# ES-DE (EmulationStation Desktop Edition) v3.0 (development version) - Android documentation
All emulators are RetroArch cores unless marked as **(Standalone)**
The **@** symbol indicates that the emulator is _deprecated_ and will be removed in a future ES-DE release.
| System name | Full name | Default emulator | Alternative emulators | Needs BIOS | Recommended game setup |
| :-------------------- | :--------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------- | :-------------------------------- | :----------- | :----------------------------------- |
| 3do | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | Opera | Real3DOPlayer **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| adam | Coleco Adam | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| ags | Adventure Game Studio Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| amiga | Commodore Amiga | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | |
| amiga1200 | Commodore Amiga 1200 | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | |
| amiga600 | Commodore Amiga 600 | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | |
| amigacd32 | Commodore Amiga CD32 | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | |
| amstradcpc | Amstrad CPC | Caprice32 | CrocoDS | No | Single archive or disk file |
| android | Google Android | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| apple2 | Apple II | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| apple2gs | Apple IIGS | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| arcade | Arcade | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,
MAME 2003-Plus,
MAME 2000,
MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,
NEO.emu **(Standalone)**,
FinalBurn Neo,
FB Alpha 2012,
Flycast,
Flycast **(Standalone)** | Depends | |
| arcadia | Emerson Arcadia 2001 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| archimedes | Acorn Archimedes | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| arduboy | Arduboy Miniature Game System | Arduous | | No | Single archive or .hex file |
| astrocde | Bally Astrocade | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| atari2600 | Atari 2600 | Stella | Stella 2014,
2600.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| atari5200 | Atari 5200 | a5200 | Atari800 | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| atari7800 | Atari 7800 ProSystem | ProSystem | | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| atari800 | Atari 800 | Atari800 | | Yes | |
| atarijaguar | Atari Jaguar | Virtual Jaguar | | No | |
| atarijaguarcd | Atari Jaguar CD | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| atarilynx | Atari Lynx | Handy | Beetle Lynx,
Lynx.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| atarist | Atari ST [also STE and Falcon] | Hatari | | Yes | Single archive or image file for single-diskette games, .m3u playlist for multi-diskette games |
| atarixe | Atari XE | Atari800 | | Yes | |
| atomiswave | Sammy Corporation Atomiswave | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** | Depends | Single archive file |
| bbcmicro | Acorn Computers BBC Micro | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| c64 | Commodore 64 | VICE x64sc Accurate | VICE x64 Fast,
VICE x64 SuperCPU,
VICE x128,
C64.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or image file for tape, cartridge or single-diskette games, .m3u playlist for multi-diskette games |
| cdimono1 | Philips CD-i | SAME CDi | | Yes | Single .bin/.cue pair |
| cdtv | Commodore CDTV | PUAE | PUAE 2021 | Yes | |
| chailove | ChaiLove Game Engine | ChaiLove | | | |
| channelf | Fairchild Channel F | FreeChaF | | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| coco | Tandy Color Computer | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| colecovision | Coleco ColecoVision | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,
Gearcoleco | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| consolearcade | Console Arcade Systems | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| cps | Capcom Play System | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,
MAME 2003-Plus,
MAME 2000,
MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,
FinalBurn Neo,
FB Alpha 2012,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Depends | |
| cps1 | Capcom Play System I | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,
MAME 2003-Plus,
MAME 2000,
MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,
FinalBurn Neo,
FB Alpha 2012,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1 | Depends | |
| cps2 | Capcom Play System II | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,
MAME 2003-Plus,
MAME 2000,
MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,
FB Alpha 2012,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2 | Depends | |
| cps3 | Capcom Play System III | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,
MAME 2003-Plus,
MAME 2000,
MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,
FB Alpha 2012,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Depends | |
