Do you know about OpenEmu? It rocks.
OpenEmu
Console and Arcade video game emulator for macOS.
openemu.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Do you know about OpenEmu? It rocks.
interesting! I've always used openemu (it has a nice old school iTunes-like interface) or retroarch on Mac but I'm a fan of higan/bsnes so if Ares is associated with it I'll have to check it out, thanks!
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
interesting! I've always used openemu (it has a nice old school iTunes-like interface) or retroarch on Mac but I'm a fan of higan/bsnes so if Ares is associated with it I'll have to check it out, thanks!
all I want is OpenEmu to be freed from Mac
September 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
all I want is OpenEmu to be freed from Mac
OpenEmu just deleted itself from my computer what the hell??? I don't even know when that happened
September 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
OpenEmu just deleted itself from my computer what the hell??? I don't even know when that happened
I use OpenEmu, which I thiiiink uses ZSNES as its SNES program.
August 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I use OpenEmu, which I thiiiink uses ZSNES as its SNES program.
August 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I tried RetroArch on Steam as well as standalone. Hated it. I love OpenEmu, but it's Mac only (and I do have a decent one at that)
August 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I tried RetroArch on Steam as well as standalone. Hated it. I love OpenEmu, but it's Mac only (and I do have a decent one at that)
Taking my first little vacation with only a MacBook. I've made sure OOTP is up to date, and moved my Voluntarios save over. Also, installed OpenEmu, connected my 8BitDo 64 controller and copied over my N64 wrestling ROMs.
August 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Taking my first little vacation with only a MacBook. I've made sure OOTP is up to date, and moved my Voluntarios save over. Also, installed OpenEmu, connected my 8BitDo 64 controller and copied over my N64 wrestling ROMs.
OpenEmu not supporting runahead and IINA not supporting Dolby Vision makes me feel like Mac software is pretty much over. at least Sky.app is somewhat better for bsky than Beeskie on Windows?
August 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
OpenEmu not supporting runahead and IINA not supporting Dolby Vision makes me feel like Mac software is pretty much over. at least Sky.app is somewhat better for bsky than Beeskie on Windows?
I'll have to check it out. I still have my GBA Adapter for my GameCube. But really, I'm an OpenEmu user, so...
August 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I'll have to check it out. I still have my GBA Adapter for my GameCube. But really, I'm an OpenEmu user, so...
tampoco los quiero ver habla de que el XrossMediaBar de PS3 era feo cuando aceptamos que RetroArch se vea igual.
Ojalá crezcan, se saquen el miedo de jugar en mac y puedan probar OpenEmu.
Ojalá crezcan, se saquen el miedo de jugar en mac y puedan probar OpenEmu.
August 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
tampoco los quiero ver habla de que el XrossMediaBar de PS3 era feo cuando aceptamos que RetroArch se vea igual.
Ojalá crezcan, se saquen el miedo de jugar en mac y puedan probar OpenEmu.
Ojalá crezcan, se saquen el miedo de jugar en mac y puedan probar OpenEmu.
Oh I just found out that retrobat has a major feature that openemu doesnt have: retroachievements. It gamifies old games with easier and more satisfying things to do than just "beat the game". I havent used it in a while but heres my profile page retroachievements.org/user/JudgeGr...
JudgeGroovyman
JudgeGroovyman Profile
retroachievements.org
August 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Oh I just found out that retrobat has a major feature that openemu doesnt have: retroachievements. It gamifies old games with easier and more satisfying things to do than just "beat the game". I havent used it in a while but heres my profile page retroachievements.org/user/JudgeGr...
What is OpenEmu?
August 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What is OpenEmu?
@judgegroovyman.bsky.social Do you know if there's anything like OpenEmu for Windows, something that doesn't require you to go out and source all the cores yourself?
August 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@judgegroovyman.bsky.social Do you know if there's anything like OpenEmu for Windows, something that doesn't require you to go out and source all the cores yourself?
(I use OpenEmu as my emulator, and Vimm’s Lair and Internet Archive to get the actual ROMs, and haven’t had any problems. But I use Mac and stick to old, simple stuff: Atari 2600 and 5200, NES, SNES, Turbografx-16, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Boy Colour, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS)
August 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
(I use OpenEmu as my emulator, and Vimm’s Lair and Internet Archive to get the actual ROMs, and haven’t had any problems. But I use Mac and stick to old, simple stuff: Atari 2600 and 5200, NES, SNES, Turbografx-16, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Boy Colour, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS)
just checked an i can confirm is IS NOT me firstcommit.is/hacknug
(openemu was such a cool project 💖)
(openemu was such a cool project 💖)
firstcommit.is - @hacknug
The first commit of hacknug on GitHub
firstcommit.is
July 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
just checked an i can confirm is IS NOT me firstcommit.is/hacknug
(openemu was such a cool project 💖)
(openemu was such a cool project 💖)
All-in-one emulators are perhaps the only example of Mac beating Windows when it comes to gaming, because OpenEmu is so much better than Retroarch.
this bsky tweet is lost media now but it's true and important
July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
All-in-one emulators are perhaps the only example of Mac beating Windows when it comes to gaming, because OpenEmu is so much better than Retroarch.
