Launchbox Emulator Mac OS User

The core you should select depends on your computers processing power.

Before that, lets talk about why you would even want to go through such a pain-in-the-ass process in the first place.

The surge in sudden popularity also brings a problem that I never considered while growing up: playing my old gamessome that are no longer available outside of the emulation communityon modern displays and modern input devices.

Lets dive into setting those up so you can start playing your old games on your Windows computer.

Launchbox Emulator Mac OS User

If youre a Mac OS user, then I highly recommend using OpenEmu.

Enter your email address when prompted, and youll receive a download link in your inbox within a few minutes.

Make sure that you choose an install location with enough storage space for your legal ROM collection and any emulators you might want to run from LaunchBox (including Retroarch and its various cores).

Getting it out of the way now helps avoid confusion down the road (at least in my experience doing this for my personal computer).

Once youve exited the popup, close LaunchBox and install Retroarch (shown below).

However, dont just run through the installer blind like you would most programs.

Were going to want to install Retroarch in the same directory as LaunchBox.

This makes things easier if you ever wish to make your emulation setup portable (install it to an external storage device and run it off any Windows computer).

So, before you select an install location for Retroarch, head over to your LaunchBox directory (where you installed it) and create a new folder.

Then, head back over to your open install wizard and point your Retroarch install to the folder you just created within your LaunchBox directory.

Using the controller, get a handle of the menu navigation, and then exit the program.

But, for now, heres a quick rundown of the default controls for an Xbox One or 360 controller (what I assume most people with a Windows-compatible gamepad use).

So, after youve played around with the controls a little bit, lets get started.

In the combo menu, select the button combination that suits you best (I like L3 R3).

This hotkey will allow you to quickly enter the menu from any running game or emulator core.

In the video menu, scroll down to Windowed Mode and set Remember Window Position and Size to On.

Doing so will force Retroarch to remember your Windowed settings for any particular emulator.

For now, well just worry about installing a good Super Nintendo core.

However, installing other emulator cores is just as easy (with a few exceptions like GameCube, Wii, and Wii U), and you can just follow along in almost the exact same way.

Once youre there, scroll down to the Online Update option and select it.

Then select Core Downloader and scroll down to either the Snes9x Current or the SNES Famicom (higan Accuracy) core.

Launchbox Mac Emulator