Release Notes

Welcome to the Panda Conspiracy release!

What's new?

• Newly added Libretro cores (all devices):
  • flycast 2021 (Sega Dreamcast / Naomi, Atomiswave)
  • MAME 2016 (0.174 rom set)
  • beetle_pce (NEC Engine / PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx 16 / TurboGrafx CD / SuperGrafx)
  • DOSBox Core (MS-DOS)
  • duckstation (Sony Playstation)
  • fake-08 (Pico-8)
  • ep128emu (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Enterprise 64/128, Videoton TVC)
  • emuscv (Epoch Super Cassette Vision)
  • jaxe (CHIP-8)
  • wasm-4 (WASM-4)
  • lowresnx (LowRes NX)
  • mojozork (Z-Machine)
• Newly added Libretro cores (RG552 only):
  • bsnes (Nintento Game Boy / Game Boy Color / MSU-1 / SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • beetle-snes (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes2014 performance (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes2014 balanced (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes mercury performance (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes mercury balanced (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • mesen (Nintento NES / Famicom)
  • mesen-s (Nintento Game Boy / Game Boy Color / MSU-1 / SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
• Added new options and some new supported cores for RetroRun
• Added an utility to set the time offline
• Added an utility to migrate Libretro PPSSPP core save files to its new location

What has changed?

• Updated RetroArch to v1.14.0
• Updated SDL2 to v2.26.2
• Updated most Libretro cores and standalone emulators to their latest version
• Updated MAME - Current core (0.251 rom set)
• Updated RetroRun for better system performance
• Removed DOSBox SVN core in favor of DOSBox Core
• Some improvements were done to RetroArch's GUI for RG552 (Battery support + proper UI scaling)
• Set default deadzone for Raze, ECWolf, Mupen64plus standalone
• Added m3u support for mplayer
• Updated community shaders
• Libretro PPSSPP core save files are now stored in the PPSSPP standalone folder /roms/gamedata/ppsspp
• General system stability and performance improvements to enhance the user's experience

Fixes:

• Fixed SDL2 cursor issue on 640x480+ devices
• Fixed anti-piracy detection on some PSP games
• Fixed issue on the 351P where the audio was too low
• Fixed issue with volume control not working
• Fixed skip/back on mplayer with the 351P
• Fixed performance regression of yabasanshiro emulator in 20230131 Panda Conspiracy release

Things to do after an upgrade:

• If you've used the Libretro PPSSPP core before, move your save files with the PPSSPP migration tool to its new location.

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are four different images below, one for the RG351P/M, RG351V, RG351MP and RG552!

If you download the incorrect image for your device, it will not boot! If you are unsure, use the the following links:
New Installations (.img.gz): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552
Upgrades (place in /storage/roms/update): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552

Release Notes

Welcome to the Panda Conspiracy release!

What's new?

• Newly added Libretro cores (all devices):
  • flycast 2021 (Sega Dreamcast / Naomi, Atomiswave)
  • MAME 2016 (0.174 rom set)
  • beetle_pce (NEC Engine / PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx 16 / TurboGrafx CD / SuperGrafx)
  • DOSBox Core (MS-DOS)
  • duckstation (Sony Playstation)
  • fake-08 (Pico-8)
  • ep128emu (Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Enterprise 64/128, Videoton TVC)
  • emuscv (Epoch Super Cassette Vision)
  • jaxe (CHIP-8)
  • wasm-4 (WASM-4)
  • lowresnx (LowRes NX)
  • mojozork (Z-Machine)
• Newly added Libretro cores (RG552 only):
  • bsnes (Nintento Game Boy / Game Boy Color / MSU-1 / SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • beetle-snes (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes2014 performance (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes2014 balanced (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes mercury performance (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • bsnes mercury balanced (Nintento SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
  • mesen (Nintento NES / Famicom)
  • mesen-s (Nintento Game Boy / Game Boy Color / MSU-1 / SNES / SFC / Satellaview)
• Added new options and some new supported cores for RetroRun
• Added an utility to set the time offline
• Added an utility to migrate Libretro PPSSPP core save files to its new location

What has changed?

