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== Emulation within Retroid OS ==
== Emulation within RetroidOS ==


RetroidOS supports the following systems out of the box, with the listed emulator cores for Retroarch:
RetroidOS supports the following systems, with the listed emulator cores for Retroarch:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
! System  !! Emulator Core
! System  !! Emulator core
|-
|-
| Arcade  || Final Burn Alpha (2.97.08, 2.97.42, 42_ORI, 42_HOME)
| Arcade  || Final Burn Alpha (2.97.08, 2.97.42, 42_ORI, 42_HOME)
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| Master System || Genesis Plus
| Master System || Genesis Plus
|-
|-
| GameBoy/GameBoy Color || TGB Dual
| Gameboy/Gameboy Color || TGB Dual
|-
|-
| PC Engine || Beetle PCE
| PC Engine || Beetle PCE
|-
|-
| WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color || Beetle Cygne
| Wonderswan/Wonderswan Color || Beetle Cygne
|-
|-
| Mega Drive/Genesis/CD/32X || Genesis Plus
| Mega Drive/Genesis/CD/32X || Genesis Plus
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| SNES/Super Famicom || SNES9X
| SNES/Super Famicom || SNES9X
|-
|-
| GameBoy Advance || gpSP
| Gameboy Advance || gpSP (Standalone Retroarch)
|-
|-
| PlayStation || PCSX (labelled as PSCX)
| PlayStation 1 || PCSX (labelled as PSCX)
|-
|-
| Nintendo 64 || Mupen64 Plus
| Nintendo 64 || Mupen64 Plus
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== Emulation within Android OS ==
There are no changeable settings for emulators within RetroidOS, and currently there is no way to add new emulation cores.


The Android OS on the RP2 comes pre-installed with standalone Emulator apps and RetroArch (1.8.4), a single application with the ability to emulate many systems cores.
== Emulation within Android ==


Also included is a single RetroArch (1.5.0) app, exclusively for the best performing GBA (gpSP) Core.
This section contains free [https://www.retroarch.com/ RetroArch] and stand alone emulator options. The one paid app that many recommended is DraStic for Nintendo DS emulation.


It is generally not recommended to update emulators, as the Retroid developers chose these builds because they run well on the device. This can be done however if you choose to, as emulators and RetroArch cores get improvements all the time.  
It is generally not recommended to update the pre-installed emulators, as the Retroid developers seem to have chosen these builds because they run well on the device.


Emulation is generally prioritised as a [https://www.retroarch.com/ RetroArch] core first, then a stand alone Emulator second. RetroArch offers internal options across multiple systems, including Online Leaderboards, image filters, and save file paths to allow you to save to a Google Drive or Dropbox for cross-console play.
===RetroArch Cores===


For help setting up and using RetroArch on the RP2, see [[A Brief Guide to Retroarch]].
The Retroid Pocket 2 comes pre-installed with two versions of RetroArch (1.8.4 & 1.5.0) and the listed emulator cores.


The only emulator that does not come standard is DraStic (which is recommended) for Nintendo DS emulation; it can be [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsemu.drastic&hl=en_US&gl=US purchased from the Google Play Store].
RetroArch 1.5.0


*Game Boy Advance (gpSP) This is installed separately because RA 1.5.0 has the best performance for gpSP/GBA


Listed below is a table of standalone emulators & RetroArch Cores for best performance. Systems listed as A are Recommended (usually installed as default) and optimal for the Retroid Pocket 2, although harder to emulate systems may still show issues.


The performance ratings are:
RetroArch 1.8.4
* A: Recommended. Plays with few to no glitches.
 
