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# RetroDECK: What's included?

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What follows is a list of features and software currently included in RetroDECK.

**Note: RetroDECK does not include any games, proprietary BIOS or Firmware** 

- The user needs to provide their own purchased backups / game files to play.
- The user needs to provide their own purchased BIOS / Firmware files from their own consoles or purchased engines files (for example Pico-8) for the systems that needs them.


## RetroDECK Configurator & RetroDECK Framework

<img src="../../wiki_icons/retrodeck/icon-configurator.svg" width="100">

**The RetroDECK Framework**

RetroDECK comes with the `RetroDECK Framework` that allows deeper integrations between the built-in software and easier exposure to a variety of features that you otherwise need to set for example per system basis to create a uniformity between them.

**The RetroDECK Configurator**

The RetroDECK Configurator is a powerful `Utility` that exposes some parts of the `RetroDECK Framework` to the RetroDECK users.

It can be used to change/modify and manipulate various aspects of RetroDECK.

**What can RetroDECK Configurator & RetroDECK Framework do?**

It can help with:

- Compressing games.
- Easier `Texture Pack` and `Mod` management.
- File management.
- Tools for troubleshooting (BIOS Checker, Multi-File Structure Checker, Partial or full reset of functions).
- Auto installing some free BIOS / Firmware.
- Install prebuilt Steam Input profiles for devices like the Steam Deck and external controllers
- Easier management of `mods`, `roms`, `texture_packs`, `scraped media`, `screenshots`, `saves / states` `gamelists` and more
- Give access to global presets that can be acitivated to configure things over many emulators in one go like: `RetroAchievements`
  `Borders` `Widescreen Mode` `Swaping A/B X/Y for Nintendo Games`.
- Enable `Steam Sync` to synchronize your favorites with Steam.
- And more!

**Read more here:**

[RetroDECK Configurator](../wiki_configurator/configurator.md).

## ES-DE Frontend

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/es-de-logo.png" width="100">

ES-DE is the base frontend for RetroDECK. RetroDECK includes specific tweaks to the ES-DE standard setup to enable unique functions like the `RetroDECK Configurator`, which can be accessed via the ES-DE Menu.

## Included: Multi-Emulators

### RetroArch

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/retroarch-logo.png" width="100">

RetroArch supports many systems via its cores, and RetroDECK ships with all cores under the stable branch of RetroArch. If there is no stable version of a core, the nightly version will be used instead.

For a full list of supported systems in RetroArch, follow the link and check the Core List:

[RetroArch - General Guide](../wiki_emulator_guides/retroarch/retroarch-guide.md)

### MAME

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/mame-logo.png" width="180">

The full version of the multi-arcade emulator MAME.

## Included: Standalone Emulators

### CEMU

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/cemu-logo.png" width="100">

The WiiU Emulator CEMU.

### Dolphin

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/dolphin-logo.png" width="100">

The Wii and GameCube Emulator Dolphin.

### Primehack

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/primehack-logo.png" width="100">

The Metroid Prime fork of Dolphin.

### melonDS

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/melonds-logo.svg" width="100">

The Nintendo DS emulator melonDS.

### PCSX2

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/pcsx2-logo.png" width="180">

The Playstation 2 emulator PCSX2.

### PPSSPP

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ppsspp-logo.png" width="100">

The PSP emulator PPSSPP.

### RPCS3

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/rpcs3-logo.png" width="100">

The PS3 emulator RPCS3.

### Ruffle

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ruffle-logo.svg" width="100">

The flash emulator Ruffle.

### Vita3k

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/vita3k-logo.png" width="100">

The PSVita emulator Vita3k.

### XEMU

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/xemu-logo.png" width="100">

The Xbox emulator XEMU.

## Included: Legacy Emulators

Legacy Emulators are emulators that are included but no longer supported because of ceased development on the Emulators part or other things.

### Ryujinx

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ryujinx-logo.svg" width="100">

The Switch emulator Ryujinx.

Has stopped development.

### Duckstation

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/duckstation-logo.png" width="100">

Playstation 1 (PSX) emulator Duckstation.

Has made licensing changes.

## Supported: Standalone Engines

### Solarus

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/solarus-logo.svg" width="130">

Solarus is a free and open-source 2D game engine written in C++, that can run games scripted in Lua. It has been designed with 16-bit classic Action-RPGs in mind, and is available on a wide range of platforms.

### GZDoom

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/gzdoom-logo.png" width="100">

GZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities.

### IKEMEN Go (M.U.G.E.N)

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/ikemen-go-logo.png" width="100">

IKEMEN Go is a remake of the IKEMEN (open source fighting games engine that supports M.U.G.E.N resources) in Google’s Programming Language “Go”.

### Pico-8

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/pico-8-logo.svg" width="200">

The fantasy console Pico-8.

## Supported: Other Systems

### PortMaster

<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/portmaster-logo.png" width="200">

PortMaster is a simple GUI tool designed to facilitate the downloading and installation of game ports for Linux devices and is self contained.

### Steam Rom Manger

<img src="../../../wiki_images/logos/srm-logo.png" width="150">

Steam ROM Manager a bulk game importer and artwork manager for Steam.

It adds separate games to Steam, adds artwork and configures the steam input profiles. 

## Steam Input Controller layouts

For all inputs layouts included in RetroDECK.

**Read more here:**

[Supported Controllers](../wiki_general/supported-controllers.md).


## Supported Devices

RetroDECK currently supports Linux Desktop and the Steam Deck.

**Read more here:**

[Supported Devices](../wiki_general/supported-devices.md)