Retroarch iOS Set Up Guide, iPhone iPad App Store Emulator Starter Guide

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In this video I show you how to set up RETROARCH on the iPhone and iPad, Ive made this an easy retroact getting started guide so anyone can enjoy emulators and retro games on their iOS device.
Retroarch is officially available on the iOS Apple App Store.
Here's what you'll learn:
* Downloading and installing RetroArch from the App Store
* Setting up your favorite emulators (cores)
* Adding and playing your retro games
No prior experience needed! This guide is perfect for anyone who wants to relive the golden age of gaming on their mobile device.
Ready to unlock a world of retro fun? Let's get started!
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00:00 Introduction
00:35 What You Need To Know Before Starting
01:20 Retroarch Help Documents
01:40 Installing Retroarch on iPhone Or iPad
02:15 Retroarch Updates
03:21 Video Backend Options IOS
04:17 Getting you games and roms transfered
05:37 Retroarch Supported Rom extensions, Game Files types
07:15 Importing your roms and games
09:16 Scanning Rom Directories in Retroarch
10:19 Retroarch Box Art IOS
10:47 Selecting a Core and starting your first games
12:51 Retroarch controller setup IOS
15:18 Changing the look and feel of Retroarch on IOS
17:06 Final Thoughts

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@zachsteiner 2 ай бұрын

This feels surreal. I never thought I’d see the day when Retroarch made it on the App Store.

@rcvillapando 2 ай бұрын

After years of waiting Apple users are eating well! Thanks EU!

@guitaripod 2 ай бұрын

What exactly is regulated under the EU that allowed this?

@SonicSpeedster2020 2 ай бұрын

@@guitaripod The EU doesn't allow any tech company to restrict stores exclusively to their own, and Apple had to comply or they couldn't sell Apple devices in the EU

@syproful Ай бұрын

@@SonicSpeedster2020The complete answer is that Apple tries to remove the incentive to get a third party store by doing this. They are certifying all popular third party apps.

@QuantumNetwork Ай бұрын

I’m so confused, I thought it would only be in the EU but I’m in the EU and I can’t find anything like retroarch or even delta on the AppStore yet American AppStore can get it? It’s like the opposite of what was to happen lol. I’m on the latest iOS on iPhone 13 pro

@QuantumNetwork Ай бұрын

Nevermind I checked, ppsspp and retroarch are there, delta wasn’t really necessary anyway for me cause I’ve already had a ds emulator for years that I added to home screen from a website through safari. FINALLY no redownloading every 7 days

@mgalangzingme12 Ай бұрын

After almost two years of waiting, the power of my ipad mini is officially unlocked:)

@lllWicked Ай бұрын

Well no, since jit is still restricted

@ezronthelegend Ай бұрын

@@lllWicked true but we can now play ps1 games instead of psp games

@Garfielf 2 ай бұрын

RetroArch being on the normal app store is great. Especially for consoles delta doesn’t have.

@GrandMasterLynx 2 ай бұрын

Plus you can have RetroAchievements

@Californ1a 2 ай бұрын

@@GrandMasterLynx Love Delta's UI and especially the skins, but RetroAchievement support is definitely worth losing those and switching.

@robmalcolm8042 2 ай бұрын

Or the fact gba and snes lag on delta and not retroarch. Gba is vba m which sucks but retroarch has mgba.

@FunKaYxxD1sCO 2 ай бұрын

@@robmalcolm8042wait for real? Cause N64 games do lag a bit.

@jutleej4175 Ай бұрын

Also it is great for EU residents, as delta requires a yearly subscription here.

@JadeStarr 2 ай бұрын

Years of jailbreaking and finally on the appstore

@itzdcx7991 2 ай бұрын

don't need to jailbreak been able to use emulators without emulation for years

@TheCreator919 2 ай бұрын

@@itzdcx7991 true but had to jump through hoops getting apps signed and it wasn't easily accessible to the general public

@pqsk Ай бұрын

Jail breaking wasn't required for at least a good 10 years or more. This is much better though

@ShanerTheGrey Ай бұрын

I miss DolphiniOS on my iPhone 8plus

@harveysmith4424 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the guide. Just set this up on my Apple TV last night for the kiddos to play some old N64 with me. So great to have. Can’t wait for Dolphin/PS2 to eventually come

@rellanass 2 ай бұрын

How did u get it running on the Apple TV? iCloud?

