Batocera.linux - Wiki - systems

3do

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:18:15 +0000

3DO Interactive Multiplayer The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a fifth-generation home video game console released by the 3DO Company on October 4, 1993. It retailed for $699.99. It had a RISC CPU ARM60 at 12.5 MHz with 2MB of RAM and 1MB of VRAM. Its hardware was extremely sophisticated for its time, warranting its high price, but this would be a part of the reason for its market failure.

3ds

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:39:15 +0000

Nintendo 3DS The Nintendo 3DS is a portable developed by Nintendo. It was released in March, 2011 for $249 USD. The original model featured a dual-core ARM11 MPCore at 268 MHz and a single-core ARM9 CPU, with 128MB of RAM. It was known for its gimmicky display; an autostereoscopic panel that would allow users to perceive 3D images without the need of any special glasses, as long as you were looking at the device straight-on. You could kind of think of it like those special edition cards that s…

abuse

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:47:36 +0000

Abuse Abuse is a dark 2D run-and-gun game, developed by Crack Dot Com, originally for MS-DOS in 1996 and MacOS in 1997. It features beautiful lighting, realistic animation and nasty alien-like creatures to fight. Crack dot Come released the source code and put it in the public domain since the late 1990s.

adam

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 01:40:50 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Coleco ADAM The Coleco ADAM is home computer developed by Coleco. It was released in October 1983, retailing for $725 USD ($1,883.84 in 2021). Here's a cool article about it on oldcomputers.net. The ADAM wasn't particularly successful, due to its early production problems, and was discontinued just over a year later in January 1985.

advision

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:41:12 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Adventure Vision The Adventure Vision is a second-generation console developed by Entex Industries. It was released in 1982. The monitor, game controls, and computer hardware are all contained within a single portable unit. Despite being technically portable, most people opted to use its built-in AC adapter (it ate through batteries and was unwieldy to actually move about).

amiga500

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:41:50 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Amiga 500 The Amiga 500 (a.k.a. Amiga OCS/ECS a.k.a. Amiga home computer) is a line of personal computers developed by Commodore/Escom/QuikPak. Its first, the Amiga 1000 model was released in 1985.

amiga1200

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:40:10 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Amiga 1200/AGA The Amiga 1200 (a.k.a. Amiga AGA, a.k.a. Amiga home computer) is a line of personal computers developed by Commodore. The first Advanced Graphics Architecture (AGA), the Amiga 4000, was released in 1992.

amigacd32

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:34:36 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Amiga CD32 The Amiga CD32 is a fourth-generation home video game console developed by Commodore. It was released in 1994. It is essentially an Amiga 1200 with a CD-ROM drive and a controller, backwards compatible with some

amigacdtv

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:45:13 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Amiga CDTV The CDTV is a home entertainment console developed by Commodore. It was released in 1991. Essentially, it is an Amiga 500 computer with a CD-ROM drive and remote control. Attaching a keyboard, mouse and floppy disk drive would make it have the same functionality as the Amiga 500. The system was marketed as

amstradcpc

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:25:28 +0000

Amstrad Color Personal Computer The Amstrad Color Personal Computer (CPC) is a line of computers developed by Amstrad. The first model, the CPC 464, was released in 1984. Models released include: * CPC 464 * CPC664 * CPC6128 * 464plus *

apfm1000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:45:45 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. APF-MP1000 The APF-MP1000 (a.k.a M-1000 or MP-1000) is a second-generation console developed by APF Electronics, successor to the APF TV Fun series. It was released in 1978. Powered by the Motorola 6800, it came with two controllers that fit snug in the shell when not in use. They were not detachable.

apple2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:26:48 +0000

This article is still under construction. Apple ][ line The Apple ][ is a family of 8-bit computers developed by Apple (primarily Steve Wozniak) dating back to 1977. The most recent model is the Apple IIc Plus, which was discontinued on November 1993. It was one of the first majorly successful consumer-oriented microcomputer products, and opened the way for software targeted at the consumer audience. Regarding the design of the computer itself, Steve Wozniak stated

apple2gs

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:20:05 +0000

Apple IIGS About halfway through the life of the Apple ][ family line, Apple released the Apple IIGS which was a significant change in hardware to the previous Apple 8-bit computers, using a 16-bit 65C816 microprocessor, 256KB or 1MB of RAM (expandable up to 1MB) and the highest resolution display (up to

arcadia

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:46:03 +0000

Arcadia 2001 The Arcadia 2001 is a console developed by Emerson. It was released in May 1982, retailing for $99 USD ($283.75 in 2021). It featured a Signetics 2650 CPU clocked at 1.2MHz, with a Signetics 2637 UVI clocked at 3.58MHz (3.55MHz for PAL) for video output. An on-board beeper is used to produce the sounds for the game.

archimedes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:55:05 +0000

Archimedes The Archimedes is a computer developed by Acorn Computers. It was released in 1987. This system scrapes metadata for the “archimedes” group(s) and loads the archimedes set from the currently selected theme, if available. Quick reference

arduboy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:05:14 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Arduboy The Arduboy is a portable developed by Kevin Bates. It was released in 2015. This system scrapes metadata for the “arduboy” group(s) and loads the arduboy set from the currently selected theme, if available.

astrocade

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:18:31 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Bally Astrocade The Bally Astrocade (a.k.a. Bally Home Library Computer, Bally Professional Arcade or Bally ABA-1000) is a console developed by Bally Manufacturing. It was released in April 1978 by mail order as the Bally Professional Arcade.

atari800

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 23:46:46 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Atari 800 The Atari 800 is a line of computers developed by Atari. The first computers in the line, 400 and 800, were released in 1979. The first two models, the 400 and 800, had the 16KB and 48KB of user-expandable RAM installed, while the later XL and XE models would have 64KB and 128KB installed, populating all the available slots.

atari2600

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:30:10 +0000

Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 (originally branded as the Atari VCS) is a second-generation home videogame console developed by Atari. It was released in September, 1977 and retailed for $189.95 USD (adjusted for inflation: $811.23 in 2020). Before this venture, Atari was more well-known for the

atari5200

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 02:59:46 +0000

Atari 5200 The Atari 5200 is the video game console version of the Atari 400 computer developed by Atari. It was released in 1982. Initially conceived to compete against the Intellivision, it ended up primarily competing against the ColecoVision. Despite beating both systems in performance and value per dollar, the 5200 was considered a commercial failure, only reaching 1 million units sold compared to the

atari7800

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:30:41 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Atari 7800 The Atari 7800 (a.k.a. ProSystem) is a home videogame console developed by Atari. It was released in 1986. It is the successor to both the Atari 2600 and 5200. It was capable of running Atari 2600 games, making it the first backwards compatible home console.

atarist

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:41:30 +0000

Atari ST The Atari ST is a series of computers developed by Atari. The first model had a limited release in April 1985, with wider availability later in July. The monochrome display retailed for $799.99 USD ($2,063.94 in 2021), with the color display retailing for $999.99. Later models would be capable of outputting to standard TV sets. The last model was discontinued in 1993. Notable titles include Dungeon Master, Oids, Sundog and MIDI Maze.

atom

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:56:20 +0000

Atom The Atom is a computer developed by Acorn Computers. It was released in 1979. This system scrapes metadata for the “atom” group(s) and loads the atom set from the currently selected theme, if available. Quick reference * Accepted ROM formats:

atomiswave

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 08:16:24 +0000

Atomiswave The Atomiswave is a arcade developed by the Sammy Corporation. It was released in 2003. It is based on Sega's Dreamcast console, and thus shares a lot of its hardware with it. Because of this, emulation of NAOMI games is usually best done with a Dreamcast emulator (modifications have already been made to allow for this in Flycast, for instance).

bbcmicro

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:19:49 +0000

BBC Micro The BBC Micro (a.k.a. the BBC Microcomputer System/Beeb for short) is a series of computers developed by Acorn Electronics. The first model was released in 1981, and the last model was discontinued in 1994. The first model, Model A, retailed for £235 UK pounds (£946.05 in 2021; $1,248 USD). Notable titles includes

beena

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:38:58 +0000

Advanced Pico Beena The Advanced Pico Beena (アドバンスピコ・ビーナ) is an educational video game console developed by Sega Toys and released on August 6, 2005 exclusively in Japan. It is the direct successor to the Sega Pico (1993) and is often considered

bennugd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:32:20 +0000

BennuGD Add your Bennu Game Development compatible games here. We recommend to keep games in separate folders. Each game must contain a .dcb or .dat launch file for the engine. Quick reference * Accepted ROM formats: .dcb, .dat * Folder: /userdata/roms/bennugd

bk

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:15:33 +0000

Elektronika BK The Elektronika BK (Russian: Электроника БК, where БК stands for “Бытовой Компьютер” / “Home Computer”) is a series of 16-bit PDP-11-compatible home computers developed by NPO Scientific Center in the Soviet Union. It was the only official government-approved Soviet home computer in mass production, released in 1985. The BK-0010 sold for approximately 600 roubles (about 4 months' average salary at the time).

bottles

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:36:34 +0000

Bottles The bottles flatpak is not officially integrated. This wiki page's instructions may not work for all situations and Batocera cannot provide support help for it, use at your own discretion. If wanting to play Windows games, WINE and Steam are available.

bstone

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:19:05 +0000

Blake Stone BStone is an unofficial source port for the Blake Stone game series by JAM Productions, originally published by Apogee Software. It supports Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold (1993) and Blake Stone: Planet Strike (1994), both first-person shooters built on a modified Wolfenstein 3D engine.

