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## Emulator installation and setup ## Emulator installation and setup
This section does not cover all emulators that ES-DE supports, but rather the ones where there are special considerations or setup procedures. In general emulation is not that mature on Android compared to other platforms, and emulator availability on the Google Play store leaves a lot to be desired. Many emulators are not there at all, or they are present but have been crippled or have not been updated for a very long time. As well many emulators simply don't integrate with a frontend application like ES-DE as they offer no way of launching games from an external application. So although it may look like emulator availability is not that bad when browsing the Play store, a lot of those emulators are unfortunately not usable in practice.
In general emulation is not that mature on Android compared to other platforms, and emulator availability on the Google Play store leaves a lot to be desired. Many emulators are not there at all, or they are present but have been crippled or have not been updated for a very long time. You will need to sideload a lot of the emulators supported by ES-DE to have a good emulation setup, but thankfully this is not very difficult to do. Some of the emulators that are supported by ES-DE have to be sideloaded using a manually downloaded APK. But thankfully this is not very difficult to do. The exact producedure for how to install APKs manually is not covered here but there are many resources available online on how to accomplish this.
The exact producedure for how to install APKs manually is not covered here but there are many resources available online on how to accomplish this.
There is also the [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/) app store as an alternative to Google Play, and this service contains a couple of emulators that are not present on the Play store, or that are present there but haven't been updated for a very long time. There is also the [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/) app store as an alternative to Google Play, and this service contains a couple of emulators that are not present on the Play store, or that are present there but haven't been updated for a very long time.
Some emulators support the [FileProvider](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/core/content/FileProvider) API which makes it possible for ES-DE to temporarily provide storage access to the game ROMs on launch. This means that no access permissions need to be setup in the emulator upfront. For those emulators which do not support the FileProvider API, you will generally need to manually provide scoped storage access to each game system directory. Note that it's not supported to give access to the root of the entire ROM directory for emulators that use scoped storage, it has to be for the specific system. For instance `/storage/emulated/0/ROMs/n64` rather than `/storage/emulated/0/ROMs`. But this is not the case for some emulators like RetroArch which may still be using an older storage access method. A number of emulators support the [FileProvider](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/core/content/FileProvider) API which makes it possible for ES-DE to temporarily provide storage access to the game ROMs on launch. This means that no access permission needs to be setup in the emulator upfront. For those emulators which do not support the FileProvider API, you will generally need to manually provide scoped storage access to each game system directory. Note that it's not supported to give access to the root of the entire ROM directory for emulators that use scoped storage, it has to be for the specific system. For instance `/storage/emulated/0/ROMs/n64` rather than `/storage/emulated/0/ROMs`. But this is not the case for some emulators like RetroArch which may still be using an older storage access method.
The following emulators are configured for FileProvider access: The following emulators are configured for FileProvider access:
* 2600.emu * 2600.emu
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### AetherSX2 / NetherSX2 ### AetherSX2 / NetherSX2
Although the emulator entry is named AetherSX2 the recommended release of this emulator is actually the NetherSX2 version as the AetherSX2 release on the Google Play store doesn't work correctly and probably can't be used with ES-DE at all. You'll need to search for this APK online, the filename you'll want is `15210-v1.5-4248-noads.apk` Although the emulator entry is named AetherSX2 the recommended release of this emulator is actually the NetherSX2 patched version as the AetherSX2 release on the Google Play store doesn't work correctly and probably can't be used with ES-DE at all. You'll need to search for this APK online, the filename you'll want is `15210-v1.5-4248-noads.apk`
If you prefer to apply the NetherSX2 patch yourself then you can find all relevant information here:
https://github.com/Trixarian/NetherSX2-patch
### Citra ### Citra
@ -67,19 +69,31 @@ https://github.com/weihuoya/citra/releases
The Play store version is somehow up to date and could be used, otherwise the F-Droid store version is up to date, or you could download the latest release directly from their website: The Play store version is somehow up to date and could be used, otherwise the F-Droid store version is up to date, or you could download the latest release directly from their website:
https://dolphin-emu.org/ https://dolphin-emu.org/download/
In the past there were multiple unofficial ports, but these are not really recommended any longer as most of them don't seem to have been updated in a long time and are likely to have been surpassed by the official Dolphin release. In the past there were multiple unofficial ports, but these are not really recommended any longer as most of them don't seem to have been updated in a long time and are likely to have been surpassed by the official Dolphin release.
