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PUAE

Background

PUAE tries to continue where E-UAE left off. PUAE versioning is based on the merged WinUAE version.

The PUAE core have been authored by

  • UAE Team

The PUAE core is licensed under

A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.

Extensions

Content that can be loaded by the PUAE core have the following file extensions:

Floppies

  • .adf
  • .adz
  • .dms
  • .fdi
  • .ipf
  • .raw

Hard drives

  • .hdf
  • .hdz
  • directory

WHDLoad

  • .lha
  • .slave
  • .info

Compact discs

  • .cue
  • .ccd
  • .chd
  • .nrg
  • .mds
  • .iso

Other

  • .uae
  • .m3u
  • .zip
  • .7z

Databases

RetroArch database(s) that are associated with the PUAE core:

BIOS

Required or optional firmware files go in the frontend's system directory.

The core has a somewhat compatible built-in AROS Kickstart, which is used as a fallback when the proper Kickstart is not found.

Amiga Forever and TOSEC filenames are also accepted.

Filename Amiga Forever Description md5sum
kick33180.A500 amiga-os-120.rom Kickstart v1.2 rev 33.180 85ad74194e87c08904327de1a9443b7a
kick34005.A500 amiga-os-130.rom Kickstart v1.3 rev 34.005 82a21c1890cae844b3df741f2762d48d
kick37175.A500 amiga-os-204.rom Kickstart v2.04 rev 37.175 dc10d7bdd1b6f450773dfb558477c230
kick37350.A600 amiga-os-205-a600.rom Kickstart v2.05 rev 37.350 465646c9b6729f77eea5314d1f057951
kick40063.A600 amiga-os-310-a600.rom Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.063 e40a5dfb3d017ba8779faba30cbd1c8e
kick39106.A1200 amiga-os-300-a1200.rom Kickstart v3.0 rev 39.106 b7cc148386aa631136f510cd29e42fc3
kick40068.A1200 amiga-os-310-a1200.rom Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.068 646773759326fbac3b2311fd8c8793ee
kick39106.A4000 amiga-os-300-a4000.rom Kickstart v3.0 rev 39.106 9b8bdd5a3fd32c2a5a6f5b1aefc799a5
kick40068.A4000 amiga-os-310-a4000.rom Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.068 9bdedde6a4f33555b4a270c8ca53297d
kick34005.CDTV amiga-os-130-cdtv-ext.rom CDTV extended ROM v1.00 89da1838a24460e4b93f4f0c5d92d48d
kick40060.CD32 amiga-os-310-cd32.rom CD32 Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.060 5f8924d013dd57a89cf349f4cdedc6b1
kick40060.CD32.ext amiga-os-310-cd32-ext.rom CD32 extended ROM rev 40.060 bb72565701b1b6faece07d68ea5da639
kick40060.CD32 CD32 KS + extended v3.1 rev 40.060 f2f241bf094168cfb9e7805dc2856433

Features

Frontend-level settings or features that the PUAE core respect.

Feature Supported
Restart ✔
Screenshots ✔
Saves ✔
States ✔
Rewind ✔
Netplay ✕
Core Options ✔
RetroAchievements ✔
RetroArch Cheats ✔
Native Cheats ✕
Controls ✔
Remapping ✔
Multi-Mouse ✔
Rumble ✕
Sensors ✕
Camera ✕
Location ✕
Subsystem ✕
Softpatching ✕
Disk Control ✔
Username ✕
Language ✕
Crop Overscan ✕
LEDs ✔

Directories

The PUAE core's internal core name is 'puae'.

The PUAE core saves/loads to/from these directories.

Frontend's Save directory

  • 'content-name'.nvr (CD32/CDTV NVRAM)
  • BootHD/puae_libretro.hdf (Optional global boot hard drive image directory/file)
  • WHDLoad/WHDLoad.hdf (WHDLoad helper image directory/file)
  • WHDSaves/WHDSaves.hdf (WHDLoad save image directory/file)

Frontend's State directory

  • 'content-name'.state# (State)

Geometry and timing

  • The PUAE core's core provided FPS is dynamic, but initially by default 50 for PAL and 59.94 for NTSC
  • The PUAE core's core provided sample rate is 44100 Hz
  • The PUAE core's base width is 360 in LoRes, 720 in HiRes 1440 in SuperHires
  • The PUAE core's base height is 288 for PAL single line, 576 for PAL double line, 240 for NTSC single line, 480 for NTSC double line
  • The PUAE core's max width is 1440
  • The PUAE core's max height is 576
  • The PUAE core's core provided aspect ratio is automatically set based on core options

M3U and Disk control

When you have a multi disk game, you can use a M3U playlist file to be able to change disks via RetroArch Disc Control interface.

A M3U file is a simple text file with one disk per line (Wikipedia).

Example:

Simpsons, The - Bart vs. The Space Mutants.m3u

Simpsons, The - Bart vs. The Space Mutants_Disk1.adf
Simpsons, The - Bart vs. The Space Mutants_Disk2.adf

Path can be absolute or relative to the location of the M3U file.

