I followed this but the bezel is an upside down mirror image. Did I accidently hit something incorrectly? This will look great when I figure it out or somebody gives me a hint. Also when I converted to CHD the file couldn't be found so I switched them back to zip files and it found those.
Hmm... I think that would be controlled in 'Shader Parameters,' which are found in Quick Menu>Shaders>Shader Parameters after you've loaded a specific shader. Specifically look for the section in Shader Parameters that is labeled 'FLIP & ROTATE.' I think adjusting these settings will get you to good. Regarding the CHD conversion, it will only work with BIN/CUE and ISO files. So if your original files were ZIPs, they would need to be unzipped before they could be converted. And that's assuming that the folders contained in the ZIPs are BIN/CUE or ISO. Hope that helps. Feel free to let me know how it goes and happy gaming :)
My god man you made my day, thanks to this video i can play after 20 years Ninja: shadow of darkness. A lot of nostalgia when i was a little kid growing with Ps1. Thank you so much!
I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your tip on the game compression to CHD files. You could essentially double your library. Very useful. Edit: Also, I don't think you have near as many likes and subs as you should. I liked and subscribed, hope that helps a small bit 😊
It's a great format and quite a few emulators are starting to use it. Glad you found it helpful. And thanks so much for the support of the channel, it's tremendously appreciated :)
I too am very grateful for the tip that was shared. I have a library that includes just about every US PS game. I am so grateful to hear that these files can be converted to a .chd! I'm going to test this out to make sure it plays well with RetroArch, Launchbox, and EPSXE. It it does, I will be saving a ton of space! Thank you @otcggaming!
Again very helpful vid thanks. Super helpful turning everything to CHD I was wondering why on my RG35XX games with multiple tracks were coming up multiple times. I have a new problem though. I´m in EU and downloaded the EU versions of the games just out of habit but I´m finding out a lot of them need .sbi files I believe. Is that unique to PAL region, is my best option just use NTSC? It´s no problem to get and change the sbi file name to the CHD file name, that seems to work for me. BUT I´m coming into problems with multi disk games since I compiled them to PBP files but now they have multiple sbi files that, I dunno in theory I guess need to be all named the same as the PBP file now, which, I cant do. Again if the best bet is just get NTSC versions specifically for my multi disk games so be it.
I'm not super familiar with sbi files as I've never had any ROMs that required them, but I do know that they carry encryption data for certain PAL region games. Just a quick glance at a few retro forums and it seems like your on the right track with sticking to NTSC for multidisc games. They seem to be a pain to get lined up with the sbi files.
I use all of the same settings as in the video except I change Core Options>Display Settings>Downsampling>Box This helps cut down on the harsh contrast between the 3d models and prerendered backgrounds.
Apologies for that. I covered it another RetroArch video I made, so just breezed by it in this video. If you want to check out the other vid, it's here: th-cam.com/video/0v2Fl4FtOh4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=SWEb8VlUzFmciqG9&t=543
Two settings in the RetroArch Core Options you'll want to turn on: Core Options>Enhancement Settings>Widescreen Hack>ON Core Options>Display Settings>Aspect Ratio>16:9 Keep in mind that PS1 games were not designed for Widescreen so the Widescreen hack might introduce some glitchy graphics depending on the game.
Is that also with the Mega Bezel shader enabled? I can scale up to 4k as well with my 1060 but as soon as I enable the mega bezel shader it will crash on anything above 3x.
From the main menu of RetroArch go to Online Updater and then select Update Shaders at the bottom. It should download all the latest shaders to the folder.
Hello my friend. I'm following you with interest to update my Launchbox kit. Your work is really good. Thank you. I've been using the mega bezel for a while, but it consumes a lot of resources. Instead I met the lighter Koko aio shader. Can you review it and make a trial video for us? I'm sure non-powered users will prefer it.
Thanks for letting me know my friend! I will definitely check it out and try to cover it in a future video. Thanks for the comment and I'm thrilled that you're finding the content to be helpful 🙂
Hi!! Do you have any idea about how to import my ePSXe memory card to swanstation? I had many games with everything unlocked and on ss I have none 😪Back in time I knew how to use memory manager and memory converter or something like that but with ra I'm kinda lost. Oh and another one will you make videos about pcsx2 (I know the core is outdated, I have glitches with The Thing and yeah I know I'd be better with the standalone but still) desmume and citra cores? (Always in regards to ra).
