Category: Homebrew

RetroDECK – RetroDECK 0.10.0b

🚨 RetroDECK 0.10.0b “Dastardly Dansband” is LIVE on Flathub! 🎮🐧

This isn’t just an update—it’s a full ground-up rebuild. Here’s the juicy stuff:

• Modular Flatpak sandboxing — Each emulator now runs isolated. Smoother, safer, way cleaner.
• 800MB smaller thanks to a leaner build pipeline. More games, less bloat.
• Upgraded to KDE Platform 6.10 for better Linux compatibility & performance.

🆕 New Emulators!

• 🖥️ XRoar — Tandy CoCo & Dragon computer bliss
• 🕹️ Azahar — New default 3DS emulator (Citra’s been retired!)
• 🔌 Ryubing — First-ever working Nintendo Switch emulator in RetroDECK!
• 🎮 OpenBOR — Fully supported with custom .bor/.openbor launcher
• 🧩 Flips — Built-in IPS/BPS patching tool, right in the Configurator

✨ Big Improvements

• Totally rewritten first-run setup — no more confusion!
• Steam Sync option during install (Flatpak Steam users, rejoice!)
• Games now live in `~/.local/share/retrodeck/storage` — organized, clean, perfect
• Lahrs iconset added + toggleable icon packs 🖼️
• RetroArch palette bugs FIXED — colors look right now 🎨
• GZDoom handles spaces & symlinks in IWAD paths — no more “why won’t it load?!”

⚠️ Important

• Ponzu users: DO NOT UPGRADE — incompatible with new Flatpak structure. Stay on 0.9.x.
• Only install via Flathub — GitHub builds are unstable. Use your distro’s app store! 📲

All emulators updated: Dolphin, Cemu, PPSSPP, RPCS3, Vita3K, MAME, PCSX2 — all on latest stable builds.

Your games. Your data. All in one tidy spot.

👉 Grab it: retrodeck.net

💡 Want to help? Check the Wiki!

Nostalgia just got a serious upgrade. 🕹️❤️

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RetroDECK – RetroDECK 0.10.0b – RC3

🚨 RetroDECK 0.10.0b “Dastardly Dansband” is LIVE! 🚨

This isn’t just an update—it’s a full rebuild. Here’s the lowdown:

🎮 New Emulators Added:

• XRoar → Tandy TRS-80 & Dragon computers ✅
• Azahar → New default 3DS emulator (bye-bye, Citra!)
• Ryubing → Nintendo Switch emulation is NOW IN! 🎮
• OpenBOR → Full .bor/.openbor support with custom launcher
• Flips → Built-in IPS/BPS patcher — no more external tools!

📦 Massive Under-the-Hood Wins:

• Modular Flatpak sandboxing — each emulator isolated, safer & leaner
• 800MB+ smaller install thanks to a fresh build pipeline 🚀
• KDE Platform 6.10 required — run `flatpak install org.kde.Platform` if things glitch
• New Lahrs iconset + toggleable folder icons for that sweet retro desktop vibe 🖼️

🔧 Better Than Ever:

• Completely rewritten setup flow — smoother than a fresh cartridge
• Steam Sync now available during install 🎮
• Auto-detects your game storage — no more hunting for ROM folders
• Expanded BIOS checker with clear warnings (no more “why won’t it boot?!”)
• New `retrodeck/storage` folder — all your games, saves & assets neatly organized

🛠️ Emulator Upgrades:

• RetroArch: Fixed palette glitches 🎨
• GZDoom: Handles spaces & symlinks in IWAD paths ✅
• Vita3K, RPCS3, Dolphin, PPSSPP, Cemu — all updated with better shader & log exposure
• Steam ROM Manager now works flawlessly under Flatpak

💡 Pro Tip: Never install from GitHub unless you’re testing.

➡️ Always upgrade via Flathub — safer, stable, and auto-updates later!

🚫 Ponzu users: Stay on v0.9.x — this version isn’t compatible.

Full patch notes? → RetroDECK Wiki

Want to help? → Contribute Here

Support the project? → Open Collective

The foundation’s rock-solid.

Now… what’s next? 🤔 (Spoiler: More emulators. More polish. More fun.)

Keep playing. Keep retro-ing. 🕹️🐧

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Breeze Beta – beta99s_pr4

🚨 Breeze Beta – beta99s_pr4 just dropped! If you’re hacking Switch games with Atmosphere, this update is a quiet hero.

• Faster pointer rebasing 🕒 — Wait times slashed from “eternity” to ~1 minute. Still not instant, but now you can grab a coffee and come back to it.
• Auto-assembly fixed 🛠️ — Registers now properly restored before jumping back. No more mysterious crashes from forgotten CPU state!
• WatchNow name fix 📛 — No more accidental name hijacking. Your 0x400000 is finally safe from being called “PlayerHealth” 😅
• New “ClearTillEndofPage” button 🧹 — One click to zero out a full 4KB memory page. Perfect for cleaning up code caves before sharing your hacks.

Small tweaks, huge quality-of-life wins. Keep those cheats clean and your Switch running smooth! 🎮✨

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NX Firmware – Firmware 21.2.0

🚨 NX_Firmware just dropped v21.2.0! Nintendo Switch just got patched, and Poyo’s already got the dump ready 🎮

📦 Inside the zip:

• ac1ef488027ac5d9222d74393f03507f.nca — FAT system partition
• 061e68902d7a8f431787428bd328a2fa.nca — exFAT system partition

✅ Auto-downloaded. ✅ Hashes included.

⚠️ Always verify hashes before flashing — don’t trust blind installs!

