This is a beta release before the release of the official 8.4.0, please test thoroughly.
Click on RetroBat-v8.4.0-beta-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 V8.4.0 beta
Emulators\cores:
- Bump ArcadeDuck to 0.6.5-dev (with support of ZN-2 games)
- Bump Ares to nightly from november (do not use stable 148)
- Bump bstone to 1.3.4
- Bump cdogs to 2.5.0
- Bump CGenius to 3.6.4
- Bump devilutionx to 1.5.5 and add features
- Bump dhewm3 to 1.5.5
- Bump eduke32 and add controller configuration
- Bump fbneo and libretro-fbneo to nov.3,2026 build
- Bump gemrb to 0.9.5
- Bump hatari to 2.6.1, add libretro-hatari2014, bump libretro-hatarib and remove libretro-hatari
- Bump hypseus to 3.0.2
- Bump Openjazz to 20260301
- Bump pdark to build from 13/08/2026
- Bump Raze to 1.11.0
- Bump scummvm to 2026.4.1 (libretro also)
- Bump vita3k to release from november 6th
- Bump vkquake to 1.37.0
- Bump vkquake2 to 1.5.10
- Bump Xemu 0.137
- Bump libretro-atari800
- Bump libretro-flycast
- Bump libretro-geargrafx and add it for pcengine/pcenginecd/laseractive (NEC only)
- Bump libretro-gearsystem
- Bump libretro-geolith (and add for negeocd)
- Bump libretro-jollycv
- Bump libretro-mednafen_saturn and add sega-stv
- Bump libretro-melondsds
- Bump libretro-nestopia
- Bump libretro-parallel_n64
- Bump libretro-virtualjaguar
- Add Azahar-plus for 3ds
- Add fbneo (standalone) to cave,cps1,cps2,cps3 and neogeo
- Add model3-vulkan for model3
- Add odin emulator for hikaru and gaelco
- Add openCDI as alternative emulator for Philips CDI
- Add pom2 for appleII
- Add raze as an emulator for eduke32 system
- Add sm2emu and libretro-sm2 for model2 (and model1 for the standalone)
- Add libretro-anybor for openbor
- Add libretro-gearboy to sgb, gbc2players, gbc and gb/gb2players
- Add libretro-gearlynx for atari Lynx
- Add libretro-geartowns for fmtowns (new bios required) as main emulator
- Add libretro-mgba_splitscreen for gba2players
- Add libretro-zcdi for cdi
- Renamed "zinc" system to "psxarcade"
- Add model1 system (sm2-emu, supermodel, mame)
- Add supermodel as model2 emulator
- Add libretro-atari800 for XEGS
- recomp: add .m3u, .bat, .game and .decomp extensions
- Add .decomp extensions to model1, nds, 3ds, ps4, psvita, psp, wiiu
- Add .m3u extension to Philips cdi system
- Bump demulshooter to 17.10 (you can update from download store)
Fixes:
- AMIBERRY: fix devices mapping in ports 1 and 2, especially when mouse is set
- EMULATIONSTATION: Fix screen placement when exiting games (was causing issues with Teknoparrot)
- HBMAME: fix path for savestates and nvram to not be mixed with MAME
- MESEN: fix assignment to superscope to port 2
- RAINE: fix automatic controller configuration for some cases
- SNES9X and MEDNAFEN: fix gun option
- TEKNOPARROT: Keep default window mode from Teknoparrot default profile instead of forcing fullscreen
Features:
- ARES: add controlleyr layouts for the systems that manage it
- AZAHAR: add async shader compilation option
- DUCKSTATION: add SPRITE TEXTURE FILTERING option
- FBNEO: add to list of emulators with configurable hotkeys (padtokey)
- FBNEO: use xinput when only xinput controllers are connected
- HYPSEUS: add search engine to select the best bezel
- LINUXLOADER: add controls mapping with yml file and wheels
- MAME, GROOVYMAME and HBMAME: add -nowindow command line when running fullscreen
- MODEL2: add yml mapping possibility
- MUPEN64 (RMG and libretro): add crop overscan presets
- QUIVERLAUNCHER: a link pointing to another executable will be treated as a standard windows game, same for new extensions
- QUIVERLAUNCHER: a link to a port installed through quiverlauncher will launch the port even if quiverlauncher is not installed
- QUIVERLAUNCHER: RetroBat will also pass the arguments of the link if any
- QUIVERLAUNCHER: MonitorIndex enabled for QuiverLauncher (to test)
- QUIVERLAUNCHER: HOTKEY+START will now close ports
- QUIVERLAUNCHER: Close to tray forced to false, else QuiverLauncher will never exit
- RETROARCH: add feature for netplay "request device"
- RPCS3: Add .psn as an accepted extension (the .psn file must contain the gameID)
- TEKNOPARROT: add feature to show Teknoparrot console
- VPINBALL: add option to rotate desktop when running a table
- VPINBALL: add option to manage screens for playfield, backglass and DMD
Other stuff:
- APPLE2: harmonize way of emulators to manage saves (disk copy protection alignment)
- ARCADE: try and align test and service buttons as much as possible
- FEATURES: start of alignment of features names and descriptions between all emulators
- GUNS: deprioritize known "non-guns" devices such as integrated touchpads, 8BitDo Receivers...
- HOTKEYS: when disabling Game Control Center, the hotkey+EAST combination is available for custom configuration again
- MAME: finalized mapping per game for mame and libretro-mame
- MEDNAFEN & GSPLUS: use standard bezel display instead of reshade
- PADTOKEY: Try to fix padtokey not working after a while in game
- RETROBAT: Improve logging for the update mechanism (log failure to reach FTP)
- RETROBAT: Try to sanitize STEAM environment by avoiding Steam SDL overrides
- EMULATORLAUNCHER: Bump SDL3 to 3.4 and fix GUID on some emulators
- EMULATORLAUNCHER: Add option to follow ES screen for opening emulators
- EMULATORLAUNCHER: Add option to move arcade sticks after gamepads for each emulator (the detection of arcadesticks is based on a .txt file in \system\tools folder)
- WIKI: general review of the EN and FR wiki pages (ongoing)
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