Emulators and Formats

Emulator List

This is just simply a list of systems, emulators available, rom formats, and bios required.

• This list is extremely incomplete
• Libretro = RetroArch
• This doesn't take into account if the emulator works on the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro
• Some BIOS are optional
• Some BIOS for RetroArch need to be in folders
• RetroArch BIOS need to be place in the RetroArch\system folder

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Opera
Format	.iso, .chd, .bin/.cue
Required BIOS	panafz1.bin, panafz10.bin, panafz10-norsa.bin, panafz10e-anvil.bin, panafz10e-anvil-norsa.bin, panafz1j.bin, panafz1j-norsa.bin, goldstar.bin, sanyotry.bin, 3do_arcade_saot.bin

Amstrad CPC

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Caprice32
Standalone Emulators	andcpc, CPCDroid, Droid-CPC
Format	.cpc, .dsk, .zip, .7z

Apple II

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	MESS
Standalone Emulators	Mame4Droid2024
Forma	.cmd, .zip
Require BIOS	apple2.zip, apple2p.zip, apple2e.zip, apple2ee.zip, apple2c.zip, apple2cp.zip, apple2gs.zip

Arcade

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Final Burn Neo, Final Burn Alpha, Flycast, MAME-current, MAME 2000, MAME 2003 Midway, MAME 2003, MAME 2010
Format	.zip, .7z
BIOS Folder Name (Final Burn)	RetroArch\system\fbneo\, RetroArch\system\fbneo\cheats\, RetroArch\system\fbneo\samples\
BIOS Folder Name (MAME)	RetroArch\system\mame2003-plus\samples\
Required BIOS	bubsys.zip, cchip.zip, channelf.zip, coleco.zip, decocass.zip, fdsbios.zip, isgsm.zip, midssio.zip, msx.zip, namcoc69.zip, namcoc70.zip, namcoc75.zip, neocdz.zip, neogeo.zip, ngp.zip, nmk004.zip, pgm.zip, skns.zip, spec128.zip, spec128k.zip, spec48k.zip, spectrum.zip, ym2608.zip

Arduboy

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	arduous
Format	.hex

Atari 2600

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Stella, Stella 2014
Format	.a26, .bin, .zip, .7z

Atari 5200

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	a5200, Atari800
Format	.a52, .bin, .zip, .7z
Required BIOS	5200.rom, ATARIBAS.ROM

Atari 7800

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	ProSystem
Format	.a78, .zip
Required BIOS	7800 BIOS (U).rom

Atari Jaguar

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Virtual Jaguar
Format	.j64, .jag, .rom, .abs, .cof, .bin, .prg

Atari Lynx

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle Lynx, Handy
Format	.7z, .lnx, .zip
Required BIOS	lynxboot.img

Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Hatari
Format	.st, .msa, .stx, .dim, .ipf, .zip
Required BIOS	tos.img

Bandai WonderSwan

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle Cygne
Format	.ws, .pc2, .zip, .7z

Bandai WonderSwan Color

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle Cygne
Format	.ws2, .pc2, .zip, .7z

Chai Love

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Chai Love
Format	.chai, .chailove

CHIP-8/S-CHIP/XO-CHIP

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	JAXE
Format	.ch8, .sc8, .xo8

Coleco Vision

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	blueMSX, Gearcoleco
Format	.rom, .ri, .mx1, .mx2, .col, .dsk, .cas, .sg, .sc, .m3u, .zip, .7z
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\Databases\*, RetroArch\system\Machines\*
Required BIOS	coleco.rom, blueMSX

Commodore Amiga

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	PUAE 2021, PUAE
Format	.adf, .hdf, .lha, .zip
Required BIOS	kick33180.A500, kick34005.A500, kick40068.A1200

Commodore Amiga CD32

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	PUAE 2021, PUAE
Format	.cue, .ccd, .chd, .lha, .nrg, .mds, .iso.
Required BIOS	kick40060.CD32, kick40060.CD32.ext