Was easy enough to find and install the BIOS files. For whatever reason though, I can't get the Swanstation core to respond to any of the controllers I use, even though they work for navigating the RetroArch menus as well as other cores like MAME and Bsnes.
With a PS game running I would go into the Quick Menu>Controls>Port 1 Controls> and make sure that the device type is set to either Digital or Analog Controller (if the game uses analog sticks). This is usually where the issue will be if your controllers are working fine for other cores but not in a particular one.
I just downloaded Mega Bezel shader but it contains different menu that what is shown here, I can't find the one you showed and it seems to have too many more options to choose from
The Mega Bezel shaders are now included by default in RetroArch. You can download them in RetroArch by going to Online Updater>Update Shaders. They will be downloaded by default to RetroArch\Shaders\bezel\Mega_Bezel. However if you want to use the Duimon overlays I use in this video you'll still need to download those from the GitHub page. I have another video for N64 emulation in RetroArch that is a bit more up to date where I briefly go over shaders. The instructions there will be the same for PS1, so it may prove helpful to you: th-cam.com/video/SWHcDYyvCpA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-Y2TB_0cVFvQOYYq
@@otggaming3180 Wow thank you so much for responding. I followed the steps in that video and now I can see all those presets that you mention, however I got a message failed to load shader. Does it mean my system is not capable of using shader? Thank you
@@luthfimahendra5081 That could be. There's a few on my system that won't load because they're too demanding. What is the video card on your system? I have a GTX 1060 6GB and for the most part all of the shaders will load as long as I don't go too high with the resolution. Another thing to check is to make sure your video driver in RetroArch is set to "Vulkan". This should give better performance when using the Mega Bezel shaders and be less problematic than using the "gl" or "D3D" driver.
I'm not sure what might be causing that. But I would check to see that you're on the latest version of RetroAch (1.15.0) and then redownload the shaders from the Online Updater. Also, make sure you're using vulkan as your video driver and using slang shaders.
@@otggaming3180 yeah, thanks! After i fixed this, Retroarch crashed after choosing a shader. I found out that i can use a max resolution of 2x. With 3x or higher, it crashes.
I don't know much about setting up Mega Bezel shaders on Xbox RetroArch. I have read it's doable, but not sure what it entails. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
@@otggaming3180 I tried it & the mega bezel seems to work but when you click on the shader to load it it does freeze for literally a minute before it finally loads it. I was restarting retroarch thinking it messed up but you just have to wait a while for it to unfreeze.
@@PlanetGamz Now that you mention it, I also remember reading that detail. I think some were saying it could take up to 2 - 3 minutes for the shader to load for some cores.
@@otggaming3180 yeah mega bezel just confirmed for me that they do work just takes 2 minutes. It took about 1 minute for most of mine to load. I've just tried a few of the ones on there but I'm about to follow your video & download & add the packs you show on there. Will update later tonite if they all worked. Thanks for replying back. You got a subscribe. Love your videos. It would male my day if you could one day started making videos for the Series S & X. It's hard to find people going in depth of customization in emulators on them. Also what mega bezel would you say is the best option for sega cd that has a good overlay & makes the fmv movie style games like sewer shark look the cleanest?
@@PlanetGamz Thanks so much for the subscribe and support of the channel, it means a lot :) I haven't owned a traditional console in awhile, but would love to start experimenting with emulation on something like the XBox Series. Maybe soon... There is a shader designed by HyperspaceMadness specifically for Sega CD FMV games, but I've personally never used it before. There's some more info about it here: forums.libretro.com/t/mega-bezel-reflection-shader-feedback-and-updates/25512/996
This is an amazing tutorial. He is to the point, the methods work up to date and he took the time to show exactly what is needed to run PS1 games. The crappy part, for me, is my computer is too slow to run the PS1 games haha This is an amazing channel to follow for tutorials though!
Hi. I selected a shader from the advanced folder and now what I am facing is that the game is running in the background but not showing. How to fix this?
Hi There, In my experience this usually is caused by the video driver. Are you using the vulkan driver in RetoArch? And also when using the vulkan driver, you want to make sure that you use the slang shader and not the glsl.
very patient tutorial, thank you
Thanks my friend, appreciate the kind words :)
I keep getting thus error message (failed to apply shader preset.) Anyone knows why? I tried many times but wont work
man was a coffee addict wiithout coffe for two seconds
There is nothing under sony, psx or even psp i can download, what im missing? none already installed either.
