I use RetroArch, and it is very controller-friendly. It also supports RetroAchievements, which is a plus. However, some people view RetroArch on a negative light because of some drama linked to its main guy, who is kind of a dick.
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2023
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Seconded. RetroArch is a very polished frontend and works great with a controller. And RetroAchievements is super addicting haha
Never heard anything about the drama though.
I think the guy scammed some emulator creators or something.
Wow that’s more fucked up than I remember. Def don’t wanna use retroarch now.
God dammit, I’ve been recommending retroarch for years. This shit makes me fucking sick.
@entropicdrift @steal_your_face wanted to read it but the link to Twitter is broken.
It's not the link. I's Twitter itself. Elon fucked it up
I never knew about retro achievements. That sound super cool actually.
A bit late - but I have had great success with Batocera. I have it running on a dedicated machine, but it can be run from an USB-stick.
I'm a big fan of Ludo. It's pretty minimalist and doesn't offer many options but chances are you won't need to tweak anything. The UI is gorgeous and simple. Wouldn't really have it any other way.
This looks super dope actually thanks! Do you know if you can set your own emulators instead of using the pre-packages ones? Didn’t see anything on their website about that.
Edit: looks like you have to use their baked in cores and there’s no support for n64, ps2, or Dreamcast yet :(
You can try retrobat.
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You could try Playnite. It's controller friendly and has a "big picture" mode.
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