Quick Start - Retroarch Mega Bezel Packs

• SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
• INSTALLATION
  • STEP 1: INSTALL AND CONFIG RETROARCH FRONTEND
  • STEP 2: INSTALL HSM MEGA BEZEL REFLECTION SHADER
  • STEP 3: INSTALL THENAMEC MEGA BEZEL PACK
  • STEP 4: (OPTIONAL) INSTALL RETROARCH COMMODORE CORES
• LOAD A PRESET

TheNamec Mega Bezel Packs are designed to be easy to pick up for everyone, being them RetroArch newcomers or skilled users.

Follow the step-by-step installation instructions for a trouble-less quick start.

Please carefully read requirements, before you start and frequently asked questions sections before asking for support.

[3.1] SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

To enjoy TheNamec Retrogaming Packs you need to install:

• RetroArch v1.9.8 or later
• HSM_Bezel_Reflection_V_0.9.106_2022-03-24_Rev_1 or later
• TheNamec Retrogaming Packs

[3.2] INSTALLATION

STEP 1: INSTALL AND CONFIG RETROARCH FRONTEND

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1. Download latest release from RetroArch official site (v.1.9.8 or later required)
2. Install according to your Operative System

IMPORTANT: configure RetroArch for use with HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader:

3. Main Menu -> Settings -> Video -> Output set Video to Vulkan (best performance)
4. Main Menu -> Settings -> Video -> Scaling set Integer Scale to OFF
5. Main Menu -> Settings -> Video -> Scaling set Aspect Ratio to FULL
6. Main Menu -> settings -> Config set Save config on exit to ON
7. Main Menu -> Restart RetroArch
8. (after restart) Main Menu -> settings -> Config set back Save config on exit to OFF

ℹ️ Note: refer to Official Libretro Docs for updated Frontend Installation and Cores Installation step-by-step instructions for each supported OS.

STEP 2: INSTALL HSM MEGA BEZEL REFLECTION SHADER

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1. Download latest release from HSM Mega Bezel Reflection Shader (V_0.9.106_2022-03-24_Rev_1 or later required)
2. Copy shader folder from the archive to RetroArch root
3. You're done!

STEP 3: INSTALL THENAMEC MEGA BEZEL PACK

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1. Download latest release from TheNamec Retrogaming Packs (Release Candidate 2 or later required)
2. Copy the pack folder from the archive to RetroArch root
3. You're done!

ℹ️ *Note: you'll find my presets in the shaders/Mega_Bezel_Community/megabezel-commodore-pack

STEP 4: (OPTIONAL) INSTALL RETROARCH COMMODORE CORES

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RetroArch requires specific plugins called cores to enable AMIGA, COMMODORE64 and VIC20 games:

• Commodore - Amiga (PUAE)
• Commodore - C64 (VICE x64, fast), Commodore - C64 (VICE x64sc, accurate)
• Commodore - VIC-20 (VICE xvic)

Cores installation is easily done from within RetroArch interface.

Launch RetroArch and use the 'Core Downloader' tool to automatically install recommended cores: PUAE for Amiga, VICE_x64 for Commodore64 and VICE_xvic for VIC20/VC20:

• Install and launch RetroArch
• Main menu -> Online updater -> Core Downloader
• Select your core of choice (PUAE, VICE_x64 and VICE_xvic)
• RetroArch will download and install the core automatically

ℹ️ Note: AMIGA emulation requires copyrighted BIOS files with specific MD5 checksums. Please refer to PUAE Core Docs for more info and remember: Google is your friend 🔍

ℹ️ Note: you can use Mega Bezel Retrogaming Packs with any core, but it would be quite sacrilegious to play a Mario Bros game with a Commodore64 graphics preset, isn't it? 👾

[3.3] LOAD A PRESET

You can easily load a pre-made preset for an hassle-free experience:

• Launch a game
• Quick Menu -> Shaders -> Load Shader Preset -> shaders_slang -> bezel -> thenamec -> choose a platform -> choose a preset
• Wait a couple seconds for the preset to load and... bam! You're done.
• Quick Menu -> Resume and enjoy enhanced gaming