Libretro
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libretro 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)
- RAEM (Formerly RA-Player)
- Arcan
- Phoenix
- Minir
Cores
Emulation
System | Core | Version | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
SNES | bsnes | 0.94 | Separate cores for each profile |
SNES | bsnes-mercury | 0.94 | Fork of bsnes. Separate cores for each profile |
SNES | SNES9x | 1.54 | |
SNES | SNES9x-Next | 1.52.4 | Fork of SNES9x 1.52 WIP focused on speed. |
SNES | Mednafen bsnes | 0.9.26 | Fork of bsnes v59 with a few modifications. |
WonderSwan | Mednafen Cygne | 0.9.35.1 | |
PlayStation | Mednafen PSX | 0.9.36.3 | |
PlayStation | PCSX-ReARMed | r19 | |
PC Engine & PCE-CD | Mednafen PCE-Fast | 0.9.36.1 | |
PC Engine SuperGrafx | Mednafen SuperGrafx | 0.9.36.1 | |
PC-FX | Mednafen PC-FX | 0.9.33.3 | |
Neo-Geo Pocket | Mednafen Neopop | 0.9.36.1 | |
Virtual Boy | Mednafen VB | 0.9.36.1 | |
Atari 2600 | Stella | 3.4.9 | |
Atari Lynx | Handy | 0.95 | |
NES | bnes | 0.83 | |
NES | FCEUmm | 98.13mm (SVN) | |
NES | QuickNES | 1.0 | |
NES | Nestopia | 1.46-WIP | |
Game Boy/Color | Gambatte | 0.5.0 | Has an option to disable color correction |
Game Boy Advance | VBA-Next | 1.0.2 | Fork of VBA-M focused on speed. |
Game Boy Advance | VBA-M | SVN | |
Game Boy Advance | Meteor | 1.4 | |
Game Boy Advance | Mednafen VBA | 0.9.33.3 | Fork of an old version of VBA |
Nintendo 64 | Mupen64Plus | 2.0-rc2 | Fork, has significant modifications. |
Sega Systems (Master, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear) | Genesis Plus GX | 1.7.4 | Exclusive to libretro on non-GC/Wii platforms. |
Sega Systems (Master, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear, 32x) | PicoDrive | 1.81 | Exclusive to libretro on PC platforms. |
Sega Saturn | Yabause | 0.9.13 | |
Arcade | Final Burn Alpha | 0.2.97.30 | |
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 | 0.154 (SVN) | Based on bleeding edge SVN. |
Non Arcade hardware | MESS | 0.154 (SVN) | Based on bleeding edge SVN. |
Everything (MAME + MESS) | UME | 0.154 (SVN) | Based on bleeding edge SVN. |
Nintendo DS | DeSmuME | SVN | Has options for single-screen fullscreen with swapping. |
PSP | PPSSPP | Git | WIP |
DOS | DOSBox | SVN | Non-functional on Windows. |
Game Engine
Game | Core | Version |
---|---|---|
Quake | TyrQuake | 0.61 |
Doom | PrBoom | 2.5.0 |
Cave Story | NXEngine | 1.0.0.4 |
LucasArt Game Engines | ScummVM | 1.6.0 |
Standalone Game
Game |
---|
Dinothawr |
Other
Core | Description |
---|---|
FFmpeg | Media Player |
Modelviewer | 3D Tech Demo |
SceneWalker | 3D Tech Demo |
External Links
- libretro.com - Main website of the libretro project.
- Github - Organization on Github.
- wiki.libretro.com - Wiki