| crvision | VTech CreatiVision | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| daphne | Daphne Arcade LaserDisc Emulator | DirkSimple | | No | |
| desktop | Desktop Applications | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| doom | Doom | PrBoom | | No | |
| dos | DOS (PC) | DOSBox-Pure | DOSBox-Core,
DOSBox-SVN | No | |
| dragon32 | Dragon Data Dragon 32 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| dreamcast | Sega Dreamcast | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)**,
Redream **(Standalone)** | No | In separate folder interpreted as a file, with .m3u playlist if multi-disc game |
| easyrpg | EasyRPG Game Engine | EasyRPG | | No | |
| electron | Acorn Electron | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| emulators | Emulators | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| epic | Epic Games Store | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| famicom | Nintendo Family Computer | Mesen | Nestopia UE,
FCEUmm,
QuickNES,
NES.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| fba | FinalBurn Alpha | FB Alpha 2012 | FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2,
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | Yes | |
| fbneo | FinalBurn Neo | FinalBurn Neo | | Yes | |
| fds | Nintendo Famicom Disk System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,
FCEUmm,
NES.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| flash | Adobe Flash | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| fm7 | Fujitsu FM-7 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| fmtowns | Fujitsu FM Towns | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| fpinball | Future Pinball | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| gamate | Bit Corporation Gamate | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| gameandwatch | Nintendo Game and Watch | Multi (MESS) | MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
Handheld Electronic (GW) | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gamecom | Tiger Electronics Game.com | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| gamegear | Sega Game Gear | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
Gearsystem,
SMS Plus GX,
PicoDrive | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gb | Nintendo Game Boy | Gambatte | GBC.emu **(Standalone)**,
SameBoy,
Gearboy,
TGB Dual,
DoubleCherryGB,
Mesen-S,
bsnes,
mGBA,
VBA-M | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gba | Nintendo Game Boy Advance | mGBA | VBA-M,
GBA.emu **(Standalone)**,
VBA Next,
gpSP | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gbc | Nintendo Game Boy Color | Gambatte | GBC.emu **(Standalone)**,
SameBoy,
Gearboy,
TGB Dual,
DoubleCherryGB,
Mesen-S,
bsnes,
mGBA,
VBA-M | 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 |
| genesis | Sega Genesis | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
PicoDrive,
MD.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| gmaster | Hartung Game Master | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| gx4000 | Amstrad GX4000 | Caprice32 | CrocoDS | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| intellivision | Mattel Electronics Intellivision | FreeIntv | | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| j2me | Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) | SquirrelJME | | No | Single .jar file |
| kodi | Kodi Home Theatre Software | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| laserdisc | LaserDisc Games | DirkSimple | | No | |
| lcdgames | LCD Handheld Games | Multi (MESS) | MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
Handheld Electronic (GW) | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| lowresnx | LowRes NX Fantasy Console | LowRes NX | | No | Single ROM file |
| lutris | Lutris Open Gaming Platform | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| lutro | Lutro Game Engine | Lutro | | | |
| macintosh | Apple Macintosh | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| mame | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator | MAME - Current | MAME 2010,
MAME 2003-Plus,
MAME 2000,
MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)**,
NEO.emu **(Standalone)**,
FinalBurn Neo,
FB Alpha 2012,
Flycast,
Flycast **(Standalone)** | Depends | |
| mame-advmame | AdvanceMAME | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| mastersystem | Sega Master System | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
SMS Plus GX,
Gearsystem,
PicoDrive,
MD.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| megacd | Sega Mega-CD | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
PicoDrive,
MD.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| megacdjp | Sega Mega-CD [Japan] | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
PicoDrive,
MD.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| megadrive | Sega Mega Drive | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
PicoDrive,
MD.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| megadrivejp | Sega Mega Drive [Japan] | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
