Retro Emulator: Classic Games

You bring the game files. This retro emulator plays them. Retro Emulator: Classic Games is a player for game files that are already yours. It does not include games, does not download games and does not help you find any. You point it at a folder you control, and it builds a library out of what is actually in there - sorted, with the artwork it can identify, one tap from running. WHAT IT OPENS A player for the cartridge and disc image formats of the 8-bit, 16-bit and early 32-bit era - the home consoles and pocket handhelds people kept in a drawer: .nes .smc .sfc .gb .gbc .gba .nds .n64 .z64 .md .gen .smd .sms .gg .pce .lnx .a26 .a78 .ngp .ngc .ws .wsc .dosz .3ds .iso .cue .chd .cso .pbp .m3u .zip archives are read as they are, with no unpacking step. HOW YOUR FILES GET IN - Tap import and pick a folder with the Android folder picker - Access is granted to that one folder, nothing wider. No storage permission is requested - The scanner walks the folder, reads every file and sorts it by format - Your files stay exactly where you put them SAVE STATES THAT HOLD - Up to 99 save slots per file - Autosave when you leave, and the app reopens on the state you left - Stop in the middle of a boss fight, come back next week CONTROLS - On-screen pad in portrait and landscape, with 10 shell skins - Vibration feedback, switchable - Bluetooth and USB OTG gamepad controllers, with per-device button mapping - Tilt input for the files that shipped with a motion sensor PICTURE AND PACE - CRT, LCD and sharp display filters, picked to suit each format - HD mode - Fast-forward for the slow stretches ABOUT THE FIRST LAUNCH The emulation engine for each format is fetched the first time you open a file of that type, which is why the install itself stays small. That first fetch needs a connection. Once the engine is on the device, that format plays offline for good. WHAT YOU NEED Android 6.0 or newer. Phones, tablets and Chromebooks. Heavier formats - the disc images and the 32-bit portable ones - depend on how quick your device is. Save states are not available for the arcade, DOS and .3ds formats. The .3ds format needs a 64-bit device. ACCESS Full access to the app is unlocked by a purchase in Google Play - either a subscription or a one-time unlock. Manage or cancel any time in Google Play, under Payments and subscriptions. PRIVACY - No account, no login, no sign-up - No location permission and no contacts permission - Microphone permission is requested by exactly one dual-screen handheld format that used a microphone, and only while a file of that format is running - Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics and Performance Monitoring are used to find crashes and see which features get used This started life as a handheld game library idea and kept the part that mattered: your own collection, on your own phone, one tap away from playing. LEGAL This app is an emulator. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or licensed by any console manufacturer or games publisher. The file extensions listed above describe format compatibility only, and every trademark belongs to its owner. Use this app only with software you are legally entitled to run. It does not host, sell, supply or distribute game software of any kind, and it will not help you find any.