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Here's my first custom ROM for the A7.
It has support for Microsoft's XBox 360 controllers and some bundled emulators. Wired controllers just plug in to the USB port. Wireless controllers need the USB Receiver for PCs. This makes a great combo for a portable gaming station with the HDMI output.
XBox 360 Controller:
The controller can be used for some basic navigation around Android OS. The buttons need to be configured in each emulator.
They are mapped to key presses as follows:
A = A
B = B
X = X
Y = Y
Left Bumper = L
Right Bumper = R
Left Trigger = T
Right Trigger = Z
Left Stick Click = 0
Right Stick Click = 1
DPad = Left/Right/Up/Down (in landscape mode. it will be sideways in portait mode)
Start = ENTER
Back = ESCAPE
Xbox Guide = HOME
Apps:
The emulators included are free/lite ones from the market place. If you like them or to save state, purchase the full versions. The script that installs these is supposed to only do it once, so they should be easy to uninstall if you don't want them.
ConnectBot and Dolphin Mini Browser are also installed on the first boot of this ROM.
ADB:
The ROM automatically sets up ADB to listen over tcp on port 2323. This will make your device a little less secure but makes development and debug much faster for me. To disable this open a command prompt and type:
su
setprop services.adb.tcp.port -1
stop adbd
start adbd
You will have to do that every reboot to disable adb over tcp.
Base:
This is built off Dexter's 1.1 Mod, so all his changes should be in here too. GMail and Market seem to work fine.
To Install:
Copy update.zip to an sdcard and put it in the tablet. Power down the tablet. Enter recovery mode. Wipe the Cache. Wipe user data. Install update.zip from the sdcard.
Known Oddities:
The LED ring on the wireless remotes will flash the entire time, but it functions fine.
The LED ring on a wired controller will advance by 1 section each time the device sleeps/wakes up.
The controller sends all its keys on first connection.
Only 1 controller input is supported for now. The wireless receiver supports upto 4 so hopefully I can get some multiplayer going soon!
Link:
I've uploaded the update.zip file to Mediafire.com since I don't have the webspace anywhere to host a file this size (90mb). The file reference is "2hm8i9jt32btmkw"
This forum will not allow me to post a link direct link since I'm a new user, so if another user could post it ( "mediafire.com" then "/?" then "2hm8i9jt32btmkw" ), I would greatly appreciate it.
Try it out and give me some feedback
tjc2k4 said:
Here's my first custom ROM for the A7.
It has support for Microsoft's XBox 360 controllers and some bundled emulators. Wired controllers just plug in to the USB port. Wireless controllers need the USB Receiver for PCs. This makes a great combo for a portable gaming station with the HDMI output.
XBox 360 Controller:
The controller can be used for some basic navigation around Android OS. The buttons need to be configured in each emulator.
They are mapped to key presses as follows:
A = A
B = B
X = X
Y = Y
Left Bumper = L
Right Bumper = R
Left Trigger = T
Right Trigger = Z
Left Stick Click = 0
Right Stick Click = 1
DPad = Left/Right/Up/Down (in landscape mode. it will be sideways in portait mode)
Start = ENTER
Back = ESCAPE
Xbox Guide = HOME
Apps:
The emulators included are free/lite ones from the market place. If you like them or to save state, purchase the full versions. The script that installs these is supposed to only do it once, so they should be easy to uninstall if you don't want them.
ConnectBot and Dolphin Mini Browser are also installed on the first boot of this ROM.
ADB:
The ROM automatically sets up ADB to listen over tcp on port 2323. This will make your device a little less secure but makes development and debug much faster for me. To disable this open a command prompt and type:
su
setprop services.adb.tcp.port -1
stop adbd
start adbd
You will have to do that every reboot to disable adb over tcp.
Base:
This is built off Dexter's 1.1 Mod, so all his changes should be in here too. GMail and Market seem to work fine.
To Install:
Copy update.zip to an sdcard and put it in the tablet. Power down the tablet. Enter recovery mode. Wipe the Cache. Wipe user data. Install update.zip from the sdcard.
Known Oddities:
The LED ring on the wireless remotes will flash the entire time, but it functions fine.
The LED ring on a wired controller will advance by 1 section each time the device sleeps/wakes up.
The controller sends all its keys on first connection.
Only 1 controller input is supported for now. The wireless receiver supports upto 4 so hopefully I can get some multiplayer going soon!
Link:
I've uploaded the update.zip file to Mediafire.com since I don't have the webspace anywhere to host a file this size (90mb). The file reference is "2hm8i9jt32btmkw"
This forum will not allow me to post a link direct link since I'm a new user, so if another user could post it ( "mediafire.com" then "/?" then "2hm8i9jt32btmkw" ), I would greatly appreciate it.