c20

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 04:51:14 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Commodore VIC-20 The Commodore VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer developed by Commodore. It was released in 1980. In Germany, it was known as the “VC-20” instead, due to the rather unfortunate similarity between the pronounciation of

c64

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:02:28 +0000

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64 is a computer developed by Commodore. It was released in 1982 and there is still active game development happening. There are several hardware revisions and even a cartridge-based console version, but the internals are nearly identical. The CPU is a 1

c128

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:51:16 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Commodore 128 The Commodore 128 is the last 8-bit computer developed by Commodore. It was released in 1985, retailing for $499.99 USD ($1,275 in 2021). It was the successor to the Commodore 64. The Commodore 128 was also known as the:

camplynx

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:57:52 +0000

Camputers Lynx The Camputers Lynx is a computer developed by Camputers. It was released in 1983. This system scrapes metadata for the “camplynx” group(s) and loads the camplynx set from the currently selected theme, if available. Quick reference

cannonball

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:54:34 +0000

Cannonball Cannonball is a complete rewrite of Sega Out Run arcade racer, features several enhancements to the original game: higher frame rate at 60 FPS, higher resolution sprite scaling, wide screen support, new game modes and so on. Cannonball and all its features have been integrated into Batocera, if you choose to use it.

cassettevision

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:59:31 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Cassette Vision The Cassette Vision is a console developed by Epoch. It was released in 1981. It was one of the first Japanese consoles with interchangeable cartridges, but included a full CPU in each cartridge

catacomb

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:20:26 +0000

Catacomb GL CatacombGL is a source port with OpenGL graphics for Catacomb 3D (1991), The Catacomb Abyss (1992), The Catacomb Armageddon (1992) and The Catacomb Apocalypse (1993). Quick reference * Accepted ROM formats: .game * Folder: /userdata/roms/catacomb

cave3rd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:24:50 +0000

Cave CV1000 The Cave CV1000 (also known as Cave SH-3) is an arcade system board used by Cave for all their arcade releases from 2004 to 2012, with the exception of Deathsmiles II. Powered by a Hitachi SH-3 CPU, the platform is famous for its legendary bullet hell (danmaku) shoot-em-ups including the Dodonpachi, Mushihime-sama and Espgaluda series. The board has three revisions: CV1000-B (early), CV1000-B (later) and CV1000-D.

cavestory

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:32:18 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Cave Story The original Cave Story (a.k.a. Doukutsu Monogatari) was developed by Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya and was released in 2004. This system scrapes metadata for the “cavestory” group and loads the

cdi

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:47:09 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. CD-i The Compact Disc Interactive (CD-i) is an interactive multimedia console and format standard developed in a joint effort by Philips, Sony and Magnavox. It was released in 1990. Because it was more a standard than just a console, it was possible for multiple manufacturers to make their own version of

cdogs

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:27:08 +0000

C-Dogs A classic overhead run-and-gun game, supporting up to four players in co-op and deathmatch modes This system is grouped with the “ports” group of systems. Quick reference * Folder: /userdata/roms/cdogs * Accepted ROM formats:

cgenie

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:43:15 +0000

Colour Genie The Colour Genie EG2000 is a home computer produced by EACA (Engineering And Computer Applications), a Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer. It was introduced in Germany in August 1982 and later distributed in the UK (at GBP 199 by Lowe Electronics), Australia, and New Zealand. EACA had previously produced the

cgenius

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:39:41 +0000

Commander Genius Commander Genius is an open-source engine that interprets the Commander Keen and Cosmos the Cosmic Adventure game series. It allows you to play the classic MS-DOS platformers by id Software (Commander Keen) and Apogee Software (Cosmos) on modern hardware with enhanced features like improved graphics filtering, widescreen support and gamepad controls. This system scrapes metadata for the

channelf

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:45:28 +0000

Channel F The Fairchild Channel F (a.k.a. Video Entertainment System) is a first-generation home videogame console developed by Fairchild. It was released in November 1976 and retailed for $169.95 USD ($819 in 2021). It is the first console to use a

chihiro

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:37:35 +0000

Sega Chihiro The Sega Chihiro is an arcade system board developed by Sega in collaboration with Microsoft, released in 2002. It is based on the original Xbox hardware with doubled RAM (128 MB vs 64 MB) and additional arcade-specific boards for GD-ROM loading, JVS I/O, and VGA output. It was Sega's last arcade board derived from a home console. Notable games include

coco

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 08:47:30 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. TRS-80 Color Computer The TRS-80 Color Computer is a computer developed by Tandy Radio Shack. It was released in 1980. You may also know it as the: * Tandy Color Computer * CoCo * CoCo 2

colecovision

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:11:53 +0000

ColecoVision The ColecoVision is a second-generation video-game console produced by Coleco Industries. It retailed for $174.99 and had a Zilog Z80 CPU at 3.58 MHz with 8KB of RAM. Due to poor sales of the console (maybe related to the video-game crash in North America) Coleco Industries filed for bankruptcy soon after. It was notable for providing a close-to-arcade experiences for some games. Masayuki Uemura, head of

commanderx16

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:04:59 +0000

Commander X16 Extract your Commander X16 games in their own directory. The games with .IMG .PRG extensions will show in EmulationStation to run accordingly. If you have a game without an appropriate extension you can create a .BAS file with DOS commands.

corsixth

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:43:22 +0000

CorsixTH CorsixTH is an open-source reimplementation of the game engine for Theme Hospital, the classic hospital management simulation game by Bullfrog Productions (1997). It is written in Lua and C++ and requires the original game data files to play. CorsixTH adds modern features such as higher resolutions, widescreen support, updated graphics, custom music and bug fixes. This system scrapes metadata for the

cplus4

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:05:07 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Commodore Plus4 The Commodore Plus4 is a computer developed by Commodore. It was released in 1984. This system scrapes metadata for the “c64” group(s) and loads the cplus4 set from the currently selected theme, if available.

crvision

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:39:16 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. CreatiVision The CreatiVision is a hybrid computer/videogame console developed by VTech. It was first released in 1982. The CreatiVision had many different names and was published by different brands across the globe. You may have known it as:

ctvboy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:08:13 +0000

Gakken Compact Vision TV Boy The Compact Vision TV Boy is a home video game console manufactured by Gakken (a Japanese educational publisher and toy maker), released in October 1983 exclusively in Japan at a price of 8,800 yen. The console has a unique architecture — the CPU (a

daphne

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:14:22 +0000

DAPHNE LaserDisc DAPHNE is the First Ever Multiple Arcade Laserdisc Emulator! For legacy reasons, the Hypseus fork of the emulator may be referred to as simply DAPHNE. A LaserDisc video game is an arcade game that uses pre-recorded video (either live-action or animation) played from a LaserDisc. The first LaserDisc video game was Sega's Astron Belt released in 1983. The genre was popularized by Dragon's Lair released shortly after in the same year. The usage of LaserDiscs provided graphics clo…

devilutionx

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:44:33 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. DevilutionX The DevilutionX is an source port of Diablo and its expansion: Hellfire. It was initially based on Devilution 0.5.0. It was released in 2019. DevilutionX aims to make the game simple to run and incorporate bugfixes, improvements and other quality of life features.

dice

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:51:31 +0000

DICE DICE is a Discrete Integrated Circuit Emulator. It emulates computer systems that lack any type of CPU, consisting only of discrete logic components. It was first released in 2008 as a circuit-level simulation of Pong. libretro: dice is a libretro port. This system scrapes metadata for the

doom3

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 22:34:18 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Doom3 Previously known as Boom3, dhewm3 is a Doom 3 source port which brings many fixes and support for various hardware. It is based on Doom 3 game released in 2004. This system scrapes metadata for the

dos

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:13:13 +0000

MS-DOS (x86) Before Windows, Microsoft made a handy little Disc-based Operating System (MS-DOS, commonly referred to as just “DOS”). Lots of people used it for lots of things, but that also included videogames. We're interested in that aspect, especially since you can't just run these old games on modern operating systems anymore.

dragon64

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:04:16 +0000

Dragon 64 The Dragon 64 is a home computer manufactured by Dragon Data Ltd, a Welsh company based in Port Talbot, Wales. Released in 1983, it is the upgraded successor to the Dragon 32 (1982) with doubled RAM and an added RS-232 serial port. The Dragon 64 features a Motorola 6809E CPU at 0.89

dreamcast

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:56:52 +0000

[The swansong of SEGA's console division.] [Something something copyright.] Sega Dreamcast The Dreamcast is a sixth-generation console released by Sega on November 27, 1998 in Japan and later on September 9, 1999 in NA. The system is available in most builds, except for RPi1/Zero and 2. Here's a fun page about it. This system scrapes metadata for the “dreamcast

dxx-rebirth

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:40:13 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. DXX Rebirth The DXX Rebirth is a port developed by Ports. It was released in 1998. This system scrapes metadata for the “pc” group(s) and loads the dxx-rebirth set from the currently selected theme, if available.

easyrpg

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:57:18 +0000

EasyRPG EasyRPG is a free, open source engine to create RPG games, aiming to be also compatible with all RPG Maker 2000 and RPG Maker 2003 games. RPG Maker 2000/2003 games tend to have mechanics and visuals similar to 16-bit JRPGs, though custom scripts can be made by the creators to modify how the game feels and looks.

ecwolf

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:29:16 +0000

ECWolf "ECWolf is a port of the Wolfenstein 3D engine based of Wolf4SDL. It combines the original Wolfenstein 3D engine with the user experience of ZDoom to create the most user and mod author friendly Wolf3D source port." Quote from ECWolf was constructed with GZDoom's

eduke32

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 15:22:51 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Eduke 32 EDuke32 is a cross-platform port of Duke Nukem 3D aimed at both extending what can be edited in the game and providing a rich, full-featured means to explore the original episodes. It is widely used in the Duke Nukem modding community and has become a requirement in order to play most mods. It is also capable of playing Nam and WW2 GI.

electron

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:59:11 +0000

Electron The Electron is a computer developed by Acorn Computers. It was released in 1983. This system scrapes metadata for the “electron” group(s) and loads the electron set from the currently selected theme, if available. Quick reference

enterprise

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:45:43 +0000

Enterprise 64/128 The Enterprise is a Zilog Z80-based home computer announced in 1983, but due to a series of delays, was not commercially available until 1985. It was mostly successful in the UK and Hungary, with its innovative use of custom ASICs for graphics and sound which took workload away from the main CPU.

