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NejiHyuga900 (talk | contribs) RetroAchievements Discord posted in @Community-News that Famicom Disk System (FDS) is now its own system on the service and lists the FDS-exclusive games that are not also on NES. |
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'''RetroAchievements''' is an online service which provides users with [[Achievements support|fan-made achievement sets]] for many platforms which are listed [[#Supported_Systems|below | '''RetroAchievements''' is an online service which provides users with [[Achievements support|fan-made achievement sets]] for many platforms which are listed [[#Supported_Systems|below]]. The latest console to get achievement support, as of February 26, 2026, is [https://retroachievements.org/system/81-famicom-disk-system/games the Famicom Disk System] (now separated from the NES/Famicom's library), bumping the amount of total systems supported up to a whopping '''53''' consoles, handhelds, computers, and other platforms. | ||
==Supported emulators and games== | ==Supported emulators and games== | ||
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|[https://retroachievements.org/download.php# | |[https://retroachievements.org/download.php#ranes 1.1]<br/>[https://github.com/RetroAchievements/RANes git] | ||
|colspan=2|[https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games {{Icon|NES}}] | |colspan=2|[https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games {{Icon|NES}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/81-famicom-disk-system/games Famicom Disk System]{{Icon|FDS}} | ||
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|align=left|Fork of [[FCEUX]] to develop achievements for [https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES] games. | |align=left|Fork of [[FCEUX]] to develop achievements for [https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES] games. As of February 26, 2026, Famicom Disk System (FDS) is now treated as a separate system on RetroAchievements, which the latest version of RANes and RALibRetro has access to with the latest DLL.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/310192285306454017/357633571307126784/1476588023318843536</ref> | ||
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:[https://retroachievements.org/system/5-game-boy-advance/games Game Boy Advance] | :[https://retroachievements.org/system/5-game-boy-advance/games Game Boy Advance] | ||
:[https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES/Famicom] | :[https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES/Famicom] | ||
:[https://retroachievements.org/system/81-famicom-disk-system/games Famicom Disk System] | |||
:[https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games SNES/Super Famicom] | :[https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games SNES/Super Famicom] | ||
:[https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games Nintendo 64] | :[https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games Nintendo 64] | ||
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==How RA Works== | ==How RA Works== | ||
Note: this is a very simplified explanation. For more in-depth documentation see [https://docs.retroachievements.org/general/how-ra-works.html these] [https://docs.retroachievements.org/developer-docs/game-identification.html pages.]<br> | Note: this is a very simplified explanation. For more in-depth documentation, see [https://docs.retroachievements.org/general/how-ra-works.html these] [https://docs.retroachievements.org/developer-docs/game-identification.html pages.]<br> | ||
Achievements work by comparing the game's RAM to the achievement code of a set made by an RA developer. Achievement code, also known as logic, is a list of memory conditions chosen by the developer, that when all are simultaneously true on a single frame, will award an achievement.<br> | Achievements work by comparing the game's RAM to the achievement code of a set made by an RA developer. Achievement code, also known as logic, is a list of memory conditions chosen by the developer, that when all are simultaneously true on a single frame, will award an achievement.<br> | ||
RetroAchievements also relies on something called hashes, which help to identify different game versions (different regions, revisions, etc.) and can be seen in the "Supported Game Files" part of a game's page. | RetroAchievements also relies on something called hashes, which help to identify different game versions (different regions, revisions, etc.) and can be seen in the "Supported Game Files" part of a game's page. | ||
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* The first console to ever be supported was the [https://retroachievements.org/system/genesis-mega-drive-1/games Genesis/Mega Drive] and the first game to ever receive a set was [https://retroachievements.org/game/1 Sonic the Hedgehog.] | * The first console to ever be supported was the [https://retroachievements.org/system/genesis-mega-drive-1/games Genesis/Mega Drive] and the first game to ever receive a set was [https://retroachievements.org/game/1 Sonic the Hedgehog.] | ||
* New sets are constantly being developed and released almost daily, so there is a lot of activity. | * New sets are constantly being developed and released almost daily, so there is a lot of activity. | ||
* More consoles will be supported in the future, with the currently (publicly) confirmed ones being [https://retroachievements.org/system/commodore-64-30/games the Commodore 64], [https://retroachievements.org/system/dos-26/games MS-DOS], [https://retroachievements.org/system/ti-83-79/games the TI-83] and [https://retroachievements.org/system/wii-19/games the Wii. | * More consoles will be supported in the future, with the currently (publicly) confirmed ones being [https://retroachievements.org/system/commodore-64-30/games the Commodore 64], [https://retroachievements.org/system/dos-26/games MS-DOS], [https://retroachievements.org/system/ti-83-79/games the TI-83], and [https://retroachievements.org/system/wii-19/games the Wii]. | ||
==Useful Links== | ==Useful Links== | ||