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Rosalie's Mupen GUI (RMG) is a Nintendo 64 Emulator.

Github: https://github.com/Rosalie241/RMG

This page is for Rosalie's Mupen GUI, a standalone N64 emulator. This page is not for the Mupen64Plus-Next RetroArch core. For more information on RetroArch and the Mupen64Plus-Next RetroArch core, visit https://github.com/dragoonDorise/EmuDeck/wiki/Retroarch.

RMG Table of Contents

  1. Getting Started with RMG

  2. RMG Tips and Tricks

Getting Started with RMG

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RMG is a fairly straight-forward emulator to set up. If you are strictly playing Nintendo 64 ROMs, place your ROMs in Emulation/roms/n64. No additional setup is required. Read the Configuration section to learn more about RMG and its folder locations.

To launch your ROMs in game mode, use Steam ROM Manager and use one of the following parsers to play your N64 ROMs:

  • EmulationStation-DE
  • Nintendo 64 - RMG
  • Emulators

RMG Configuration

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  • Type of Emulator: Flatpak
  • Config Location: /home/deck/.var/app/com.github.Rosalie241.RMG
  • Nintendo 64 ROM Location: Emulation/roms/n64
  • Nintendo 64DD ROM Location: Emulation/roms/n64dd
  • BIOS Location (Optional): Emulation/bios
    • Optional BIOS (N64DD): 64DD_IPL_US.n64, 64DD_IPL_JP.n64, 64DD_IPL_DEV.n64
  • Saves: Emulation/saves/RMG/saves
  • Savestates: Emulation/saves/RMG/states
  • Storage Location: Emulation/storage/RMG
    • Contains the following folders:
      • Emulation/storage/RMG/cache
      • Emulation/storage/RMG/HiResTextures
      • Emulation/storage/RMG/screenshots

Note: ~/.var is an invisible folder by default. In Dolphin (file manager), click the hamburger menu in the top right, click Show Hidden Files to see these folders.

Works With

  • Steam ROM Manager
  • EmulationStation-DE

How to Update RMG

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How to Update RMG

  • Update through Discover (Shopping bag icon)
  • Through the Update your Emulators & Tools section on the Manage Emulators page in the EmuDeck application

How to Launch RMG in Desktop Mode

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How to Launch RMG in Desktop Mode

  • Launch Rosalie's Mupen GUI from the Applications Launcher (Steam Deck icon in the bottom left of the taskbar)
  • Launch the script from Emulation/tools/launchers, rosaliesmupengui.sh
  • Launch the emulator from Steam after adding it via the Emulators parser in Steam ROM Manager

RMG File Formats

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  • .bin
  • .n64
  • .ndd
  • .u1
  • .v64
  • .z64
  • .zip

RMG Hotkeys

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RMG comes with a Steam Input profile for Hotkeys. Activate the Steam Input profile by clicking the Game Controller icon in Game Mode, change the template to Emudeck - RMG. The hotkeys below can only be used if you have the Steam Input profile active.

Hotkey EmulationStation-DE
Quick Menu Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Save State Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Save State Menu Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Load State Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Pause Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Cheats Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Controller Menu Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Graphics Menu Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Screenshot Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Stop Emulation Left Trackpad Radial Menu
Reset Left Trackpad Radial Menu

For a tutorial on how to select Steam Input Profiles, refer to: https://github.com/dragoonDorise/EmuDeck/wiki/hotkeys#how-to-select-a-steam-input-profile.

Steam Deck Button Layout: https://github.com/dragoonDorise/EmuDeck/wiki/Hotkeys#steam-deck-button-layout

RMG Tips and Tricks

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How to Install Custom Textures

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Preface

HTS & HTC are cache formats. PNG is the 'source' of the texture packs before it's converted to a cache file.

Before installing a texture pack, you will need to determine if it is HTC, HTS, or PNG. This can usually be confirmed by checking the file extension or reading the attached documentation. Follow the respective section below for installing texture packs.

HTC

  1. Open RMG
  2. Click Settings at the top, select Graphics
  3. Click the Texture enhancement tab
  4. Make sure Use file storage instead of memory cache is unchecked
    • This setting is unchecked by default
  5. Open the Emulation/storage/RMG/cache folder
  6. Place your texture pack file directly into this folder

HTS

  1. Open RMG
  2. Click Settings at the top, select Graphics
  3. Click the Texture enhancement tab
  4. Check Use file storage instead of memory cache
    • Note: To save this setting on a per game basis, you can open the graphics settings while in-game and it will save to the per game profile
  5. Open the Emulation/storage/RMG/cache folder
  6. Place your texture pack file directly into this folder

PNG

This section goes over enabling file storage instead of memory cache in RMG's settings. This is optional, but recommended.

  1. Open RMG
  2. Click Settings at the top, select Graphics
  3. Click the Texture enhancement tab
  4. Check Use file storage instead of memory cache
    • Note: To save this setting on a per game basis, you can open the graphics settings while in-game and it will save to the per game profile
  5. Open the Emulation/storage/RMG/HiResTextures folder
  6. Place your texture pack folder directly into this folder