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Emulator Support and Issues

Console Supportlink

3DO Interactive Multiplayerlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Opera
    • Some issues depending on BIOS

Amigalink

  • ❌ libretro core: P-UAE
    • Needs memory map to see exposed memory
    • Locks disk files so they can't be opened for hashing
    • Hard disk support?

Amstrad CPClink

  • ✅ libretro core: Caprice32
    • Core does not currently support writing to disk, which may affect hashing when implemented
  • ❌ libretro core: CrocoDS

Apple IIlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAppleWin
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Virtu (Port)
    • Testing

Arcadelink

  • ✅ libretro core: FinalBurn Neo
    • Some boards may not be fully exposed
  • ✅ libretro core: flycast
    • Used for Atomiswave, NAOMI, and NAOMI2
  • ❌ libretro core: FB Alpha
    • Deprecated

Arcadia 2001link

Arduboylink

  • ✅ libretro core: Arduous

Atari 2600link

  • ✅ libretro core: Stella
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: AtariHawk
    • Testing

Atari 5200link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: atari800
    • Appears to work fine, but the core is a bit of a headache to use.
      • The BIOS has to be configured within the core (F1 > Emulator Configuration > System ROM settings)
    • Couldn't figure out controls - does the joystick need to be configured within the core too?
    • Allows loading arbitrary files from the internal menu, which bypasses hashing
  • ❌ libretro core: a5200
    • Does not expose memory

Atari 7800link

  • ✅ libretro core: ProSystem
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: A7800Hawk
    • Testing

Atari Jaguarlink

Atari Jaguar CDlink

  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Virtual Jaguar
    • Testing
    • Some formats not supported

Atari Lynxlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Handy
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle Lynx
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Handy (Port)
    • Testing

Atari STlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: Hatari
    • Memory not exposed

Cassette Visionlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

CHIP-8link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs console ID, hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: Emux CHIP-8
  • ❌ libretro core: JAXE
    • 16 Apr 22 - Seems ready when we are
    • May need settings blacklist to prevent lowering speed

Commodore 64link

  • ❌ libretro core: vice_x64
    • NOTE: Joystick is in port 2 by default. Use JOY button on virtual keyboard (select) to switch it to port 1.
    • 1 May 2022 - Reset does not autorun game
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: C64Hawk
    • Testing

ColecoVisionlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAMeka
  • ✅ libretro core: blueMSX
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: ColecoHawk
    • Testing

Elektor TV Games Computerlink

  • ⌛ Standalone emulator: WinArcadia
    • Testing
    • TVGC may be scrapped in favor of Interton VC 4000.

Fairchild Channel-Flink

  • ✅ libretro core: FreeChaF

Famicom Disk Systemlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RANes
  • ✅ libretro core: FCEUmm
  • ✅ libretro core: Mesen

FM Townslink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

Game & Watchlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: gw
    • Does not expose memory

Game Boylink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAVBA
  • ✅ libretro core: Gambatte
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: Gearboy
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA-M
  • ❌ libretro core: mGBA

Game Boy Colorlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAVBA
    • Cartridge RAM may appear as all FFs
  • ✅ libretro core: Gambatte
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: Gearboy
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA-M
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Gambatte
    • Testing
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: GBHawk
    • Testing

Game Boy Advancelink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAVBA
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA-M
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle GBA
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA Next
  • ✅ libretro core: mGBA
    • Most recommended
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: mGBA
    • Testing

GameCubelink

  • ⌛ Standalone emulator: Dolphin
    • Testing
  • ⌛ libretro core: Dolphin
    • Testing

Game Gearlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAMeka
  • ✅ libretro core: Genesis Plus GX
  • ✅ libretro core: GearSystem

Genesis / Mega Drivelink

  • ✅ libretro core: Genesis Plus GX
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: Picodrive
  • ✅ libretro core: Blastem
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Genplus-GX
    • Testing

Intellivisionlink

  • ✅ libretro core: FreeIntV
    • Crashes when game is reset
    • Some crashes which might be related to Intellivoice
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Intellihawk
    • Testing

Interton VC 4000link

J2MElink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs console ID, hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: freej2me

Magnavox Odyssey 2link

  • ✅ libretro core: O2EM
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core:
    • Testing

Master System | Mark IIIlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAMeka
  • ✅ libretro core: Gearsystem
  • ✅ libretro core: Genesis Plus GX
  • ✅ libretro core: Picodrive
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core:
    • Testing