* B: Playable. Plays with minor glitches.
*Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1)
* C: OK. Plays some games at full speed, others with issues.
*Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2)
* D: Unplayable. Technically runs games, but with major issues.
*Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo)
* E: Does not run.
*Arcade (MAME 2000)
*Arcade (MAME 2003)
*Arcade (MAME 2010)
*Arcade (MAME 2015)
*Atari - 2600 (Stella)
*Atari - 5200 (Atari800)
*Atari - Lynx (Handy)
*Bandai - WonderSwan/Color (Beetle Cygne)
*Commodore - Amiga (P-UAE)
*Commodore - C64 (VICE x64, fast)
*DOS (DOSBox - SVN)
*GCE - Vectrex (vecx)
*Microsoft - MSX (fMSX)
*Minecraft - (Craft)
*MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000 (blueMSX)
*NEC - PC Engine / CD (Beetle PCE FAST)
*Nintendo - Gameboy / Color (Gambette)
*Nintendo - NES / Famicom (FCEUmm)
*Nintendo - SNES / SFC (Snes9x 2002)
*Quake (TyrQuake)
*Sega - Dreamcast/Naomi (Flycast)
*Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD (Genesis Plus GX)
*Sega - MS/GG/SG-1000 (Gearsystem)
*Sega - MS/MD/CD/32X (PicoDrive)
*SNK - Neo Geo CD (NeoCD)
*SNK - Neo Geo Pocket / Color (RACE)
*Sony - PlayStation (PCSX ReARMed)
*The 3DO Company - 3DO (4DO)
*ZX Spectrum (Fuse)
 
For help setting up and using Retroarch on the RP2, see [[A Brief Guide to Retroarch]].
 
==== N64 Core Tips ====
 
You can use N64 in your RP2 with RetroArch (so you can use RetroAchievements, for instance). Not every game runs perfect, and many need further tweaking, but overall you should be pleasantly surprised.
 
This only works with Mupen64Next or NextGLES2 (GLES3 and Parallel simply crash).
 
Paste the contents of [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/757645077429616780/758129936334061589/Mupen64Plus-Next.opt Mupen64Plus-Next.opt] to:
 
* <internal storage>/Android/data/com.retroarch/files/retroarch-core-option.cfg
 
Or paste the full OPT file here:
 
* <internal storage>/retroarch/configs/Mupen64Plus-Next/
 
Please note:
 
* Use only glide64 for video (angrylion is slow, parallel simply fails).
 
* All mupen cores share the same configs.
 
===Stand Alone Apps===
 
The RP2 Comes pre-installed with the following stand alone apps:
 
*Flycast - You will need to configure Reicast and configure the Bios. See [https://wiki.retroidhandhelds.com/index.php?title=Emulators#Dreamcast_Configuration_Tips DC Configuration Tips] at the bottom of this page (Flycast is not included on beta batch units).
 
*MAME4droid(0.139u1) - You will need a .139 MAME Romset.
 
*Mupen64Plus FZ - Use recommended rendering profile per game for optimal performance. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/742403626634575903/756279168098107422/mupen64plus-fz.7z Here] is Mupen's settings & render profiles if you lose them, copy to internal storage.
 
*N64oid - Right joystick will not map.
 
*NeoDroid - NeoGeo MVS Emulator - Compatible with MAME Roms. Put neogeo.zip bios file in your roms directory “/sdcard/neodroid/roms”.
 
*PPSSPP - Use the recommended profile settings per game for optimal performance.
 
*Reicast - The back end for Flycast (beta units only have Reicast installed).
 
*ScummVM - Shows no directories on launch. Fix is to search for a game and place a “/“ in the search box and select “Choose”. This will bring up the directory listing.
 
===Best Performing Emulators===
 
This table of stand alone apps & RetroArch cores seem to get the best performance out of the device. We have prioritized cores over apps whenever possible, and only if  performance is equivalent or better. We have also prioritized free apps over paid apps whenever possible, and again, only if performance is equivalent or better.


