Why is snes9x-next (snes9x2010) core not available on Android?

RetroArch Android devices
#1

I recently installed Retroarch 1.3.6 on my Shield TV and another android device only to discover the snes9x-next (now called snes9x2010) core is no longer on the available list of cores to to download.

Looking at BuildBot, I do not see the binary: http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/android/latest/armeabi-v7a/

This use to be available on Android (i.e. Shield TV), what happened?

Thanks for your help.

#2

Something must be causing it to not build successfully. I’ll look into it. In the meantime, regular snes9x should be mostly indistinguishable.

#3

Thank for looking into this.

Unfortunately it is distinguishable (for me anyway) hence the request for this core:

-Super Mario All-Stars – This core gracefully handles an issue that’s been around for years – making the 2nd controller work as it should. -Super Mario World 2 - I think there’s some sort of speedhack/optimization used to allow the SuperFX emulation to run smoothly on lower-end hardware. For example, this core runs great on an RPI3 with this game for example. On the snes9x core this runs slowly.

Thanks so much!

#4

its been missing for over 5 days now also some fba cores r missing as well and the black screen problem with the n64 cores is still going on

#5

Yes, I can confirm this here too. Lesson learned; don’t be an upgrade monkey! :smiley:

Clearly, with the online updater on Android, with great power comes great responsibility. Teach me to go randomly trying to update when it’s all working. :frowning:

#6

[QUOTE=d3s;45776]Thank for looking into this.

Unfortunately it is distinguishable (for me anyway) hence the request for this core:

-Super Mario All-Stars – This core gracefully handles an issue that’s been around for years – making the 2nd controller work as it should. -Super Mario World 2 - I think there’s some sort of speedhack/optimization used to allow the SuperFX emulation to run smoothly on lower-end hardware. For example, this core runs great on an RPI3 with this game for example. On the snes9x core this runs slowly.

Thanks so much![/QUOTE]

Could you elaborate on the All Stars gamepad issue? Also, SMW2 runs great for me, but I’m using a Shield TV so it could just be better hardware.

#7

I did some quick tests – the snes9x core works fine on the SHIELD TV (given it’s processing horsepower). However on my other android devices it causes slow-down. The snes9x_2010 core usually operates just fine on weaker devices. Hopefully this gets fixed soon. Thanks!