Thank you SO much for such an EASY TO FOLLOW tutorial... For someone who wanted to get into emulation for a really really long time but found things a bit confusing. This was super easy and complete. THANK YOU. Will subscribe and follow your videos.
@@tmancham4212 Check in SOUND SETTINGS in Emulation Station if perhaps the volume was turned all the way down. You can also check the small icon in the lower-right of the Windows taskbar to make sure it's set to the correct output device. Then, use the slider to hear how loud it is.
Sorry, I can't find pls help me. Thank you for the subscribe the RU-vid chanel. How to install and I don't know to use emulator pls help me. Thank you😅
Thank you Mike! I've known about RetroBat for awhile, but didn't try it until a little more than a month ago. It makes the setup and configuration for all the emulators very easy with Emulation Station. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for watching!
Been using Retrobat for a few months now its great no messing around going into the bios and booting the booting the PC and its very customisable I had been on Batocera prior to this.
No, it's not but it's definitely a decent alternative. Launchbox is in a league of its own, while retrobat is nice for people who don't want to mess with settings and just want to plug their roms in and start everything automatically.
I can't provide links to any (c) material, but searching for 'bios archive' or something like that should help find what you're looking for. Once you copy your games to the respective folders and update the game list, they'll show up. If an emulator isn't installed, it will be installed prior to launch of the game.
I wish retrobat was more like ESdesktop. I store some games on the pc and the rest on an external hard drive and with ES desktop i just point it to where my games are i dont need to move them to new folders
Love your videos. Any chance you can do a video on how to setup cloud saving? I'm using retrobat on my Rog Ally and would love to continue playing some of the ps3/switch games on my main pc rig and i cant figure out how to setup cloudsaves while continuing to launch games through retrobat. Any tips?
Thank you! I've added your request to my todo list. I do have a lot of content already planned to complete ahead of it, and is an aspect I've not spent time investigating yet. Thank you for your request and I'll see what I can do.
i am running retrobat on a mini PC. everything was easy to set up, but i am having an issue with the audio. i connect to a tv with a display port to hdmi cable. the audio in the ES menu always plays through the tv speakers but when i actually play the games it sometimes plays through the tv speakers but will often play through the crappy speakers on board the mini PC itself, which is really annoying. I cant find any settings to change to make it always play through the tv speakers, and i also cant find any rhyme or reason as to why it works sometimes and doesnt work other times, even on the exact same game/system. any ideas?
It sounds like it might be an issue with the display adapter to HDMI cable. If it's possible to check reviews on the cable, see if there are others commenting about the issue you mention. Going straight HDMI to HDMI was not an issue with audio during my testing. If it's not the adapter, make sure the drivers are up-to-date on the MiniPC.
There is one game for PS2. That I've never seen on any emulator ever. And that is the PS2 version of gauntlet dark legacy, which is the best home version of gauntlet that there ever was.
Thank you very much for the detail presentaion of the function and installation of the retrobat. It is very useful to me to install it in my Legion Go. Thanks a lot!
You'll add your bios+roms, as you saw here. When you refresh the game list, they'll show up. Then, just follow along as you saw here to customize as-needed. If you prefer written instructions, you can find more here: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat . Hope that helps!
Wagner's TechTalk is there any way to boot up xbox one operating system & ps vita OS & PS4 OS on pc without retro bat or any apps like retro bat without emulation - i want to boot up playstation (crossbar on pc)
Wonder if anyone can help me with OG Xbox roms if I try to add a iso file to the retro bat rom folder it says it's too big and would let me add it, and if I use xiso roms I get all sorts of error codes when running a OG Xbox game 🤷
I've never tried this and totally clueless on this aspect. But, from what you're saying, it sounds like it has to do with the way the drive was formatted. If using FAT32, it's limited to a file size of 4GB. Not sure if the OG Xbox is using FAT16 or FAT32 but that may help clue you in.
hey Wagner, lovely tutorial, thanks. Do you know is it possible to import save and save state data from Emudeck? i think I know where the Emudeck data is, but not where the appropriate folders are on Retrobat. Secondly could a custom location be setup where both platforms could share?
Much appreciated! The files should be compatible, though I've personally not tried importing the data from EmuDeck to RetroBat. You can find more details on the folder structure of RetroBat here: wiki.retrobat.org/get-started/retrobat-folder-structure
@@WagnersTechTalk thanks a mill John. I messed about today and really its on a case by case basis, depending on the emulator. For retroarch you need to pluck the particular file from the saves folder from inside the saves folder of the Emudeck instance of retroarch and drop that file into the appropriate folder under saves in the retrobat file structure.
