a few days ago release The new version of the popular Linux distribution to emulate old games “Varnish 3.3” as such It comes nearly two months after the previous version (varnish 3.2). In this new version of the distribution, pure updates were presented in principle for various components of the system, among them the new emulator cores, as well as the new version of RetroArch, among others and more.
For those who are not familiar with the project, you should know that it is a modification of the LibreELEC distribution kit, which was originally designed to create home theater systems.
varnish It is based on the RetroArch game console emulator, It provides emulation for a wide range of devices and supports advanced features such as multiplayer games, state saving, retro game image enhancement with shadow games, rewind games, quick connect game buttons, and video streaming.
Lakka uses the RetroArch interface and the Libretro interface with an interface that emulates PlayStation 3 XrossMediaBar (XMB). It’s the most powerful option you’ll find, with a ton of options for shaders and audio and video adjustments. Sometimes it’s almost too much.
Emulated consoles include: Atari 2600/7800/Jaguar/Lynx, Game Boy, Mega Drive, NES, Nintendo 64/DS, PCEngine, PSP, Sega 32X/CD, SuperNES, etc. Gamepads are supported from consoles Current games, including Playstation 3, Dualshock 3, 8bitdo, XBox 1, and XBox360.
Behind It has a wide range of support for video game control allowing you to use it from PlayStation, XBox, and other games.
The most important new features in Lakka 3.3
As we mentioned at the beginning This new version of the distribution is just an update And we can find it there The new version of RetroArch Pack 1.9.7 . is included Scanning of large amounts of data has been improved, as well as adding support for being able to connect multiple game controls to a single input device and improving usability in “analog to digital” mode.
We can also find in Lakka 3.3 Updated versions of emulators and game engines, In addition, a new np2kai emulator (PC-98) has been added, while the dolphin-emu / Sys directory has been implemented in the Dolpin emulator, which links to the RetroArch system directory.
In addition, we can find it Added support for the “gamecon” base unit. It is a game console and joystick connected via a parallel port.
Finally, it was mentioned too MIDI Sequencer support is disabled for raspberry 4K version
If you are interested in being able to Learn more about it About this new version, you can check the details by going to for the next link.
Download and try Lakka 3.3
Varnish is easy to install and use, so those interested in installing or testing this distro should do so Download the system image by going directly to the website Project manager there In your download section They will be able to find the system image according to the device they want to test it on. The link is here.
In a special case for whom they are Raspberry Pi users As mentioned above if you use PINN or NOOBS can make it easy to download and install this to your SD card.
but if not When the image is downloaded, it can be recorded to your SD card (already configured) using Etcher.
Once installed on your SD card or USB flash drive, simply copy the ROM to your device, launch the platform, connect your control panel, and enjoy your favorite games.
It’s also important to note that Lakka builds are also built for i386, x86_64 platforms (Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD GPU), Raspberry Pi 1-4, Orange Pi, Cubieboard, Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, Banana Pi, Hummingboard, Cubox-i, and Odroid C1 / C1 + / XU3 / XU4 etc.
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