Homebrew Official Retroarch WiiU (wip.)

[dekgear]

I tried the Lion King game on the PS1 core and it worked pretty much at full speed almost at all times. It worked with Retroachievements, too! Which do sometimes cause lag on some games. Pretty impressive stuff.

 

[ploggy]

PS1 Core Lightrec update, fixes Xenogears, Jumping flash 2 and maybe others

 

[Osakasan]

Oh man, should i unbox my Wii U again? It's so tempting!

Happy to see advancements finally being made, i KNEW this day would eventually come.

linkchidori, well it's easy.....Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike is compatible with FBneo/FBA on pc, but doesn't work on wiiU because it's beyond the wiiu limit on the machine, didn't you notice this rom was much bigger than others?​

=> The Wii U has 2GB of RAM (Random Access Memory). However, it should be noted that the system's RAM is divided into two separate pools: 1GB of RAM is allocated to the system's operating system and applications, while the remaining 1GB is dedicated to game software, that mean SF3 need more than 1GB and that mean that only 1GB of memory is necessary for almost all games, Even on a pc with 8GB, almost no program uses all that ram, if the game is reduced, it might work ... when speaking of the .32GB memory, it is the internal memory if you have the deluxe version, which is not the ram, of course.

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I come very, very late to reply to this, but do you know wich was the first game i played to test the first build of Retroarch on Wii U?

Street Fighter III: Third Strike

So... please.

 

[NestorM]

Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike works perfectly on my wii u.

 

[sonictopfan]

This is a vid I made ages ago showing Yabause with WiiU overclock.. as you can see it didn't run well lol and i think it had frame skip on too.

Bomberman may have just been a 1 out of 100 game that can run ok.
But I agree Saturn on WiiU could run fine if enough effort were put into it.

Hey I’m interested in that Yabause forwarder, does it work with the gamepad? Where can I get it?
Also I need that PS1 RetroArch core, any download link? Thanks in advance.

 

[ploggy]

Hey I’m interested in that Yabause forwarder, does it work with the gamepad? Where can I get it?
Also I need that PS1 RetroArch core, any download link? Thanks in advance.

It was just a bog standard overclock forwarder, for Gamepad support that would have to be added to the Yabause source too.
I dont even think I have that forwarder anymore.

The new Core is 3 posts above yours ^^


EDIT lol I still have it
Yabause forwarder
Yabause Emulator

 

[LucaJones]

It's exciting to see retroarch in development for the wiiU. Looking forward to the potential of playing retro games on this classic console with enhanced features and compatibility.

 

[ploggy]

Another PS1 Core update Fixes Parasite Eve 2 and maybe others.
If all goes well the Core will be on the Buildbot soon, so no need for me to post a new build every time there's an update

 

[sonictopfan]

It was just a bog standard overclock forwarder, for Gamepad support that would have to be added to the Yabause source too.
I dont even think I have that forwarder anymore.

The new Core is 3 posts above yours ^^


EDIT lol I still have it
Yabause forwarder
Yabause Emulator

Thanks, I hope Saturn gets supported on RetroArch Wii U someday, btw I forgot is N64 supported too or is it Not 64 only still?

 

[Osakasan]

Another PS1 Core update Fixes Parasite Eve 2 and maybe others.
If all goes well the Core will be on the Buildbot soon, so no need for me to post a new build every time there's an update

That's it, i'm taking my Wii U out this week.

I need to be there to see this reaching full compatibility.

 

[ploggy]

Thanks, I hope Saturn gets supported on RetroArch Wii U someday, btw I forgot is N64 supported too or is it Nod 64 only still?

Still vWii Not64/Wii64.

 

[sonictopfan]

Tested a couple of PS1 games, 2D ones seem to run fine (Rayman and Gex) but the 3D one (Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters) runs slow, still progress, hopefully more progress is made.

A couple of questions, how do I enable analog stick (DoulShock) and how do I enable frame skipping for slower games?

As for Yabause with vWii boost I tested a few games, first off it appears mdf/mds format isn’t supported which is a shame because some games I have use that format, also it’s still slow and glitchy, being built on a very old build before Yabause received and update with a big boost in performance, Keio The Flying Squadron 2 ran a bit fast though with frame skipping, dunno if there’s a way to balance it, I wonder if it’s possible to update the emulator with a more recent version because it definitely has potential.

 

[ploggy]

Tested a couple of PS1 games, 2D ones seem to run fine (Rayman and Gex) but the 3D one (Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters) runs slow, still progress, hopefully more progress is made.

A couple of questions, how do I enable analog stick (DoulShock) and how do I enable frame skipping for slower games?

As for Yabause with vWii boost I tested a few games, first off it appears mdf/mds format isn’t supported which is a shame because some games I have use that format, also it’s still slow and glitchy, being built on a very old build before Yabause received and update with a big boost in performance, Keio The Flying Squadron 2 ran a bit fast though with frame skipping, dunno if there’s a way to balance it, I wonder if it’s possible to update the emulator with a more recent version because it definitely has potential.

When it comes to 3D games try to:
Disable Vsync - Settings>Video>Synchronization>Vertical Sync = OFF
Disable Dithering Pattern and set Frameskip to Auto (Threashold) both are found In Quick Menu - Core Options>Video
Also you can set the games region to Pal so the game will to only need 50fps instead of 60fps to reach fullspeed
Quick Menu - Core Options>System>Region = PAL
Sometimes that can have a big effect in game performance..
For example with Frameskip set to Auto (Threashold), Dithering Disabled and Vsync disabled Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters runs fullspeed! (only tested for a few minutes)

You can enable Dualshock in the In-Game options under Controls>Port 1 Controls>Device Type = DualShock

 

[Zeox-gamer]

This is a vid I made ages ago showing Yabause with WiiU overclock.. as you can see it didn't run well lol and i think it had frame skip on too.

