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Revision as of 04:28, 15 January 2016
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
Cores
Emulation
System | Core | Version | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
SNES | bsnes | 0.94 | Separate cores for each profile.
C++98 version is bsnes 0.85 Performance profile. |
SNES | bsnes-mercury | 0.94 | Fork of bsnes. Separate cores for each profile |
SNES | PocketSNES | Git | WIP ARM-based SNES emulator |
SNES | Snes9x | 1.54 | Supports libretro in upstream. |
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 | ? | Modified fork of Cygne. |
PlayStation | Mednafen PSX | ? | |
PlayStation | PCSX-ReARMed | r19 | 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 | |
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 | mGBA | 0.1.1 | |
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. 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 | 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 | 0.266 (Git) | Based on bleeding edge Git. |
Non Arcade hardware | MESS | 0.266 (Git) | Based on bleeding edge Git. |
Everything (MAME + MESS) | UME | 0.266 (Git) | Based on bleeding edge Git. |
Nintendo DS | DeSmuME | SVN | Has options for single-screen fullscreen with swapping. |
PSP | PPSSPP | Git | WIP(heavily outdated) |
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 | |
Vectrex | vecx | SVN | |
Odyssey 2/VideoPac | O2EM | 1.18 | |
ZX Spectrum | Fuse | 1.11 | |
Nintendo GameCube | Dolphin | Git | WIP, currently non-functioning |
Wii | Dolphin | Git | WIP, currently non-functioning |
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 | Git | WIP |
Game Engine
Game | Core | Version | Notes |
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Quake | TyrQuake | 0.61 | |
Doom | PrBoom | 2.5.0 | |
Cave Story | NXEngine | 1.0.0.4 | |
LucasArt Game Engines | ScummVM | 1.6.0 | Requires loading games inside it's own GUI, does not load games from RetroArch's Load Content option. |
Standalone Game
Game | Genre |
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Dinothawr | Puzzle |
Other
Core | Description |
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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