When the game asks for it, you can change the current disk in the RetroArch "Disc Control" menu:

  • Eject the current disk with "Eject Disc"
  • Select the right disk index with "Current Disc Index"
  • Insert the new disk with "Insert Disc"

For games that support multiple disk drives, append "(MD)" as in "MultiDrive" to the M3U filename to insert each disk in different drives. Only possible with maximum 4 disks!

MultiDrive option is enabled by default, so the tag is not necessary, but some games require disabling it, because they can't handle multiple disk drives.

For games that require a dedicated save disk, one may be generated automatically by entering the following line in an M3U file: #SAVEDISK:VolumeName. VolumeName is optional and may be omitted. For example, this will create a blank, unlabelled disk image at disk index 5:

Secret of Monkey Island.m3u

Secret of Monkey Island_Disk 1.adf
Secret of Monkey Island_Disk 2.adf
Secret of Monkey Island_Disk 3.adf
Secret of Monkey Island_Disk 4.adf
#SAVEDISK:

Some games require save disks to have a specific label - for example, It Came from the Desert will only save to a disk named DSAVE:

It Came from the Desert.m3u

It Came from the Desert_Disk 1.adf
It Came from the Desert_Disk 2.adf
It Came from the Desert_Disk 3.adf
#SAVEDISK:DSAVE

Although one save disk is normally sufficient, an arbitrary number of #SAVEDISK:VolumeName lines may be included. Save disks are located in the frontend's save directory, with the following name: [M3U_FILE_NAME].save[DISK_INDEX].adf.

By default, RetroArch will display the filename (without extension) of each M3U entry when selecting a disk via the Current Disc Index drop-down menu. Custom display labels may be set for each disk using the syntax: DISK_FILE|DISK_LABEL. For example, the following M3U file:

Valhalla & the Fortress of Eve.m3u

Valhalla & the Fortress of Eve_Disk1.adf|Game Disk
Valhalla & the Fortress of Eve_Disk2.adf|Data Disk
Valhalla & the Fortress of Eve_Disk3.adf|Level 1 Disk
Valhalla & the Fortress of Eve_Disk4.adf|Level 2 Disk
Valhalla & the Fortress of Eve_Disk5.adf|Level 3 Disk
Valhalla & the Fortress of Eve_Disk6.adf|Level 4 Disk

...will be shown in RetroArch's disk selection menu as:

1: Game Disk
2: Data Disk
3: Level 1 Disk
4: Level 2 Disk
5: Level 3 Disk
6: Level 4 Disk

If DISK_LABEL is intentionally left blank (i.e. DISK_FILE|) then only the disk index will be displayed.

Save disks generated by the #SAVEDISK: keyword are automatically assigned the label: Save Disk [SAVE_DISK_INDEX].

Extra M3U features

  • #SAVEDISK:<label>
    • Create a save disk in saves
  • <disk>.adf|<label>
    • Set a friendly name (shown in "Disc Control")
  • <disks>.zip#<disk>.adf
    • Specify a disk inside a ZIP with multiple disks (not needed with single file ZIPs)

M3U playlist supports floppy disks, hard drives (all images are mounted at once) and compact discs.

ZIP support

ZIPs are extracted to a temporary directory in saves, bypassing the default frontend extraction.
The temporary directory is emptied but not removed on exit. ZIP is not repacked, which means saves and highscores are lost.

This allows:

  • Automatic M3U playlist generation of all files
  • The use of zipped images in M3Us
  • If no compatible images are found, the ZIP will be treated as a directory

Floppy drive sounds

The core has embedded internal floppy drive samples. External sound samples have to be copied from https://github.com/libretro/libretro-uae/tree/master/sources/uae_data into a directory named uae_data or uae in RetroArch system directory.

IPF support

Most full-price commercial Amiga games had some form of custom disk format and/or copy protection. For this reason, most commercial Amiga games cannot be stored in ADF files unaltered, but there is an alternative called Interchangeable Preservation Format (IPF) which was specifically designed for this purpose.

IPF support is done through CAPSIMG library. To enable it you have to put the dynamic library called capsimg.dll (Windows) or capsimg.so (Linux, macOS) in RetroArch system or executable directory.

Compatible CAPSIMG libraries for Windows, macOS and Linux can be found at http://www.softpres.org/download and https://fs-uae.net/download#plugins

Compatible CAPSIMG libraries for Android can be found at https://github.com/rsn8887/capsimg/releases/latest

Please be aware that there are 32-bits and 64-bits versions of the library. Choose the one corresponding to your RetroArch executable.

Usage

Default controls

RetroPad button Action
D-Pad Joystick
Left Analog Mouse
Right Analog Mouse
B Fire button 1 / Red
A Fire button 2 / Blue
X Space
L2 Left mouse button
R2 Right mouse button
Select (Short) Toggle virtual keyboard
Select (Long) Toggle statusbar
Select (Hold) Fast-Forward
Keyboard key Action
F12 Toggle statusbar
RControl Switch between joystick/mouse

Virtual keyboard

The PUAE core has a virtual keyboard that can be accessed by default through RetroPad Select.

