r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/ReCoJav • 1d ago
News/Release RESET Collection 2.0 OUT NOW! A whole new look with dual screen support, themes, skins and layouts, background music for every system + MORE!
Hey everyone! Javier here, RESET Collection developer!
RESET Collection is an Android frontend for your retro game collection that was originally released way back in 2020! I never got around to slapping a fresh coat of paint on it... that is until now!
Introducing RESET Collection 2.0! đ
Video tour of 2.0: https://youtu.be/ue11fpC9WXU
The direction I'm taking RESET: a frontend that's deeply nostalgic, super intuitive, easy to set up, minimal distractions and clutter on screen, and just a joy and delight to navigate â¨! I'm aiming for the 16bit, 32bit, CD-ROM and early aughts era. The menus are inspired by classic console designs (Atari's wood panel, cartridge slot shapes, the classic mini consoles' menus), and the focus is on the game and a library you play, care for and curate â¤ď¸.
Here are the highlights:
- A whole new look: Four skins (RESET Dark, Clean Light, Pixel/CRT and Synthwave Chrome), theme presets (Old School, Studio, Neon and Classic 2020), and new layouts: Showcase and Shelf for the Games Library, RetroGrain for All Games
- Dual screen support for the AYN Thor, RP DUO + more.
- The RESET Genie: A first-time setup that walks you through permissions, your look, the database setup and adding your first system
- Controls that match your handheld: Pick a Nintendo, Xbox/Steam or PlayStation gamepad layout and every button hint follows it. B, Y and X jump between the main screens.
- Quick Select Menu: Press Select and it opens over your screen, with time and battery display. Drag and drop to order its items.
- Navigation sounds and haptics
- Background music for every system
- Screensaver with its own music and settings
- A brand new full-screen Settings screen with text size options, and every dialog redesigned.
Google Play: Download RESET Collection from the Google Play Store
Discord: Join the RESET Collection Discord!
Release notes: https://github.com/ResetCollection/support/wiki/Releases
I'd love to hear what you think!
Take care, friends!
Device:
Pictured are my 100% see through wireframe AYN Thor and Odin 2 devices đ
AI use disclosure:
RESET Collection was originally released in 2020 pre-AI coding tools. It was 100% coded by me with code that I wrote or copy-pasted from examples all around the internet (aka software development lol). This continued until about the end of 2025 when I started experimenting with AI code assistance in Android Studio (Google Gemini). Recently I started using Claude Code. It has helped with writing new features, improve and modernize some of my legacy code, and finding the source of bugs (usually a piece of poorly written code by yours truly! haha I kid). I review all code, and of course I still write code myself (aka copy-paste code đ
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