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| System
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| System
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Emulator/Core
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Emulator Options
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Is It Pre-Installed?
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Performance
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Is It Standalone?
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Cost
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Notes
! scope="col" style="text-align:left; color:white; background-color:#464646;"| Notes
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | 3DO Company, The - 3DO  
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |MAME Arcade
| Opera/4DO  
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mame4droid/files/MAME4droid%200.139u1-1.15.2-release.apk/download MAME4droid 0.139u1]
| Yes
| App. Pre-installed. Needs the .139 MAME Romset.
| D
|-
| RetroArch  
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| DOS
| Free
| [https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/ DOSBox]
| BIOS files needed to run.
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Atari 2600
| [https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ Stella]
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| FC/NES
| FCEUmm
| Core. Pre-installed. Has netplay for multiplayer.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Master System
| Genesis Plus GX
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Atari Lynx
| Handy
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| MegaDrive/Sega Genesis
| Genesis Plus GX
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| PCE/TurboGrafx 16
| Beetle PCE FAST
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| PCE-CD/TurboGrafx CD
| Beetle PCE FAST
| Core. BIOS Files Needed
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NeoGeo
| NeoDroid
| App. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Game Gear
| Genesis Plus GX
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| SFC/SNES
| Snes9x 2002
| Core. Pre-installed. Has netplay for multiplayer.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega CD
| Genesis Plus GX
| Core. Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Panasonic 3DO
| Opera/4DO
| Core. BIOS Files Needed
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Virtual Boy
| Beetle VB
| Core.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sony PlayStation
| PCSX-R
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/ Core.] Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo 64
| Mupen64Plus FZ
| App. Pre-installed. *The most recent PlayStore version will not work. [https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/francisco-zurita/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator-3-0-222-beta-release/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator-3-0-222-beta-android-apk-download/download/?forcebaseapk This] is the latest working version.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Game Boy Color
| Gambette / My Old Boy!
| Core. Pre-installed. Paid App. / My Old Boy! has Link cable emulation for local and remote multiplayer.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NeoGeo Pocket Color
| RACE
| Core.  Pre-installed.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Dreamcast
| Flycast
| App. Pre-installed (not in beta batch units). Core. Pre-installed. See [https://wiki.retroidhandhelds.com/index.php?title=Emulators#Dreamcast_Configuration_Tips DC Config Tips] below. [https://docs.libretro.com/library/flycast/ Docs]. RA [https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.9.0/android/RetroArch.apk 1.9.0] has been tested to achieve better Flycast performance than RA 1.8.4.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Game Boy Advance
| gpSP / MyBoy!
| Core. Pre-installed in RA 1.5.0 only. Other GBA cores in other RA versions do not run as well. / Paid App. MyBoy! has Link cable emulation for local and remote multiplayer.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo DS
| DraStic
| Paid App. To set controller mappings, go to Settings -> External Controller and choose Select Key Mapping, then choose PlayStation 3. Use home button to enter mouse mode when needed. You can set right stick as stylus.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sony PSP
| PPSSPP
| App. Pre-installed. Struggles with more demanding 3D games such as God of War.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| SCUMMVM
| SCUMMVM
| App. Pre-installed. Has a known bug that shows no directories on launch. Fix is to search for a game and place a “/“ in the search box and select “Choose”. This will bring up the directory listing
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Atari 5200
| Atari 800
| Core. Core Settings must be switched to "Atari 5200", resolution set to 336x240
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (Capcom CPS-1)
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Commodore 64
| Final Burn Alpha 2012 CPS-1
| C64.emu / RetroArch Vice C64
| Yes
| App / Core. In Retroarch reduce SID Engine to FastSID for smoother experience
| ?
| RetroArch  
| Free
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (Capcom CPS-2)
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Commodore Amiga
| Final Burn Alpha 2012 CPS-2
| PUAE
| Yes
| Core. Needs Bios and a working Amiga Hard Disk File (HDF)
| ?
| RetroArch
| Free
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (MAME 0.37)
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Pokemon Mini
| MAME 2000
| Pokemini
| Yes
| Core
| ?
| RetroArch
| Free
| MAME 2000 is equivalent to MAME 0.37.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (MAME 0.78)
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sharp X68000
| MAME 2003
| PX68K
| Yes
| Core. Needs Bios
| ?
| RetroArch
| Free
| MAME 2003 is equivalent to MAME 0.78.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (MAME 0.139)
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sinclair ZX Spectrum
| MAME 2010
| fuse
| Yes
| Core. Runs great but needs keyboard to control!
| ?
| RetroArch
| Free
| MAME 2010 is equivalent to MAME 0.139.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (MAME 0.139)
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| SFC Satellaview
| MAME4droid(0.139u1)
| Snes9x 2005 Plus
| Yes
| Core. A few glitches
| A
|}
| Standalone
 
| Free  
=== All Emulation Options within Android ===
| Requires MAME 0.139 compatible ROM set.
 
Click the title of a column to sort the table by the contents of that column.
 
The performance ratings are:
* A: Plays almost all of the system's games at full speed (or better, for example increased resolution) with few to no glitches.
* B: Plays many of the system's games at full speed, or with minor glitches.
* C: Plays some of the system's games at full speed, or with some glitches.
* D: Technically plays some of the system's games, but often not at full speed, or with major glitches.
* E: Does not run any of the system's games in a playable state.
 
