# Overview - RetroBIOS

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# Emulators - RetroBIOS

270 emulator profiles, 2495 files total, 18 aliases.

Classification | Count | Description
--- | --- | ---
official_port | 59 | Same author maintains both standalone and libretro
community_fork | 101 | Third-party port to libretro
pure_libretro | 29 | Built for libretro, no standalone version
game_engine | 23 | Game engine reimplementation
enhanced_fork | 12 | Fork with added features
frozen_snapshot | 32 | Frozen at an old version
embedded_hle | 1 | All ROMs compiled into binary
launcher | 1 | Launches an external emulator
other | 12 | Unclassified

## official_port

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
amiarcadia | emerson-arcadia-2001, interton-vc4000, elektor-tv-games-computer | 0
Amiberry | commodore-amiga, commodore-cd32, commodore-cdtv | 19
Ardens | arduboy | 0
Atari800 | atari-400, atari-800, atari-800xl +3 | 7
BlastEm | sega-megadrive, sega-mastersystem | 2
Boytacean | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc | 6
bsnes | nintendo-snes, nintendo-super-game-boy, nintendo-satellaview | 20
ClownMDEmu | sega-megadrive, sega-megacd | 0
CrocoDS | amstrad-cpc | 0
DirkSimple | laserdisc-arcade | 0
DuckStation | sony-playstation | 105
emux (CHIP-8) | chip8 | 0
emux (Game Boy) | nintendo-gb | 1
emux (NES) | nes | 0
emux (SMS) | sms | 1
FinalBurn Neo | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, snk-neogeo-cd +19 | 144
FinalBurn Neo (CPS-1/CPS-2) | cps1, cps2 | 1
FinalBurn Neo (Neo Geo) | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, snk-neogeo-cd | 48
fixGB | nintendo-gbc | 1
fixNES | nintendo-nes, nintendo-fds | 1
Flycast | sega-dreamcast, sega-naomi, sega-naomi2 +1 | 11
FreeJ2ME | j2me | 1
galaksija | galaksija | 3
Gearboy | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc | 2
Gearcoleco | colecovision | 1
Geargrafx | nec-pc-engine, nec-supergrafx, nec-pc-engine-cd | 4
Gearlynx | atari-lynx | 1
Gearsystem | sega-mastersystem, sega-gamegear, sega-sg1000 | 2
Geolith | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes | 11
Holani | atari-lynx | 1
JAXE | chip8 | 0
JollyCV | colecovision, creativision, myvision | 2
Kronos | sega-saturn, sega-stv | 20
LowRes NX | lowresnx | 0
M2000 | philips-p2000t | 0
MAME | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, igs-pgm +28 | 80
MAME Arcade | snk-neogeo-mvs, igs-pgm, sega-naomi +41 | 50
MAME MESS |  | 20
Mesen | nintendo-nes, nintendo-fds | 3
mesen-s | nintendo-snes, nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc +2 | 21
mGBA | nintendo-gba, nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc +1 | 4
Mr.Boom |  | 0
Panda3DS | nintendo-3ds | 2
PicoDrive | sega-megadrive, sega-genesis, sega-megacd +7 | 16
play | sony-playstation-2 | 0
PPSSPP | sony-psp | 2
Rustation | sony-playstation | 22
RVVM | riscv | 3
SameBoy | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc, nintendo-sgb | 5
sameduck | mega-duck | 0
SDLPAL | sdlpal | 28
skyemu | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc, nintendo-gba +1 | 6
snes9x | nintendo-snes, nintendo-satellaview, nintendo-sufami-turbo | 2
SquirrelJME | j2me | 10
VaporSpec | vaporspec | 0
VBA-M | nintendo-gba, nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc | 3
VeMUlator | sega-vmu | 0
Vircon32 | vircon32 | 1
vitaQuakeII | quake2 | 0