• Updated RetroArch to v1.14.0
• Updated SDL2 to v2.26.2
• Updated most Libretro cores and standalone emulators to their latest version
• Updated MAME - Current core (0.251 rom set)
• Updated RetroRun for better system performance
• Removed DOSBox SVN core in favor of DOSBox Core
• Some improvements were done to RetroArch's GUI for RG552 (Battery support + proper UI scaling)
• Set default deadzone for Raze, ECWolf, Mupen64plus standalone
• Added m3u support for mplayer
• Updated community shaders
• Libretro PPSSPP core save files are now stored in the PPSSPP standalone folder /roms/gamedata/ppsspp
• General system stability and performance improvements to enhance the user's experience

Fixes:

• Fixed SDL2 cursor issue on 640x480+ devices
• Fixed anti-piracy detection on some PSP games
• Fixed issue on the 351P where the audio was too low
• Fixed issue with volume control not working
• Fixed skip/back on mplayer with the 351P

Things to do after an upgrade:

• If you've used the Libretro PPSSPP core before, move your save files with the PPSSPP migration tool to its new location.

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are four different images below, one for the RG351P/M, RG351V, RG351MP and RG552!

If you download the incorrect image for your device, it will not boot! If you are unsure, use the the following links:
New Installations (.img.gz): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552
Upgrades (place in /storage/roms/update): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552

Release Notes

Welcome to the Sanshiro Tower release!

What's new?

• RG552 is now supported in addition to RG351P/RG351M/RG351V/RG351MP
  • Fan profile support (RG552 specific option)
  • Web UI for viewing/managing games via web browser. Can be enabled in Network Settings (RG552 specific option)
• Added Art-Book-Next default theme with support for all devices
• Added zipped roms support for Mupen64plus standalone and RetroRun
• Added Launchbox Import to pull in LaunchBox 'export' folder
• Added Yabasanshiro standalone emulator (Sega Saturn)
• Added Piemu standalone emulator (Aquaplus P/ece)
• Added Hypseus-Singe standalone emulator (Daphne, Singe, American Laser Games)
• Added a5200 core (Atari 5200)
• Added puae2021 core (Amiga)
• Added Arduous core (Arduboy)
• Added SAME_CDI core (0.239 rom set) (Philips CD-i)
• Added virtualjaguar core (Atari Jaguar)
• Added new scraper source HFS-DB (https://db.hfsplay.fr/)
• Added new options for Mupen64plus standalone emulator, including new controller mapping options
• Added new options for Raze, GZDoom and LZDoom emulator
• Added new options for DraStic emulator, will now have settings on the EmulationStation menu for ease of use
• Added a few new options and some new supported cores for RetroRun
• Added new core for Atari 7800 (mame)
• Added new systems: Bit Corp Gamate, Casio PV-1000, Entex Adventure Vision, Epoch Game Pocket Computer, Hartung Game Master, TimeTop GameKing (MAME - Current core)
• Added community shader presets

What has changed?

• Updated RetroArch to v1.10.3
• Updated SDL2 to v2.0.22
• Updated most Libretro cores and standalone emulators to their latest version
• Updated MAME - Current core (0.244 rom set)
• Updated Flycast Libretro core (Sega Dreamcast, Sammy Atomiswave, Sega Naomi), improved performance with automatic frameskip
• Removed Hypseus standalone emulator
• Removed Daphne Libretro core
• Removed Yabasanshiro Libretro core in favor of the standalone version
• Replaced Daphne system by LaserDisc system which now includes support for Daphne, Singe, American Laser Games
  NOTE: existing data in daphne system folder will automatically be moved from daphne to laserdisc system folder
• Faster Game Launching - Game launching scripts rewritten from scratch for faster loading speed (and better maintainability)
• Launch scripts for Pico-8 and Scummvm scan have been moved to the tools section
• Pico-8 system uses now 64-bit Raspberry Pi binaries, make sure you place your pico8_64 and pico8.dat in the pico-8 system folder
• All ScummVM gamedata will be automatically moved from gamedata to scummvm system folder

