Batocera Systems
Batocera supports many consoles, platforms and emulation related applications. To separate them they are divided into systems, which are used as a unique identifier across the whole Batocera landscape.
This page gives an overview over all available and supported systems including their unique system shortname (same as their ROM folder name, most of the time!), the full system name, the manufacturer and release date. The systems are categorized by their hardware type and sorted in ascending order according to their release date.
Take a look at our compatibility list to see which system is supported on a platform and what emulator/core is used.
If you need a tool to organize your ROM collection, there are some tips at the top of the add games/BIOS page.
Arcade
Video game arcades were venues where multiple (usually game-specific) cabinets were set up for public use, often containing hundreds of games. These typically charged per “play”, which usually consisted of a single attempt at the game with limited lives, usually set up in such a way to boot the player off after a certain amount of time (unless they were willing to toss more coins into the machine). Due to each arcade cabinet essentially being its own “system”, most arcade emulators focus on emulating many systems in one program, the scope of which varies between projects.
Before delving into any of the emulator-specific (or to phrase it better, “multiple machine emulators”) pages, be sure to read the arcade guide first.
| System short name | Full name/alternative names | Release period | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| mame | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator | 19??-current | Various |
| fbneo | FinalBurn Neo | 19??-current | Various |
| daphne | DAPHNE (Laserdisc) | 1978-???? | Various |
| neogeo | NEO•GEO MVS | 1990-20041) | SNK |
| mame/model1 | Sega Model 1 | 1992-1994 | Sega |
| model2 | Sega Model 2 | 1994-1998 | Sega |
| model3 | Sega Model 3 | 1996-1998 | Sega |
| naomi | Sega NAOMI | 1998-2001 | Sega |
| naomi2 | Sega NAOMI 2 | 2000-2002 | Sega |
| triforce | Triforce | 2002-2007 | Namco, Sega & Nintendo |
| atomiswave | Sammy Atomiswave | 2003-2009 | Sammy |
Home console
Home video game consoles were targeted mainly for the consumer market and are usually sold on a five to seven year cycle, with consoles made with similar technical capabilities or made around the same time period grouped into the generations. Note that generation definitions aren't a rigid definition of power; some consoles from a particular generation were a lot more/less powerful than others in the same generation. It's more about its time of release.
Portable game console
Portable game consoles are handheld units with a built-in screen, controls and speakers usually capable of running multiple cartridges. Portable game console generations are in reference to their time of release alongside home consoles; in terms of power consider them a generation and a half behind. Earlier handheld LCD games were typically made to run one built-in game and maybe also work as a watch, but not much else.
| System short name | Full name/alternative names | Release date | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handheld LCD games | |||
| gameandwatch | Game & Watch | 1980 | Nintendo |
| lcdgames | Handheld LCD Games | 19xx/20xx | Various |
| Fourth generation | |||
| gb | Game Boy | 1989 | Nintendo |
| gb2players | Game Boy 2 Players | 1989 | Nintendo |
| lynx | Atari Lynx | 1989 | Atari |
| gamegear | Game Gear | 1990 | Sega |
| gamate | Gamate/chāojí xiǎozi/Super Boy/chāojí shéntóng/Super Child Prodigy | 1990 | Bit Corporation |
| gmaster | Game Master/Systema 2000/Super Game/Game Tronic | 1990 | Hartung, et al. |
| supervision | Watara Supervision | 1992 | Watara |
| megaduck | Mega Duck/Cougar Boy | 1993 | Welback Holdings |
| Fifth generation | |||
| gamecom | Game.com | 1997 | Tiger Electronics |
| gbc | Game Boy Color | 1998 | Nintendo |
| gbc2players | Game Boy Color 2 Players | 1998 | Nintendo |
| ngp | Neo Geo Pocket | 1998 | SNK |
| ngpc | Neo Geo Pocket Color | 1999 | SNK |
| wswan | WonderSwan | 1999 | Bandai |
| wswanc | WonderSwan Color | 2000 | Bandai |
| Sixth generation | |||
| gba | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Nintendo |
| pokemini | Pokémon Mini | 2001 | Nintendo |
| Seventh generation | |||
| nds | Nintendo DS | 2004 | Nintendo |
| psp | PlayStation Portable | 2004 | Sony |
| Eighth generation | |||
| 3ds | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Nintendo |
| psvita | PlayStation_Vita | 2011 | Sony |
| Fantasy consoles | |||
| arduboy | Arduboy | 2015 | Arduboy |
Home computer
Batocera supports many famous classic home computer platforms from famous vendors like Apple, Commodore and Atari. Common media types for these systems were tapes/cassettes, be sure not to confuse them with the ordinary audio tape!