## community_fork

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
EightyOne | sinclair-zx81, sinclair-zx80, sinclair-zx-spectrum +7 | 61
a5200 | atari-5200 | 1
Anarch |  | 0
AppleWin | apple-ii | 0
Azahar | nintendo-3ds | 7
b2 | bbc-micro-b, bbc-micro-bplus, bbc-master-128 | 0
Beetle Lynx (Mednafen Lynx) | atari-lynx | 1
Beetle NGP (Mednafen Neo Geo Pocket) | snk-ngp, snk-ngpc | 0
Beetle PCE (Mednafen PCE) | nec-pc-engine | 6
Beetle PC-FX (Mednafen) | nec-pcfx | 1
Beetle PSX (Mednafen PSX) | sony-playstation | 5
beetle_saturn | sega-saturn | 5
Beetle VB (Mednafen Virtual Boy) | nintendo-virtualboy | 0
BennuGD | bennugd | 0
bk-emulator | elektronika-bk | 9
blueMSX | msx, msx2, msx2plus +6 | 80
bsnes-jg | nintendo-snes, nintendo-sgb, nintendo-satellaview +1 | 16
Caprice32 | amstrad-cpc | 6
ChimeraSNES | nintendo-snes, nintendo-satellaview, nintendo-sufami-turbo | 2
Citra | nintendo-3ds | 4
Citra Canary | nintendo-3ds | 2
Daphne | arcade-laserdisc | 0
DeSmuME | nintendo-ds | 3
DICE | discrete-arcade | 0
Dolphin | nintendo-gamecube, nintendo-wii | 33
DOSBox | dos | 9
DOSBox-core | dos | 19
DOSBox-SVN | dos | 0
DOSBox-SVN CE | dos | 0
EmuSCV | scv | 1
ep128emu_core | enterprise-64, enterprise-128, videoton-tvc +2 | 22
FCEUmm | nintendo-nes, nintendo-fds | 3
fMSX | msx, msx2, msx2plus | 22
Frodo | commodore-c64 | 4
FS-UAE | amiga | 12
Fuse | sinclair-zxspectrum | 37
Gambatte | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc | 2
Genesis Plus GX | sega-megadrive, sega-megacd, sega-mastersystem +3 | 12
gpSP | nintendo-gba | 1
Handy | atari-lynx | 2
higan (SFC Accuracy) | nintendo-snes, nintendo-sgb | 21
LRPS2 | sony-playstation-2 | 8
mednafen_pce | nec-pc-engine | 6
mednafen_pce_fast | nec-pc-engine | 6
mednafen_supafaust | nintendo-snes | 0
mednafen_supergrafx | nec-pc-engine | 4
melonDS | nintendo-ds, nintendo-dsi | 8
melonDS DS | nintendo-ds, nintendo-dsi | 7
Meteor GBA | nintendo-gba | 0
Mini vMac | macintosh-ii | 2
Moonlight |  | 0
mpv |  | 0
nekop2 | pc-98 | 12
nes | nintendo-nes | 0
Nestopia UE | nintendo-nes, nintendo-fds | 8
NooDS | nintendo-ds, nintendo-gba | 5
Numero | ti-83 | 3
O2EM | odyssey2, videopac | 5
Oberon | oberon | 0
ONScripter | onscripter | 0
Opera (4DO) | 3do | 13
ParaLLEl N64 | nintendo-64, nintendo-64dd | 1
PCem | ibm-pc, ibm-xt, ibm-at +3 | 139
PCSX1 | sony-playstation | 3
PD777 | epochcv | 0
PokeMini | nintendo-pokemon-mini | 1
Potator | watara-supervision | 0
ProSystem | atari-7800 | 2
PUAE (P-UAE) | commodore-amiga, commodore-amiga-cd32, commodore-cdtv | 17
px68k | sharp-x68000 | 6
QEMU | ibm-pc, x86, x86-64 +14 | 75
QUASI88 | pc-8801 | 13
QuickNES | nintendo-nes | 0
RACE (Neo Geo Pocket) | snk-ngp, snk-ngpc | 0
REminiscence | flashback | 0
RetroDream | sega-dreamcast | 2
SAME CDi | cdi | 5
SimCoupe | sam-coupe | 0
swanstation | sony-playstation | 5
Syobon Action |  | 32
TamaLIBretro | tamagotchi-p1 | 0
TempGBA | nintendo-gba | 1
TGB Dual | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc | 0
trident | 3ds | 2
uae4arm | commodore-amiga | 7
UXN |  | 0
vecx | gce-vectrex | 0
VICE x128 | commodore-c128 | 5
VICE x64 | commodore-c64 | 7
VICE x64dtv | commodore-c64dtv | 1
VICE x64sc | commodore-c64 | 7
VICE xcbm2 | commodore-cbm-ii | 0
VICE xcbm5x0 | commodore-cbm-ii | 0
VICE xpet | commodore-pet | 0
VICE xplus4 | commodore-plus4 | 0
VICE xscpu64 | commodore-c64-supercpu | 5
VICE xvic | commodore-vic20 | 2
Virtual Jaguar | atari-jaguar | 0
vitaQuakeIII | quake3 | 0
vitavoyager | quake3 | 0
X Millennium | sharp-x1 | 5