### DraStic
This emulator can be installed from the Play store as a paid app. Note that it does not support launching of zipped game files.
### DuckStation
The Play store version of this emulator is getting frequent updates and is therefore recommended. This is probably the best PlayStation emulator on Android.
### EKA2L1 ### EKA2L1
This emulator can be downloaded from their GitHub page: This emulator can be downloaded from their GitHub page:
https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1/releases
There does not seem to be a way to launch individual EKA2L1 games from a frontend application on Android, instead ES-DE will simply launch the EKA2L1 user interface and you'll have to manually start your game from there. There does not seem to be a way to launch individual EKA2L1 games from a frontend application on Android, instead ES-DE will simply launch the EKA2L1 user interface and you'll have to manually start your game from there.
### EX Plus Alpha ### ePSXe
This emulator can be installed from the Play store as a paid app.
### EX Plus Alpha emulators
These set of emulators also known as the "Robert Broglia" emulators consist of 2600.emu, C64.emu, GBA.emu, GBC.emu, Lynx.emu, NEO.emu, NES.emu, NGP.emu, MD.emu, MSX.emu, PCE.emu, Snes9x EX+, Saturn.emu and Swan.emu These set of emulators also known as the "Robert Broglia" emulators consist of 2600.emu, C64.emu, GBA.emu, GBC.emu, Lynx.emu, NEO.emu, NES.emu, NGP.emu, MD.emu, MSX.emu, PCE.emu, Snes9x EX+, Saturn.emu and Swan.emu
@ -87,12 +101,15 @@ You can install them via Google Play (as paid apps) or download them from their
https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha/actions https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha/actions
There are also some BIOS files and similar that are needed to run these emulators, and which can be downloaded from here:
https://www.explusalpha.com/
### Fake-08 ### Fake-08
This RetroArch core is a good port of the official PICO-8 game engine which does not exist on Android. It's not shipped with RetroArch by default though so you need to manaully install it. After download you'll need to place it inside's RetroArch's downloads directory and then install it from the RetroArch app. Details on how to accomplish this can be found on the Internet: This RetroArch core is a good port of the official PICO-8 game engine which does not exist on Android. It's not shipped with RetroArch by default though so you need to manaully install it. After download you'll need to place it inside's RetroArch's downloads directory and then install it from the RetroArch app. Details on how to accomplish this can be found on the Internet. Fake-08 can be downloaded from their GitHub site:
https://github.com/jtothebell/fake-08 https://github.com/jtothebell/fake-08/releases
### Flycast ### Flycast
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https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/releases https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/releases
### FPse and FPseNG
These emulators can be installed from the Play store as a paid apps. FPseNG is the more modern version so it's probably best to go for that. As .chd files are not supported and because these emulators can't run games with dots in their directory names it's probably better to use DuckStation unless you have a good reason not to.
### MAME4droid
This emulator can be installed from the Play store. It's strongly recommended to go for the _MAME4droid 2024_ version as this is updated with a frequent MAME release while the older _MAME4droid_ emulator is using an ancient MAME release.
### melonDS ### melonDS
This emulator can be installed from the Play store but it's quite buggy. Every time you add a new game to the ROM directory you need to start the emulator and manually refresh the game list or you won't be able to launch the game from ES-DE. Filenames containing parentheses also don't work and need to be renamed or they can't be launched from ES-DE. The same is probably true for a number of additional characters. This emulator can be installed from the Play store but it's quite buggy. Every time you add a new game to the ROM directory you need to start the emulator and manually refresh the game list or you won't be able to launch the game from ES-DE. Filenames containing parentheses also don't work and need to be renamed or they can't be launched from ES-DE. The same is probably true for a number of additional characters.
### M64Plus FZ
This emulator can be installed from the Play store. The Pro version is recommended to avoid annoying ads.
