RetroArch

Description

RetroArch is a lightning fast and easy-to-use multi-system command-line driven emulator. Game-aware shading based on libRetro API, real-time rewinding, and most of its other features are extremely unique and hardly can be found anywhere else.

Features

Multiplatform emulation

Advanced GPU shader support with CRT, NTSC video artifacts and other effects

Dynamic Rate Control to synchronize video and audio while smoothing out timing imperfections

FFmpeg recording for lossless video recording using FFmpeg's libavcodec

Gamepad abstraction layer called Retropad

Gamepad auto-configuration, that allows you to start playing right after plugging a gamepad in Peer-to-peer netplay that uses a rollback technique similar to GGPO

Audio DSP plugins like an equalizer, reverb, and other effects

Advanced savestate features

Libretro database of cores, games, cheats, etc.

OpenGL and Vulkan API support