The cost ratings are:
* Free: Completely free.
* Donation: Completely free, but a voluntary donation is requested.
* Trial: A free version is available, but limited in some way, to encourage users to buy a full/pro version.
* Paid: No free or trial version; only available as a paid app.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (MAME 0.159)
! System !! Emulator !! Pre-installed? !! Performance !! Stand-alone? !! Cost !! Notes
| MAME 2015
| Yes
| ?  
| RetroArch
| Free
| MAME 2015 is equivalent to MAME 0.159.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (Neo Geo AES)
| 3DO Company, The - 3DO || 4DO || Yes || D || Retroarch || Free ||
| Final Burn Alpha 2012 Neo Geo
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|  
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Arcade (Sega Naomi)  
| Arcade (Capcom CPS-1) || Final Burn Alpha 2012 CPS-1 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Flycast
| Yes  
| ?  
| RetroArch
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Atari - 2600
| Arcade (Capcom CPS-2) || Final Burn Alpha 2012 CPS-2 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Stella
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Atari - 5200
| Arcade (MAME 0.37) || MAME 2000 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free || MAME 2000 is equivalent to MAME 0.37.
| Atari800
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| Core Settings must be switched to "Atari 5200", and the resolution mudt be set to 336x240.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Atari - Lynx
| Arcade (MAME 0.78) || MAME 2003 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free || MAME 2003 is equivalent to MAME 0.78.
| Handy
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Bandai - WonderSwan/Color
| Arcade (MAME 0.139) || MAME 2010 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free || MAME 2010 is equivalent to MAME 0.139.
| Beetle Cygne
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Coleco - ColecoVision
| Arcade (MAME 0.139) || MAME4droid(0.139u1) || Yes || ? || Stand-alone || Free || Requires MAME 0.139 compatible ROMs.
| blueMSX
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Commodore - Amiga
| Arcade (MAME 0.159) || MAME 2015 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free || MAME 2015 is equivalent to MAME 0.159.
| P-UAE
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| Needs BIOS files and a working Amiga Hard Disk File (HDF).
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Commodore - Amiga
| Arcade (Neo Geo AES) || Final Burn Alpha 2012 Neo Geo || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| UAE4ARM
| No
| ?  
| Standalone
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Commodore - C64
| Arcade (Sega Naomi) || Flycast || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| AnVICE x64
| No
| B
| Standalone
| Free  
| Based on VICE v3.0. "Official" Android port of VICE, but no longer supported. Interface is designed around touchscreen and external keyboard, making it difficult to use on the RP2. The RP2 will run the "armeabi-v7a" binary.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Commodore - C64
| Atari - 2600 || Stella || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| C64.emu
| No
| B
| Standalone
| Paid
| Based on VICE v3.1.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Commodore - C64
| Atari - 5200 || Atari800 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| VICE x64, fast
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| Based on VICE v3.3. Switch sound emulation to "Fast SID" at 44.1kHz to get full-speed emulation. Some disk games may not load with True Drive Emulation activated.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | The Elder Scrolls IV: Morrowind
| Atari - Lynx || Handy || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| OMW (aka "OpenMicroWave")
| No
| ?  
| Standalone
| Free  
| Requires the files from a PC installation of the original game.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | GCE - Vectrex
| Bandai - WonderSwan / Color || Beetle Cygne || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| vecx
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft - MS-DOS
| Coleco - ColecoVision || blueMSX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| DOSBox - SVN
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch
| Free  
| It is possible to install Windows 3.1 on the emulated machine. It may also be possible to install Windows 95.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft - MS-DOS
| Commodore - Amiga || P-UAE || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Magic DOSBox
| No
| ?  
| Standalone
| Trial
| It is possible to install Windows 3.1 on the emulated machine. It may also be possible to install Windows 95.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft - MSX
| Commodore - Amiga || UAE4ARM || No || ? || Stand-alone || Free ||
| fMSX
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Minecraft
| Commodore - C64 || AnVICE x64 || No || B || Stand-alone || Free || Based on VICE v3.0. "Official" Android port of VICE, but no longer supported. Interface is designed around touchscreen and external keyboard, making it difficult to use on the RP2. The RP2 will run the "armeabi-v7a" binary.
| Craft
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Microsoft - MSX
| Commodore - C64 || C64.emu || No || ? || Stand-alone || Paid || Based on VICE v3.1.
| blueMSX
| Yes
| ?  
| RetroArch
| Free