## pure_libretro

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
2048 |  | 0
3DEngine |  | 0
Arduous | arduboy | 0
Beetle WonderSwan (Mednafen WonderSwan) | bandai-wswan, bandai-wswanc | 0
Craft |  | 0
Cruzes | game | 0
DirectXBox | xbox | 2
FFmpeg |  | 0
FreeChaF | fairchild-channelf | 3
FreeIntv | intellivision | 2
GAM4980 | bbk-longman-4980 | 2
Game Music Emu |  | 0
Gong |  | 0
Game & Watch | handheld-electronic | 0
Image Viewer |  | 0
MCSoftserve |  | 0
MojoZork | zmachine | 0
Mu | palm-os | 5
NeoCD | snk-neogeo-cd | 10
Pascal Pong |  | 0
PocketCDG |  | 0
Redbook |  | 0
RemoteJoy |  | 0
ROM Cleaner |  | 0
Theodore | thomson-to7, thomson-to770, thomson-to8 +6 | 0
The Powder Toy |  | 0
MicroW8 |  | 0
uzem | uzebox | 0
VirtualXT | ibm-pc | 0

## game_engine

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
boom3 | doom3 | 0
Cannonball | sega-outrun | 42
ChaiLove |  | 0
Dinothawr |  | 0
doukutsu-rs | cavestory | 0
EasyRPG Player | rpgmaker | 4
ECWolf | wolfenstein3d | 1
FAKE-08 | pico8 | 0
Jump 'n Bump |  | 0
Lutro |  | 0
mkxp-z | rpgmaker | 6
NXEngine | cave-story | 5
ONScripter Yuri | onscripter | 0
OpenLara | tomb-raider | 0
OpenTyrian | tyrian | 66
PrBoom | doom | 1
PuzzleScript |  | 0
Retro8 | pico8 | 0
ScummVM | scummvm | 54
Super Bros War |  | 0
TIC-80 | tic80 | 0
TyrQuake | quake | 0
WASM-4 |  | 0

## enhanced_fork

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
bsnes-hd beta | nintendo-snes, nintendo-sgb, nintendo-satellaview +1 | 20
bsnes-mercury | nintendo-snes, nintendo-sgb, nintendo-satellaview +1 | 18
DOSBox Pure | dos | 15
DoubleCherryGB | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc | 0
Genesis Plus GX Wide | sega-megadrive, sega-megacd, sega-mastersystem +3 | 12
HBMAME (Homebrew MAME) | arcade | 0
nSide (SFC Balanced) | nintendo-snes, nintendo-sgb | 21
Ishiiruka | nintendo-gamecube, nintendo-wii | 16
MAME 2003-Plus | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, igs-pgm +16 | 21
Mupen64Plus-Next | nintendo-64, nintendo-64dd | 2
NP2kai | pc-98 | 15
SMS Plus GX | sega-master-system, sega-game-gear, colecovision +2 | 3

