lr-snes9x runs faster/better than lr-snes9x2010 (stock Pi 3, copper sinks, latest software versions)

xFlesk

im using snes9x (latest) for all my snes retail games, however i noticed that snes9x (any version) has problems with rom hacks. many hacks works fine but also many hacks needs to be open with lr-armsnes.
also i noticed that starfox 2 is unplayable on any of libretro cores exept lr-snes9x2005 (which runs the game flawlesly).

so to answer your question, i think there is no "perfect" emulator on retropie ;) but thankfuly we have many options to choose from, thats why retropie itself is perfect (at least for me ;) )
cheers

lostless

@xflesk for starfox 2. Update snes9x2010 from source. A speed hack has been added recently but retropie setup binary is still an older version. So star fox 2 runs fine now.

And no, snes9x 2005 does not run flawlessly. It runs it too fast.

A Former User

Has any version of lr-snes9x been updated to add support for Tengai Makyou Zero?

Darksavior

@livefastcyyoung Build lr-snes9x from source and it will

xFlesk

@lostless thank you for info ;) i must try to update from source.
cheers

A Former User

@darksavior Thanks! :)

A Former User

Quick question:

I have both roms in the SNES and SFC folder, as I keep any Japanese only releases in the SFC folder.

However, after installing lr-snes9x, I can only select it for roms in the SNES folder, not the SFC folder. How can I make lr-snes9x selectable for roms in the SFC folder?

Darksavior

@livefastcyyoung You'll have to edit the es_systems.cfgin /etc/emulationstation/and add the sfc section yourself. Keep in mind, when installing a new emulator or updating retropie, your changes will go away. In order to prevent this, you'll have to put a copy of es_systems.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/ and edit that one instead. The drawback in doing that is that you'll have to add new emulators manually to es_systems.cfg since retropie only touches the one at /etc/emulationstation/. I usually install every emulator I want first before copying it over and editing.

A Former User

@darksavior I already have the SFC section in my es_systems.cfg. So the Super Famicom and Super Nintendo both show up in my game carousel already.

My issue is that the Super Famicom section isn't recognizing lr-snes9x as an emulator it can use.

This is what my es_systems.cfg looks like...

https://pastebin.com/rT1PTvyi

mitu

@livefastcyyoung Try creating a /opt/retropie/configs/sfc folder, then copy the emulators.cfg from /opt/retropie/configs/snes to it.

Darksavior

@livefastcyyoung I don't know, did you add an sfc folder to /opt/retropie/configs with the copied contents from the snes config folder? If doing that, don't forget to edit the retroarch.cfg to point at the sfc folder instead. Otherwise, maybe try editing <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ sfc %ROM%</command> from sfc to snes so it uses the snes config folder?

A Former User

@mitu This worked!

Thanks to both of you for helping me out with this, especially on Christmas day. :)