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | NEC - PC Engine / CD
| Commodore - C64 || VICE x64, fast || Yes || A || Retroarch || Free || Based on VICE v3.3. Switch sound emulation to "Fast SID" at 44.1kHz to get full-speed emulation. Some disk games may not load with True Drive Emulation activated.
| Beetle PCE FAST
| Yes  
| A  
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | NeoGeo
| GCE - Vectrex || vecx || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| NeoDroid
| Yes  
| A
| Standalone
| Free  
| Compatible with MAME ROMs. Put the neogeo.zip BIOS file in your ROMs directory “/sdcard/neodroid/roms”.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | NeoGeo Pocket Color
| Microsoft - MS-DOS || DOSBox - SVN || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free || It is possible to install Windows 3.1 on the emulated machine. It may also be possible to install Windows 95.
| RACE
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|  
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - 3DS
| Microsoft - MS-DOS || Magic DOSBox || No || ? || Stand-alone || Trial || It is possible to install Windows 3.1 on the emulated machine. It may also be possible to install Windows 95.
| -
| -  
| E
| -
| -
| Not powerful enough.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - DS
| Microsoft - MSX || fMSX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| DraStic
| No
| A
| Standalone
| Paid
| The only DS option. To set controller mappings, go to Settings -> External Controller and choose Select Key Mapping, then choose PlayStation 3. Use home button to enter mouse mode when needed. You can set right stick as stylus. See [https://wiki.retroidhandhelds.com/index.php?title=Nintendo_DS here] for a list of confirmed playable games, including known patches. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWF44JS7kfY taki udon reviews]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - Gameboy / Color
| Minecraft || Craft || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Gambatte
| Yes  
| A
| Retroarch  
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - GameBoy/GameBoy Color
| Microsoft - MSX || blueMSX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| My OldBoy!
| Yes  
| B
| RetroArch
| Free/Paid
| Has Link Cable emulation for local/remote multiplayer.
|-
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - GameBoy Advance
| Morrowind (The Elder Scrolls) || OMW (aka "OpenMicroWave") || No || ? || Stand-alone || Free || Requires the files from a PC installation of the original game.
| gpSP
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch 1.5.0 Only
| Free  
| Runs under the older RetroArch app (v 1.5.0, with a blue GBA icon). Newer GBA cores running in newer versions of RetroArch do not perform well.
|-
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - GameBoy Advance
| NEC - PC Engine / CD || Beetle PCE FAST || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| MyBoy!
| No
| B
| Standalone
| Free/Paid
| Runs better than gpSP and has link cable/network play if you buy the paid version.
|-
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - GameCube
| Nintendo - 3DS || Citra || No || E || Stand-alone || Trial || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run Citra.
| -
| -
| E  
| -  
| -
| Not powerful enough.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - Nintendo 64
| Nintendo - DS || DraStic || No || A || Stand-alone || Paid || Remember to map the stylus to the right joystick, as there are no touchscreen controls. There are patches to fix this for some games. See [https://wiki.retroidhandhelds.com/index.php?title=Nintendo_DS here] for a list of confirmed playable games, including known patches.
| Mupen64Plus FZ
| Yes
| A  
| Standalone
| Donation
| Do not update! Use recommended rendering profile per game for optimal performance. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/742403626634575903/756279168098107422/mupen64plus-fz.7z Here are the settings/render profiles] if you lose them, copy these to internal storage. The most recent version in the Play Store will not work on the RP2. [https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/francisco-zurita/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator-3-0-222-beta-release/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator-3-0-222-beta-android-apk-download/download/?forcebaseapk This is the latest working version.] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRQik-3GFLo These are games reviewed by Taki Udon].
|-
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - Nintendo 64
| Nintendo - Gameboy / Color || Gambatte || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| N64oid
| Yes  
| B
| Standalone
| Free  
| N64oid does not recognize the right joystick at all.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - NES / Famicom
| Nintendo - Gameboy Advance || gpSP || Yes || A || Retroarch || Free || Runs under the older Retroarch app (v 1.5.0, with a GBA icon). Newer GBA cores running in newer versions of Retroarch do not perform well.
| FCEUmm
| Yes  
| A  
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - SFC Satellaview
| Nintendo - Gamecube || Dolphin || No || E || Retroarch || Free || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run Dolphin.
| Snesx 2005 Plus
| Yes
| A
| RetrorAch Core
| Free  
| Minor issues.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - SNES / SFC
