Top 15 recalboxOS Alternative and Similar Games | Dec 2024

recalboxOS is a light embedded system created to run on the raspberryPi and raspberryPI 2.

You can transform your rpi in an emulation platform, supporting up to 16 systems !

Features

Supports Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy, Game Boy color, Game Boy Advance, Super Nintendo, Master System, Megadrive (Genesis), FBA, iMame4all, PCEngine, MSX1/2, PSX, SegaCD, Sega 32x, Sega SG1000, Famicom Disk System.
Build with buildroot, so the root file system is only 100MB compressed.
Rescue system based on NOOBS : reinstall directly from your sd card or get the last version from the net
Online update
Network access to rom folder, screenshots, saves.
fat32 rom partition : compatible with all systems
Controller configuration in the frontend : configure once, play everywhere.
Background frontend music
PS3 and Shanwan Bluetooth built-in support (plug a controller, unplug and play)
French, English, Portugues (thanks to mgoulart), Spanish, German and maybe other to come if you participate.
Frontend based on Aloshi great EmulationStation2
FBA optimized version with 4 player support (yeah Dungeons and Dragons)
Use RPi GPIOs as controllers ...

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