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RetroArch (RetroArch)

Preferred for players!
Maintained by libretro. Supports a multitude of platforms - including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android.
Download from retroarch.com. See Cores Compatibility List.
Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - 32X
  • - 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
  • - Amstrad CPC
  • - Arcade
  • - Arduboy
  • - Atari 2600
  • - Atari 7800
  • - Atari Jaguar
  • - Atari Lynx
  • - ColecoVision
  • - Dreamcast
  • - Fairchild Channel F
  • - Game Boy
  • - Game Boy Advance
  • - Game Boy Color
  • - Game Gear
  • - Intellivision
  • - MSX
  • - Magnavox Odyssey 2
  • - Master System
  • - Mega Drive
  • - Mega Duck
  • - NES
  • - Neo Geo Pocket
  • - Nintendo 64
  • - Nintendo DS
  • - PC Engine
  • - PC Engine CD
  • - PC-FX
  • - PlayStation
  • - PlayStation Portable
  • - Pokemon Mini
  • - SG-1000
  • - SNES
  • - Saturn
  • - Sega CD
  • - Vectrex
  • - Virtual Boy
  • - WASM-4
  • - Watara Supervision
  • - WonderSwan

RALibRetro (LibRetro)

Preferred for achievement creation!
RALibRetro is a multi-emulator that can be used for achievements development.
Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - 32X
  • - 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
  • - Amstrad CPC
  • - Arcade
  • - Arduboy
  • - Atari 2600
  • - Atari 7800
  • - Atari Jaguar
  • - Atari Lynx
  • - ColecoVision
  • - Dreamcast
  • - Fairchild Channel F
  • - Game Boy
  • - Game Boy Advance
  • - Game Boy Color
  • - Game Gear
  • - Intellivision
  • - MSX
  • - Magnavox Odyssey 2
  • - Master System
  • - Mega Drive
  • - Mega Duck
  • - NES
  • - Neo Geo Pocket
  • - Nintendo 64
  • - Nintendo DS
  • - PC Engine
  • - PC Engine CD
  • - PC-FX
  • - PlayStation
  • - PlayStation Portable
  • - Pokemon Mini
  • - SG-1000
  • - SNES
  • - Saturn
  • - Sega CD
  • - Vectrex
  • - Virtual Boy
  • - WASM-4
  • - Watara Supervision
  • - WonderSwan

PCSX2 (PCSX2)

NOTE: only emulator available supporting achievements for PlayStation 2.
Download the QT nightly from pcsx2.net
Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - PlayStation 2

RAppleWin (AppleWin)

NOTE: only emulator available supporting achievements for Apple II.
Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - Apple II

RAQUASI88 (Quasi88)

NOTE: only emulator available supporting achievements for PC-8000/8800.
Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - PC-8000/8800

RAMeka (Meka)

Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - ColecoVision
  • - Game Gear
  • - Master System
  • - SG-1000

RANes (FCEUX)

Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - NES

RAP64 (Project64)

Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - Nintendo 64

RASnes9x (Snes9x)

Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - SNES

RAVBA (VisualBoyAdvance)

Documentation
Supported Systems:
  • - Game Boy
  • - Game Boy Advance
  • - Game Boy Color

Source Code

Most of the emulators' code is GPL protected, and as such all source code for these emulators is GPL alike, and publicly available on GitHub .

Disclaimer about ROMs

RetroAchievements.org does not condone or supply any copyright-protected ROMs to be used in conjunction with the supplied emulators.
There are no copyright-protected ROMs available for download on RetroAchievements.org.