I like this. I’m thinking of running something like this on a small windows 10 computer on a stick. Load an sd card and play the usual emulators, but also incorporate some windows games in the menu sounds awesome
This did not work for me, meaning, retrobat installed and turned on but, when trying to play ps2 games I always received the "the emulator exited unexpectedly" error message. I give up, I've watched your video, plus 4 other videos and nothing worked.
@@WagnersTechTalk Hello, i checked the BIOS files and downloaded them from the BIOS pack, copied the bios files for the pcsx2 emulator into the BIOS folder. It's still not working
Funny enough I am finally building Batocera light g/b build for my Sinden as we speak, so many build and types to choose from. I am so backlogged on this stuff, even pinball tables, got to get a mini pc to do it all and put builds on external ssd's, on batocera for all games, one for the sh//ters and another setup for the pinball tables, not enough time! I am dying to see the 4K ALP moar than anything Jon, I cant wait!!!
What would you do if you want to share the same retrobat library (roms and save files) between your external drive in your PC, and internal sd in your Rog Ally? Would you just copy over the files between the two storages every time you switch between them? (Sounds like a hassle ;-;)
I noticed I plug my external drive to multiple PCs and I would have to setup the sync on each PC for it to work. What would be a simpler method of syncing save files? Could I just Ctrl C + Ctrl V?
Example: I download Pokemon rom in internal drive of ROG Ally and create save file. Now I want to switch to play on PC. 1- I connect external drive to ROG Ally. 2- I Ctrl+C ROG Ally internal drive Retrobat folder. 3- I Ctrl+V on external drive Retrobat folder. 4- I choose to Overwrite any files. 5- I disconnect and Plug in external drive to PC. 6- Proceed to continue playing Pokemon rom from PC with save file from ROG Ally… Would this work?
Your Channel is growing. Keep up the great work my Man. And thank you for all that you do. I was new to gaming PC when the Steam Deck Came out. Now I own a Gaming PC and a Steam Deck, and bought over 100 games on Steam Since then. And now my Steam Deck has a 2TB SSD with Split Partition for Windows and Steam OS with a 1TB SanDisk Extream for my Call of Duty Games that don't Run on Steam OS. And your Channel was the very first to help me get windows running on the SD card back when you first made the Video. Since then I done turn my Deck into a Ultimate Gaming Machine. Thanks a Ton. 👍🏾
Thank you so much brother, I really appreciate it! Happy to hear that some of this stuff was helpful to you. Wow, your Deck is much more decked-out than mine, love it!
I like both, just depends on your preference and how you want to play. As requested, here's a side-by-side comparison of the two: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#Comparison
Great video! I love Retrobat and I've tested everything. I really want a Windows handheld but the market has no perfect product yet. The Legion Go is close but the D Pad is annoyingly loud without a membrane and the Ally buttons are annoyingly loud. In fact the Ally buttons also don't even have a membrane behind them which for these prices is pretty inexcusable. These companies should take a look at the lesser offerings like Anbernic to see what the market expects for basic controls. I'd convert a Steam Deck to Windows but I really want supported drivers like the other two. But this is an exciting time for new products. Just imagine if someone could port Windows to Snap Dragon!
Thank you! RetroBat is pretty awesome. I appreciate your feedback, it is an exciting time to be in this hobby. More and more options become available every few months, it seems.
I am running retrobat on a rog ally. When I try to play some PlayStation games, it gives the following error: “An error occurred: the emulator exited unexpectedly”. Any ideas?
Hi, do you know how I can change the emulator per game? For example: Cave playlist has games in it that work better with Mame core than FBNEO core. I would like to change the core per game instead of adding another playlist. Thanks.
Whats better? Emudeck or this? I dont care about the cost for emudeck. I just want the best ability to emulate tons of consoles on my ally like ps3, switch, and 3ds games.
Im currently downloading all this because i really want to get into emulation, boight my rog ally 2 minths ago and barely use it so i want to try this out, i hope it goes well
@@WagnersTechTalk I just wanted to know I use LaunchBox right now can I use my ROMs right from the SSD like on LaunchBox or do I need to move them over to RetroBat for them to work I know some FrontEnds let you run your ROMs from the SSD or HDD I just wanted to know if you can do that with RetroBat and thanks in advance.
I have emulators that I setup with launchbox. Can I use those emulators with RetroBat? Can I just put the emulators into the Emulators folder of RetroBat?
Make sure you backup the emulators folder if you try it, I personally wouldn't recommend it. I don't know what the differences between the emulators will be and may cause more of a headache for you.