The virtual keyboard can be controlled with:

  • RetroPad

    Button Action
    D-Pad Move
    B Keypress
    A Toggle transparency
    Y Toggle CapsLock
    Y (Long) Quick map button
    Y (Very long) Quick clear button
    X Press Space
    Start Press Return

  • Keyboard

    Key Action
    Cursors Move
    Enter Keypress
    CapsLock Toggle CapsLock

  • Mouse

  • Touch screen

The virtual keyboard has these additional actions:

  • J/M = Switch between joystick/mouse

  • TRBF = Toggle turbo fire

  • CapsLock off:

    • ASPR = Toggle aspect ratio
    • STBR = Toggle statusbar

  • CapsLock on:

    • CROP = Toggle crop mode
    • SVDS = Create/Insert & remove save disk

  • Reset (Red key with undo icon, soft reset = Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga)

  • Mouse controls (Left+right button, up, down, left, right)
  • Numpad key (Toggles numbers, arrows, Return etc. to numpad variants)

Long press for sticky keys. Stickying the third key will replace the second.

Joyport control

Some games use mouse instead of joystick. D-Pad can be switched between joystick and mouse control in several ways:

  • Use the core option: Quick Menu -> Options -> RetroPad Joystick/Mouse
  • Bring up the virtual keyboard with Select button, and press the key labeled J/M
  • Press the default keyboard shortcut Right Control
  • Assign Switch Joystick/Mouse to any RetroPad button under Quick Menu -> Options

Model overriding

You can force a specific model if a game needs one (AGA games for instance) either by the "Model" core option or by file path tags.

The "Model" core option at "Automatic" will default to A500 when booting floppy disks, A1200 when booting hard drives, and CD32 when booting CD images.

The whole path (filename and directory) will be searched for the following tags if the model is "Automatic":

Floppy HD/LHA CD String Result
x x (A500OG), (512K), (512KB) Amiga 500 (0.5MB Chip RAM)
x x (A500), OCS Amiga 500 (0.5MB Chip RAM + 0.5MB Slow RAM)
x x (A500+), (A500PLUS) Amiga 500+ (1MB Chip RAM)
x x (A600), ECS Amiga 600 (2MB Chip RAM + 8MB Fast RAM)
x x (A1200OG), (A1200NF) Amiga 1200 (2MB Chip RAM)
x x (A1200), AGA, CD32, AmigaCD Amiga 1200 (2MB Chip RAM + 8MB Fast RAM)
x x (A4030), (030) Amiga 4000/030 (2MB Chip RAM + 8MB Fast RAM)
x x (A4040), (040) Amiga 4000/040 (2MB Chip RAM + 8MB Fast RAM)
x CDTV Amiga CDTV (1MB Chip RAM)
x (CD32), (CD32NF) Amiga CD32 (2MB Chip RAM)
x (CD32FR), FastRAM Amiga CD32 (2MB Chip RAM + 8MB Fast RAM)
x x x NTSC, (USA) NTSC 60Hz
x x x PAL, (Europe) (!) PAL 50Hz
x (MD) (!!) Insert each disk in different drives
x x x (CE) Force CPU Cycle-exact
  • (!) Additional tags: (Denmark), (Finland), (France), (Germany), (Italy), (Spain), (Sweden)
  • (!!) Maximum 4 disks

Example: When launching "Alien Breed 2 AGA.hdf" or "AGA/Alien Breed 2.hdf" the model will be Amiga 1200.

Note: CD32 and AmigaCD are a bit misleading, since they have nothing to do with actual CDs. They are for automatically selecting the appropriate model with certain WHDLoad slaves and AmigaCD-to-HDF conversions.

WHDLoad

Pre-installed WHDLoad LHA archives can be launched directly without any kind of manual preparing and downloading.

  • WHDLoad helper files (Directory or HDF) will be generated to saves, WHDLoad.prefs will be generated to system
  • WHDLoad.prefs & WHDLoad.key will be copied from system to the helper image
  • Kickstarts will be copied automatically to the helper image
  • To update WHDLoad: simply delete the directory or the HDF

Overrides at startup

  • (Red) Hold fire button for launch selector
    • For alternate .info launching
  • (Red+Blue) Hold fire + 2nd fire for ReadMe + MkCustom
    • For creating default CUSTOM parameters

'WHDLoad Splash Screen' core option overrides

  • (Blue) Hold 2nd fire for WHDLoad Config
    • Waits for user input if the slave supports splash screen configurations
  • (LMB) Hold left mouse button for WHDLoad Splash
    • Briefly shows the splash screen while preloading (default WHDLoad behavior)
  • (RMB) Hold right mouse button for WHDLoad Config+Splash
    • Always waits for user input at the splash screen

For more detailed history of WHDLoad support visit the Github repository.

