Note: This version is not compatible with Miyoo Mini+ (Plus)
Features
Game List Options (GLO) (by @Aemiii91)
Press Y in a game list to get specific options for the selected game and the entire list
- Reset game - load game without save state
- Game core - set custom core per game
- Filter list - use a keyword to filter the list
- Refresh roms - refresh the list’s game cache
- Custom scripts:
- Random game - added by Random Game app - launches a random game from the list
- Set time - added by Clock app - quick access to setting date and time
Icon switching (by @Aemiii91)
- ThemeSwitcher now supports themes with icon packs - remember to visit our themes repository for additional themes and icon packs!
- Change icon pack and edit individual icons in Tweaks
Icon Switching | |
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Showcase: Applying themes with icon packs | Use Tweaks to change icon pack or edit individual icons |
Ports Collection (by @schmurtzm)
Onion's Ports Collection has been completely redone and now includes 61 game ports!
All the necessary files (except licensed game files) are now hosted on the:
Ports Collection |
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- 24 free game ports are offered as complete packs
- 37 game ports are available through the collection of game engines, and you are only required to supply the licensed data files from the original game
- Pre-configured config files are included - which gives you the best settings and uniform key mapping for FPS games (credit: axcelon)
- Box art is also included
New apps
- Random Game - launch a random game from any cached system - credit: @marchiore
- Video Player (FFplay) - watch your favorite 4:3 or 16:9 video content - credit: Steward-Fu , @bobotrax , @schmurtzm
- PDF Reader (Green) - ideal for looking up clues in game manuals - credit: Steward-Fu
- Ebook Reader (Pixel Reader) - well suited for reading walkthroughs on the go - credit: ealang
Other exciting features
- Automatic import of ScummVM games: games are now automatically imported in Onion thanks to a new script created - no more manual shortcuts to create! (@schmurtzm)
- A new core option has been added to ScummVM: "Target FPS for stutter reduction" allows to run some heavy games with less audio stuttering - unique to Onion! (@schmurtzm)
- Improved color palette organization for GB: an organization by palette style (Essentials, Subtle, Single_Color, Multicolor, Hardware, Nintendo_Official, Extras, Others) unique to Onion ! (Jeltron & @schmurtzm)
- mGBA one-key fast forward button - R2 by default (@schmurtzm)
- Added support for On-Screen Overlays in RetroArch (Eggs)
- Hotkey for video scaling: MENU+START (Eggs) (remember to save overrides to make it stick)
- File explorer for PDF Reader and Video Player apps (@schmurtzm & @Aemiii91)
- Tutorials: video tutorial for arcade saves, video tutorial for Video Player shortcuts, pdf tutorial for PDF Reader (@schmurtzm)
- Package Manager UI update (@Aemiii91)
- AdvanceMAME with AdvanceMENU - browse your arcade games with video previews! (@schmurtzm)
- Onion easter egg (コナミコマンド) (@Sichroteph)
Highlight: Package Manager (UI update) | Highlight: On-Screen Overlays | Highlight: AdvanceMENU |
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Core updates (by @schmurtzm)
- [GBA] Default core changed:
gpSP
->mGBA
- [Scumm] Updated:
ScummVM 2.7
- [PS] Updated:
PCSX-ReARMed
- [GB/GBC] Updated:
Gambatte
- [Commodore 64] Updated:
vice x64
- [ZX Spectrum] Updated:
fuse
- [Arcade] Updated:
MAME 2003-Plus
- [Virtual Boy] Updated:
Beetle VB v1.31.0
- [Ports] Updated:
ecwolf (Wolfenstein 3D)
- [Expert/PICO-8] Updated:
fake-08 standalone
- [SNES] Updated:
Beetle Supafaust
(~10% increase in FPS) - [Expert/SNES] Updated:
Snes9x
- [Expert/SNES] Updated:
Snes9x 2005
and2005 Plus
- [Expert/SNES] Updated:
Snes9x 2010
New core additions (by @schmurtzm)
- [Amiga] Added:
puae 2021 v2.6.1
- [PICO-8] Added
fake-08 libretro core
(supports save states) - [Expert/OpenBOR] Added Steward-Fu's
OpenBOR
- [Expert/DOS] Added:
DOSBox Pure 0.9.7
(the old 0.21 is still default) - [Expert/PS] Added:
PCSX-ReARMed standalone
emulator (no GameSwitcher integration, but much improved performance - allows for using enhanced resolution) - [Expert/Arcade] Added:
M.B.A-mini
(M.B.A = MAME's skeleton + FBA's romsets) - [Expert/Arcade] Added:
AdvanceMenu
,AdvanceMame
, andAdvanceMess
- [Expert/NEC PC-98] Added:
Neko Project II Kai
- [Expert/Music] Added:
Game Music Emu (GME)
Added languages
- Português do Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese) - credit: @anibaldeboni
- Nederlands (Dutch) - credit: @ronvandegraaf
- Svenska (Swedish) - credit: @Megamannen
- Turkce (Turkish) - credit: @tcgumus
- Українська (Ukrainian) - credit: @semioys
- Беларуская (Belarusian) - credit: @introkun
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) - credit: Viên Vĩ Khang
- 한국어 (Korean) - updated by: @DDinghoya
Breaking changes
- The new V4.1 Ports Collection is not compatible with files from earlier versions (V4.0.4 and below) - download the new ports files from our Ports Collection repository, and add the necessary game files in
Roms/PORTS/Games
. - PS roms of type
.bin
now requires accompanying.cue
files (you can use this tool to generate them) - this improves game compatibility, fixes some audio issues, and allows for indexing games consisting of multiple.bin
files!