I downloaded the full bios file but it has a lot of compressd zip files when I press extract to retrobat bios file it says unexpected error do I need a program or something to extract?
Please see this thread, perhaps something here regarding the display scaling will apply to your setup or a possible Windows 10/AMD driver issue: retrobat.forumgaming.fr/t805-resolved-retrobat-crashes-with-second-monitor-hdmi
16:08 is it possible to get portrait bezel art for vertical arcade games like Galaga that you show with as though it was played on a landscape monitor ?
You may want to check the RetroBat Discord or Facebook group here: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#Resources . It's not something I've personally changed. You may find vertical themes within the Theme Manager, don't recall seeing one but I may have overlooked.
Great video as always! I’m about to throw a retrobat build on my ally as well :-) it looks like you have things, pretty recent running, but what’s the highest system that you found runs well on the Ally?
Hey, thank you Derek! Most recent system I've played that runs pretty well is Switch. Here's some quick setup info. for it as this system, unlike the others, does require a manual install (at present): wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#yuzu_Switch
Thanks so much. Did you try to play model 3 game in Rog ally? I can start the game, but it can only show part of the game play screen and look like it crop part of the screen. Thanks a lot
I did play it, but can't recall if it was on the ROG Ally where I did. In any event, please see this section on their Wiki which may be helpful to you: wiki.retrobat.org/systems-and-emulators/supported-game-systems/arcade/sega/sega-model-3 . If not, their discord can also be found in the Resources section (here : wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#Resources ) that may be more helpful to you. If none of that helps, let me know please.
@@WagnersTechTalk Thanks. Can you let me know your video setting in advanced option? I leave Widescreen, video mode, new 3D Engine and Quad Rendering as auto. Do you have the same setting?
I downloaded Red Dead Redemption for Xbox 360, but when it won't launch the game. Is it a bad rom? Is there anything I can do within Retrobat that could fix the ROM? I've downloaded other roms from the same site, and they work fine.
It's not necessarily a bad rom, if other 360 games play fine for you it could be the emulator just isn't able to play it just yet. Please see here: github.com/xenia-project/game-compatibility#game-compatibility
@WagnersTechTalk I tried a different Xbox 360 game, and the same issue happens. Game starts to launch, but then just goes back to retrobat. Would you recommend I delete the contents of my xenia folder and install xenia on my own instead of letting retrobat do it automatically? Every other console works fine its just Xbox 360.
I have this on a SD card and run it on my ally. Any clue why when I try to play any game it brings up reproach menu when i play a and won't let me play?
@WagnersTechTalk I did even followed videos and the written guide and it didn't help much. I might just delete it and restart over completely fresh. See if that does anything.
@@WagnersTechTalk fantastic news! i wanted to go away from steam as it was annoying me you need a program to open a program, so was trying emulation station DE on its own and running into issues trying to configure the various emulators, where it was recommended to try retrobat as it takes some of the guess work out of it. They both use emulationstation front end from the looks of it, so i should be still able to use that artwork theme like on my powkiddy x55 (jelos) i'm assuming. Yes i know that all of these programs use programs to open programs, i just like the experience outside of steam a little better :)
You'll use the Scraper to download video clips. More on that here: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#Scraper (click the 'see how' link to see it in this video)
Yes, you can often find them organized in a BIOS archive. See this section for hints: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#BIOS_and_ROMs (quoted sections, specifically).
Accessing the menu will vary by emulator (for MAME, it's the tab key for some versions of MAME). For saving/loading states in RetroArch-based emulators, you can find the various Hotkeys here: wiki.retrobat.org/navigation/hotkeys#retroarch . There are more on that page that you may be interested in as well.
Loving your vids, currently making a build now doing well so far only thing that ain’t working is closing the games with start select button all configs are set right it just won’t do it…. Any ideas?
Thank you! For Switch, I did have to apply this fix: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#yuzu_Switch . If that's not the emulator you're having trouble with, check the resources section on that page for a link to their Discord. There are far too many emulators for one person to go through, I may not have tried the same one(s) you are.
@@WagnersTechTalk Thanks for quick reply really appreciate it….. I’ve been a bit slow I’ve only got Nintendo games on and Atari lynx up to now and both are running on retroarch I know this because I have to hit the windows key and close retroarch to close the games 🤦🏻♂️ thanks again for all your tutorials
Years ago, I ripped my original copy of Dragon's Lair and used it on my RG350 handheld device. I wrote down what I did here: wagnerstechtalk.com/rg350tips/#Daphne . However, there are some things mentioned in that section that may be outdated and other things that don't apply (such as mentions of .opk files which were specific to the handheld). You may find it easier to download the games+video files from a daphne archive for the games you own.
