M1/M2 Mac Retroarch Setup Guide - Install and Configure Retroarch on Your Mac

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Published on March 16, 2023 12:15:24 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91xivWJNiMQ

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RetroArch (2022)

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If you're the proud owner of an M1/M2 Mac, you'll be pleased to know that Retroarch 1.15 now supports all available cores on apple systems. In this video, we'll show you how to set up Retroarch on your Mac and configure a number of additional settings with basic core and playlist setup. Individual core setup guides are available to give more in-depth looks at supported systems!

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Get Retroarch here: https://retroarch.com/?page=platforms

Check out our Mac Retroarch playlist for more tutorials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGTaokZjTu7ga5xr9usZrVxsZx789YjU-

Retroarch BIOS Hub: https://docs.libretro.com/library/bios/

Learn how to dump BIOS and game files in our guides: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGTaokZjTu7i7JfW2YuVZ0lkwPDtPvxwR

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0:00 - Purpose
0:09 - Intro
0:55 - Download Retroarch
1:22 - Move The Application Wherever You Want To Store It
2:03 - Open Retroarch
2:18 - Controller Support
2:43 - Run Retroarch In Full Screen
3:00 - Change Input Settings (Main Menu Button Scheme)
3:46 - Change HotKey Settings
4:42 - Where To Remap Controls If Needed
4:59 - Adjust Rumble
5:02 - Adjust Video Settings (Scaling/Aspect Ratio)
5:51 - HDR Output
6:31 - Adjust Vsync/Frame Delay/Black Frame Insertion
7:25 - Turn On Preemptive Frames
7:56 - Auto Save/Load States
8:34 - How To Disable On-Screen Notifications
8:50 - Adjust Menu Item Visibility
9:33 - Note About AI Services
10:06 - Text To Speech For Menu Navigation
10:11 - Retro Achievment Setup
11:20 - Set A Username
11:34 - Save Settings
11:58 - Downloading Emulation Cores
12:39 - Game Loading Demo
13:35 - In-Game Hotkey Demo
14:18 - BIOS File Setup Demo
16:55 - Be Sure To Check Out My Core Videos For More In-Depth Core/BIOS/Game Setup
17:22 - Making Games Playlists
19:38 - Running Games From A Playlist
20:01 - Downloading Shaders/Overlays/Cheats
21:02 - Overlay/Shaders Demo
21:55 - Cheats Demo
23:33 - Outro/Support

Video transitions made by Zachary of andyshat.com

This video was possible thanks to my friends that support me on Patreon.

Pikmonoh, Joerg L, Fedaa M, Zerro0713, SMWiz, McClaz, John M, Will D, Russ C, Elvin R, HamsterGT, Fredrick D, DJ_Femur, Mister Lindon, Turtleback, Quaveiyon L, and Harry V

Any footage captured from retro console hardware (not emulation) has been done so using the RetroTink 5X from Mike Chi. This amazing device provides the best-looking footage I have ever worked with up to resolutions of 1440P! If you are interested in giving your own setup an upgrade go support Mike and check out https://www.retrotink.com/

Thanks For Watching!

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