Recommended Android Emulators

It would help if you used Obtainium to update some emulators, including Vita3K and RetroArch.

RetroArch – PS1 & Under – Nightly (RetroArch_aarch64.apk)

It would help if you used the Nightly build, not the one from the Google Play Store, for RetroArch. RetroArch will be your go-to emulator for anything under and including the Sony PlayStation 1.

My suggested cores are as follows:

  • Atari 2600: Stella
  • Atari 5200: Atari800
  • Atari 7800: ProSystem
  • Arcade: FinalBurn Neo
  • Dreamcast: Flycast
  • Game Boy/Game Boy Color: Gambatte
  • Game Boy Advance: mGBA
  • Genesis/Master System/Game Gear/Sega CD: Genesis Plus GX
  • NES: Mesen
  • Nintendo DS: MelonDS DS
  • PlayStation 1: SwanStation
  • Saturn: Beetle Saturn
  • SNES: Snes9x

M64Plus FZ Pro – Nintendo 64

Regretfully, many games on RetroArch for the Nintendo 64 are broken on Android. Unfortunately, there is no other way to activate Retro Achievements. Some titles, like Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time, function flawlessly, but the majority will have several texture problems and more (Mario Golf, Pokemon Snap, etc.).

The premium version of M64Plus FZ Pro is preferable to the free one, and you should use it from the Google Play Store.

PPSSPP – Sony PlayStation Portable

The Google Play Store's PPSSPP is the most excellent Android emulator for simulating the Sony PlayStation Portable. If you wish to help the developer, you must purchase the version; otherwise, it makes no difference.

Dolphin – Nintendo GameCube & Wii – Beta

Dolphin and the Google Play Store's beta version are the best Android emulators for the Nintendo GameCube and Wii. If you enable or enroll in the beta version on the Play Store page, you will receive the most recent version of the emulator, which corresponds to the development version on their website.

NetherSX2 – Sony PlayStation 2 – Current

The most up-to-date and optimal version for emulating the Sony PlayStation 2 is NetherSX2-Current.