etlegacy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:49:08 +0000

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory ET: Legacy is an open-source project that aims to create a fully compatible client and server for the multiplayer FPS game Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (2003) by Splash Damage and id Software. It is a free-to-play, team-based World War II online shooter where players choose to fight as Axis or Allies across objective-based maps. This system scrapes metadata for the

fallout1-ce

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:45:30 +0000

Fallout-CE "Fallout Community Edition is a fully working re-implementation of Fallout, with the same original gameplay, engine bugfixes, and some quality of life improvements, that works (mostly) hassle-free on multiple platforms." Quote from

fallout2-ce

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:39:58 +0000

Please visit Fallout-CE

fbneo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:28:36 +0000

FinalBurn Neo The FinalBurn Neo is a specialized multi-arcade emulator forked from FinalBurn Alpha after... stuff happened. It was released in 2019. Due to the complex nature of the situation, Batocera refers to FBNeo and FBAlpha almost interchangeably. And to add to the complexity, FBNeo shares a lot of characteristic with MAME as well. It's

fds

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:19:19 +0000

Family Computer Disk System The Family Computer Disk System is an attachment to the regular Famicom. It was released in 1986 only in Japan. The FDS enhanced the original Famicom's sound processing, in addition to extra data storage space. It also had a microphone (used by

flash

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:45:20 +0000

Adobe Flash Player The ubiquitous Adobe Flash Player, mainstay of popular browser-based games and animations which peaked during the early 2000s. Includes titles such as Bloons Tower Defense, QWOP and N. First released by FutureWave as “FutureSplash Animator” in 1993, who offered to sell the platform to Adobe Systems in 1995. Adobe initially declined the offer. It didn't really start gaining traction until FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia in 1996, who then renamed the platform to

flatpak

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 02:56:46 +0000

Flatpak Flatpak is a portable software packager for native Linux software deployment. It has been designed to offer a sandbox environment in which users can run applications in isolation from the rest of the system. This means that Flatpak software can run on virtually any Linux distribution

fm7

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 01:04:39 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Fujitsu Micro 7 The Fujitsu Micro 7 (FM-7) is a computer developed by Fujitsu. It was released exclusively in Japan and Spain on November 1982, retailing for ¥126,000 Yen ($1,250 USD; $4,216.44 in 2021).

fmtowns

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 03:05:23 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Fujitsu FM-TOWNS The Fujitsu FM-TOWNS is a series of computers developed by Fujitsu between 1989 and 1997. It was exclusively released in Japan. FM stands for “Fujistu Micro”, while the “

fpinball

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:24:02 +0000

Future Pinball Future Pinball has been removed from Batocera 42 onwards. For pinball simulation, look at Visual Pinball X, a Linux-native alternative. Future Pinball is a pinball simulator, written for Windows, and running in Batocera Linux through WINE. That's a reason why it is only available for Batocera PC.

fury

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:31:35 +0000

Ion Fury Ion Fury is built on EDuke32, a fork of the Build engine which supports modern operating systems while also implementing a broader range of features. The source code of Ion Fury is part of the EDuke32 source port. Ion Fury (Formerly known as

gaelco

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:22:30 +0000

Gaelco 3D The Gaelco 3D is an arcade system board created by the Spanish company Gaelco. The PowerVR 2-based variant used similar technology to Sega's NAOMI hardware, featuring two Hitachi SH-4 CPUs and a dedicated NEC PowerVR Series2 GPU. The system produced a small library of driving and sports games between 1999 and 2003.

gamate

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:10:47 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Gamate The Gamate is a portable developed by Bitcorp. It was released in 1990. Also known as 超級小子 “chāojí xiǎozi” (literally “Super Boy”) in Taiwan and 超级神童 “chāojí shéntóng

gameandwatch

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 23:51:50 +0000

Nintendo Game & Watch The Game & Watch is a series of self-contained handheld LCD games by Nintendo, in which the first one was released all the way back on April 28, 1980. They are often seen as the precursor to the Game Boy/Color, although new Game & Watch games were still being released as late as 1991.

gamecom

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:11:41 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Game.com The Game.com is a fifth-generation portable developed by Tiger Electronics. It was released in 1997. It was known for featuring internet connectivity, hence the “.com” in its name. Tiger even bought the domain

gamecube

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:20:16 +0000

Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube is a console developed by Nintendo. It was released in 2001. Nintendo Gamecube is emulated through the Dolphin emulator, which is the same emulator we use for the Nintendo Wii. Its emulation performance are stunning, and it offers several options to enhance the graphic quality of the Gamecube titles, that can be upscaled and look gorgeous, even by today's standards, if your PC can support it.

gamegear

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:14:00 +0000

Sega Game Gear The Sega Game Gear was Sega's response to Nintendo's popular Game Boy portable console. Released in Japan on October 6th, 1990, and then on April 26th of 1991 in North America and Europe. Touting color graphics and an illuminated screen, the Game Gear was poised to surpass the competition on its technical merits alone, but the initial price of $149.99 and the lackluster battery life were as an albatross hung from the Game Gear's proverbial neck.

gamepock

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:07:22 +0000

Epoch Game Pocket Computer The Epoch Game Pocket Computer (Japanese: ゲームポケコン, Hepburn: Gēmupokekon) is a second-generation handheld game console released by Epoch Co. in Japan in 1984 for 12,800 Japanese yen. It is also known as Pokekon and was the first handheld console to feature interchangeable cartridges, preceding the Game Boy by 5 years.

gb

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:22:22 +0000

Nintendo Game Boy The Game Boy (GB) is a 8-bit, fourth-generation handheld console released by Nintendo on July 31, 1989 and retailed for $89.95. The Game Boy has a Sharp LR35902 core CPU at 4.19 MHz. It had a monochrome display that could only show four shades of grey, albeit with a olive green tinge on the original. It's successor is the

gb2players

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:50:06 +0000

Nintendo Game Boy (2 Players) The link cable for the Game Boy allows two people to play two-player games. The requirement is that both players insert the same Game Pak into their Game Boy, and the Game Pak must feature a two-player mode (the packaging of these games is marked with the appropriate symbol). The link cable is connected to the left side of Game Boy through the sockets especially provided for it.

gba

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:46:27 +0000

Nintendo Game Boy Advance The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001. It has a ARM7TDMI CPU at 16.78

gbc

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:19:50 +0000

Nintendo Game Boy Color The Game Boy Color (GBC) is a 8-bit, fourth-generation handheld console released by Nintendo on November 18, 1998. The Game Boy Color uses the same LR35902 core as the original Game Boy; while it is clocked at 8.38 MHz, it can be underclocked to 4.19

gbc2players

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:52:20 +0000

Nintendo Game Boy Color (2 Players) The link cable for the Game Boy allows two people to play two-player games. The requirement is that both players insert a Game Pak into their Game Boy, and the Game Pak must feature a two-player mode (the packaging of these games is marked with the appropriate symbol). The link cable is connected to the left side of Game Boy through the sockets specially provided for this, as illustrated on the right.

geforcenow

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:40:14 +0000

GeForce NOW Electron The GeForce flatpak is not officially integrated. This wiki page's instructions may not work for all situations and Batocera cannot provide support help for it, use at your own discretion. GeForce NOW Electron is an unofficial open-source launcher available on

gmaster

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:50:36 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Game Master The Game Master is a portable developed by Hartung. It was released in 1990. Also known as: * Hartung Game Tronic * Hartung Super Game * Systema 2000 * Videojet Game Master

gong

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:48:45 +0000

Pong (Gong) Gong is a standalone Pong clone written as a libretro core by Brad Parker. It recreates the classic 1972 arcade game — two paddles, one ball, and simple score tracking. The angle of the ball's return depends on where it strikes the paddle.

gp32

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:28:45 +0000

Under construction. Game Park GP32 The Game Park GP32 is a handheld gaming console developed by the South Korean company Game Park. Released in 2001, the GP32 features a 32-bit ARM CPU and 8 MB of RAM, making it a powerful device for its time. It boasts a 3.5-inch color LCD screen and supports various media formats, including MP3 and DivX. The GP32 was notable for its open architecture, allowing enthusiasts to develop and run their own software, which led to a vibrant homebrew community. Des…

gx4000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:37:54 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. [Bring the whole arcade into your home!] Amstrad GX4000 The Amstrad GX4000 is a third-generation videogame console developed by Amstrad. It was released in 1990, retailing for £99.99 (around $240 USD adjusted for inflation by 2022). Its hardware was based on the then-popular

gzdoom

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 06:08:49 +0000

Under construction. Needs further testing. GZDoom GZDoom is a source port. Based off ATB Doom and NTDoom, has since added practically full support for Boom, Chex Quest, Heretic, Hexen and Strife; and several games have been developed specifically for it. It has added many additional features, including slopes, uncapped fps and z-clipping.

halflife

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:40:51 +0000

Xash3D FWGS Xash3D FWGS is a fork of the original Xash3D Engine by Unkle Mike. It allows you to play certain Source engine games such as Half-Life. This system scrapes metadata for the “xash3d_fwgs” group(s) and loads the xash3d_fwgs set from the currently selected theme, if available.

hcl

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:25:11 +0000

Hydra Castle Labyrinth An indie 2D action platformer inspired by classic games like Metroid and Castlevania. This system is grouped with the “ports” group of systems. Quick reference * Folder: /userdata/roms/hcl * Accepted ROM formats:

heroic

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:48:43 +0000

Heroic Games Launcher (Epic Games store) The Heroic flatpak is not officially integrated. This wiki page's instructions may not work for all situations and Batocera cannot provide support help for it, use at your own discretion. Heroic Games Launcher is an open-source launcher available on

hikaru

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:20:42 +0000

Sega Hikaru The Sega Hikaru is an arcade system board released by Sega in 1999. It was an evolution of the NAOMI hardware with superior graphics capabilities, featuring two Hitachi SH-4 CPUs and the first arcade platform capable of Phong Shading. Due to its high production cost, Sega abandoned the platform in favor of

hurrican

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:21:57 +0000

Hurrican A freeware 2D action platformer game developed by Poke53280 This system is grouped with the “ports” group of systems. Quick reference * Folder: /userdata/roms/hurrican * Accepted ROM formats: .game This system is a standalone game. No rom required, get the game assets files from the Content Downloader.