PicoDrive,
MD.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| megaduck | Creatronic Mega Duck | SameDuck | | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| mess | Multi Emulator Super System | MESS 2015 | | | |
| model2 | Sega Model 2 | MAME - Current | | Yes | |
| model3 | Sega Model 3 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| moto | Thomson MO/TO Series | Theodore | | | |
| msx | MSX | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,
fMSX | Yes | |
| msx1 | MSX1 | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,
fMSX | Yes | |
| msx2 | MSX2 | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,
fMSX | Yes | |
| msxturbor | MSX Turbo R | blueMSX | MSX.emu **(Standalone)**,
fMSX | Yes | |
| mugen | M.U.G.E.N Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| multivision | Othello Multivision | Gearsystem | | | |
| naomi | Sega NAOMI | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file + .chd file in subdirectory if GD-ROM game |
| naomi2 | Sega NAOMI 2 | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file + .chd file in subdirectory if GD-ROM game |
| naomigd | Sega NAOMI GD-ROM | Flycast | Flycast **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file + .chd file in subdirectory if GD-ROM game |
| n3ds | Nintendo 3DS | Citra | Citra **(Standalone)** [Play store version or Nightly],
Citra Canary **(Standalone)**,
Citra MMJ **(Standalone)** | No | Single ROM file |
| n64 | Nintendo 64 | Mupen64Plus-Next | M64Plus FZ **(Standalone)**,
ParaLLEl N64 | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| n64dd | Nintendo 64DD | Mupen64Plus-Next | ParaLLEl N64 | Yes | |
| nds | Nintendo DS | melonDS DS | melonDS @,
melonDS **(Standalone)**,
DeSmuME,
DeSmuME 2015,
DraStic **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| neogeo | SNK Neo Geo | FinalBurn Neo | NEO.emu **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| neogeocd | SNK Neo Geo CD | NeoCD | FinalBurn Neo | Yes | |
| neogeocdjp | SNK Neo Geo CD [Japan] | NeoCD | FinalBurn Neo | Yes | |
| nes | Nintendo Entertainment System | Mesen | Nestopia UE,
FCEUmm,
QuickNES,
NES.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| ngage | Nokia N-Gage | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| ngp | SNK Neo Geo Pocket | Beetle NeoPop | RACE,
NGP.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| ngpc | SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color | Beetle NeoPop | RACE,
NGP.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| odyssey2 | Magnavox Odyssey 2 | O2EM | | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| openbor | OpenBOR Game Engine | OpenBOR **(Standalone)** | | No | .openbor dummy file |
| oric | Tangerine Computer Systems Oric | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| palm | Palm OS | Mu | | | |
| pc | IBM PC | DOSBox-Pure | DOSBox-Core,
DOSBox-SVN | No | |
| pc88 | NEC PC-8800 Series | QUASI88 | | Yes | |
| pc98 | NEC PC-9800 Series | Neko Project II Kai | Neko Project II | | |
| pcarcade | PC Arcade Systems | _Placeholder_ | | | | |
| pcengine | NEC PC Engine | Beetle PCE | Beetle PCE FAST,
PCE.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| pcenginecd | NEC PC Engine CD | Beetle PCE | Beetle PCE FAST,
PCE.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| pcfx | NEC PC-FX | Beetle PC-FX | | Yes | |
| pico8 | PICO-8 Fantasy Console | Retro8 | | No | |
| plus4 | Commodore Plus/4 | VICE xplus4 | | No | Single archive or image file for tape, cartridge or single-diskette games, .m3u playlist for multi-diskette games |
| pokemini | Nintendo Pokémon Mini | PokeMini | | No | |
| ports | Ports | ECWolf (Wolfenstein 3D) | NXEngine (Cave Story),
OpenLara (Tomb Raider),
Super Bros War | Yes for ECWolf | |
| ps2 | Sony PlayStation 2 | AetherSX2 **(Standalone)** | Play! **(Standalone)** | Yes for AetherSX2 | |
| ps3 | Sony PlayStation 3 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| ps4 | Sony PlayStation 4 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| psp | Sony PlayStation Portable | PPSSPP | PPSSPP **(Standalone)** | No | Single disc image file |
| psvita | Sony PlayStation Vita | Vita3K **(Standalone)** | | Yes | |
| psx | Sony PlayStation | Beetle PSX | Beetle PSX HW,
PCSX ReARMed,
SwanStation,
DuckStation **(Standalone)** | Yes | .chd file for single-disc games, .m3u playlist for multi-disc games |
| pv1000 | Casio PV-1000 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| quake | Quake | TyrQuake | vitaQuake 2,
vitaQuake 2 [Rogue],
vitaQuake 2 [Xatrix],
vitaQuake 2 [Zaero] | No | |
| samcoupe | MGT SAM Coupé | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| satellaview | Nintendo Satellaview | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,
Snes9x EX+ **(Standalone)**,
bsnes,
bsnes-hd,
bsnes-mercury Accuracy,
Mesen-S | | |
| saturn | Sega Saturn | Beetle Saturn | YabaSanshiro,
Yabause,
Saturn.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | .chd file for single-disc games, .m3u playlist for multi-disc games |
| saturnjp | Sega Saturn [Japan] | Beetle Saturn | YabaSanshiro,