Commodore C128

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VICE x128
Format	.d64, .d71, .d80, .d81, .d82, .g64, .g41, .x64, .t64, .tap, .prg, .p00, .crt, .bin, .zip, .gz, .d6z, .d7z, .d8z, .g6z, .g4z, .x6z, .cmd, .m3u, .vsf, .nib, .nbz
Required BIOS	JiffyDOS_C128.bin, JiffyDOS_C64.bin, JiffyDOS_1541-II.bin, JiffyDOS_1571_repl310654.bin, JiffyDOS_1581.bin

Commodore C64

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Frodo, VICE x64 fast, VICE x64sc accurate
Format	.d64, .zip, .7z, .t64, .crt, .prg, .nib, .tap

Commodore C64 SuperCPU

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VICE xscpu64
Format	.d64, d71, d80, d81, d82, g64, g41, x64, t64, tap, prg, p00, crt, bin, zip, gz, d6z, d7z, d8z, g6z, g4z, x6z, cmd, m3u, vfl, vsf, nib, nbz, d2m, d4m
Required BIOS	JiffyDOS_C64.bin, JiffyDOS_1541-II.bin, JiffyDOS_1571_repl310654.bin, JiffyDOS_1581.bin

Commodore CBM-II 5x0

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VICE xcbm5x0
Format	.d64, d71, d80, d81, d82, g64, g41, x64, t64, tap, prg, p00, crt, bin, zip, gz, d6z, d7z, d8z, g6z, g4z, x6z, cmd, m3u, vfl, vsf, nib, nbz, d2m, d4m

Commodore CBM-II 6x0/7x0

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VICE xcbm2
Format	.d64, d71, d80, d81, d82, g64, g41, x64, t64, tap, prg, p00, crt, bin, zip, gz, d6z, d7z, d8z, g6z, g4z, x6z, cmd, m3u, vfl, vsf, nib, nbz, d2m, d4m

Commodore PET

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VICE xpet
Format	.d64, .zip, .7z, .t64, .crt, .prg, .nib, .tap

Commodore PLUS/4

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	xplus4
Format	.d64, d71, d80, d81, d82, g64, g41, x64, t64, tap, prg, p00, crt, bin, zip, gz, d6z, d7z, d8z, g6z, g4z, x6z, cmd, m3u, vfl, vsf, nib, nbz, d2m, d4m

Commodore VICE-20

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VICE xvic
Format	.d64, .zip, .7z, .t64, .crt, .prg, .nib, .tap

Doom

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	PRBoom
Format	.wad, .iwad, .pwad

DOS

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	DOSBox-core, DOSBox-Pure, DOSBox-SVN
Standalone Emulators	DosBox Turbo, AnDOSBox, Magic Dosbox, aDOSBox
Format	.dosz, .exe, .com, .img, .m3u, .bat, .conf, .cue, .zip

Fairchild ChannelIF

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	FreeChaFFormat
Required BIOS	sl31253.bin, sl31254.bin, sl90025.bin

Famicom Disk System

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	FCEUmm, Mesen, Nestopia UE
Format	.fds, .zip, .7z
Required BIOS	disksys.rom

GCE Vectrex

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VecX
Format	.vec, .zip, .7z

Handheld Electronic

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	GW
Format	.mgw

Java ME

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	SquirrelJME
Format	.jar, .sqc, .jam, .jad, .kjx
Required BIOS	squirreljme.sqc

LowRes NX

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	LowRes NX
Format	.nx

Lua Engine

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Lutro
Format	.lutro, .love, .lua

Mac II

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	minivmac
Format	.dsk, .img, .zip, .hvf, .cmd
Required BIOS	MacII.ROM

Magnavox Odyssey 2

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	O2EM
Format	.bin
Required BIOS	o2rom.bin, c52.bin, g7400.bin, jopac.bin

Mattel Intellivision

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	FreeIntv
Format	.bin, .int, .zip, .7z
Required BIOS	exec.bin, grom.bin

Mega Duck/Cougar Boy

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	SameDuck
Format	.bin, .zip, .7z

MSX

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	blueMSX, fMSX
Format	.cas, .dsk, .mx1, .mx2, .rom, .zip, .7z
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\Databases\*, RetroArch\system\Machines\*
Required BIOS	blueMSX

