Retroid Pocket 3+ PlayStation Settings & Gameplay | Duckstation | Android | Retro Gaming | PSX

[@lilyoftheali2305]

I was already happy to just get PS1 games running, but seeing them look & run so well now just adds about 5 layers of icing on an already delicious cake! These guides are indispensible

[@godzillagorilla986]

EXACTAMUNDO!

[@CaptureTheMoment929]

I absolutely LOVE these setup videos for the RP3+! They have helped a ton getting games to run properly. I still struggle getting ‘Sled Storm’ to run smoothly with your settings though! I have found that it runs best nothing changed from default other than 2x resolution. Maybe this is just one of the oddball games that have special settings to run well? Love the content, keep it comin’!

[@ZackXevious]

Thanks for trying out my request man! Glad you figured out something for Tail Concerto to make it actually run properly! Can't wait to finally give that underrated gem a try!

[@MjolnirStone]

You're welcome! Thanks for hanging out and chatting in the premiere.

[@ZackXevious]

@@MjolnirStone No problem! BTW, the settings for Tail Concerto DO fix the issues with Megaman Legends, though for that game I'd recommend turning off the widescreen hack and instead using the widescreen patch in the patch codes list.

[@MjolnirStone]

@@ZackXevious Glad that fixed it but it is so annoying never knowing whether the patch will work better than the hack. If a game has a patch I wish they would just default to that.

[@jakegamester9443]

I was having a couple games randomly crash and make me force restart and after watching this video they all work perfectly fine now and all the games run a lot smoother. Thanks man!

[@MjolnirStone]

You're welcome! Glad I could help!

[@Ohmz2000]

I was having problems getting the controls to work as well, even after following your guide. The way I finally got it to work is swiping left from the right side of the screen, and toggling the analog controller option.. Your guides are definitely legit though !! 👍🏼

[@GordonCohen]

tried this but still cant get my left analog stick to work in any ps1 games. any tips. i mapped it in the options and it recognized it there

[@MegasAlexandros1090]

I relly like the fact that DuckStation has RetroAchievements implemented. I've received my RP3+ yesterday finally, ready to test it!

[@SirTimmy7]

Using this a year later and the duckstation settings do not look like this anymore lol They are missing or in different places but i turned on the ones that were still there and the games look better Thanks.

[@GibbsBro]

Another awesome guide! PS1 is one of my favorites too. Thanks for taking a look at Ape Escape and Medal of Honor! Love playing thru those two games, especially at optimal settings 👌 and yeah, Medal of Honor has a learning curve 😄

[@MjolnirStone]

My pleasure! But yeah, those default controls are just trying to break my brain after many years of FPS. Be it PC and ASDF with a mouse or a gamepad, one is for moving and one is for looking! Don't mix them.

[@KyleRuggles]

YAY!!! My request just got in there! LOL! Thanks buddy! I just got mine yesterday! Been watching your video's for a long time now lol. Thanks man!

[@MjolnirStone]

You're welcome! Always happy to do it. :) Enjoy the 3+! I know you will though.

[@nkoonkukoo]

Nice to see ridge racer running well. The music is top notch. (damn you even showed Tobal 2!) Can't wait to get my hands on a RP3+, they should make you an ambassador lol

[@JamesDatWork]

Can you do an 'Arcade' series too? Thanks. I should be getting mine today so I plan on following your recommendations.

[@mickeymickey9914]

Some other PS1 Recs: Ace Combat 3, Aconcagua, Aironauts, Alundra, Battle Arena Toshinden 3, Brave Fencer Musashi, Brave Prove, Bushido Blade 2, Chaos Break, Critical Depth, Devil Dice, Dino Crisis, Dragon Valor, Dr Slump, Ehrgeiz, Fear Effect 2, Frogger 2 Swampy, Future cop lapd, Gamera 2000, Gekido, Ghost in the shell, Gungage, Jet Moto 2, Mad Panic Coaster, Mega Man Legends, Mizzurna Falls, N-Gen Racing, No one can stop Mr domino, Omega Boost, Pop n Tanks, Ray storm, Ray Crisis, RC de Go, Rising Zan, Rollcage, Silent Hill, T.R.A.G. aka Hard Edge, The Misadventures Tron Bonne, Twisted Metal 2, Vanark.