Try it out and give me some feedback
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Will try it out. Here is the link: http://www.mediafire.com/?2hm8i9jt32btmkw
Nice to see somebody else get involved with the A7.
Got any screen shots?
Amazing!!!!!
Video
I recorded a short clip of some Super Mario 3.
Can't post direct links yet so take out the spaces here:
youtube.com / watch?v=TCMPpj3pizQ
I'm trying it too. Might as well since I'm probably going to return of and get a Adam.
Just wondering ... this is not a multi-touch screen ... can you control the D-Pad and press like A Button without lifting the D-Pad ?
masterfred said:
Just wondering ... this is not a multi-touch screen ... can you control the D-Pad and press like A Button without lifting the D-Pad ?
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Yeah, it lets you hit multiple buttons at once.
In Mario 3 I could hold the run button and use dpad, then jump/fly without trouble.
In Mario 1 I had trouble changing directions in the air while jumping but I think that is part of the game.
In the PSX emulator I could hold Circle & DPad to run around.
The only strange thing I can think of is that the Left Trigger and Right Trigger are converted from Analog to Digital (they measure 0-255 but only report on/off). Because of how I did that, games probably wont recognize holding down those buttons, only a momentary press.
tjc2k4 said:
I recorded a short clip of some Super Mario 3.
Can't post direct links yet so take out the spaces here:
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MOD Edit: You got it
Generic Controllers
I've been able to map keys on a small USB keyboard to control my emulators. I installed your mod, and I cannot get it to work with a USB Logitech controller.
I don't have a wired 360 controller, but I do have wireless. How would I get that to work? Do I just have to have the USB 360 Reciever for Windows? Thanks in advance.
Thank You - SlingPlayer App question
Thank you for your work on this rom.
I was able to get things working well but i'm having a small issue with my slingplayer app not being able to open. It installs fine but when I click to open it the screen goes black for a second and then returns to the home screen. It was working using Dexter's 1.1 rom before but I occasionally had to open it 2-3 times before it worked.
Any idea what the problem could be?
One other question - Do you notice the screen is pixilated on the external display when you hook up your a7 via hdmi?
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XBOX 360 PC Controller
Apparently I found the LAST wired 360 controller in town! Everywhere I went this week only had the wireless controllers. That would be fine if I had the USB receiver for it.
Anyway, I've been using the controller with my emulators and it works like a champ! It is very touchy on diagonal directions in games like Contra for NES. In the levels where you run side to side, and face up to the walls firing straight and not diagonal is a pain.
Has anyone had any success with PSX emulators? I got one off the Marketplace and I haven't gotten it to work yet. I've only tried one Bios so far, but I'll keep at it.
I've also noticed in this ROM my internal memory doesn't display correctly anymore. It worked in Dexter's 1.1 Mod.
I ordered my controllers off ebay. 2 for $50. I've got the PSX emulator to play. BUT its very choppy, and the sounds awful. I tryed Diablo and only got to the first mob and my cha glitched out. That being said All the other emulator work 100%!!!
Thanks so much creators of awesome!!
I tried installing your mod - did a wipe and cache wipe before install - plugged in my madcatz xbox360 wired controller, and it wont work, is there something in settings I have to change? The light flashes, but it wont control anything.
Thanks so much for this Mod. It really opens up the gaming on the a7. Will there be a update from Dexters new update?
update
Great work.
Update with new Dexter mod?
To use a wireless remote, you do need a Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows.
Lukifer said:
I tried installing your mod - did a wipe and cache wipe before install - plugged in my madcatz xbox360 wired controller, and it wont work, is there something in settings I have to change? The light flashes, but it wont control anything.
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I edited the driver to only support Microsoft brand remotes to simplify working on it. I'll add back in the other stuff now since I have a better idea of how it works.
I<3Android said:
Thanks so much for this Mod. It really opens up the gaming on the a7. Will there be a update from Dexters new update?
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Thanks. I'll try to get something new together this weekend.
Your awesome!!
thanks
Yeah new update
I was playing around with SixAxis and Grand Theft Auto 3 the other day, and because no one has found the key binding for Sprint/Accelerate or Shoot to use with Sixaxis + Playstation 3 controller, they resorted to using the newly implemented feature, "touch emulation" in Sixaxis.
The problem is that if you try to use ANY touch emulation, it causes my SGN to lose all touchscreen usage until you do a battery pull and reboot. Can anyone test this for me? (You dont need GTA3, just try the touch emulation and see if your screen becomes unresponsive).
It seems that it causes it to continually tap the same spot over and over, and makes the rest of the screen unresponsive.