@harveysmith4424 2 ай бұрын

@@rellanass it’s in the App Store for the Apple TV. Idk which ones can run it but I’m using a current gen 4k.

@theflashback02 Ай бұрын

@@rellanass It's also available on the Apple TV App Store :)

@SirusStarTV Ай бұрын

Wow, nice use

@fetty7886 Ай бұрын

@@rellanass AirPlay lol

@FaridAbbasbayli 2 ай бұрын

A couple of things I want to mention: - You can have the controller overlay autohide when controller is connected. - On my DualShock 4 the PS button toggles the RA menu, no need to set combinations. - I'm surprised games weren't running too fast, cause on my iPad I had to set VSync to ON.

@toxotis70 2 ай бұрын

how do you enable auto hide overlays?

@FaridAbbasbayli 2 ай бұрын

@@toxotis70 Settings -> User Interface -> On-Screen Overlay -> Hide Overlay When Controller Is Connected

@theflashback02 Ай бұрын

I have quite a lot of input lag while playing on my iPhone or Apple TV using a PlayStation controller and cannot manage to find a solution, do you have the same problem ? 😞

@FaridAbbasbayli Ай бұрын

@@theflashback02 Mine has some input lag with iPad for sure, but I wouldn't call it "quite a lot". It's not wired NES controller response rate, but seems to mostly be in line with regular wireless controllers. If I tap a button as quickly as possible, by the time I release the button there's response.

@markachternaam5207 Ай бұрын

@@theflashback02 often I have a lot of lag when using other Bluetooth devices while having a Bluetooth controller connected.

@Wilhuf1 2 ай бұрын

Great to see iOS finally got retroarch. Great guide, ETA.

@OSW Ай бұрын

My iPad Pro was MADE for retrogaming, and finally an easier solution! It's bloody 4:3, same as old school generations. Havent managed to get MAME running but this is a HUGE upgrade! Thanks for the vid!

@crazycheff Ай бұрын

Wasn’t expecting this crossover 🤔

@jalene150 Ай бұрын

The games look absolutely beautiful on the pro version’s screen.

@andryarx4935 2 ай бұрын

FINALLY! Having an iPhone has a fucccc sense now for anybody ❤️‍🔥

@RaidenWarbound Ай бұрын

Saw this a few hours ago. Downloaded SFA2G, SFA3 and Crash 2! Dang! Memories flooding back! This is insane!! Now to buy a 2nd hand controller and i’m good! Works brilliantly on ipad pro!

@abdelrahmankhaled5631 Ай бұрын

How do I download the game

@hadouken2123 2 ай бұрын

This is really awesome, even ppsspp core works really good on my iphone15

@SlowMovingSaddles 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! ♥️ I do hope you do the same for the Apple TV version🙏🏼

@AmereTO0o 2 ай бұрын

As an android user I'm glad to see the emulation on the iOS going well, great video

@billford171 2 ай бұрын

Helpful Tip (one that would have saved me a ton of time) Bios files are case sensitive. And if you want Colecovision, in the MSX emulator you can set it to default to Colecovision and works great.

@ray4us53 2 ай бұрын

My Apple TV 4K running the emulator all day got psp ps1 gba gbc an a lot more working great

@slackizyfizzeye7410 15 күн бұрын

thank you for this. i’ve been exploring the app myself & i have not much clue. this clears things up. thank you!

@OcarinaEsmer Ай бұрын

Such an amazing walkthrough. This is my first encounter with Retroarch, and I was able to stumble my way through getting games working and setting up custom controls, but this really helps streamline things. Would you be able to do a tutorial on getting the Cloud Sync working?

@STR82DVD 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic news for all gamers even if you don't use an iPhone. Bloody brilliant really.

@Nutzer-ki4kc 2 ай бұрын

God bless U for this easy Tutorial ❤

@userunknown7267 2 ай бұрын

This is bad ass now all we need is netherxs2 for iPhone

@andresbravo2003 Ай бұрын

Got to quickly check it out.

@Colin_Ames 2 ай бұрын

Great tutorial. Thanks!

@NothingHereForYou 2 ай бұрын

You should make a video on moonlight. Tried it out on the iPad and it’s great. Games run better, bigger screen, no noise, and lighter.

@Jorda5s Ай бұрын

I can’t find it is it in the App Store?

