
With it, you can download and install various emulation “cores” to the system, organize your ROMs and game files, and configure your experience through a single front end that makes emulation a breeze … once it’s set up.

RetroArch is a program that acts as a hub for all your emulation needs. PS5 themes: Can you customize your homescreen?Įverything announced at Capcom Spotlight: Resident Evil 4 demo, Exoprimal, and more These days, things have become streamlined and easier overall, thanks to a program known as RetroArch. To play games that appeared on different consoles, you had to install and configure multiple programs - one for each console you wished to emulate. In the past, emulation was, more often than not, something of a juggling act.

In addition to RetroArch, which covers a large range of retro consoles, there are also several stand-alone emulators that can fake more recent hardware - even the Nintendo Switch. Thankfully, there’s one go-to emulator for most platforms. Arcade: Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME).PlayStation and PlayStation 2: PCSX and PCSX 2.Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance: VBA-M.Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES): SNES9X.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES): FCEUX.
