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| − | |WIP. | + | |WIP. Builds available for [https://www.patreon.com/posts/reicast-libretro-20673851 x86] & x64 platforms. Reicast regular has lower accuracy than OIT's core and suits mainly mobile devices. |
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|[https://github.com/libretro/reicast-emulator 0.1] | |[https://github.com/libretro/reicast-emulator 0.1] | ||
| − | |WIP. | + | |WIP. Builds available for [https://www.patreon.com/posts/reicast-libretro-20673851 x86] & x64 platforms. Reicast OIT (PC platforms only) backported the new graphics renderer from a Reicast emulator fork. |
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|[[Sinclair_ZX81|ZX81]] (for now) | |[[Sinclair_ZX81|ZX81]] (for now) | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 11 August 2018
libretro (formerly libsnes) is an API designed mainly for games and emulators. It allows games and emulators to be compiled as dynamically linked libraries known as "libretro cores", which can be used in a frontend that implements libretro, such as RetroArch.
Contents
Libretro Frontends
- RetroArch
- RetroPlayer (XBMC)
- ZMZ (SNES cores only)
- Arcan
- Phoenix
- Minir
- BizHawk (1.11.4 and later only)
Cores
Emulation
| System | Core | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNES | Higan | 0.105 | Separate cores for each profile.
C++98 version is bsnes 0.85 Performance profile. |
| SNES | bsnes-mercury | 0.94 | Fork of bsnes with modifications for speed. Separate cores for each profile |
| SNES | Mednafen bsnes | 0.9.26 | Fork of bsnes v59 with a few modifications. |
| SNES | Snes9x | 1.54 | Supports libretro in upstream. |
| SNES | Snes9x 2010 | 1.52.4 | Fork of Snes9x 1.52 WIP focused on speed. |
| SNES | Snes9x 2005 | 1.43 | Snapshot of SNES9x useful for Mario World hacks that have broken custom music |
| SNES | Snes9x 2002 (previously PocketSNES) | 1.39 | Snapshot of SNES9x for use on very slow platforms |
| WonderSwan | Mednafen Cygne | ? | Modified fork of Cygne. |
| PlayStation | Mednafen PSX | 0.9.39.2 | Fork has significant modifications for enhancements as well as Vulkan renderer support. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX." |
| PlayStation | Mednafen PSX HW | Alpha | Adds an OpenGL renderer to Mednafen PSX based on the GPU renderer from Rustation. Sometimes referred to as "Beetle PSX HW." Still contains the software rendering mode as an option, so this core can effectively replace the "Mednafen PSX" core listed above. |
| PlayStation | PCSX-ReARMed | r22 | ARM optimized fork of PCSX-Reloaded. Supports libretro in upstream. |
| PC Engine & PCE-CD | Mednafen PCE-Fast | ? | |
| PC Engine SuperGrafx | Mednafen SuperGrafx | ? | |
| PC-FX | Mednafen PC-FX | ? | |
| Neo-Geo Pocket | Mednafen NeoPop | ? | Modified fork of NeoPop. |
| Virtual Boy | Mednafen VB | ? | |
| Atari 2600 | Stella | 3.9.3 | |
| Atari 7800 | ProSystem | 1.3e | |
| Atari Lynx | Handy | 0.95 | |
| Atari Lynx | Mednafen Lynx | ? | Modified fork of Handy. |
| Atari Jaguar | Virtual Jaguar | 2.1.0 | Very low FPS. |
| NES | bnes | 0.83 | |
| NES | FCEUmm | 98.13mm (SVN) | |
| NES | QuickNES | 1.0 | |
| NES | Nestopia | 1.46-WIP | Supports libretro in upstream. |
| Game Boy/Color | Gambatte | 0.5.0 | Has an option to disable color correction |
| Game Boy/Color | TGB-Dual | 0.8.3 | Has a split-screen mode for game linking. |
| Game Boy Advance | VBA-Next | 1.0.2 | Fork of VBA-M focused on speed. |
| Game Boy Advance | VBA-M | SVN | Supports libretro in upstream. |
| Game Boy Advance | Meteor | 1.4 | Supports libretro in upstream. |
| Game Boy Advance | Mednafen VBA | 0.9.33.3 | Fork of an old version of VBA |
| Game Boy Advance | TempGBA | Git | PSP-only fork of gpSP |
| Game Boy Advance | gpSP | 0.91 | Dynarec available for ARM |
| Game Boy Advance, Game Boy/Color | mGBA | 0.5.2 | |
| Nintendo 64 | Mupen64Plus | 2.0-rc2 | Fork, has significant modifications. |
| Nintendo 64 | paraLLEl | pre-alpha | New fork/rewrite of the Mupen64Plus core with a port of the Angrylion video plugin (Multi-threaded version also exists) to Vulkan for massive speed improvements. Highly accurate on compatible games, extremely broken on incompatible games. |
