Welcome to RetroArch's Steam Page

[Gadsby]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118310/RetroArch/

First of all, we thank everyone for being here. We have just a few rules that we observe in all of our channels, so these should be familiar to anyone who has visited our community before.

Changes between Standalone and Steam version

No core updater. You install cores through Steam Store instead. After you install RetroArch, you install the Libretro core DLCs that are available separately. We have made 10 cores available as DLC so far. We are planning to add more eventually! They are all and will be free and are already available on Steam. All updateable assets (including shaders, overlays, etc) are pre-packaged and updated with new RetroArch builds. Basically, nothing is downloadable from our servers, everything goes through Steam.
No Desktop Menu.

You can enable Nightly builds under RetroArch > Properties > BETA > select nightly by clicking dropdown box.

Rules

• No discussion of piracy!
  We never, ever want to see pirated content, copyrighted system files or other unauthorized content shared among our group. Additionally, please do not discuss, link to or name sites that host illicit ROMs or otherwise promote or facilitate piracy. We assume everyone dumps their own games in accordance with the laws and statutes applicable to their locale. Do not give us reason to believe otherwise.
  
  
• This group created for RetroArch and libretro, please stay on-topic.
  We love standalones. If we didn't, there wouldn't be cores of them! However, this group is for discussion and support for RetroArch and libretro cores, so if someone has an issue and asks for help, please refrain from answers like "just use standalone," as it is both unhelpful and off-topic. Non-libretro cores photos/videos and streams will be deleted.
  
  
• Be civil
  Don't stir up scene drama. Use common sense. Harassment and hostility negatively affect the group atmosphere and are not allowed. You are free to offer your opinion respectfully, but comments intended to demean a group, expressions of bigotry and the use of racial slurs are not allowed.
  
  
• No polarizing debates
  Posts being created for the express purpose to create drama or debates (including trolling) are not allowed here and will be removed as per our discretion.
  
  
• Follow the Steam rules
  Please make sure that your post or comment adheres to the common Steam rules. Any submissions that do not follow these rules will be removed. You can check this link for rules.
  
  
• No excessively sexual or violent content. Submissions must be SFW.
  Excessively violent or sexual content, including but not limited to death threats, explicit content, gore, or content sexualizing real people or fictional characters is not allowed.

Channels

These are the official channels where you can follow us, talk with us and seek support. We cannot guarantee that information and/or content from other, unofficial sources is accurate and safe.

• Twitter
  Do you want to get the latest updates and latest information before anyone else? Welcome to Twitter.
  
  
• Website[www.retroarch.com]
  This is our official website. You can find frequently asked questions here[www.retroarch.com].
  
  
• Discord[ra-link.web.app]
  Our fastest communication channel, you can instantly communicate with thousands of members.
  
  
• Github Repository[github.com]
  All magic is happening here. You can contribute to the developments, give feedback or see the problems on the development side.
  
  
• Reddit
  Get support and share advice and settings with a vibrant and growing community in the official RetroArch subreddit.
  
  
• Libretro Documentation[docs.libretro.com]
  You can find the developer or end user documentation here. If you are looking for something, you can definitely find it here.
  
  
• Forum[forums.libretro.com]
  Do you remember the forum days? Yes, our Forum is still active.
  
  
• Facebook[www.facebook.com] | Facebook Watch[www.facebook.com] | Facebook Groups[www.facebook.com]
  If you have a Facebook profile, you can follow our developments and updates here. You can watch our videos and interact with other users in our group.
  
  
• LibRetro's YouTube | RetroArch's YouTube | DailyMotion[dailymotion.com]
  If you want to see the latest developments visually, we are waiting for you on our YouTube channels. In these pages, we share our development, improvement, installation and customization videos, as well as add gameplay videos.
  
  
• Teespring[teespring.com]
  Do you want to look cooler than anyone else? Our official merch are in this store.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Will we be allowed to discuss ROM hacks like the SA1 enabler for Gradius 2 on SNES?

[Gadsby]

Originally posted by TehSpoopyQuarantinedKitteh:

Will we be allowed to discuss ROM hacks like the SA1 enabler for Gradius 2 on SNES?

yeah, there's no problem discussing ROMs in general and there's nothing wrong with patching your own games. The only issue is distribution/procurement.

[MistaMelon]

Is there an update on when it will launch on steam? Or just when its ready

[christie.grant]

Originally posted by Gadsby:

Originally posted by TehSpoopyQuarantinedKitteh:

Will we be allowed to discuss ROM hacks like the SA1 enabler for Gradius 2 on SNES?

yeah, there's no problem discussing ROMs in general and there's nothing wrong with patching your own games. The only issue is distribution/procurement.