| Nintendo - Nintendo 64 || Mupen64Plus FZ || Yes || B || Stand-alone || Donation || Use recommended rendering profile per game for optimal performance. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/742403626634575903/756279168098107422/mupen64plus-fz.7z Here] is Mupen's settings & render profiles if you lose them, copy to internal storage. The most recent version in the Play Store version will not work on the RP2. [https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/francisco-zurita/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator-3-0-222-beta-release/mupen64plus-fz-n64-emulator-3-0-222-beta-android-apk-download/download/?forcebaseapk This] is the latest working version.
| Snes9x 2002
| Yes  
| B  
| RetroArch Core
| Free
| Has netplay for multiplayer.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - SNES / SFC
| Nintendo - Nintendo 64 || N64oid || Yes || A || Stand-alone || Free || N64oid does not recognize the right joystick at all.
| Snes9x 2010
| Yes  
| A  
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - Wii
| Nintendo - NES / Famicom || FCEUmm || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| -
| -
| E
| -
| -
| Not powerful enough.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Nintendo - Virtual Boy
| Nintendo - SNES / SFC || Snes9x 2002 || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Beetle VB
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon Mini
| Nintendo - Wii || Dolphin || No || E || Retroarch || Free || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run Dolphin.
| Pokemini
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Quake
| Nintendo - Virtual Boy || VB || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| TyrQuake
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ScummVM
| Quake || TyrQuake || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| ScummVM
| Yes  
| A
| Standalone
| Free  
| Has a known bug that shows no directories on launch. Fix is to search for a game and place a “/“ in the search box and select “Choose”. This will bring up the directory listing.
|-
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - 32X  
| Sega - 32X || PicoDrive || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| PicoDrive  
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Dreamcast  
| Sega - Dreamcast || Flycast || Yes || C || Retroarch || Free || Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
| Flycast 1.8.4
| Yes  
| C  
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM. Here are more  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vuDwG39eG0 configs] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LVLaW-_CNU game demos].
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Dreamcast  
| Sega - Dreamcast || Flycast || No || C || Stand-alone || Free || You may need to use Reicast to configure Flycast and configure the Bios. See [https://wiki.retroidhandhelds.com/index.php?title=Emulators#Dreamcast_Configuration_Tips DC Configuration Tips] at the bottom of this page.
| Flycast 1.9.0
| No  
| A-C
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| The 1.9.0 update to the core provides better performance on par with standalone. Better that its inside RetroArch. Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM. More  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vuDwG39eG0 configs] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LVLaW-_CNU game demos]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Dreamcast  
| Sega - Dreamcast || ReDream || No || E || Stand-alone || Donation || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run ReDream.
| Flycast
| No  
| C
| Stand-alone  
| Free
| You may need to use Reicast to configure Flycast and configure the Bios. See [https://wiki.retroidhandhelds.com/index.php?title=Emulators#Dreamcast_Configuration_Tips DC Configuration Tips] at the bottom of this page. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJphiG6fjSM Taki Udon reviews are listed here]. (Flycast is not included on beta batch units).  
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Dreamcast  
| Sega - Dreamcast || Reicast || Yes || C || Stand-alone || Free || Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
| ReDream
| No
| E
| Standalone
| Donation
| The RP2 is not powerful enough to run ReDream.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Dreamcast
| Sega - Game Gear || Gearsystem || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Reicast
| Yes  
| C
| Standalone
| Free  
| The back end for Flycast (beta units only have Reicast installed). Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Game Gear  
| Sega - Game Gear || Genesis Plus GX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Gearsystem
| Yes  
| B
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Game Gear
| Sega - Master System || Gearsystem || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Genesis Plus GX
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Master System  
| Sega - Master System || Genesis Plus GX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Gearsystem
| Yes  
| B
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Master System  
| Sega - Master System || PicoDrive || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Genesis Plus GX
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Master System
| Sega - Mega Drive / Genesis (plus CD) || Genesis Plus GX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| PicoDrive
| Yes  
| B
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Mega Drive / Genesis (plus CD)  