Youtube video (with instructions and download links) of the Sixaxis + GTA3 + touchscreen emulation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypQIJzP145Y
Market Link to sixaxis:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dancingpixelstudios.sixaxiscontroller
Developer website:
http://www.dancingpixelstudios.com/
This is a big feature that I would love to have, it would essentially allow me to play MOST touchscreen games with my PS3 controller.
Once I get confirmation this happens to other people, I will email the developer.
Check out my question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179929&page=53
Here's the dev's answer:
Thanks for that! Looks like it does conform to the Linux type B multi-touch protocol, so it should be fairly straight forward getting this implemented. Working on it now!
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So I'm assuming this should get fixed in the next version.
That would be awesome. Props to the devs for getting this out there. I'm sure its just a new feature and buggy.
The Nexus already has an issue with the touchscreen, which I suspect is an ICS driver problem.
gabster21 said:
Check out my question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179929&page=53
Here's the dev's answer:
So I'm assuming this should get fixed in the next version.
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thanks gabster.
I sent him an email and he said he hopes to release an update before christmas to address these issues; cheers to him!
Latest update works perfectly!
Playing GTA3 on my 55" LCD with my PS3 controller is amazing! Looks better than the original PS2 version!
andy2na said:
Latest update works perfectly!
Playing GTA3 on my 55" LCD with my PS3 controller is amazing! Looks better than the original PS2 version!
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Nice. I use my Six axis on my Transformer and the emulated touch controls will be awesome.
Galaxy Nexus - 4.0.3 CM9
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver
Hi
I've been toying with the idea of using the note as amongst other things a sort of game tab.
With that said, I've been researching around the web and found a plethora of gampads both usb and BT.
Now the one thing that seems to be an issue is game support and remapping of keys.Also in alot of cases ( samsung gamepad!!! ) you also have to repurchase the games either from playstore or from developer xxxxxx market .
I've tested a few , amongst them steelseries free, but there is always something missing.
For example I love the size and feel of the steelseries, but the game support is so so, and even games that it does support have missing features/ functions. Best example GTA 3 + steelseries free = no button for horn in the game ( a few missions actually need that)
Now I've considered getting a ps3 controller, but I'm not planing to root my unit anytime soon ( unless the whole knox issue is sorted), but then I'm left with the question is there a way to remap key without root?
Or for that mater are there any other controllers that would allow that without root??
Anyone?
Check out the Nyko Playpad. I BELIEVE with the Nyko Playground app you might be able to do the reconfiguration to your liking.
My review of the pad is here: http://reviews.greenrobotgamer.com/game-review/nyko-playpad-pro-controller/
Can anyone confirm the remapping of nyko is possible without root??
Anyone have anything to add to this?
DeBoX said:
Anyone have anything to add to this?
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Try a wired ps3 pad with sixassix or however its spelt its not to problematic but unsure if you can remap without root but I'm sure that will be your best bet its quite easy to remap and build touch profiles just search YouTube and you will be well away
I have a moga controller and use the universal moga driver app. It allows me to use the controller as a virtual keypad (gamepad mode requires root) and it works just fine for my PSOne and SNES games.
I'd also recommend the moga pro. Best gamepad out there. Official and unofficial driver app, for gamepad or keyboard input and complete 360 style layout. Also very nice attachment for smartphones and works with alot of games out of the box and all emulators i tried have a profile for it. Epsxe for example even with analog support.
clouds5 said:
I'd also recommend the moga pro. Best gamepad out there. Official and unofficial driver app, for gamepad or keyboard input and complete 360 style layout. Also very nice attachment for smartphones and works with alot of games out of the box and all emulators i tried have a profile for it. Epsxe for example even with analog support.
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Can you confirm key remapping and " touchscreen "support ?
DeBoX said:
Can you confirm key remapping and " touchscreen "support ?
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Hm not sure if I understand correctly what you mean so I'll try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.obsidianx.android.mogaime
with this app you can use the gamepad in "keyboard mode" meaning you can map any button on the gamepad to any "key" possible on the android keyboard. In this mode all keys are digital buttons though including the analog sticks, because that's the way keyboards work. This works without root.
The app has a gamepad mode which enables full analog support for the sticks but that requires root.
-->BUT there is an official moga app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bda.pivot.mogapgp) which also has two modes which you can switch to with the controller itself. There is a "moga" mode (green light) and a standard HID gamepad mode (orange light). With those two modes you're able to basically play every android game that has built in gamepad support, including full analog sticks. And both the ps1 emulator i use (epsxe) and the N64 emu (Mupen64) work with one of those modes out of the box. I don't even have the universal driver installed anymore because it is not needed in most cases.
Now to your other thing, I believe you mean mapping touchscreen input to the buttons? Bad news: There is no app or controller that allows you to do that without root. As far as I know at least, and I was following the development of those apps quite closely, even worked as a beta tester for this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.poke64738.usbjoygold
Just the info I was looking for
While on the subject, does the sixaxis app work without root? Might be able to get my hands on a ps3 controller.