ikemen

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:56:53 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. IKEMEN The IKEMEN is a port developed by Elecbyte. It was released in 2021. This system scrapes metadata for the “ikemen” group(s) and loads the ikemen set from the currently selected theme, if available.

intellivision

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:38:57 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Mattel Intellivision The Mattel Intellivision is a console developed by Mattel. It was released in 1979. This system scrapes metadata for the “intellivision” group and loads the intellivision

j2me

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:13:42 +0000

Java 2 MicroEdition (J2ME) Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME), later renamed Java ME, is a subset of the Java platform designed by Sun Microsystems for embedded and mobile devices. It was introduced in 1999 and became the dominant mobile gaming platform of the 2000s, powering games on billions of feature phones worldwide before the smartphone era.

jaguar

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:27:03 +0000

Atari Jaguar The Atari Jaguar is a console developed by Atari. It was released in 1993. It featured 64-bit graphical accelerators, making it technically the only console of its competitors (the Saturn and the PlayStation) as it was proudly advertised as. However, this was

jaguarcd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:55:53 +0000

Atari Jaguar CD The Atari Jaguar CD is a CD-ROM peripheral for the Jaguar video game console. Only 13 games were released for the Jaguar CD during its lifetime. However, previously unfinished and homebrew games have since been released. This system scrapes metadata for the

jazz2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:24:32 +0000

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (1998) by Epic MegaGames / Orange Games is a colorful side-scrolling platformer featuring the green space rabbit Jazz Jackrabbit and friends. Batocera uses Jazz2::Native, an open-source reimplementation of the game engine that adds widescreen support, modern rendering, gamepad support and other improvements while requiring the original game files. This system scrapes metadata for the

jkdf2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:25:26 +0000

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II OpenJKDF2 is an open-source reimplementation of the Jedi Engine used by Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997) and its expansion Mysteries of the Sith (1998) by LucasArts. It adds modern features like higher resolutions, widescreen support, bloom, SSAO, HD rendering and extensive gamepad mapping while preserving the original gameplay. This system scrapes metadata for the

jknight

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:27:41 +0000

Star Wars: Jedi Academy OpenJK is an open-source engine for Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (2003) and Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002) by Raven Software / LucasArts. It modernizes the id Tech 3 based engine with higher resolutions, widescreen support, improved graphics options and gamepad controls. This system scrapes metadata for the

laser310

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:28:37 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. VTech Laser 310 The VTech Laser 310 is a home computer developed by Video Technology. It was released in 1984. A version of this system was also released as the Dick Smith Electronics VZ-300. Here's a cool article about it on oldcomputers.net.

lcdgames

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 16:33:34 +0000

LCD Games You remember those little coin-battery operated self-contained handheld games you got from a McDonald's Happy Meal back in the 90s? Yeah this is that. One of the more infamous LCD handheld manufacturers was Tiger Electronics, who created a myriad of licensed handheld games between 1985 to the mid-2000s based on popular games/franchises of the time.

lindbergh

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:10:05 +0000

Sega Lindbergh The Sega Lindbergh is an arcade developed by Sega. It was launched in 2005. Designed to be the successor to the Sega NAOMI 2, Lindbergh is the first arcade machine of many to be based on PC architecture with linux OS instead of a home console based on Xbox 360. Features arcade games like After Burner Climax, House of the Dead 4 and OutRun 2 SP SDX.

loopy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:22:57 +0000

Casio Loopy The Casio Loopy (Japanese: ルーピー, Hepburn: Rūpī), subtitled My Seal Computer SV-100, is a 32-bit home video game console. Released exclusively in Japan in October 1995 with a price of 25,000¥, the marketing for it was completely targeted to female gamers.

lowresnx

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:01:13 +0000

LowresNX LowresNX is a retro-style game development environment that allows users to create and play 8-bit games. It offers a simple, pixel-based graphic editor and a BASIC-like programming language, making it accessible for beginners and nostalgic for experienced programmers. LowresNX supports a vibrant community where users can share their creations, collaborate on projects, and explore the wide variety of games made by others. It runs on various platforms, including Windows, Mac, and iOS, pr…

lutro

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:16:19 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Lutro Lutro is a retro-inspired 2D game engine for libretro, based on the love2d API. This system scrapes metadata for the “lutro” group and loads the lutro set from the currently selected theme, if available.

lynx

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:18:52 +0000

Atari Lynx The Atari Lynx was a fourth-generation handheld game console released by Atari on September 1, 1989 and it retailed for $179.99 USD. It has a WDC 65SC02 CPU. Notably, it was the world's first handheld system that used a color LCD screen, as well as having fairly advanced graphics for the time. It featured buttons on the top and bottom of the right side of the unit, allowing games to be played in either sideways landscape mode, or upright portrait mode.

macintosh

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:22:33 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Macintosh The Macintosh is a computer developed by Apple. It was released in 1984. This system scrapes metadata for the “macintosh” group(s) and loads the macintosh set from the currently selected theme, if available.

mame

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:44:12 +0000

MAME MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, is a multi-purpose emulation framework which facilitates the emulation of vintage hardware and software. Originally targeting vintage arcade machines, MAME now also supports a wide variety of vintage computers, video game consoles and calculators.

mastersystem

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:37:00 +0000

Sega Master System The Sega Master System (a.k.a. Master System II/Gam*Boy/Aladdin Boy/Comboy) is a home videogame console developed by Sega. It was released in 1985 in Japan, and then 1986 in North America. It retailed for $199 USD ($501 in 2021). It had a Zilog Z80A at 4

mc10

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:03:37 +0000

TRS-80 MC-10 The TRS-80 MC-10 is a budget home computer manufactured by Tandy Corporation and sold through RadioShack stores. Released in 1983 at an introductory price of US$119.95, it was positioned as a low-cost alternative to Tandy's own TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo), aimed at competing with entry-level machines like the

megacd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:22:21 +0000

Mega CD The Mega CD / Sega CD is an add-on for the Megadrive/Genesis developed by Sega. It was released in 1991. This system scrapes metadata for the segacd group(s) and loads the segacd set from the currently selected theme, if available. Quick reference

megadrive-msu

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:23:37 +0000

MSU-MD MSU-MD is the MegaCD driver for msu-like interfacing with CD hardware for MegaDrive/Genesis. Quick reference * Emulator: * Cores available: * Folder: /userdata/roms/megadrive-msu (/userdata/roms/msu-md up to Batocera 42) * Accepted ROM formats:

megadrive

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:35:01 +0000

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis The Sega Mega Drive, known as the Sega Genesis in the US, is a 16-bit fourth-generation console released by Sega in Japan on October 29, 1988 and in the US on August 14, 1989. It retailed for $189.99. The design of the console differs between regions, newer EmulationStation themes may have an option in their theme configuration to select which one to show in the system menu, but many older ones may just have two 'region variations' to download which have different image…

megaduck

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:51:08 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Mega Duck The Mega Duck is a portable developed by Welback Holdings. It was released in 1993. Also known as: * Creatronic * Videojet * Cougar Boy * Mega Duck Super Junior Computer * Super QuiQue

model2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 04:52:41 +0000

Sega Model 2 Recommended video: Batocera Nation's SEGA Model 2 guide. The SEGA Model 2 is an arcade board released in 1993 by SEGA as a successor to the SEGA Model 1 board. It features several popular arcade games such as Daytona USA, Dead Or Alive, Sega Rally, House of the Dead and Virtua Cop. Most of these had ports to home consoles, some inferior and some superior to their original arcade incarnations. It has an Intel i960-KB CPU at 25

model3

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:44:47 +0000

Sega Model 3 The Sega Model 3 is an arcade board released in 1996 by Sega as a successor to the SEGA Model 2 board. It was significantly more powerful than the fifth-gen home consoles available at its time of release, more akin to the power of the sixth-gen consoles. It featured games such as Sega Rally 2, Daytona USA 2, Virtua Fighter 3 and Star Wars Trilogy Arcade.

mohaa

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:04:36 +0000

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault OpenMOHAA is an open-source reimplementation of the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault engine by EA Games / 2015 Inc. (2002). It is a cinematic World War II first-person shooter where you play as Lt. Mike Powell of the OSS

moonlight

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:45:45 +0000

Moonlight Embedded Moonlight is an open source game streaming host that lets you stream games from a PC with an supported GPU to your Batocera box. It's a game streaming software similar to Steam Link, a piece of hardware that was discontinued in 2018 and that now lives as an Android/iPhone app.

mrboom

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 04:47:38 +0000

Mr. Boom Batocera is shipped with a working build of Mr. Boom! Mr.Boom is an up to 8 player Bomberman clone libretro core. The goal of the game is to bomb away your enemies and other players. This system scrapes metadata for the “mrboom” group and loads the

msx1

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:25:19 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. MSX1 The MSX1 is a computer developed by Microsoft. It was released in 1983. This system scrapes metadata for the “msx” group(s) and loads the msx1 set from the currently selected theme, if available.

msx2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:26:53 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. MSX2 The MSX2 is a computer developed by Microsoft. It was released in 1985. Notable titles include Metal Gear. Despite this being a product of Microsoft, it's likely you've never heard of this computer. It was primarily popular in the Asian, South American and European regions, but virtually unknown in North America.

msx2plus

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:27:43 +0000

MSX2+ The MSX2+ is a computer developed by Microsoft. It was released in 1988. This system scrapes metadata for the “msx” group and loads the msx2+ set from the currently selected theme, if available. Grouped with the “msx” group of systems.

msxturbor

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 03:56:51 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. MSX Turbo-R The MSX Turbo-R is a computer developed by Microsoft. It was released in 1990. This system scrapes metadata for the “msx” group(s) and loads the msxturbor set from the currently selected theme, if available.