### Nesoid
Nesoid is not available on the Play store but it can be installed from the F-Droid store, or it can be downloaded from their GitHub site:
https://github.com/proninyaroslav/nesoid/releases
### OpenBOR ### OpenBOR
Although OpenBOR is working fine on Android it's not possible to properly integrate it with a frontend, you'll instead need to install your game PAKs into the `/sdcard/OpenBOR/Paks` directory and create dummy .openbor files for your games in `ROMs/openbor` and after launching a game from ES-DE you need to manually start it from inside the OpenBOR GUI. You can download the latest APK from here: Although OpenBOR is working fine on Android it's not possible to properly integrate it with a frontend, you'll instead need to install your game PAKs into the `/sdcard/OpenBOR/Paks` directory and create dummy .openbor files for your games in `ROMs/openbor` and after launching a game from ES-DE you need to manually start it from inside the OpenBOR GUI. You can download the latest APK from here:
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The version named _OpenBOR v3.0 Build 6391_ has for example been proven to work well. The version named _OpenBOR v3.0 Build 6391_ has for example been proven to work well.
### Pizza Boy emulators
The Pizza Boy GBA and Pizza Boy GBC emulators can be installed from the Play store. There are Basic (free) versions and Pro (paid) versions available.
As of writing this, the Basic version of the GBA emulator does not seem to be able to launch games from ES-DE, but the Pro version is working fine. Both the Basic and Pro versions of the GBC emulator are working fine however.
### Play! ### Play!
This PlayStation 2 emulator can be downloaded from here: This PlayStation 2 emulator can be downloaded from here:
https://www.purei.org/downloads.php https://www.purei.org/downloads.php
### PPSSPP
The Play store version of this emulator is getting frequent updates and is therefore recommended.
### Ruffle
This emulator can be installed from the Play store.
### Real3DOPlayer ### Real3DOPlayer
This 3DO Interactive Multiplayer emulator can be downloaded from here: This 3DO Interactive Multiplayer emulator can be downloaded from here:
@ -132,7 +181,11 @@ Redream is available on the Play store but is as of writing this not usable on A
This PlayStation Vita emulator can be downloaded from their GitHub site: This PlayStation Vita emulator can be downloaded from their GitHub site:
https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K-Android https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K-Android/releases
### Yuzu
The Play store version of this emulator is getting frequent updates and is therefore recommended. There's an Early Access version as well which is also recommended.
## Supported game systems ## Supported game systems
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| chailove | ChaiLove Game Engine | ChaiLove | | | | | chailove | ChaiLove Game Engine | ChaiLove | | | |
| channelf | Fairchild Channel F | FreeChaF | | Yes | Single archive or ROM file | | channelf | Fairchild Channel F | FreeChaF | | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| coco | Tandy Color Computer | _Placeholder_ | | | | | coco | Tandy Color Computer | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| colecovision | Coleco ColecoVision | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>Gearcoleco | Yes | Single archive or ROM file | | colecovision | Coleco ColecoVision | blueMSX | Gearcoleco,<br>MSX.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| consolearcade | Console Arcade Systems | _Placeholder_ | | | | | consolearcade | Console Arcade Systems | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| cps | Capcom Play System | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,<br>MAME 2003-Plus,<br>MAME 2000,<br>MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Depends | | | cps | Capcom Play System | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,<br>MAME 2003-Plus,<br>MAME 2000,<br>MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Depends | |
| cps1 | Capcom Play System I | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,<br>MAME 2003-Plus,<br>MAME 2000,<br>MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1 | Depends | | | cps1 | Capcom Play System I | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,<br>MAME 2003-Plus,<br>MAME 2000,<br>MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,<br>FinalBurn Neo,<br>FB Alpha 2012,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1 | Depends | |
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| electron | Acorn Electron | _Placeholder_ | | | | | electron | Acorn Electron | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| emulators | Emulators | _Placeholder_ | | | | | emulators | Emulators | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| epic | Epic Games Store | _Placeholder_ | | | | | epic | Epic Games Store | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| famicom | Nintendo Family Computer | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>FCEUmm,<br>QuickNES,<br>NES.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file | | famicom | Nintendo Family Computer | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>FCEUmm,<br>QuickNES,<br>NES.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>Nesoid **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| fba | FinalBurn Alpha | FB Alpha 2012 | FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Yes | | | fba | FinalBurn Alpha | FB Alpha 2012 | FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2,<br>FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Yes | |
