Emulator Support and Issues

Supported Consoles

Console ID	Console Name	Standalones	Cores	RALib Support	Notes
1	• Sega Genesis • Mega Drive		Genesis Plus GX Picodrive	Yes
2	Nintendo 64	Project64	ParaLLEl N64 Mupen64Plus-Next	Yes
3	• SNES • Super Famicom • Satellaview • Sufami Turbo	RASnes9x	Snes9x Mesen-S	Yes
4	Game Boy	RAVBA	Gambatte Gearboy VBA-M	Yes	• mGBA crashes when unloading the core because RALibretro doesn't implement the camera interface
5	Game Boy Advance	RAVBA	mGBA VBA-M Beetle GBA VBA Next	Yes
6	Game Boy Color	RAVBA	Gambatte Gearboy VBA-M	Yes
7	• NES • Famicom • Famicom Disk System	RANes	Mesen FCEUmm QuickNES	Yes
8	• TurboGrafx-16 • PC Engine • TurboGrafx-CD • PC Engine CD • SuperGrafx		Beetle PCE FAST Beetle SuperGrafx	Yes	• SuperGrafx games do not work on the Beetle PCE FAST core
9	• Mega CD • Sega CD		Genesis Plus GX	Yes	Appears to still have unmapped RAM (Ecco 1+2)
10	Sega 32X		PicoDrive	Yes	• Several games are problematic
11	• Master System • Mark III	RAMeka	Genesis Plus GX Gearsystem Picodrive	Yes
12	PlayStation		Beetle PSX Beetle PSX HW PCSX ReARMed SwanStation	Yes
13	Atari Lynx		Beetle Lynx Handy	Yes
14	• Neo Geo Pocket • Neo Geo Pocket Color		Beetle NeoPop	Yes
15	Game Gear	RAMeka	Genesis Plus GX Gearsystem	Yes
17	Atari Jaguar		Virtual Jaguar	Yes	• No savestate support • Many issues with the emulation
18	Nintendo DS		DeSmuME MelonDS	Yes	• Limited Microphone Support • No DSi support
21	PlayStation 2	PCSX2	None	No	• PCSX2 is the only officially supported option for earning achievements
23	Magnavox Odyssey 2		O2EM	Yes
24	Pokemon Mini		PokeMini	Yes
25	Atari 2600		Stella	Yes
27	Arcade		FinalBurn Neo	Yes	• Needs Updated Board List • Some boards may not be fully exposed
28	Virtual Boy		Beetle VB	Yes
29	MSX/MSX2		blueMSX	Yes	• Hash relies on dsk file not being modified • .DSK files appear to be unsupported if they also require a cartridge (typically a "sound" cartridge, which was the case with SD Snatcher). There is a core option for this, but it doesn't seem to function properly.
33	SG-1000	RAMeka	Genesis Plus GX blueMSX	Yes
37	Amstrad CPC		Cap32	Yes	• Core does not currently support writing to disk - may affect hashing when implemented
38	Apple II	RAppleWin		No
39	Saturn		Beetle Saturn Yabause Kronos	Yes	• Saving or Loading states in Kronos often locks up the UI in RALibretro
40	Dreamcast		flycast	Yes	• Must disable threaded rendering to use save states
41	PlayStation Portable		PPSSPP	Yes	• Loading save states too fast can cause it to crash • Some games have various graphical issues
43	3DO Interactive Multiplayer		Opera	Yes
44	ColecoVision	RAMeka	blueMSX	Yes
45	Intellivision		FreeIntV	Yes	• Controls are much better than they were • Crashes if game is reset • Some crashes that might be related to Intellivoice
46	Vectrex		VecX	Yes
47	• PC-8001 • PC-8801	RAQUASI88	QUASI88	No	16 Apr 2022: Cannot load m3u. Hash fails because core locks disk file 16 Apr 2022: Attempting to load single disk game in RAlibretro just goes to "How many disks?" prompt. Seems to work in RetroArch 16 Apr 2022: RAlibretro does not provide subsystem interface for loading multi-disk games ????: PC-88VA not supported
49	PC-FX		Beetle PC-FX	Yes
51	Atari 7800		ProSystem	Yes
53	• WonderSwan • WonderSwan Color		Beetle WonderSwan	Yes
57	Fairchild Channel-F		FreeChaF	Yes
63	Watara Supervision		Potator	Yes
69	Mega Duck		SameDuck	Yes
71	Arduboy		Arduous	Yes
72	WASM-4		wasm4	Yes

Supported But Not Validated

Console ID	Console Name	Standalones	Cores	RALib Support	Notes
56	Neo Geo CD		NeoCD		• Appears fully functional • Needs hashing method