Strongly considering moga at this point.
btw any experience with the moga pocket or hero (small one) ??
DeBoX said:
Just the info I was looking for
While on the subject, does the sixaxis app work without root? Might be able to get my hands on a ps3 controller.
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Sixaxis and a PS3 controller work very well, have touchscreen support and allow remapping but you have to be rooted. I have used Sixaxis on my Xoom and S4 (both of which are rooted) but thanks to Samsung and their stupid Knox nonsense, I cannot use Sixaxis on my Note.
I figured that you need root to get touchscreen part working, but do you need root for the rest ( on the sixaxis app) ie will it work at all without root?
Not keen on shelling out 25$ and realising that I might as well bought a moga hero or pocket for a 10 or so more that would to the job just as well.
btw any thoughts on nyko playpad vs moga hero or pocket?
DeBoX said:
I figured that you need root to get touchscreen part working, but do you need root for the rest ( on the sixaxis app) ie will it work at all without root?
Not keen on shelling out 25$ and realising that I might as well bought a moga hero or pocket for a 10 or so more that would to the job just as well.
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Just read the description of the app on play store. The first line under important says Root required. So yes it needs root. And I'm sure you'll find reviews of those controllers on YouTube.
You can connect a ps3 controller to a android wireless but you will need root privileges. An OTG Cable Could be used to connect the controll with a wire and without root.
Hi Everyone,
I recently got the official game controller to be used together with my aftv2.
While all the controls seems to be working well in applications/menus, Once I load a game only the back/home/menu buttons work - the same ones that available in my regular remote.
I tried updating my console to latest version - 5.2.1.1 I think, and it also updated my controller to latest version (427 I think)
I tried Deer Hunter and Duesex, both doesnt work. Sev Zero works, and using the PSP emulator controls are working well.
Any ideas what I can do?
My box isnt rooted.
NOTE: There is separate thread for RetriXGold 3.0 Click Here, please be sure to post you question in the correct place.
Hello,
Regarding to the old release "Retrix Silver".. the new stable, advanced version is here...
Latest RetriX Gold (2.9.7.0)
Compatible with:
XBOX 1
Windows 10 (x64, x86, ARM)
Surface
Windows 10 Mobile
Other Devices supports UWP Applications
Expected to work on 15063 and above.
Get the latest release from GitHub (Click here)
What's New?
IMPORTANT UPDATE
New Effects System (GPU based)
Compressed files support (zip, 7z, rar, gz, tar) (using SharpCompress/Adam Hathcock)
Improved layouts
Improved performance (Thx DekuDesu)
Ability to see the updated pixels only
Improved XBox Menu
Fix core's log (Thx KimNynxx, Constantin)
Add instructions to import BIOS collection
Set any overlay you want
**Performance solution (I called it "Crazy Buffer"), as per my test on low end device I got very good results
Performance Tips:
To avoid high memory usage, load the game without compression
After many games you will play the app could get heavy (just restart it)
When the performance drop, just pause..wait..resume
Note: X86 & ARM Contains more cores
Enjoy
Effects System:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Pixels Update:
Overlays:
Spoiler: Release 2.9.5.0
Improvements
Enhanced threads render
Important: threads render will help if your CPU able to handle multiple threads otherwise it will be slower
Spoiler: Release 2.9.3.0
Improvements
Pause/Resume button in game-pad
New threads render (Beta)
New Performance options
Minor fixes
Please note that 2.9.3 is Experimental - Slower performance expected.
