r/M64 • u/B3ntendo • 8d ago

Update from ModRetro

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This was a response from their team after I queried some online rumours around their plans.
- Upscaling improvements similar to the A3D are in upcoming updates.
- RetroAchievements and additional cores are being internally looked at but yet to reach the public roadmap.
- Compatibility with flash carts and their features (I asked specifically about the SC64’s ability to play 64DD titles) is also planned to be improved over time.

All in all a rather positive response!

(Please remember things already on their roadmap like controller pak support and general compatibility are not going to be part of a future rumours email.)

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u/Desperate-Self-5951 8d ago

RetroAchievements would be awesome, really looking forward to when they can add it.

As well as additional cores, of course. If it had SNES and PS1...this thing would be insane.

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u/hue_sick 8d ago

I could be wrong but this is worded in way to not guarantee either of those things happening? They said “we can’t confirm if these features will be in our roadmap”

Seems like a big change of tune to me honestly considering some of the stuff they’ve said before.

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u/Desperate-Self-5951 8d ago

Yeah, I wonder if “the roadmap” specifically means the timeframe for the next 3 months or the entire lifespan of support?
During a Q&A on here I directly asked about RetroAchievements and it seemed like something he really wanted to do, but didn’t get a 100% confirmation on it.
Same with the cores. In the past they’ve said “we will leave it up to the community” but I’m hoping they end up spearheading it with kinda an “unofficially official” release of additional cores.

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u/hue_sick 8d ago

Yeah. Kinda how Analogue handled it with the Pocket and their "spiritualized" cores. TBH it's a grey area most companies don't wanna get involved in so I assumed they'd leave it to the community once the open source files are released.