Fixes:

• Fixed message on 'Backup' to say backing up instead of restoring
• Added Display timing fix to the tools section (RG351MP/V specific option)
• Fixed an issue where if you exited a game while rumble was on, it'd stay on until a reset or a reboot
• Fixed an issue where ScummVM's game scanner would sometimes create a nameless .scummvm file

Things to do after an upgrade:

• If you've used Pico-8 system before, remove pico8 and pico8_dyn from roms/pico-8 folder, add the pico8_64 and pico8.dat from the Pico-8 Raspberry Pi package (v0.2.4b or newer) to roms/pico-8 folder
• Rescan your ScummVM games with the script from tools section

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are four different images below, one for the RG351P/M, RG351V, RG351MP and RG552!

If you download the incorrect image for your device, it will not boot! If you are unsure, use the the following links:
New Installations (.img.gz): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552
Upgrades (place in /storage/roms/update): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP | RG552

Release Notes

What's new?

• RG351MP is now supported in addition to RG351P/RG351M/RG351V
  NOTE: some standalone emulators have not yet been fully adapted for the RG351MP, means controls may not work
• Pre-Configured Bezels Support: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Pokemon Mini, WonderSwan, Neo Geo Pocket and Supervision by default (see Wiki for details)
  • Configure/customize bezels (decorations) within Emulation Station.
  • Can override to use a specific system/game bezel
  • Overlays like: 'shadow' and 'grid' can be separately enabled/disabled - support for custom overlays.
  • Custom bezel support. Features supported by default bezel can all be used by custom bezels - including UI configuration
• Online updates have been re-enabled
  NOTE: you must still manually update to this release (.tar update or fresh .img.gz install)
  • 'beta' builds are created daily if there are changes. Works with online updates through the 'beta' channel.
• Enabled EmulationStation Save State Manager, manage/launch your saved games directly from EmulationStation
• Configuration of filters and shaders within EmulationStation
• Cloud Save Sync - new tool to allow saving/restoring saves from the cloud (uses rclone)
• PCSX-Rearmed rumble now includes weak rumble
• Added RetroRun configurable options via ES menu, hotkeys for FPS/screenshot identical to the RetroArch mapping
• Added Default 4:3 Theme - Art-Book with support for all systems
• Added GZDoom as main Doom system emulator (features full OpenGL ES acceleration)
• Added Build engine system with Raze emulator for Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Redneck Rampage, Shadow Warrior, Exhumed, NAM and WW2 GI (based on GZDoom tech)
• Added Drastic emulator without package download
• Added Mupen64plus standalone emulator
• Added native OpenBOR
• Added QuickNES core (NES, Famicom)
• Added Gearcoleco core (ColecoVision, requires colecovision.rom BIOS file)
• Added SMS Plus GX core (ColecoVision, requires BIOS.col BIOS file)
• Added FreeChaF core (Fairchild Channel F)
• Added Quasi88 core (NEC PC-88)
• Added X1 Millennium core (Sharp X1)
• Added SuFami Turbo as separate system
• Added MAME - Current core (0.237 rom set)
• Added FBAlpha 2019 core (0.2.97.44 rom set), in return unlisted fba4arm core was removed
• Added ScreenScraper support for pico-8 and ports
• Added PSX - m3u generator script
• Added 351Files single panel filemanager
• Updated themes (including downloadable themes) to support all systems

What has changed?

• Updated RetroArch to v1.9.13
• Updated most Libretro cores and standalone emulators to their latest version
• Removed CPS-1, CPS-2, CPS-3 systems please use the fbneo folder for these roms and enable automatic collections (https://351elec.de/FAQ#cps)
• Disable rumble that occurs during boot-up.
• EasyRPG core supports now compressed game folders with .zip and .easyrpg extension
• Added support for extended Retroachievements leaderboards options
• Improved game startup time (about 10-20% faster)
• RG351V usability improvements (works with RG351MP as well)
  • Volume buttons can now be 'held down' to continue changing volume.
  • Brightness can be adjusted with Fn + Vol up/down (RG351V) R3 + Vol up/down (RG351MP). Can also be 'held down' to continue changing brightness.
• Hostname is configurable via network settings
  • Samba share is synced with hostname and accessible via \\<hostname>\
• Brightness can be adjusted lower than before
• EmulationStation menu has been reworked to remove many unused/non-working options.
  • "Smooth Games" option in EmulationStation has changed to Bilinear Filtering to match retroarch
  • "libretro" cores are now called "retroarch" for clarity
• Improved DinguxCommander dual panel filemanager for RG351V
• Guru Meditation Error now shows more pertenant info through text_viewer
• Improved font sizes for console
• V mounts card of P/M as games if in slot 2
• Increase swapfile size
• Post-update script is now also run on 'restore'. Makes restoring from older backups less error prone
• Controls are no longer hard coded in retroarch.cfg. Instead, retroarch autoconfig is used. This makes the differing controls between M/P/V and MP easier to manage
• Tools moved to first in EmulationStation systems order
• Improved lzdoom overall performance

Things to do after an upgrade:

• Bezels now show up in screensavers for enabled systems (random video/slideshow). If you don't want this behavior, please turn off the Decorations for the screensaver (ES -> Main Menu -> UI Settings -> Screensaver Settings -> Decorations -> None)
• If you have created a custom es_systems configuration in the past and changed any <emulator> elements, you will need to make sure you are using retroarch instead of libretro as the emulator name

Fixes:

• Fixed RetroArch scaling factors for glui and ozone menu drivers so the text appears properly sized.
  NOTE: you may need to reset your scaling factor if you previously increased the value above 1.00 (menu_scale_factor in retroarch.cfg)
• Screensaver no longer restarts after sleep (#451)
• RG351V:
  • Restart while charging now works without getting stuck on charging screen
  • Fix incorrect CPU clock speed reported
  • Fix issue where unplugging/plugging in headphones during sleep could cause headphones/speakers to be out of sync
  • Display is running now with 60Hz
• Rumble works in:
  • Gambatte, PokeMini, px68k, TyrQuake
• Removed VBA-Next emulation core for GB/GBC as VBA-Next never supported GB/GBC
• Fixed color GBC/SGB Color Settings for Gambatte (#538)
• Fixed theme deletion not working (#392)
• Fixed Vectrex default screen ratio to 3/4 instead of 4/3
• Fixed some SDL issues
• Fixed lzdoom / ecwolf config reset bug
• Fixed Battery Icon blur on 4:3 devices
• Fixed wrongly assigned RetroRun key mappings (#499)

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are three different images below, one for the RG351P/M, RG351V and RG351MP!

If you download the incorrect image for your device, it will not boot! If you are unsure, use the the following links:
New Installations (.img.gz): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP
Upgrades (place in /storage/roms/update): RG351P/M | RG351V | RG351MP

Release Notes

Welcome to the Crazy Hedgehog release!
To update drop the correct P or V .tar file into games/update folder and reboot your device.

General:

• Removed ResidualVM (the game engines are now part of ScummVM standalone core)
• Removed mba_mini core from ES menu (core was never available in the image)
• Renamed Mednafen cores to Beetle (following official rebranding)
• Renamed DuckStation core to SwanStation (following official rebranding)
• Updated PCSX-ReARMed (performance and compatibility improvements)
• Updated O2EM core (Magnavox Odyssey²/Philips Videopac G7000), adds The Voice emulation, extract mainsamp.zip and sidsamp.zip content to roms/bios/voice folder
• Updated most Libretro cores and emulators to their latest version
• Updated RetroArch to v1.9.4
• Enabled left analogue as D-Pad where needed

New Stuff:

• Integrated RetroRun into the image, no more package download necessary
• Integrated Solarus game engine into the image and bumped to latest version
• Integrated EasyRPG fully into the image, runtime files are now automatically downloaded on first run
• Added Samba to the image (see network settings), access your device via Windows fileshare \\351ELEC\...
• Added new tools script to mount/unmount a USB drive connected to the OTG port
• Added LZDoom engine (including mod support), WIKI entry
• Added ECWolf (Wolfenstein 3D) engine (including mod support) WIKI entry
• Added several new RetroRun core options (Sega Saturn, Nintendo N64)
• Added MAME 2000 core (MAME4ALL) (0.37b5 rom set)
• Added MAME 2015 core (0.160 rom set)
• Added Beetle GBA core (Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
• Added Beetle Lynx core (Atari Lynx)
• Added Beetle Supafaust core (Nintendo SNES / SFC)
• Added SMS Plus GX core (Sega Master System / Game Gear)
• Added Genesis Plus GX Wide core (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis)
• Added RACE core (SNK Neo Geo Pocket / Neo Geo Pocket Color)
• Added freeJ2ME core (Java Platform 2 ME)
• Added fMSX core (MSX, MSX2)
• Added support for Mega Duck system
• Added second core option for ParaLLEl N64 (better performance for some games)
• Introduced new Gamepad to Keyboard Tool (gptokeyb) (thanks to Shantigilbert)
• Screenshots gallery: from now on all your screenshots will be placed in roms/screenshots, SELECT + B is now the screenshot button on RetroArch cores (only if you do a clean flash installation, or a RetroArch settings reset in DANGER ZONE)

Fixes:

• Rolled back Amiberry to last working v3.3 - This addresses #382
• Rolled back SDL2 to v2.0.10 - This addresses #221 #390
• Fixed MP3 background music in EmulationStation
• Fixed RetroArch timezone bug
• Fixed Yabasanshiro core (Sega Saturn)
• Fixed unwanted ES restart after plug/unplug of USB storage devices

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are two different images below, one for the RG351P/M and one for the RG351V!

If you download the incorrect image for your device, it will not boot! If you are unsure, use the the following links:
New Installations (.img.gz): RG351P/M | RG351V
Upgrades (place in games/update): RG351P/M | RG351V

Welcome to the 351ELEC Reborn Update!

Release Notes

Attention: over the air updates are currently disabled.
To update drop the .tar file into games/update folder and reboot your device.

General:

• PSX controller type now defaults to standard instead of dualshock
• Increased overall ES performance by deprecating emuelec-utils (thanks to Shantigilbert and dhwz and everyone involved!) - This increases the speed for opening "Advanced System Options" and "Advanced Game Options" in ES so you can more quickly set customizations that get applied to games. It also improves the speed at which games boot after launching them from ES.
• Updated Retroarch to v1.9.2
• Updated EasyRPG to v0.6.2.3 (thanks to dhwz) - This addresses #353
• Updated freeintv core version
• Moved emulator defaults to distribution.conf - Part of the work needed to create the speed increase noted above.
• Removed U-Boot scam warning

New Stuff:

• New emulator RetroRun (Flycast32) (currently only available via Downloads on P/M) (thanks to navy1978)
• New themes for the RG351V (thanks to Szalik and Cody)
• New emulator potator libretro core (Watara Supervision) (thanks to dhwz and konsumschaf)
• New es_systems.cfg handling (needs a bit explaining)
• Added new 351ELEC splash screens (for existing installations use the copy splash script in the tools section)

Fixes:

• ES timezone bug for certain areas has been corrected (thanks to zulhailmie)
• Fixed Retroarch downloads and ozone gui scaling (thanks to dhwz)
• Fixed brightness for P/M/V (thanks to konsumschaf)
• Fixed devilutionX mouse control (thanks to dhwz)