mugen

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:40:31 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. MUGEN MUGEN is a popular, veteran fighting game engine with a huge community behind it. It was developed by Elecbyte, initially released in 1999. This system scrapes metadata for the “mugen”

multivision

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:58:47 +0000

Othello Multivision The Othello Multivision (オセロマルチビジョン) is a licensed SG-1000 clone designed by Sega and sold by Tsukuda Original. It exists because Sega's original intention for the SC-3000 computer was to allow other manufacturers to produce compatible computers in the hope of having a worldwide standard. Unfortunately, possibly with the emergence of the MSX, this tactic failed, and very few SG-1000/SC-3000 compatible machines were produced. The Othello Multivision was one of these machines.…

mz80k

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:38:44 +0000

Sharp MZ-80K The Sharp MZ-80K is a home computer manufactured by Sharp, released in 1978 in Japan and introduced to Europe in 1979. It was one of Sharp's first personal computers and a founding member of the long-running MZ series. The MZ-80K features a Sharp LH0080A CPU (

mz700

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:57:17 +0000

Sharp MZ-700 The Sharp MZ-700 is a home computer manufactured by Sharp, released in November 1982 in Japan and 1983 in Europe. It is the successor to the MZ-80K line and the first Sharp MZ computer without a built-in CRT monitor, adopting a flat keyboard-unit design that connected to an external TV or monitor, making it significantly cheaper and more portable than its predecessors.

mz800

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:54:42 +0000

Sharp MZ-800 The Sharp MZ-800 is a home computer manufactured by Sharp, released in 1984. It was primarily marketed in Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom, with a particularly strong following in Central Europe (especially Czechoslovakia). It is the successor to the

mz2000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:57:45 +0000

Sharp MZ-2000 The Sharp MZ-2000 is a home/business computer manufactured by Sharp, released in 1982 in Japan. It belongs to the MZ-80B lineage (the business/higher-end line of Sharp's MZ series) and is the direct successor to the MZ-80B (1981). The MZ-2000 features a Sharp LH0080A (

mz2500

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:52:55 +0000

Sharp MZ-2500 The Sharp MZ-2500, nicknamed the “Super MZ”, is a home computer manufactured by Sharp, released on 1 October 1985 in Japan. It is the final and most powerful model in the entire 8-bit MZ series, pushing the Z80 architecture to its practical limits. The MZ-2500 features a

n64

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:25:23 +0000

Nintendo 64 The Nintendo 64 is a 64-bit fifth-generation console released by Nintendo on June 23, 1996 in Japan; September 29, 1996 in America for $199.99 USD; March 1, 1997 for the rest of the world. One of the last major home consoles to use the cartridge format, unless you count the recent Nintendo Switch as a home console. Probably one of the most complicated pieces of hardware ever devised, utilizing a combination of 64-bit (hence its name) and 32-bit components.

n64dd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:55:24 +0000

N64 Disc Drive Better known as the N64DD, this was an expansion available for the original N64 that would allow for the loading from discs instead of cartridges. Largely a commercial failure, never left Japan. But the few titles that were developed and released for it were incredible.

namco2x6

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:41:25 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Namco System 246/256 The Namco System 246/256 is an arcade developed by Sony / Namco. It was released in 2000. This system scrapes metadata for the “namco, sega, arcade” group(s) and loads the

namco22

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:04:37 +0000

Namco System 22 The Namco System 22 is an arcade system board developed by Namco. It was released in 1993 and was a pioneer of hardware-accelerated 3D texture-mapped polygon graphics in arcades. Its enhanced revision, the System Super 22, followed in 1995 with additional sprite capabilities and graphical effects. Notable games include

naomi

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:46:19 +0000

Sega NAOMI The Sega NAOMI (stands for “New Arcade Operation Machine Idea”) is a arcade developed by Sega. It was released in 1998. Designed to be the successor to the Model 3, it uses similar architecture to that of the Dreamcast. Because of this, emulation of NAOMI games is usually best done with a Dreamcast emulator (modifications have already been made to allow for this in Flycast, for instance). Features arcade games like Crazy Taxi, Dead or Alive 2 and Samba de Amigo.

naomi2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:46:55 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Naomi 2 The Naomi 2 is a arcade developed by Sega. It was released in 2000. A list of all the games made for it and their provided media format can be found at the Arcade Otaku Wiki page. This system scrapes metadata for the

nds

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:11:21 +0000

Nintendo DS The Nintendo DS is a very popular handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released in 2004 in Japan and North America and 2005 for the rest of the world. DS stands for “Dual Screen”, with this distinctive new feature to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tandem (the bottom one being a touchscreen).

neogeo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:13:14 +0000

NEO•GEO The NEO•GEO MVS (Multi Video System) is an arcade machine developed by SNK, released in 1990. Somewhat unique for arcade machines at the time, it used swappable cartridges (included with optional kits) which the business owner could use to install more games into the system (and avoid having to buy a whole new machine). This system was not available to the average home user.

neogeocd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:05:17 +0000

NEO•GEO CD The NEO•GEO CD is a home console developed by SNK, designed to allow gamers to play their favorite arcade games from the comfort of their own home. It was released in 1994 and retailed for $399 USD. Its internals are similar to the cartridge-based

nes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:26:10 +0000

Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System, known as the Nintendo Famicom in Japan with a radically different design, is an 8-bit third-generation video game console released by Nintendo in Japan in 1983. It was redesigned as the NES and released two years later in the US, retailing for $179.99. Arguably the first majorly successful video game console after the

ngage

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:18:26 +0000

Nokia N-Gage The Nokia N-Gage is a mobile phone and handheld gaming device manufactured by Nokia, released on October 7, 2003. It was Nokia's attempt to combine a mobile phone with a portable gaming console, positioned as a competitor to the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Nokia spent over $100 million developing it (codename:

ngp

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:20:55 +0000

SNK Neo Geo Pocket The Neo Geo Pocket is a monochrome handheld game console released by SNK. It was the company's first handheld system and is part of the Neo Geo family. It debuted in Japan in late 1998 but never saw an American release, being exclusive to Japan, Asia and Europe.

ngpc

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:22:11 +0000

SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color The Neo Geo Pocket Color (also known as NGPC), is a 16-bit colour handheld video game console manufactured by SNK. It is a successor to SNK's monochrome Neo Geo Pocket handheld which debuted in 1998 in Japan. The Neo Geo Pocket Color was released on March 16, 1999 in Japan, August 6, 1999 in North America, and some time in 1999 in Europe. In 2000, following SNK's purchase by American Pachinko (mechanical game originating in Japan) manufacturer Aruze, the Neo Geo Pocket …

odyssey2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:48 +0000

Magnavox Odyssey² The Magnavox Odyssey² is a second-generation home videogame console developed by Magnavox - Philips, as a follow-up to the first home videogame console ever, the Magnavox Odyssey. The Magnavox Odyssey² was released in 1978 for $179.99 USD ($475 in 2021).

openbor

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 05:01:31 +0000

Open Beats of Rage Beats of Rage (OpenBOR) is a fan-made tribute game to Sega's Streets of Rage series. It supplants the original graphics and characters with resources taken from The King of Fighters series, albeit with tongue in cheek renames. Originally developed by Senile Team, the underlying engine powering Beats of Rage later went on to become the Open Beats of Rage (OpenBOR) game engine project.

openjazz

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:22:22 +0000

OpenJazz Open-source version of the classic Jazz Jackrabbit This system is grouped with the “ports” group of systems. Quick reference * Folder: /userdata/roms/openjazz * Accepted ROM formats: .game OpenJazz requires the original Jazz Jackrabbit game files.

openlara

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 04:34:53 +0000

Tomb Raider (OpenLara) Added in Batocera v38, this game engine recreation seeks to allow you to play the original Tomb Raider engine games, from 1 all the way up to 5. It is currently x86_64 only. Tomb Raider 1 is officially supported and fully playable. Episodes 2 and 3 require workarounds to launch, more info on

oricatmos

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:38:58 +0000

Oric Atmos Oric was a brand of home computers sold in the 1980s by Tangerine Computer Systems, a United Kingdom-based company, which was popular primarily in Europe. In 1984 the Oric Atmos was launched and became their most successful computer, an 8-bit computer with a MOS 6502A CPU running at 1

pc60

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:47:39 +0000

NEC PC-6000 The PC-6000 series is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced in November 1981 by NEC Home Electronics. There are several models in this series, such as the PC-6001, the PC-6001 MK2 and the PC-6001 MK2 SR. There is also an American version, called the NEC TREK or NEC PC-6001A.

pc80

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:05:28 +0000

NEC PC-8001 The NEC PC-8001 is a home computer developed by NEC. It was released in 1979 in Japan and became one of the most popular personal computers in the country during the early 1980s. It featured a Zilog Z80-compatible NEC uPD780C CPU running at 4

pc88

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:23:12 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. NEC PC-8800 The NEC PC-8800 (a.k.a. PC-88) line is a series of computers developed by NEC between 1981 and 1989. It has a fairly long model list. The PC-8800 series sold extremely well and became one of the three major Japanese home computers of the 1980s.

pc98

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:45:52 +0000

NEC PC-9800 The NEC PC-9800 (a.k.a. PC-9800シリーズ, Pī Shī Kyūsen Happyaku Shirīzu or just PC-98) is a family of 16/32-bit computers developed by NEC. The first model, the PC-9801, was released (mostly) exclusively in Japan on October 1982, and the last model was discontinued in 2003. Notable titles include

pcengine

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:20:36 +0000

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 The PC Engine is a fourth-generation console developed by NEC. It was released in Japan on October 1987. The console was redesigned for its North American release, and is known as the TurboGrafx-16 (the 16 representing how it uses 16-bit components (despite the fact that it only has an 8-bit CPU)) there.

pcenginecd

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:42:11 +0000

PC Engine CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD The CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD is an attachment to the original PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 console developed by NEC. It was released in 1988. This made the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 the first videogame console ever to use CD-ROMs as storage media.

pcfx

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:39:30 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. PC-FX The PC-FX is a fifth-generation videogame console developed by NEC. It was released exclusively in Japan on December 1994. It adopted a desktop PC form-factor, most likely to facilitate future upgradeable hardware.

pcw

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:47:28 +0000

Amstrad PCW The Amstrad PCW (Personal Computer Word Processor) is a series of personal computers launched in September 1985 by Amstrad, the UK electronics company founded by Alan Sugar. It was designed as a dedicated, affordable word processing solution — a complete system with monitor, computer, printer, and software all in one box.