[@ParasiteAdam666]

Glad to see you saw my request and gave Tomba its fair shot! Also I'm amazed you got the reference my name is from! 🤣

[@curiosa863]

Thanks for doing Tomba! I’m having weird graphical issues when you get to any of the 2D scenes (the dwarf elder) so I was wondering if you could recommend a setting fix for it. Seems to be an issue with widescreen.

[@ParasiteAdam666]

@@curiosa863 disable wide-screen patch, manually set aspect ratio to 16:9, and use opengl as the renderer. Pretty much visual glitch free except some very minor stuff

[@MediumQuality]

Very helpful video! Here's a trick that I recently discovered games that don't look great at 16:9. For example Need for Speed: High Stakes unloads the course at the edges of the screen. So I set the custom aspect ratio to 14:9, but leave my aspect ratio setting at 16:9. Long press the game, tap "game properties", and change the aspect ratio to custom. Obviously, it doesn't quite fill the screen, but it looks perfect.

[@ZackXevious]

Check the patch codes in Duckstation. Some games have a dedicated 16:9 patch there that improves things significantly. I know the Spyro Trilogy and Megaman Legends 1 and 2 have patches that make 16:9 run almost perfectly with minimal unloading.

[@gustaverso]

Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor Underground already had at that time 4 controll schemes, including one that is very similar to our modern day fps controll scheme. Yes, strafe on left and aim on right analog stick, also ads and fire on shoulder buttons.

[@frankc8689]

Another great and easy to follow guide. Thanks again and keep em up!

[@MjolnirStone]

Thanks! Got a few more in me I think. haha

[@PeterParker-xn6sz]

What Version of duckstation are you sing in the Video... With my versión all options are some where else and it's hard to follow your instructions.. Btw your the goat

[@eljaguarenelbeat]

Thanks for all the great advice, it really helped me setting up my RP3+. I have a problem tho, I can't make arcade games work because I can't insert coins, I tried remapping to other keys but doesn't seem to work. I've tried with Final Burn and some MAME cores in RetroArch but can't find a way. My select button works with other emulators so I don't know what's the issue 🤔

[@pccalcio]

Hey ! How about msDos games on the RP3(+) ? I hear some old windows games run quite well. Could be an idea for the next video, and there aren’t many on YT on this subject. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing.

[@fabd-tv]

Btw you should not need to use a widescreen hack with Wipeout 3 and WO3SE (which apparently has clipping issues based on your video), pretty sure there is a builtin "widescreen correction" option IN the GAME menus (title screen). So you want that option, and allow the game to stretch. Menus are stretched but in game should appear correct.

[@justadude420]

Thanks just found the channel. Looking for one thing and ended up leaving with that info and a couple game recomendations thanks ! Btw castlevania sotn is so the goat

[@nathanlee6099]

I think the reason people have problems setting up the controller settings is because you need to completely close Duckstation and then restart it to save the settings. At least that seemed to be the case for me. I think people are picking their settings, closing it (without restarting) and then trying their game, only to find the controller settings not working. Close. Restart. Close again. Start game.

[@jonathanhutchinson7776]

This is a great video! I started using Retroarch to play PS1 games on my RP3+ but found that any enhancements I setup made most games unplayable. Using your suggested settings in Duckstation has made playability flawless. I see you're using Daijisho as your front end. Noob question but how do you exit out of the game and return to the Daijisho UI?

[@jefferrrson1x]

i think you swipe from the left screen to the right.

[@endc3043]

Just got an email that mines being shipped today looking forward to loading it up with some classics on the 3 plus when it arrives...👍👍👍

[@MjolnirStone]

Nice! Enjoy it!