Spoiler: Release 2.9.2.0
Improvements
Local notifications
Restore games list position after stopping the game
New Certificate
Update Issue Fixed
Set min target to 15063
Minor fixes
Spoiler: Release 2.9.0.0 - 2.9.1.0
Windows 11 Sound Effects (FROM 2.9.1)
Emulation Cores
TIC-80 Computer
Pokemon Mini
Watara Supervision
Fairchild ChannelF
NES (QuickNES)
Games FolderGames Folder now will be saved, you don't have to select it each time
System SFXYou can now mute all the system sounds/SFX
Spoiler: Release 2.7.9.0 - Release 2.8.0.0
Analog Control
Now you can use analog control to move
Analog control issue when user scale controls fixed
Sensors Control
Enhanced Sensors Movement Feature
Touch Control
Enhanced Tocuh pad custom scaling
All Settings related to touch pad moved to Advanced (Start icon) -> Gamepad
Retrix Tricks
Used for tricks and advanced options
Spoiler: Release 2.7.6.0 - Release 2.7.7.0
Release 2.7.7.0
In-Game
Options like (close, save, reset) moved to the top
Because if the user customize the controls and move them up it might block these options
Customization
Change scale point for controls from center to corner
This will be helpful if you want to scale only and the controls will be in the same position
Debug Menu
Debug menu moved out of Extras menu
Release 2.7.6.0
Games List
Games results will be cached until the user choose to reload the games list
Smart Rename
Auto rename for Arcade console enhanced & more accurate (but a bit slower on big games)
Sensors Movement
You can use your device sensor to move (Currently support [Left - Right - Up])
Note: If the option is not visible then your device doesn't have the supported sensors
GB Emulation
correct the option so the Super Gameboy games can be auto detected
Direct Restore
Just open the backup file and it will open Retrix and navigate to the restore process
Spoiler: Release 2.7.5.0
Release 2.7.5.0
Cores List
Add version number for each core (Very important for future usage)
Cores Update
You can update the current cores from local (.dll) files
Now I can release updates for the cores only and this will reduce the amount of Retrix updates
Touch Gamepad Buttons
Customize buttons positions (individually) now possible for each console
Auto Save
Auto save settings moved to saves menu at the top-left
Sound Effects
change "success" notification to a lighter sound effect
FBNeo
FBNeo games databases updated
Spoiler: Release 2.7.4.0
Release 2.7.4.0
PSX
Because of an issue related to the controller
Now.. when you start any PSX game you have to choose if you want to include the Analog control or not.
It's completely based on your game requirements
The issue
Some games was not detect the controller at all when the analog control included
Spoiler: Release 2.7.2.0 - 2.7.3.0 (XBox Special)
Release 2.7.3.0
Features
Added: Layout -> Show/Hide L2 R2 Touch Buttons
Added: 1X, 2X Touch Buttons:
1X: R1+L1
2X: R2+L2
Enhancements
If XBox menu appeared the game will automatically paused
The Game will resume after closing the menu
Fixes
Fix PSX (Old) + AnyCore open counter
Fix Actions Feature accuracy
Release 2.7.2.0 + XBox Special Enhancements
XBox
XBox/Gamepad Controls can be customized for each console as you like
XBox Menu (Fast & short way to save/pause/stop.. and more)
Show XBox Menu [Press Down + [Select/View])
Quick Save (Press Left + [Select/View])
Show Saves List (Press Right + [Select/View])
More Features
Touch pad can be customized for each console
Add CD Support option for Any Core
Compatibility list view: will show the skipped cores due compatibility issues
Reset AnyCore: You can delete all AnyCore files from the Settings Page
PSX (Old) Core re-added along with the new one (it might work if the new one fail with some games)
Enhancements
Now you can show/hide "Actions Keys" alone, no longer linked with Save/Load/Mute keys
Gameplay menu name changed to "Layout"
Show/Hide Special Keys moved to "Layout" menu
Show/Hide Actions Keys moved to "Layout" menu
Fixes
Fix Sega CD Console name in BIOS page (it was appear as SG-1000 by mistake)
Fix app was crash if the user hold on empty list
Fix PSX was not detect Gamepad in some games
Spoiler: Release 2.7.0.0 - 2.7.1.0
Release 2.7.1.0
Any Core
Now you can import multiple cores
All cores imported by Any Core feature can be full customized
You can use BIOS map to inform the system about the required BIOS files for the related core
Pinned mode: the core will be moved to the top
Touch Controls
Now you can fully customize the controls (Scale, Position)
Customization will be saved until the user choose to reset
Compatibility Detector (Beta)
If any core was not Compatible and caused any crash, will be skipped in the next start
If you lost/missed some cores try to reset the app data
Save State
Clean all saves option now available in the slots menu
Fixes
Fix blank snapshot on stop
Fix audio level after mute
Spoiler: Release 2.6.8.0 - 2.6.9.0
Release 2.6.9.0
Fix images caching issue
Move Arcade console to the top
Release 2.6.8.0
Important Fix
Fix the most important issue in the app, the issue was causing crash each few minutes
Other Fixes related to the performance
Tested for over 30 minute with auto save each 1 minute without any problem
Spoiler: Release 2.6.7.0
Games List
New Layout, the list is more advanced
You can use search to find your game
You can manage the recent games list like delete one game from the recent list
A snapshot will be taken from the game once you stop playing
Cartridges Icons for most consoles
Save Engine
New save engine
New list view will show the saves with screenshot
You can use 1-10 save slots (Managed by user)
Quick save now will save upto another 10 slots will be overwritten with the older (Managed by Retrix)
Auto save now will save upto another 15 slot will be overwritten with the older (Managed by Retrix)
All results will be sorted by the latest save
Performance
Finally audio buffer performance issue fixed
Delay Frames feature: will solve some performance issue
Audio Buffer Counter, helpful for monitoring the performance
Mixed Content
Now if you select games folder and the folder was contain many .zip games
Retrix will show only the supported games
App Layout
Enhanced Layouts
More responsive than before
Gameplay
Total time played will appear near to the game
Overall time played will appear under the recent list
Action Buttons
Action buttons can be used now for quick save/load
Audio
Add new option for audio levels (High Level)
Add audio effects (Echo, Reverb)
Mute audio can increase the performance
Sega VirtualPad
Show / Hide XYZ can be set now from the Layout menu
Extras
Added: Video only option (stop the audio)
Fixes
Fix Internal timers bugs
Fix Sega consoles BIOS files conflict
Fix FPS results
Resolve cursor direction when rotate the screen (Right / Left)
Known Issues
AS PER 2.6.5.0
Auto save could cause crash in some cases.