@edu28811 Ай бұрын

Great turorial. Thanks! ❤

@JSFTR Ай бұрын

Great video man you make it easy. I set it up in this thing plays Neo Geo game so smooth and SNES.

@techboy8747 Ай бұрын

This helped a lot thanks

@SalemSmiles 2 ай бұрын

You are the best bro, thank you.

@tebasak1 Ай бұрын

This will allow my son to wax nostalgia with me on those long airline flights!

@tebasak1 Ай бұрын

He loves Zelda LttP and Kirby Dreamland

@DragonDoFogo 2 ай бұрын

This was a long way coming but finally 🎉

@cbt6828 Ай бұрын

This is what im waiting for tutorial thank you eta prime

@cxplorerv3 Ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏿

@KudaGaming83 Ай бұрын

thanks, you are a life saver.

@pshearduk Ай бұрын

awesome content!

@mrbriangarza Ай бұрын

Can you do a tutorial on retro arc Apple TV? The app is also available on there. Love this video very informative thank you!

@f937r 2 ай бұрын

PS1 definitely works better with the metal driver, especially if you decide to use a filter. I haven't had a chance to play with many more, but GBA runs absolutely fine with the default vulkan option, even with a video filter on.

@RISERX987 Ай бұрын

That’s helpful! please! also make a tutorial for psp and nds on how to set it up in retroarch... thanks!

@5aeid 2 ай бұрын

Can you please also make an Apple TV (tvOS) RetroArch tutorial!! Thank you :) And perhaps a performance comparison between different Apple TV's for systems like N64 and PSP.

@DaveMcGarry Ай бұрын

Might finally use my iPad Air 5 now! Actually I did use it a bit for remote play Xbox Series stuff.

@rubenjoestar8892 2 ай бұрын

The best tutorial

@MariusRSolis 2 ай бұрын

Hi great video! can you please do a tutorial for PSP too?

@davidparty6528 Ай бұрын

This is amazing

@jamessoth1479 Ай бұрын

My ipad pro that I don’t use anymore suddenly has a fantastic new purpose!

@FreebirdKitkat Ай бұрын

thanks your tutorial

@moh_ALMahidi 2 ай бұрын

Thx 🙏

@wingn3849 2 ай бұрын

Saw the title for this video and already downloading

@xenthroght 2 ай бұрын

How can I add box art for the NeoGeo games? Great video!

@rancomae 2 ай бұрын

Hey great video as always. One quest though, how do I make 120fps on my iPad Pro without feeling like the game being fast-forwarded (especially the audio)?

@MVJD1 Ай бұрын

All we want is ps2 emulator

@KingOfFire617 Ай бұрын

Yeah i’ve been looking for a PS2 emulator today everywhere I haven’t found one but this one still works great

@DexOnQuest Ай бұрын

If you side load Retroarch you get 1.19.1 version with PS2 Emulator added

@KingOfFire617 Ай бұрын

@@DexOnQuest WHAT!! i’m gonna test it out if it’s true

@KingOfFire617 Ай бұрын

@@DexOnQuest i’m actually how do I Side load?

@DexOnQuest Ай бұрын

@@KingOfFire617 there’s easy tutorials how to sideload altstore and use it without Apple

@soundsonline796 Ай бұрын

Now i can play games on the plane without dragging a console with me. So happy

@AlexinhoPG Ай бұрын

Nice! Thanks for it. Pls could you share the link for buy that controller? Thanks!

@kenk039 Ай бұрын

Thanks ETA, always enjoy your videos. I have a few systems running on this, but I’m unable to get ZX Spectrum to work. I’ve got the bios files installed and it shows them as installed in the core information page, yet it’s not loading and doesn’t show up in the emulator list like the others do. Thoughts?

@KeilorT 2 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial!! Is there a way to play Mame roms too? Could you please show us? Thank you!

@boostermcblast2197 2 ай бұрын

I'm a MAME guy since 1996 and I miss it. So I play around with Finalburn for the first time. Works very good but some classics are missing (Pole Position, Marble Madness...). Hope we will get MAME later.

@darthakers6981 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for this, every time I try to get into emulation I give up lol. I just got an iPad pro and I plan on using the magic keyboard as my primary controller. Is it possible to remap the buttons to use keys?

@spinfrost 2 ай бұрын

Would love to know the performance difference between M1-M4 iPads vs 2018 iPads.

