Libretro Emulation
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Tower Unite supports Libretro emulation via a collection of placeable and equippable items. Emulation support is currently experimental. An official tutorial can be found on the PixelTail Games forums.
Libretro Items
There are four main types of Libretro item:
- Game Cabinet - Has a screen included, can run emulated games.
- Lightgun Cabinet - Can play lightgun games on supported emulators.
- Game Console - No screen, must be connected to a media player to play.
- Handheld - Equippable game emulator.
And two unique Libretro items:
- Retro Gaming Cartridge - Can store a game and will load them onto a cabinet or console when thrown at it.
- Wireless Controller - Can start and control emulators from a distance.
All cartridges and game cabinets have Canvas support. Cartridges will also automatically load game artwork picked from IGDB by default.
| Icon | Name | Description | Store | Price | Item Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retro Gaming Cartridge | A multi-format cartridge, capable of storing retro games for later use. | The Toy Stop | 600 Units | Unique | Has 10 different variations for different cartridge types, game cases, discs and floppies | |
| Super Partycon Interactive System | The console that made Partycon a household name! Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 3,000 Units | Console | ||
| Duper Partycon Super System | It's more than a toy, it's a PartyCon. Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 5,500 Units | Console | ||
| Mega Exodus | Mega Exodus can do what Partycon't. Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 6,500 Units | Console | ||
| Arcadi Digital Entertainment Device | Back when the game WAS the game. Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | The Asteroid Belt | 26,000 Tickets | Console | ||
| Tabletop Arcade Cabinet | Spills can't stop this gaming sesh! Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Asteroid Belt | 12,000 Tickets | Cabinet | ||
| Spacefarer Arcade Cabinet | The final, *final* frontier: gaming. Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 10,000 Units | Cabinet | ||
| Platformer Arcade Cabinet | Rise to the top, then fall...fall...fall... Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 10,000 Units | Cabinet | Has a togglable 4:3 screen variant | |
| Masher Arcade Cabinet | The faster you press, the better. Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 10,000 Units | Cabinet | ||
| Bruiser Arcade Cabinet | NOW you're playing with power. Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 14,000 Units | Cabinet | ||
| Standing Racing Cabinet | No slouching! Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 14,000 Units | Cabinet | ||
| Arcade Racing Cabinet | The classic arcade racing experience. Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 20,000 Units | Cabinet | ||
| Deluxe Racing Cabinet | This is what peak gaming performance looks like. Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Asteroid Belt | 20,000 Tickets | Cabinet | ||
| PartyCon 3D | Are you ready to enter the third dimension? Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 6,400 Units | Console | ||
| Retro Gaming Computer | Sounds? Blastered. 3D? Acceleratored. Allows you to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 4,300 Units | Cabinet | ||
| Mega Wavescape | It's Dreaming. Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 7,200 Units | Console | ||
| Game Junior | Who's the Game Senior? Use this handheld console to play your retro gaming collection on the go. | The Asteroid Belt | 30,000 Tickets | Handheld | ||
| GameStation Global | Now you can FINALLY enjoy the outdoors. Use this handheld console to play your retro gaming collection on the go. | The Toy Stop | 8,000 Units | Handheld | ||
| Workshop Game Console | In the console wars you are a lone wolf. Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | D.I.Y. | 8,000 Units | Console | ||
| Toasty Cartridge Warmer | A warm cartridge is a happy cartidge! Connect this console to a Media Player to play your retro gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 4,000 Units | Console | ||
| -The Cowl- Lightgun Cabinet | Get up close and personal with this devious box. Allows you to play your lightgun gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 13,000 Units | Lightgun Cabinet | ||
| Firing Range Lightgun Cabinet | Don't forget your safety gear. Allows you to play your lightgun gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 16,000 Units | Lightgun Cabinet | ||
| Shootout Saloon Lightgun Cabinet | Howdy stranger, ready to be an outlaw? Allows you to play your lightgun gaming collection. | The Asteroid Belt | 14,000 Tickets | Lightgun Cabinet | ||
| Safety Glass Lightgun Cabinet | Plexiglass protects you from the digital world. Allows you to play your lightgun gaming collection. | The Toy Stop | 11,000 Units | Lightgun Cabinet | ||
| PartyCon 2S | Play splitscreen with yourself. Use this handheld console to play your retro gaming collection on the go. | The Toy Stop | 5,500 Units | Handheld | Has a togglable stylus for touchscreen controls
Can be flipped on its side | |
| Wireless Controller | Control your game consoles from a distance or while in a seat. | The Toy Stop | 150 Units | Unique | Right click cycles through controller models | |
| Partycon S3D | Woah, I'm seeing double... triple? Use this handheld console to play your retro gaming collection on the go. | The Toy Stop | 7,300 Units | Handheld | Has a togglable stylus for touchscreen controls
Can be flipped on its side |
How to Play
For cabinets and consoles, open the item's properties and click Browse Game; for handhelds, press R to enter the Browse Game menu. Then, open the ROM folder and add game files to their corresponding console emulator's folder, in an accepted file type. After doing this, refresh, and the game(s) should appear in the menu.
