Toggle menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

RetroArch Wii

From GameBrew
Revision as of 01:21, 13 March 2023 by HydeWing (talk | contribs)
RetroArch Wii
Retroarchwii2.png
General
AuthorRetroArch Team
TypeOther Emulators
Version1.15.0
LicenseMixed
Last Updated2023/03/11
Links
[Stable & Nightly & Early version archives Download]
Website
Source

RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications. It is most widely known for enabling you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through a slick graphical interface.

RetroArch is designed to be easy to use, it also features an advanced settings interface that lets you tweak every possible option about how the games are run and displayed.

Features

  • A Polished Interface.
  • Cross platform.
  • Next-frame response time - impeccable latency results.
  • Highly Configurable.
  • Automatic Controller Configuration.
  • Shaders.
  • Achievements.
  • Netplay.
  • Recording & Streaming.
  • Expanding app library.

Installation

You can find the installation pack, assets and cores here.

To install, download the .7z and copy the retroarch-wii folder to the apps directory of your SD card.

Start up the Homebrew Channel and start up RetroArch Wii from there.

On first startup, RetroArch will create a folder in the root of your storage device called retroarch. All RetroArch configuration files are stored here.

You can now select a ROM that this core supports and load it in the Filebrowser.

Note that some specific cores require BIOS roms/files present in the system directory in order to run.

User guide

Selecting Cores

RetroArch will select one of the dozen or so emulator/game cores on start-up. The name of the core currently loaded will be shown at the bottom side of the screen.

To select a different core, go to the Settings menu. Select the option Load Core and hit the A (or 2) button.

A filebrowser will appear where you can select a different core. Press A (or 2) to switch to the emulator/game core.

Notes

  • Some GBA games don't run at fullspeed on Wii (VBA Next is a RetroConsole Level 2 emulator port). It will be replaced by a port of gpSP and/or mGBA in the near future.
  • The biggest Neo-Geo ROMs that can be loaded are around 23+MB in size, such as Real Bout Fatal Fury 1 and King of Fighters '96.

Controls

See the RetroArch documentation for setting the controls.

retroarchwii3.png

RetroPad Inputs GameCube Controller Wiimote Wiimote (sideways) Wiimote + Nunchuk Classic Controller Classic Controller Pro
B B B 1 B B B
Y Y 2 B Z Y Y
Select - - 2 - -
Start Start + + 1 + +
D-Pad D-Pad
A A A 2 A A A
X X 1 A C X X
L1 - ZL L
R1 Z + ZR R
L2 L Shake Nunchuk L ZL
R2 R Shake Shake Shake Wiimote R ZR
L3 L-Analog
R3 R-Analog Home Home Home Home Home
Left Stick X-axis Analog X Tilt X Tilt X Nunchuk Stick X Left Stick X Left Stick X
Left Stick Y-axis Analog Y Tilt Y Tilt Y Nunchuk Stick Y Left Stick Y Left Stick Y
Right Stick X-axis C-Stick X Tilt X Right Stick X Right Stick X
Right Stick Y-axis C-Stick Y Tilt Y Right Stick Y Right Stick Y

Media

Install RetroArch On Wii In JUST 9 MINUTES (Blaine Locklair)

External Links

Advertising: