Unsupported Emulators and Cores

Amiga

❓ libretro core: FS-UAE
❌ 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?
❓ libretro core: PUAE 2021
❓ libretro core: UAE4ARM

Amstrad CPC

❌ libretro core: CrocoDS

Apple II

⌛ BizHawk core: Virtu
- Testing
- 4 Jun 2023 - woz files are not supported
- 4 Jun 2023 - joystick not supported. keyboard has to be manually mapped.
- 4 Jun 2023 - have to manually create and load a multi-disk bundle for games with multiple disks. disks are generically labelled by index only.

Arcade

❌ libretro core: FB Alpha
- Deprecated
❌ libretro core: MAME
❌ BizHawk core: MAME

Atari 2600

❓ libretro core: Stella 2014

Atari 5200

❌ 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 ST

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

Casette Vision

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

CHIP-8

❌ 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 128

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: VICE x128

Commodore 64

❌ 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
❓ libretro core: Frodo

ColecoVision

❌ libretro core: Gearcoleco

Elektronika BK-0010/0011

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: M

Enterprise 128

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: ep128emu

Fairchild Channel-F

❓ BizHawk core: ChannelFHawk

FM Towns

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

Game & Watch

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

Game Boy

❓ libretro core: DoubleCherryGB
❓ libretro core: Emux GB
❓ libretro core: fixGB
❓ libretro core: SameBoy
❓ libretro core: TGB Dual

Game Boy Color

❌ Standalone emulator: Pizza Boy GBC
- No longer being developed. Compatibility issues can cause problems with unlocks. Devs have no means to resolve issues.
❓ libretro core: DoubleCherryGB
❓ libretro core: Emux GB
❓ libretro core: fixGB
❓ libretro core: SameBoy
❓ libretro core: TGB Dual

Game Boy Advance

❌ Standalone emulator: Pizza Boy GBA
- No longer being developed. Compatibility issues can cause problems with unlocks. Devs have no means to resolve issues.
❓ libretro core: gpSP
❓ libretro core: Meteor
❓ libretro core: TempGBA

GameCube

⌛ libretro core: Dolphin
- Testing

J2ME

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

Magnavox Odyssey 2

❓ BizHawk core: O2Hawk

Master System / Mark III

❓ BizHawk core: SMSHawk
❓ libretro core: Emux SMS

MicroW8

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: MicroW8

MS-DOS

❌ 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

MSX

❓ libretro core: fMSX

Neo Geo Pocket

❓ libretro core: RACE

Neo Geo Pocket Color

❓ libretro core: RACE

NES / Famicom

❌ libretro core: NEStopia
- Does not map SRAM
❓ libretro core: Emux NES
❓ libretro core: fixNES

Nintendo 3DS

❌ 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
❌ libretro core: Citra 2018
❌ libretro core: Citra Canary

Nintendo 64

⌛ BizHawk core: Mupen64Plus
- Testing (there are some graphical issues that can be fixed using the angrylion plugin)

Nintendo DS

❌ Standalone Emulator: melonDS Android
- Causes numerous issues with achievements.
- Devs have no means to resolve issues players have.

Nintendo DSi

❌ libretro core: DeSmuME
❌ libretro core: melonDS

Nokia N-Gage

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

Oric

❌ Not supported

Palm OS

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: Mu

PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx-CD

❌ libretro core: Beetle PCE
- Does not expose RAM needed for PC Engine CD

PC-6001

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

PC-8800

✅ libretro core: QUASI88
- PC-88VA not supported

PC-9800

❌ 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.
❌ libretro core: Neko Project II

Philips CD-i

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
❌ libretro core: CDi 2015
❌ libretro core: SAME CDi

Philips P2000

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: M2000

Pico-8

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
❌ libretro core: FAKE-08
❌ libretro core: Retro8

PlayStation

❌ libretro core: PCSX ReARMed
- BIOS are not required for this core and will zero out the Kernel RAM.
- Technically supported; not recommended.
❓ BizHawk core: Octoshock (Mednafen)
❓ BizHawk core: Nymashock (Mednafen)
❓ libretro core: Rustation

PlayStation 2

❌ Standalone emulator: AetherSX2
- No longer being developed, has known incompatibilities. Devs have no means to resolve issues.
❌ Standalone emulator: NetherSX2
❌ libretro core: LRPS2
- Still in alpha state
- Does not expose memory
❌ libretro core: Play!
- Low compatibility with most commercial games
- Black screen with stuttering sound

PocketStation

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

SAM Coupé

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: SimCoupe
- Still in alpha state

Sega Dreamcast

❓ libretro core: Flycast GLES2
❌ Standalone Emulator: Flycast
- Untested
- Devs have no means to resolve issues players have

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive

❌ libretro core: Blastem
- While some achievements may work, the core has issues with the Game RAM portion of memory.

Sega Pico

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

Sega Saturn

❌ 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.
❓ libretro core: YabaSanshiro

SG-1000

❌ libretro core: Gearsystem
- Has significant unexposed memory

Sharp X1

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

Sharp X68K

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

SNES / Super Famicom / Satellaview / Sufami Turbo

❓ libretro core: Beetle bsnes
❌ libretro core: Beetle Supafaust
- 11 Jun 2024 - does not expose memory
❓ libretro core: bsnes
❓ libretro core: bsnes 2014 Accuracy
❓ libretro core: bsnes 2014 Balanced
❓ libretro core: bsnes 2014 Performance
❓ libretro core: bsnes C++98 (v085)
❓ libretro core: bsnes-hd beta
❓ libretro core: bsnes-mercury Accuracy
❓ libretro core: bsnes-mercury Balanced
❓ libretro core: bsnes-mercury Performance
❓ libretro core: higan Accuracy
❓ libretro core: nSide Balanced
❓ libretro core: Snes9x 2002
❓ libretro core: Snes9x 2005
❓ libretro core: Snes9x 2005+
❌ libretro core: Snes9x 2010
- PLEASE STOP USING THIS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS!!!!
❓ BizHawk core: BSNES
❓ BizHawk core: BSNESv115+

SpectraVideo SVI 318/328

❌ Not supported
❌ libretro core: blueMSX

Super Casette Vision

❌ libretro core: EmuSCV
- Unfinished according to libretro docs.
- Does not expose memory. Appears to export a save state via the RETRO_MEMORY_SAVE_RAM interface, which we try to shoehorn into $E000 as that's what's flagged as Cartridge RAM for the system.

Thomson TO8/TO8D

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

TI-83

⌛ libretro core: Numero
- Testing
⌛ BizHawk core: TI83Hawk
- Testing

TIC-80

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

VIC-20

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

VMU

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

Wii

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

Wii U

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

Xbox

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map
❌ libretro core: DirectXbox
- Still in alpha state

Zeebo

❌ Not supported - needs hashing method and memory map

ZX81

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

ZX Spectrum

❌ 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

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