Good vid man but I am not able to use any shaders...
If you have a fix pls tell me.
Anyone know if there’s settings so Mac m2’s don’t stutter when choosing these bezels and shaders?
I followed this but the bezel is an upside down mirror image. Did I accidently hit something incorrectly? This will look great when I figure it out or somebody gives me a hint. Also when I converted to CHD the file couldn't be found so I switched them back to zip files and it found those.
Hmm... I think that would be controlled in 'Shader Parameters,' which are found in Quick Menu>Shaders>Shader Parameters after you've loaded a specific shader. Specifically look for the section in Shader Parameters that is labeled 'FLIP & ROTATE.' I think adjusting these settings will get you to good.
Regarding the CHD conversion, it will only work with BIN/CUE and ISO files. So if your original files were ZIPs, they would need to be unzipped before they could be converted. And that's assuming that the folders contained in the ZIPs are BIN/CUE or ISO.
Hope that helps. Feel free to let me know how it goes and happy gaming :)
My god man you made my day, thanks to this video i can play after 20 years Ninja: shadow of darkness. A lot of nostalgia when i was a little kid growing with Ps1.
Thank you so much!
I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your tip on the game compression to CHD files. You could essentially double your library. Very useful. Edit: Also, I don't think you have near as many likes and subs as you should. I liked and subscribed, hope that helps a small bit 😊
It's a great format and quite a few emulators are starting to use it. Glad you found it helpful. And thanks so much for the support of the channel, it's tremendously appreciated :)
I too am very grateful for the tip that was shared. I have a library that includes just about every US PS game. I am so grateful to hear that these files can be converted to a .chd!
I'm going to test this out to make sure it plays well with RetroArch, Launchbox, and EPSXE. It it does, I will be saving a ton of space! Thank you @otcggaming!
@@Deejus679 No problem. Glad to hear the chd tip was helpful. Happy gaming :)
The # does not appear when i press A. It just changes the menu back to the last one. Does anyone have an idea why? :( Awesome Video btw, helped alot!
CHD can be used for a bunch of other systems as well. PS2, Dreamcast, 3DO, Sega CD, Saturn and a few more.
is there anyway to use the mega bezel pack without the background (tv and such) i just want quality improvment
i just don't get it man.... my pc can run cyberpunk at high settings at 1080p but cant handle this shader X_X
“Failed to apply shader preset” 😞 The structure of folders is correct - just like yours.
Why do certain games like Crash Team Racing crashes while I'm playing?
Yea! CHDMAN is available for Linux (but I may have to build it). Thanks.
I'm really enjoying your channel. 👍
Thanks for the comment my friend. Love CHD files. Anything that allows me to pack more games onto my hard drive, I'm all for :)
Does it work with RetroArch that comes in project eris for ps once mini classic?
Again very helpful vid thanks. Super helpful turning everything to CHD I was wondering why on my RG35XX games with multiple tracks were coming up multiple times. I have a new problem though. I´m in EU and downloaded the EU versions of the games just out of habit but I´m finding out a lot of them need .sbi files I believe. Is that unique to PAL region, is my best option just use NTSC? It´s no problem to get and change the sbi file name to the CHD file name, that seems to work for me. BUT I´m coming into problems with multi disk games since I compiled them to PBP files but now they have multiple sbi files that, I dunno in theory I guess need to be all named the same as the PBP file now, which, I cant do. Again if the best bet is just get NTSC versions specifically for my multi disk games so be it.
I'm not super familiar with sbi files as I've never had any ROMs that required them, but I do know that they carry encryption data for certain PAL region games. Just a quick glance at a few retro forums and it seems like your on the right track with sticking to NTSC for multidisc games. They seem to be a pain to get lined up with the sbi files.
What shaders or settings do you use for 3D+ pre-rendered background games like Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Parasite Eve?
I use all of the same settings as in the video except I change Core Options>Display Settings>Downsampling>Box
This helps cut down on the harsh contrast between the 3d models and prerendered backgrounds.
3:48 So at this point...where did you show putting the games into Retroarch? All I saw was you compressing them with chdman?