pdp1

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:06:18 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. PDP-1 The PDP-1 is a computer developed by Digital Equipment Corporation. It was released in 1961. This system scrapes metadata for the “pdp1” group(s) and loads the pdp1 set from the currently selected theme, if available.

pet

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:54:22 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Commodore PET The Commodore PET is a computer developed by Commodore. It was released in 1977. This system scrapes metadata for the “c64” group(s) and loads the pet set from the currently selected theme, if available.

pico

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:42:47 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Sega Pico The Sega Pico is a console developed by Sega. It was released in 1993. This system scrapes metadata for the “pico” group(s) and loads the pico set from the currently selected theme, if available.

pico8

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 03:46:30 +0000

Pico-8 PICO-8 is a fantasy console created by Lexaloffle for playing tiny games inspired by the 8-bit consoles era. It has never been physically released, but runs as a software on computers like Windows / Mac / Linux and web browsers. Lexaloffle doesn't support all SBC, only the Raspberry Pi, and sells a commercial app for developing and running Pico-8 games and programs. If you like this piece of software, please

pokemini

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:39:04 +0000

Nintendo Pokémon Mini The Pokémon Mini is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. Released during the sixth generation of consoles, it is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces (70 grams) and featuring a monochrome LCD of impressive 96×64 pixels. It was first released in North America on November 16, 2001. The systems were released in three …

ports

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:23:23 +0000

Ports (native to Linux) Ports are great. You can just straight up run Linux games on Batocera, if the game itself carries all of its dependencies. Fun fact: most don't. You'll typically need to refer to the game's documentation or scour around the internet (the

prboom

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:50:12 +0000

PrBoom Batocera is shipped with the SHAREWARE version of Doom. So you can play Episode 1 of this insane 3rd person shooter from 1993. This system scrapes metadata for the “prboom” group(s) and loads the prboom set from the currently selected theme, if available.

ps2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:56:59 +0000

Sony PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a sixth-generation console released by Sony Computer Entertainment on October 26, 2000 and it was retailed for $299.99. It has the Emotion Engine CPU at 300 MHz with 32MB of RDRAM system memory and 4MB of eDRAM (VRAM). Its GPU is a custom Graphics Synthesizer, which runs at 150

ps3

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:41:49 +0000

Sony PlayStation 3 The PlayStation 3 is a home console developed by Sony. It was released in 2006. PS3 emulation is only available on x86_64 (i.e. not on Raspberry Pi, Odroid or other SBCs). This system scrapes metadata for the ps3 group and loads the

ps4

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:06:42 +0000

Sony PlayStation 4 The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013, in Europe, South America, and Australia, and on February 22, 2014, in Japan. A console of the eighth generation, it competes with Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo's Wii U and Switch.

psp

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:49:50 +0000

Sony PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld console launched by Sony first in Japan in December 2004, and in the rest of the world in 2005. It's been fairly successful in Japan, but struggled against the Nintendo DS in America and Europe.

psvita

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 09 May 2024 18:48:49 +0000

PlayStation Vita The PlayStation Vita is a console developed by Sony. It was released in 2011. As of writing, it is the last dedicated handheld console released. The Vita was the successor to the PlayStation Portable and was backwards compatible with its software, but due to lacking a disc drive it could not play its physical discs (the Vita would use cartridges for its titles instead). The Vita features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU paired with a quad-core SGX543MP GPU. The system, lik…

psx

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:27:28 +0000

Sony PlayStation The PlayStation (frequently referred to in shorthand as the “PS1”, “PSOne” or its codename: “PSX” (not to be confused with the actual PSX)) is a fifth generation console released by Sony Computer Entertainment on December 3, 1994 in Japan and September 9, 1995 in the US. It was retailed for $299.99. It had a R3000 CPU (which was used by NASA for a space craft to take pictures of Mars because of its reliability) at 33.8688

pv1000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 04:48:20 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. PV-1000 The PV-1000 (a.k.a. Pi Bui-Sen) is a third-generation videogame console developed by Casio. It was released exclusively in Japan in 1983. Failing to make a significant dent in the market, probably being overshadowed by

pv2000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:36 +0000

Casio PV-2000 The Casio PV-2000 (also marketed as “RakuGaki”) is a home computer manufactured by Casio, released in October 1983 exclusively in Japan at a price of 29,800 yen. It was Casio's attempt at the home computer market before fully committing to the

pygame

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:55:09 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Pygame Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing video games. It was first released in 2000, and pygame 2 was released in 2020. It is known for being incredibly simple to program for. This system scrapes metadata for the

pyxel

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 05:16:42 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. pyxel The pyxel is a console developed by Fantasy. It was released in 2021. This system scrapes metadata for the “pyxel” group(s) and loads the pyxel set from the currently selected theme, if available.

quake

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:58:23 +0000

Quake Quake (1996) by id Software is a groundbreaking first-person shooter featuring fast-paced single-player and multiplayer action in a dark, gothic 3D world. Batocera supports two engines: libretro: TyrQuake (RetroArch core) and vkQuake (standalone Vulkan-based source port with enhanced graphics). This system scrapes metadata for the

quake2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:59:16 +0000

Quake II Quake II (1997) by id Software is a first-person shooter set in a sci-fi universe where Earth's military launches a counterattack against the alien Strogg. Batocera supports three engines: libretro: vitaQuake 2 (RetroArch core), vkQuake2 (Vulkan-based source port) and

quake3

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:59:51 +0000

Quake III Quake III Arena (1999) by id Software is a multiplayer-focused first-person shooter known for its fast-paced arena combat. Batocera supports two engines: ioquake3 (OpenGL-based source port) and vkQuake3 (with Vulkan support). This system scrapes metadata for the

raze

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:19:40 +0000

Raze Raze is a fork of Build engine games backed by GZDoom tech and combines Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Redneck Rampage, Shadow Warrior and Exhumed/Powerslave in a single package. It is also capable of playing Nam and WW2 GI. “Another day another corpse.

reminiscence

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:42:58 +0000

REminiscence Port of Gregory Montoir's Flashback emulator, running as a libretro core. Quick reference * Emulator: * Cores available: * Folder: /userdata/roms/reminiscence * Accepted ROM formats: .rem ROMs Place your REminiscence ROMs in

rott

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:28:55 +0000

Rise of the Triad Rise of the Triad: Dark War (1994) by Apogee Software is a fast-paced first-person shooter built on a modified Wolfenstein 3D engine. It features dual-pistol gameplay, jump pads, destructible environments and over-the-top weapons. Batocera uses

rtcw

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:29:26 +0000

Return to Castle Wolfenstein IORTCW is an open-source engine for Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) by Gray Matter Interactive / id Software. It is a World War II first-person shooter mixing historical and supernatural elements. IORTCW modernizes the id Tech 3 based engine with higher resolutions, enhanced OpenGL rendering, anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering and gamepad support. This system scrapes metadata for the

rx78

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:02:11 +0000

Bandai RX-78 The Bandai RX-78 is a home computer manufactured by Bandai, released in July 1983 in Japan at a price of 59,800 yen. The name is directly derived from the RX-78-2 Gundam mecha from the 1979 anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam”, earning it the nickname “

samcoupe

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:59:34 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. SAM Coupé The SAM Coupé is a computer developed by Miles Gordon Technology. It was released in 1989. This system scrapes metadata for the “samcoupe” group(s) and loads the samcoupe set from the currently selected theme, if available.

satellaview

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:21:10 +0000

Satellaview The Satellaview is an attachment to the SNES console which allowed for the downloading of special edition games via a satellite modem. Games were only available for a limited time, and only stored temporarily in RAM. It is speculated that the majority of its once available content has been lost to time. It was released in April 1995, and the service for it discontinued in June 2000.

saturn

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:56:44 +0000

Sega Saturn The Sega Saturn is fifth generation home console developed by Sega. It was released in 1994, retailing for $399.99 USD ($740 in 2021). The Saturn's hardware borrows many components from the Sega Titan Video arcade system. But instead of reading from a cartridge, it uses CD-ROMs.

sc3000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:32:36 +0000

Sega SC-3000 The Sega SC-3000 is a home computer manufactured by Sega, released in July 1983 in Japan — the same day as the SG-1000 console. While the SG-1000 was a dedicated game console, the SC-3000 is a full keyboard computer built on the same hardware base. The SC-3000 features a

scummvm

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 May 2025 03:33:59 +0000

ScummVM ScummVM is a program that runs classic graphical point-and-click adventure and RPG games from the 80s and 90s. It supports over two-hundred games with many classics from LucasArts, Sierra On-Line, Cyan or Westwood Studios. Notable ResidualVM games (modern Lucas Arts games) include Escape from Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Myst III: Exile and The Longest Journey. Notable Notable AGS titles include Heroine's Quest, Resonance, Gemini Rue, The Apprentice I and II.

scv

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 05:01:12 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Super Cassette Vision The Super Cassette Vision (a.k.a. スーパーカセットビジョン, Suupaa Kasetto Bijon) is a console developed by Epoch Co. It was released in Japan on July, 1984 and France later that same year.

sdlpop

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:32:30 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. SdlPop An open-source port of Prince of Persia, based on the disassembly of the DOS version. This system scrapes metadata for the “sdlpop” group and loads the sdlpop set from the currently selected theme, if available.

sega32x

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:48:00 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Sega 32x The Sega 32x is an add-on for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis console. It released in 1994, retailing for $159.99 USD. This system scrapes metadata for the “sega32x” group and loads the sega32x set from the currently selected theme, if available.

