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RetroBat Changelog

What's new in RetroBat 5.3.0

May 14, 2023
  • Fixes:
  • Fix ryujinx feature injection
  • Fix mame standalone ratio not working (disable keepaspectratio when ratio forced in features)
  • Fix artwork path for mame standalone to align with libretro:mame path
  • Fix bezels for libretro:dolphin wii system and put libretro:dolphin in 16/9 aspect ratio by default (for wii only)
  • Fix BigPemu template to avoid error message when running jaguarcd titles for the first time
  • Fix FBNEO hardcore retroachievements mode by disabling "allow-patched-roms" when hardcore is enabled
  • Fix dolphin gamepad button inversion missing for X and Y (only A & B were reversed)
  • Fix once and for all pcsx2 multiple screen...(cross-fingers)
  • Fix use of Gamecube adapter for dolphin standalone
  • Fix missing features for demul-old (user for gaelco)
  • set default settings in retrobat.ini in case of invalid or null value
  • Align dolphin HD texture pack with libretro:dolphin, this means the custom texture packs must be placed in savesgamecubeUserLoadTextures
  • Fix libretro:mame per-game button remap naming
  • Fix usage of .uae files for WinUAE
  • Align Citra-QT sdmc and nand path with libretro:citra path
  • Fix Bios check for atomiswave
  • Fix vita3k vsync feature
  • Fix missing CXBX language feature (same as XEMU)
  • Fix missing .m3u extension for Sega-CD
  • Interface:
  • fix canonball system in ES system list (avoid duplicating "Ports" category)
  • Fix game video in grid mode too small when in gamelist
  • Fix HFSDB scraping delay issue
  • Fix music volume issue after screensaver when volume set to 0
  • Rename "Game focus" feature to "Keyboard focus" and make it available only for computer cores
  • smooth transition from splashscreen to the interface
  • Add preview images in RetroBat download store
  • Hide console when running MAME and Ryujinx
  • Update many YES/NO features to "switch buttons"
  • Updates of emulators:
  • Bump duckstation to new version + autoconfiguration of controllers and new features + retroachievements
  • Add mgba for gb, gbc and sgb
  • Add WinUAE also for amigacdtv
  • Bump libretro:ppsspp version
  • Bump ppsspp emulator
  • New stuff:
  • Add OpenMSX for MSX & colecovision (with support of SGM roms for colecovision and MSX laserdiscs)
  • Add Zaccaria Pinball (steam only)
  • Add MSX turbo R system in MSX group
  • Add GP32 to MESS systems
  • Add gun support (1 player only) for pcsx2 and duckstation - compatible with guns that emulate mouse (e.g. wiimotes)
  • Add features for BBC Micro to select Joystick type (mame & libretro:mame)
  • Add features for TI99 (speech module and 32k ram) (mame & libretro:mame)
  • Add possibility for FmTowns to load a floppy in addition to a cdrom
  • Add ramsize feature for fmtowns (mame & libretro:mame)
  • Added -multimouse command line feature for mame standalone
  • Add option to play with more than 2 players in nosgba (3 and 4 players)
  • Added values injected in rpcs3 (exit emulator when game finishes + prevent display sleep when playing)
  • Add archimedes bios check & missing models
  • Add StOoz zone & disable fullscreen features to Teknoparrot
  • Actionmax is now a separate system (not integrated with Daphne anymore)
  • Add feature to enable discord integration (for compatible systems)
  • Add automatic controller configuration mechanism in RetroBat interface if controller is known in SDL database
  • Add mgba features
  • Add features to ryujinx and yuzu (docked mode, language...)
  • Add language feature to RPCS3
  • Add touchscreen pointer option for libretro:citra
  • Add padtokey to mugen
  • Add m3u multi-disk support to GSPlus (Apple2GS)
  • Dev stuff:
  • RetroBat.exe cleanup and enhancements
  • Cleanup es_padtokey file
  • fix "features.issuported" method for features with switch preset
  • Refactorization of yuzu options injection
  • Review of language detection for some standalone emulators
  • Changed method of searching EBOOT.BIN file for ps3 games

