how to retroarch

a guide by wildrobin

getting the game set up

1. Download the 3 files (RetroArch, RetroPieBIOS, Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors)

2. Follow the basic downoad/set up instructions for RetroArch

3. Load your core (steps are shown in the first 3 screenshots)

Load core

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Download a core

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Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD (Genesis Plus GX)

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4. Get your BIOS set up. To do this, find your RetroArch folder, open the /system folder, plop your BIOS in there. Once you do that, go to Settings -> Directory -> System/BIOS, make sure it has the same pathing as your BIOS files.

Where to put BIOS

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Settings -> Directory

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Set path of System/BIOS

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5. Get your game loaded! Extract your game, take note of the filepath. If you are in the folder, you can click the button on Image 7 that shows the filepath. Back in RetroArch, you are now going to click Main Menu -> Load Content -> [filepath] -> Penn & Teller's... -> PTSM1.bin

Where to put BIOS

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Settings -> Directory

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Set path of System/BIOS

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BOOM YOU'RE IN

Next time you want to play it, the game will be saved under "history" as PTSM1.


It is also very loud which I suggest changing in Settings -> Audio -> Volume Gain (dB)

Navigation and controls:

For RetroArch itself mouse wheel to scroll, left click to open things, right click to go back

P is Pause

Space bar toggles speed up

L to speed up while held

F to quickly enter/exit full screen

F2 to create save state

F4 to load state

If you want to save something to a different save state slot you can click command (at the top) -> save state option -> click number. From this point you'll be saving and loading onto that one

After getting into the game you can click enter repeatedly to skip past intro videos

In game controls consists of holding A and pressing arrow keys