I have tried every possible setting combination and have tried to look it up online, but anytime i load a gameboy advance game into retroarch on my Anbernic RG DS, the fast forward does not work. I'd set the speed to 0x, 2x, 4x, nothing changes and when i toggle fast forward on, the game itself does not speed up, but the music does.

Has anyone run into this issue? I also cannot figure out how to get rid of the hotkey toggle to make it so i can just press one button to toggle fast forward.

I have retroarch on my phone and the fast forward function works great, but i cannot get it to work on the anbernic RG DS. Anyone know what the solution is? Thanks!

So there are a lot of options in 2026 to do this, but i'm not sure which is the best route.

Cheapest option for me is the Super Gameboy for SNES as i already have a couple SNES consoles. But the frame rate is sped up slightly, and it doesn't play GBC or GBA games. But this option is $30-35.

Then i have the gamboy player for the Gamecube. Player and disc run about $230 now. I can mod my Gamecube and just get a player for $65, and this way i can play all GB, GBC, and GBA games. Cons are the the input lag from buttons, but it seems the GBI interface when used with Swiss can solve most of this problem.

Then i can get a GB operator for about $60 if i'm willing to wait a month or 2. This would be a $60 option and would allow me to play my GB, GBC, and GBA games on my computer/TV. The ability to back up saves is crucial as i tend to play pokemon 95% of the time. But it's an emulator and not REAL hardware.

Which option would you go with? I'm ignoring the analog pocket and it's docking capabilities due to the cost.

I use Linux Mint and Lutris and i do own all these games, but lost the key or CD over the years. So i wanted to install them on my little Dell Optiplex with an 6th gen i5 and 32gb of ram with integrated intel graphics 730.

You can get any game you want through Archive.org or myabandonware. If you have the .ISO image, just mount it via Image Disk Mounter and use the "i have a windows executable i want to install" through lutris. Find the setup.exe or similarly named .exe file in the iso as the executable for lutris to open. It should install normally like on any windows computer, but create a windows style folder format in it's own folder on your /home folder.

DO NOT LAUNCH THE GAME BEFORE CONFIGURING. You will need to most likely change the game to 32 bit, change the runner options if it doesn't boot with the default Wine runner. You can try Proton, or the System 9, and usually one of them will work. You will also need to change the path of the executable to the correct autorun exe in the folder. Sometimes they can be hard to find, but look in the APPs folders and every folder and for instance Sim City 3000 unlimited was just SCU3.exe and that is the .exe i needed to launch the game correctly.

Some games require winetricks to be enabled, so you can click that box if the game doesn't launch. Same with DGvoodoo, some games like Carmageddon 2 and Sim City 4 only work well with DGvoodoo.

Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 needs a CD unless you use OpenRCT2, which is a fan made software that works amazing for rollercoaster tycoon and all the expansions. Thanks to the OpenRCT2 creators!

There is an option to make a game windowed and lutris says the option is not supported, but this option is the only way i was able to get Windows Space Cadet Pinball to work.

Game keys can be found many times in the comment sections of archive.org, or you can look up the game on ebay and many sellers will show the key/code on the back of the CD case that you can use.

I have 14 games installed so far and keep finding new games to add. Many of the games run better than they ever did on my old windows equipment.

Any questions, just let me know. But look up tutorials on youtube for step by step instructions and if you run into a problem, let me know.

Games i currently have working 100% Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
CnC Tiberian Sun
Red Alert
Red Alert 2
The Sims complete collection
Sim City 3000 Unlimited
Sim City 4 Deluxe
Carmageddon Max Pack
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Carmageddon TDR 2000
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack
Windows Space Cadet Pinball
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete

Sid Meier's Sim Golf does not work and has many rendering issues as the grass does not show.

I finally replaced my old SONY projector TV which had perfect connections for all my old and new consoles. HDMI, component and composite. Since no new TV's come with composite connections, we are all left to either buy a converter, mod our consoles for HDMI, or buy an older TV. Most of these options aren't cheap or easy.

I have a modded Wii, Wii u, Xbox, and Xbox 360. The Modded Wii u replaced my modded Wii since i can play all my gamecube, wii, and wii u games on my Wii u AND since it's via HDMI, all the games look fantastic!

My Modded Xbox 360 replaced my xbox as it can play almost all xbox games and all 360 games. Both consoles can also emulate all retro consoles, so 2 modded consoles can replaced over a dozen retail consoles.

I'm not much of a Sony guy, so haven't modded any of my Playstations, but that may be next.

For playing original hardware i got a $40 Insignia Converter from Best buy that works great for NES-N64 and everything in between. But for the 2000's consoles, they all looked horrible through the converter. Modded consoles make all my old games look better than they ever have.

I have never seen SSX Tricky so clear and detailed!

And now i don't have to spend $450 on a retrotink!