[@pepoperez2508]

Awesome . Thanks for thsi videos . Can You try a compilation of the Best ps1 games . A video when You show the Best games of ps1 , Like syphon filter. Cronos . Crash bandicoot, ctr . Resident evil . Etc and maybe if you could show sheep Raider, pepsiman, wwe smackdown

[@eddieguida2963]

I will have to see with other games, but I had Final Fantasy 9 running smooth with default settings in Duckstation, but switching to vulkan made it choppy as heck, and the other settings made the battle gauges all wonky. I wonder why it messes with FF9 so much but runs other games great?

[@b00ph]

Okay, So I haven't had any issue with the controls, but I watched you set yours up anyway. I have to ask; Why did you just flick the sick to assign the Analog toggle @ 2:11? Isn't that for the analog button that's in the center of a og ps1 controller. And if you have it set to the up axis on the left stick. wouldn't you just be turning it on and off all the time? I usually just leave that button unbound and uise the toggle option in the duckstation menu.

[@winslowpeek5313]

At about 2:11 of the video, you bind the analog. Are you pushing up on the left stick to bind that? Or clicking it maybe? Either would seem redundant with previous steps. What is that doing exactly?

[@tevkaber4604]

These settings work great for most games, but I couldn’t get Bushido Blade 1&2 or Jumping Flash 1&2 to run at full speed even if I dropped down to 1x.

[@Internet_Pirat]

same, thats why i use the EpsxE emulator on it, runs better in my opinion... and one other reason. i buyed it xD

[@frankc8689]

Sweet lord, M.G.S. with the enhancements and widescreen hack looks amazing now.

[@MjolnirStone]

Oh yeah? I was never an MGS sort of guy (don't shoot me) but glad it looks great now.

[@frankc8689]

Thats ok, you helped me so I cant hold it against you. However, you should really get on that! 😆

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

@@MjolnirStone The greatest video game of all time in my opinion - but you really need to be focused on all of the plot/dialogue/atmosphere to get its true value. Just running through it like a generic action game doesn't do it justice.

[@MjolnirStone]

@@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE That's a bold claim! I was never into it back then, but then I don't get into most spy/thriller/military type stories in general so it probably just doesn't quite hit right for me.

[@cravenmarigold7750]

Was looking for footage of some ps1 games on the Retroid Pocket 3. If you're down to try it again in your free time, Medal of Honor has dual anlog aiming close to Halo CE in the og xbox. Its in the options as Control config 4. Its basically full modern fps controls in the style of Halo CE. Moh on ps1 is a very fun, charming but flawed game. I see mixed feedback on it but I see most negatives talking about the controls, because they used the default settings.

[@nealsmith1795]

This guy did spiderman, enjoy my sub fo life

[@MjolnirStone]

Hahaha love this comment. Doesn't Spidey look pretty all upscaled and new?

[@Edwinschuur]

Breath of Fire 4 has extreme owdown in ingame FMV (not opening Anime scene) from 60 to 5 fps. Also the character sprites have lines that flicker halfway of the sprite. Which setting can cause it? Putting upscaling to 1x doesnt fix it but increases FPS to about 20 max.

[@samudelux83]

can you please show me how to get killer instinct arcade to work on retroarch?.....

[@ryansookram4023]

Ty for the video it was really helpful, any suggestions if my game audio gets kinda weird and laggy? Everything else seems to work fine.

[@dannyfiumano6320]

Awesome guide! I ran into a snag though. I tried running DOA1 and it looks great, but no music plays

[@garyclark8684]

Great video! I’m having issues getting xenogears working. It starts off glitchy and slow with the settings mentioned in the video. Any advice?

[@MjolnirStone]

I haven't tested Xenogears but I have heard there are some rare games that only seem to work well using OpenGL. I would try that and if it doesn't work let me know and I will test it myself.

[@garyclark8684]

@@MjolnirStone thank you for replying. I tried it at 1 and 2x with OpenGL. It seems to work well at 1x and choppy at 2. I’ve only tried the open scene and fight though at this point.

