• Newrad1990@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Retro arch/ any emulator is great for this. I can waste an hour on 1st gen Pokémon on short downtimes. And when im stuck in layover or on the train, I can crank out half the story of chrono trigger.

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        11 months ago

        Start retroarch > press load core > choose download core and download desired core(they’re organized alphabetically so scroll down for nintendo, sony consoles etc.) > press load content to browse your phone memory for the game you wanted to play.

        ^Above steps are only needed the first time.

        *If you’re confused about which core to choose you may find this handy in helping you choose the best option(or learn anything about emulators really).

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            Go to the online updater, hit the “Update Core Info Files”, let it finish and try again.
            It’s worth noting that the Play Store version of RetroArch is a bit kneecapped by some Google restrictions, I don’t know if that’s the root of your issue but can try grabbing the apk from their website or from F-Droid.

            If that doesn’t work, try Lemuroid. It’s an easier to use interface on top of a couple RetroArch cores

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              Oh darn I forgot about this, yeah google screwed things up so now it’s better to download from their homepage. Though I wish they’d keep their Itch or F-droid repositories up to date, most people don’t use rss or even bookmarks these days so if anything’s updated nobody knows.