Switch emulation on Mac just got A LOT better! Ryujinx OFFICIAL release

[@jamborino2940]

The Nintendo Switch and Apple Silicon are a matchmade in heaven due to the similarities of ARM architecture between M1/M2 and the Tegra chip. In terms of CPU overheads we normally see with emulation there are practically zero as it ARMv8 doesn't need translating. The GPU differences are major but the team have done a great job of making the emulator Metal compatible, the work done on the geometry shaders on an API that doesn't have them is nothing short of genius. Everyone should donate to this team if they're using this software, no matter how small the donation. The skills and time required to create something like this are massive, the team deserve some beers/coffee/cake.

[@casperes0912]

Yes, except as is right now, we actually have Aarch64->x86->Aarch64, as the emulator is still not compiled as an AArch64 binary for Apple Silicon

[@casperes0912]

My prior post is false it seems.

[@sergsergesrgergseg]

at what point does virtualization cross into emulation?

[@bulletpunch9317]

Is the cpu part translation like skyline?

[@nasimahm3d]

my macbook is fanless, do you think it'll struggle? it has 16gb ram btw

[@jakesmith5278]

Not a Mac guy but I'm glad Apple got some love finally.

[@MWM1293]

Same

[@moose43h]

Thank Microsoft and .net core for that

[@PANDA83576]

Thanks my friend

[@JakeFishmanTech]

Let’s go! This is so exciting to see. Congrats to the ryujinx team for bringing this to life. Great video as always, Andrew! Macs are really becoming a great option for all emulation

[@razorbackroar]

Hey jake we need some more videos from you bro it’s been months lol.

[@JakeFishmanTech]

@@razorbackroar I’ll be back very soon! I was away for the baseball season so it’s hard to make videos while traveling heavily in season

[@YasinHasan]

chromebook would be better, since switch is just android

[@bulletpunch9317]

@@YasinHasan its not

[@diegovillamagua4656]

0:28 I found this channel today from that video and after watching it, I told to myself that switch emulation on M1 will take some months or years to be properly playable on apple silicone. Imagine my surprise when a few seconds later I found this other video! I am ecstatic!! Thank you so much to the Ryujinx team and thank you so much also to the channel creator for this very easy guide to get the emulator working.

[@DiegoSierraMusic]

Thanks!

[@Andytizer]

Thanks so much really appreciated 😊

[@DiegoSierraMusic]

This is breathtaking, fantastic. Can't thank the Ryujinx team enough. And thank you Andrew!!!

[@jeanfred11]

It's an amazing step forward, thank you Andrew for sharing this with us. I'm looking forward to your next performance video, i hope the basline macbook air m1 will behave well

[@fruitfulrevolt]

Currently testing Pokemon Scarlet on Base M1 air. Can confirm it works well with Andrew's settings.

[@BOROKOLATEX]

@@fruitfulrevolt what about persona at 30fps on base M1? could run fine?

[@fruitfulrevolt]

@@BOROKOLATEX I cannot get persona 5 strikers to work - you just get a black screen.

[@TRDTYukiTV]

you are amazing for posting this, i got my games working in 1440p and im so happy

[@boztikmedia8784]

Wow the length this guy goes for us is very much appreciated man. We love you

[@baskorosuryaputra1925]

Been testing this out the last couple of days. It’s legit one of the best emulators on the M1 Macs.

[@RDRGUY15]

Can i play pokemon

[@xariskaragiannis1190]

@@RDRGUY15 Yes! Yes you can, tested violet today working fine! (M1 Macbook Air Base Model)

[@HERO-ul3hf]

@@xariskaragiannis1190 can you pls tell where can I get the games?

[@Esmandaucom]

I’m not getting any audio when I start a game , any suggestions ?

[@baskorosuryaputra1925]

@@Esmandaucom not sure. Have you checked the audio settings? I haven’t encountered such an issue yet.

[@Twyzan]

Love seeing people fully support native Apple Silicon, just subbed to the Patreon.

[@123w456t7890]

fantastic video! i had a hard tome finding games to download tho, would be very happy to see your guide for that

[@user-lx7on1uu7s]

did you find anything ? i’m lost

[@steffdia7080]

What we need now is Launchbox library.