Bomberman may have just been a 1 out of 100 game that can run ok.
But I agree Saturn on WiiU could run fine if enough effort were put into it.

This emulator that you used is from the vwii and not from the wiiu and also this emulator is a beta I still use it what you could do is use it as a base to improve it and make it run on the real wiiu without using the vwii
It was even cool to see this initiative at the time on the Wii but it already served as a basis for how to improve and port it on the Wiiu just as it happened with Wiistation so that it improved from Wiisx just an idea.

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2023

When it comes to 3D games try to:
Disable Vsync - Settings>Video>Synchronization>Vertical Sync = OFF
Disable Dithering Pattern and set Frameskip to Auto (Threashold) both are found In Quick Menu - Core Options>Video
Also you can set the games region to Pal so the game will to only need 50fps instead of 60fps to reach fullspeed
Quick Menu - Core Options>System>Region = PAL
Sometimes that can have a big effect in game performance..
For example with Frameskip set to Auto (Threashold), Dithering Disabled and Vsync disabled Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters runs fullspeed! (only tested for a few minutes)

You can enable Dualshock in the In-Game options under Controls>Port 1 Controls>Device Type = DualShock

Taking advantage of your post, I tested Final Fantasy 8 on the wiiu core and for it to work perfectly you have to make the following settings:
run the game as soon as it enters, go to the quick menu, then to (core option)
in the tab (system/video)
change the:

SYSTEM:

PSX CPU CLOCK SPEED = 40

DYNAMIC RECOMPILE = off

REGION= ntsc

SHOW BIOS BOOT LOGO= on

VIDEO:

DITHERING PATTERN= off

FRAME DUPING=on

FRAMESKIP= auto(threshold)

FRAMESKIP THRESHOLDS(%)=33

so the game will work well only the audio in the opening part is a bit broken but from the initial screen forward the game is perfect and the texts that were missing before now appear correctly

 

[ber71]

If all goes well the Core will be on the Buildbot soon, so no need for me to post a new build every time there's an update

Merged. Notaz has accepted the PR.

Hitting the nightly builds in a day or two.

 

[sonictopfan]

I tested Time Gal yesterday and it crashed on black screen, twice, one time it even cause my payload to fail to load, luckily a reboot fixed it, I’m scared to test the game again and I was really hoping to play it.

I don’t like the Sega CD version, it’s censored, it forces an annoying English VA, graphics look and run worse than the PS1 version and the button prompt window is very short, I prefer the PS1 version and playing it on my PS Vita’s tiny screen isn’t my preferred method.

 

[ploggy]

Merged. Notaz has accepted the PR.

Hitting the nightly builds in a day or two.

It's on the buildbot NOW!

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2023

This emulator that you used is from the vwii and not from the wiiu and also this emulator is a beta I still use it what you could do is use it as a base to improve it and make it run on the real wiiu without using the vwii
It was even cool to see this initiative at the time on the Wii but it already served as a basis for how to improve and port it on the Wiiu just as it happened with Wiistation so that it improved from Wiisx just an idea.

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2023

Taking advantage of your post, I tested Final Fantasy 8 on the wiiu core and for it to work perfectly you have to make the following settings:
run the game as soon as it enters, go to the quick menu, then to (core option)
in the tab (system/video)
change the:

SYSTEM:

PSX CPU CLOCK SPEED = 40

DYNAMIC RECOMPILE = off

REGION= ntsc

SHOW BIOS BOOT LOGO= on

VIDEO:

DITHERING PATTERN= off

FRAME DUPING=on

FRAMESKIP= auto(threshold)

FRAMESKIP THRESHOLDS(%)=33

so the game will work well only the audio in the opening part is a bit broken but from the initial screen forward the game is perfect and the texts that were missing before now appear correctly

Dynamic Recompiler off? are you sure? turning off the recompiler will certainly make the performance worse.
Also Show Bios Boot Logo shouldn't have any effect either.
I forgot about the PSX Clock Speed option. that can have an effect on performance

 

[sonictopfan]

I tested a bunch more games, most of them ran fine with a few mixed results but overall compatibility seems genuinely high.

Crash Bash however did not work and I kept getting an error message during switching between different games that says “failed to read memory” and crashes the system, not sure what’s causing it but I’m kinda worried to damage my system now.

For now I can still play PS1 games on my modded PS Vita so I will wait on this but I would like to revisit it again in the near future hopefully with a more stable version.

 

[ploggy]

I tested a bunch more games, most of them ran fine with a few mixed results but overall compatibility seems genuinely high.

Crash Bash however did not work and I kept getting an error message during switching between different games that says “failed to read memory” and crashes the system, not sure what’s causing it but I’m kinda worried to damage my system now.

For now I can still play PS1 games on my modded PS Vita so I will wait on this but I would like to revisit it again in the near future hopefully with a more stable version.

Don't chain load PS1 games.. Always Close Content after you've finished playing a game

 

[AmandaRose]

Tried a number of PS1 roms and all working good apart from Castlevania Chronicles. It doesn't load for some reason.

Rather bizarrely it just boots to the PS1 memory card menu.