Using configuration files

You can pass .uae configuration files and they will be appended to the core option configuration.

If puae_libretro_[model].uae exists in RetroArch saves it will be appended to the model preset section.

If puae_libretro_global.uae exists in RetroArch saves it will be appended to the configuration.

If [content].uae exists in RetroArch saves it will be appended to the configuration.

The final generated configuration output is available in debug level log.

Note that the use of configuration files is no longer encouraged or necessary. The core has been modified to always use the core options as a base, so that all custom configurations will be appended to the created configuration, effectively overriding the core options. The problem with this is that changing any core option while the core is running will reset all duplicate configurations. Therefore only add configurations which will require a restart or do not exist in the core options, if you must use a custom uae. If there is an option missing that is a must have, please make an issue about it.

Example 1: You want to mount four non-RDB HDF files. You have one bootable 1000 MB file called System.hdf created with surfaces=1, and three non-bootable 2000 MB files called WHDGamesA.hdf, WHDGamesB.hdf, WHDGamesC.hdf created with surfaces=2. Your HDF files are located in the folder with absolute path /emuroms/amiga/hdf/. For that scenario, you should create a .uae text file with the following content:

hardfile=read-write,32,1,2,512,/emuroms/amiga/hdf/System.hdf
hardfile=read-write,32,2,2,512,/emuroms/amiga/hdf/WHDGamesA.hdf
hardfile=read-write,32,2,2,512,/emuroms/amiga/hdf/WHDGamesB.hdf
hardfile=read-write,32,2,2,512,/emuroms/amiga/hdf/WHDGamesC.hdf

Example 2: You want to mount a directory full of extracted data as a hard drive:

filesystem2=rw,DH0:data:/emuroms/amiga/,0

Windows tip:

  • If paths are enclosed with quotes, Windows needs double backslashes: filesystem2=rw,DH0:data:"c:\\emuroms\\amiga",0.

Linux tip:

  • Leave the ending slash to the path to make sure UAE sees it as a directory.

If you are using RDB HDF files, please use 0,0,0,512 instead of geometry numbers like 32,1,2,512. The geometry will then be read from the file. This only works for RDB HDF files.

Core options

The PUAE core has the following option(s) that can be tweaked from the core options menu. The default setting is bolded.

Settings with (Restart) means that core has to be closed for the new setting to be applied on next launch.

  • Model [puae_model] (auto|A500OG|A500|A500PLUS|A600|A1200OG|A1200|A2000OG|A2000|A4030|A4040|CDTV|CD32|CD32FR)

    'Automatic' switches region per file path tags.

    Value Label
    A500OG A500 (v1.2, 0.5M Chip)
    A500 A500 (v1.3, 0.5M Chip + 0.5M Slow)
    A500PLUS A500+ (v2.04, 1M Chip)
    A600 A600 (v3.1, 2M Chip + 8M Fast)
    A1200OG A1200 (v3.1, 2M Chip)
    A1200 A1200 (v3.1, 2M Chip + 8M Fast)
    A2000OG A2000 (v1.2, 0.5M Chip + 0.5M Slow)
    A2000 A2000 (v3.1, 1M Chip)
    A4030 A4000/030 (v3.1, 2M Chip + 8M Fast)
    A4040 A4000/040 (v3.1, 2M Chip + 8M Fast)
    CDTV CDTV (1M Chip)
    CD32 CD32 (2M Chip)
    CD32FR CD32 (2M Chip + 8M Fast)

  • Show Automatic Model Options [puae_model_options_display] (disabled|enabled)

    Show/hide default model options (Floppy/HD/CD) for 'Automatic' model. Page refresh by menu toggle required!

  • Automatic Floppy [puae_model_fd] (A500OG|A500|A500PLUS|A600|A1200OG|A1200|A2000OG|A2000|A4030|A4040)

    Default model when floppies are launched with 'Automatic' model. Core restart required.

  • Automatic HD [puae_model_hd] (A600|A1200OG|A1200|A2000|A4030|A4040)

    Default model when HD interface is used with 'Automatic' model. Affects WHDLoad installs and other hard drive images. Core restart required.

  • Automatic CD [puae_model_cd] (CDTV|CD32|CD32FR)

    Default model when compact discs are launched with 'Automatic' model. Core restart required.

  • Kickstart ROM [puae_kickstart] (auto|aros|kick33180.A500|kick34005.A500|kick37175.A500|kick37350.A600|kick40063.A600|kick39106.A1200|kick40068.A1200|kick39106.A4000|kick40068.A4000)

    'Automatic' defaults to the most compatible version for the model. 'AROS' is a built-in replacement with fair compatibility. Core restart required.

  • Chip RAM [puae_chipmem_size] (auto|1|2|3|4)

    'Automatic' defaults to the current preset model. Core restart required.