Apologies for that. I covered it another RetroArch video I made, so just breezed by it in this video. If you want to check out the other vid, it's here: th-cam.com/video/0v2Fl4FtOh4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=SWEb8VlUzFmciqG9&t=543
how can i activate widescreen on psx games?
Two settings in the RetroArch Core Options you'll want to turn on:
Core Options>Enhancement Settings>Widescreen Hack>ON
Core Options>Display Settings>Aspect Ratio>16:9
Keep in mind that PS1 games were not designed for Widescreen so the Widescreen hack might introduce some glitchy graphics depending on the game.
@@otggaming3180 thx
@@accountname8819 You bet 👍
so where the hell do i find the "main retroarch directory" you speak of???..
lol, not even that hard...either: C: --> retroarch or right-click retroarch shortcut icon and select "open file location"
6:20 mm I guess it's for another reason, I have an old pc with a gtx 750ti, and there is no problem to scale 4k. I use retroarch and swanstation too.
Is that also with the Mega Bezel shader enabled? I can scale up to 4k as well with my 1060 but as soon as I enable the mega bezel shader it will crash on anything above 3x.
The shaders were deleted from the SHADER SLANG folder, HOW CAN I RECOVER THEM?
From the main menu of RetroArch go to Online Updater and then select Update Shaders at the bottom. It should download all the latest shaders to the folder.
Hello my friend. I'm following you with interest to update my Launchbox kit. Your work is really good. Thank you. I've been using the mega bezel for a while, but it consumes a lot of resources. Instead I met the lighter Koko aio shader. Can you review it and make a trial video for us? I'm sure non-powered users will prefer it.
Thanks for letting me know my friend! I will definitely check it out and try to cover it in a future video. Thanks for the comment and I'm thrilled that you're finding the content to be helpful 🙂
Good job! Keep up the good work! Your explanations are very clear. Thanks.
You bet! Thanks for taking the time to leave some feedback :)
You kinda skipped over loading the games.. any help would be appreciated
Sorry about that. I touched on it in an earlier RetroArch video on my channel: th-cam.com/video/0v2Fl4FtOh4/w-d-xo.html
Why in My emuelec 4.6 retroarch menù is completely different from yours? I don t have core downloader option so i don t know how add a new
Hi!! Do you have any idea about how to import my ePSXe memory card to swanstation? I had many games with everything unlocked and on ss I have none 😪Back in time I knew how to use memory manager and memory converter or something like that but with ra I'm kinda lost.
Oh and another one will you make videos about pcsx2 (I know the core is outdated, I have glitches with The Thing and yeah I know I'd be better with the standalone but still) desmume and citra cores? (Always in regards to ra).
Was easy enough to find and install the BIOS files. For whatever reason though, I can't get the Swanstation core to respond to any of the controllers I use, even though they work for navigating the RetroArch menus as well as other cores like MAME and Bsnes.
With a PS game running I would go into the Quick Menu>Controls>Port 1 Controls> and make sure that the device type is set to either Digital or Analog Controller (if the game uses analog sticks). This is usually where the issue will be if your controllers are working fine for other cores but not in a particular one.
@@otggaming3180 Yeah, just set it from RetroPad to Analog (Dualshock) and it's working properly. I can finally play Einhander!!! Thanks a bunch :D
Chad Format 🗿🗿🗿
😂 Agreed
I'm loving all of your RetroArch videos! Very helpful.. Is there a preferred place to get roms?
I can't point to individual roms or roms sites. However, a helpful community is: www.reddit.com/r/Roms/
I just downloaded Mega Bezel shader but it contains different menu that what is shown here, I can't find the one you showed and it seems to have too many more options to choose from
The Mega Bezel shaders are now included by default in RetroArch. You can download them in RetroArch by going to Online Updater>Update Shaders. They will be downloaded by default to RetroArch\Shaders\bezel\Mega_Bezel.
However if you want to use the Duimon overlays I use in this video you'll still need to download those from the GitHub page. I have another video for N64 emulation in RetroArch that is a bit more up to date where I briefly go over shaders. The instructions there will be the same for PS1, so it may prove helpful to you: th-cam.com/video/SWHcDYyvCpA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-Y2TB_0cVFvQOYYq
@@otggaming3180 Wow thank you so much for responding. I followed the steps in that video and now I can see all those presets that you mention, however I got a message failed to load shader. Does it mean my system is not capable of using shader? Thank you
@@luthfimahendra5081 That could be. There's a few on my system that won't load because they're too demanding. What is the video card on your system? I have a GTX 1060 6GB and for the most part all of the shaders will load as long as I don't go too high with the resolution.
