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This table of stand alone (SA) apps & RetroArch (RA) cores seem to get the best performance out of the device. We have prioritized RA cores over SA apps whenever possible, and only if  performance is equivalent or better. We have also prioritized SA Free Apps over SA Paid Apps whenever possible, and again, only if performance is equivalent or better.
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.


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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |MAME Arcade
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |MAME Arcade
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mame4droid/files/MAME4droid%200.139u1-1.15.2-release.apk/download MAME4droid 0.139u1]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mame4droid/files/MAME4droid%200.139u1-1.15.2-release.apk/download MAME4droid 0.139u1]
| Pre-installed App. Needs the .139 MAME Romset
| App. Needs the .139 MAME Romset
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| DOS
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| DOS
| [https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/ DOSBox]
| [https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox/ DOSBox]
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Atari 2600
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Atari 2600
| [https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ Stella]
| [https://docs.libretro.com/library/stella/ Stella]
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NES
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NES
| FCEUmm
| FCEUmm
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Master System
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Master System
| Genesis Plus GX
| Genesis Plus GX
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Atari Lynx
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Atari Lynx
| Handy
| Handy
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Genesis
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Genesis
| Genesis Plus GX
| Genesis Plus GX
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| TurboGrafx 16
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| TurboGrafx 16
| Beetle PCE FAST
| Beetle PCE FAST
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| TurboGrafx CD
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| TurboGrafx CD
| Beetle PCE FAST
| Beetle PCE FAST
| RA Core. BIOS Files Needed
| Core. BIOS Files Needed
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NeoGeo
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NeoGeo
| NeoDroid
| NeoDroid
| Pre-installed App
| App
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Game Gear
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Game Gear
| Genesis Plus GX
| Genesis Plus GX
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| SNES
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| SNES
| Snes9x 2002
| Snes9x 2002
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega CD
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega CD
| Genesis Plus GX
| Genesis Plus GX
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Panasonic 3DO
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Panasonic 3DO
| Real3DOPlayer
| Real3DOPlayer
| BIOS Files Needed
| App. BIOS Files Needed
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Virtual Boy
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Virtual Boy
| Beetle VB
| Beetle VB
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sony PS1
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sony PS1
| PCSX-R
| PCSX-R
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/ RA Core]
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/ Core]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo 64
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo 64
| Mupen64Plus FZ
| Mupen64Plus FZ
| Pre-installed App *Users have had success setting resolution to 640x480 without slowdowns on some games *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.
| App *Users have had success setting resolution to 640x480 without slowdowns on some games *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
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Game Boy Color
| Gambette / My Old Boy!
| Gambette / My Old Boy!
| RA Core / Paid App (My Old Boy! has system link emulation locally and remotely)
| Core / Paid App (My Old Boy! has system link emulation locally and remotely)
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NeoGeo Pocket Color
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| NeoGeo Pocket Color
| Beetle NeoPop
| Beetle NeoPop
| RA Core
| Core
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Dreamcast
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sega Dreamcast
| Flycast
| Flycast
| Pre-installed App (See DC notes below) & available as a [https://docs.libretro.com/library/flycast/ RA Core]. 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.
| App (See DC notes below) & available as a [https://docs.libretro.com/library/flycast/ RA Core]. 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
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Game Boy Advance
| gpSP or MyBoy!
| gpSP or MyBoy!
| RA Core / Paid App (MyBoy! has system link cable emulation locally and remotely)
| Core / Paid App (MyBoy! has system link cable emulation locally and remotely)
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo DS
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo DS
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sony PSP
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Sony PSP
| PPSSPP
| PPSSPP
| Pre-installed App. RP2 cannot handle more demanding games, such as GoW
| App. RP2 cannot handle more demanding games, such as GoW
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|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| SCUMMVM
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| SCUMMVM
| SCUMMVM
| SCUMMVM
| Preinstalled App, *, Pre-installed 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
| 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
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Configuration for the pre-installed Flycast Stand Alone app is done through the pre-installed Reicast app. Flycast will have 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.

Revision as of 01:25, 18 September 2020

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

It is 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. There are a few instances where this rule does not apply, and are noted below.

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


The RP2 Comes with these Stand Alone Emulators Pre-installed:


  • Flycast (You will need to configure Reicast and configure the Bios. See DC notes at the bottom of this page)
  • MAME4droid(0.139u1) (You will need a .139 MAME Romset)
  • Mupen64Plus FZ (Use recommended rendering profile per game for optimal performance. Here is Mupen's settings & render profiles if you lose them, copy to internal storage.)
  • N64oid (C stick does 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)
  • 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)


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.

System Emulator Options Notes
MAME Arcade MAME4droid 0.139u1 App. Needs the .139 MAME Romset
DOS DOSBox Core
Atari 2600 Stella Core
NES FCEUmm Core
Sega Master System Genesis Plus GX Core
Atari Lynx Handy Core
Sega Genesis Genesis Plus GX Core
TurboGrafx 16 Beetle PCE FAST Core
TurboGrafx CD Beetle PCE FAST Core. BIOS Files Needed
NeoGeo NeoDroid App
Sega Game Gear Genesis Plus GX Core
SNES Snes9x 2002 Core
Sega CD Genesis Plus GX Core
Panasonic 3DO Real3DOPlayer App. BIOS Files Needed
Nintendo Virtual Boy Beetle VB Core
Sony PS1 PCSX-R Core
Nintendo 64 Mupen64Plus FZ 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 Gambette / My Old Boy! Core / Paid App (My Old Boy! has system link emulation locally and remotely)
NeoGeo Pocket Color Beetle NeoPop Core
Sega Dreamcast Flycast App (See DC notes below) & available as a RA Core. RA 1.9.0 has been tested to achieve better Flycast performance than RA 1.8.4.
Nintendo Game Boy Advance gpSP or MyBoy! Core / Paid App (MyBoy! has system link cable emulation locally and remotely)
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 App. RP2 cannot handle more demanding games, such as GoW
SCUMMVM SCUMMVM 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



Dreamcast Configuration Tips

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.

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 deadzone value. This should not be needed if Reicast 20.02b or newer is installed, or if you have used the .cfg file.

Credits to u/beldandy561, u/Captain_Shoe, u/TortugaSs, Ryan86Me, and u/CommieColin

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