    Value Label
    auto Automatic
    1 0.5M
    2 1M
    3 1.5M
    4 2M

  • Slow RAM [puae_bogomem_size] (auto|0|2|4|6|7)

    'Automatic' defaults to the current preset model. Core restart required.

    Value Label
    auto Automatic
    0 None
    2 0.5M
    4 1M
    6 1.5M
    7 1.8M

  • Z2 Fast RAM [puae_fastmem_size] (auto|0|1|2|4|8)

    'Automatic' defaults to the current preset model. Core restart required.

    Value Label
    auto Automatic
    0 None
    1 1M
    2 2M
    4 4M
    8 8M

  • Z3 Fast RAM [puae_z3mem_size] (auto|0|1|2|4|8|16|32|64|128|256|512)

    'Automatic' defaults to the current preset model. Core restart required.

    Value Label
    auto Automatic
    0 None
    1 1M
    2 2M
    4 4M
    8 8M
    16 16M
    32 32M
    64 64M
    128 128M
    256 256M
    512 512M

  • CPU Model [puae_cpu_model] (auto|68000|68010|68020|68030|68040|68060)

    'Automatic' defaults to the current preset model. Core restart required.

  • FPU Model [puae_fpu_model] (auto|0|68881|68882|cpu)

    'Automatic' defaults to the current preset model. Core restart required.

  • CPU Speed [puae_cpu_throttle] (-900.0|0.0|10000.0)

    Ignored with 'Cycle-exact'.

  • CPU Cycle-exact Speed [puae_cpu_multiplier] (0|1|2|4|8|10|12|16)

    Applies only with 'Cycle-exact'.

    Value Label
    0 Default
    1 3.546895 MHz
    2 7.093790 MHz (A500)
    4 14.187580 MHz (A1200)
    8 28.375160 MHz
    10 35.468950 MHz
    12 42.562740 MHz
    16 56.750320 MHz

  • CPU Compatibility [puae_cpu_compatibility] (normal|compatible|memory|exact)

    Some games have graphic and/or speed issues without 'Cycle-exact'. 'Cycle-exact' can be forced with '(CE)' file path tag.

    (x86_64 defaults to memory, others to normal. 2021 core does not have 'memory' option and defaults to 'exact' instead.)

Media options

  • Automatic Load Fast-Forward [puae_autoloadfastforward] (disabled|enabled|fd|hd|cd)

    Toggle frontend fast-forward during media access if there is no audio output. Mutes 'Floppy Sound Emulation'.

  • Floppy Speed [puae_floppy_speed] (100|200|400|800|0)

    'Turbo' removes disk rotation emulation.

    Value Label
    100 Default (300RPM)
    200 2x (600RPM)
    400 4x (1200RPM)
    800 8x (2400RPM)
    0 Turbo

  • Floppy MultiDrive [puae_floppy_multidrive] (disabled|enabled)

    Insert each disk in different drives. Can be forced with '(MD)' file path tag. Maximum is 4 disks due to external drive limit! Not all games support external drives! Core restart required.

  • Floppy Write Protection [puae_floppy_write_protection] (disabled|enabled)

    Set all drives read only. Changing this while emulation is running ejects and reinserts all disks. IPF images are always read only!

  • Floppy Write Redirect [puae_floppy_write_redirect] (disabled|enabled)

    Writes to a substitute disk under 'saves' instead of original disks. Works also with IPF images.

  • CD Speed [puae_cd_speed] (100|0)

    Transfer rate in CD32 is 300KB/s (double-speed), CDTV is 150KB/s (single-speed). 'Turbo' removes seek delay emulation."

    Value Label
    100 Default
    0 Turbo

  • CD Startup Delayed Insert [puae_cd_startup_delayed_insert] (disabled|enabled)

    Some games fail to load if CD32/CDTV is powered on with CD inserted. 'ON' inserts CD during boot animation.

  • CD32/CDTV Shared NVRAM [puae_shared_nvram] (disabled|enabled)

    'OFF' saves separate files per content. Starting without content uses the shared file. CD32 and CDTV use separate shared files. Core restart required.

  • WHDLoad Support [puae_use_whdload] (disabled|files|hdfs)

    Enable launching pre-installed WHDLoad installs. Creates a helper image for loading content and an empty image for saving. Core restart required.
    - 'Files' creates the data in directories
    - 'HDFs' contains the data in images

  • WHDLoad Theme [puae_use_whdload_theme] (default|native)

    AmigaOS 'system-configuration' color prefs in WHDLoad helper image. Available only with 'Files' mode. Core restart required
    - 'Default' = Black/White/DarkGray/LightGray
    - 'Native' = Gray/Black/White/LightBlue

  • WHDLoad Splash Screen [puae_use_whdload_prefs] (disabled|config|splash|both)

    Space/Enter/Fire work as the WHDLoad Start-button. Core restart required.

