RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.
It enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all.
RetroArch has advanced features like shaders, netplay, rewinding, next-frame response times, and more!
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Dolphin is a Wii and Gamecube emulator. It has been ported to libretro and an alpha version of the core is available now for Windows and Linux! Version for macOS will be released at a later date.
For more information on Dolphin, visit the author's website here.
See also our in-depth article here.
OpenLara is an early Tomb Raider game engine recreation.
Core available now for Windows/Linux.
For more information, read our article on this release here.
It uses the original data files in order to work. What is nice about this one is that it has some very fancy graphics effects that it adds on top of the old game engine without it resulting in any stylistic clashes.
SameBoy is a highly accurate Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulator.
Core available now for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
For more information on SameBoy, visit the author's website here.
PX-68K is a Sharp X68000 emulator. This is a Japanese home computer from the late '80s/early '90s that was used by Capcom as devkits for their arcade games. It played host to many popular games from the likes of Namco, Konami and Capcom.
Core available now for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
For more information, read our article on this release here.
Reicast Libretro and Reicast OIT Libretro have recently been updated. Here is a listing of all the changes/fixes/improvements: (Reicast Libretro) – now requires OpenGL 3.0 core profile (and GLSL 1.30). (Reicast Libretro OIT/OpenGL) – Increased compatibility with other GL 4.3 driver implementations. (Reicast Libretro OIT) – Several performance improvements. (Reicast Libretro OIT) – Fixed graphics […]
Continue readingRetroArch has now gained a Metal renderer! Targeting modern macOS at first. XMB/MaterialUI works, menu shader pipelines work, Slang shaders work thanks to SPIRV-Cross, fonts work, etc! Previously, RetroArch for OSX/macOS only had an OpenGL video driver. Since Apple will be deprecating OpenGL support in the near future, this Metal video driver essentially future proofs […]
Continue readingUPDATE (1/7/2017): Dynarec crashes/bugs should now be fixed on OSX/macOS and Linux as well! It has only been a day since we released our blog post detailing all of the improvements the Reicast core has received, but in less than a day a lot has happened that requires an updated blog post – 64-bit dynarec […]
Continue readingA big breakthrough courtesy of trapexit, who has been adding arcade game support to the 4DO libretro core. 4DO is a 3DO game console emulator. In addition to this, it can now also run 3DO arcade games such as Mad Dog McCree 2. You can use the mouse in order to simulate the light gun […]
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