MSX2

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	blueMSX, fMSX
Format	.cas, .dsk, .mx1, .mx2, .rom, .zip, .7z
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\Databases\*, RetroArch\system\Machines\*
Required BIOS	blueMSX

NEC PC Engine

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle PCE Fast, Beetle SuperGrafx, PceEmu
Format	.pce, .chd, .zip, .7z

NEC PC Engine CD

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle PCE, Beetle PCE Fast, PceEmu
Format	.pce, .ccd, .iso, .img, .chd, .cue
Required BIOS	syscard3.pce Optional: gexpress.pce, syscard1.pce, syscard2.pce

NEC PC-8800

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	QUASI88
Format	.d88, .u88, .m3u
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\quasi88\
Required BIOS	DISK.ROM, FONT.ROM, n88.rom, n88_0.rom, n88_1.rom, n88_2.rom, n88_3.rom, n88jisho.rom, n88knj1.rom, n88knj2.rom, n88n.rom, n88sub.rom

NEC PC-98

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Neko Project II Kai, Neko Project II
Format	.d88, .fdi, .hdi, .zip
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\np2kai\
Required BIOS	font.bmp, FONT.ROM, bios.rom, itf.rom, sound.rom, bios9821.rom, d8000.rom, 2608_BD.WAV, 2608_SD.WAV, 2608_TOP.WAV, 2608_HH.WAV, 2608_TOM.WAV, 2608_RIM.WAV

NEC PC-FX

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle PC-FX
Format	.chd, .zip, .cue, .ccd, .toc
Required BIOS	pcfx.rom

Nintendo 3DS

Category	Information
Standalone Emulators	Citra, Citra Enhanced, Citra MMJ
Format	.3ds, .3dsx

Nintendo 64

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Mupen64Plus-Next GLES3, ParaLLEI
Standalone Emulators	M64Plus FZ
Format	.z64, .n64, .v64, .zip

Nintendo DS

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	DeSmuME, DeSmuME 2015, melonDS, melondDS DS
Standalone Emulators	Drastic, DeeS, melonDS, noods
Format	.nds, .zip
Required BIOS	Required for MelonDS or DeSmuME: nds_bios_arm7.bin, nds_bios_arm9.bin, bios7.bin, bios9.bin

Nintendo DSi

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	melonDS
Standalone Emulators	melonDS
Format	.dsi, .nds, .zip
Required BIOS	bios7.bin, bios9.bin, firmware.bin, nand.bin, dsi_bios7.bin, dsi_bios9.bin, dsi_firmware.bin, dsi_nand.bin

Nintendo Entertainment System

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	FCEUmm, Messen, Nestopia UE, QuickNES
Format	.nes, .zip, .7z

Nintendo GameBoy Advance

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	gpSP, mGBA, VBA Next, VBA-M
Standalone Emulators	Pizza Boy GBA, MyBoy!
Format	.gba, .zip, .7z
Optional BIOS	gba_bios.bin

Nintendo GameBoy

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Gambatte, Gearboy, mGBA, Messen-S, TGB Dual, VBA-M
Format	.gb, .gbc, .dmg, .zip, .7z
Optional BIOS	gb_bios.bin, sgb_bios.bin

Nintendo GameBoy Color

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Gambatte, Gearboy, mGBA, Messen-S, TGB Dual, VBA-M
Format	.gbc, .gb, .dmg, .zip, .7z
Optional BIOS	gbc_bios.bin, sgb_bios.bin

Nintendo Gamecube

Category	Information
Standalone Emulators	Dolphin, Dolphin MMJ, Dolphin MMJR, Dolphin MMJR2, Dolphin MMJR3
Format	.iso, .gcz, .rvz, .nkit

Nintendo Pokemon Mini

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	PokeMini
Format	.min, .zip
Optional BIOS	bios.min

Nintendo SNES

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle Supafraust, bsnes, bsnes-mercury (Balanced), bsnes-mercury (Performance), Messen-S, Snes9x 2002, Snes9x 2005, Snes9x 2005 Plus, Snes9x 2010
Standalone Emulators	Snes9x EX+, SuperRetro16, SNESDroid, MultiSneS16, EmuSNES XL
Format	.smc, .sfc, .zip, .7z

