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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| DIG | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| DIG | ||
| Free (with optional paid updates). Theme-able. | | Free (with optional paid updates). Theme-able. Super easy to configure. Has built-in scraping. Pre-installed on the RP2. Available on the Play Store [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digdroid.alman.dig&hl=en_US here]. | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Pegasus | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Pegasus | ||
| Free. Theme-able. Open-source and actively in development. An absolute pain to configure, and has no built-in scraping support. Actively being developed (an official Retroid Handhelds launcher is currently being developed with this frontend). Here's a very helpful [https://basvroegop.nl/pegasus guide] to help you set it up. It is currently being optimized for the RP2. Not available on the Play Store. Download from [https://pegasus-frontend.org/#downloads here]. | | Free. Theme-able. Open-source and actively in development. An absolute pain to configure, and has no built-in scraping support. Actively being developed (an official Retroid Handhelds launcher is currently being developed with this frontend). Here's a very helpful [https://basvroegop.nl/pegasus guide] to help you set it up. It is currently being optimized for the RP2. Not available on the Play Store. Download from [https://pegasus-frontend.org/#downloads here]. | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| RESET | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| RESET | ||
| $5. Not theme-able (yet). Slick and easier than both Pegasus and Dig to configure. Built-in scraping | | $5. Not theme-able (yet). Slick and easier than both Pegasus and Dig to configure. Built-in scraping. Actively being developed. Being optimized for the RP2 by the dev, Jav. Available on the Play Store [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroloungelab.resetcollection&hl=en_US here]. | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| RetroX | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| RetroX | ||
| $12/year. Theme-able. The easiest to configure. Uses built-in emulator cores, giving you handy universal shortcuts in all of your games. Some systems might be faster in RetroX than on the RP2s pre-installed emulators, while some might be slower (currently). Emulation is less customizable than with other emulators. The subscription covers cloud saves, letting you stay synced across any device you use RetroX on, but its worth noting that internet access is required to open your games. Actively being developed, with RP2 optimized performance | | $12/year. Theme-able. The easiest to configure. Uses built-in emulator cores, giving you handy universal shortcuts in all of your games. Some systems might be faster in RetroX than on the RP2s pre-installed emulators, while some might be slower (currently). Emulation is less customizable than with other emulators. The subscription covers cloud saves, letting you stay synced across any device you use RetroX on, but its worth noting that internet access is required to open your games. Actively being developed, with a RP2 optimized performance version coming shortly by the dev, Franco Catrin. RetroX offers a 5-day free trial to see if its right for you. Not available on the Play Store. Download from [https://RetroX.tv RetroX.TV]. | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| ClassicBoy | ||
| $ | | $4. ClassicBoy is an all-in-one emulator that uses RetroArch cores. It has cores for PlayStation, GB, GBC, GBA, Nintendo 64, NES, SEGA, and NeoGeo. Contains standard features like audio settings, and save states. The developer hasn’t updated the app since 2014. It gives you free access to basic functions. Paying the upgrade fee is needed for it to be objectively usable. Pre-installed on the RP2. Available on the Play Store [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.portableandroid.classicboyLite&hl=en_US here]. | ||
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A video guide for setting up Pegasus can be found [https://youtu.be/fGWve7YYwGQ/ here.] | A video guide for setting up Pegasus can be found [https://youtu.be/fGWve7YYwGQ/ here.] | ||
== DIG Frontend == | == DIG Frontend == | ||
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===Tutorial for making DIG themes=== | ===Tutorial for making DIG themes=== | ||
Most DIG themes are formatted for 16:9 screens | Most DIG themes are formatted for 16:9 screens but the RP2 displays in 640x480 4:3. This will make large 16:9 themes look cropped on the handheld. | ||
DIG themes consists of 9 main screens | DIG themes consists of 9 main screens. | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>Home</li> | <li>Home</li> | ||
<li>Systems ( | <li>Systems (nes, snes, n64, psx, etc.)</li> | ||
<li>Genres (2D, 3D, Action, Arcade, etc.)</li> | <li>Genres (2D, 3D, Action, Arcade, etc.)</li> | ||
<li>Collections ( | <li>Collections (Any new collection you make populates here)</li> | ||
<li>Favorites (any game you tag as | <li>Favorites (any game you tag as Favorite populates here)</li> | ||
<li>Recently Played</li> | <li>Recently Played</li> | ||
<li>All Games (games sorted | <li>All Games (games sorted a-z)</li> | ||
<li>Options (lets you customize themes, scan ROMS, fetch covers etc.)</li> | <li>Options (lets you customize themes, scan ROMS, fetch covers etc.)</li> | ||
<li>Game Info (preview of the game)</li> | <li>Game Info (preview of the game)</li> | ||
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<p><strong>This is to give an idea of how the config entries works but of course more entries are needed to make the theme work. The other files inside the folders on the other hand are "complete" and make out the totality of a basic DIG theme.</strong></p> | <p><strong>This is to give an idea of how the config entries works but of course more entries are needed to make the theme work. The other files inside the folders on the other hand are "complete" and make out the totality of a basic DIG theme.</strong></p> | ||
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<p>Guide created by CricoidRiver. Edited by CricoidRiver | <p>Guide created by CricoidRiver. Edited by CricoidRiver.</p> |