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The RP2 comes pre-loaded with RetroArch 1.8.4 & 1.5.0 with the following cores:
The RP2 comes pre-loaded with RetroArch 1.8.4 & 1.5.0 with the following cores:


  =RetroArch 1.8.4=
  RetroArch 1.8.4


*Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1)
*Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1)
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*ZX Spectrum (Fuse)
*ZX Spectrum (Fuse)


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


For better Dreamcast performance in Flycast, you can download RetroArch 1.9.0 [https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.9.0/android/RetroArch.apk here].


You can download RetroArch 1.9.0 [https://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.9.0/android/RetroArch.apk here].
Here are the recommended stand alone apps & RA cores


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Revision as of 22:24, 17 September 2020

This page contains RetroArch and Stand Alone emulator options for systems that will run on the RP2.

For the pre-installed emulators on the RP2, it is not recommended to update the apps or cores, as the Retroid developers seem to have chosen these builds because they run well on the device.

The RP2 comes pre-loaded with RetroArch 1.8.4 & 1.5.0 with the following cores:

RetroArch 1.8.4
  • Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1)
  • Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2)
  • Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo)
  • 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)
RetroArch 1.5.0
  • Game Boy Advance (gpSP) This is installed separately because RA 1.5.0 has the best performance for gpSP/GBA

For better Dreamcast performance in Flycast, you can download RetroArch 1.9.0 here.

Here are the recommended stand alone apps & RA cores

System Emulator Options Notes
MAME Arcade MAME4droid 0.139u1 Pre-installed App. Needs the .139 MAME Romset
DOS DOSBox RetroArch Core
Atari 2600 Stella RetroArch Core
NES NES.EMU Paid App
Sega Master System MD.EMU Paid App
Atari Lynx Handy Retroarch
Sega Genesis MD.EMU Paid App
TurboGrafx 16 PCE.EMU Paid App
TurboGrafx CD Beetle PCE Retroarch. BIOS Files Needed
NeoGeo NEO.EMU Paid App
Sega Game Gear Nostalgia GG App
SNES Snes9x 2002 Retroarch Core
Sega CD Genesis Plus QX Core Retroarch
Panasonic 3DO Real3DOPlayer BIOS Files Needed
Nintendo Virtual Boy Beetle VB Retroarch Core
Sony PS1 PCSX-R Retroarch Core
Nintendo 64 Mupen64Plus FZ Preinstalled App *Users have had success setting resolution to 640x480 without slowdowns on some games *The most recent PlayStore version will not work. This is the latest working version.
Nintendo Game Boy Color My Old Boy! Paid App
NeoGeo Pocket Color Beetle NeoPop Retroarch
Sega Dreamcast Flycast Pre-installed App & available as a Retroarch core. RetroArch 1.9.0 will achieve more optimal Flycast performance.
Nintendo Game Boy Advance My Boy! Paid App
Nintendo DS DraStic DS Paid App, *, to set controller settings, go to Settings -> External Controller and choose Select Key Mapping, then choose PlayStation 3. There is a patch for LoZ Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks to allow use of the dpad/analog stick for control as opposed to the default stylus
Sony PSP PPSSPP Preinstalled App. RP2 cannot handle more demanding games, such as GoW
SCUMMVM SCUMMVM Preinstalled App, *, Preinstalled App has a known SCUMMVM 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

(*): The Taki discord (under #retroid_pocket) has pinned .cfg files for DC controller, Mupen64 Plus FX controller + emulation (game settings) and preconfigured DraStic settings with instructions.

Dreamcast Configuration Tips

Configuration for Dreamcast is done through reicast, and then ROMs played in flycast as it has better performance. Download flycast here and open the APK using File Explorer. The latest 6 MB versions are noted to perform better than the 11 MB builds.

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.

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 names 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 from the Taki Discord.


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