Cartridges have the same Browse Game setting as cabinets and consoles. When a game is selected, a cover image will be automatically applied from IGBD, and throwing it at an emulator will load the game onto the emulator.
Visitors can play ROMs if they have a ROM that matches the name of a ROM applied to a console or cartridge. Currently, there is no networking or netplay for emulators.
Settings Menu
Tower Unite has a built-in emulator settings menu which can be accessed by holding Shift (keyboard) or the Select button (gamepad).
Controls
Tower Unite has controller and keyboard bindings set for emulation by default.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Z | A |
| X | B |
| C | X |
| V | Y |
| Right Shift | Select / Insert Coin |
| Enter | Start |
| F | L |
| G | R |
| Up Arrow | D-Pad Up |
| Down Arrow | D-Pad Down |
| Left Arrow | D-Pad Left |
| Right Arrow | D-Pad Right |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Up Arrow | Left Joystick Up |
| Down Arrow | Left Joystick Down |
| Left Arrow | Left Joystick Left |
| Right Arrow | Left Joystick Right |
| W | D-Pad Up |
| A | D-Pad Down |
| S | D-Pad Left |
| D | D-Pad Right |
| I | Right Joystick Up |
| K | Right Joystick Down |
| J | Right Joystick Left |
| L | Right Joystick Right |
Supported Emulators
| Emulator | System(s) | File Types Supported | BIOS Required | Lightgun Supported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinalBurn Neo | Arcade | .zip | Maybe | Yes |
| Flycast (Naomi) | Naomi | .zip | Yes | Yes |
| MAME 2010 | Arcade | .zip | Maybe | Yes |
| — Consoles — | ||||
| Flycast | Dreamcast | .cdi, .cue | Yes | Yes |
| Genesis Plus GX | Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, Master System | .zip, .gen, .md, .bin, .smd, .sms | No | No |
| Genesis Plus GX (CD) | Sega/Mega CD, Master System | .chd, .cue | Yes | Yes |
| PicoDrive | Sega 32x | .zip .32x | No | No |
| Mupen 64 Plus | N64 | .zip, .n64, .v64, .z64, .rom, .ndd | No | No |
| SNES 9x | SNES, Super Famicon | .zip, .smc, .sfc | No | Yes |
| NEStopia | NES, Famicon | .zip, .nes, .fds | No | Yes |
| Mednafen PSX | Playstation 1 | .iso, .cue, .m3u | Yes | Yes |
| Play! | Playstation 2 | .iso, .cue | No | No |
| Yabause | Sega Saturn | .cue | Yes | No |
| Opera | 3DO | .cue, .chd | Yes | Yes |
| Stella | Atari 2600 | .zip, .a26 | No | No |
| Vice | Commodore 64 | .zip, .crt | No | No |
| Virtual Jaguar | Atari Jaguar | .zip, .jag, .j64 | No | No |
| Mednafen Super Grafx | TurboGrafx / SuperGrafx | .zip, .pce, .chd, .cue | No | No |
| — Handhelds — | ||||
| mGBA | GBA | .zip, .gba | No | No |
| Gearboy | GB / GB Color | .zip, .gb, .gbc | No | No |
| DeSmume | DS | .zip, .nds | No | No |
| Citra | 3DS | .3ds | No | No |
| Gearsystem | Sega Game Gear | .zip, .gg | No | No |
| PPSSPP | Playstation Portable (PSP) | .cso, .iso | No | No |
| Mednafen NGP | NeoGeo Pocket | .zip, .ngp, .ngc | No | No |
| Mednafen VB | Virtual Boy | .zip, .vb | No | No |
| — PC-Based — | ||||
| DOSBox Pure | MS-DOS | .zip | No | No |
| — Fantasy — | ||||
| TIC-80 | TIC-80 | .tic | No | No |
| LowRes NX | LowRes NX | .nx | No | No |
Trivia
- The PartyCon 3D was renamed from PartyCon 64 in Hot Fix 0.16.6.0. Despite this, it is still named PartyCon 64 on the model itself.