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LRPS2 – the new PlayStation2 core with a brand new Vulkan LLE renderer

We have a brand new PlayStation2 core, LRPS2. It’s a heavily modified version of PCSX2 custom made for the Libretro API, and it currently runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

The core code is modern and up-to-date unlike the old core and it no longer suffers from the serious drawbacks the ol...

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PlayStation2 and the CRT TV

The PlayStation2 is a system designed almost entirely from the ground up for use with CRT TVs. Like any other game console built around analog video output, it is not designed around pixels or resolution, but scanlines and timing. Yes, there is a way to attach a VGA monitor for the official PS2 L...

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RetroArch first program to support BlurBuster’s CRT beam racing simulator shader

We are excited to introduce a new shader that significantly improves motion clarity on modern displays, without the typical drawbacks associated with black-frame insertion (BFI) implementations. This shader is the work of Mark Rejhon from BlurBusters (2025-01-05 18:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post

RetroArch 1.20.0 released

RetroArch 1.20.0 has just been released.

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Shader subframes

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RetroArch 1.19.0 release

RetroArch 1.19.0 has just been released.

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Remember that this project exists for the benefit of our users, and that we wouldn’t keep doing this were it not for spreading the love to our users. T...

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RetroArch on Apple App Store

RetroArch is available on the Apple App Store now. It is currently available for iPhone, iPad and tvOS.

A macOS version on the Apple App Store is planned but no ETA.

A new RetroArch version is also coming out soon.

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Lakka 5.0 release

New version of Lakka has been released!

We are happy to announce the new and updated version of Lakka.

Release summary

Changes since version 4.3:

Introducing McServe!

Hi there, everybody! I’m Jesse Talavera, a libretro contributor. I’m primarily known in this community as the author of melonDS DS, but I’ve got some other exciting projects in the oven as well. Today I’d like to share with you something new that I’ve been working on for some time. Intr...

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Vircon32 libretro core ported to libretro

Game screenshots from Vircon322024-03-15 09:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post

RetroArch - Geolith core now on Steam!

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Geolith ported to libretro

We have the pleasure of announcing a great new emulator core, the Neo Geo
emulator Geolith. The upstream author of the Jolly Good Emulation project broke
out this core and ported it to libretro to make it available to as many ...

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RetroArch 1.17 – new netplay features for gpSP and Dosbox Pure

RetroArch 1.17 expands Netplay to support playing multiplayer games that were originally played on two or more separate consoles or computers connected together. This is currently supported by two cores: DOSBox Pure and gpSP.

In DOSBox Pure it is now possib...

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RetroArch 1.17 release

RetroArch 1.17.0 has just been released.

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Changelog

There are more changes than mentioned here, but for the sake of brevity, here is the changes since 1.16.0.


  • AC...

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RetroArch 1.16.0 release

RetroArch 1.16.0 has just been released.

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If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap 2023-09-22 22:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post

DirkSimple core added + RetroArch update

We added a new core, DirkSimple. This brings the total number of available cores on Steam to 60 now.

DirkSimple is a core written from scratch by icculus, one of the original creators/maintainers of popular open source projects like SDL. It can play some of the 1980s LaserDisc arcade games...

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Development Plan – March 13, 2023

A new concept we’re going to try, we’ll see if it lasts. Expect irregular blog posts like this, whenever something is on our mind that we want to share. It’s basically like a development diary where we discuss future plans for upcoming versions and what we have been thinking about doing. View Post

RetroArch 1.15.0 release

RetroArch 1.15.0 has just been released.

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If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap 2023-03-11 19:48:20 +0000 UTC View Post

State of Libretro Core Updates/Progress Report – May/December 2022

We will cover all core updates here from May 2022 to December 2022. It has been a long time since our last core update report, so bear with us as we go through this long laundry list.

There might be more cores that have seen updates which have gone underreported during this time period. We ...

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RetroArch 1.13.0 release

RetroArch 1.13.0 has just been released.

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If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap 2022-11-20 00:54:32 +0000 UTC View Post

RetroArch 1.12.0 release

RetroArch 1.12.0 has just been released.

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If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap 2022-10-18 00:32:10 +0000 UTC View Post

RetroArch 1.11.1 released

This is a hot fix release. To read the full article, go here.

1.11.1

  • GENERAL: Fix DEFAULT_FILL_TITLE_MACRO
  • NETWORKING: Add the const qualifier to some f...

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RetroArch 1.11.0 release!

RetroArch 1.11.0 has just been released.

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If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap 2022-09-30 20:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post

RetroArch – Introducing the Mega Bezel Reflection Shader

<figure>Sonic with a Blended Waterfall, Genesis Preset and graphics by Duimon</figure><figure>2022-07-08 17:59:05 +0000 UTC View Post

RetroArch now on Windows Package Manager!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTywBDJ1h2o

Windows 10/11 users now have an even more convenient way of installing RetroArch! RetroArch is now available from the Windows Package Manager (see 2022-06-27 04:52:12 +0000 UTC View Post

RetroArch now on the Samsung Galaxy Store!


We keep expanding!

We’re happy to announce that RetroArch is now available on the Samsung Galaxy Store! For free, of course.

Q&A

How can I download RetroArch from the Galax...

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Lakka 4.2 release

New version of Lakka has been released!

We are happy to announce the new and updated version of Lakka.

Release summary

Changes since version 4.1:

RetroArch 1.10.3 release!

RetroArch 1.10.3 has just been released.

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If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap 2022-04-15 23:29:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Lakka 4.1 release!

New version of Lakka has been released!

We are happy to announce the new and updated version of Lakka.

Release summary

Please see Lakka 4.1-rc release notes for changes since version 4.0...

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Lakka 4.1 release candidate - updated to RetroArch 1.10.2

We are proud to announce a release canditate for the upcoming release of Lakka 4.1. This release candidate is considered to be stable. Before we release final 4.1 version, we want to give it a good test drive by a broader audience. We thank all testers in the community who give us valuable feedba...

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RetroArch 1.10.2 release!

RetroArch 1.10.2 has just been released.

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If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap 2022-03-29 17:40:54 +0000 UTC View Post