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About Recalbox
Recalbox is an all-in-one retro gaming system you install on your own hardware, such as a Raspberry Pi, to play games from more than 100 consoles, handhelds and home computers, plus thousands of arcade cabinets. It installs through the official Raspberry Pi Imager, and the project guides newcomers through setup in four steps.
The interface is built for beginners, and it includes instant saves, rewind, game scraping, overlays, shaders, a virtual keyboard and search across systems. The project also sells hardware such as RGB and JAMMA adapters.
Strengths
- Supports more than 100 consoles, handhelds and computers
- Simple setup through the official Raspberry Pi Imager
- Instant save, rewind, scraping, shaders and overlays
- Beginner-friendly interface with documentation and forum
Limitations
- Replaces the operating system on the device it is installed on
- Games are not included; you supply your own
Details
- Pricing
- FreeThe system is a free download; optional hardware is sold separately in the project shop.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- The Recalbox team
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Operating system
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Building a simple retro console from a Raspberry Pi or spare hardware
- Categories
- Emulators, Gaming tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Retro Gaming & Emulation); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.