| fbneo | FinalBurn Neo | FinalBurn Neo | | Yes | | | fbneo | FinalBurn Neo | FinalBurn Neo | | Yes | |
| fds | Nintendo Famicom Disk System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>FCEUmm,<br>NES.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive or ROM file | | fds | Nintendo Famicom Disk System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>FCEUmm,<br>NES.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>Nesoid **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| flash | Adobe Flash | Ruffle **(Standalone)** | | No | Single .swf file | | flash | Adobe Flash | Ruffle **(Standalone)** | | No | Single .swf file |
| fm7 | Fujitsu FM-7 | _Placeholder_ | | | | | fm7 | Fujitsu FM-7 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| fmtowns | Fujitsu FM Towns | _Placeholder_ | | | | | fmtowns | Fujitsu FM Towns | _Placeholder_ | | | |
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| gameandwatch | Nintendo Game and Watch | Multi (MESS) | MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>Handheld Electronic (GW) | No | Single archive or ROM file | | gameandwatch | Nintendo Game and Watch | Multi (MESS) | MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>Handheld Electronic (GW) | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gamecom | Tiger Electronics Game.com | _Placeholder_ | | | | | gamecom | Tiger Electronics Game.com | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| gamegear | Sega Game Gear | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>Gearsystem,<br>SMS Plus GX,<br>PicoDrive | No | Single archive or ROM file | | gamegear | Sega Game Gear | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>Gearsystem,<br>SMS Plus GX,<br>PicoDrive | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gb | Nintendo Game Boy | Gambatte | GBC.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>SameBoy,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>DoubleCherryGB,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>VBA-M | No | Single archive or ROM file | | gb | Nintendo Game Boy | Gambatte | SameBoy,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>DoubleCherryGB,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>VBA-M,<br>GBC.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>Pizza Boy GBC **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gba | Nintendo Game Boy Advance | mGBA | VBA-M,<br>GBA.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>VBA Next,<br>gpSP | No | Single archive or ROM file | | gba | Nintendo Game Boy Advance | mGBA | VBA-M,<br>VBA Next,<br>gpSP,<br>GBA.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>Pizza Boy GBA **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gbc | Nintendo Game Boy Color | Gambatte | GBC.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>SameBoy,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>DoubleCherryGB,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>VBA-M | No | Single archive or ROM file | | gbc | Nintendo Game Boy Color | Gambatte | SameBoy,<br>Gearboy,<br>TGB Dual,<br>DoubleCherryGB,<br>Mesen-S,<br>bsnes,<br>mGBA,<br>VBA-M,<br>GBC.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>Pizza Boy GBC **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gc | Nintendo GameCube | Dolphin | Dolphin **(Standalone)** | No | Disc image file for single-disc games, .m3u playlist for multi-disc games | | gc | Nintendo GameCube | Dolphin | Dolphin **(Standalone)** | No | Disc image file for single-disc games, .m3u playlist for multi-disc games |
| genesis | Sega Genesis | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>PicoDrive,<br>MD.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file | | genesis | Sega Genesis | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,<br>PicoDrive,<br>MD.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gmaster | Hartung Game Master | _Placeholder_ | | | | | gmaster | Hartung Game Master | _Placeholder_ | | | |
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| model2 | Sega Model 2 | MAME - Current | | Yes | | | model2 | Sega Model 2 | MAME - Current | | Yes | |
| model3 | Sega Model 3 | _Placeholder_ | | | | | model3 | Sega Model 3 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| moto | Thomson MO/TO Series | Theodore | | | | | moto | Thomson MO/TO Series | Theodore | | | |