| Sega - Mega Drive / Genesis (plus CD) || PicoDrive || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Genesis Plus GX
| Yes  
| A
| RetrorArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Mega Drive / Genesis (plus CD)
| Sega - Saturn || Beetle Saturn || No || D || Retroarch || Free || BIOS files are required. Beetle Saturn uses software rendering, which is extremely CPU intensive. The RP2 can only run games through the Beetle Saturn core at approx. 5-10 fps.
| PicoDrive
| Yes
| B
| RetrorArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - Saturn  
| Sega - Saturn || Classic Boy Gold || No || E || Stand-alone || Trial || Based on the Yabause core. Hangs for a few moments then returns to Classic Boy Gold menu.
| -
| -
| E  
| -  
| -
| Not powerful enough.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - SG-1000
| Sega - Saturn || Yaba Sanshiro || No || E || Stand-alone || Donation || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run Yaba Sanshiro.
| blueMSX
| Yes
| ?
| RetroArch
| Free
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sega - SG-1000
| Sega - Saturn || YabaSanshiro || No || E || Retroarch || Free || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run the YabaSanshiro core.
| Gearsystem
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sharp X68000
| Sega - Saturn || Yabause || No || E || Retroarch || Free || Attempting to load a game with the Yabause core crashes Retroarch.
| PX68K
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| Needs BIOS file to run.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sinclair - ZX Spectrum
| Sega - SG-1000 || blueMSX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Fuse
| Yes  
| A
| RetrorAch
| Free  
| Needs Keyboard Control.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | SNK - Neo Geo AES
| Sega - SG-1000 || Gearsystem || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| Neodroid
| Yes  
| ?  
| Standalone
| Free  
| Compatible with MAME ROMs. Put neogeo.zip bios file in your roms directory “/sdcard/neodroid/roms”.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | SNK - Neo Geo CD
| Sinclair - ZX Spectrum || Fuse || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| NeoCD
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | SNK - Neo Geo Pocket / Color
| SNK - Neo Geo AES || Neodroid || Yes || ? || Stand-alone || Free || Compatible with MAME Roms. Put neogeo.zip bios file in your roms directory “/sdcard/neodroid/roms”.
| RACE
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sony - PlayStation
| SNK - Neo Geo CD || NeoCD || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| PCSX ReARMed
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
| Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM. https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/
Also, if your games are in CHD format, be sure to set the 'CD Access Method' to 'Synchronous'.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sony - PlayStation
| SNK - Neo Geo Pocket / Color || RACE || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| ePSXe
| No
| B
| Stand-alone
| Trial
| Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sony - PlayStation
| Sony - PlayStation 1 || PCSX ReARMed || Yes || A || Retroarch || Free || Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
| FPse64
| No
| B
| Standalone
| ?
| Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sony - PlayStation 2
| Sony - PlayStation 1 || ePSXe || No || A || Stand-alone || Trial || Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
| -
| -  
| E
| -
| -
| Not powerful enough.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Sony - PlayStation Portable
| Sony - PlayStation 1 || FPse64 || No || A || Stand-alone || ? || Compatibility can be increased by installing the system BIOS ROM.
| PPSSPP
| Yes
| A-C
| Standalone
| Donation
| Use the recommended profile settings per game for optimal performance. Generally struggles with more demanding 3D games, such as the God of War series. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S1RmVEeEos Taki Udon reviews are listed here].  
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Spectravideo - SVI
| Sony - PlayStation 2 || Damon PS2 || No || E || Stand-alone || ? || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run Damon PS2.
| blueMSX
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch
| Free
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | TurboGrafx 16/PCE
| Sony - PlayStation 2 || Play! || No || E || Stand-alone || Free || The RP2 is not powerful enough to run Play.
| Beetle PCE FAST
| Yes
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free  
|  
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | TurboGrafx 16 CD/PCE CD
| Sony - PlayStation Portable || PPSSPP || Yes || B || Stand-alone || Donation ||
| Beetle PCE FAST
| Yes  
| A
| RetroArch Core
| Free
| BIOS files needed to run.
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Various (PC Adventures)  
| Spectravideo - SVI || blueMSX || Yes || ? || Retroarch || Free ||
| ScummVM  
|-
| Yes  
| Various (PC Adventures) || ScummVM || Yes || ? || Stand-alone || Free || Shows no directories on launch. Fix is to search for a game and place a “/“ in the search box and select “Choose”. This will bring up the directory listing.
| ?  
| Standalone
| Free  
| Shows no directories on launch. The fix is to search for a game and place a “/“ in the search box and select “Choose”. This will bring up the directory listing.
|}
|}


