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RetrogamingHow-To July 8, 2026 3 min read

How to Reduce Input Lag with Run-Ahead

A step-by-step guide to enabling RetroArch's run-ahead feature correctly — including the one prerequisite that determines whether it will work at all for a given core.

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RetrogamingDeep Dive June 22, 2026 3 min read

Controller Input Latency: Tracing the Path From Button to Pixel

The time between pressing a button and seeing the result on screen passes through more stages than most players realize — and emulation adds a few of its own on top of the ones a real console already had.

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