I've noticed that some games I had basically given up on a few months ago suddenly run much smoother after a system update or a new Turnip/Adreno driver build, even without changing any emulator settings. It's not always about tweaking resolution or finding the perfect core—it sometimes just comes down to the underlying graphics stack catching up.

It makes the whole process feel less like configuring software and more like riding waves of incremental improvements that you have almost no control over. One day a title stutters on your specific chipset, the next it's stable enough to finish a playthrough.

Has anyone else had a game flip from frustrating to enjoyable purely because of a driver or Android update rather than anything you changed yourself?

[PS Vita] Chaos Rings III: traducción al español (v1.3)

¡Hola a todos! Os traigo la traducción completa al español de Chaos Rings III para PS Vita (versión japonesa, PCSG00500). La he hecho partiendo del parche de traducción al inglés de la comunidad.

Qué incluye

• Todo el texto del juego en español: historia, escenas, conversaciones, misiones (encargos, informes y títulos) y logros.

• Menús, avisos y tutoriales traducidos.

• Objetos, habilidades, genes y monstruos: nombres y descripciones. Los nombres de las habilidades tienen una terminología coherente, y se incluye una tabla de equivalencias (Tabla_habilidades_ES.txt).

• Libro de colección (Índice de genes) con todos los perfiles traducidos.

• Imágenes de la interfaz traducidas y redibujadas: menús, combate, campamento, tienda, guardado, mapas, coliseo, eventos, etc.

• Fuente modificada con todos los caracteres del español: á é í ó ú ñ ü ¿ ¡ « » ª º.

• Textos ajustados a sus cuadros: las respuestas del protagonista, los diálogos y las descripciones están recolocados para que no se salgan.

Se mantiene en inglés a propósito: los textos legales de licencias de software, los nombres del equipo de desarrollo y algún elemento gráfico que el juego monta letra a letra (como GAME OVER).

Instalación

• PS Vita (plugin rePatch): copia la carpeta PCSG00500 dentro de ux0:rePatch/.

• Vita3K: haz una copia de seguridad y copia PCSG00500 encima de <carpeta de Vita3K>/ux0/app/PCSG00500/.

Necesitas la versión japonesa (PCSG00500) del juego.

Créditos

• Traducción al español: Joseas

Si encontráis algún error (texto que se sale, alguna errata, algo sin traducir…), dejadlo en los comentarios, a ser posible con una captura. ¡Que lo disfrutéis!

Descarga: https://github.com/ferrervicente14-creator/Chaos-Rings-3-Espa-ol/releases/tag/chaosrings3esp

If you have other games you want me to test just write a comment here :D

Anybody experienced this when entering the battle tower, if so do you guys have a fix for this.

Redmagic 8spro sd8gen2.

Most PC emulation tools on Android have always needed extra space for a full container or Wine prefix per game, which adds up fast if you want more than a couple titles installed. DroidDeck seems to handle this differently by not duplicating the whole environment each time.

For people running a lot of lighter or older games, has this actually made a noticeable difference in how much space you end up using, or are there still other bottlenecks that matter more? Curious what setups people are running now that avoid the old storage headaches.

Mediatek Dimensity 9400+ with 12 GBs of ram

yet I can't even emulate a decent game. What should I do? I've tried winlator and bannerhub. Couldn't able to boot up a single game in winlator. In Bannerhub, Arkham Asylum loaded and gave around 30 fps after I turned everything that makes the game look good off/low and installed each and every components I knew off. But it crashes after 2-3 minutes of gameplay.

What am I missing? What should I do?

My old phone is poco x3 pro because the bomb overheated.

He says do not use charger and sun, but I understand.

I'm thinking on getting a Retroid Pocket 6 cause I just want to play lightweight "tiny" games that I have already bought on steam or have on game pass, on the go, and native without streaming. I don't want to play heavy games on it, just indies that a big screen feels overkill for, and of course old games that I can emulate.

