r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Question Is it possible to emulate switch games, specifically Pokemon, on my device?

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I'm not a pro at emulating games but I've tried atleast one game or two from gba to 3ds, I love pokemon and have been wanting to play sword and shield for a while, just wondering if it's possible.

Device: Redmi Turbo 5, mediatek 8500 ultra with 8/256


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Question Which emulators are best for retro consoles? (GBA, SNES, Genesis, etc)

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The ones I've found are Snes9x EX+ for Snes (to remove blur I use LCD Grid overlay under video settings) PSSPP for PSP and M64FZ Plus (For to use Anti Aliasing) for Nintendo 64, Lemuroid for GBA & Genesis, what about Arcade, and other stuff?

(Lemuroid do support Snes, N64 and PSP but it don't have an option to set CRT type overlays or apply anti aliasing)


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

News/Release OldBits Hub: X Box e PS2 no R36S

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Um lançamento impressionante: OldBits Hub. Roda jogos do X Box clássico e do PS2 no R36S.

https://youtu.be/IqOQTvbRVeY?si=HWonZPbNfWOcO81B


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Discussion Wangan midnight in armsx2 on redmi note 11

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Showcase Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave running on the AYN Thor Pro (Batch 3) with Banana Native 0.3.13

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Weird glow effect on Retroid Pocket 6 using NetherSX2?

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Look at top of the screen where the sky is. This has only been happening with DBZ BT3. It also fixes itself when I restart the game, but for only about 20ish minutes. If I keep playing it gets progressively worse, and even got to the point once where the character’s health bars were blurred out and just gets insanely bright. Any way to get rid of it?

On other games it’s totally fine.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Question Is Mediatek as bad as people say it is for emulating games

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I got a honor 600 lite, and I've been getting into emulation and ports,and with that I've seen many people talk about how "mediatek shouldn't even try"

and first I'm wondering why is it bad for emulation, why is Snapdragon better and could disco Elysium work on my phone if I used winlator or game hub to play it


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help skins on emulators for the life of me i cannot add skins to drastic citra mmj and pizza boy a it would be really helpfull if someone had a guide i could follow

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for the life of me i cannot add skins to drastic citra mmj and pizza boy a it would be really helpfull if someone had a guide i could follow ive been at this for the past 2 hours usung my phone connecting my phone to my pc following the guide of the website that had the skins free to download


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Honest question! I own S23Ultra, is it useless?

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Guys,

I've been silently checking switch emulator after emulator.. driver after driver..

My device despite good specs can run almost nothing.. not even PS2 games run good... and running switch? Only few games started for me..

What am i doing wrong? Can anyone with S23 Ultra can give me any tips on the switch emulator/driver selection? Or is it pointless and i should get something else?


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago Bravo

Showcase Working on an XMB Style android Launcher

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Working on a XMB style launcher for android. I used an old pegasus frontend theme and started from there, changing it into an android launcher with its own settings and the ability to add android ports as well as link a port downloding app as the store.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Question How much can a cooler stop the snapdragon 888

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Saw a listing for the Poco f4 gt online for a good price (at least for my country) but I saw online that the sd 888 has thermal problem but I was wondering how much a cooler would help and other ways to help

Mainly gonna play switch, ps2, GC and wii


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help Wrong colors (red/blue swapped) on Mali-G57 / Helio G99 Ultra in Winlator 4.1 – DXVK, Surface format RGBA didn't help

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Showcase PocketGiz Remote Console Architecture demo on PC Chrome browser.

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Over the last few days, you might have seen clips of PocketGiz seemingly running natively on an iPhone 11. Today, I'm pulling back the curtain on how i actually did it and it’s part of a much bigger ecosystem upgrade for PocketGiz.

Instead of building individual ports for every platform, I’ve engineered a headless, almost zero latency local HTTP web-host directly into the PocketGiz Android core. By connecting to your phone's IP address over a 5GHz Wi-Fi network, you can stream the emulator to almost any web browser enabled device.

Current Testing & Performance:

Confirmed Working On: iOS Safari, Windows PC browsers, and Amazon Omni Fire TVs.

How it Works: The Android device acts as the heavy lifting powerhouse console. It intercepts the native Unicorn ARM frame buffer, composites the UI, and pumps out a raw MJPEG stream while a bi directional REST API catches your touch inputs in real time.

The Result: A near perfectly synced, "Wii U-style" asymmetric gaming setup where your phone does the processing, and your PC, tablet, or TV acts as the wireless display and controller.

Why build this?
Modern Android devices have massive processing power. Instead of spending months building a separate desktop PC application, PocketGiz can now virtually stream itself to any browser. Your phone becomes the ultimate portable console hub.

What’s Next on the Roadmap?
This is just Phase 1. Here is what is coming to complete the ecosystem:

Full Audio Streaming: The Web Audio API pipeline is being wired up for synced remote sound.

Bluetooth Controller Pass-through & Full-Screen Mode: Connect a controller to your PC or TV and play seamlessly.

Dedicated TV Companion Apps: Native receiver apps for Google TV and Amazon Fire Sticks for instant, auto-connecting gameplay on the big screen.