    Override with buttons while booting:
    - 'Config': Hold 2nd fire / Blue
    - 'Splash': Hold LMB
    - 'Config + Splash': Hold RMB
    - ReadMe + MkCustom: Hold Red+Blue

    Value Label
    config Config (Show only if available)
    splash Splash (Show briefly)
    both Config + Splash (Wait for user input)

  • WHDLoad NoWriteCache [puae_use_whdload_nowritecache] (disabled|enabled)

    Write save data immediately or on WHDLoad quit. Write cache enabled runs the core a few frames after frontend quit in order to trigger WHDLoad quit and flush the cache. Core restart required.

  • Global Boot HD [puae_use_boot_hd] (disabled|files|hdf20|hdf40|hdf80|hdf128|hdf256|hdf512)

    Attach a hard disk meant for Workbench usage, not for WHDLoad! Enabling forces a model with HD interface. Changing HDF size will not replace or edit the existing HDF. Core restart required.

  • Cartridge [puae_cartridge] (disabled)

    Cartridge images go in 'system/uae/' or 'system/uae_data/'. Core restart required.

Video options

  • Show Video Options [puae_video_options_display] (disabled|enabled)

    Page refresh by menu toggle required!

  • Allow PAL/NTSC Hz Change [puae_video_allow_hz_change] (disabled|enabled|locked)

    Let Amiga decide the exact refresh rate when interlace mode or PAL/NTSC changes.

    'Locked' changes only when video standard changes.

  • Standard [puae_video_standard] (PAL auto|NTSC auto|PAL|NTSC)

    'Automatic' switches region per file path tags.

    Output Hz & height:
    - 'PAL': 50Hz - 288px / 576px
    - 'NTSC': 60Hz - 240px / 480px

  • Pixel Aspect Ratio [puae_video_aspect] (auto|PAL|NTSC)

    Hotkey toggling disables this option until core restart.

    • 'PAL': 1/1 = 1.000
    • 'NTSC': 44/52 = 0.846

  • Resolution [puae_video_resolution] (auto|lores|hires|superhires)

    'Automatic' defaults to 'High' and switches to 'Super-High' when needed.

    Value Label
    auto Automatic
    lores Low 360px
    hires High 720px
    superhires Super-High 1440px

  • Line Mode [puae_video_vresolution] (auto|single|double)

    'Automatic' defaults to 'Single Line' and switches to 'Double Line' on interlaced screens.

  • Crop [puae_crop] (disabled|minimum|smaller|small|medium|large|larger|maximum|auto)

    Remove borders according to 'Crop Mode'.

  • Crop Mode [puae_crop_mode] (both|horizontal|vertical|16:9|16:10|4:3|5:4)

    'Horizontal + Vertical' & 'Automatic' removes borders completely.

  • Vertical Position [puae_vertical_pos] (auto|0|-20...70)

    'Automatic' keeps only cropped screens centered. Positive values move upward and negative values move downward.

  • Horizontal Position [puae_horizontal_pos] (auto|0|-40...40)

    'Automatic' keeps screen centered. Positive values move right and negative values move left.

  • Immediate/Waiting Blits [puae_immediate_blits] (false|immediate|waiting)

    'Immediate Blitter' is ignored with 'Cycle-exact'.

  • Collision Level [puae_collision_level] (none|sprites|playfields|full)

    'Sprites and Playfields' is recommended.

  • Remove Interlace Artifacts [puae_gfx_flickerfixer] (disabled|enabled)

    Best suited for still screens, Workbench etc.

  • Frameskip [puae_gfx_framerate] (disabled|1|2)

    Not compatible with 'Cycle-exact'.

  • Color Gamma [puae_gfx_gamma] (-500|0|500)

    Adjust color gamma.

  • Color Depth [puae_gfx_colors] (16bit|24bit)

On-Screen Display options

  • Virtual KBD Theme [puae_vkbd_theme] (auto|auto_outline|beige|beige_outline|cd32|cd32_outline|light|light_outline|dark|dark_outline)

    The keyboard comes up with RetroPad Select by default.

  • Virtual KBD Transparency [puae_vkbd_transparency] (0%|25%|50%|75%|100%)

    Keyboard transparency can be toggled with RetroPad A.

  • Virtual KBD Dimming [puae_vkbd_dimming] (0%|25%|50%|75%|100%)

    Dimming level of the surrounding area.

  • Statusbar Mode [puae_statusbar] (bottom|bottom_minimal|bottom_basic|bottom_basic_minimal|top|top_minimal|top_basic|top_basic_minimal)

    • 'Full': Joyports + Current image + LEDs
    • 'Basic': Current image + LEDs
    • 'Minimal': Track number + FPS hidden

  • Statusbar Startup [puae_statusbar_startup] (disabled|enabled)

    Show statusbar on startup.

  • Statusbar Messages [puae_statusbar_messages] (disabled|enabled)

    Show messages when statusbar is hidden.

  • Light Pen/Gun Pointer Color [puae_joyport_pointer_color] (disabled|black|white|red|green|blue|yellow|purple)

    Crosshair color for light pens and guns.