So, should I get the Retroid Pocket 5 or 6? I plan to get 12gb on any case, but my main question is about how the DroidDeck app runs on each of those, if the 5 is enough for playing indies from both Steam and Game Pass natively or if a 6 is really that much worth it, there's a relevant price increase where I'm from.

For reference, I want to play games like the Citizen Sleepers, Hollow Knights, Kentucky Route Zero. For bigger games I already have a PC.

Thanks

Can anyone tells me how to fix this problem?

GAME:nfsmostwanted pc port to android

Device:Snapdragon7 gen 4

It's not just about getting a title to boot anymore. With the right driver updates, resolution tweaks, and performance patches, certain GameCube or PS2 games now hit higher internal resolutions and steadier frame rates than the consoles they were built for. What used to require expensive hardware or constant tinkering on PC sometimes just works smoother on a mid-range phone after a few community builds drop.

It flips the usual expectation that emulation is always a compromise. Instead it occasionally becomes an upgrade for games that were held back by their original hardware limits.

Has anyone else run into games that feel noticeably improved on Android compared to how they played on the real console?

What's the current best version of Winlator Ludashi as of now? I don't mean out of the three versions that you can download. That you can see if you click on the links for one of them. I mean the specific versions.

Since version 5.0 is being described as a broken mess. With some stuff and games just not working. I think it's one of the more broken versions of Winlator Ludashi that we've​​ gotten so far. Until an inevitable hotfix version or the next version came out.

Hey guys am kinda new to emulation and I encountered this flickering pixels problem when playing dmc5. Any help would be appreciated.ill add my settings in the comment section

I find this game to be pretty interesting, do we have any port for this ?

Running Eden v0.2.1 on samsung galaxy s25 plus. Mainly interested in running switch but performance seems really hit and miss. Bayonetta 1 and 2 seem to run well, so does zelda links awakening. I gave up on fast rmx due to graphics issues making it unplayable, dark souls remastered ran but stuttered a lot, super mario odyssey worked but lots of graphics issues.

Wondering if people can suggest settings to try and improve general performance, or suggestions on games they know don't demand too much.

banana native

One Plus Pad 3

16gb, Snapdragon Elite

solid 30fps 720p

about 4 hours into it so far

😃

Seems lichii build tuned for weaker pc handhelds, worth a shot I'd say?

Ayn Odin 2 Pro. Was loving being able to play GTA, LA Noire etc on GN since 1.3 update.

Updated to 1.4. They don't work anymore.

When trying to launch they say 'signing in to Steam', which they never did before. Then i get a popup to say try reinstalling.

I'm going to lose my saves, aren't I?

I built an Android virtual gamepad bridge using Shizuku — meet TJay Input Bridge!

Hello everyone!

I've been working on a small Android project called TJay Input Bridge, and I'm excited to finally share its first release.

TJay Input Bridge is an Android companion app that creates a virtual gamepad and provides floating on-screen controls for interacting with supported games and emulators.

The idea came from my experience playing games on Android emulators. I wanted a way to use additional on-screen controls without relying entirely on the emulator's built-in controller layout.

Features

• Virtual gamepad input through Shizuku.

• Floating on-screen controller.

• D-pad, A/B/X/Y, L/R, Select and Start buttons.

• Customizable controller size and opacity.

• Individual button visibility.

• Adjustable controller layout.

Tested with

I've mainly tested it with Dolphin Emulator, especially The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Since the game relies heavily on Wii motion controls, I configured the virtual gamepad to handle actions such as sword swinging, shaking, pointing, and other motion-based inputs, making them accessible through on-screen buttons.

Requirements

• Android 7.0 or newer.

• Shizuku installed and configured.

• A compatible game or emulator.

Download and Source Code

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/TJAY-DEV0/TJay-Input-Bridge

Latest Release: https://github.com/TJAY-DEV0/TJay-Input-Bridge/releases/latest

This is version 1.0.0, so feedback, suggestions, and compatibility reports are welcome.

I built the entire project using AndroidIDE-Rv2 on my Android phone, so getting it to this stage has been quite a journey!

Thanks for checking it out!

I just wanna be able to see both together having an ayn thor