[@maryjennrich8888]

THANK YOU! Your directions are simple and fast. This worked like a charm.

[@phillipgoat00]

Playing metroid dread on my macbook air m1. Actually I installed this emulator on windows and runs mario and zelda very well. I am considering getting another macbook pro only for gaming. These new emulators are insane tbh. Dolphin and aether are just pieces of art. Thank you so much for all the material posted on your channel!

[@photobuddie]

This is great, I've already tried out some games on my M1 MacBook Air. They run smoothly, Apple Silicon Macs are great for emulation.

[@cedrickouadio7742]

what games hqd you test please ?

[@suaveeze]

Thanks for the video and the quick walkthrough. I got everything working and I'm using my old ps4 controller and it works great. keep up the good work.

[@eltqtie]

This is such incredible news all around, I almost cannot believe it! Around 5 years ago I took my break from gaming, during an era where games were seldom supported let alone ran efficiently on mac.s and now I've come back to such wonderful news for our community, especially fellow emulator lovers.. From Cemu to this, it's wonderful!!

[@zekethegeek7900]

Amazing stuff Andrew. Thank you for helping me keep up to date with Mac related Gaming.

[@Evie0133]

I’m surprised this came before the Apple Silicon build of Citra, as a 14” MBP user, this makes me insanely happy :3

[@bhaskarbarua4]

Thank you so so so much, I was stuck since yesterday

[@keoholo]

bạn có lấy được khoá và phiê bản không, tôi không lấy được

[@wefmn]

the github link that has the codes for the firmware now says "unavailable", anyone know where else / how else to access this?

[@xariskaragiannis1190]

Just tried out Pokemon Violet on Macbook Air M1 Base model and it works great! Constant 30 fps in the early parts of the game where the open world is still not open and after you enter the first major city it hovers arround 25-30 fps but overall stable and fully playable! Just to compare it with windows i downloaded it in my PC which has gtx 1060 6gb but a relatively slow cpu( i5-7400) in todays standards and in the same city as mentioned above i had 15-20 fps which shows how powerful the m1 is as cpus go! Emulators are CPU depended for the most part so i believe the base m1 wont have trouble running most of the switch games.

[@cedrickouadio7742]

Yeah ! I was hesitant about buying a new pc or m1 and now i think for the price of the base m1 you just gain compare to a pc that powerfull

[@xariskaragiannis1190]

@@cedrickouadio7742 depends on what you want out of the pc but value for money wise the base m1 is a beast!!

[@radityarana4315]

can you give me the like for the game file, thanks

[@xariskaragiannis1190]

@@radityarana4315 sure thing, I don’t think it’s legal on KZbin so wanna give me a discord or something like that?

[@ooyashi]

@@xariskaragiannis1190where do i go to download the game file ?

[@otachy8182]

one of the best tutorials bro thank you imma fail class now tho

[@aadhiash0189]

Beautifully explained and clear... appreciate it m8!

[@eddydrouet1888]

This is fantastic news! Could you also test the base MacBook Air so we can see which games might run smoothly for us folks? Keep up the great work man, love your constant content!

[@d24]

I can only say for Pokemon Scarlet but running in docked and 720p, it’s 30fps 80% of the time with vsync

[@abbasalabadii]

@@d24 sorry but if you don't mind. Does it run smoothly?

[@brock985]

@@abbasalabadii80% is not very smooth, that means you are seeing 80% of the 30frames every second so like 24fps. but there are other factors like frame pacing that will negatively effect ur experience. still needs work for sure on the base m1!

[@tomvidal6078]

@@abbasalabadii really playable for me when you disable vsync !🤩 30fps but pretty cool !

[@romancuellar_]

@@brock985 its 30fps 80% of the time, not 80% of 30fps.

[@aaronmurgatroyd5810]

Tried this last night on My MacbookAir (16gb of RAM 8 GPU Cores) , it is really awesome as it opens up MacOS with the gaming community, and I was really surprised how many games I could play at the native 30FPS. Great video.