Another thing to check is to make sure your video driver in RetroArch is set to "Vulkan". This should give better performance when using the Mega Bezel shaders and be less problematic than using the "gl" or "D3D" driver.
Whatever shader i choose, i get an error: failed to apply shader preset. Anyone knows why?
I'm not sure what might be causing that. But I would check to see that you're on the latest version of RetroAch (1.15.0) and then redownload the shaders from the Online Updater. Also, make sure you're using vulkan as your video driver and using slang shaders.
@@otggaming3180 yeah, thanks! After i fixed this, Retroarch crashed after choosing a shader. I found out that i can use a max resolution of 2x. With 3x or higher, it crashes.
@@e30kolbenkiller Glad you got it figured out. Happy gaming :)
Im using xbox series x retroarch. I dont have Vulkan. Do you know what i should set it on?
I don't know much about setting up Mega Bezel shaders on Xbox RetroArch. I have read it's doable, but not sure what it entails. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
@@otggaming3180 I tried it & the mega bezel seems to work but when you click on the shader to load it it does freeze for literally a minute before it finally loads it. I was restarting retroarch thinking it messed up but you just have to wait a while for it to unfreeze.
@@PlanetGamz Now that you mention it, I also remember reading that detail. I think some were saying it could take up to 2 - 3 minutes for the shader to load for some cores.
@@otggaming3180 yeah mega bezel just confirmed for me that they do work just takes 2 minutes. It took about 1 minute for most of mine to load. I've just tried a few of the ones on there but I'm about to follow your video & download & add the packs you show on there. Will update later tonite if they all worked. Thanks for replying back. You got a subscribe. Love your videos. It would male my day if you could one day started making videos for the Series S & X.
It's hard to find people going in depth of customization in emulators on them.
Also what mega bezel would you say is the best option for sega cd that has a good overlay & makes the fmv movie style games like sewer shark look the cleanest?
@@PlanetGamz Thanks so much for the subscribe and support of the channel, it means a lot :) I haven't owned a traditional console in awhile, but would love to start experimenting with emulation on something like the XBox Series. Maybe soon...
There is a shader designed by HyperspaceMadness specifically for Sega CD FMV games, but I've personally never used it before. There's some more info about it here: forums.libretro.com/t/mega-bezel-reflection-shader-feedback-and-updates/25512/996
following this guide for the emulator on the phone made it like 4x harder
What retroarch version is this, I'm running it on XBOX One dev mode the menu contents are not the same 😢
you are to fast, and not showing how to install the shader and where to download it
Thx great video as usual 👍
No problem. Appreciate your feedback greatly 😀
By far the best guide. Thank you alot
I really appreciate that! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment :)
How it goes for tv please?
Another great video. Keep going!
Omg you're the best. So far this is the best emulator I've tried that actually worked for me.
Thank you friend! Really glad to hear that and may you enjoy many happy gaming sessions :)
This is an amazing tutorial. He is to the point, the methods work up to date and he took the time to show exactly what is needed to run PS1 games. The crappy part, for me, is my computer is too slow to run the PS1 games haha
This is an amazing channel to follow for tutorials though!
What is your PC 20 years old?
@@STALEYALIVEAIC Nope! Five! haha
It is not very good for games.
i personally can't see any significant differences
You may need to get your eyes checked
Not being funny by the way.
Or get a new device or better internet to watch TH-cam on.
Thanks.
Hi. I selected a shader from the advanced folder and now what I am facing is that the game is running in the background but not showing. How to fix this?
Hi There, In my experience this usually is caused by the video driver. Are you using the vulkan driver in RetoArch? And also when using the vulkan driver, you want to make sure that you use the slang shader and not the glsl.
@@otggaming3180 Yes I am using Vulkan. Please suggest the video driver. I thought I have 3070 so their won't be any issues.
@@foxshadow90 Vulkan on a 3070 you should be good. Does it happen with every shader or only specific ones?
@@otggaming3180 specifically when I apply on PS1 Games
@@otggaming3180 What I will do is go through your this video and other video on shaders again and then will let you if the problem remain still.