Perfect for homebrew devs, emulators (looking at you, Yuzu & Ryujinx), and payload junkies keeping up with the latest Switch firmware.

Keep those payloads fresh, folks — the Switch ain’t slowing down! 💾🔥

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Azahar – 2124-rc2

Azahar Emu just dropped 2124-rc2 — and it’s all about polish & global love 💚

✅ Updated translations via Transifex — now more welcoming for non-English speakers worldwide

✅ Still serving up that sweet, buttery-smooth NES/Famicom emulation you know and love

✅ RC2 = “ready for playtesting” — not final, so if you’re feeling brave, grab it and report those quirks!

No flashy new features this round — just cleaner text, smoother UX, and a more inclusive experience for the whole retro family. Perfect for those late-night 3DS homebrew sessions with the crew.

Grab it on Windows, macOS, or Linux — and keep those bug reports rolling in! 🐞

P.S. Still no GBA or SNES… but hey, the NES is timeless. 😉

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Lime 3DS Emulator – 2124-rc2

Azahar-emu just dropped 2124-rc2 — and it’s all about polish! 🧹✨

This release is a quiet but mighty update focused on updated translations via Transifex, meaning more folks around the world can enjoy Azahar in their native language. Whether you’re in Spanish, French, German, or beyond — the UI feels more natural now.

No big gameplay changes or new cores this time… but that’s okay! This is the kind of “under-the-hood” love that makes emulators feel just right. Think of it like polishing your old NES cartridge before a nostalgia binge. 💛

What’s new?

• ✅ Updated translations for multiple languages
• 🐞 Minor UI/UX tweaks behind the scenes
• 💡 Better accessibility for non-English speakers

Still running on Windows, macOS, and Linux? Yep — all platforms covered. And if you’re using it for that perfect 16-bit Sonic fix or a late-night Mappy marathon? You’re golden.

Keep those controllers warm — the next big feature drop is coming soon. 🚀

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Morph4K – preview (3.15.6)

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Open 3D OLED – New MPC VideoRenderer for Open3DOLED!!

🚨 HUGE UPDATE FOR RETRO 3D FANS! 🚨

Open3D OLED just dropped its most powerful update yet — the MPC VideoRenderer is now a native Windows plugin, ditching Python for lightning-fast, jitter-free 3D playback!

✅ What’s NEW:

• Native Windows plugin → Smoother, faster, no more Python lag 🚀
• Works flawlessly with PotPlayer & MPC-BE — install, set renderer, and boom, 3D retro magic
• Full calibration suite: optical sensor logging, firmware updates, frame delay tuning — all in one UI
• Frame doubling mode: Set “Rate (Hz)” to half your refresh rate → ghosting? Gone on 200Hz+ displays 🎮
• Parallax adjustment — finally! Move the 3D depth plane in/out of screen for perfect immersion

🎮 NEW HOTKEYS (GAME CHANGERS):

• F8: Toggle 2D/3D
• F9–F12: OSD, calibration, props, flip eyes
• G/T/B: Calibration overlay, trigger mode (optical/serial), save to EEPROM
• I/K/O/L/W/S/A/D/Q/E/Z/X/N/M: Fine-tune whitebox size, spacing, delay, border — everything
• P: Toggle optical debug logging (for the tinkerers!)

💡 Pro Tip: In PotPlayer → Set 3D Video Output → SBS + Aspect Ratio → 16:9 or your image gets squished!

📦 Included:

• Updated emitter firmware (update this FIRST!)
• Fixed timing resets when switching optical/serial modes
• Test videos: GitHub Link

🐧 Linux users: MPC-BE + D3D renderers might work via Proton — keep an eye out!

🔥 This is the most polished, tweakable 3D renderer for retro gaming yet.

Install. Calibrate. Enjoy buttery-smooth 3D classics like they were meant to be seen.

— Your friendly neighborhood homebrew wizard 🎮✨

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Ultrahand Overlay – Ultrahand Overlay 2.2.7

🚨 Ultrahand v2.2.7 just dropped — and it’s a smooth operator!

✔️ Touch navigation crashes? Fixed.

✔️ Hold A to execute? Now works with touch — just 4 seconds! No controller needed. 🎮

✔️ Startup notifications? On by default — quick, clean, and helpful.

✔️ Restart alerts? Now only trigger after memory tweaks — less noise, more control.

✔️ “Notifications” renamed to “External Notifications” — now strictly for JSON alerts.

✔️ `pchtxt2cheat` lets you name your cheats: `pchtxt2cheat <SOURCE_PATH> [CHEAT_NAME]` — finally organized!

✔️ Table scrolling? Smoother than ever with KEY_UP/DOWN.

✔️ Socket handling now per-download — less memory bloat, faster loads.

✔️ Auto-reload after HOS updates? YES. No more manual restarts! 🚀

Plus: touch tweaks, focus fixes, and under-the-hood magic. All the little things — now just right.

Upgrade now, grab your Switch, and own your homebrew experience. 🕹️✨

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Azahar – 2124-rc1

🎉 Azahar Emu 2124-rc1 is live!

The 3DS emulator built on Citra’s legacy just got a language upgrade 🌍—translators crushed it with polished UI translations for Spanish, French, Japanese, and more. No more guessing what “Save State” means—now it’s crystal clear in your native tongue!

✅ Smoother, more natural interface translations

✅ Minor stability fixes under the hood

✅ Still runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux

No big features yet… but the devs are cooking up something big for v2124-final. Update now, enjoy the cleaner experience, and keep those compatibility reports coming! 🕹️✨

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