Mega Ducklink

  • ✅ libretro core: SameDuck

MS-DOSlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: dosbox-core
  • ❌ libretro core: dosbox-SVN
  • ❌ libretro core: dosbox-pure
    • Needs a way to prevent launching with user-specified command line parameters
    • Needs a way to prevent TSRs
    • Needs a way to deactivate achievements if game drops to command prompt

MSXlink

  • ✅ libretro core: blueMSX
    • Hash relies on .DSK file not being modified
    • .DSK files appear to be unsupported if they also require a cartridge. There is a core option for this, but it doesn't seem to function properly. See "SD Snatcher", which used a 'sound' cartridge.

Neo Geo CDlink

  • ⌛ libretro core: NeoCD
    • Appears fully functional
    • Testing

Neo Geo Pocketlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle NeoPop
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Beetle NeoPop (Port)
    • Testing

Neo Geo Pocket Colorlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle NeoPop
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Beetle NeoPop (Port)
    • Testing

NES / Famicomlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RANes
  • ✅ libretro core: FCEUmm
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: Mesen
  • ✅ libretro core: QuickNES
  • ❌ libretro core: NEStopia
    • Does not map SRAM

Nintendo 3DSlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: Citra
    • Only exposes 64MB of memory - documentation suggests there should be 128MB.
    • Does not support save states

Nintendo 64link

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAProject64
  • ✅ libretro core: ParaLLEl N64
  • ✅ libretro core: Mupen64Plus-Next
    • Most recommended
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Mupen64plus
    • Testing (there are some graphical issues that can be fixed using the angrylion plugin)

Nintendo DSlink

  • Limited microphone support
  • ✅ libretro core: DeSmuME
  • ✅ libretro core: DeSmuME 2015
  • ✅ libretro core: melonDS
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: MelonDS
    • Testing

Nintendo DSilink

  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: melonDS
    • Rollout in progress
    • Saving is currently not supported
  • ❌ libretro core: DeSmuME
  • ❌ libretro core: melonDS

Nokia N-Gagelink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

Oriclink

  • ❌ Not supported

PC Engine | TurboGrafx-16 | SuperGrafxlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PCE Fast
    • SuperGrafx games do not work on the Beetle PCE Fast core
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle SuperGrafx
    • Most recommended

PC Engine CD | TurboGrafx-CDlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PCE Fast
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle SuperGrafx
    • Most recommended
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core:
    • Testing

PC-6001link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

PC-8800link

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAQuasi88
    • Most recommended
  • ❌ libretro core: quasi88
    • PC-88VA not supported
    • 16 Apr 2022 - Cannot load m3u. Hash fails because core locks disk file.
    • 16 Apr 2022 - Attempting to load a 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
    • Technically supported; not recommended.

PC-9800link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: Neko Project II Kai
    • Memory is not exposed.
      • It appears to be exposed in some games depending on the RAM size selected, but it seems like the machine RAM and not actually related to the game.

PC-FXlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PC-FX
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core:
    • Testing

Philips CD-Ilink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: SAME CDi

Pico-8link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: FAKE-08

PlayStationlink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: DuckStation
    • There may be memory leak and/or burn-in when using save states. Softcore players beware!
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PSX HW
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PSX
  • ✅ libretro core: ReARMed
    • BIOS are not required for this core and will zero out the Kernal RAM.
    • Technically supported; not recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: SwanStation
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: octoshock
    • Testing
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Nymashock
    • Testing

PlayStation 2link

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: PCSX2
    • PCSX2 is currently the only officially supported option for earning achievements.
  • ❌ libretro core: LRPS2
    • Still in alpha state
    • Does not expose memory
  • ❌ libretro core: Play!
    • Low compatibility with most commerical games
    • Black screen with stuttering sound

PlayStation Portablelink

  • ✅ libretro core: PPSSPP
    • Loading save states too fast can cause it to crash
    • Some games have graphical issues

PocketStationlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs console ID, hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: pockystation
    • Core doesn't seem functional, even in RetroArch

Pokemon Minilink

  • ✅ libretro core: PokeMini

Sega 32Xlink

  • ✅ libretro core: PicoDrive
    • Several games are problematic
    • Appears to still have unmapped RAM

Sega CDlink

  • Appears to still have unmapped RAM
  • ✅ libretro core: Genesis Plus GX
  • ✅ libretro core: Picodrive