[@krushant1122p]

What games did you try and how did they perform?

[@aaronmurgatroyd5810]

@@krushant1122p I found that most of the games I tried worked, and they all performed well enough to play, some will only get about 30 FPS, the initial stuttering while it compiles the shaders can be a little annoying, but that only last for a little while in most games as the shaders are used for the first time. I am hoping that they get the VSYNC working better though, as you do get some tearing when there is horizontal scrolling or camera panning. Definitely recommend you give it a go, I use the platform to test games that I am thinking about buying for the switch so that I know I am going to play them. Some games I tried are: Super Meat Boy, Super Mario Odyssey, Luigis Mansion 3, Red Aces, Super Mario Kart 8…

[@krushant1122p]

@@aaronmurgatroyd5810 thanks for the detailed comment, I'm downloading ryujinx now on my base m1, trying mk11 and fifa 23

[@aaronmurgatroyd5810]

@@krushant1122p Awesome, would be grateful if you could post how MK11 goes, its a pretty heavy game so will be interested to see how it performs, I reckon FIFA 23 will work pretty good.

[@krushant1122p]

@@aaronmurgatroyd5810 fifa works perfectly, mk 11 crashes on startup

[@pablor3138]

Thanks! worked like a charm first try on my base M1 Mac mini

[@AngeAlexiel]

I amazed how well emulation works for all consoles even PS3 , and most other consoles too ... I only got the M2 pro mini, but even with this one it's pretty good overall, an M1 ultra would be even better , or a new studio with M2 max or Ultra chip ^^

[@Tor-k5b]

Why does it says key : unavailable in the github

[@RiskofRing]

It won't let me open the file. It just opens something called skim's pdf, asks me to right click on some icon and click open but when I do nothing happens. Please help.

[@carloslunarivera3507]

I had a trouble, and when I want to extract the keys file only pops up a window saying that I need to install adobe, and I tried and stuff, but I can’t now a days open it. PLS HELP ME

[@mausy_]

Do hou have an answer? I have got the same problem

[@FuadPhenomenon]

For anyone having issues opening the keys URL, try again using a VPN extension like Hola :)

[@MavenProductions247]

great video mate thankyou

[@akhilchunduri7099]

where can we download the files cuz every website is having ads and dont have any content

[@kokonotsu_j]

Just a few days after that unofficial release?! Ryujinx team is crazy

[@mhossein6413]

yaaaaaay SONIC FRONTIERS NOW PLAYABLE

[@jonbrewer6983]

cant open keys file, says it requires adobe flash player

[@cloudGGs]

This is incredible. Please could you test out breath of the wild on the base M1 MacBook?

[@tomvidal6078]

For Pokemon scarlet it work pretty good, 30fps with vsync disable ! But you may test it beacause it's so much fun !🤩

[@scottr.looney1774]

answer on macOS M1 is not yet. it hangs just a bit after Zelda calls out to link and the flare dying out makes the screen beige. it seems that the non-Mac versions can play it but they're having a variety of graphics glitching, some severe, some not. those seem to be on more recent Windows versions. the macOS version is just barely out but seems based on the older 1.1 version. i would expect more updates as this is the first macOS version available.

[@christiansaldana6163]

Running it on M2 MacBook Air it crashes after Link wakes up and starts to walk

[@roohshi7839]

Hey guys, just tested mega man 11 and dragon ball fighter Z on the base m1, it works perfectly!! just some stutters at the first couple seconds of gameplay. After that it runs smooth!

[@CRiTiCA-CHRIS]

Thx! Doom 2017 is playable on M1 Macbook Pro - Framerate not the best but it runs.. Testing also a lot of Games right now.. Playable so far: . Resident Evil 5 . Super Mario stuff . Mario Kart 8 Deluxe . Crash Bandicoot . Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker . Metroid Dread . Mario Odyssey . Torchlight III . Zombie Army Trilogy . .. Not playable so far: . Crysis Remake - Menu works . Mortal Kombat 11

[@JamAncheta]

Now that it's on the Mac. can't wait for it to arrive on the iPad :P

[@cedrickouadio7742]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zildog]

This is mind blowing stuff but... how are you supposed to save games in Ryujinx? Where is the save state option? I can't find it anywhere.

