Cores that have a broken later version

Libretro Cores
#1

In this thread i’d like to mention what cores are better to NOT update to their latest version.

So far i have found two: Virtual_Jaguar and PPSSPP.

Latest core of Virtual_Jaguar crashes in some games (like Rayman) that an older core i found (or the standalone emulator) doesn’t. I haven’t noticed any improvements over the old core either.

Latest core of PPSSPP give an error message when loading a lot of games. The games still work after you close it but it’s annoying nonetheless, especially for couch gaming. Again, i found an older version around here a few months ago and i’m still using that. Btw, this core haven’t been updated in a while so the “bad” version is online for very long.

I’m also not sure about the latest MAME core version. Last time i checked there was a problem with the fonts. There were some recent updates to it but i haven’t tested it.

If you know any other examples please inform, thanks.

#2

Yeah, the problems with the latest MAME haven’t been fixed.

#4

unevenstretch 1:

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unevenstretch 0:

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The default is 1, which seems to add black borders and cause missing pixels (look at the Credits text). Setting it to 0 fixes the missing pixels, but the OSD is still unreadable and the aspect isn’t right. I have it set to Core Provided (4:3) for both shots.

#5

The last few museum cores have totally destroyed compatability with the castle Vania 64 games… So there’s that.

Graphics are just random flashing polygons.

#6

I saw that the Virtual Jaguar core has been updated yesterday.

Though, i still have no idea what the improvements are supposed to be. It still seems broken to me compared to a much older version i have. For instance, Rayman still crashes but in the older version it works fine.

#7

So currently on Android the Mupen64 core and the PCSX Rearmed core are not working. Though curiously you need the Mupen64 core for Glupen to work it seems.