#Retroarch switch between c9ntrollers how to
#Retroarch switch between c9ntrollers android

This guide is very much by a noob, for noobs. Some of the info in this guide might be incorrect, and if that's the case feel free to let me know what needs correcting in the comments.

#Retroarch switch between c9ntrollers how to

While I have spent plenty of time teaching myself how to use RetroArch, I can't claim I'm an expert on it because of how I haven't spent much time practically using it, in that I haven't spent much time actually playing games on it outside of testing different settings and configurations. This guide is made under the assumption that your Nintendo Switch already has the Atmosphere custom firmware installed onto it, along with the latest release of RetroArch (currently 1.9.0 as of this guide's publication). The purpose of this guide is to help RetroArch Switch users not only configure their split Joy-Con settings, but to understand how to customize the settings in RetroArch. However, with an understanding of how to edit and personalize RetroArch's settings and configurations, being able to have instant multiplayer sessions becomes a cinch. On top of that, there's bugs that can cause RetroArch to freeze, and trying to streamline the process of going from single player to multiplayer can be a headache. Initially, it seems like it doesn't work because the second player's controllers don't seem to just match the first player's controls. The Switch version of RetroArch is notable in that it boasts a controller option for splitting the Joy-Cons, which allows sets of Joy-Cons to be split into separate controllers. I wasn't too excited about this, because of it's strong learning curve to use, but I went ahead and started to look into what it's capable of. During the time I spent reading up on homebrew emulators available for the system, I found that there weren't too many standalone emulators like I wished, so my only option to get the emulation experiences I wanted to was to dig into RetroArch, the popular emulator frontend. One of my initial thoughts when seeing the Switch's reveal was how cool it'd be to have on-the-fly SNES multiplayer sessions.

#Retroarch switch between c9ntrollers android

In the span of time since the Switch's launch, early launch revisions of the system have been made to be modifiable, allowing for homebrew firmwares and applications to be run on the system, ranging from high quality emulators not yet made available by official software developers to ports of Android and Ubuntu, and so much more. The novel hybrid design of the system has drawn many players to the system, from those old enough to remember when playing console games on the go meant playing altered ports to kids who's first gaming experiences will be with the Switch.

As of this guide's publication, it's been about three and a half years since the Nintendo Switch was first released.