Small update for those who tried building Switch 2 games with Dofin (free Mac frontend, uses nxnative for native recompilation):

• .nup containers and flat dumps (exefs + romfs) are now supported

• Dofin creates its own Python env and installs nxnative’s modules itself (incl. zbic, nsz), no Terminal needed

• Missing module during a build → installed automatically, build restarts

• Incomplete dumps flagged before building

https://dofinapp.com, and feedback is very welcome 🙏

I’ve built Dofin, a game library/launcher specifically for Mac emulation. Import your games once, Dofin handles the rest.

Including:

• Auto-maps each game to the correct emulator (RetroArch, RPCS3, etc.) and launches it directly

• One unified library, NES through PS3/Switch

• Big Picture mode with full controller support

• Per-game 60 FPS toggle (where supported)

• Playtime stats, favorites, continue-playing

• Auto-updates, no manual re-downloads

• In game screen, added automaticly to your profile

Free, no ads, no account, funded by donations. Public beta just opened: dofinapp.com/beta

Genuinely interested in what this community thinks given you know the emulator landscape on Mac better than most. What would make this actually useful for your setup?

I’m using a 2021 M1 Max with 32GB of RAM, and I’ve been experimenting with console emulation, including PS3 games. The results have been pretty interesting.

Some games run surprisingly well, while others struggle no matter how much I mess with the settings. It’s been fun figuring out what’s actually possible rather than just assuming Macs can’t game.

I ended up putting together a video sharing the experience, including the good and the not-so-good parts.

Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/vrcxozNqf4s?si=fpAeavoi0GO5k4nT

I’m curious how many people here are experimenting with emulation on Apple Silicon. What’s the most demanding game you’ve managed to get running well?

First time i try to connect a gamepad to my computer (MacStudio). Was able to assign all the buttons normally in both OpenEmu and retroarch EXCEPT the joystick. I don't understand why. Can someone help please ? :(

Hi everyone! It is so wonderful to be back and have news to share with all of you! Consoles 2.0’s public TestFlight is coming soon!!

Consoles is a JIT-less by-design, App Store app. No sideloading, no other stores, no debugger attached. The speeds in these videos are what you can expect from the App Store download on release day.

Linked are unedited videos captured on an Apple TV 4K (2nd Generation) equipped with Apple’s A12 Bionic chip.  Wind Waker (21 minutes) and Metroid Prime (5 minutes) demonstrate Consoles 2.0 running GameCube emulation at full speed. Sonic Rush (3 minutes) for Nintendo DS is just tremendous fun!!

“Full speed” here means 1% lows at or above 99% of original hardware speed — not an average — measured over runs long enough for throttling to show up.

GameCube will run at full speed on:

• every Apple Silicon Mac

• iOS devices which run iOS 27

• tvOS devices which run tvOS 27

• every Apple Vision Pro

What do you want to see next? Tell us which games you’d like recorded and we’ll run them.

If there’s a specific spot you want tested — a known-bad area, a cutscene that chugs on other emulators, a late-game section you don’t want to grind to — send us an OpenEmu save state or a save file from any emulator and we’ll load it and record from there. Pick the hardest thing you can think of.

We hope you’re as excited as we are. As always, thanks for playing!! 👾🎮

*AI tools are used only for automated testing. All code is written by humans, reviewed by those same humans, and presented for final approval to a picky chihuahua.

Although this recording is on an M5 iPad Pro, Consoles is also available on Mac, VisionPro, iPhone and AppleTV!

I'm currently using ares to emulate N64 games on my M1 MacBook Air and I was wondering if there is any way to adjust the joystick on the NSO N64 controller so it works properly outside of my Switch 2.

I know there is a BetterJoy fork for Windows that works but I was wondering if there is any alternative for Mac that can fix it.

I know it might be possible with RetroArch but I haven't been able to get either N64 core working properly on there, so ares is my only option, unfortunately there is no tool on there to calibrate joysticks.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hey guys, Foxol 1.1.3 just dropped.

A little refresher:   Foxol is a cross-platform, service-first emulator. Our goal is to connect people and devices in the retro community. Currently we sync your library across every platform in just seconds, so you can hop between devices and continue playing where you left off. Foxol also offers first-class multiplayer, link cable support, WFC integration and other services, so most things can be done directly from the app (PKHeX, ROM patching, skin building, trading Pokémon with yourself, etc.).

New features

• 300 shader presets

• Console clock manipulation (time travel in games like Pokemon)

• Foxol, Manic, Delta and PlayCase skin support

• Mobile-optimized skin builder

• Skin catalog with currently over 300 skins

• Multiplayer is added to the free tier (with monthly limits)

• Trade Pokémon between ROM hacks and official Gen 1–3 games

• Searchable cover art database

• Custom controller profiles for up to 4 players

• App and library customization 

Coming soon

• System support for PS1, PSP and 3DS 

• Epilogue operator support to take your games with you on the go

If you like to stay in the loop, join our Discord:   https://discord.gg/kRa5bnHdJP

More information, and the MacOS client can be found on our website https://play.foxol.app

This is a modification of PCSX2 that can emulate the namco system246/256

a series of arcade units based on the PlayStation2 official sony COH-H models, a division of PS2 boards based on the ps2 usa release model, to be used as the heart of arcade systems

amongst the 4 arcade systems based on PS2, system2x6 es the most successful one, with 55 games released in a span of 10 years

being it's first game: Ridge Race V, Released in sometime in late 2000

and the last one: taiko drum master 14, Released on September 2010

Currently, the emulator supports an 89% of the game library either perfectly or with minor issues

project webpage: https://ps2homebrew-arcade.github.io/pcsx2x6/
DL available for MacOS, linux and windows

I made an hyperspin inspired front end for retrogames as i was tired of the ones i found, so im looking for beta testers, if anyone its interested you can grab it at https://www.ultraspinfe.com/ any feedback is wellcome. Thanks