I can't run the game at first install

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

Hi all,

I heard for the first time about RetroArch yesterday and I find it excellent. I want to test it on my PC and then I’ll do a project on Raspberry Pi for my nephews.

But I already already have some issues : I’ve had to install the emulator 4 times this morning, and it does not work. l followed this tutorial.

My computer is a Windows 10 x64, i5 2500K, GTX 770 2Gb, 8Gb RAM.

I downloaded emulationstation_win32_latest.exe on official website, .emulationstation.zip from Herb Fargus (link in video’s description) for prepared mods folders and CFG files. I changed the es_systems.cfg content by this one, the %HOMEPATH% text to my username in all the document, nothing hard here (username in 1 word), then I extracted RetroArch to its place, the RetroArch-v1.3.0-x86_64-Windows (stable version) and extracted Cores-v1.0.0.2-64-bit to its place. I also downloaded and extracted dolphin-master-4.0-9129-x64 in the dolphiin folder, but didn’t touch to its default configuration for the moment.

From RetroArch.exe I updated all Cores files. I didn’t change the default Bios folder.

I downloaded and placed a rom in the snes folder to test it, Super Mario World (USA).sfc

Exactly like in the video, I run retroarch.exe and I scraped the snes folder. then I have a controller icon added there, I select my only rom and I set snes9x as default Core for this game. From retroarch.exe I can run the game, I could play there with keyboard but my controller isn’t responding.

Then I run Emulationstation.exe, at first launch I set my gamepad, an old Logitech Precision (I will soon take a Xbox 360 controller) and then I run the game.

When I run the game, I have a quick return to the desktop and then I see a small window (prompt or MS Dos windows) try to open then it returns to RetroArch interface (in less than a second). It is so fast that it’s the effect of a flash, but nothing happens, the game doesn’t work…

Please could you help me.

#2

If it works through RetroArch but not EmulationStation, it’s a problem with your EmulationStation setup. I don’t use ES and I can’t support it. Perhaps someone from their forums can help you.

For your controller not working in RetroArch, did you try going into your input settings and binding your controls?

#3

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I hope anyone could help me about this problem here.

Thank you

#4

Woof. 11k pages of spam… That’s pretty bad o_o

I would take ES out of the equation, then, if it’s going to be essentially unsupported and either go with Hyperspin or just use RetroArch without a frontend (the latter particularly if you’re not trying to integrate any standalone emulators).

#5

It’s ok, all is perfectly working with this portable tutorial : https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/41a6ao/portable_emulation_station_setup_win_x64/