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Most authentic emulator retro gaming setup? (lemy.lol)
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I don't have a lot of space for consoles and cartridges, or money for consoles and cartridges but I do have a decent computer hooked up to a TV. What's the best way to get an authentic experience via emulation? Here's what I have so far:

Retroarch Settings

  • HDR enabled (cant tell if it actually helps)
  • Run-ahead enabled
  • Mega Bezel shaders
  • Retrobit saturn controller (having trouble getting configured but has an excellent dpad)

Emulators/cores:

  • NES - Mesen
  • SNES - bsnes
  • Jaguar - Bigpemu (need to configure shaders)
  • Megadrive/CD/32X - Picodrive
  • PSX - ??? Swanstation?
  • Saturn - Beetle Saturn
  • N64 - Mupen64plus

Thing I need to work on:

  • Tweaking shader settings as the defaults are very dark
  • Configuring retrobit controller to work with Steam big Picture (how I launch Retroarch) and retroarch seamlessly
  • Possibly finding a Big Box theme that is focused on original artwork and not garbage

Any advice/pointers? My goal is to eventually have a "pick up and play" setup possibly with different 8bitdo/retrobit controllers for each system.

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[–] Mini_Moonpie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't know if it's the "most authentic" experience, but for a "pick up and play" setup, you might want to look into Emudeck (www.emudeck.com). It was originally made for Steam Deck, but has a desktop version now and it pretty much automagically handles setting up all your emulators. Plus, it integrates with Steam. Russ with Retro Game Corps has a installation guide on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05dunYi6hkY&t=1s