Check out the written guide here: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#BIOS_and_ROMs . Pay close attention to the quoted areas: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#BIOS_and_ROMs
Jesus! Was it really that easy with retrobat? Just download the file and toss the roms and bios into the folders? You don't even have to download the damn emus? It just does it for you when it asks!?
Yep, pretty much it. Some emulators may need some tweaks based on your preferences, but yes, it is very easy. The written guide has some additional reference material, if needed.
I just learned about RetroBat early this year, it all comes with experience and trying different things. I think you'll like it, all of these type systems utilize the Emulation Station front-end, which is a great UI. There are a number of themes available as well that will allow you to customize the interface to your liking. Hope the video and written guide are helpful to you.
@@WagnersTechTalk way easier than retroarch and hyperspin. I downloaded it and was able to get roms fired up that refused to work with retro. Nice work
I can't answer that question directly with links, but please see this section for some hints that may be helpful: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat/#BIOS_and_ROMs . Close attention to quoted portions.
Hi, does anyone know why every game is unplayable both video and audio. I have Win 10 pro with High power switched on. I5.3.2ghz, 8gb ram, 1030 card. Installed on local ssd card. Many thanks
When you say unplayable, are the games not starting at all or sluggish/slow? Does the emulator you're trying to use require a bios and was it copied (see check bios in the guide)? Are you using an AMD GPU (see troubleshooting section in the guide, if so).
@@WagnersTechTalk Hi, testing SNES Mario Kart. it's so slow video and audio. Nothing missing under Snes bios. I have 248 items in my BIOS folder. I have Nvidia 1030 GPU. Tried downgrading Retrobat to V4. Still no joy. Thanks
Thank you for the additional details. Here's something to try (turn off vsync): www.reddit.com/r/RetroArch/comments/9pfpu9/all_games_running_super_slow_in_retroarch_but_not . If it helps, please let me know and I'll add it to the guide.
@@WagnersTechTalk you little beauty. v sync off in the global menu. Worked a treat. I bought a new graphics card as well, which I could have saved in. Many thanks.
Batocera, I think you need to launch through the bios when you boot up your pc , whereas this one you do not need to. I tried for over an hour getting batocera booted up but had no luck whereas Retrobat had no problem because you do not have to go through that process. Hope this helps 🙏
Sure, using file explorer, navigate to the location where the retrobat.exe file resides (i.e. [drive:]\RetroBat etrobat.exe. Right-click it (if running Win 11, click 'show more options'). Then click 'Send To' and 'Desktop (create shortcut)'. Should be all set.
@danmcsalley4974 yeah. Tapping the R3 works just fine for DS emulator but not in 3ds games. I tried all combinations on Ally. L3, R3, L3 + R3, hot key + R3 so on. Doesn't work.
Typically you won't need to extract them. Might be that you need to go into the per-system (emulator) settings and change the MAME Emulator version to match the romset that you have. If you're playing neogeo, make sure the neogeo.zip (BIOS) file is in the same folder as your games.
Great video. I recently purchased a ROG Ally. My question is what tips do you have to prevent ps2 games from lagging and run properly? I’m using RetroBat also.
Thank you! You can try different emulators to see if they play better for the game(s) you're trying to run. Also, double-check the bios versions that you have installed. See here for more information on that: wiki.retrobat.org/systems-and-emulators/supported-game-systems/game-consoles/sony/playstation-2
You saved me from the freaking headache of launchbox. With LaunchBox for 5 years, it was always something not working or something I had to tweak or configure and fix. But RetroBat u just install it and add ur games and it just works perfectly. Now for the bios files, do I just get the files retrobat asks for in the bios checker?
I don't use Launchbox (I purchased a license, never actually used it honestly). However, I would suspect you copy over your bios+roms into RetroBat and should be good to go. As with any of these retro gaming systems, some tweaks may be needed here and there. However, my experience with RetroBat has been pretty smooth sailing. For the Yuzu (Switch) emulator, there is an update needed so check out my written guide if you plan to run that emulator for the links and info.
Both have their pros and cons, but LaunchBox is still a way better frontend and is in a league of its own with its feature set and constant progress made by its programmers and a very large community of other people involved in the project. Having said that, I can see why people would get frustrated with LaunchBox and go with retrobat since it's a more "plug and play" style frontend. I use both of these programs extensively, but tend to go back to LaunchBox very often because it's just a much more "full" experience.