New in RetroBat 5.2.0 (Apr 8, 2023)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed A and B (south and east) button inversion when configuring a controller in EmulationStation
  • Fixed OpenBOR controls injection
  • Fix .tzx extension for ZXSpectrum (was incorrectly set in es_systems file)
  • Fix duckstation memcards path setting (path was duplicated)
  • Fix Retroarch device type injection using remaps (might consequently fix some device type injection for RetroArch cores)
  • Fix snes9x features (audio interpolation values were wrong)
  • Fix yuzu renderer selection (was always forced to vulkan)
  • Fix yuzu motion not working
  • Fix XEMU dvd_path issue for newer versions
  • Fix RetroAchievements popups not displaying in first beta version
  • Fix monitor index / bezels for pcsx2-QT (tentative, might not be completely solved yet)
  • Fix missing ‘disableautocontrollers’ option for Supermodel (model3)
  • Removed non-working .zip & .7z extensions from gba2players system
  • Fix NEOCD default BIOS (CD-Z instead of UNIVERSE BIOS), improves load speed
  • Fix cemu controllers (added feature to select controller type for player 1 and 2 as some games accept only 1 gamepad and some others require only pro controllers), also added options to use Real Wiimotes (with dolphinbar)
  • Additional cores, emulators, systems:
  • jaguarCD with BigPEmu
  • Commodore PET (vice_xpet)
  • Commodore CPlus/4 (vice_xplus4)
  • Cannonball (outrun libretro port)
  • wasm-4 (fantasy console)
  • Atari XE Game System (mame mess)
  • Coleco Adam (mame- mess)
  • Acorn Archimedes (mame mess)
  • Acrorn ATOM (mame mess)
  • emuscv core for scv system
  • NO$GBA for GBA system
  • libretro:parallel_n64 added to n64dd system (compatible with .ndd full NDD games only, not extensions)
  • bump mame to 0.253
  • bump rpcs3
  • bump scummvm (standalone & core) to 2.7.1
  • Features:
  • Add features for following emulators : nosgba, RPCS3, PCSX2 (resolutions & precaching of custom textures), Teknoparrot, xemu, yuzu, dolphin-triforce, dolphin, xenia (language), scummvm, cemu (controllers), mame standalone, bigpemu
  • Add features for following cores : pokemini, picodrive, ppsspp, prosystem, puae, potator, bsnes & bsnes_hd_beta, quasi88, prboom, px68k, craft, swanstation, mrboom, stella & stella2014, same_cdi, sameduck, RACE, 81, vecx, TGBDual, vice (all vice cores), tyrquake, desmume, melonds, opera, 4do, a5200, pcsx_rearmed, parallel_n64, mgba, atari800, crocoDS, citra, caprice32, bluemsx, desmume, desmume 2015, dosbox-pure, handy, mame2003
  • Added selection of softlist, media type and machine type for MESS systems (in libretro:mame and mame64)
  • Add feature in Yuzu, Ryujinx to invert face buttons to match XboX controller layout
  • Add custom textures feature for citra
  • Add option to rotate screen in FinalBurn cores and flycast (TATE mode)
  • Add option to select controller type in multiple cores (advanced settings>controls)
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Dolphin Load/ResourcePacks paths moved to biosdolphin-emu instead of emulatorsdolphinuser
  • Inject hotkeys in pcsx2 & dolphin emulators
  • Controllers injection : better detection of controller index through activation of SDL HINTs
  • Added extensions : .chd (fmtowns), .hdf (AMIGA systems), .rpk (ti99), .dsk (coco), .nib (c64)
  • Daphne : no need to use Windows Developer mode anymore for Hypseus
  • Triforce : removed constant update check for those wanting to try latest triforce emulator
  • BIOS check: bump ps3 bios check to 4.90 version, added Color Computer bioses, added apple2gs bios
  • Add RETROBAT identification to default ambiance decorations pictures (bezels)
  • Updated RetroArch recordings folder to retrobatrecords
  • Improved bezel search logic (for game-specific bezels)
  • Updated systems logos in RetroBat system menu
  • New feature : turbo button (on FCEUMM core only for now)
  • MESS system grouping review
  • Correction of platforms in es_systems.cfg
  • add guns option to mesen core
  • New “cheats” folder for cheats (used for RetroArch and PCSX2) : retrobatcheats
  • Bump to dokan2 for XBOX iso mount
  • new pcsx2-qt.exe compatibility (for these who want to upgrade to latest nightly pcsx2.exe)
  • Added retroachievements sound customization