@sousa1534 Ай бұрын

nice Video, thanks! is it possible to sync my savestates from iPad and iPhone?

@miraclechild_502 Ай бұрын

Hey buddy great video as always I have a question…can we setup fba neo or only manually select games to load,I can’t get my rooms to read when I scan them

@gzero26 2 ай бұрын

its cool that retroarch is on ios devices now with out the need to sideload. I have been using retroarch for a couple of years now on android and pc and still have issues with where everything is menu wise lol

@herranton Ай бұрын

Retroarch is a pos piece of software. The only reason people use it is because there aren’t alternatives. I’ve been using it for years and I don’t think I’ve ever had an install go perfectly well. I’m sure people will write me off as user error, but I’ve not had nearly as many issues with literally any other front end or stand alone emulator. This time there is something messed up in the config file where all the games play at some multiple of the frame rate. (No, it’s not on ff, that was literally the first thing I checked). I was hyped for delta, but until it supports more systems, and drops the paywall, it will never compete. We are stuck with Retroarch. It’s like a bad case of Stockholm syndrome.

@Marstio1 Ай бұрын

New to retroarch/emulating in general, i think delta is better if you want to run old games up to the DS wayy less hassle on iOs and ppsspp for psp games, but for games above that i think it’s cool though I haven’t tried it and not sure if my phone can even handle ps2 games and stuff

@herranton Ай бұрын

@@Marstio1 delta won't do Sega or Sony. I play a ton of master system games. If you're a Nintendo kid, sure. But until the devs behind Delta figure out how to make money without holding features hostage, it's not a viable alternative.

@JD3Z 2 ай бұрын

I might switch to this for psp instead of ppsspp

@PremiumAli Ай бұрын

Any recommended front end. Maybe something for Apple TV.. I don’t know if Jason would ever consider starting LB development for Apple my understanding is that it would take a lot of resources and learning.

@stayhardHAHAH Ай бұрын

The ui looks amazing i wish it was the same as the ppsspp

@Tweaked818 Ай бұрын

I remember going apeshit when my brother introduced me to super mario world on his ipod touch when they first came out. How far we’ve come

@sullywully95 Ай бұрын

Can we have a tutorial on iphone please, you had me up until the kingston usb drive. trying to get it from PC to iphone to get the iphone to play the games

@lonealextech5446 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, very helpful! Do you know a way to add cores manually? I want to play some DOS games but there is no Dosbox cores and I can't seem to download one from the online updater

@lonealextech5446 Ай бұрын

@@quelquun2538 I found out that the ios version simply does not allow to add cores manually… fortunately the dev seem to add cores quite regularly, they added the dos pure core in an update last week.

@supergooglelee 2 ай бұрын

Just set this up on my 13” M4 iPad Pro. Upscaled every core to the max and it is just jaw droppingly good with the double layer OLED and aspect ratio which is friendly to both 16:9 and 4:3 games. Now I can ditch every handheld except those which can play PS2 or above and those which fit into my pocket. Pair up my iPad with the XBox Elite 2 / DualSense Edge and I am in retro haven.

@dagnisnierlins188 2 ай бұрын

Don't forget to use crt shaders.

@PeterDoesFarming 2 ай бұрын

How does one comment make me feel so poor?

@martibanez6320 2 ай бұрын

Mr. ETA prime sir, can you show us how to change the touch screen buttons of retroarch?

@zachevans3658 2 ай бұрын

Have any front ends been brought over yet? Retroarch is good for what it is and nice to have to run the games but the interface sucks to use. Really hoping open emu or launchbox or something will port itself over to iOS.

@garageink74 Ай бұрын

Really hoping flycast core comes over. Or a stand alone redream.

@Dryde85 2 ай бұрын

Im not an emulator guy at all but seeing that XMB is seriously making want to be one.

@BigBrosFilms 15 күн бұрын

Damn just download the emulator and ROMs lol nothing is stopping you

@JSFTR Ай бұрын

I was going to ask you I always go to you for emulation can you do a video on the new iOS final burn alpha kind of hard to set up because it’s all in Chinese

@joaquinfernandez6163 2 ай бұрын

one question I got, maybe a video idea, but any way to use delta skins on retroarch? I prefer retroarch overall but I love the delta controller skins over the retroarch ones

@jr.a8301 Ай бұрын

whats a good mobile controller for iphone14? ill probably setup retroarch but i prefer an actual controller over a touchscreen

@medleysa 2 ай бұрын

Do multidisc PS1 games (eg FF7) work out of the box, or do you have to make an m3u file like for Provenance?