[@garyclark8684]

@@MjolnirStone The gameplay itself runs for the most part, I played for about 30 minutes. cutscenes and sequences with a lot going on (burning houses) does not play well. Even at 1x with opengl its choppy. Anything you can recommend. Thanks again.

[@joopkipsma]

Yeah same issue here. After the intro the framerate collapses.

[@fabd-tv]

Awww at 23:20 WipeOut 3 appears to run at only 30 fps? Or am I misreading the counter top right, please tell me it runs at full speed? 😢. Its one of the main games I’d hope to play on this handheld, along with Rapid Racer, WO2097 , Muppet Racemania. Also do you know if wipeout pulse runs well in the PSP version?

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Majority of PS1 games ran at 30fps

[@albatross1779]

Hi, JW if there's a way to get vibration on your device to work? I know my Flip has vibration. I feel it every time I start up the system. However, the emulator refuses to let me set a binding so it can work for PS1 games. It does seem that your Duckstation has different settings than mine, so maybe I'm running a more recent version (since I'm posting this a year later).

[@godzillagorilla986]

GREAT VIDEO! VERY HELPFUL GETTING MY DUCKSTATION LOOKING BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE EVER DONE ON MY OWN. Follow his settings!!! They work GREAT! My games look better than I ever remember them! Thanks for posting! Peace to all-

[@MithosDagon]

I like xBR texturing on most PSX games.

[@kristianc0llins]

Hello I have a question. I just bought one. I've followed every step, but no game is reading. May you please tell me where you got the roms from? i got the bios but no game i downloaded is reading at all. I really would like your help.

[@ryangalvatron4451]

Armored Core is what made me buy a Playstation and yes the controls were never very simple.

[@paulo_edu86]

Hello friend !!! Can you tell me why sometimes the Duckstation Emulator doesn't pull some games from the folder? Before I reinstalled the application, it started normally, then I went through the same process and the game that it had loaded before didn't start again....

[@MorbidLyre]

Try as I might, I cannot get SOTN in widescreen, I've followed all of your settings - only the beginning titles, file select and start screens are fullscreen. Does it have to be a particular region or file type do you know? I'm using a PAL EU CHD. Cheers!

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Don't use the EU version. There's also a version of the ntsc version that removes the artificial borders in the game and will allow it to be full screen

[@InsideSmoke]

CDRomance has dual analog versions of all 3 Armoured Core games on PS1

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

And PSP

[@kddayth]

I'm confused, at 2:11, what did you do for the Analog toggle to get "Axis1"? Also for all joysticks where you do an Axis, it looks like you just move the joystick... that does nothing for mine. The only input those joysticks take is clicking them. Is that maybe because I swapped out the joysticks for the RP3 hall sticks?

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Just hold the stick in the direction it says for a couple of seconds and it should set it

[@piotrmlynarczyk7557]

hello, in what format do playstation games have to be in order to work on duckstation and where is the best place to download them? Please help me.

[@danielmoss6613]

Ape escape on duckstation won't recognise the analogue sticks as a dualshock controller. Any advice.

[@olivierg2878]

je n'arrive pas a jouer aux jeux ps1. je ne comprend pas ou trouver le bios et comment le mettre sur ma RETROID POCKET 3+ :( I can't play ps1 games. I don't understand where to find the bios and how to put it on my RETROID POCKET 3+

[@McWarlord]

Can you check out legacy of kain: soul reaver? I’m having an issue at the beginning of the game at the portal where FPS drops to like 3

[@TheLooking4sunset]

Retroid pocket 4 pro, yeah , really i cannot fathom why, but i also struggle with controls, it seems setup but really is not, in my mind the settings between android, duck station or any emulator and the daijisho front end are conspiring against me- watchung this vid , hopful.

[@hotchoclateguy]

when i dock it and connect 8bitdo, it doesnt map properly also am using daijisho as a front end and it doesnt exit the game in save state any help with this please?

[@dayla8634]

I'm tried your setting on a RG353m. Einhaender enemies are now translucent. Do you know what setting to switch off?

