Before it can truly replace all your emulators, RetroArch’s going to have to add configuration options to its individual cores, and smooth out some of its basic usability issues. RetroArch is good, but I wouldn’t delete those paid apps just yet. Even with so many systems available in this initial release, there are still some libretro plug-ins that aren’t included, like Stella (Atari 2600), Yabause (Sega Saturn), and Desmume (Nintendo DS), so we can already see the road ahead. These features are pretty demanding for today’s handsets, but this is clearly a future-minded app. RetroArch offers some unique options, like the ability to “rewind” games in real-time, and a host of advanced filters based on customizable plug-ins. No other emulator we’ve tested thus far can play as many games on as many systems. If you prefer to use a controller, the support is excellent, and RetroArch is a more compelling first choice. You can make custom overlays, and I’m sure there will be plenty of great options available in time, but right now there aren’t. These overlays are also very tablet-centric, with tiny buttons, and no built-in options for resizing. There isn’t even an option to assign different default controls to specific systems, meaning you’ll have to go into the options and change the overlay settings if you want to go from SNES to Genesis without staying with the SNES controller. There are no system-specific options, which means no support for game-specific accessories like light guns or mice. While it’s technically very solid, RetroArch struggles to pull these disparate cores into one cohesive whole without compromise. Since RetroArch doesn’t support frame skipping, a powerful handset is an absolute must. Most of these are more demanding than competing emulators, but they’re also more accurate.
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The PlayStation emulation, based on PCSX, is excellent and relatively fast, while the Game Boy driver is startlingly slow. Since all of these cores are essentially different emulators with a common front-end, their performance varies wildly. There’s also support for the indie platformer Cave Story, as well as Doom, which is widely available via a lot of illegal paid apps, but it’s nice to have a karma-free implementation. For the first time Virtual Boy emulation comes to Droid, and although it doesn’t support any kind of 3D views (nor does it have a VB-specific control overlay), it’s as solid as any VB emulation I’ve used and a good way to play Wario Land. RetroArch also introduces a few new games to the platform. RetroArch works like charm on classics such as Tales of Phantasia, Virtua Racing and Metal Gear. The Genesis core even includes Sega CD support, which ran circles around the buggy implementation in MD.emu, making it the ideal choice for anyone looking to play a little Popful Mail on the go. We put these cores through their paces with all of our favorite “problem” games like Clayfighter, Star Ocean and Tales of Phantasia on SNES, and Virtua Racing on Genesis, and found it passed with flying colors where many other emus on the platform failed.
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Best of all, it’s free and open-source, with the ability to expand and provide support for more systems with future plug-ins.Īll the cores are based on PC emulators, which means they are very accurate, with broad compatibility.
Rather, they’re completely different emulators that run through RetroArch’s common interface, libretro.
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This isn’t like MESS or other multi-emus where these are drivers that share different code. RetroArch seeks to bring a bit of that spirit to other platforms, with a modular implementation that allows for plug-in cores to run identically on computers, consoles, and now our Androids. We enjoy high quality emulation of dozens upon dozens of different systems without paying a penny. Search for emus for any system, and you’re likely to find countless clones with the same emulation core, usually a port of an open-source PC emulator, often used without credit and with a $5 price tag attached. Unfortunately, these loose policies also mean there are a lot of people out there stealing other people’s code, and selling it as their own.
The system’s comparative ease of file management and Google’s laissez faire management of the Play Store make it an ideal platform for retrogaming on the go. Emulation has always been one of the bragging points for ‘droid gamers.
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