Nintendo Virtual Boy

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle VB
Format	.vb, .vboy, .zip, .7z

Nintendo Wii

Category	Information
Standalone Emulators	Dolphin, Dolphin MMJ, Dolphin MMJR, Dolphin MMJR2, Dolphin MMJR3
Format	.iso, .rvz, .nkit

Oberon RISC Emulator

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Oberon RISC Emulator
Format	.dsk

Palm OS

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Mu
Format	.prc, .pqa, .img, .pdb
Required BIOS	palmos41-en-m515.rom

Philips CDi

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	SAME CDi
Format	.chd, .iso
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\same_cdi\bios\
Required BIOS	cdimono1.zip, cdimono2.zip, cdibios.zip

Pico-8

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Retro8, Fake-08
Standalone Emulators	P8 Player
Format	.png, .p8

RPG Maker 2000/2003

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	EasyRPG
Standalone Emulators	EasyRPG
Format	.ldb, .zip, .easyrpg

RPG Maker XP/VX/VA/MV

Category	Information
Standalone Emulators	Neko RPGXP Player, Joiplay
Required BIOS	Various

Sammy Atomiswave

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Flycast
Standalone Emulators	Redream, Flycast
Format	.chd, .ist, .bin, .zip
BIOS Folder Name (Flycast-lr)	RetroArch\system\dc\
Required BIOS	awbios.zip

ScummVM

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	ScummVM
Standalone Emulators	ScummVM
Format	.zip, .scummvm

Sega 32X

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	PicoDrive
Format	.32x, .7z, .bin, .md, .smd, .zip

Sega CD/Mega CD

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Genesis Plus GX, Genesis Plus GX Wide, PicoDrive
Standalone Emulators	MD.emu
Format	.chd, .bin/cue
Required BIOS	bios_CD_U.bin, bios_CD_E.bin, bios_CD_J.bin

Sega Dreamcast

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Flycast
Standalone Emulators	Flycast, Redream, Reicast
Format	.chd, .bin/.cue, .bin/.gdi, .bin/cdi
BIOS Folder Name (Flycast-lr)	RetroArch\system\dc\
Required BIOS	Required for Flycast: dc_boot.bin, dc_flash.bin

Sega Game Gear

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Gearsystem, Genesis Plus GX
Format	.gg, .bin, .zip, .7z
Optional BIOS	bios.gg

Sega Genesis/MegaDrive

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Genesis Plus GX, Genesis Plus GX Wide, PicoDrive
Format	.md, .68k, .mdx, .sgd, .smd, .gen, .bin, .zip, .7z
Optional BIOS	bios_MD.bin

Sega Master System

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Gearsystem, Genesis Plus GX, Genesis Plus GX Wide, PicoDrive
Format	.7z, .bin, .sms, .zip
Optional BIOS	bios_E.sms, bios_U.sms, bios_J.sms

Sega Naomi

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Flycast
Standalone Emulators	Flycast
Format	.dat, .ist, .bin, .chd/.zip
BIOS Folder Name (Flycast-lr)	RetroArch\system\dc\
Required BIOS	naomi.zip, hod2bios.zip, f355dlx.zip, f355bios.zip, airlbios.zip

Sega Naomi 2

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Flycast
Standalone Emulators	Flycast
Format	.chd/.zip
BIOS Folder Name (Flycast-lr)	RetroArch\system\dc\
Required BIOS	naomi2.zip

Sega Saturn

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle Saturn, YabaSanshiro, Yabause
Standalone Emulators	YabaSanshiro, YabaSanshiro 2, YabaSanshiro 2 Pro, Saturn.emu
Format	.chd, .iso, .bin/.cue
Required BIOS	Required for Beetle-Saturn: sega_101.bin, mpr-17933.bin, mpr-18811-mx.ic1, mpr-19367-mx.ic1 Optional: saturn_bios.bin

Sega SG-1000

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Gearsystem, Genesis Plus GX, Genesis Plus GX Wide, blueMSX
Format	.7z, .bin, .sg, .zip
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\Databases\*, RetroArch\system\Machines\*
Required BIOS	blueMSX