segaai

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:44:51 +0000

Sega AI Computer The Sega AI Computer (セガ AIコンピューター) is an educational home computer released by Sega in 1986, exclusively in Japan. It was Sega's second home computer and one of the company's rarest systems, with only approximately 5,000 units ever sold, primarily through mail-order and direct sales. A planned North American release under the name

sg1000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 06:53:57 +0000

Sega SG-1000 The SG-1000 is arcade game developer Sega's first home videogame console. It was released almost exclusively in Japan (there were some limited releases in Australia/NZ) in July 1983, in response to the downturn of arcades in 1982. Its release date coincided with the release date of a

sgb-msu1

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:20:27 +0000

SGB-MSU1 SGB-MSU1 is a modification for emulating the Super Game Boy (SGB) that adds the functionality of the MSU-1 enhancement chip. This allows for custom, high-quality audio to be played in a Game Boy game, as it uses external PCM audio files instead of the original sound hardware. This modification is supported on devices like SD2SNES/FXPAK Pro flash carts and some MiSTer FPGA cores

sgb

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 05:08:58 +0000

Super Game Boy The Super Game Boy is an accessory for the SNES that allows playing Game Boy games on the big screen! It was released in 1994. There were two versions of the Super Game Boy; the first one had a hardware timing bug that played the games in fast motion (including pitching up the sounds). This was fixed in the Super Game Boy 2.

singe

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:52:17 +0000

Hypseus Singe SINGE (or Singe) is the Somewhat Interactive Nostalgic Game Engine , a Lua-based scripting system that allows LaserDisc or any pre-recorded video source games to be simulated as a playable game. The Hypseus fork, integrating compatibility with SINGE-based games, refers it simply as Hypseus Singe.

snes-msu1

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:52:27 +0000

SNES MSU-1 There was going to be a disc-based add-on for the SNES just like the original Famicom's Disk System add-on. Nintendo was going to collaborate with the small and local but well-known hardware manufacturer Sony at the time, and despite getting far into the development phase, the project was cancelled due to licensing disagreements.

snes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:20:20 +0000

Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), known as the Super Famicom in Japan, is a 16-bit fourth-generation home video-game console released by Nintendo on November 21, 1990 in Japan. Just like with the

socrates

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:00:31 +0000

Socrates The Socrates is a console developed by VTech. It was released in 1988. This system scrapes metadata for the “socrates” group(s) and loads the socrates set from the currently selected theme, if available. Quick reference * Accepted ROM formats:

solarus

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:26:22 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Solarus Solarus is a lightweight, free and open source game engine designed with 16-bit era in mind. It was released in 2011. This system scrapes metadata for the “solarus” group and loads the solarus

sonic-mania

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:01:15 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Sonic Mania The Sonic Mania is a port developed by Sega. It was released in 2017. This system scrapes metadata for the “pc” group(s) and loads the sonic-mania set from the currently selected theme, if available.

sonic3-air

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:02:13 +0000

Sonic 3 A.I.R. Sonic 3 A.I.R. (Angel Island Revisited) is a fan-made remaster of Sonic 3 & Knuckles by Eukaryot. It is built on a custom engine that reimplements the original Mega Drive game with widescreen support, smooth 60fps gameplay, enhanced visuals, quality-of-life features and mod support. It requires the original Sonic 3 & Knuckles ROM to run. This system scrapes metadata for the

sonicretro

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:51:45 +0000

Star Engine/Sonic Retro Engine Star Engine (formerly Sonic Retro Engine) are multiple engine ports developed by Rubberduckycooly. They were released in 2021. These engines, part of the Ports section of Batocera, are enhanced versions of the original Sonic 1, 2 and Sonic CD for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis and CD32. They require additional game files from the recent iOS/Android ports to setup the games.

spectravideo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:52:23 +0000

Spectravideo Spectravideo was a brand of home computers and peripherals that gained popularity in the early 1980s. The company initially started as a manufacturer of video game consoles and accessories before transitioning to producing home computers. Notable models included the SV-318 and SV-328, which were known for their robust build and compatibility with MSX software, a standardized home computer architecture. Spectravideo computers were particularly popular in Europe and played a signific…

steam

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:01:06 +0000

Steam You can only install Steam on x86_64 platforms (unfortunately we aren't magic). If intending on running Windows-only games, it is recommended to use btrfs or ext4 for /userdata/ as WINE explains on their FAQ that some games won't run on a non-Linux native file system. Steam games are

sufami

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:54:59 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. SuFami Turbo The SuFami Turbo is an accessory released by Bandai for Nintendo's Super Famicom system and was released in 1996, retailing for ¥3,980 JPY. The unit would be inserted into the Super Famicom and offer its own two separate cartridge slots. The idea being that not having to rely on Nintendo to manufacture expensive cartridges for game distribution would cut down on the costs of game distribution. The product itself was officially…

superbroswar

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:23:16 +0000

Super Mario War Open source Super Mario multiplayer game where up to four players deathmath to stomp as many other Marios as possible to win the game. Super Mario War - smash opponents by stomping on them, in a fun multiplayer game. This system is grouped with the

supergrafx

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:43:35 +0000

PC Engine SuperGrafx The PC Engine SuperGrafx (a.k.a. PCエンジンスーパーグラフィックス, Pī Shī Enjin SūpāGurafikkusu, PC Engine 2 or simply “SuperGrafx”) is a fourth-generation videogame console developed by NEC. It was released in Japan on December 1989 and France on May 1990.

supervision

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:50:51 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Watara Supervision The Watara Supervision, also known as the QuickShot Supervision in the UK, is a monochrome handheld game console, originating from Asia, and introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for Nintendo's Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball, which is similar to Breakout. One unique feature of the Supervision was that it could be linked up to a television via a link cable. Games played in this way would dis…

supracan

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:01:41 +0000

Super A'Can The Super A'Can is a console developed by Funtech Entertainment. It was released in 1995. Sound support is preliminary. This system scrapes metadata for the “supracan” group(s) and loads the supracan set from the currently selected theme, if available.

sv8000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:55:06 +0000

Bandai Super Vision 8000 The Bandai Super Vision 8000 (also known as the TV Jack 8000 or “TV-Jack Micro Computer System”) is a home video game console manufactured by Bandai and released in December 1979 exclusively in Japan. It holds the distinction of being the

systemsp

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:08:40 +0000

Sega System SP The Sega System SP (also known as “Spider” or “Aurora”) is an arcade board developed by Sega, released in 2004. It is a cost-reduced derivative of the NAOMI hardware, built around the same Dreamcast-based system-on-a-chip (Hitachi SH-4 CPU and PowerVR2 GPU) but with enhanced memory (64

theforceengine

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:13:12 +0000

The Force Engine The Force Engine (TFE) is an open-source reverse-engineered game engine for LucasArts Jedi Engine games. It currently supports Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995), with Outlaws support planned for the future. TFE adds modern features like higher rendering resolutions, widescreen support, HD textures, GPU rendering, bloom effects and mod support while preserving the original gameplay. This system scrapes metadata for the

thextech

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:10:50 +0000

TheXTech TheXTech is an open-source reimplementation of the SMBX (Super Mario Bros. X) engine by Wohlstand. SMBX is a fan-made platform game engine that allows creating and playing custom Mario-style levels and episodes. TheXTech rewrites the original Visual Basic 6 engine in C++ for cross-platform compatibility, improved performance and modern hardware support. This system scrapes metadata for the

thomson

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:03:59 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Thomson - MO/TO (Theodore) The Thomson - MO/TO (Theodore) is a computer developed by Thomson. It was released in 1984. This system scrapes metadata for the “thomson” group(s) and loads the

ti99

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:36:40 +0000

Texas Instruments TI-99/4A The TI-99/4 is a home computer released in 1979. It retailed for $525 USD, which is equivalent to $1,490 after adjusting for inflation (in 2020)! Partially due to its exuberant price and lack of software support, it only sold around twenty-thousand units.

tic80

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:52:57 +0000

TIC-80 Very similar and inspired by Pico-8, TIC-80 is a fantasy console for playing tiny games inspired by the 8-bit consoles era. It has never been physically released, but runs as a software on computers like Windows / Mac / Linux and web browsers. The main difference between Pico-8 and TIC-80, besides the fantasy hardware constraints, is that TIC-80 is fully free and opensource, with

traider1

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:42:57 +0000

Tomb Raider The original Tomb Raider files should go in this rom folder from your previous Windows installation. You can safetly remove .exe & .dll files which are not necessary for TR1X to run the game. We highly recommend your folders are in lowercase to ensure call files are accounted for.

traider2

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:45:04 +0000

Tomb Raider 2 Quick reference * Emulator: TR2X * Folder: /userdata/roms/traider2 * Accepted ROM formats: .croft ROMs Place your Tomb Raider ROMs in /userdata/roms/traider2.

triforce

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:44:54 +0000

Triforce The Triforce is a arcade developed by a collaboration between Namco, Sega, Nintendo. Its first games appeared in 2002. Added in Batocera v34 for only x86_64. The name “Triforce” was used to signify the three separate companies working together to produce the board. Nintendo provided the hardware's motherboard (very similar to the

trs80

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:31:35 +0000

TRS-80 The TRS-80 (Tandy/Radio Shack, Z-80) is a home computer released in August 1977 by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack retail stores. It was one of the "1977 Trinity" of personal computers alongside the Apple II and Commodore PET, and was the best-selling personal computer from 1977 to roughly 1981.

tutor

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:53:24 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Tomy Tutor The Tomy Tutor (a.k.a. Pyūta, ぴゅう太, Grandstand Tutor) is a computer developed by Tomy. It was released in Japan in 1983, and in the UK and North America the next year. The system itself is similar to the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. The system had moderate success in Japan, advertising itself as a children's learning computer (despite its more sophisticated 16-bit CPU compared to competitors at the time) and being sold primarily …

tvc

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:51:18 +0000

Videoton TVC The TV-Computer (TVC) is an 8-bit home computer manufactured by the Hungarian state-owned company Videoton, headquartered in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. Development began around 1983, with mass production starting in 1986. It was one of the very few domestically designed and manufactured home computers in the

tvgames

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:24:13 +0000

Plug 'n' Play TV Games A system to represent all the various “TV Games” out there. These little machines were self-contained devices that, as the name implies, you plug into your TV and start playing. The device itself was usually the controller, but not always.