## frozen_snapshot

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
bnes | nes | 0
bsnes 2014 | nintendo-snes, nintendo-sgb, nintendo-satellaview +1 | 16
bsnes C++98 | nintendo-snes, nintendo-sufami-turbo, nintendo-satellaview | 0
CDi 2015 | philips-cdi | 1
Citra 2018 | nintendo-3ds | 2
DeSmuME 2015 | nintendo-ds | 0
FB Alpha 2012 | arcade, neogeo, cps1 +3 | 9
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-1 | cps1 | 1
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2 | cps2 | 1
FB Alpha 2012 CPS-3 | cps3 | 1
FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo | neogeo | 0
Hatari | atari-st, atari-ste, atari-tt +1 | 3
MAME 2000 | snk-neogeo-mvs, deco-cassette | 6
MAME 2003 | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, igs-pgm +15 | 21
MAME 2003 Midway |  | 4
MAME 2009 | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, igs-pgm +20 | 48
MAME 2010 | snk-neogeo-mvs, igs-pgm, sega-naomi +23 | 53
MAME 2015 | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, igs-pgm +29 | 70
MAME 2016 | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, igs-pgm +29 | 69
mednafen_gba | gba | 1
mednafen_snes | nintendo-snes | 0
MESS 2015 |  | 1
PUAE 2021 | commodore-amiga, commodore-amiga-cd32, commodore-cdtv | 17
Snes9x 2002 | snes, sufami-turbo, satellaview | 0
Snes9x 2005 | snes, sufami-turbo, satellaview | 0
Snes9x 2005 Plus | snes, sufami-turbo, satellaview | 0
Snes9x 2010 | snes, sufami-turbo, satellaview | 1
Stella 2014 | atari_2600 | 7
Stella 2023 | atari_2600 | 7
Stone Soup |  | 0
UME 2015 | snk-neogeo-mvs, snk-neogeo-aes, igs-pgm +29 | 70
VBA-Next | nintendo-gba | 1

## embedded_hle

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
PCSX-ReARMed | sony-playstation | 7

## launcher

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
Dolphin Launcher | nintendo-gamecube, nintendo-wii | 0

## other

Engine | Systems | Files
--- | --- | ---
Beetle GBA (Mednafen) | nintendo-gba | 1
Cemu | nintendo-wiiu | 58
ep128emu-core | enterprise-64, enterprise-128, videoton-tvc +2 | 22
PCSX2 | sony-playstation-2 | 7
Redream | sega-dreamcast | 2
RPCS3 | sony-playstation-3 | 0
VBA-M | nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc, nintendo-gba | 3
VICE | commodore-c64, commodore-c128, commodore-c64dtv +4 | 102
Vita3K | sony-playstation-vita | 0
x64sdl | commodore-c64 | 0
Xemu | microsoft-xbox | 4
XRick | rick-dangerous | 1

## Aliases

Core | Points to
--- | ---
flycast_gles2 | flycast
freeintv_ts_overlay | unknown
mednafen_lynx | beetle_lynx
mednafen_ngp | beetle_ngp
mednafen_pcfx | beetle_pcfx
mednafen_psx | beetle_psx
mednafen_psx_hw | beetle_psx
mednafen_saturn | beetle_saturn
mednafen_vb | beetle_vb
mednafen_wswan | beetle_wswan
mkxp-z | mkxp_z
mupen64plus_next_develop | mupen64plus_next
mupen64plus_next_gles2 | mupen64plus_next
mupen64plus_next_gles3 | mupen64plus_next
parallel_n64_debug | parallel_n64
stella | stella2014
yabasanshiro | kronos
yabause | kronos