Atari Lynx requires "zipped" roms on ARM (only)
Spoiler: Release 2.6.6.0
New Console
Virtual Boy
Loading Game
Loading game detailed status
Auto-save (Thanks to Ranomez for the suggestion)
Auto-save each custom time ( 15, 30, 60, 90 Second ) + on stop
Rotate Game-play
Rotate game-play screen (Left/Right), very useful for some NDS games
Core Options (Thanks to Ranomez for the suggestion)
Save your customized core options as default values
Fixes
Fix FPS counter (was not accurate)
Known Issues
AS PER 2.6.5.0
Same list of issues will be fixed as soon as possible
Spoiler: Release 2.6.5.0
New Consoles
SEGA Saturn (Beta) (Desktop / Mobile)
Nintendo N64 (Beta) (Desktop / Mobile)
New NDS Emulation Core
Atari Lynx
Atari Jaguar (Beta) [Not fully stable, Game-pad controls not tested yet]
Vectrex
NES (Nestopia Engine)
Consoles Cores
Emulation Cores updated to the latest with new advanced options
In-Game Options
You can now update the emulation core options while playing
BIOS Files
Optional BIOS : (Extra Optional Bios Files can be used with some emulators)
Enhanced Page: Now the BIOS page looks better and more detailed , You can also filter the list by console name to get the exact files
Verification for Arcade, NeoGeo BIOS disabled because it's very hard to find them, some BIOS files online working you can now try these files
Nintendo DS
Now working without BIOS (You can still use optional BIOS)
Save State: Save state is active and stable
Core Options: Extra Core options are available now
Left Analog: now linked with the pointer position and it will move the cursor when it's available, tap on the left analog it will emulate the tap action (instead of touch)
Touch (Beta): Cursor / Pointer Work with touch as beta testing still need enhancements, not fully accurate but..
If you tap on the screen it will emulate the tap action, so you can use Analog to move the cursor and tap on the screen
You can choose the relation between the cursor and the analog control from "Core Options"
Sony PSX
More Performance Improvement added to PSX, specially for mobile devices
NeoGeo, Arcade
NeoGeo, Arcade, PolyMaster now using the latest emulation core FBNeo (Thanks for FBNeo Team)
Smart Filename resolver, whatever your file name is.. Retrix will resolve the name to the original
FBNeo SubSystem is active now, subsystem will allow you to run multiple types of games using Arcade console
Below list of the subsystems
CBS ColecoVision
MSX 1
NEC PC-Engine - NEC SuperGrafX - NECTurboGrafx-16
Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Family Disk System
Sega GameGear - Sega Master System - Sega Megadrive - Sega SG-1000
SNK Neo Geo Pocket - Neogeo CD
ZX Spectrum
Note 1: the rom need to be inside zip file, and with custom name find it here
Visit: Libretro Documentation for more details about the bios files
Note 2: If Smart Name resolver didn't help, you have get the name manually
Note 3: If you are a fan of Arcade games please let me know the correct (sequence + colors )of the buttons after your try.
Consoles Icons
Consoles Icons Enhanced + More consoles icons added
The games will look totally different after install Retrix.
Log List
You can track the emulation logs while playing, very helpful for solving the problems
Safe Stop
Now the emulator will stop the game safely to reduce the issues that could appear when you are switching between the consoles
Auto Save
The game will be saved to Slot 10 when you stop the game , this option can be enabled from Extras check Auto Save
AnyCore
This feature will allow you to import new core directly from the storage
The core should be prepared for libretro API with the old VFS functions
Fixes
Fix SNES controls (Swap between L, R)
Fix NDS controls (Swap between L, R)
Performance menu name changed to Extras
Fix the crash when the game failed to load, now it's more stable than ever
Prevent NeoGeo, Arcade, PolyMaster from stop loading the game because of the CRC check
Always check the Log List to know what exactly the problem FBNeo Team prepared the core with very detailed log
Known Issues
Zip Files for PC-FX not working always, preferred to load the game unzipped directly from the folder
SEGA 32X not working on Mobile, some games might work
CCD roms is not working currently for PSX, try to get the ROM in other type like ISO
SEGA Saturn currently provide slow performance on Mobile
Nintendo 64 Slow performance and not fully stable
Arcade, NeoGeo 7z files supported by the core but it might not work for now with Retrix
Thanks for the original developer of Retrix ALBERTO FUSTINONI
Special Thank for Libretro as well
Thanks for Ranomez for testing and feedback
If you are new with Retrix please Visit Here for more details and help
Downloads (Updated on 3rd Jun 2022)
Get the latest release from GitHub (Click here)
AnyCore Files
Here a collection of libretro cores can be used in Any Core feature
Click Here
BIOS Files?
