How to Turn your QNAP NAS into an Arcade with RetroArch

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Use the HDMI on yoru NAS to host a fast, easy and extremely fun Arcade Gaming mame supporting Mame, Sega, Nintendo and other Retro Roms nascompares.com/tag/qnap-nas/
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RetroArch is most popularly known for being a program with which you can play many emulators and games, which have all been customized and tailor-ported to the libretro API.
HDSTation : www.qoolbox.fr/RetroArch_1.5.0...
Note :
unzip, install within HDStation menu, Enjoy
Note fully tested, dont have joystick to see if it is compatible with HDStation environment
please follow documentation for setup
It is designed to be fast, lightweight, and portable. It tries to be on the cutting edge of technology in terms of technolog supported as well as trying to be as backwards compatible as possible, a paradoxical goal if any. It has features few other dedicated games / emulators have, such as:
Real-time rewinding and GGPO netplay
Libretro’s serialization support allows features such as rollback based netplay to be easily implementable. It also allows you to rewind your games in real-time.
Multi-pass shaders (up to 8-pass)
It was one of the first programs out of the gates to have frontend shader support to begin with. RetroArch has its own shader spec that is being extensively used and implemented by various other programs unrelated to RetroArch/libretro.
It is also one of the only programs of its kind that supports up to 16 shader passes along with up to 128 shader parameters supported. You can find many impressive shaders that can enhance the in-game look of a game.
Game aware shading
Remote networked sound support
A built-in GUI/OSD system
RetroArch can change its entire appearance with a few button clicks. It can turn into a low-resolution but functional UI (RGUI) into a full-fledged XMB clone, and so on.
Impeccable Linux support
RetroArch was first out of the gates in many respects with support for Wayland, DRM/KMS, and many other graphics technologies which are still not standard in many Linux programs. It is designed to be as dependency-less as possible while also making it possible for custom-made versions of RetroArch to be made with specific support for several new APIs.
Unlike many other programs, Linux is not treated as second-class citizen but as first-class citizen.
Impeccable backwards compatibility
How many other Mac programs support PowerPCs, 32bit and 64bit Intel Macs all at the same time ?
Libretro/RetroArch keeps platforms alive with new content long after they have passed their expiration date. See PlayStation3, PSP, Wii, Gamecube, etc. The list goes on.
A cross-platform game console
The goal for Retroarch is to have a game console platform unrestrained by platform boundaries and architecture differences. To this end, it strives to support as many platforms as possible.
And more…
What platforms does it support?
Linux (x86 and x86_64)
Windows (32bit/64bit)
Mac OSX (Intel/PowerPC)
Playstation 3 (PS3 SDK)
PlayStation Portable (PSP)
PlayStation Vita/TV
Xbox 1 (XDK)
Xbox 360 (XeXDK/Libxenon)
Gamecube
Wii
Nintendo 3DS
Raspberry Pi (and various other ARM hardware through Lakka)
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GCW Zero
Android
Blackberry (10/Playbook)
iOS
Javascript (ASM.js - Enscripten)
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[@kaizhang6860]

What I have is a TS464C(n5095-8G) version, followed the guide, runs fine but the fan went crazy, somehow it triggered the fan to work at maximum speed, so I delete the app

[@pastparticipant5464]

Do you have any info on using XBox wireless controllers with RA in HDS please? Qnap forums help to a point but no-one actually with a solution.

[@moorthyconsulting]

I'm actively trying to get one working on a TS-451+ with no success right now.

[@randomstuff5034]

would this work on synology ds423+

[@MrJon10002]

I have tried this , when i load it i get a Dos Looking interface :/ how did you get yours modern looking ?

[@francescostefanile5613]

it can work on a ts x70 series?

[@paulcompton7978]

This cannot host to smart tv's on the same network, correct? Direct HDMI connect not the solution I'm looking for., Thanks

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[@Balvarez02]

Anyone know how to get an Xbox 360 controller to work with this?

[@ClasicosDelSoft]

Retroarch don't work on TS-x77 series :(

[@ClasicosDelSoft]

Nevermind, work fine.