Audio options

  • Show Audio Options [puae_audio_options_display] (disabled|enabled)

    Page refresh by menu toggle required!

  • Stereo Separation [puae_sound_stereo_separation] (0%|10%|20%|30%|40%|50%|60%|70%|80%|90%|100%)

    Paula sound chip channel panning. Does not affect CD audio.

  • Interpolation [puae_sound_interpol] (none|anti|sinc|rh|crux)

    Paula sound chip interpolation type.

  • Filter [puae_sound_filter] (emulated|off|on)

    'Emulated' allows states between ON/OFF.

  • Filter Type [puae_sound_filter_type] (auto|standard|enhanced)

    'Automatic' picks the filter type for the hardware.

    Value Label
    auto Automatic
    standard A500
    enhanced A1200

  • Floppy Sound Emulation [puae_floppy_sound] (100|95|90|85|80|75|70|65|60|55|50|45|40|35|30|25|20|15|10|5|0)

    Values are inverted, '80' = '20% volume'

  • Floppy Sound Mute Ejected [puae_floppy_sound_empty_mute] (disabled|enabled)

    Mute drive head clicking when floppy is not inserted.

  • Floppy Sound Type [puae_floppy_sound_type] (internal|A500|LOUD)

    External files go in system/uae_data/ or system/uae/.

  • CD Audio Volume [puae_sound_volume_cd] (0%|5%|10%|15%|20%|25%|30%|35%|40%|45%|50%|55%|60%|65%|70%|75%|80%|85%|90%|95%|100%)

    CD volume in percent.

Input options

  • Analog Stick Mouse [puae_analogmouse] (disabled|left|right|both)

    Default mouse control stick when remappings are empty.

  • Analog Stick Mouse Deadzone [puae_analogmouse_deadzone] (0|5|10|15|20|25|30|35|40|45|50)

    Required distance from stick center to register input.

  • Analog Stick Mouse Speed [puae_analogmouse_speed] (0.1|0.2|0.3|0.4|0.5|0.6|0.7|0.8|0.9|1.0|1.1|1.2|1.3|1.4|1.5|1.6|1.7|1.8|1.9|2.0|2.1|2.2|2.3|2.4|2.5|2.6|2.7|2.8|2.9|3.0)

    Mouse movement speed multiplier for analog stick.

  • D-Pad Mouse Speed [puae_dpadmouse_speed] (1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18)

    Mouse movement speed multiplier for directional pad.

  • Mouse Speed [puae_mouse_speed] (10|20|30|40|50|60|70|80|90|100|110|120|130|140|150|160|170|180|190|200|210|220|230|240|250|260|270|280|290|300)

    Global mouse speed.

  • Physical Mouse [puae_physicalmouse] (disabled|enabled|double)

    'Double' requirements: raw/udev input driver and proper mouse index per port. Does not affect RetroPad emulated mice.

  • Keyboard Pass-through [puae_physical_keyboard_pass_through] (disabled|enabled)

    'ON' passes all physical keyboard events to the core. 'OFF' prevents RetroPad keys from generating keyboard events.

  • Keyrah Keypad Mappings [puae_keyrah_keypad_mappings] (disabled|enabled)

    Hardcoded keypad to joyport mappings for Keyrah hardware.

  • Turbo Fire [puae_turbo_fire] (disabled|enabled)

    Hotkey toggling disables this option until core restart.

  • Turbo Button [puae_turbo_fire_button] (B|A|Y|X|L|R|L2|R2)

    Replace the mapped button with turbo fire button.

  • Turbo Pulse [puae_turbo_pulse] (2|4|6|8|10|12)

    Frames in a button cycle.

  • Joystick/Mouse [puae_joyport] (joystick|mouse)

    Change D-Pad control between joyports. Hotkey toggling disables this option until core restart.

  • Joystick Port Order [puae_joyport_order] (1234|2143|3412|4321)

    Plug RetroPads in different ports. Useful for Arcadia system and games that use the 4-player adapter.

  • RetroPad Face Button Options [puae_retropad_options] (disabled|jump|rotate|rotate_jump)

    Rotate face buttons clockwise and/or make 2nd fire press up.

    Value Label
    disabled B = Fire, A = 2nd fire
    jump B = Fire, A = Up
    rotate Y = Fire, B = 2nd fire
    rotate_jump Y = Fire, B = Up

  • CD32 Pad Face Button Options [puae_cd32pad_options] (disabled|jump|rotate|rotate_jump)

    Rotate face buttons clockwise and/or make blue button press up.

    Value Label
    disabled B = Red, A = Blue
    jump B = Red, A = Up
    rotate Y = Red, B = Blue
    rotate_jump Y = Red, B = Up

  • Show Mapping Options [puae_mapping_options_display] (disabled|enabled)

    Page refresh by menu toggle required!

