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Retroarch's got a bunch of features, like DRC, runahead and multipass shaders that are uncommon or poorly implemented in standalones. If you know what you want, RetroArch is often the best choice, and you always want good DRC when you're emulating on a PC. There's also a bunch of good emulators that require RetroArch, like Parallel N64, Mupen64Plus Next, Flycast and Genesis Plus GX. The problem that RetroArch solves is that emudeving is a really specific skill that doesn't translate to modern systems programming or graphics programming, so a lot of good emulators have bad graphics or input code. It's much better to have one good implementation of all the shit you need in an emulator that isn't specific to a certain console, so it doesn't have to be reimplemented poorly in every standalone, and that's what RetroArch is.

RetroArch filters a bunch of people because it has a slightly unusual interface, and some of them get really sour grapes over it, but you can tell those people because they never have any technical criticisms. It's always about the UI, or about how one of the devs said a rude thing, or about how not using standalones "feels wrong" or something like that. Honestly, if you can't use a program with an unusual UI, what the fuck are you doing on /vr/? Retro computing comes before the era of UX design. Every second program in the 90s had an unusual UI by today's standards. If RetroArch filters you, you're probably a zoomer. Seriously learn how to use a fucking computer.

>> No.6692623

Ive been using computers for like 20 years. Retroarch's UI sucks ass.

>> No.6692641

I like how Retroarch streamlines stuff like shaders, screenshots, savings and button remaps, but let's not pretend the interface isn't dumb as fuck.

>> No.6692646

>>6692623
>>6692641
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_D_xsPmjDc..

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Is he based or cringe?

>> No.6692654

>>6692650
Dunno who that is. I like RetroArch though.

Wouldn't be surprised if its devs were mentally ill autistic leftist pedo furry trannies, of course. Many such cases online.

>> No.6692679

>two retroarch-threads
really?
>>6673076
>>6673076
>>6673076

>> No.6692683

>>6692679
Sorries, didn't notice.

>> No.6692696

>>6692623
>Retroarch's UI
the fact you wrote "UI" and not "UI's" tells me you're full of shit

>> No.6692698

I like the UI because it operates with a controller well. This seems like common sense for software focused on console emulation.

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>>6692698
i only use it on pc, but i get why it's made like that, consider it's been ported to a bunch of controller-only systems
there is a WIMP gui for various WIMP-ey things available if you need it as well

>> No.6692723

>>6692696
Yeah this. There’s so many customization options for each it’s ridiculous too. And there’s also just batch making individual shortcuts for each game you want to play and picking games using Windows Explorer. I just use RGUI though. It’s nice and bold on my CRT and navigates well enough. I wish you could be in the “playlists” by default but it’s fine that you can’t.

>> No.6692729

>>6692723
Maybe you should take time to read about the options instead of being overwhelmed by them, fucking adhd baby zoomer