I try to go over the general experience of using unofficial emulators and their standalone software, compared to using Retroarch. Playing on unofficial emulators can be a daunting task for those who've never pursued it. Solutions for that demographic do exist such as Retroarch. Unfortunately while Retroarch is the most popular and known emulator hub, it's still not without issues that can make it a hassle to use. Apologies that this one took far longer than usual. I wanted to legitimately improve on how I can make an entertaining video and I do hope it shows and that you enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Sponsor Segment 1
1:07 - Emulation Background
2:55 - Retroarch Intro
4:03 - Retroarch Setup 1
8:35 - Retroarch Controversies
9:49 - Retroarch Setup 2
10:49 - Sponsor Segment 2
11:07 - Retroarch Setup 3
13:30 - Emulator Setup 1
15:19 - Sponsor Segment 3
15:37 - Emulator Setup 2
16:41 - Retroarch Issues
19:07 - Emulator Strengths
21:29 - More Retroarch Issues
26:03 - Misc Points
28:59 - Conclusions
Music Used:
Hydro Station - AM2R
Malformation of G (4) - Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles
Grasstown - Cave Story
Overworld - The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening (Switch)
Coin Launcher - Super Smash Bros Brawl
Trophy Gallery - Super Smash Bros Brawl
The Eel Deal - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Field of Hopes and Dreams - Deltarune
Jellyfish Fields - Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom
Colony 9 (Night) - Xenoblade Chronicles
Airshow Antics - Frogger (PS1)
Outro Song: Menu - Frogger (PS1)
Links:
https://pcsx2.net/
https://www.launchbox-app.com/
https://emulationstation.org/
https://www.retroarch.com/
https://dolphin-emu.org/
https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/lnzpnt/can_someone_explain_why_people_hate_retroarch_now/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/duckstation-now-on-indefinite-hiatus-allegedly-from-harassment-via-retroarch-others-retroarch-responds.547031/
https://forums.libretro.com/t/why-i-more-or-less-dont-like-libretro-retroarch/11253
https://x.com/MameHaze/status/1409941987042734088
https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/si2v5s/duckstation_now_officially_dead_github_repository/#:~:text=Dev%20stopped%20doing%20updates%20a,in%20pretty%20great%20shape%20already.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/suicide-of-near-bsnes-and-higan-developer.590579/
https://www.mesen.ca/
https://ares-emu.net/
https://bsnes.org/
https://www.duckstation.org/
https://stoneagegamer.com/retrode-2.html
https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Ripping_games#Sony_PlayStation_3
https://reshade.me/
Additional credit to Pirates of the Caribbean for distracting me enough to marathon the whole franchise while making this damn video. Whoops.