New in RetroBat 4.0.2 (Jul 10, 2021)

  • Fix missing logo for Nintendo 64DD in Carbon Theme
  • Fix Supermodel.ini for Supermodel emulator (Model3) to use proper mapping for controllers
  • Fix MAME standalone binary mispelling
  • Add missing script to enable update detection
  • Add mame2016 Libretro core for Arcade systems
  • Add bsnes Libretro core for Sufami and GameBoy systems
  • Update BatGui
  • Bump RetroArch to v1.9.6
  • Update Libretro cores
  • Update Duckstation
  • Update Cemu
  • Update RPCS3

New in RetroBat 4.0.1 (Jul 4, 2021)

  • New Supported Systems:
  • Apple II gs (Gsplus).
  • FM-Towns (Tsugaru & MAME64).
  • Oric Atmos (Oricutron).
  • Sharp X1 (Retroarch).
  • EasyRPG (Retroarch).
  • Tyrquake (Retroarch).
  • Tic80. (Retroarch).
  • Teknoparrot.
  • Flash Player.
  • Löve.
  • Pico8 (retro8 et pico8).
  • Add Supervision (Retroarch).
  • New Features:
  • Add a Gui 'BatGui' to facilitate the use of Retrobat.ini + other features. Thank to Reppa.
  • Redefining Controls
  • Random intro video.
  • Launch RetroBat automatically when Windows starts.
  • Activate / Deactivate controllers autoconfiguration be by system and not only globally.
  • Model2 / Model3: Reshader management (Supermodel & Model2emu).
  • Model2 / Model3: Add support for bezels (Supermodel & Model2emu).
  • Dolphin: Add support for bezels (Standalone).
  • FM-Towns: Add support for bezels (Tsugaru).
  • AppleII gs: Add support for bezels (Gsplus).
  • PS2: Add support for bezels. (PCSX2 Standalone).
  • Neo.Geo CD: Add support for shaders (Raine).
  • Neo.Geo: Add support for shaders (Raine).
  • New Save State "Slot" system integration in ES (Retroarch).
  • Automatic language detection for EmulationStation and Retroarch.
  • Add new options for NETPLAY.
  • Add background music. (*.mp3 & *.ogg)
  • Add DuckStation (Standalone) (Playstation)
  • Add Kodi multimedia Player.
  • Add Kega-Fusion emulator (Standalone)
  • Add MAME64 standalone.
  • Add support for RyujinX (Standalone) (Switch)
  • Add WINUAE standalone. (Amiga)
  • Add Dosbox Pure core (DOS) (Retroarch)
  • Add MESEN emulator (nes)
  • Add RetroAchievment integration
  • Add PADTOKEY function (A kind of Xpadder / JoyToKey integrated into ES)
  • Add XEMU emulator (Xbox)
  • Add a user manual directly accessible from Retrobat (ES)
  • New integrated RetroBat update system
  • New settings options in EmulationStation:
  • Libretro cores:
  • atari800
  • citra (3ds)
  • dosbox pure (dos)
  • flycast (dreamcast, naomi, atomiswave)
  • gambatte (gameboy, gameboy color)
  • genesis plus gx (master system, megadrive, megacd)
  • genesis plus gx wide(screen) (master system, megadrive, megacd, 32x)
  • mame
  • mame2003 plus
  • mednafen psx hw (ps1)
  • pcsx rearmed (ps1)
  • mednafen saturn (saturn)
  • mesen (nes)
  • mupen64plus (n64)
  • pcsx rearmed (ps1)
  • potator (supervision)
  • ppsspp (psp)
  • picodrive (master system, megadrive, megacd, 32x)
  • snes9x (super nes, super nes msu 1)
  • fbneo (arcade, neogeo, neogeo cd)
  • kronos (saturn)
  • puae (amiga)
  • Standalone:
  • raine (neogeo, neogeo cd)
  • pcsx2 (ps2)
  • dolphin (gamecube, wii, wad)
  • fpinball
  • vpinball
  • openbor
  • duckstation (ps1)
  • daphne (laserdisc)
  • supermodel (model3)
  • Misc:
  • Standalone emulators updated.
  • Bump to RetroArch 1.9.5
  • The roms folder "n3ds" is now "3ds"
  • The "Model2" games must be in the "romsmodel2" folder and not "romsmodel2roms"
  • Yuzu: Auto-fullscreen re-works on new versions of Yuzu.
  • Dolphin Standalone: Added missing buttons on auto-config (L & R).
  • Add support for ".ps3" files like on Batocera (experimental).
  • Cave Story: Add support for *.exe extension (Retroarch).
  • Several minor fixes.

