouse Button/Sinden's Pump)
-* Gun Select Button - Left (Keyboard's Up Arrow/Sinden Directional Pad Up)
+* Gun Select Button - Left (Keyboard's Left Arrow/Sinden Directional Pad Left)
 * Gun Start Button - Up (Keyboard's Up Arrow/Sinden Directional Pad Up)<br>
 [[File:Controls Part 1 Image.jpg|alt=Port 1 Controls menu with key bindings displayed|frameless]][[File:Controls Part 2 image.jpg|alt=Port 1 Controls menu with key bindings displayed|frameless]]

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 * B Button - Mouse 1 (Left Mouse Button/Sinden's Trigger)
 * Y Button - Mouse 2 (Right Mouse Button/Sinden's Pump)
-* Select Button - Up (Keyboard's Up Arrow/Sinden Directional Pad Up)
+* Select Button - Left (Keyboard's Left Arrow/Sinden Directional Pad Left)
-* Start Button - Left (Keyboard's Left Arrow/Sinden Directional Pad Left)
+* Start Button - Up (Keyboard's Up Arrow/Sinden Directional Pad Up)
 * D-Pad Buttons - Same as Keyboard/Sinden Directional Pad Buttons
 * A Button - Mouse 3 (Middle Mouse Button/button in Sinden software assigned to Mouse Middle/Sinden's Left Back Button)

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 * Press the right mouse key to go back to a menu
 * Scroll down to and select "Controls"
-* Go to Pad 1
+* Go to Pad 2
 * For input type, press the right arrow key to change to Zapper or Lightgun
 * Go up to "Save Core Remap" (this means all NES games with this emulator will recognize you are using a lightgun)