Yabause,
Saturn.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | .chd file for single-disc games, .m3u playlist for multi-disc games |
| scummvm | ScummVM Game Engine | ScummVM | | No | |
| scv | Epoch Super Cassette Vision | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| sega32x | Sega Mega Drive 32X | PicoDrive | | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| sega32xjp | Sega Super 32X [Japan] | PicoDrive | | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| sega32xna | Sega Genesis 32X [North America] | PicoDrive | | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| segacd | Sega CD | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
PicoDrive,
MD.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| sfc | Nintendo SFC (Super Famicom) | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,
Snes9x EX+ **(Standalone)**,
bsnes,
bsnes-hd,
bsnes-mercury Accuracy,
Beetle Supafaust,
Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| sg-1000 | Sega SG-1000 | Genesis Plus GX | Genesis Plus GX Wide,
Gearsystem,
blueMSX | No | |
| sgb | Nintendo Super Game Boy | Mesen-S | SameBoy,
mGBA | | Single archive or ROM file |
| snes | Nintendo SNES (Super Nintendo) | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,
Snes9x EX+ **(Standalone)**,
bsnes,
bsnes-hd,
bsnes-mercury Accuracy,
Beetle Supafaust,
Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| snesna | Nintendo SNES (Super Nintendo) [North America] | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,
Snes9x EX+ **(Standalone)**,
bsnes,
bsnes-hd,
bsnes-mercury Accuracy,
Beetle Supafaust,
Mesen-S | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| solarus | Solarus Game Engine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| spectravideo | Spectravideo | blueMSX | | | |
| steam | Valve Steam | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| stv | Sega Titan Video Game System | MAME - Current | MAME4droid 2024 **(Standalone)**,
MAME4droid **(Standalone)** | Yes | Single archive file |
| sufami | Bandai SuFami Turbo | Snes9x - Current | Snes9x 2010,
Snes9x EX+ **(Standalone)**,
bsnes,
bsnes-hd,
bsnes-mercury Accuracy | | |
| supergrafx | NEC SuperGrafx | Beetle SuperGrafx | Beetle PCE | | |
| supervision | Watara Supervision | Potator | | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| supracan | Funtech Super A'Can | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| switch | Nintendo Switch | Yuzu **(Standalone)** | | Yes | |
| symbian | Symbian | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| tanodragon | Tano Dragon | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| tg16 | NEC TurboGrafx-16 | Beetle PCE | Beetle PCE FAST,
PCE.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| tg-cd | NEC TurboGrafx-CD | Beetle PCE | Beetle PCE FAST,
PCE.emu **(Standalone)** | Yes | |
| ti99 | Texas Instruments TI-99 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| tic80 | TIC-80 Fantasy Computer | TIC-80 | | No | Single .tic file |
| to8 | Thomson TO8 | Theodore | | | |
| triforce | Namco-Sega-Nintendo Triforce | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| trs-80 | Tandy TRS-80 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| type-x | Taito Type X | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| uzebox | Uzebox Open Source Console | Uzem | | | |
| vectrex | GCE Vectrex | vecx | | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| vic20 | Commodore VIC-20 | VICE xvic | | No | Single archive or tape, cartridge or diskette image file |
| videopac | Philips Videopac G7000 | O2EM | | Yes | Single archive or ROM file |
| virtualboy | Nintendo Virtual Boy | Beetle VB | | No | |
| vpinball | Visual Pinball | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| vsmile | VTech V.Smile | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| wasm4 | WASM-4 Fantasy Console | WASM-4 | | No | Single .wasm file |
| wii | Nintendo Wii | Dolphin | Dolphin **(Standalone)** | No | |
| wiiu | Nintendo Wii U | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| windows | Microsoft Windows | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| windows3x | Microsoft Windows 3.x | DOSBox-Pure | | No | |
| windows9x | Microsoft Windows 9x | DOSBox-Pure | | No | |
| wonderswan | Bandai WonderSwan | Beetle Cygne | Swan.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| wonderswancolor | Bandai WonderSwan Color | Beetle Cygne | Swan.emu **(Standalone)** | No | Single archive or ROM file |
| x1 | Sharp X1 | X Millennium | | No | Single archive or diskette/tape file |
| x68000 | Sharp X68000 | PX68k | | Yes | |
| xbox | Microsoft Xbox | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| xbox360 | Microsoft Xbox 360 | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| zmachine | Infocom Z-machine | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| zx81 | Sinclair ZX81 | EightyOne | | | |
| zxnext | Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next | _Placeholder_ | | | |
| zxspectrum | Sinclair ZX Spectrum | Fuse | | No | |