Sega Dreamcastlink

  • ✅ libretro core: flycast
    • Must disable threaded rendering to use save states

Sega Picolink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: picodrive
    • Needs controls related to turning pages in the attached books

Sega Saturnlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle Saturn
    • The only recommended core
  • ❌ libretro core: Yabause
    • Technically supported; not recommended.
  • ❌ libretro core: Kronos
    • Saving and loading states often locks up the UI in RALibretro
    • Technically supported; not recommended.
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Saturnus
    • Testing

SG-1000link

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAMeka
  • ✅ libretro core: Genesis Plus GX
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: blueMSX

Sharp X1link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: X1 Millennium
    • 16 Apr 2022 - Disk writes modify source media, which breaks hashing

Sharp X68Klink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: px68k
    • Crashes RALibretro upon loading a game

SNES | Super Famicom | Satellaview | Sufami Turbolink

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RASnes9x
  • ✅ libretro core: RASnes9x (Current)
    • Most recommended
  • ✅ libretro core: Mesen-S

Super Cassette Visionlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method
  • ❌ libretro core: EmuSCV

Thomson TO8/TO8Dlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method
  • ❌ libretro core: Theodore
    • Seems to work
    • Uncertain how core handles writing to disk/tape. May affect hashing.

TI-83link

  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: TI83Hawk
    • Testing

TIC-80link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method
  • ❌ libretro core: TIC-80
    • Doesn't export memory correctly. Can only see 8 bytes.

Uzeboxlink

  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: uzem
    • Testing
  • ⌛ libretro core: Uzebox

Vectrexlink

  • ✅ libretro core: VecX

VIC-20link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: VICE xvic

Virtual Boylink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle VB
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: VBoy
    • Testing

VMUlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs console ID, hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: VeMUlator

WASM-4link

  • ✅ libretro core: wasm4

Watara Supervisionlink

  • ✅ libretro core: potator

Wiilink

  • ⌛ Standalone emulator: Dolphin
    • Testing
  • ⌛ libretro core: Dolphin
    • Testing

Wii Ulink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

WonderSwanlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle Cygne
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Cygne (Port)
    • Testing

WonderSwan Colorlink

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle Cygne
  • ⌛ Bizhawk core: Cygne (Port)
    • Testing

XBOXlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

Zeebolink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

ZX81link

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: EightyOne
    • Memory not exposed

ZX Spectrumlink

  • ❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
  • ❌ libretro core: FUSE
    • Requires ability to map keyboard to port 3
    • Uncertain about save support. Cannot seem to insert save disk
  • ⌛ - Bizhawk core: ZXHawk
    • Hashing needs to be corrected
    • Testing

More details on Bizhawk cores can be found here.

Otherlink

These are cores that are pending explanation:
Beetle bsnes, Beetle Supafaust, BlastEm, bnes, bsnes, bsnes 2014 Accuracy, bsnes 2014 Balanced, bsnes 2014 Performance, bsnes C++98 (v085), bsnes-hd beta, bsnes-mercury Accuracy, bsnes-mercury Balanced, bsnes-mercury Performance, DirectXBox, Emux GB, Emux NES, Emux SMS, EmuSCV, fixGB, fixNES, Flycast GLES2, fMSX, Frodo, FS-UAE, Gearcoleco, gpSP, higan Accuracy, Meteor, Minivmac, Mu, nSide Balanced, Numero, PCem, PCSX1, PCSX ReARMed Neon, PUAE 2021, PX68k, RACE, Retro8, RetroDream, Rustation, SameBoy, Snes9x 2002/2005/2005+/2010, SquirrelJME, Stella 2014, Temp GBA, TGB Dual, UAE4ARM, and YabaSanshiro.

Changeloglink

Last 10 changes on this page:

  • [2023-04-12 06:47] televandalist: Updated Emulator Support and Issues (markdown)
  • [2023-03-29 14:50] televandalist: Updated N64 and C64
  • [2023-03-29 14:11] televandalist: Actually did the "Testing" thing mentioned in the last edit since apparently I forgot to paste.
  • [2023-03-29 14:05] televandalist: Changed all "Testing and pending rollout" lines to just "Testing.". Corrected PCSX2 -> LRPS2 for the core. Updated Dolphin status.
  • [2023-03-29 13:40] televandalist: Completely redid 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