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Onceyou’veinstalledRetroArch

andsetit upin Kodi,you’reready

toplaysomegames.Hoverover

Add-ons(orGames),selectInternet

ArchiveGameLauncher(IAGL)and

agreetotheterms.Youcanchooseto

BrowseAllLists^1 or‘Browseby

Category’.^2 TheInternetArchiveBest

Of sectionsarea goodplacetostart.

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Navigatethroughthevariousscreens

untilyoufinda gameyouwantto

play.TheoldarcadeclassicOutRun

seemslikea fineplacetostart.Selectit

andthedetailsscreenappearswitha

screenshot,^1 informationaboutthe

game^2 anda trailertowatch.^3 Click

Launch.^4 Thegamedownloadsand

opensin RetroArch.

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If youhavemultiplecoresinstalled

in RetroArch,youcanspecifythe

oneyouwanttouse.Right-clicka

gamecategoryin Kodi(‘Internet

ArchiveBestOf– Arcade’in ourcase)

andselectUpdateLaunchCommand.

(^1) Select the emulator you want to use
and the settings are updated for you.
MINI WORKSHOP | Play classic games in RetroArch
Archivehasa DMCA(DigitalMillennium
CopyrightAct)Exemptionwhichallowsit
tostorevintage/at-risksoftware,and
makesit availabletousein a numberof
ways.Thisincludeslettingyouplaythe
gamesdirectlyin yourbrowser.
Therearethousandsofgames
availablebuttheInternetArchive
removesanytitlesif
requestedtodosobythe
originalpublisheror
copyrightholder,sonot
everygameis present.
Controllerissues
Mostofthethousandsofgamesonoffer
playwithoutanyproblemsbutsome
requirea particularcontroller,suchasa
keyboardorjoypad.If you’rereally
interestedin retrogaming,it’sworth
gettinga gamescontroller.Unlessyou
havea specificpreference,we’d
recommendanXboxcontrollerbecause
youcaneffortlesslyconnectit toyour
PCwirelesslyorviaUSB.Microsofthas
instructionsonhowtodothisat
bit.ly/xbox493.
Adjustthescreensize
Whenyoustarta game,a separate
RetroArchwindowopens.Youcanresize
thisasrequiredbydraggingoneofthe
corners.Youcanalsoclickthewindow’s
Maximisebuttonif youwanttoplayfull
screen.However,thisleavesthemenubar
atthetop,whichlooksa littleuntidy.
If youclicktheWindowmenu,youcan
choosea scale(from1xto10x)orenable
ExclusiveFullScreen,whichletsthe
gametakeoveryourscreenwithoutany
Windowsmenusin sight.Toexitthis
mode,pressF.
Not sure if a game is worth playing? View its trailer
beforehand to see it in action
You can adjust the size of the RetroArch
screen using the Window menu
The Internet Archive is an excellent free resource – it even lets you
play games directly in your browser
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