New in RetroBat 4.0 Beta (May 4, 2021)

  • New systems supported:
  • Apple II gs ( Gsplus ).
  • FM-Towns ( Tsugaru & MAME64 ).
  • Oric Atmos ( Oricutron ).
  • Sharp X1 ( Retroarch ).
  • EasyRPG ( Retroarch ).
  • Tyrquake ( Retroarch ).
  • Tic80. ( Retroarch ).
  • Pico8 (to be downloaded separately).
  • MAME (to be downloaded separately).
  • Kega-Fusion, old but good emulator, especially for 32X.
  • Teknoparrot (to be downloaded separately).
  • New Features
  • Model2 / Model3 : Reshader management (Supermodel).
  • Model2 / Model3 : Bezel support (Model2emu).
  • FM-Towns : Bezel support (Tsugaru).
  • Apple II gs : Bezel support (Gsplus).
  • PS2 : Bezel support. (PCSX2 Standalone).
  • Neo Geo CD : Shader support (Raine).
  • Neo Geo : Shader support (Raine).
  • New Save State system "Slot" in ES (Retroarch) (experimental).
  • New ES features integration for several emulators.
  • Storyboard theming in ES (animations ability).
  • Carbon theme overhauled.
  • Automatic OS language detection for EmulationStation and Retroarch.
  • Set of royalties free chiptunes musics added.
  • Emulators updated.

New in RetroBat 3.1 (Nov 19, 2020)

  • 100+ supported consoles, handheld, arcade and computers systems.
  • RetroBat use Batocera ES build for Windows instead of EmulationStation.
  • A new setup GUI to download, install and configure EmulationStation, RetroArch and the standalone emulators.
  • Bump to RetroArch 1.8.9 SDL 2.0.12, compatibility with RetroArch ANGLE.
  • retrobat.exe: a new launcher for ES and a manager of the global settings (replace retro.bat scripts).
  • emulatorLauncher.exe: an advanced emulators launcher allowing integration of their features and options into the EmulationStation menu: RetroArch, RetroArch Angle, AppleWin, Cemu, Cxbx-Reloaded, Daphne, Demul, Dolphin, Dolphin WX, DOSBox, Future Pinball, M2Emulator, Mednafen, mGBA, OpenBor, PCSX2, PPSSPP, RPCS3, SimCoupé, Snes9x, Solarus, Supermodel, Visual Pinball and Xenia are concerned.
  • Configure your controllers in EmulationStation and they will also be configured for all the emulators managed by emulatorLauncher. Close emulators easily with hotkeys.
  • Change video modes, screen ratio, decorations, shaders and more directly from the ES menu. You can apply this globally, per systems or per games.

