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Recalbox

Recalbox is a light embedded system created to run on the raspberryPi ,raspberryPI 2 and others!

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Linux
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Odroid
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What is Recalbox?

Recalbox is a light embedded system created to run on the raspberryPi ,raspberryPI 2 and others!

You can transform your rpi or your pc in an emulation platform, supporting up to 40 systems !

Features

Supports Amiga, Atari 2600/7800, C64, NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, DS, Super Nintendo, DOSBox and ScummVM, Master System, Megadrive (Genesis), FBA, iMame4all, PCEngine, MSX1/2, PSX, SegaCD, Sega 32x, and more! 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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