This is both a bugfix release for v8 and later versions, as well as a minor update with new emulators.
Click on RetroBat-v8.2.0-stable-win64-setup.exe in the assets section below to download the setup program, then run it to start a new installation of RetroBat.
The default RetroBat installation is provided only with RetroArch bundled, other emulators (with the exception of Switch, Teknoparrot and paid Emulators) will be automatically downloaded when launching a game that uses them.
You have 2 options to raise bugs:
📄Changelog V8.2.0
Emulators\cores:
- Replaced Caprice Forever 64 with Caprice Forever 32 and add bezels
- Add PCSX2X6 fork to run Namco246 and Namco256 games (standalone and through Teknoparrot)
- Add libretro-ymir for saturn
- Add .rvz extension to dusklight
- Bump Dolphin to 2606
- Bump Duckstation to 0.1.11295.0 (may 10, 2026)
- Bump Hypseus Singe to 2.12.0
- Bump JGenesis to 0.13.0
- Bump MAME to 0.288 (standalone, groovymame and libretro)
- Bump RAINE to 0.97.5
- Bump RPCS3 to 0.0.41-19521
- Bump ShadPS4 to 0.16.0 (mandatory update - previous version won't work anymore)
- Bump ScummVM to 2026.3
- Bump libretro-virtualjaguar and add to jaguarcd
- Bump Vita3K to 0.2.1.4058
- Bump Xemu to 0.8.136
- Bump Xenia to feb 18, 2026
- Bump Xenia-canary to june, 29 2026 build
- Bump Xenia-edge to june, 29 2026 build
- Bump Xenia-manager to 4.2.2
- Bump Yabasanshiro to 1.20.32
- Bump Ymir to 0.3.3
- Bump Libretro-Supermodel to 0.2.0.0
Fixes:
- DOLPHIN-TRIFORCE: fix version check
- EMULATIONSTATION: fix bezels menu strange spacing
- EPIC: fix automatic game shortcut creation
- FLYCAST: fix gun not being configured correctly when demulshooter is set
- GOPHER64: fix RetroAchievements login from RetroBat by sending command lines
- MAME: fix sf2ce launch
- MUPEN64 (RMG): fix 8bitDo n64 controller mapping
- RAINE: option to disable pause on focus lost does now work in RAINE
- SCUMMVM: less rigid in reading .scummvm file content (eg will not fail if the file has a second empty line)
- STEAM: fix ;gameexe usage with Steam games
- TEKNOPARROT: fix forcing windowed mode
- TEKNOPARROT: fix demulshooter for rpcs3 namco3xx arcade games
- VITA3K: fix fullscreen when launching from RetroBat
- VPINBALL: change select+start action to WM_CLOSE instead of ESC and add option to start with -minimize option + option to send gameexit key instead of WM_CLOSE
- LIBRETRO-MELONDSDS, MELONDS and BIZHAWK: Add option to define dsi_nand file region (for nds system)
- LIBRETRO-OPERA: fix nvram storage option
- HOTKEYS: fix case where user-defined hotkeys would not work if duplicate values
- INSTALLER: fixed check for dx9
- RETROBAT: fix issue with breaking symlink when uninstalling game from store whe roms folder is symlinked
Features:
- DOLPHIN (standalone and libretro): add option to enable immediate xfb presentation (useful for some wii games to remove the green bar at the bottom)
- DUCKSTATION: allow multigun with raw input
- GAMEBOY: add option to remap select to other button (useful for games requiring to press select + start like Link's Awakening)
- HYPSEUS: add stretch option to stretch game image to screen, ignoring game ratio
- LINUXLOADER: add sindenborder shader
- MAME: add autoboot from lua scripts (camplynx, bbcmicro, cdi, crvision, electron, vg5k)
- MODEL2: enabled gun configuration (demulshooter, etc.) even if controller autoconfiguration is off
- MODEL2: add ability to perform wheel mapping by wheel type + rom name and add mapping for LogitechG923PS wheel
- RPCS3: Add squashfs support for PSN games
- RPCS3: Add feature to manage libraries (added 1 library for def jam icon)
- RPCS3: Add feature to select how config files should be managed (by default it will use the config database)
- RYUJINX: change generator so that non-SDL controllers are more likely to be configured correctly
- SHADPS4: place home_dir in saves\ps4\shadps4\home (old saves will need moving)
- TEKNOPARROT: add reshade for elfloader x64
- TEKNOPARROT: add ability to perform mapping for arcade stick layouts
- WINDOWS: add ability to put 2 processes in .gameexe files, RetroBat will monitor the 2nd process listed when the first one exits
- LIBRETRO-BLUEMSX: add cart mapper option
- LIBRETRO-MAME: add option to use own user .cfg file for MESS while still configuring RETROARCH controls
- LIBRETRO-MAME2003: add option to select mouse device
- LIBRETRO-MEDNAFEN_PSX_HW: fix PGXP option
- LIBRETRO-SUPERMODEL: add powerpc frequency
Other stuff:
- Added a .bat tool to index RVZ (wii and gamecube) games for RetroAchievements (in retrobat\system\tools)
- Guns: allow to run demulshooter when autoconfig and use-guns is off in RetroBat
- Update mountsquashfs tool to fix some issues with RPCS3 saving (aderummier)
- Add possibility to manage separately wheels and shifters (nothing happens yet, we need people with separate shifters to finalize)
- Multiple features fixing
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