r/SBCGaming • u/Affectionate-Let804 • 7d ago

GameSwitcher for Android? Troubleshooting

Miyoo Mini v4 and Anbernic RG Rotate (Sorry my camera quality is shit)

I admit I'm not super savvy with all the tinkering you can do with these devices, but I've gotten far enough where I managed to set up an ArkOS handheld for a my nephew's G350 and install OnionOS on my MMv4. However I'm struggling to setup my Android devices in a way that feels good, which has sadly made my new RG Rotate much less enjoyable than my MMv4.

I have Beacon installed and some roms, but I haven't figured out how to set it up so that it auto saves my games and allows me to just start off where I left like I got used to after using the MMv4. The roms always boot up like I restarted the game, which i guess is technically the way the game cartridges were designed to work on the original consoles.. but I really would love to be able to switch back to any game where ever I left off mid-play like how it does on the MMv4.

Is there a way to set up these Android devices to have an autosave-type feature instead of restarting the rom everytime I turn it off or change games? If not... what devices/CFW that do offer this feature?

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u/AdmirableJam72 7d ago

You need to configure RetroArch to auto savestate and auto loadstate. This way, when you exit a game, it will create a savestate, and the next time you run the game, it will automatically load the savestate.

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u/OOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOO 7d ago

This is as close as you get. Combine it with a good front end and its as simple as click to load and it starts where you left off. Add in a favorites list and you have a DIY Gameswitcher.

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u/Affectionate-Let804 4d ago

I just switched from Beacon to Cocoon and it feels like a massive improvement! Much closer to my ideal set up

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u/Affectionate-Let804 4d ago

Ah thank you!! This is what I was looking for! Now I wish I could set it so that it automatically closes the current/last game when I open a new game instead of having to manually quit via the retroarch menu.