[@Andytizer]

Ryujinx doesn’t have save states yes, just save in game as normal, it’s saved in the hidden .config folder.

[@RohanBoppudi]

i copied pasted the link it shows site cannot be reached

[@osoyhuskyvalval3808]

Help please!: I have two pro controller configurated, one per player. The issue is that both of them are controlling the same player :( is there any additional I must do in order to avoid this? I sure I am setting each control, one per player.(M1 Air)

[@Franceyou]

A part Metroid Dread, are the other games tested in the video running fine in M1 air? Thanks

[@gracecairns9747]

when ever I try to extract prod keys this it says I need adobe flash

[@tanv91]

Anyone else having this problem? Every time I try to install (after granting access via security in system pref), it says "Ryujinx has quit unexpectedly". I've tried deleting, re-downloading and re-installing but can't get it to work. I am on an M1 Pro MacBook Pro running the latest firmware

[@carlosgaleanohn]

TY very helpfully to play before to buy!

[@idarkweb]

How to fix Controller applet issue? 😢

[@enzomart1]

does anybody know how to do the key note thing. every time I do it a screen pops up saying to install adobe flash player??

[@ThatNigga-iv5db]

Me to ❗️🙏🏾

[@aliramirezruiz3481]

The keys appear now as unavailable. Where can I get them from?

[@cameroncamp945]

So I followed the instructions and used the provided linked tutorials, but when I add my game file to ryujinx, it doesn't load any games in the application. What do I do? Thanks!

[@alaeddine213]

Can’t wait to try the new Zelda on my m1 macbook pro 🔥 Thanks for the tutorial 🎩

[@zariouu]

can you give me the download links for pokemon scarlet and violet? i applied the games to ryujinix but they dont show up

[@tommasopavan3117]

hi, where I can download the game? I don't now the name of the site. Thanks

[@iamjosephmuniz]

How can I find the ROMs? I own brilliant diamond on my switch but I can’t seem to find the ROM for the PC

[@VarunYT85]

Hi there! I was facing an issue when I launched a game called "Pokken tournament DX". The emulator suddenly crashed after the black screen appears. Please find a solution for it.

[@saurabhpathare4157]

Can any of your guys search a proper xci file for pokemon arceus legends? Everywhere I find, I just see virus and broken versions. I am clueless.

[@gng1209]

how do I add games to it? little bit new to the emulating community

[@cedrickouadio7742]

Just tested demon slayer fighting game on basic mac M1 air , and it’s works perfect in fighting and story mode at 30 fps , even if for some videos in story mode the sound kinda weird That’s amazing !!!

[@cedrickouadio7742]

update !!!! It's still mazing in finghting mode but in the story mode as long as you have to move into cities with tons of peoples it's around 15-25 fps. And it's have some graphicals issues in videos time in the story mode. But at general it's still amazing after hours of games and sure it will be better with next updates.

[@grandecupofcoffee7942]

how do u download the demon slayer game? does it work with this emulatoe

[@cedrickouadio7742]

@@grandecupofcoffee7942 yes of course , personality i use taodung to dawnload the games i own on switch :)

[@grandecupofcoffee7942]

@@cedrickouadio7742 thank you, can’t wait to try out the game, i always wanted to play this game so it’s nice that macs can finally play it

[@grandecupofcoffee7942]

@@cedrickouadio7742 at the website do u just download the base version of the gamw? no like elaborate thing needed ?

[@jonathanmizrahi4170]

hey I'm having trouble downloading the games, does someone knows a good website?

[@vhsgus]

Thank you so much for this! How do I change it to 60 fps and disable v-sync? (05:26)

[@ludvigbrandt4749]

i downloaded Pokemo Shield on my mac (m1) and it just crashes instantly, like the game doesn't even pop up at all? Can somebody help

[@kinnect634]

I had the same issue it loads for 0.5 seconds and crashes

[@impressivebros6572]

thank you brother finally i can play sword in my imac

[@fedeferri189]

This is amazing video with a lot of great helpful works very you.

