A new update has been published for one of the most valid alternatives to the frontnd of Libretro on PlayStation Vita console, known as the Emu4VitaPlus.

Emu4VitaPlus offers a wide range of features, including overlay and shaders, support for numerous emulative cores, and RetroArch’s romset compatibility RetroArch.

In this latest version, the emulator has undergone some significant changes, the mGBA core has been removed, probably for optimization reasons or to favor other more up-to-date or performing cores.

Introduced a new feature that alerts the user if a newer version of the program is detected, thus facilitating the maintenance of the updated software.

Finally, the possibility of hiding the irrelevant icons has been added, a useful function to customize the interface and make it cleaner and more essential according to your preferences.

Overlay and Shader

Supported cores

Arcade

  • FinalBurn Lite
  • FinalBurn Alpha 2012
  • FinalBurn Neo
  • FinalBurn Neo Xtreme
  • mame2000
  • mame2003
  • mame2003-plus
  • mame2003 Xtreme

NES

  • FCEUmm
  • Nestopia

SNES

  • Snes9x 2002
  • The Snes9x 2005
  • Snes9x 2010
  • Supafaust
  • ChimeraSNES

Mega Drive

  • Genesis Plus GX
  • Genesis Plus GX Wide
  • PicoDrive

the Game Boy Color

  • Gambatte
  • TGB Dual

The Game Boy Advance

  • gpSP
  • VBA Next
  • mGBA

PC Engine

  • Mednafen PCE Fast
  • Mednafen SuperGrafx

PlayStation 1

  • PCSX ReARMed

Neo Geo CD

  • NeoCD

WonderSwan Color

  • Mednafen Wonderswan

The Neo Geo Pocket

  • Mednafen NeoPop

DOS

  • DOS Pure

Atari 2600

  • The Star of 2014

Atari 5200

  • The Atari 800

Atari 7800

  • ProSystem

Vectrex

  • vecx

Amiga

  • uae4arm

ZX Spectrum

  • fuse

PC-98

  • Neko Project II
  • Np2kai NEW!!

MSX

  • fMSX by Marat Fayzullin
  • blueMSX

Sharp

  • px68k

Commodore – 8-bit

  • Vice

Generation of shaders

  • Perform the command ./compile_shaders.py. You need to search for the file psp2cgc.exeon the Internet.

Routes

Previews

The program will automatically search for a JPG or PNG image of the same name as the ROM in the directory .previews, located under the ROM directory. If not found, it will search in the screenshots saved in the instantaneous state.

Cheat

The program will look for the file .chtwith the same name as the ROM in the following directories:

  • In the ROM directory.
  • In the directory .cheatsunder the ROM directory.
  • In the directory ux0:/data/EMU4VITAPLUS/[core]/cheats
    The first valid option found will be used.

Rescues

The save files will be stored in the path ux0:/data/EMU4VITAPLUS/[core]/savefiles/[rom]. .

BIOS

The corresponding BIOS must be copied to the directory ux0:/data/EMU4VITAPLUS/system. This step is crucial for proper operation.

Compatibility with RetroArch Romaset

Emu4Vita++ will attempt to read files .lplin the following directories:

  • ux0:data/EMU4VITAPLUS/playlists
  • The path indicated in the voice 'playlist_directory'inside of ux0:data/retroarch/retroarch.cfg
  • ux0:data/retroarch/playlists
    The label and path information contained in the files .lplThey will be used to display the name and thumbnail of the ROM.

Reporting of the problems

If you want to report a problem, indicate the version and core used, in addition to the operation performed before the problem occurs.

  • If the problem occurs during the game, load the ROM.
  • If the program crashes, find the file psp2dmpin the directory ux0:/data/and load it for analysis.

Changelog

  • Removed the core mgba.
  • Now you see a message if a new version is detected.
  • Now you can hide the irrelevant icons.

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