When in doubt try using a No Intro Rom or a Redump disc image as those are typically the hashes used. Using the correct hash is the most important part of the process, only the exact hash will enable Achievements. This will display all the information on the current running ROM including the hash. To check the hash of your ROM, go to the Quick Menu while the ROM is running and select Information: To figure out which hash you're looking for, most games will have an official forum topic that specifies what hashes are compatible:Īlternatively, if there aren't any details on the official forum topic you can go to the game page and select 'Supported Game Files' to figure out which dumps are compatible: RetroAchievements uses hashes to make sure ROMs are compatible with the Achievement set and that they have not been tampered with to enable cheating. The hash or checksum of a ROM is a string of numbers and characters that is unique to each dumping of a ROM. The most important part of setting up RetroAchievements is making sure you have the right hash.

Scroll down to the 'Cores Compatibility' section to figure out what core is required for the system you're interested in or if you can use your preferred core fore achievements. If you are wondering what cores are compatible for which system, please visit: Notable Achievement Cores not available on Steam:īeetle Cygne - Wonderswan/Wonderswan Color Please see this guide if you currently have the regular version of Retroarch Installed:Īnd this guide if you want new cores without installing regular Retroarch: If your system of choice isn't listed, it is possible to import other cores not available on Steam. We now need to download a Sega Saturn emulator core. Step 2 Download Sega Saturn ‘Beetle’ Core. Genesis Plus GX - Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Sega CD, SG-1000įinal Burn Neo - Arcade, ColecoVision, MSX/MSX2, PC Engine - TurboGrafx-16 Once you have these downloaded, open up your RetroArch application folder and go to the ‘System’ folder, you then need to copy or move both of these. Of the initial 10 cores on Steam, these are the ones that offer achievements: Only specific cores have achievement functionality.

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