If, for some reason, you aren’t on Windows 8.1 or 10, you may want to check “DirectX 9.0c Runtime” to make sure you have the version of DirectX you need to use for RetroArch. There’s not too many decisions you need to make for this install. Once it finishes, click the executable to begin the installation process. Depending on your connection, this may take a little while to install. RetroArch’s installer should be around 180MB. In my case, and for this guide, that will be “Installer (64-bit).” This tutorial follows Windows 64-bit, so that’s what I’ll be clicking, but if you have a properly-configured gamepad on one of those other platforms, you should be able to follow along just fine.Ĭlick the Download that’s applicable to you. Step 1: Install RetroArchįirst, visit RetroArch’s website. If you have all of these things, it’s time to learn how to set up RetroArch. Use this article to pick a gamepad if you don’t have one, and be sure to install an XInput wrapper for your particular pad if you aren’t getting an Xbox controller. You can make keyboard bindings if you like, but we highly recommend against it.
Internet access – to download and update cores, alongside RetroArch itself.Windows 10 32-bit or 64-bit – self-explanatory.Here’s what you’ll need for this Windows 10-tailored guide: If you want to set up RetroArch on another operating system, you may need to do some extra configuration with your controller and adjust installation accordingly, but for the most part you shouldn’t have too much trouble following along.
For the sake of simplicity, this guide will follow a setup process on Windows 10, the most highly-used desktop operating system at the time of writing. RetroArch is open-source and cross-platform, so fortunately it’s available on pretty much anything. This process has gotten easier as the platform has evolved, but we’ll walk you through everything you need to know and do in order to make this happen. However, learning to set up RetroArch can be a little bit complicated. The benefits of the Core system are numerous, but the biggest one is that you don’t need to configure your controls per-emulator or change applications to access a different emulator: RetroArch puts all your games and content into one place! Emulators within RetroArch are accessed through “Cores” which basically function as mini-emulators tailored for use within RetroArch’s interface. RetroArch functions as a hub of sort that you can use to access multiple emulators from a unified interface. RetroArch is often called an emulator, but it isn’t one.
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