| msx | MSX | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>fMSX | Yes | | | msx | MSX | blueMSX | fMSX,<br>MSX.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| msx1 | MSX1 | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>fMSX | Yes | | | msx1 | MSX1 | blueMSX | fMSX,<br>MSX.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| msx2 | MSX2 | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>fMSX | Yes | | | msx2 | MSX2 | blueMSX | fMSX,<br>MSX.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| msxturbor | MSX Turbo R | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>fMSX | Yes | | | msxturbor | MSX Turbo R | blueMSX | fMSX,<br>MSX.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| mugen | M.U.G.E.N Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | | | mugen | M.U.G.E.N Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| multivision | Othello Multivision | Gearsystem | | | | | multivision | Othello Multivision | Gearsystem | | | |
| naomi | Sega NAOMI | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file + .chd file in subdirectory if GD-ROM game | | naomi | Sega NAOMI | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file + .chd file in subdirectory if GD-ROM game |
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| neogeo | SNK Neo Geo | FinalBurn Neo | NEO.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive or ROM file | | neogeo | SNK Neo Geo | FinalBurn Neo | NEO.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| neogeocd | SNK Neo Geo CD | NeoCD | FinalBurn Neo | Yes | | | neogeocd | SNK Neo Geo CD | NeoCD | FinalBurn Neo | Yes | |
| neogeocdjp | SNK Neo Geo CD [Japan] | NeoCD | FinalBurn Neo | Yes | | | neogeocdjp | SNK Neo Geo CD [Japan] | NeoCD | FinalBurn Neo | Yes | |
| nes | Nintendo Entertainment System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>FCEUmm,<br>QuickNES,<br>NES.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file | | nes | Nintendo Entertainment System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,<br>FCEUmm,<br>QuickNES,<br>NES.emu **(Standalone)**,<br>Nesoid **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| ngage | Nokia N-Gage | EKA2L1 **(Standalone)** | | Yes | See the specific _Symbian and Nokia N-Gage_ section in the User guide | | ngage | Nokia N-Gage | EKA2L1 **(Standalone)** | | Yes | See the specific _Symbian and Nokia N-Gage_ section in the User guide |
| ngp | SNK Neo Geo Pocket | Beetle NeoPop | RACE,<br>NGP.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file | | ngp | SNK Neo Geo Pocket | Beetle NeoPop | RACE,<br>NGP.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| ngpc | SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color | Beetle NeoPop | RACE,<br>NGP.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file | | ngpc | SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color | Beetle NeoPop | RACE,<br>NGP.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
@ -272,7 +325,7 @@ The **@** symbol indicates that the emulator is _deprecated_ and will be removed
| ps4 | Sony PlayStation 4 | _Placeholder_ | | | | | ps4 | Sony PlayStation 4 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| psp | Sony PlayStation Portable | PPSSPP | PPSSPP **(Standalone)** | No | Single disc image file | | psp | Sony PlayStation Portable | PPSSPP | PPSSPP **(Standalone)** | No | Single disc image file |
| psvita | Sony PlayStation Vita | Vita3K **(Standalone)** | | Yes | See the specific _Sony PlayStation Vita_ section in the User guide | | psvita | Sony PlayStation Vita | Vita3K **(Standalone)** | | Yes | See the specific _Sony PlayStation Vita_ section in the User guide |
| psx | Sony PlayStation | Beetle PSX | Beetle PSX HW,<br>PCSX ReARMed,<br>SwanStation,<br>DuckStation **(Standalone)** | Yes | .chd file for single-disc games, .m3u playlist for multi-disc games | | psx | Sony PlayStation | Beetle PSX | Beetle PSX HW,<br>PCSX ReARMed,<br>SwanStation,<br>DuckStation **(Standalone)**,<br>ePSXe **(Standalone)**,<br>FPseNG **(Standalone)**,<br>FPse **(Standalone)** | Yes | .chd file for single-disc games, .m3u playlist for multi-disc games |
| pv1000 | Casio PV-1000 | _Placeholder_ | | | | | pv1000 | Casio PV-1000 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| quake | Quake | TyrQuake | vitaQuake 2,<br>vitaQuake 2 [Rogue],<br>vitaQuake 2 [Xatrix],<br>vitaQuake 2 [Zaero] | No | | | quake | Quake | TyrQuake | vitaQuake 2,<br>vitaQuake 2 [Rogue],<br>vitaQuake 2 [Xatrix],<br>vitaQuake 2 [Zaero] | No | |
| samcoupe | MGT SAM Coupé | _Placeholder_ | | | | | samcoupe | MGT SAM Coupé | _Placeholder_ | | | |
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| steam | Valve Steam | _Placeholder_ | | | | | steam | Valve Steam | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| stv | Sega Titan Video Game System | MAME - Current | MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file | | stv | Sega Titan Video Game System | MAME - Current | MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,<br>MAME4droid **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file |
| sufami | Bandai SuFami Turbo | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x EX+ **(Standalone)**,<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy | | | | sufami | Bandai SuFami Turbo | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x EX+ **(Standalone)**,<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy | | |
| supergrafx | NEC SuperGrafx | Beetle SuperGrafx | Beetle PCE | | | | supergrafx | NEC SuperGrafx | Beetle SuperGrafx | Beetle PCE,<br>PCE.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| supervision | Watara Supervision | Potator | | No | Single archive or ROM file | | supervision | Watara Supervision | Potator | | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| supracan | Funtech Super A'Can | _Placeholder_ | | | | | supracan | Funtech Super A'Can | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| switch | Nintendo Switch | Yuzu **(Standalone)** | | Yes | | | switch | Nintendo Switch | Yuzu **(Standalone)** | | Yes | |

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* The HTTP error code will now be shown on scraper errors instead of the "File is smaller than 350 bytes" message * The HTTP error code will now be shown on scraper errors instead of the "File is smaller than 350 bytes" message
* Removed the ScraperHaltOnInvalidMedia option and corresponding menu entry as it has been superseded by the HTTP error code logic * Removed the ScraperHaltOnInvalidMedia option and corresponding menu entry as it has been superseded by the HTTP error code logic
* Added a ScraperIgnoreHTTP404Errors option that can be manually set in es_settings.xml to ignore 404 errors (resource not found) * Added a ScraperIgnoreHTTP404Errors option that can be manually set in es_settings.xml to ignore 404 errors (resource not found)
* Added Mednafen standalone as an alternative emulator for the gb, gba and gbc systems * Added Mednafen standalone as an alternative emulator for the gb, gba, gbc and supergrafx systems
* Added Mesen standalone as an alternative emulator for the gamegear, mastersystem, multivision and sg-1000 systems on Linux, Unix and Windows * Added Mesen standalone as an alternative emulator for the gamegear, mastersystem and multivision systems on Linux, Unix and Windows
* Added Mesen standalone as an alternative emulator for the sg-1000 and supergrafx systems on Linux, Unix and Windows
* Set Mesen standalone to specifically run in Super Game Boy mode for the sgb system on Linux, Unix and Windows * Set Mesen standalone to specifically run in Super Game Boy mode for the sgb system on Linux, Unix and Windows
* Added the DoubleCherryGB RetroArch core as an alternative emulator for the gb and gbc systems on Linux, Unix and Windows * Added the DoubleCherryGB RetroArch core as an alternative emulator for the gb and gbc systems on Linux, Unix and Windows
* Added the MAME - Current RetroArch core as the default emulator for the gameandwatch and lcdgames systems * Added the MAME - Current RetroArch core as the default emulator for the gameandwatch and lcdgames systems

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| steam | Valve Steam | Steam **(Standalone)** | | No | See the specific _Steam_ section elsewhere in this guide | | steam | Valve Steam | Steam **(Standalone)** | | No | See the specific _Steam_ section elsewhere in this guide |
| stv | Sega Titan Video Game System | Kronos [LW],<br>MAME - Current [M] | MAME - Current [LW],<br>MAME **(Standalone)**,<br>Mednafen **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file | | stv | Sega Titan Video Game System | Kronos [LW],<br>MAME - Current [M] | MAME - Current [LW],<br>MAME **(Standalone)**,<br>Mednafen **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file |
| sufami | Bandai SuFami Turbo | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)**,<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>bsnes **(Standalone)** [LW],<br>ares **(Standalone)** | | | | sufami | Bandai SuFami Turbo | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,<br>Snes9x **(Standalone)**,<br>bsnes,<br>bsnes-hd,<br>bsnes-mercury Accuracy,<br>bsnes **(Standalone)** [LW],<br>ares **(Standalone)** | | |
| supergrafx | NEC SuperGrafx | Beetle SuperGrafx | Beetle PCE,<br>ares **(Standalone)** | | | | supergrafx | NEC SuperGrafx | Beetle SuperGrafx | Beetle PCE,<br>Mednafen **(Standalone)**,<br>Mesen **(Standalone)** [LW],<br>ares **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| supervision | Watara Supervision | Potator | MAME - Current,<br>MAME **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file | | supervision | Watara Supervision | Potator | MAME - Current,<br>MAME **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| supracan | Funtech Super A'Can | MAME - Current | MAME **(Standalone)** | Yes/No | Single archive or ROM file. To make MAME start these games create an empty file named internal_68k.bin and zip it into supracan.zip | | supracan | Funtech Super A'Can | MAME - Current | MAME **(Standalone)** | Yes/No | Single archive or ROM file. To make MAME start these games create an empty file named internal_68k.bin and zip it into supracan.zip |
| switch | Nintendo Switch | Yuzu **(Standalone)** [LW],<br>Ryujinx **(Standalone)** [M] | Ryujinx **(Standalone)** [LW] | Yes | | | switch | Nintendo Switch | Yuzu **(Standalone)** [LW],<br>Ryujinx **(Standalone)** [M] | Ryujinx **(Standalone)** [LW] | Yes | |