[@amirobrien2008]

I used the MacBook air and the Ryujinx crashes when I try to load any game. is there a fix to this?

[@Kursmo]

Same

[@berryverygood]

same too

[@everydaynine_2282]

guys i found the fix that wont crash the game on launch. just text me back ..

[@everydaynine_2282]

@@amirajackson3977 What kind of Max do you have and remember when you fist start the game it will run bad because it gotta get the shaders.. So start A game and play the level for a 10 minutes so it can get the shaders compile. Mario Odysseus ; Pokémon; Mario kart 8; sonic frontiers was running bad until after 1-2 days. Now runs flawlessly Breath of wild crashes still and Mario kart 8 run better with little lag.

[@rrp6405]

apple and nintendo seem to have some relationship (recall them doing a super mario on iphone pitch on a apple keynote). nintendo switch games on apple silicon native would be a great move for them to do

[@ReyHarlow]

I just try to emulate the Doom 2016 on the m1 Mac. everything goes well until the main menu appears, and I can’t use the keyboard or the Xbox controller to select any option, seems like some kind of problem whit the input. Can you try and confirm my statement?

[@brownboi6934]

same here, couldn't do anything to get it working past the main menu

[@JuanCarlosRivasPerrettaOboe]

And Zelda BOW? Would be so cool to see on Mac! Thanks as always for the great videos!

[@Andytizer]

Best to run BOTW through Cemu which works great.

[@planetwilson]

@@Andytizer I assume that's a worse version though as it is Wii U as opposed to Switch?

[@FPVTough]

@@planetwilson Same engine and assets, lower base resolution for Wii U. Run in Cemu with an enhanced resolution + graphics packs for 60fps, enhanced lighting/LOD etc and its a great experience (50+hrs in here)

[@nikifallen93]

@@FPVTough Is your experience on m1 max? I have an m1 pro and found it unplayable, but I also didn’t run it for an hour to compile shaders because without mods, I may as well use my switch. Are people able to get BCML running on m1?

[@FPVTough]

@@nikifallen93 M1 Pro here. I copied the shader cache from a previous play-through to try and minimise the issues it creates. They are continuing to work on the port so hopefully there will be a better solution in the future

[@DomainObject]

Can you give the Switch version of NBA 2K24 a try. I’d love to see how that runs.

[@samuelblytt8348]

where can I find games?

[@RiccardoGrc]

am i the only one having constant crashes when i try to launch a game? i followed step by step this guide, but when i try to open mario odyssey the emulator crashes on my mac mini m1 and i have to restart it.

[@louiegf10]

I followed every step but every time I open the game it crashes. Im using Macbook Air M1. 😢

[@pixxelpusher]

Runs very smooth! Having game save states would be nice

[@bri1085]

It's never coming, it would need massive files for each individual save state file.

[@junrosamura645]

This is amazing news since I can finally sell my switch! It just sits there and collects dust since I'm waiting on upcoming games.

[@skyzsolstice]

this is crazy, makes me want to switch to a mac

[@paprika2280]

I'm all for Macs but please don't get it for gaming. If you wanna play get a PC or whatever console you think is best for you.

[@saricubra2867]

Don't, i have an Alder Lake Intel Core i7-12700K with AVX512 (i found an early chip). It blows Apple Sillicon out of the water on PS3 emulation.

[@freshstat1csnow]

it's much cheaper to buy and mod an unpatched Switch though

[@MichaelNguyenn]

Man add this on the iPads with M1/M2 chips and this will be killer

[@eliezerdelossantos7418]

Can confirm works well with my base model m2 mba.

[@notshort]

How did you get the games to show up? I added it as an sci in the folder but it says unknown and does not launch

[@ayman_5188]

hi Andrew thank you so much for the tutorial how did you get the fps hack for Pokemon

[@dudinha9211]

I'm only getting 18-23 fps in open areas in pokemon violet... Am I missing something? Pretty sure that I have the exact same Ryujinx configs that you showed in the video. I have a Macbook Air 2020 M1 chip 16GB RAM.