Sega VMU

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VeMUlator
Format	.vms, .bin

Sharp X1

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	X Millennium
Format	.dx1, .zip, .2d, .2hd, .tfd, .d88, .88d, .hdm, .xdf, .dup, .cmd
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\xmil\
Required BIOS	IPLROM.X1, IPLROM.X1T

Sharp X68000

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	PX68k
Format	.dim, .m3u
BIOS Folder Name	RetroArch\system\keropi\
Required BIOS	iplrom.dat, cgrom.dat, iplrom30.dat, iplromco.dat, iplromxv.dat

Sinclair ZX 81

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	EightyOne
Format	.p, .tzx, .zip

Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Fuse
Format	.sna, .szx, .z80, .tap, .tzx, .gz, .udi, .mgt, .img, .trd, .scl, .dsk

SNK Neo Geo CD

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Final Burn Neo, NeoCD, Geolith
Format	.bin/.cue, .chd
BIOS Folder Name (Final Burn Neo)	RetroArch\system\fbneo\
BIOS Folder Name (NeoCD-lr)	RetroArch\system\neocd\
Required BIOS	neocd_f.rom, neocd_sf.rom, front-sp1.bin, neocd_t.rom, neocd_st.rom, top-sp1.bin, neocd_z.rom, neocd_sz.rom, neocd.bin, ng-lo.rom, 000-lo.lo, uni-bioscd.rom, neocd.zip

Final Burn Neo subsystem information

• For NeoGeo CD to work on Final Burn Neo the roms need to be placed in a neocd\ folder
• Example:

roms\neocd\King of Fighters '98, The - Dream Match Never Ends ~ The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest (Japan) (En,Ja).bin

roms\neocd\King of Fighters '98, The - Dream Match Never Ends ~ The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest (Japan) (En,Ja).cue

SNK Neo Geo Pocket

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle NeoPop, RACE
Format	.ngp, .ngc, .zip, .7z

Sony PlayStation

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Beetle PSX HW, Beetle PSX, PCSX-ReArmed, SwanStation
Standalone Emulators	Avocado, DuckStation, ePSXe, FPse, XEBRA
Format	.chd, .pbp, .bin/.cue, .m3u
Required BIOS	scph5500.bin, scph5501.bin, scph5502.bin, psxonpsp660.bin

Sony PlayStation 2

Category	Information
Standalone Emulators	AetherSX2, NetherSX2
Format	.iso, .chd, .bin/cue
Required BIOS	Any 4MB PS2 bios in .bin format

Sony PlayStation Portable

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	PPSSPP
Standalone Emulators	PPSSPP, PPSSPP-Gold
Format	.iso, .cso, .pbp, .chd

Thomson MO/TO

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Theodore
Format	.fd, .sap, .k7, .m7, .m5, .rom

TIC-80

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	TIC-80
Format	.tic

Uzebox

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Uzem
Format	.uze

VaporSpec

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	VaporSpec
Format	.vaporbin

WASM-4

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	WASM4
Format	.wasm

Watara Supervision

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	Potator
Format	.bin, .sv

Wolfenstein 3D

Category	Information
Libretro Cores	ECWolf
Format	.wl6, .n3d, .sod, .sdm, .wl1, .pk3, .exe
Required BIOS	ecwolf.pk3

M3U Files

M3U File Generator python script

• M3U File Generator python script (Right-Click > Download)

1. Place script inside folder you want to generate m3u
2. Select one of the options
3. Click Submit

Setup 1

Setup 1: M3U file normal usage

The .m3u format is a playlist file. It's highly recommended to use .m3u files for your multi disc games. They are simple to create too:

1. Create a text file

2. Rename .txt to .m3u

3. Open the .m3u and add your disc to each line

Example 1

Chrono Cross (USA) (Disc 1).chd
Chrono Cross (USA) (Disc 2).chd

Example 2

Final Fantasy IX (USA) (Disc 1).cue
Final Fantasy IX (USA) (Disc 2).cue
Final Fantasy IX (USA) (Disc 3).cue
Final Fantasy IX (USA) (Disc 4).cue

4. Save file and place in the same folder as the content

Setup 2

Setup 2: M3U file with content in other folders

You can also have your content in different folders. This is useful for front-ends that might scan disc and m3u files, leading to multiple files. Simply write the path to the content in the m3u files.

