Emulation - Retro Gaming In Style

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/30689546

So recently had a hankering for some Pokémon hacks so booted up my old Pokémon Storm Silver ROM (using retroarch with Desmume as emulator).

I spun up a new game and played a bit, but it wouldn't let me save a new game since the ROM had my old save data. I decided to just save the game state with the built in retro arch save state functionality. So beat the champion using save states as alternative save feature with 60 hours on game clock (probably MUCH less due to my abuse of ffw feature).

But when you beat the champion, it dumps you back to the title screen. From there, I can only load my old data (since my current play isn't properly saved in the game data). As such, I can't play any of the post elite four content.

Anyone aware of a workaround where I can erase the games data from a save state? Kinda feels like I'm just SOL.

If I am, let this stand as a warning to other Pokémon fans. Always take the time to clear your old data!

Original question by @ceiron@europe.pub

Hello everyone!

I'm looking for an option to play 3DS games on a Steam Deck.

I'm using RetroArch for SNES and N64, but I'm lacking a core for 3DS. Guides I found online are all pointing to dead or old sources.

Any suggestions or ideas? Ideally something that integrates with RetroArch (not a must tho)?

I am not very familiar with how stuff works under Linux, so I'd need a bit of hand holding unfortunately.

Thanks in advance!

A new tool for cross checking compatibility in various emulators has entered the scene.

EmuReady.com, a user-led platform designed to gather and organize compatibility insights from across the emulation landscape has finally launched. With the growing variety of handhelds, single-board computers doubling as retro setups, and emulators, EmuReady gives users a centralized way to share what works, what doesn’t, and how well specific games run on different setups.

A well-known retailer for all things gaming handheld has now started stocking Ayaneo's latest effort. Built around a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, the Ayaneo Pocket Ace is a pint-sized gaming handheld with a bright and high-resolution display, as well as an optional 16 GB of RAM trim.

The Ayaneo Pocket Ace has only just landed on the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, from which it remains orderable for approximately $339. Veterans of the gaming handheld scene will be aware that this price excludes import taxes and duties, which many manufacturers try their best to circumvent with differing degrees of success.

For those not comfortable or against using crowdfunders, third parties like Droix are on hand to offer superior customer service and warranty options. To that end, the retailer has now started offering the Pocket Ace via its UK and US websites ahead of shipments this summer. For the time being, Droix hopes to begin shipping the Pocket Ace on July 11 at the following price points:

8 GB RAM/128 GB UFS 3.1 storage - £590.95/$610.95 (Light Blade White/Shadow Dance Black)

16 GB RAM/512 GB UFS 4.0 storage - £810.95/$830.95 (Light Blade White/Shadow Dance Black)

16 GB RAM/1 TB GB UFS 4.0 storage - £940.95/$960.95 (Retro Power only)

While the entry-level model features slower flash storage, it leverages the same Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chipset straight out of the larger Pocket S (curr. $589.99 on Amazon) and 6,000 mAh battery as other SKUs. On top of that, all variants feature the same 4.5-inch IPS display that resolves at 1,620 x 1,080 pixels and 550 nits peak brightness. Please see Droix's UK and US product listings for more information.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/37065945

This pull request fixes lighting/rendering/upscaling issues in games like Ghost in the Shell, Jak X -Mondern Combat Racing, Suikoden III, Time Crisis 3 and Drakengard among others.

If you’ve spent any time emulating older video game consoles, you know the experience can be a mix of joy and frustration. There’s nothing quite like booting up a childhood favorite like Super Mario World or Metal Gear Solid on a modern PC, but the behind-the-scenes setup, multiple emulators, BIOS files, and controller configurations can turn what should be a quick nostalgia trip into a weekend-long tinkering session. I thought that was just the cost of admission to the emulation world. Then I found LaunchBox, and suddenly, it clicked.

Like in a perfect world, we would have a right to run our own servers due to power abuse.

Like imagine offline contents would get ripped out of your hands for older games. The injustice here seems evident to me, especially in the current video game business full of greed and commercialization (like price discrimination).

With that we could also play our emulated games vs other emulators. That would make mario kart so much more valuable as a product to buy as a hard drive disk to emulate it legally, because the game's content is like 80% online play

Faster downloads from Gofile, in case Internet Archive is slow or not available: https://gofile.io/d/EFyn1q

Internet Archive for preservation: https://archive.org/details/snes_mods_and_romhacks_collection_20250326_patched

This is the first time I am uploading patched Roms, unlike previously where I uploaded only the patch files. My personal collection of Super Nintendo Romhacks in ready to play patched Roms in .sfc and .smc formats, complete with a descriptive text document. Most, if not all, files are patched by myself, but I did not test every game yet. Some old Romhacks do not work in accurate emulators.

Please share this everywhere where Rom files are allowed to be shared. I am only sharing here at the moment.

This collection comes in two variants: flat structure, and sub structure. "flat" just means all Roms and documents are saved in one single directory. "sub" means, every game got its own dedicated directory, where only related Romhacks and Mods are saved.

snes_mods_and_romhacks_collection_20250326_patched_flat.7z: (View Contents)

     snes_mods_and_romhacks_collection_20250326/
        Super Metroid_Nature v1.03.smc
        Super Metroid_Nature v1.03.txt

snes_mods_and_romhacks_collection_20250326_patched_sub.7z: (View Contents)

        Super Nintendo Mods and Romhacks Collection 2025-03-26/
            Documents/
                Super Metroid/
                    Nature v1.03.txt
            Games/
                Super Metroid/
                    Nature v1.03.smc