[@ninjabanane4519]

Hello, the installation is very outdated! But when I play mario kart 8 deluxe or mario bros (any game in fact), the game crashes a lot, like it's in slow motion. I installed the Shaders as you said on your last video, but nothing changes. My FPS are at 50 but my MS are not good I think. I hope someone can help me 😅

[@pazoojlove1674]

thanks for the video. I wanted to know how to display the CPU/Ram information on the top right of the screen? Thanks 😉

[@Andytizer]

Metal HUD: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5Oxen1uZ5WDptU

[@Tugennov]

Great! Can this be updated through the software or will you need to reinstall every time there is an update?

[@DM-oj3pb]

I really like this trick thank you.

[@alexspalter5809]

ty so much andrew, you are a lifesaver. the firmware download link is not working tho... do you have any alternative??

[@fruitfulrevolt]

It does work

[@gamskiman34]

I encountered no issues when downloading the firmware but can't seem to download the keys. The decoded URL with the current codes available on the link you shared doesn't seem to work.

[@kelvinhudson9452]

This looks pretty cool. I'm pretty new to emulation and I'm curious. Since the hardware on the Mac is unfortunately more powerful than the switch, what is it about emulation that is required to change to get better performance / eliminate frame rate dips? This is absolutely monumental but is performance gain really just dependent on future releases and development of ryujinx? (Throwing that in there to even further justify contribution if it's a factor)

[@kibabyte]

There is a lot to optimize when developing an emulator. The reason to why it still needs more horse power to run than the original switch needs for its games is that hardware has to be emulated aswell. The game as is has no clue it‘s running on an M1, it thinks it‘s a switch Tegra APU (which it is, but a fake emulated one).

[@Kursmo]

When I launch a game, Ryujinx just closes randomly

[@goldintheairofsummer]

It works great 30 fps on my Macbook Air M2 but do you have any tips on how to lower Ryujinx settings so as the CPU is not getting too hot?

[@radityarana4315]

I don't think it should get too hot, I play on a base M1 Air and my Mac barely goes above 60 degrees which is quite normal. Also, Go to the 'Input" settings and uncheck the 'Docked' option. If docked is on it plays on 1080p with higher graphic settings. if it is off it plays at 720p with lower

[@ThelegendJedi]

How did yours work mine just shows a black screen..😔

[@siege250294]

I've just finished Zelda Link's Awakening on my Macbook Pro M1 and it's really playable despite some glitches, totally happy with that. P/S: you guys can switch to Handheld mode for much better and more stable FPS

[@Andytizer]

Great what glitches did you have? Haven't tried the game yet.

[@siege250294]

Sometimes when I press jump over blocks, in sophisticated scenes, it has a massive drop in FPS. But thankfully it never be crashed once

[@Podrick94]

Hi! Thank you for your work. Juste a little question regarding the configuration guide. I don't understand the dependencies's part. Is it mandatory to the emulator to work well? Thank you again and have a nice day!

[@nojen7131]

It recognizes my 8bitdo controller under input but won't work in games. Does this emulator need a special controller?

[@Rfevereirorealestate]

Hello , i always have se same problem , the error of prod.keys, im using a macbook air m1 , with ventura.. i put the file on the system past and the app always give me the error....

[@tomkruk2585]

Is there a way to dump my own Switch games from the console somehow. I want to support the developers and purchase the games myself. I would just like to be able to play them on my Mac so I am not limited by the dock on the go as well as not having to bring another device. It would be a come true.

[@cedrickouadio7742]

yes it is , he is talking a bit about in the video

[@joedhoe]

Can you test Zelda Link's Awakening and Breath of the wild on the macbook air?

[@RoseGamesxo]

also even tho the title and prod files are in the system folder, it says can't find keys when attempting to do the firmware? any advice

[@codecthelios]

if you buy a switch and games. Nintendo should allow you to do all of this. we want a more powerful switch and this is almost it.

[@LambOfDemyelination]

2:20 or, on macOS just use the terminal with the default base64 utility: pbpaste | base64 -d :)

[@LambOfDemyelination]

or better yet open $(pbpaste | base64 -d)