1. Let's say you typically place your psx games in /roms/psx/.

2. Now create a folder outside the psx folder. Let's name it psxmutltidisc.

3. As an example lets use Metal Gear Solid and place each disc in the newly created folder /roms/psxmultidisc/ folder.

4. Now you can simply write your m3u file exactly as such:

../psxmultidisc/Metal Gear Solid (USA) (Disc 1) (Rev 1).chd
../psxmultidisc/Metal Gear Solid (USA) (Disc 2) (Rev 1).chd

5. Save and place the file in our example folder /roms/psx/

Now your preferred front-end will only scan and show one file instead of three (in this case).

Setup 3

Setup 3: M3U file with content in another folder for Duckstation

DuckStation requires URI paths if file is in a seperate directory.

• Ensure DuckStation has permissions to the multidisc folder

Duckstation > ≡ > App Settings > Game List > Add Folder

• You can quickly find out the path to the file in the menu above after adding the folder

We'll use these paths in examples shown:

Path	Note
roms/psx/	Path of your normal psx games & m3u files
roms/psxmulti/	Path of multidisc psx games

• URI Path Example for roms/psxmulti/

Path	Note
content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/tree/primary:roms%2Fpsxmulti/document/primary:roms%2Fpsxmulti%2F	Internal Storage
content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/tree/STRINGOFNUMBERS&LETTERS:roms%2Fpsxmulti/document/STRINGOFNUMBERS&LETTERS:roms%2Fpsxmulti%2F	Replace STRINGOFNUMBERS&LETTERS with your own

• Cheat Sheet:

Character	Encoded character	Note
:	%3A	Either character can be used
/	%2F	Encoded character is required
Space	%20	Either character can be used

Examples

Path	Note
roms/psx/Chrono Cross (USA).m3u
roms/psxmulti/Chrono Cross (USA) (Disc 1).chd
roms/psxmulti/Chrono Cross (USA) (Disc 2).chd
content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/tree/primary:roms%2Fpsxmulti/document/primary:roms%2Fpsxmulti%2FChrono Cross (USA) (Disc 1).chd	m3u file line 1
content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/tree/primary:roms%2Fpsxmulti/document/primary:roms%2Fpsxmulti%2FChrono Cross (USA) (Disc 2).chd	m3u file line 2

The M3U file will not work for anything but DuckStation.

Setup 4

Setup 4: ES-DE M3U files

ES-DE can have directories interpreted as files. This a a very convenient method to hide multidisc games and show only one entry.

• The name of the folder will dictate the file that will be loaded.

Path/File	Note
/roms/psx/Microwaved Banana (Japan).m3u/	Folder Name
/roms/psx/Microwaved Banana (Japan).m3u/Microwaved Banana (Japan).m3u	m3u file
/roms/psx/Microwaved Banana (Japan).m3u/Microwaved Banana (Japan) (Disc 1).chd
/roms/psx/Microwaved Banana (Japan).m3u/Microwaved Banana (Japan) (Disc 2).chd

M3U file contents

Microwaved Banana (Japan) (Disc 1).chd
Microwaved Banana (Japan) (Disc 2).chd

Setup 5

Setup 5: M3U files for Dolphin

Some versions of Dolphin support M3U files. Official Dolphin dev build worked when tested

• Paths must be hardcoded
• M3U files should use Unix line endings
• If using external folder such as the example Setup 2 or 3, the folder must be added to Dolphin

Let's use roms/gc/ as the example base folder while roms/gcmulti/ as the example for multidisc folder

Path/File	Note
roms/gc/Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA).m3u
roms/gcmulti/Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA) (Disc 1).rvz
roms/gcmulti/Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA) (Disc 2).rvz

For the M3U files content you need hardcoded paths with storage path:

Storage	Path	Note
Internal	/storage/emulated/0/
SD Card	/storage/XXXX-XXXX/	Replace XXXX-XXXX with your SD cards unique ID

Internal Storage example Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA).m3u