Unsupported Consoles

Console ID	Console Name	Standalones	Cores	RALib Support	Notes
16	GameCube		Dolphin	Needs work	Generates sound but not video in RALibretro
19	Wii		Dolphin	Needs work	Crashes RALib when testing
20	Wii U				Untested
21	PlayStation 2		Play!		Low compatibility with most commercial games; black screen with stuttering sound
22	Xbox
26	DOS		dosbox-pure	Needs work	• Needs a reliable hashing method • Needs a way to prevent launching with user-specified command-line parameters • Needs a way to prevent TSRs
30	Commodore 64		vice_x64	Needs Work	NOTE: Joystick is in port 2 by default. Use JOY button on virtual keyboard (select) to switch to port 1 1 May 2022: Reset does not autorun game 1 May 2022: Hashing often fails because core has a lock on the file
31	ZX81		EightyOne	Needs Work	• Memory not exposed.
32	Oric
34	Vic-20			Needs Work	Untested with proper BIOS.
35	Amiga		P-UAE	Needs Work	• Needs memory map to see exposed memory. • Locks disk files so they can't be opened for hashing • hard disk support?
36	Atari ST		Hatari	Needs Work	• Memory not exposed. Games seem to run fine.
42	Philips CD-I		SAME CDi		Untested
48	PC-9800		np2kai	Needs Work	• Memory is not exposed. It appears to be exposed in some games depending on the RAM size selected, but it seems like it's machine RAM and not actually related to the game(s). Performance wise, all games tested run without issues.
50	Atari 5200		Atari800	Needs Work	• Appears to work fine, but the core itself is a bit of a headache. The BIOS has to be configured within the core (F1 > Emulator Configuration > System ROM settings). • Couldn't figure out controls - does Joystick also need to be configured within the core? • Currently allows loading arbitrary files from the internal menu, bypassing hashing. Can't be supported in hardcore unless that can somehow be blocked.
50	Atari 5200		a5200		• Doesn't expose memory yet
52	Sharp X68K		px68k		Crashes RALib upon loading a game
54	Cassette Vision
55	Super Cassette Vision				Currently only playable in MAME, which cannot be supported
58	FM Towns
59	ZX Spectrum		FUSE		• Requires rcheevos memory map to leverage memory descriptors • Requires ability to map keyboard to port 3 (RALibretro) • Uncertain about save support; cannot seem to insert save disk
60	Game & Watch		gw		• Doesn't expose memory yet
61	Nokia N-Gage
62	Nintendo 3DS		Citra		• Only exposes 64MB of memory - documentation suggests there should be 128MB. • Does not support save states
64	Sharp X1		X1 Millennium		16 Apr 2022: Disk writes modify source media - breaks hashing
65	TIC-80		TIC-80		• Doesn't expose memory correctly (only see 8 bytes)
66	Thomson TO8/TO8D		Theodore		Seems to work. Uncertain how core handles writing to disk/tape - may affect hashing
67	PC-6001		N/A
68	Sega PICO		Picodrive		Can't be controlled fully, needs controls related to turning pages in attached books
70	Zeebo		N/A
74	Arcadia 2001	WinArcadia			• RetroAchievements support is WIP
75	Interton VC 4000	WinArcadia			• RetroAchievements support is WIP
76	Elektor TV Games Computer	WinArcadia			• RetroAchievements support is WIP

Does Not Have Console ID

Console ID	Console Name	Standalones	Cores	RALib Support	Notes
	PocketStation		pockystation		Core doesn't seem functional even in Retroarch
	VMU		VeMUlator		Untested
	J2ME		freej2me		Untested
	Uzebox		uzem		16 Apr 2022: Just needs console ID and hashing support
	CHIP-8		jaxe		16 Apr 2022: Just needs console ID and hashing support; may need settings blacklist to prevent lowering speed
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Changelog

Last 10 changes on this page:

• [2022-11-13 12:48] Diskutant: Removed PS2 PCSX2 from unsupported consoles. It's mentioned in the supported consoles already
• [2022-10-08 01:10] televandalist: Moved PS2, Mega Duck, Channel F, Arduboy, and WASM-4 to supported. Added Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, and Elektor TV Games Computer.
• [2022-05-01 10:29] Jamiras: Updated Emulator Support and Issues (markdown)
• [2022-04-25 17:30] televandalist: Added info for PCSX2 standalone
• [2022-04-25 17:26] televandalist: Moved WASM-4 up
• [2022-04-25 17:26] televandalist: Updated Emulator Support and Issues (markdown)
• [2022-04-17 21:49] Jamiras: Updated Emulator Support and Issues (markdown)
• [2022-04-05 22:54] Jamiras: Updated Emulator Support and Issues (markdown)
• [2022-04-04 16:10] Jamiras: Updated Emulator Support and Issues (markdown)
• [2022-03-13 21:13] televandalist: Moved Mega Duck back down to Unsupported.