Libretro Mednafen_PCE_FAST is a libretro port of Mednafen PCE Fast with the PC Engine SuperGrafx module removed.
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License
This core is under GPLv2 license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Restart | ✔ |
| Saves | ✔ |
| States | ✔ |
| Rewind | ✔ |
| Netplay | ✔ |
| Core Options | ✔ |
| RetroAchievements | ✔ |
| Controls | ✔ |
| Remapping | ✔ |
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BIOS
¶ List of optional bios
| Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| gexpress.pce | Game Express CD Card | 6d2cb14fc3e1f65ceb135633d1694122 | ❌ |
¶ Location
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 pcengine
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 gexpress.pce
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Roms
¶ Supported extensions
Roms must have the extension:
- .m3u
- .pce
- .zip
- .7z
This system supports compressed roms in .zip/.7z format. However, be careful, it is only an archive.
The files contained in the .zip/.7z must correspond to the extensions mentioned above.
Moreover, each .zip/.7z file must contain only one compressed rom.
¶ Location
Put the roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 pcengine
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.zip
The roms using No-Intro format are highly recommended.
For more information about roms, go to this tutorial!
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Advanced configuration of the emulator
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
¶ Accessing to options
You can configure various options in two different ways.
- Via RetroArch menu:
┣ 📁 RetroArch Menu
┃ ┣ 📁 Core options
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
- Via the file
retroarch-core-options.cfg:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
¶ Core options
| Options | Options values | Variables (for configuration override) | Variables values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Color Palette | RVB ✅ / Composite |
pce_color_palette |
RGB / Composite |
| Frameskip | Disabled ✅ / Auto / Manual |
pce_fast_frameskip |
disabled / auto / manual |
| Frameskip Threshold (%) | 15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 (par défaut) ✅ / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
pce_fast_frameskip_threshold |
15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
| Horizontal Overscan (352 Width Mode Only) | 300 / 302 / 304 / 306 / 308 / 310 / 312 / 314 / 316 / 318 / 320 / 322 / 324 / 326 / 328 / 330 / 332 / 334 / 336 / 338 / 340 / 342 / 344 / 346 / 348 / 350 / 352 ✅ |
pce_hoverscan |
300 / 302 / 304 / 306 / 308 / 310 / 312 / 314 / 316 / 318 / 320 / 322 / 324 / 326 / 328 / 330 / 332 / 334 / 336 / 338 / 340 / 342 / 344 / 346 / 348 / 350 / 352 |
| Initial scanline | 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 ✅ / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 |
pce_initial_scanline |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 |
| Last scanline | 208 / 209 / 210 / 211 / 212 / 213 / 214 / 215 / 216 / 217 / 218 / 219 / 220 / 221 / 222 / 223 / 224 / 225 / 226 / 227 / 228 / 229 / 230 / 231 / 232 / 233 / 234 / 235 / 236 / 237 / 238 / 239 / 240 / 241 / 242 ✅ |
pce_last_scanline |
208 / 209 / 210 / 211 / 212 / 213 / 214 / 215 / 216 / 217 / 218 / 219 / 220 / 221 / 222 / 223 / 224 / 225 / 226 / 227 / 228 / 229 / 230 / 231 / 232 / 233 / 234 / 235 / 236 / 237 / 238 / 239 / 240 / 241 / 242 |
| PSG Sound Channel 0 Volume (%) | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ |
pce_fast_sound_channel_0_volume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 |
| PSG Sound Channel 1 Volume (%) | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ |
pce_fast_sound_channel_1_volume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 |
| PSG Sound Channel 2 Volume (%) | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ |
pce_fast_sound_channel_2_volume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 |
| PSG Sound Channel 3 Volume (%) | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ |
pce_fast_sound_channel_3_volume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 |
| PSG Sound Channel 4 Volume (%) | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ |
pce_fast_sound_channel_4_volume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 |
| PSG Sound Channel 5 Volume (%) | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ |
pce_fast_sound_channel_5_volume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 |
| Mouse Sensitivity | 0.25 / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.00 / 1.25 ✅ / 1.50 / 1.75 / 2.00 / 2.25 / 2.50 / 2.75 / 3.00 / 3.25 / 3.50 / 3.75 / 4.00 / 4.25 / 4.50 / 4.75 / 5.00 |
pce_mouse_sensitivity |
0.25 / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.00 / 1.25 / 1.50 / 1.75 / 2.00 / 2.25 / 2.50 / 2.75 / 3.00 / 3.25 / 3.50 / 3.75 / 4.00 / 4.25 / 4.50 / 4.75 / 5.00 |
| Disable Soft Reset (RUN+SELECT) | Désactivé ✅ / Activé |
pce_disable_softreset |
disabled / enabled |
| P1 Default Joypad Type | 2 Buttons ✅ / 6 Buttons |
pce_fast_default_joypad_type_p1 |
2 Buttons / 6 Buttons |
| P2 Default Joypad Type | 2 Buttons ✅ / 6 Buttons |
pce_fast_default_joypad_type_p2 |
2 Buttons / 6 Buttons |
| P3 Default Joypad Type | 2 Buttons ✅ / 6 Buttons |
pce_fast_default_joypad_type_p3 |
2 Buttons / 6 Buttons |
| P4 Default Joypad Type | 2 Buttons ✅ / 6 Buttons |
pce_fast_default_joypad_type_p4 |
2 Buttons / 6 Buttons |
| P5 Default Joypad Type | 2 Buttons ✅ / 6 Buttons |
pce_fast_default_joypad_type_p5 |
2 Buttons / 6 Buttons |
| Turbo ON/OFF Toggle | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pce_turbo_toggling |
disabled / enabled |
| Alternate Turbo Hotkey | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pce_turbo_toggle_hotkey |
disabled / enabled |
| Turbo Delay | 1 / 2 / 3 ✅ / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 |
pce_turbo_delay |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 |
| CD Image Cache (Restart) | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pce_fast_cdimagecache |
disabled / enabled |
| CD BIOS (Restart) | System Card 3 ✅ / Games Express / System Card 1 / System Card 2 / System Card 2 US / System Card 3 US |
pce_fast_cdbios |
System Card 3 / Games Express / System Card 1 / System Card 2 / System Card 2 US / System Card 3 US |
| (CD) CD Speed | 1 ✅ / 2 / 4 / 8 |
pce_cdspeed |
1 / 2 / 4 / 8 |
| (CD) ADPCM Volume % | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ / 110 / 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190 / 200 |
pce_adpcmvolume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190 / 200 |
| (CD) CDDA Volume % | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ / 110 / 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190 / 200 |
pce_cddavolume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190 / 200 |
| (CD) PSG Volume % | 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 ✅ / 110 / 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190 / 200 |
pce_cdpsgvolume |
0 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190 / 200 |
| No Sprite Limit | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
pce_nospritelimit |
disabled / enabled |
| CPU Overclock Multiplier (Restart) | 1 ✅ / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 |
pce_ocmultiplier |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 |
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External links
- Used source code: https://github.com/libretro/beetle-pce-fast-libretro/
- Librtro documentation: https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_pce_fast/