| Sega Systems (Master, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear) | Genesis Plus GX | 1.7.4 | Exclusive to libretro on non-GC/Wii platforms. Supports libretro in upstream. |
| Sega Systems (Master, Genesis, Sega CD, 32X) | PicoDrive | 1.81 | Exclusive to libretro on PC platforms. Supports libretro in upstream. |
| Sega Saturn | Mednafen Saturn | ? | Sometimes referred to as "Beetle Saturn" |
| Sega Saturn | Yabause | 0.9.13 | Lacks dynarec and GL renderer. Heavily outdated. |
| Arcade | Final Burn Alpha | 0.2.97.24 | Older version for use on slower platforms |
| Arcade | Final Burn Alpha | 0.2.97.38 | |
| Arcade | MAME 2000 | 0.37b5 | Old version for use on very slow platforms. |
| Arcade | MAME 2003 | 0.78 | Old version for use on slow platforms. |
| Arcade | MAME 2010 | 0.139 | Old but more recent version for mobile devices. |
| Arcade | MAME 2014 | 0.159 | Very recent version for PC and other fast devices. |
| Arcade (Laserdisc) | Daphne | Git | WIP. Arcade Laserdisc emulator adapted to a libretro core. |
| Arcade (Sega Model 3) | Supermodel | Git | WIP. Sega Model 3 arcade emulator. OpenGL-only core for now. |
| Everything | MAME | 0.188 (Git) | Based on bleeding edge Git. Official merge of MESS into MAME codebase. |
| Nintendo DS | DeSmuME | SVN | Has options for single-screen fullscreen with swapping. |
| PSP | PPSSPP | Git | 2018: Now has working Vulkan, OpenGL & Direct3D 11 renderers. 1st core to use D3D 11. |
| DOS | DOSBox | SVN | |
| Amiga | PUAE | 2.6.1 | |
| Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon | Hatari | 1.7 | |
| MSX/SVI/Colecovision/SG-1000 | blueMSX | 2.8.2 (SVN) | |
| MSX | fMSX | 3.9 | |
| 3DO | 4DO | 1.3.2.3 | Also runs 3DO Arcade games. |
| Vectrex | vecx | SVN | |
| Odyssey2/VideoPac | O2EM | 1.18 | |
| ZX Spectrum | Fuse | 1.11 | |
| Nintendo GameCube | Dolphin | Git | 2018: Now has working Direct3D 11, OpenGL & Vulkan renderers. 2nd core to use D3D 11 after PPSSPP's core. |
| Nintendo GameCube | Dolphin (Ishiiruka builds) | Git | WIP. Based on a custom build version of Dolphin. OpenGL renderer works, Direct3D 11 & Vulkan renderers coming soon. Can have better frame pacing/performance than the Dolphin libretro core. |
| Wii | Dolphin | Git | 2018: Now has working Direct3D 11, OpenGL & Vulkan renderers. 2nd core to use D3D 11 after PPSSPP's core. |
| Wii | Dolphin (Ishiiruka builds) | Git | WIP. Based on a custom build version of Dolphin. OpenGL renderer works, Direct3D 11 & Vulkan renderers coming soon. Can have better frame pacing/performance than the Dolphin libretro core. |
| Game & Watch | gw-libretro | Git | This emulator is actually a simulator of Game & Watch systems. This core has code from MADrigal. |
| Amstrad CPC | Cap32 | Git | WIP |
| Sega Dreamcast | Reicast regular | 0.1 | WIP. Builds available for x86 & x64 platforms. Reicast regular has lower accuracy than OIT's core and suits mainly mobile devices. |
| Sega Dreamcast | Reicast OIT | 0.1 | WIP. Builds available for x86 & x64 platforms. Reicast OIT (PC platforms only) backported the new graphics renderer from a Reicast emulator fork. |
| ZX81 (for now) | EightyOne | Git | WIP |
Game Engine
| Game | Core | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Story | NXEngine | 1.0.0.4 | |
| Doom | PrBoom | 2.5.0 | |
| Flashback | REminiscence | Git | Port of the game engine recreation of the spiritual successor to Another World/Out of this World. |
| LucasArt Game Engines | ScummVM | 1.6.0 | Requires loading games inside its own GUI, does not load games from RetroArch's Load Content option. |
| Quake | TyrQuake | 0.61 | |
| RPG Maker 2000/2003 | EasyRPG | 0.4.1 | |
| Tomb Raider #1-5 | OpenLara | 2017-04-24 | WIP. Available for 32bit/64bit Windows & Linux. Has many enhancements over the original games. |
Standalone Game
| Game | Genre |
|---|---|
| Dinothawr | Puzzle |
Other
| Core | Description |
|---|---|
| FFmpeg | Media Player |
| Modelviewer | 3D Tech Demo |
| SceneWalker | 3D Tech Demo |
| Imageviewer | Image Viewer |
External Links
- libretro.com - Main website of the libretro project.
- libretro Github organization - Source code for RetroArch and the various cores maintained by the libretro project.
- wiki.libretro.com - Wiki
- libretro Core compatibility lists - System-separated lists documenting emulation issues in the various cores
- Official Youtube channel
- Various donation sources (Not just Patreon only)
