Libretro RACE is an emulator for SNK Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color.
It was written by :
- Judge_
- Flavor
- Akop Karapetyan
- theelf
- frangarcj
- negativeExponent
It has been modified by theelf to work on the PSP.
It is probably derived from the Akop Karapetyan PSP version of RACE (http://psp.akop.org/race).
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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 | ✔ |
| Screenshots | ✔ |
| Saves | ✔ |
| States | ✔ |
| Rewind | ✔ |
| Netplay | (not link-cable emulation) |
| Core Options | ✔ |
| RetroAchievements | ✔ |
| Controls | ✔ |
| Remapping | ✔ |
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BIOS
No bios is required.
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Roms
¶ Supported extensions
Roms must have the extension:
- .ngp
- .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 your roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 ngp
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | english ✅ / japanese |
race_language |
english / japanese |
| Dark Filter Level (percent) | 0 ✅ / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 |
race_dark_filter_level |
0 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 |
| Frameskip | Disabled ✅ / Auto / Manual |
race_frameskip |
disabled / auto / manual |
| Frameskip Threshold (%) | 15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 ✅ / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
race_frameskip_threshold |
15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/RACE/
- Libretro documentation: https://docs.libretro.com/library/race/
- Official source code: https://github.com/TheFlav/RACE-NGPC-Emulator-PSP/
- Official documentation: http://psp.akop.org/race/doc.htm
- Official website: http://psp.akop.org/race.htm