RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    Games stuttering a little bit

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Help and Support
    retropie stuttestuttering
    66 Posts 11 Posters 29.2k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • K
      knorde
      last edited by knorde

      Hi there!

      I'm a new user of retropie (newest version).
      I love the system and i use it on a raspberry pi 3 B

      All works fine but i see many games (fast games) are stuttering a little bit when you run fast (nes: mario, megadrive: sonic etc).

      First i replaced my raspberry pi 3 B for another one but it have the same "problem".
      It is playable and very fun but the little stuttering is not fun :)

      Why is this happening and is there any way to fix this?
      Do other members recognize this little problem?

      Sorry for my bad english, i come from holland :)

      Greets Kees.

      rbakerR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • rbakerR
        rbaker @knorde
        last edited by

        @knorde https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • K
          knorde
          last edited by

          Sorry, my english is not so good, it will try:

          Pi Model or other hardware: PI 3 B
          Power Supply used: 5.1 V 2,5 A
          RetroPie Version Used: 4.01
          Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
          USB Devices connected: None
          Controller used: PS3 wireless
          Error messages received: No

          rbakerR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • rbakerR
            rbaker @knorde
            last edited by

            @knorde I do not recognise the problem. I need to know what emulator you are seeing this behaviour on?

            K 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • K
              knorde @rbaker
              last edited by

              @rbaker
              ES Emulator Station (that is in the package from retropie).
              With the white background.

              It is not 100% stuttering, it is a little bit.

              Greets Kees.

              rbakerR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • K
                knorde
                last edited by

                I have created a movie zo you can see what happening.
                On the movie it is hard to see, but if you look good you can see it i hope :)
                www.kene.nl/stutter.mp4

                dankcushionsD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • rbakerR
                  rbaker @knorde
                  last edited by

                  @knorde said in Games stuttering a little bit:

                  ES Emulator Station

                  This is not an emulator, it is a front end that allows you to select emulators. What emulator and what rom is this video?

                  K 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • K
                    knorde @rbaker
                    last edited by

                    @rbaker
                    Do you mean the console?

                    This is de NES emulator (with the rom Circus Charlie).

                    rbakerR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • rbakerR
                      rbaker @knorde
                      last edited by rbaker

                      @knorde said in Games stuttering a little bit:

                      NES emulator

                      Which one? Having watched the video, I cannot see anything. Try the other emulator options.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • dankcushionsD
                        dankcushions Global Moderator @knorde
                        last edited by

                        @knorde the video is in wide screen which isn't the default. have you changed some settings?

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • K
                          knorde
                          last edited by

                          On the movie it is not good te see.
                          The emulator that i use is lr-fceumm.

                          I have tryed the other one but it does the same.
                          I have set the settings to widescreen so i have the game fullscreen.
                          But if i set it to 4:3 it is stuttering to.

                          It is not really stuttering, i don't know the right text.
                          If i type the dutch wordt "hakkelen" google says "stammer"
                          It is difficult to film.

                          The screen jumps always a little (maybe that is the right text).

                          B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • B
                            backstander @knorde
                            last edited by backstander

                            @knorde
                            Make sure you enable "Game Mode" on your TV and you might have a look at the documentation about Speed Issues:
                            https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Speed-Issues

                            K 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • Z
                              zulueffendi
                              last edited by

                              I bought a canakit pi b+ kit a few years ago and installed an old version of retropie .. in my limited memory brain i feel like it was version 2. Something. Well it ran awesome. Nes emulation was what i was after.. i wired my own arcade controls to the gpio..

                              Fast forward two years of really no use and the whole pi awaiting an arcade cabinet build.. i thought id see what was new in the retropie world so i downloaded the new version which is super streamlined now.. but now the shock sets in... I cannot run any nes roms at anywhere near normal speed...

                              Has anyone else had this issue with newer versions of retropie? Ive tried another sdcard. And lowering framerate to 640/480..

                              DarksaviorD edmaul69E 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • DarksaviorD
                                Darksavior @zulueffendi
                                last edited by Darksavior

                                @zulueffendi Fine here. I'm using a pi2. Maybe your older pi is too slow. Oc it if you can and go to retropie setup and choose Update All Installed Packages so it also updates the emulators.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • edmaul69E
                                  edmaul69 @zulueffendi
                                  last edited by

                                  @zulueffendi try getting or switching to lr-nestopia if you are using lr-fceumm. Or vise versa. One of them is to slow on a b+. Plus you probably need to use lr-pisnes for snes and lr-picodrive for genesis

                                  Z 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • Z
                                    zulueffendi @edmaul69
                                    last edited by

                                    @edmaul69 i switched to nestopia and overclocked. It is much better but still slow. Its strange the nes emulation worked 100℅ a couple years ago,.. so imagine my disappointment

                                    D 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • D
                                      Dochartaigh @zulueffendi
                                      last edited by Dochartaigh

                                      @zulueffendi said in Games stuttering a little bit:

                                      I bought a canakit pi b+ kit a few years ago and installed an old version of retropie .. in my limited memory brain i feel like it was version 2. Something. Well it ran awesome. Nes emulation was what i was after.. i wired my own arcade controls to the gpio..

                                      Fast forward two years of really no use and the whole pi awaiting an arcade cabinet build.. i thought id see what was new in the retropie world so i downloaded the new version which is super streamlined now.. but now the shock sets in... I cannot run any nes roms at anywhere near normal speed...

                                      Has anyone else had this issue with newer versions of retropie? Ive tried another sdcard. And lowering framerate to 640/480..

                                      I'm experiencing this myself 100%. Everything from like RetroPie 3.8 to 4.1.5 has Nintendo being 100% proper (60 FPS nearly constantly, no stuttering). Whenever I upgrade any Pi to the newest 4.1.11 version of RetroPie the lowly NES emulation stutters and stammers. WAY more evident on my Pi Zero 1.3's, but have noticed it just a tiny bit on my Pi 3 as well. Switching to lr-fastnes cured it but that isn't supposed to be as accurate or as stable as the default lr-fceumm.

                                      As I always say: this has been tested on multiple Pi's, multiple installs, multiple power supplies, multiple SD cards, etc.

                                      K Z 3 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • K
                                        knorde @backstander
                                        last edited by

                                        @backstander
                                        I have a panasonic tx-42as600e.
                                        Can't fine a option to set it to game mode.

                                        B 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • K
                                          knorde @Dochartaigh
                                          last edited by

                                          @Dochartaigh
                                          It is also with the megadrive emulator.
                                          Is that working perfect with a older retropie version?

                                          D 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • D
                                            Dochartaigh @knorde
                                            last edited by Dochartaigh

                                            @knorde said in Games stuttering a little bit:

                                            @Dochartaigh
                                            It is also with the megadrive emulator.
                                            Is that working perfect with a older retropie version?

                                            Megadrive/Sega Genesis never gave me any issues, even on the Pi Zero 1.3 it's been excellent.

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post

                                            Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                                            Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.