  • Toggle Virtual Keyboard [puae_mapper_vkbd] (---)

  • Toggle Statusbar [puae_mapper_statusbar] (RETROK_F12)

  • Switch Joystick/Mouse [puae_mapper_mouse_toggle] (RETROK_RCTRL)

  • Toggle Turbo Fire [puae_mapper_turbo_fire_toggle] (---)

  • Toggle Save Disk [puae_mapper_save_disk_toggle] (---)

  • Toggle Aspect Ratio [puae_mapper_aspect_ratio_toggle] (---)

  • Toggle Crop [puae_mapper_crop_toggle] (---)

  • Reset [puae_mapper_reset] (---)

  • RetroPad Up [puae_mapper_up] (---)

  • RetroPad Down [puae_mapper_down] (---)

  • RetroPad Left [puae_mapper_left] (---)

  • RetroPad Right [puae_mapper_right] (---)

  • RetroPad A [puae_mapper_a] (---)

  • RetroPad B [puae_mapper_b] (---)

  • RetroPad X [puae_mapper_x] (RETROK_SPACE)

  • RetroPad Y [puae_mapper_y] (---)

  • RetroPad Select [puae_mapper_select] (TOGGLE_VKBD)

  • RetroPad Start [puae_mapper_start] (---)

  • RetroPad L [puae_mapper_l] (---)

  • RetroPad R [puae_mapper_r] (---)

  • RetroPad L2 [puae_mapper_l2] (MOUSE_LEFT_BUTTON)

  • RetroPad R2 [puae_mapper_r2] (MOUSE_RIGHT_BUTTON)

  • RetroPad L3 [puae_mapper_l3] (---)

  • RetroPad R3 [puae_mapper_r3] (---)

  • RetroPad Left Analog Up [puae_mapper_lu] (---)

  • RetroPad Left Analog Down [puae_mapper_ld] (---)

  • RetroPad Left Analog Left [puae_mapper_ll] (---)

  • RetroPad Left Analog Right [puae_mapper_lr] (---)

  • RetroPad Right Analog Up [puae_mapper_ru] (---)

  • RetroPad Right Analog Down [puae_mapper_rd] (---)

  • RetroPad Right Analog Left [puae_mapper_rl] (---)

  • RetroPad Right Analog Right [puae_mapper_rr] (---)

Controllers

The PUAE core supports the following device type(s) in the controls menu, bolded device types are the default for the specified user(s):

User 1 - 2 device types

  • None - Input disabled.
  • Automatic - Joypad - Uses RetroPad by default and switches to CD32 Pad with CD32 content.
  • RetroPad - Joypad - Standard one or two fire button joystick + customizable buttons with keyboard keys and hotkeys.
  • CD32 Pad - Joypad - Standard CD32 controller with unused buttons available for RetroPad extra mappings.
  • Analog Joystick - Joypad - Standard Analog joystick with unused buttons available for RetroPad extra mappings.
  • Arcadia - Joypad - Arcadia cabinet joystick + keyboard arcade controls.
  • Trojan Phazer Lightgun - Lightgun - Trojan Phazer Lightgun.
  • Lightpen - Lightgun - Standard lightpen.
  • Joystick - Joypad - Standard one or two fire button joystick.
  • Keyboard - Keyboard - Keyboard input is always active. Has keymapper support.

User 3 - 4 device types

  • None - Input disabled.
  • RetroPad - Joypad - Standard one or two fire button joystick + customizable buttons with keyboard keys and hotkeys.
  • Joystick - Joypad - Standard one or two fire button joystick.
  • Keyboard - Keyboard - Keyboard input is always active. Has keymapper support.

Other controllers

  • Mouse - Enabled by default.

Controller tables

Joypad

Input descriptors for Retropad RetroPad Inputs
D-Pad Up
D-Pad Down
D-Pad Left
D-Pad Right
B / Fire
A / 2nd fire
Y
X
Select
Start
L
R
L2
R2
L3
R3
Left Analog X X
Left Analog Y Y
Right Analog X X
Right Analog Y Y
Input descriptors for CD32 pad RetroPad Inputs
D-Pad Up
D-Pad Down
D-Pad Left
D-Pad Right
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
(Select)
Play
Rewind
Forward
(L2)
(R2)
(L3)
(R3)
(Left Analog X) X
(Left Analog Y) Y
(Right Analog X) X
(Right Analog Y) Y
Input descriptors for Joystick RetroPad Inputs
D-Pad Up
D-Pad Down
D-Pad Left
D-Pad Right
B / Fire
A / 2nd Fire
Input descriptors for Analog Joystick RetroPad Inputs
Left Analog X X
Left Analog Y Y
Fire 1
Fire 2
Fire 3
Fire 4

Keyboard

English layout

RetroKeyboard Special Inputs Commodore
Keyboard Left Meta/Super Left Amiga
Keyboard Right Meta/Super Right Amiga
Keyboard Page Up Left Amiga
Keyboard Page Down Right Amiga
Keyboard Right Control Right Amiga
Keyboard Insert Help
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Last update: 2024-04-25