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Emulator Support

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This page focuses on supported emulators. For extensive notes on unsupported emulators and cores, check the unsupported emulators page.

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

  • ✅ libretro core: Opera
    • May have some issues depending on the BIOS.

Amstrad CPC

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

Apple II

Arcade

  • ✅ libretro core: FinalBurn Neo
    • Some boards may not be fully exposed.
  • ✅ libretro core: Flycast
    • Used for Atomiswave and NAOMI 1/2.

Arcadia 2001

Arduboy

  • ✅ libretro core: Ardens
  • ✅ libretro core: Arduous
    • Cannot emulate the Arduboy FX.

Atari 2600

  • ✅ libretro core: Stella
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Atari2600Hawk
    • Achievements that require emulator resets do not work. Please open a ticket so the achievement can be fixed.

Atari 7800

  • ✅ libretro core: ProSystem
  • ✅ BizHawk core: A7800Hawk

Atari Jaguar

  • ✅ libretro core: Virtual Jaguar
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Virtual Jaguar

Atari Jaguar CD

  • ✅ BizHawk core: Virtual Jaguar

Atari Lynx

  • ✅ libretro core: Handy
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle Lynx
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Handy (Mednafen's fork)

ColecoVision

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAMeka
  • ✅ libretro core: blueMSX
  • ✅ BizHawk core: ColecoHawk

Elektor TV Games Computer

Fairchild Channel F

  • ✅ libretro core: FreeChaF

Famicom Disk System

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

Game Boy

  • ✅ libretro core: Gambatte
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: Gearboy
  • ✅ libretro core: mGBA
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA-M
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Gambatte (Pokémon speedrunning fork)
  • ✅ BizHawk core: GBHawk
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAVBA

Game Boy Color

  • ✅ libretro core: Gambatte
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: Gearboy
  • ✅ libretro core: mGBA
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA-M
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Gambatte (Pokémon speedrunning fork)
  • ✅ BizHawk core: GBHawk
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAVBA

Game Boy Advance

  • ✅ libretro core: mGBA
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA-M
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle GBA
  • ✅ libretro core: VBA Next
  • ✅ BizHawk core: mGBA
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAVBA

GameCube

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: Dolphin
    • Must use version 2407-68 or newer.
    • Ensure "Enable Dual Core (speedup)" is unchecked as it is unsupported.

Game Gear

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

Intellivision

  • ✅ libretro core: FreeIntv
    • Crashes when the game is reset.
    • Some crashes might be related to the Intellivoice not being emulated.
  • ✅ BizHawk core: IntelliHawk

Interton VC 4000

Magnavox Odyssey 2

  • ✅ libretro core: O2EM

Master System/Mark III

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAMeka
  • ✅ libretro core: Gearsystem
  • ✅ libretro core: Genesis Plus GX
  • ✅ libretro core: PicoDrive

Mega Duck

  • ✅ libretro core: SameDuck

MSX

  • ✅ libretro core: blueMSX

Neo Geo CD

  • ✅ libretro core: NeoCD

Neo Geo Pocket (Color)

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle NeoPop
  • ✅ BizHawk core: NeoPop (Mednafen)

NES/Famicom

  • ✅ libretro core: FCEUmm
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: Mesen
  • ✅ libretro core: QuickNES
    • Does not emulate the Famicom Disk System.
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RANes

Nintendo 64

  • ✅ libretro core: Mupen64Plus-Next
    • Most recommended.
    • Separated into cores for OpenGL ES 2 and 3.
  • ✅ libretro core: ParaLLEl N64
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAProject64

Nintendo DS

  • Limited microphone support.
  • ✅ libretro core: DeSmuME
    • Does not emulate the DSi.
  • ✅ libretro core: DeSmuME 2015
    • Does not emulate the DSi.
  • ✅ libretro core: melonDS
  • ✅ libretro core: melonDS DS
  • ✅ BizHawk core: melonDS

Nintendo DSi

  • ✅ libretro core: melonDS DS
    • Does not support save states at this time.
  • ✅ BizHawk core: melonDS

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16/SuperGrafx

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

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle SuperGrafx
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PCE Fast
  • ✅ BizHawk core: PCEHawk

PC-8000/8800

  • ✅ libretro core: QUASI88
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RAQUASI88

PC-FX

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PC-FX
  • ✅ BizHawk core: T.S.T. (Mednafen)

PlayStation

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PSX HW
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle PSX
  • ✅ libretro core: SwanStation
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: DuckStation
    • There may be memory leaks and/or burn-in when using save states. This can be disruptive to softcore mode.

PlayStation 2

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: PCSX2
    • PCSX2 is currently the only officially supported option for earning achievements. We do not support Aethersx2.

PlayStation Portable

  • ✅ Standalone emulator: PPSSPP
    • Does not support RAIntegration at this time, so achievement developers are unable to troubleshoot potential issues.
  • ✅ libretro core: PPSSPP
    • Loading save states too fast can cause it to crash.
    • Some games have graphical issues.

Pokémon Mini

  • ✅ libretro core: PokeMini

Sega 32X

  • ✅ BizHawk core: PicoDrive
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: PicoDrive
    • Several games are problematic, use BizHawk if an achievement shows as unsupported.
    • Appears to still have unmapped RAM.

Sega CD

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

Sega Dreamcast

  • ✅ libretro core: Flycast
    • Disable threaded rendering to properly use save states.

Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

  • ✅ libretro core: Genesis Plus GX
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: PicoDrive
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Genplus-gx (Genesis Plus GX)

Sega Saturn

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle Saturn
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Saturnus (Mednafen)
    • Good choice for users who can't run Beetle Saturn

SG-1000

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

SNES/Super Famicom/Satellaview/Sufami Turbo

  • ✅ libretro core: Snes9x
    • Most recommended.
  • ✅ libretro core: Mesen-S
  • ✅ Standalone emulator: RASnes9x

Uzebox

  • ✅ BizHawk core: Uzem
  • ✅ libretro core: Uzebox

Vectrex

  • ✅ libretro core: vecx

Virtual Boy

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle VB
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Virtual Boyee (Mednafen)

WASM-4

  • ✅ libretro core: WASM-4

Watara Supervision

  • ✅ libretro core: Potator

WonderSwan (Color)

  • ✅ libretro core: Beetle Cygne
  • ✅ BizHawk core: Cygne (Mednafen)

More details on BizHawk cores can be found here.

Changelog

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