Maybe this page could help
https://github.com/archtaurus/RetroPieBIOS
Did you know?
Arcade core can run multiple system
CBS ColecoVision
MSX 1
NEC PC-Engine - NEC SuperGrafX - NECTurboGrafx-16
Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Family Disk System
Sega GameGear - Sega Master System - Sega Megadrive - Sega SG-1000
SNK Neo Geo Pocket - Neogeo CD
ZX Spectrum
Once you select the game (.zip) choose "Yes" when Retrix ask you for smart rename so Retrix can detect the game system.
Great work on this, I'm currently using (or rather still testing) it on a Microsoft Surface 2 running Windows 10 ARM32 (desktop) build 15035, I'm glad it can be installed straight up but I'm noticing kinda unstable performance in the GBA emulator compared to the ARM32 build of Win32 retroarch or other emulators such as VBA10, my test game is Pokémon Light Platinum and I didn't play with the advanced options or such except enabling fill screen and autosave, it's not unplayable or anything but with the FPS counter on I did see it drop to 20 then go back to 40 and back to 60 in a matter of seconds (or even less than one second).
I wonder if adding a bios may somehow improve that?
I also tested the GG emulator and that one works really good and has some really nice options, I just wish core options saved so I'd not have to configure them every time I play.
Since I mentioned autosave I really gotta say that's a really great feature this has and although I've never seen it in an emulator before it's definitely one of those things I didn't know I wanted. Another suggestion would be to maybe give an option to also save every X minutes where X is an interval we set, that way if the emulator crashes or freezes (which it does if I accidentally rotate the screen but... I'll say that's related to the 15035 instability since other apps do also) we don't lose too much progress.
Ranomez said:
Great work on this, I'm currently using (or rather still testing) it on a Microsoft Surface 2 running Windows 10 ARM32 (desktop) build 15035, I'm glad it can be installed straight up but I'm noticing kinda unstable performance..
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I really thank you for your testing,
almost all the suggestion are great and will be added in the next release very soon.
Meanwhile there is an issue with the performance..
for some reason the performance will be dropped during the game
but you can restore the performance using (pause then wait for few seconds and resume)
I'm trying to solve this issue, and add more performance enhancements for the others.
Also thanks for informing me about the rotate issue I didn't know it, will be solved very soon.
If any other suggestions I will be glad to hear it.
astifan said:
I really thank you for your testing,
almost all the suggestion are great and will be added in the next release very soon.
Meanwhile there is an issue with the performance..
for some reason the performance will be dropped during the game
but you can restore the performance using (pause then wait for few seconds and resume)
I'm trying to solve this issue, and add more performance enhancements for the others.
Also thanks for informing me about the rotate issue I didn't know it, will be solved very soon.
If any other suggestions I will be glad to hear it.
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I saw the performance tip and I tried it, didn't help, the GBA emulator just randomly decides to drop FPS, it's the same behavior since the very start of the game and as I said the GG emulator doesn't do that.
The rotation issue is probably just 15035 being broken, as I said it happens with other apps as well but the autosave x minutes thing would be nice, thank you.
I tried more emulators and gotta say this is nice., N64 as expected isn't really playable but Saturn seems kinda ok-ish, games that don't require fast reactions could be playable, PS1 is playable, probably a bit slower than other PS1 emulators we have available (PCSX-R, retroarch) but just marginally, DS is pretty good, better than the desmume port we have.
I was wondering one thing: are you considering adding reicast at some point? I know reicast (standalone) works great even on an old Android 4.2 tablet with 512 MB RAM and a single core 1.5 GHz CPU so thought that should work pretty well here.
New update released 2.6.6.0, please check the main message for change log and download links.
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I saw the performance tip and I tried it, didn't help, the GBA emulator just randomly decides to drop FPS, it's the same behavior since the very start of the game and as I said the GG emulator doesn't do that.
The rotation issue is probably just 15035 being broken, as I said it happens with other apps as well but the autosave x minutes thing would be nice, thank you...