/storage/emulated/0/roms/gcmulti/Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA) (Disc 1).rvz
/storage/emulated/0/roms/gcmulti/Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA) (Disc 2).rvz

SD Card example Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA).m3u

/storage/3731-3730/roms/gcmulti/Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA) (Disc 1).rvz
/storage/3731-3730/roms/gcmulti/Metal Gear Solid - The Twin Snakes (USA) (Disc 2).rvz

MESS

MESS File Generator script

Needed	Info/Folder
MESS	RetroArch Core
MAME	RetroArch Core
MAME Hash files	RetroArch/systems/mame/hash
MAMEHashConverter

1. Download and place the hash xml files into a folder called hash
2. Open MAMEHashCovrter.py > Select hash folder > Generate cmd > enter details > copy folder to device

Note that the generate cmd only works for certain xml files so far

Moonlight Files

Moonlight File Generator script

Needed	Info
Moonlight (Portable)
Moonlight Android
Moonlight File Generator Script	Right Click > Download Link

Steps	Tips
Download Moonlight Portable
Extract zip > launch Moonlight.exe > Link PC with device
Install Moonlight on Android > Link PC
Run MoonlightFileGenerator.py > Locate Moonlight.ini within Moonlight portable folder	*\Moonlight Game Streaming Project\Moonlight.ini
Select button based on frontend being used

Daijishou Moonlight

Daijishou Moonlight Setup

1. Select "Create Daijishou Moonlight files"
2. Copy the moonlight folder and files it generated near your Moonlight.ini folder to your device
3. Import Moonlight.json platform within Daijishou
4. Add moonlight folder path to Moonlight platform

ES-DE Moonlight

ES-DE Moonlight Setup

1. Select "Create ES-DE Moonlight files"
2. Copy the moonlight folder and files it generated near your Moonlight.ini folder to your device
3. Add Moonlight to your es_find_rules.xml and es_system.xml

es_find_rules.xml

    <emulator name="Moonlight">
        <rule type="androidpackage">
            <entry>com.limelight/com.limelight.ShortcutTrampoline</entry>
        </rule>
    </emulator>

es_system.xml

    <system>
        <name>moonlight</name>
        <fullname>Moonlight Game Streaming</fullname>
        <path>%ROMPATH%/moonlight</path>
        <extension>.moonlight</extension>
        <command label="Moonlight">%EMULATOR_Moonlight% %EXTRA_UUID%=%INJECT%=Moonlight.uuid %EXTRA_AppId%=%INJECT%=%BASENAME%.moonlight</command>
        <platform>moonlight</platform>
        <theme>moonlight</theme>
    </system>

MSU-1 Files

For MSU-1 to properly work:

• All files need to have a common file name.
• All files need to be in the same folder.

One patch file can be kept in the same folder if you want to utilize soft patching features. Otherwise patch the game with a patcher.

EarthBound (USA) will be the common file name in the example below:

File	Note
EarthBound (USA).bps	Patch file. Only need 1 patch file.
EarthBound (USA).ips	Patch file. Only need 1 patch file.
EarthBound (USA).msu	MSU file.
EarthBound (USA).sfc	Game file.
EarthBound (USA)-*.pcm	Music file.

• MSU1 Rename Scripts (Right-Click > Download)
• The script will rename the .bps, .ips, .msu, and .pcm files after the .sfc file
• The script will look in the same folder or sub-folders
• If renaming multiple games create sub-folders for each game

1. Place the script in the same folder as the .sfc and .pcm files
2. Run script

NES HD Packs

1. Use Mesen core
2. Create HdPacks/ folder in RetroArch/system/
3. Rename HD Pack after the name of rom (Example: Legend of Zelda, The (USA).zip = Legend of Zelda, The (USA)/)
4. Place HD Pack inside RetroArch/system/HdPacks/ folder
5. Enable HD packs within core options (RetroArch Quick Menu > Core Options > Enable HD Packs)

ScummVM File Generator

Download
ScummVM File Generator
ScummVM.dat
ScummVM Daily Builds

1. Start python script
2. Select button for frontend
3. Select Scummvm.dat
4. Copy files to device
5. Install ScummVM Daily build
6. Add game to ScummVM as normal