Arkadyzja / Flycast setup guide


  1. Download Arkadyzja from the official website
  2. Unzip it into a directory where no parent folders have spaces or special characters in them
  3. Download fc2roms.zip from lo-fi
  4. Extract the ZIP file
  5. Copy flycast_roms.json to ..\arkadyzja\emulator\flycast\
    • this makes it so ROMs are autodownloaded when joining/starting a game

Control and emulator setup

  1. Run ArkadyzjaLauncher, update if available
  2. Enter a username and click Login
  3. On the left, click Create Session
  4. At the top, click the “Flycast Dojo” tab
  5. Click the orange Setup emulator button
  6. At the top right, click the Wrench / Setting icon
  7. On the left, select “Controls”
  8. Find the device you want to map (should be a device name), and click the Map button
    • You likely have sensible defaults, but most times you need to remap Left Trigger
  9. For each button that needs to be set, click the “Map” button and press that input on your controller.
    Map the following buttons:
    • Up
    • Down
    • Left
    • Right
    • Start
    • A
    • B
    • X
    • Y
    • Left Trigger
    • Right Trigger
    • Start

Hosting a game

  1. On the left, click Create Session
  2. Search or browse for your game and click the Play button to start a lobby

Joining a game

  1. On the left, click Wating List
  2. Find the sesions you need to join and click the orange Join button
    • You can use the search at the top to limit by game name or host player name

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