First I need to point out that Tom (original RGR Plugin developer) has decided to give the RGR Plugin updates another shot. I'm not sure when he'll have something for us to test out but he has been working on it.

In the mean time, I've been making some updates to the HTML5 emulators on Vizzed.


RetroArch Fixes
I've fixed a few issues that affected some of the games. I also did a few cosmetic updates.

All games that had an apostrophe in their name (and probably other various special characters) didn't load at all. This issue has been fixed. I honestly didn't know of this until earlier today.

The other issue that has been fixed is the 'Play Game' button. Only half of it was clickable and in some cases, it wasn't clickable at all. This has also been fixed.


RetroArch Updates
I added the 'GearBoy' core for Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. It's nice having more cores available to choose from since different cores run better for different devices.

I also added the option to 'Play with Slow Device Settings' and to 'Play with Fast Device Settings'. Great for those who have a computer that's less powerful or more powerful than average.


EmulatorJS has replaced NeptunJS
EmulatorJS has less ads (these are both hosted on external websites, not my own) and seems to play better on more devices (nes games work on Xbox One, more on that later).


Added 'Genesis Plus GX Wide' Core
I added a new core for Sega Genesis games that allow you to play the games in true wide screen. It plays the games 20% wider without stretching the screen by simply showing more of the game. It doesn't work very good with some games but for the ones that it does work with, they play great. I put together a video showcasing the new RetroArch core and how to use it on Vizzed:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZiWkY23BPA

Davideo7 : Very interesting and good to hear that Tom, is going to give updating the RGR plugin another shot.

I recently made my first ever thread on vizzed that does in fact, have a good link leading to a custom laptop/desktop website that can help people decide if they want a new machine, which can help with playing games better and a whole lot of other benefits that is worth exploring if you want.

GX Wide, seems you're on top of things, that was a pretty recent release. It worked pretty well on Batman in my experience, but failed badly with Aladdin. The guy who made it updates this stuff all the time though, so I'm willing to bet it'll have a lot more compatability down the road.

pennylessz : Anything relating to RetroArch that is compatible with Vizzed I try to get up on the site as soon as I'm able to. I've said this in the past, I've always envisioned RetroArch replacing the RGR Plugin someday but the RGR Plugin wasn't ready to be replaced yet so that's why I'm still investing money into the RGR Plugin.

I check up on the RetroArch site almost daily. As soon as they update the Genesis GX Plus Wide, I'll get that added to Vizzed within a few days, probably sooner.

If I had more time, I would have tested out more games. I think I tested out like 40 games. About half of them looked goo and that's about how many I showcased in the video. I would love to be able to test out 100s though and then show case all of the ones I found to look good in a 4 seconds per a game montage video.


Blazer 31 : It's a good resource.

Davideo7 : Indeed, I hope it helps when you feel the need to get something stronger in the future.