This is a bugfix release for v8.2, as well as a minor update with new emulators.
Click on RetroBat-v8.2.1-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 V8.2.1
Emulators\cores:
- Add .decomp to multiple systems to be able to run decompilation/recompilation projects
- Add .zar extension to ps4 system
- Promoted pcsx2x6 as main emulator for Namco2x6
- Bump dolphin to 2606a
- Bump duckstation to 0.1-11752
- Bump Flycast to 2.7
- Bump Gopher64 to 1.1.36
- Bump Jgenesis to 0.13.1
- Bump MAME to 0.289 (groovymame and libretro also)
- Bump PCSX2 to 2.7.521 (13/08/2026)
- Bump RPCS3 to v0.0.42-19759-ffc50905 (16/08/2026)
- Bump Libretro cores: mupen64plus_next, fceumm, dolphin
Fixes:
- DOLPHIN: changed way of moving screen based on monitorIndex
- FBNEO: fix rtypeleo hiscores saving
- FLYCAST: fix savestates
- FPINBALL: fix potential null pointers
- LIBRETRO-MAME: fix using own mapping file for controllers
- MAME64: fix assignment of player x when game has specific mapping and x+1 controllers are connected
- PCSX2: fix control mapping for non-HIDAPI controllers
- PCSX2: fix index for wheels and improved wheels management
- PCSX2: fix custom crosshair path option
- PCSX2x6: fix multiplication of lines in .ini for controls
Features:
- DUCKSTATION: add negcon device mapping
- MAME64: add sdljoy input driver (will make switch pro controller work with MAME)
- PCSX2x6: add wheels mapping (Aynshe)
- TEKNOPARROT: Add wheels mapping for teknoparrot (Aynshe)
Other stuff:
- BIOS CHECK: add namco2x6 bios in bios checker
- DOLPHIN: change way to move screen
- DOLPHIN, DUCKSTATION, FLYCAST, JGENESIS, RETROARCH, RPCS3, PCSX2, YMIR: fix some issues with features and added some features, also fixed some issues with controls
- EMULATOR UPDATES: fixed some issues with emulator update prompts
- RETROBAT EXE: add ability to launch another app by adding it in .ini file (Goldorakiller)
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