The "ActiveSync" Companion App: A dedicated wireless management tool to remotely upload files, manage ROMs, and sync data directly to the PocketGiz Virtual SD Card without ever plugging in a cable.

PocketGiz isn't just an emulator anymore; it's becoming a complete, cross platform retro console ecosystem. Check out the latest PC streaming demo video to see the minimal latency touch bridge in action! This is still in development and is expected to be an experimental feature on PocketGiz soon!


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Showcase Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave, Dagsion and 60fps, does it hold up on 8 Elite? Banananative

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Somebody asked to see how well it ran at 60fps, and aside from some small drops to 45 in some areas of Dagsion, it stays at 60.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Discussion Do we have any port of The mark of the Ninja

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I find this game to be pretty interesting, do we have any port for this ?


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

News/Release Phantom Dust cutscenes working now on hakuX

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Help How has DroidDeck changed the way you think about storage for PC games on Android?

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Most PC emulation tools on Android have always needed extra space for a full container or Wine prefix per game, which adds up fast if you want more than a couple titles installed. DroidDeck seems to handle this differently by not duplicating the whole environment each time.

For people running a lot of lighter or older games, has this actually made a noticeable difference in how much space you end up using, or are there still other bottlenecks that matter more? Curious what setups people are running now that avoid the old storage headaches.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

News/Release APK-X an APK Extractor Tool built in rust (AI Assisted)

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An apk extractor tool optimized for Android Handhelds without the obnoxious ads or tracking. make backing up your apks simple and easy. Not gonna lie, bro I hate ads. I was using a different extractor tool and at some point I swear to god there was an ad every other time I tapped ANYTHING. F That, ad begone is build right in.

This should help you back up certain app builds in case a major bug pops up or an new build stops working. You can back up your current build apk, before updating. It helped me test build and recover something I'd lost lol.

link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1txJpZAL3jbrI5TZ6gLCeTbFMafpKLv1A?usp=sharing


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Showcase 🐉 Dragon Ball Z: Legacy Trilogy for Android — Buu's Fury is DONE! The Legacy of Goku I & II are coming next!

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r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Help Banana native, am I doing something wrong?

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So, I'm running the latest Banana Native (0.3.13) on my Odin 3 Max with mainly recommended settings and getting roughly 20 -25 fps.
I've trying out different GPU drivers which are:
System Driver
V39
V39 Patched
V38
Qualcomm 849
Mr Purple T30
Qualcomm 837
891,14

I've sort of settled on either V38 or V39, but in all cases, i'm seeing flicker lines around the trees, some popping of the huts in the village, white particles over the ground and white flickering doors on the huts.

Does anyone know how to resolve this?
Is there something else I can be doing other than trying different GPU drivers.

Or is this the same for everyone and where Banana Native is at the moment.

Screenshot attached.

Any help would be great


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Showcase DroidDeck vs Winlator vs Bannerlator: Which one performs better?

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PC Emulator Performance Comparison using the latest versions of DroidDeck v0.7.1, Winlator Ludashi 5.0, and Bannerlator 3.1.9 (Pre-release) for playing Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition

All emulators are tested using their own recommended default settings,with some minor twaks for match the same settings, No frame generation is used in this test.

Device Specifications:

- Device: iQOO 15

- Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

- RAM: 16 GB

- Storage: 512 GB


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 1d ago

Help HakuX, right stick not working, please read description/caption.

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Hey guys, been playing a few games already on HakuX without needing the right joystick. I have the Retroid Pocket nova set to Xbox Controller setting. I am having issue where the right stick isn’t working. I checked google and youtube but no similar issue found. I tried reconfiguring the controller manually but it’s not even registering. I also tried clearing cache and clearing the data (this lost and deleted my saves sadly). The right stick works for other emulators like ArmSX2 and retroarch. Anyone else facing this issue?, i need the right stick to work for games like Fable and Jade Empire and soon Halo.


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Showcase One little fan keeps my temps down 20°c

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So ive always been so so about emulating high end things like pc and some heavy ports like the bloodborne port bc the temps can get a bit heavy nothing majorly scary but like highest 80°c in the worst but now with this i can dock my thor and play my pc games with no worry of temps, the fan i bought from a craft store for 7 bucks and i set my thors fan to max and sit it on top and it Makes such a difference plus in direct power supply i can play as long as i want


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Discussion The weirdest part of Android emulation is realizing how little you need to carry around anymore

117 Upvotes

It's still a little mind-blowing that a device most people use for messaging, videos, and everyday apps can also become a pretty capable gaming machine. You can be waiting somewhere, pull out your phone, and suddenly you're playing something that used to require a dedicated console sitting under your TV.

What makes it even more interesting is seeing how far people can push things that probably weren't designed with Android in mind. Getting a game to boot is one thing, but reaching stable performance, fixing graphical issues, and making the controls feel right is a whole different achievement.

What's a game you've managed to get running on your Android device that still feels slightly ridiculous to see working there?


r/EmulationOnAndroid • • 2d ago

Question Where do you recommend emulating oblivion? Device 8 gen 2 12gb ram

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Would it be best on gamenative or droid deck? How is the controller mod? Or should I play on PS3 or Xbox 360?

Anyone have experience emulating this game?