===Dreamcast Configuration Tips===


==== CONFIGURATION TIPS ====
This only applies to beta batch units (Pink, Blue, Orange). Later units do not include Reicast, and include Flycast pre-installed by itself.
 
 
===== N64 Emulation Tips (new) =====
 
With over 300 games tested with the universal profile provided by Expertwooden,
Retroid Pocket 2 is now able to play most of the [https://www.webmulator.com/games/nintendo-64 N64 games] smoothly without further configurations.
You can find the video tutorial here or follow the steps below:
https://youtu.be/nF8Mb9WIF5Q
 
# In the main menu (outside a game) select 'profile' &rarr; 'select profiles' &rarr; 'manage profiles'
# Select the profile named 'GlideN64-Fast' and click copy
# Rename it to whatever, like 'Universal Profile
# Find and disable the 'Enable noise emulation' and 'Enable LOD emulation' options.
# Go back to the main menu and select 'profile' &rarr; 'Select profiles'
# Find your newly created profile and select it.
 
You will need a specific Mupen64 FZ version:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-4x2B4s-WACd74_HIVvCyQmteuiLIguS/view
 
 
===== N64 Core Tips (old) =====
 
You can use N64 in your RP2 with RetroArch (so you can use RetroAchievements, for instance). Not every game runs perfectly, and many need further tweaking, but overall you should be pleasantly surprised.
 
This only works with Mupen64Next or NextGLES2 (GLES3 and Parallel simply crash).
 
Paste the contents of [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/757645077429616780/758129936334061589/Mupen64Plus-Next.opt Mupen64Plus-Next.opt] to:
 
* <internal storage>/Android/data/com.retroarch/files/retroarch-core-option.cfg
 
Or paste the full OPT file here:
 
* <internal storage>/retroarch/configs/Mupen64Plus-Next/
 
Please note:
 
* Use only glide64 for video (angry lion is slow, and parallel simply fails).
 
* All Mupen Cores share the same configs.
 
===Dreamcast Configuration Tips===


This only applies to beta batch units (Pink, Blue, and Orange). Later units do not include Reicast and include Flycast pre-installed by itself.


Configuration for the pre-installed Flycast Standalone app is done through the pre-installed Reicast app. Flycast will have a better performance than Reicast.
Configuration for the pre-installed Flycast Stand Alone app is done through the pre-installed Reicast app. Flycast will have better performance than Reicast.


Open Reicast and click on the DC BIOS and format Memory Card 1. For controller settings, set the ports of all to "None", and the port for Android PlayStation to A. Click Map, and map the buttons to their appropriate locations - you may not need to map all buttons. Click Done, then Done again. You may now close Reicast.
Open Reicast and click on the DC bios and format memory card 1. For controller settings, set the ports of all to none, and the port for Android Playstation to A. Click Map, and map the buttons to their appropriate locations - you may not need to map all buttons. Click Done, then Done again. You may now close Reicast.


Launch Flycast, which shares a config with Reicast, and load and play your game.
Launch Flycast, which shares a config with Reicast, and load and play your game.


If there are issues with the controller, you may need to modify the .cfg file in Flycast. To do this, go into the directory path for Flycast and find the folder named mappings. Inside, there should be a file named Android_Playstation3.cfg. Open the file, scroll to the bottom, and erase the line for dead zone value. This should not be needed if Reicast 20.02b or newer is installed, or if you have used the .cfg file.
If there are issues with the controller, you may need to modify the .cfg file in Flycast. To do this, go into the directory path for Flycast and find the folder named mappings. Inside, there should be a file named Android_Playstation3.cfg. Open the file, scroll to the bottom, and erase the line for deadzone value. This should not be needed if Reicast 20.02b or newer is installed, or if you have used the .cfg file.




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