New in RetroBat 3.10 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • 100+ supported consoles, handheld, arcade and computers systems.
  • RetroBat use Batocera ES build for Windows instead of EmulationStation.
  • A new setup GUI to download, install and configure EmulationStation, RetroArch and the standalone emulators.
  • Bump to RetroArch 1.8.9 SDL 2.0.12, compatibility with RetroArch ANGLE.
  • retrobat.exe: a new launcher for ES and a manager of the global settings (replace retro.bat scripts).
  • emulatorLauncher.exe: an advanced emulators launcher allowing integration of their features and options into the EmulationStation menu: RetroArch, RetroArch Angle, AppleWin, Cemu, Cxbx-Reloaded, Daphne, Demul, Dolphin, Dolphin WX, DOSBox, Future Pinball, M2Emulator, Mednafen, mGBA, OpenBor, PCSX2, PPSSPP, RPCS3, SimCoupé, Snes9x, Solarus, Supermodel, Visual Pinball and Xenia are concerned.
  • Configure your controllers in EmulationStation and they will also be configured for all the emulators managed by emulatorLauncher. Close emulators easily with hotkeys.
  • Change video modes, screen ratio, decorations, shaders and more directly from the ES menu. You can apply this globally, per systems or per games.

New in RetroBat 3.0 Beta (May 12, 2020)

  • EmulationStation FCAMOD is now discontinued.
  • RetroBat use instead Windows build of Batocera EmulationStation.
  • New modules : emulatorLauncher and Batocera Ports by Fabrice Caruso, based on the work with Batocera Team.
  • Lot of features of RetroArch and some standalone emulators directly accessible in EmulationStation menu: game ratio, netplay, shaders, overlays (decorations), videomodes, retroachievements, and more.
  • New Modern Setup UI to download, install and configure EmulationStation, RetroArch and Libretro Cores.
  • Four flavours of EmulationStation: choose between four fully compatible themes in setup. Thank to Hel Mic for his wonderful Forever and Retro'Arts themes. You can still download NextFull and Carbon themes.
  • Updated retro.bat script that put it all together, launch ES and make this Portable.
  • A lot of new compatible standalone emulators: CxBx-Reloaded (Xbox, Chihiro), Daphne (Laserdisc), Demul (Dreamcast, Naomi 1 & 2, Atomiswave, Hikaru, Gaelco), Dolphin WX (Triforce), Project64 (Nintendo 64), Supermodel (Model 3), Xenia and Xenia Canary (Xbox 360), Yuzu (Switch).

New in RetroBat 2.1 (Feb 13, 2020)

  • RetroBat is now compatible with 64 bit AND 32 bit Windows x86 computers.
  • Bump RetroArch to 1.8.4.
  • Hotkeys are enabled in RetroArch configuration.
  • Added compatibility with Kodi.
  • Added compatibility with many standalone emulators: m2emulator (Model 2), cemu (Wii U), citra (3DS), Future Pinball, Mednafen (nes, snes, megadrive, pcengine, pcenginecd, playstation), mGBA (Game Boy Advance), Raine (Neo Geo CD), snes9x (Super NES) and Visual Pinball.
  • Added launchers for Visual Pinball and Future Pinball to make them portable (by Fabrice Caruso).
  • Added runcommand.exe module instead of batch scripts to launch emulators from RetroBat config menu in EmulationStation. Emulators command parameters can be modified in runcommand.ini. Runcommand.exe can read m3u files to launch Wii U and PS3 games.
  • Added compatibility with Theodore libretro core (Thomson computers) and Kronos (Saturn).
  • Added compatibility with Megadrive Steam Uncompressed ROMS with .68K extension.
  • Some bugs fixes.