[@MjolnirStone]

I don't, sorry. I don't have an RG353m to test with. :(

[@dayla8634]

@@MjolnirStone Thanks for the response!! I figured it out. Can't use vulcan on it. everything else works fine except I have it set to 2x resolution. Some games are ok with 3x.

[@MjolnirStone]

@@dayla8634 Ah yes, makes sense. The only "lower" end stuff that works well with Vulkan needs to have a Mali GPU.

[@dayla8634]

@@MjolnirStone Still learning and I know you don't have a RG353m, but maybe you can help me understand a little more. Does it hurt if I use vulcan under other emulators? What are differences /benefits? I have it on in ppsspp and seems to work fine.

[@MjolnirStone]

@@dayla8634 It doesn't hurt to try and see which works best! Even on Retroid Pocket 3+ OpenGL works best with a few games. Vulkan rendering is newer and still has some improvements to become as accurate in some cases. Generally, if supported, Vulkan is faster so you can get better performance and faster speed than with OpenGL.

[@voteDC]

The PSX is a PS2 based Digital Video Recorder released in 2003, a notable part of Playstation history for being the first device to feature the XMB. I know the original Playstation had PSX as a code name during development but it was never released under that title and I think it is a shame that the actual PSX gets forgotten.

[@XANAX-Pilled]

Do pbp files work for multi disc games?

[@mathieuarchier4211]

Hi There ! This video is great. However I have an issue about controls with my retroid pocket 3+. In "settings" then "touchscreen controller View" I enter "none" because I don't want to see it on emulation. But when I begin game that doesn't work... In "port 1" menu I can't link touch... Only "Digital pad" works even if duckstation and retroarch always missmatching... So my controls works only with digital pad but I don't want to see touch when I play... And when I use "Auto hide touchscreen controller" so I don't see touchscreen but touchscreen doesn't work... Someone have a solution ? PS : sorry if my english is not clear, I am not fluent...

[@HelloHero08]

Why does my game in 4:3 even widescreen hack is enabled? Game is tekken 3

[@jaimef5668]

How do you exit out of a game that is running?

[@chamah]

i have some issue with controller settings on ps1 (i checked twice is set on Analog Controller) and psp emulator they both don't reconize the digital and analogic controller (left and right) but they reconize L3 R3 and all the others buttons

[@GordonCohen]

same. any advice?

[@ericduliere9429]

Same here, any fix yet?

[@GordonCohen]

@@ericduliere9429 i toggled that overlay controlls option with that quick menu that slides over from the right and it worked

[@teddytiono9283]

Xenogears why cant 3x so laggy??

[@pepoperez2508]

me sale esta imagen bios es incorrecta o ya ha sido importada .

[@jefferrrson1x]

i don't know how to install the ps1 games on my memory card :/ ... none of mine are playing wahhhhh ugh

[@MjolnirStone]

Not sure where you're having an issue. PS1 games should work fine from the microSD card?

[@jefferrrson1x]

Either the PS1 rom files are corrupt or I am missing a file. What are the files needed to run a ps1 game? Also, they are currently in a .7z file and now I extracted it. It has a .bin and .cue file. Sound about right? I'm using duckstation ;[ i wonder if you can assist! highly appreciative. @@MjolnirStone

[@adrian_veidt]

I can't make the PsPlay work :(

[@chrisdunn2934]

How do I add cover art to my games?

[@MjolnirStone]

I wouldn't suggest trying to do it manually. Any decent frontend should do it for you automatically.

[@somato2688]

So all ps1 games can be widescreened? What about final fantasy? 😂

[@JohnStenborg]

…anbernic is horrible…sold mine n bought retroid pocket 3 plus…

[@MKCamo520]

Everyone just use gameboy pro classic the best emulator ever!!

[@wizzdumb_610]

To anybody who put this on hoping you would be able to play playstation games by the end of the video only to be let down YET AGAIN. We're in the same boat. I literally just want to play one single game successfully on this piece of junk.

[@locked01]

Ace Combat 3 runs like shit.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Use open gl and lower the resolution