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.
In addition to this, you are able to run original game discs (CDs) from RetroArch.
RetroArch has advanced features like shaders, netplay, rewinding, next-frame response times, runahead, machine translation, blind accessibility features, 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.
Today, RetroArch has finally been released on Steam for both Windows and Linux/SteamOS. The Store page can be found here. Differences between the Steam version and regular version Functionally, RetroArch on Steam should be identical to the version you can get on our website, except for the following: There is no Core Downloader to stay […]
Continue readingLakka 3.4 has just been released! To learn more, check out this article on our sister site Lakka.tv here. This version is based on the latest RetroArch version, 1.9.9 (which was released earlier today).
Continue readingRetroArch 1.9.9 has just been released. Grab it here. If you’d like to learn more about upcoming releases, please consult our roadmap here. The next version of Lakka (with an updated RetroArch 1.9.9 version) is scheduled to be released very soon! Remember that this project exists for the benefit of our users, and that we […]
Continue readingWe’re very excited to share with you all the work we’ve been putting into the PCSX2 core as of late. Reducing file requirements As a general baseline, Libretro strives to make sure that the cores we self-maintain are fairly portable. We’d like not to have the user to require to install several data files inside […]
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