RetroAchievements: Difference between revisions

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![[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]<ref name="recommended" group="note">Recommended for casual play and for earning achievements rather than developing achievements.</ref>

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~~|Afterplay~~

~~| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}~~

~~|[https://afterplay.io Website]~~

~~[https://afterplay.io/play/recently-played Play in browser]~~

~~|[https://afterplay.io Various]~~

~~|[https://retroachievements.org/download.php#afterplay Various]||{{Ya}}<ref name="AfterplayRAnote">https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/31930</ref>||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}~~

| align="left" |A multi-system payware emulator. Officially supported since July 30, 2025. Locks basic features like fast forward, multiple save states, and cheats behind a monthly subscription paywall. Violated multiple emulators' licenses. However, after complying with RetroAchievements' requests, Afterplay remains hardcore-compliant, but its Snes9x and Genesis Plus GX cores were deprecated on September 12, 2025 due to their non-commercial licensing.<ref name="AfterplayRAnote" /><ref name="AfterplayLicenses">https://afterplay.io/licenses</ref>

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| colspan="2" |[https://retroachievements.org/system/21-playstation-2/games {{Icon|PS2}}]||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}

| align="left" |Emulator abandoned. Use the NetherSX2 patch (v1.8 or newer or Classic v2.0a or newer) for official PlayStation 2 achievement support.

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~~|Afterplay~~

~~| align="left" |{{Icon|Android|iOS|Web}}~~

~~|[https://afterplay.io Website]~~

~~[https://afterplay.io/play/recently-played Play in browser]~~

~~|[https://afterplay.io Various]~~

~~|[https://retroachievements.org/download.php#afterplay Various]||{{Ya}}<ref name="AfterplayRAnote" />||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}~~

| align="left" |A multi-system payware emulator. Officially supported since July 30, 2025. Locks basic features like fast forward, multiple save states, and cheats behind a monthly subscription paywall. Violated multiple emulators' licenses. However, as of August 14, 2025, after complying with RetroAchievements' requests, Afterplay remains hardcore-compliant but with Snes9x and Genesis Plus GX cores removed from support.<ref name="AfterplayRAnote" /><ref name="AfterplayLicenses" />

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|ARMSX2

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|[https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games {{Icon|NES}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/4-game-boy/games {{Icon|GB}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games {{Icon|SNES}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/6-game-boy-color/games {{Icon|GBC}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games {{Icon|N64}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/5-game-boy-advance/games {{Icon|GBA}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/18-nintendo-ds/games {{Icon|NDS}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/1-genesis-mega-drive/games {{Icon|MD}}]||{{Na}}<ref name="AfterplayLicenses" /><ref name="DeltaGenMD">https://www.reddit.com/r/Delta_Emulator/comments/1mrdz35/ra_is_not_messing_around_always_thought_it_was</ref>||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{~}}

| align="left" |Was officially supported on April 2, 2025 for [https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES], [https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games SNES], and [https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games Nintendo 64] games<ref name="april 2025 support" /> with handhelds and [https://retroachievements.org/system/1-genesis-mega-drive/games Sega Genesis] supported later. However, as of August 14, 2025, Sega Genesis games are restricted to Casual mode due to Sega Genesis emulation and its RetroAchievements integration being locked behind a paywall on Patreon,<ref name="AfterplayLicenses" /><ref name="DeltaGenMD" />, and thus Delta has been delisted with Hardcore mode disabled on September 12, 2025 until changes are made to make Genesis Plus GX and its RA integration free for all users.

| align="left" |Was officially supported on April 2, 2025 for [https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES], [https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games SNES], and [https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games Nintendo 64] games<ref name="april 2025 support" /> with handhelds and [https://retroachievements.org/system/1-genesis-mega-drive/games Sega Genesis] supported later. However, as of August 14, 2025, Sega Genesis games are restricted to Casual mode due to Sega Genesis emulation and its RetroAchievements integration being locked behind a paywall on Patreon,<ref name="AfterplayLicenses">https://afterplay.io/licenses</ref><ref name="DeltaGenMD" />, and thus Delta has been delisted with Hardcore mode disabled on September 12, 2025 until changes are made to make Genesis Plus GX and its RA integration free for all users.