tyrian

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:08:41 +0000

Tyrian Tyrian (1995) by Eclipse Software / Epic MegaGames is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up set in the year 20,031. It features a rich storyline, extensive weapon upgrade system, multiple ship types and both single-player and two-player arcade modes. The game was released as freeware in 2004 and Batocera uses OpenTyrian, an open-source port of the game. This system scrapes metadata for the

tyrquake

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:58:35 +0000

TyrQuake Batocera is shipped with the SHAREWARE version of Quake. Quake is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996. It is the first game in the Quake series.In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using an array of weaponry. The overall atmosphere is dark and gritty, with lots of stone textures and a rusty, capitalized font.

uqm

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:07:08 +0000

The Ur-Quan Masters The Ur-Quan Masters (UQM) is an open-source port of Star Control II (1992), a classic action-adventure game by Toys for Bob. It combines space exploration, diplomacy, resource gathering and real-time ship combat in an open-ended galaxy. The game is widely regarded as one of the greatest games ever made and was released as open source by the original creators in 2002. This system scrapes metadata for the

uzebox

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:49:01 +0000

Uzebox The Uzebox is a simple yet extremely efficient and effective open source console developed by Atmel. It was released in 2008. The physical console features a AVR ATmega644, a widely available general purpose microcontroller based on Atmel's AVR architecture. It has 4K of RAM(!), 64K of flash for both code, sound and graphics data, lots of I/O lines and many peripheral features. Read more about it

vc4000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:34:05 +0000

Interton Video Computer 4000 The Interton Video Computer 4000 (officially abbreviated as Interton VC 4000) is an early 8-bit ROM cartridge-based second-generation home video game console that was released in Germany, England, France, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands and Australia in 1978 by German hearing aid manufacturer Interton. The console is quite obscure outside Germany, but many software-compatible systems can be found in numerous European countries. The console is the successor of the In…

vectrex

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:31:08 +0000

Vectrex The Vectrex is a second-generation home console developed by Smith Engineering and manufactured by GCE, followed by Milton Bradley. It was released in 1982, retailing for $199 USD ($569 in 2021). The Vectrex features an integrated monochrome CRT monitor, but this isn't just any CRT monitor that scans left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Instead, the electron beam is able to shoot freely across the face of the entire phosphor screen, from any angle, up to the length of the monitor. In essence,…

vemulator

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:46:08 +0000

Dreamcast VMU The Visual Memory Unit (VMU), known as the Visual Memory System (VMS) in Japan, is a removable storage device developed by Sega for use with the Dreamcast console. Released in 1998, it doubles as a standalone handheld gaming device featuring a monochrome 48×32 pixel LCD screen, a D-pad, and four buttons (A, B, MODE, SLEEP). The VMU could run mini-games that were often bundled with Dreamcast titles, as well as homebrew software.

vgmplay

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 May 2022 04:34:41 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Video Game Music Player Video game music player is a utility from MAME used to natively playback video game music from their sources. Notably, it is not playing from a recording of the audio but actually emulating the chips used to play the music itself. Certain sound systems can be very CPU intensive, such as the Q-sound audio board.

videopacplus

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 21:11:50 +0000

Videopac+ G7400 The Videopac+ G7400 is a console developed by Philips. It was released in 1983. Place your ROMs in /userdata/roms/videopacplus. Most games were also backwards compatible with the original Videopac/Magnavox Oddyssey2, to play games in this backward compatibility mode adjust the

vircon32

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:57:27 +0000

Vircon32 The Vircon32 is a 32-bit system written by Carra that uses C as its development language, and includes a number of libraries intended to simplify game development. It includes a compiler and assembler, as well as various development tools for creating and compiling games.

virtualboy

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 04:18:04 +0000

Virtual Boy The Virtual Boy is a portable but not handheld console developed by Nintendo. It was released in 1995, retailing for $179.95 USD ($314.21 in 2020). The Virtual Boy was renown for its gimmick: stereoscopic 3D achieved by parallax effect. A beam of light would be bounced against a constantly rotating mirror, and depending on where the light was aimed would project the illusion of an image due to persistence of vision.

vis

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:58:46 +0000

Video Information System The Tandy Memorex Video Information System (VIS) is an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM player produced by the Tandy Corporation starting in 1992. It is similar in function to the Philips CD-i and Commodore CDTV systems (particularly the CDTV, since both the VIS and CDTV were adaptations of existing computer platforms and operating systems to the set-top-box design). The VIS systems were sold only at Radio Shack, under the Memorex brand, both of which Tandy owned at the t…

voxatron

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Voxatron Voxatron is a fantasy console created by Lexaloffle, the same folks behind Pico-8. The games are meant to be made only of voxels (3D pixels, or colorful tiny cubes, think Minecraft). It has never been physically released, but runs as a software on computers like Windows / Mac / Linux and web browsers. There is no emulator in Batocera for this system, you need to

vpinball

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:26:05 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Visual Pinball X The Visual Pinball X is a pinball developed by Randy Davis. It was released in 2000. This system scrapes metadata for the “vpinball” group(s) and loads the vpinball set from the currently selected theme, if available.

vsmile

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:02:54 +0000

V.Smile The V.Smile is a console developed by VTech. It was released in 2005. You may actively lose intelligence playing this system. You have been warned. This system scrapes metadata for the “vsmile” group(s) and loads the vsmile set from the currently selected theme, if available.

wasm4

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:28:47 +0000

WASM-4 The WASM-4 is a fantasy console developed by Aduros, similar to the likes of the Pico-8 and TIC-80. It was released in 2021. WASM-4 runs games written in WebAssembly, which is compatible with a wide variety of programming languages (as long as they compile in WebAssembly). This fantasy console is opensource and distributed

wii

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:18:33 +0000

Nintendo Wii The Nintendo Wii is a console developed by Nintendo. It was released on November the 19th, 2006 and retailed for $249.99 USD. The Wii sports a IBM PowerPC CPU at 729 MHz with 88MB of RAM, and a GPU infamously created by ATI (Wii consoles have

wiiu

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:34:05 +0000

Wii U The Wii U is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012 at $349.99. It has a Tri-Core IBM PowerPC CPU at 1.24 GHz with 2GB of RAM. It has a AMD Radeon GPU. It is the first console by Nintendo to output to high definition (HD) resolutions, such as 720p and 1080p. It includes a tablet-like controller, known as the Wii U GamePad, to provide certain additional gameplay. Notably, it can play all Wii games as well as support the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii …

windows_installers

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 30 May 2021 15:43:21 +0000

windows_installers is not actually a standalone Batocera system. It's used to install Windows games. For more information see the Windows system wiki page

windows_on_batocera_spreadsheet

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 02:43:39 +0000

Windows Games Running on Batocera This is a community-maintained list of Windows games tested on Batocera, what version of Batocera it was on and if any tweaks/issues were present. Appendable Google Sheet here. Based on this spreadsheet, copied to this page 2/Oct/2021. Credit to forum users prog-amateur, liberodark, Aynshe, toto621, setssuna and CRKFIEND for their hard work in compiling this list!

windows

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:28:01 +0000

Under construction. Windows (WINE) WINE will play Windows games, both old and recent games, both 32-bit and 64-bit. Some open-source games are available in the free Batocera content store (from the EmulationStation menu, UPDATES & DOWNLOADS -> CONTENT DOWNLOADER

wswan

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:52:34 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Bandai WonderSwan The WonderSwan is a handheld game console released in Japan by Bandai. It was developed by Gunpei Yokoi's company Koto Laboratory and Bandai, and was the last piece of hardware Yokoi developed before his death in 1997. Released in 1999 in the fifth generation of video game consoles, the WonderSwan and its two later models, the WonderSwan Color and SwanCrystal were officially supported until being discontinued by Bandai in …

wswanc

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:52:43 +0000

Bandai WonderSwan Color The WonderSwan Color is a handheld game console designed by Bandai released in 2000, and was only available in Japan. While the original WonderSwan had only a black and white screen, the color version features 64k of RAM and a larger color LCD screen.

x1

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:53:34 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Sharp X1 The Sharp X1 is a computer developed by Sharp. It was released in 1982. This system scrapes metadata for the “x1” group(s) and loads the x1 set from the currently selected theme, if available.

x68000

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:05:52 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Sharp X68000 The Sharp X68000 is a computer developed by Sharp. It was released in 1987. This system scrapes metadata for the “x68000” group(s) and loads the x68000 set from the currently selected theme, if available.

xbox

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 03:49:50 +0000

Microsoft Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation console released by Microsoft on November 15, 2001. Known as the DirectXbox during development, it is notable for the specs having similarities to a PC, namely as a result of using familiar components around the x86 architecture. It had a custom Pentium III CPU at 733

xbox360

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 09 May 2023 01:13:07 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home console release by Microsoft (it being their second home console after the original Xbox). It was released in November 2005, making it the first seventh generation console released.

xegs

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:04:10 +0000

Atari XE Game System The Atari XE Game System is a computer developed by Atari. It was released in 1987. This system scrapes metadata for the “xegs” group(s) and loads the xegs set from the currently selected theme, if available. Quick reference

xrick

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:24:11 +0000

XRick XRick is an open source implementation of the game “Rick Dangerous”. This system is grouped with the “ports” group of systems. Quick reference * Emulator: xrick-libretro * Folder: /userdata/roms/xrick * Accepted ROM formats:

zc210

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:28:12 +0000

Zelda Classic Zelda Classic is a fan-made game engine inspired by the original Legend of Zelda (NES). It allows players to play custom adventures called “quests” created using the ZQuest editor. The engine has been actively developed since 1999 and has a large community of quest creators.

zx81

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:34:33 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. ZX81 The ZX81 is a computer developed by Sinclair. It was released in 1981, retailing for $99.95 USD ($302 in 2021). The ZX81 was designed as the low-cost successor to the ZX80, accessible to the general public. It was a huge success.

zxspectrum

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:53:48 +0000

This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. ZXSpectrum The ZXSpectrum is a range of models of 8-bit computers developed by Sinclair. It was first released in April 1982, and the last model was discontinued in 1992. During development, the ZX Spectrum was referred to as the ZX81 Colour and the ZX82. The rename to Spectrum was done to highlight the machine's new color capabilities.