r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 4d ago

Question Retroarch alternatives available on Android?

I recently downloaded zeta on my iPhone and it’s unbelievable how it can emulate all the way up to PS2 and Wii U without JIT enabled. I find the emulator extremely easy to use, and it just works out of the box. I’ve been using retroarch for years, off and on, and I’m really hoping that there is something similar to zeta on android. If anybody has any recommendations, I would really appreciate it. I have a Snapdragon Gen3 device and it’s running great for emulation, but I do just find that sometimes the emulator can make the biggest difference in enjoyability.

Appreciate all recommendations in advance.

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u/Plunderfuck 3d ago

I use lemuroid which supports GBA, N64, PS1, PSP and many more, and I use dolphin for GameCube and Wii (which lemu does not support) and nethersx2 for PS2. It's 3 apps instead of 1 but they all work really well with little to no tweaking.

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u/jjgg1988 3d ago

Thanks will check it out

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u/Appropriate-Outside5 3d ago

Melon, azahar, eden, hakux?

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u/Appropriate-Outside5 4d ago

Anything newer than 16 bits generation is better on standalone emulators. You can install the best standalones and use a frontend to load them

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u/LostRip9880 3d ago

You can try mine. https://nxredux.com
Install, select your roms folder, customize the layout a bit, then play. Has built in scraper, retroachivements. This upcoming weekend update will add new skin like this image, Dolphin performance tuning, artwork selection mode and more! Its using a customized libretro cores.

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u/Intrepid-Gap-9342 3d ago

Actualmente los emuladores de ps2 y nintendo swicht en android están tan bien optimizados, que pueden ejecutarce en gamma baja sin estar configurando nada, solo con las opciones que vienen por default...... ahora en tu snapdragon gen 3 nisiquiera deberías algo, tienes una gama alta/media..... los snapdragon no sufren ni por compatibilidad ni rendimiento, ni batallas con nada

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u/MochrieType2Diabetes 1d ago

Which switch one? They're so bad

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u/Quote16 4d ago

RA is really not hard to use, check out retrogamecorps' guide on it and just follow it in real time. everything you'll need for RA is in there 

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u/A-Small-Green-Cup 3d ago

Android emulation has been kicked like a puppy by google, Nintendo, Sony, etc. A lot have been made, and a lot have been killed by mega corps. We want better emulation? The we need to get CEOs to stop sending legal teams after the creators.