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 ![[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]<ref name="recommended" group="note">Recommended for casual play and for earning achievements rather than developing achievements.</ref>
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-|Afterplay
-| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}
-|[https://afterplay.io Website]
-[https://afterplay.io/play/recently-played Play in browser]
-|[https://afterplay.io Various]
-|[https://retroachievements.org/download.php#afterplay Various]||{{Ya}}<ref name="AfterplayRAnote">https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/31930</ref>||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}
-| align="left" |A multi-system payware emulator. Officially supported since July 30, 2025. Locks basic features like fast forward, multiple save states, and cheats behind a monthly subscription paywall. Violated multiple emulators' licenses. However, after complying with RetroAchievements' requests, Afterplay remains hardcore-compliant, but its Snes9x and Genesis Plus GX cores were deprecated on September 12, 2025 due to their non-commercial licensing.<ref name="AfterplayRAnote" /><ref name="AfterplayLicenses">https://afterplay.io/licenses</ref>
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 | colspan="2" |[https://retroachievements.org/system/21-playstation-2/games {{Icon|PS2}}]||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
 | align="left" |Emulator abandoned. Use the NetherSX2 patch (v1.8 or newer or Classic v2.0a or newer) for official PlayStation 2 achievement support.
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-|Afterplay
-| align="left" |{{Icon|Android|iOS|Web}}
-|[https://afterplay.io Website]
-[https://afterplay.io/play/recently-played Play in browser]
-|[https://afterplay.io Various]
-|[https://retroachievements.org/download.php#afterplay Various]||{{Ya}}<ref name="AfterplayRAnote" />||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}
-| align="left" |A multi-system payware emulator. Officially supported since July 30, 2025. Locks basic features like fast forward, multiple save states, and cheats behind a monthly subscription paywall. Violated multiple emulators' licenses. However, as of August 14, 2025, after complying with RetroAchievements' requests, Afterplay remains hardcore-compliant but with Snes9x and Genesis Plus GX cores removed from support.<ref name="AfterplayRAnote" /><ref name="AfterplayLicenses" />
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 |ARMSX2
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 {{Icon|MD}}
 |[https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games {{Icon|NES}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/4-game-boy/games {{Icon|GB}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games {{Icon|SNES}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/6-game-boy-color/games {{Icon|GBC}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games {{Icon|N64}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/5-game-boy-advance/games {{Icon|GBA}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/18-nintendo-ds/games {{Icon|NDS}}][https://retroachievements.org/system/1-genesis-mega-drive/games {{Icon|MD}}]||{{Na}}<ref name="AfterplayLicenses" /><ref name="DeltaGenMD">https://www.reddit.com/r/Delta_Emulator/comments/1mrdz35/ra_is_not_messing_around_always_thought_it_was</ref>||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{~}}
-| align="left" |Was officially supported on April 2, 2025 for [https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES], [https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games SNES], and [https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games Nintendo 64] games<ref name="april 2025 support" /> with handhelds and [https://retroachievements.org/system/1-genesis-mega-drive/games Sega Genesis] supported later. However, as of August 14, 2025, Sega Genesis games are restricted to Casual mode due to Sega Genesis emulation and its RetroAchievements integration being locked behind a paywall on Patreon,<ref name="AfterplayLicenses" /><ref name="DeltaGenMD" />, and thus Delta has been delisted with Hardcore mode disabled on September 12, 2025 until changes are made to make Genesis Plus GX and its RA integration free for all users.
+| align="left" |Was officially supported on April 2, 2025 for [https://retroachievements.org/system/7-nes-famicom/games NES], [https://retroachievements.org/system/3-snes-super-famicom/games SNES], and [https://retroachievements.org/system/2-nintendo-64/games Nintendo 64] games<ref name="april 2025 support" /> with handhelds and [https://retroachievements.org/system/1-genesis-mega-drive/games Sega Genesis] supported later. However, as of August 14, 2025, Sega Genesis games are restricted to Casual mode due to Sega Genesis emulation and its RetroAchievements integration being locked behind a paywall on Patreon,<ref name="AfterplayLicenses">https://afterplay.io/licenses</ref><ref name="DeltaGenMD" />, and thus Delta has been delisted with Hardcore mode disabled on September 12, 2025 until changes are made to make Genesis Plus GX and its RA integration free for all users.
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