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Please check the new update above,
I attached old ARM cores... some of them could provide better compatibility
vba_next_libretro.dll (Game Boy Advance)
fceumm_libretro.dll (NES)
gambatte_libretro.dll (Game Boy / Color) [Touch controles issue with GB emulation]
genesis_plus_gx_libretro.dll (Sega [SG1000 - Master System - Game Gear - Mega Drive])
snes9x2005_libretro.dll (SNES)
You can load them using "AnyCore" In Settings Page
Currently the feature accept only one file (BIOS/In-Game Options not supported).
The latest release of Retrix can import multiple AnyCore file
You can customize them later from the games list
just import the file.. then restart the app or select later if you want to add another one.
AnyCore always will be the bottom of the list.
New Important Update Retrix Gold 2.6.7.0 , Check the main message at the top (download links updated)
Important Fix (2.6.8.0) just released, check the main message above (download links updated).
Windows 10 (x64) + Support Windows 7 SP1 that winodws 7 desktop or phone?
lohtse said:
Windows 10 (x64) + Support Windows 7 SP1 that winodws 7 desktop or phone?
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Based on the package info for (x64) it's Desktop,
The mobile version (ARM) already modified to work with the minimum target.
but I didn't test the app on any system below W10
Tested only in windows 10 environment + mobile Lumia 950/XL
astifan said:
Based on the package info for (x64) it's Desktop,
View attachment 5190975
The mobile version (ARM) already modified to work with the minimum target.
but I didn't test the app on any system below W10
Tested only in windows 10 environment + mobile Lumia 950/XL
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I doubt it is windows 7 desktop as it is in appx format and you cannot install appx on windows 7
lohtse said:
I doubt it is windows 7 desktop as it is in appx format and you cannot install appx on windows 7
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That's right, I should to mention in the description that you can change the extension to .msix
or next release I will keep the file in (.msix)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/msixcore
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/deploy-with-msix-core
many thanks for informing me about this.
astifan said:
That's right, I should to mention in the description that you can change the extension to .msix
or next release I will keep the file in (.msix)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/msixcore
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/deploy-with-msix-core
many thanks for informing me about this.
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installing msix fils is still an issue for win7 with sp1 you will need to make sure the following is installed on the machine first Release MSIX Core 1.1 release · microsoft/msix-packaging · GitHub
also the instructions for cert file will not work due to not being offered local machine on windows 7
you will get the following error even after installing cert file
0x8bad0042 - Either you need a new certificate installed for this app package, or you need a new app package with trusted certificates. Your system administrator or the app developer can help. A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which isn't trusted.
New Release RetriX Gold (2.6.9.0) (check main post) minor fix related to the images cache issue
I tested the latest version on my Surface 2 with Windows 10 ARM32 and performance in the GBA emulator seems to have improved, there's still a slight slow down (noticeable in both audio and video) compared to other GBA emulators we have available but it goes away if the retrix frameskip option is turned on.
Great work!
Ranomez said:
I tested the latest version on my Surface 2 with Windows 10 ARM32 and performance in the GBA emulator seems to have improved, there's still a slight slow down (noticeable in both audio and video) compared to other GBA emulators we have available but it goes away if the retrix frameskip option is turned on.
Great work!
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Many thanks for your feedback
Hmm... I noticed the GG emulator performance now has random drops also but it's no big deal, the retrix frameskip option fixes that.
Also playing for a bit longer 2 suggestions came to mind:
1. Could the touch controls be editable? On the tablet I feel I'd want them to be slightly bigger and more spaced out also (and a bit less close to the edge of the screen), that may just be me having thick fingers though. The controls were probably designed with a phone in mind and there I bet they're quite good but there's enough screen space on a tablet for bigger controls.
2. Would it perhaps be possible to add multiple AnyCore slots and we get to rename them so we know which is what?
Ranomez said:
Hmm... I noticed the GG emulator performance now has random drops also but it's no big deal, the retrix frameskip option fixes that.
Also playing for a bit longer 2 suggestions came to mind:
1. Could the touch controls be editable? On the tablet I feel I'd want them to be slightly bigger and more spaced out also (and a bit less close to the edge of the screen), that may just be me having thick fingers though. The controls were probably designed with a phone in mind and there I bet they're quite good but there's enough screen space on a tablet for bigger controls.
2. Would it perhaps be possible to add multiple AnyCore slots and we get to rename them so we know which is what?
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New Release RetriX Gold (2.7.0.0) (check main post), many important features has been added.
Update: Release 2.7.1.0 with protection layer to prevent any problems could happend becuase of Any Core.
Retrix Gold 2.7.2.0 + XBox Special Enhancements Just Released (Check the main post)
Retrix Gold 2.7.3.0 Released (Please check the main post).