Can we assume you will be providing information for people where too get there hardware and guides on using it to dump there legal roms and bios of the cores you released. If not how do people use your product in a way that will not get them banned by asking about content.

[Gadsby]

Originally posted by christie.grant:

Originally posted by Gadsby:

yeah, there's no problem discussing ROMs in general and there's nothing wrong with patching your own games. The only issue is distribution/procurement.

Can we assume you will be providing information for people where too get there hardware and guides on using it to dump there legal roms and bios of the cores you released. If not how do people use your product in a way that will not get them banned by asking about content.

We can't advise you on the legality of dumping in your locale, so best to check with your local laws and statutes first. Dumping the material is a technical process--there is hardware available that can help with dumping carts, like the Retrode, CopyNES and Super Nt running "jailbroken" firmware--and there are different processes you need to follow depending on what dumping hardware you use. We do not make or provide such information, but you can run some of your original content (CD) directly from RetroArch. Check out our Disc Project for this: https://www.libretro.com/index.php/category/retroarch-disc-project/

[christie.grant]

Originally posted by Gadsby:

Originally posted by christie.grant:

Can we assume you will be providing information for people where too get there hardware and guides on using it to dump there legal roms and bios of the cores you released. If not how do people use your product in a way that will not get them banned by asking about content.

We can't advise you on the legality of dumping in your locale, so best to check with your local laws and statutes first. Dumping the material is a technical process--there is hardware available that can help with dumping carts, like the Retrode, CopyNES and Super Nt running "jailbroken" firmware--and there are different processes you need to follow depending on what dumping hardware you use. We do not make or provide such information, but you can run some of your original content (CD) directly from RetroArch. Check out our Disc Project for this: https://www.libretro.com/index.php/category/retroarch-disc-project/

Well its hard to reach an audience when they dont have a clear way to use content required on this platform apart from optical media based medium. Still it an interesting conundrum I guess time will tell how this one goes.

Hopefully IP holders will release DLC in there own store since this is gpl there is no middle men to deal with they can just release there catalog for people to use this content in the free cores

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Gadsby:

Originally posted by TehSpoopyQuarantinedKitteh:

Will we be allowed to discuss ROM hacks like the SA1 enabler for Gradius 2 on SNES?

yeah, there's no problem discussing ROMs in general and there's nothing wrong with patching your own games. The only issue is distribution/procurement.

Awesome. Also, congrats :-)

[Gadsby]

Originally posted by TehSpoopyQuarantinedKitteh:

Originally posted by Gadsby:

yeah, there's no problem discussing ROMs in general and there's nothing wrong with patching your own games. The only issue is distribution/procurement.

Awesome. Also, congrats :-)

Thank you so much, looking forward to bring RetroArch to more people...

[StRyK]

Originally posted by Gadsby:

Originally posted by TehSpoopyQuarantinedKitteh:

Awesome. Also, congrats :-)

Thank you so much, looking forward to bring RetroArch to more people...

And when will he appear in Steam?

[cold]

Greetings! I encountered such a problem: I go to Retroarch, writes that the gamepad is connected, but it does not work (gamepad xbox one)

[Gadsby]

Originally posted by cold:

Greetings! I encountered such a problem: I go to Retroarch, writes that the gamepad is connected, but it does not work (gamepad xbox one)

Hi,

Could you follow these steps and let me know with the results; Shift Tab while RetroArch is open > Gamepad Configurations > then reset your controller or force off.

[eltorga]

Originally posted by 🎅TehSpoopyXmasKitteh🎄:

Will we be allowed to discuss ROM hacks like the SA1 enabler for Gradius 2 on SNES?

are you talking about cheats on games?

[eltorga]

Originally posted by StRyK:

Originally posted by Gadsby:

Thank you so much, looking forward to bring RetroArch to more people...

And when will he appear in Steam?

there's playtest version, the final version is not ready yet.

[Sekoku]

Originally posted by TORGADDON:

Originally posted by StRyK:

And when will he appear in Steam?

there's playtest version, the final version is not ready yet.

The final version is "ready," in so far as there needing to be a final version. It's on Valve to give the "OK" to fully release.

[treos100]

Originally posted by Gadsby:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118310/RetroArch/

No discussion of piracy!
We never, ever want to see pirated content, copyrighted system files or other unauthorized content shared among our group. Additionally, please do not discuss, link to or name sites that host illicit ROMs or otherwise promote or facilitate piracy. We assume everyone dumps their own games in accordance with the laws and statutes applicable to their locale. Do not give us reason to believe otherwise.

that is literally impossible when discussing an emulator and you know it is.