Exceptions being a few emulators on iOS, and OpenEmu.
To be clear though, the gripe here is that they advertise NetPlay as a supported feature, yet on the Nintendo side, some of the cores most likely to be used with NP are unsupported under RA specifically for NetPlay, despite emulator support.
To be clear though, the gripe here is that they advertise NetPlay as a supported feature, yet on the Nintendo side, some of the cores most likely to be used with NP are unsupported under RA specifically for NetPlay, despite emulator support.
July 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Exceptions being a few emulators on iOS, and OpenEmu.
To be clear though, the gripe here is that they advertise NetPlay as a supported feature, yet on the Nintendo side, some of the cores most likely to be used with NP are unsupported under RA specifically for NetPlay, despite emulator support.
To be clear though, the gripe here is that they advertise NetPlay as a supported feature, yet on the Nintendo side, some of the cores most likely to be used with NP are unsupported under RA specifically for NetPlay, despite emulator support.
(Saying this all in good faith here. I'm not touching OpenEmu as a deeper topic for your sake.)
July 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
(Saying this all in good faith here. I'm not touching OpenEmu as a deeper topic for your sake.)
In general, RA feels scuffed any time I have had a need to touch it. And projects LIKE OpenEmu prove something like RA but with a minimum level of polish IS possible.
Like, all my gripes personally are founded in active detriments that have prevented me from using it as intended.
Like, all my gripes personally are founded in active detriments that have prevented me from using it as intended.
July 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In general, RA feels scuffed any time I have had a need to touch it. And projects LIKE OpenEmu prove something like RA but with a minimum level of polish IS possible.
Like, all my gripes personally are founded in active detriments that have prevented me from using it as intended.
Like, all my gripes personally are founded in active detriments that have prevented me from using it as intended.
the RA devs are shit and most of the rest of the criticism about RA comes from halo-effect bad-faith reinterpretations of fact. (for instance, there are like three UI cores built into it.) it is mostly fine.
OpenEmu should come to platforms that people actually play games on.
OpenEmu should come to platforms that people actually play games on.
July 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
the RA devs are shit and most of the rest of the criticism about RA comes from halo-effect bad-faith reinterpretations of fact. (for instance, there are like three UI cores built into it.) it is mostly fine.
OpenEmu should come to platforms that people actually play games on.
OpenEmu should come to platforms that people actually play games on.
I've heard the RA devs are shit, their UI is Dollar Tree PlayStation XMB, and their cores lack some of the basic features of the full fat emulators they stem from.
It's a joke piece of software. You're better off just downloading the full emulators.
Or if you're on Mac, OpenEmu is an option.
It's a joke piece of software. You're better off just downloading the full emulators.
Or if you're on Mac, OpenEmu is an option.
this bsky tweet is lost media now but it's true and important
July 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I've heard the RA devs are shit, their UI is Dollar Tree PlayStation XMB, and their cores lack some of the basic features of the full fat emulators they stem from.
It's a joke piece of software. You're better off just downloading the full emulators.
Or if you're on Mac, OpenEmu is an option.
It's a joke piece of software. You're better off just downloading the full emulators.
Or if you're on Mac, OpenEmu is an option.
Further experimentation: I decided to see if Jaguar Doom runs properly in RetroArch, as OpenEmu always had issues with it. The answer: no, it does not. As with OpenEmu, the game itself takes up only half the window so everything's squashed (though the status bar displays normally).
Started messing around with RetroArch again because I wanted to see if it works any better on this Mac than it did on my old one, so far the answer is yes but it's definitely got some quirks that are hard to get used to.
July 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Further experimentation: I decided to see if Jaguar Doom runs properly in RetroArch, as OpenEmu always had issues with it. The answer: no, it does not. As with OpenEmu, the game itself takes up only half the window so everything's squashed (though the status bar displays normally).
EP 704, the Dark Side with @potatowire @bittner: We're deep in #emulator heaven this week: #PPSSPP, #Delta, #OpenEMU, and the #Anbernic handheld. Plus: orchestral #MegaMan, #JohnWilliams, & the #WipeoutXL soundtrack still slaps. Plus what's the deal with women & #microwaves? gog.show/704 #podcast
July 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
EP 704, the Dark Side with @potatowire @bittner: We're deep in #emulator heaven this week: #PPSSPP, #Delta, #OpenEMU, and the #Anbernic handheld. Plus: orchestral #MegaMan, #JohnWilliams, & the #WipeoutXL soundtrack still slaps. Plus what's the deal with women & #microwaves? gog.show/704 #podcast