@clintosfan 2 ай бұрын

Can you explain how to set up cloud sync?

@derekswitzer9624 2 ай бұрын

is there a way to sync settings across ios devices you may have? like with a 3rd party app even?

@fuuz642 2 ай бұрын

Could you please make an apple tv tutorial

@fuse0129 2 ай бұрын

Yes please do a apple TV vid. I can't seen to swith the hot key on my control when on apple TV

@ghostlyswat12 Ай бұрын

I love how retroarchs literally on everything it’s even on the Xbox 😅

@CH-sk5jt 2 ай бұрын

Is there any way to get our saves and setup in the cloud to share across devices?

@ericdanielski4802 2 ай бұрын

Nice tutorial.

@jefflynn333 27 күн бұрын

So can we get a good tutorial on adding MAME games to apple tv? I added some into arcade folder in root and tried arcade core to start but not working. games are zipped. Any help is appreciated.

@boolage Ай бұрын

Is there any way to play roms that are compatible with MAME - like the old arcade classics?

@Notyourdaddy83 Ай бұрын

Is there a way to boost the resolution of the games?

@joshual7396 Ай бұрын

Tutorial for sega Saturn games please!!!!

@prestige_killa 2 ай бұрын

Thank you brother for making this video .. I remember on your previous.. video we need it that retroarch🔥🔥🔥. Deamn only wish it had dreamcast

@perpetualcollapse 2 ай бұрын

RetroArch supporting TvOS is crazy seeing as Delta neglected that segment of users.

@christiantam2524 2 ай бұрын

Hi,may I ask what brand of game controller you are using with your iPhone? Thank you!

@dent0osh 2 ай бұрын

Backbone controllers

@dellafsemiga Ай бұрын

After years of revoke, I can finally rest in peace

@hudsonlindsey2576 2 ай бұрын

Any suggestions on getting Mame on this version?

@smanjot432 2 ай бұрын

Always loved this emulator but I just wish I could play directly from usb like ppsspp

@boro057 2 ай бұрын

RetroArch is still not all the way there on TvOS. Yes it works and plays games. Setting folders is kind of broken. Setting the UI to xmb doesn’t save, there’s no way to “restart RetroArch.” I’m pretty confident these issues will get ironed out but the TV version definitely wasn’t as QA’d as the iOS version.

@kaylamcmiller3848 2 ай бұрын

Can we get a more in depth customization review

@SeleAsuka 2 ай бұрын

I have tested it on an iphone X , and it did not give any noticeable problems.

@michaelgrillo8765 Ай бұрын

Is the psp core as good as the standalone PPSSPP app for iOS? Idk if I should just move my roms to RetroArch instead and keep everything together

@TheSevenFaces3 Ай бұрын

Do the cores come pre installed?

@disgustedluigi Ай бұрын

Can I move the folder to iCloud so that I can have everything automatically back up to iCloud and be usable on all devices or do I have to have a local copy?

@IJRODI Ай бұрын

Can you send me the link on the controller you have connected on the iPhone?

@TheOneboricua1 2 ай бұрын

Can you be able to recommend a good retractable game pad compatible with the iPad pro? Thanks!

@boostermcblast2197 2 ай бұрын

You mean flat and small? 8bitdo SN30 Pro or 8bitdo lite 2

@User013-js6zn 25 күн бұрын

Can I backup all my games and data to my drive ? Is there an inbuilt feature for it ?? Since Delta emulator has one so does this have too ???

@cL-bf2ug Ай бұрын

Could you please make a video on how multi-disk games work and how to install them on retroarch.

@BigBrosFilms 15 күн бұрын

Can you elaborate more? What game specifically are you trying to play?

@cL-bf2ug 15 күн бұрын

@@BigBrosFilms Thank you for your concern, however, I found out how to install games with multi-disc already. I was asking because in order to play a game such as Metal Gear Solid or Final Fantasy VII, you have to create a TXT file to string all the discs together so they could play seamlessly.

@sleepinglionarchives Ай бұрын

I had luck with everything but arcade roms. Did you have any luck in that area? I see Mame 2003 is available, but I've also heard this version of RA can't load zips. I tried some arcade zips, I tried some arcade files unzipped, no dice