Port
Instead of a full system emulator ports often concentrate on a particular game or game engine. Batocera supports several (source) ports, game engine recreations and new game engines.
| System short name | Full name/alternative names | Description |
|---|---|---|
| abuse | Abuse SDL | A dark 2D side-scrolling platform game, now public domain and maintained by the community |
| cannonball | Cannonball | Enhanced OutRun Engine |
| cavestory | Cave Story | A free pixel styled 2D platformer |
| cdogs | C-Dogs | A classic overhead run-and-gun game, supporting up to four players in co-op and deathmatch modes |
| devilutionx | DevilutionX | Source port of Diablo and Hellfire |
| easyrpg | EasyRPG | RPG Maker compatible RPG engine |
| ecwolf | ECWolf | Source port for Wolfenstein 3D engine |
| eduke32 | EDuke32 | A cross-platform port of Duke Nukem 3D |
| fpinball | Future Pinball | Future Pinball allows playing community-made pinball tables |
| fury | Ion Fury | Ion Fury is built on EDuke32, and a fork of the Build engine |
| gzdoom | GZDoom | GZDoom is a source port, has full support for Boom, Chex Quest, Heretic, Hexen and Strife. |
| hcl | Hydra Castle Labyrinth |  |
| hurrican | Hurrican | |
| ikemen | Ikemen Go | A reimplementation of IKEMEN, an engine which extends the capacities of MUGEN for fighting games |
| lutro | Lutro | A retro-inspired 2D game engine for Libretro |
| mrboom | Mr. Boom | 8 player Bomberman clone |
| mugen | M.U.G.E.N | Game engine for fighting games |
| openbor | Open Beats of Rage | Open source port of Beats of Rage, a 2D beat-em-up game engine |
| openjazz | Openjazz | Open-source version of the classic Jazz Jackrabbit |
| prboom | PrBoom | a.k.a. Proff Boom, ports of classic Doom-based games to PrBoom (based on the source port Boom) |
| pygame | pygame | Python based engine designed for writing video games |
| raze | Raze | A fork of build engine games that combines Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Redneck Rampage, Shadow Warrior and Exhumed/Powerslave in a single package |
| scummvm | ScummVM | Source port for adventure and role-playing games like Monkey Island series |
| sdlpop | SDLPoP | An open-source port of Prince of Persia, based on the disassembly of the DOS version |
| solarus | Solarus | A game engine for 2D Action RPGs designed with 16-bit era in mind |
| sonicretro | Star Engine/Sonic Retro Engine | Enhanced Sonic 1, 2 and Sonic CD (from Android/iOS versions) |
| superbroswar | Super Mario War | Open source Super Mario multiplayer game where up to four players deathmath to stomp as many other Marios as possible to win the game |
| tyrquake | TyrQuake | Source port of the Quake 1 engine including Addons |
| xash3d_fwgs | Xash3D FWGS | Source port for playing classic Valve games like Half-Life |
| xrick | Rick Dangerous | XRick is an open source implementation of the game “Rick Dangerous”. |
Miscellaneous
Batocera supports different additional applications that can be used to play software and games from other systems like DOS or Windows. If you're having difficulty running Windows apps using WINE specifically, refer to the WINEtricks page. This is also where the few special emulator-specific pages are noted.
| System short name | Full name/alternative names | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dos | DOSbox | x86 emulator DOSBox for old DOS games |
| flash | Flashpoint | Flash player for playing Adobe Flash based games |
| flatpak | Flatpak | Install native Linux software, grouped with ports |
| moonlight | Moonlight | Open source implementation of NVIDIAs GameStream protocol |
| ports | Native ports | Contains both manually install native Linux games, grouped for convenience |
| plugnplay | Plug 'n' Play/Handheld TV Games | Various “plug 'n play” TV games popular during 1995-2005 |
| steam | Steam | Valve's PC game distribution store, grouped with ports |
| vgmplay | MAME Video Game Music Player | Play retro video game music using emulated sound chips |
| windows | WINE | Play Windows-only games using WINE, grouped with ports (WINE is not an emulator) |
| windows_installers | N/A, Batocera utility | Install windows software through WINE |
| Emulator: Dolphin | Dolphin | An emulator for both GameCube and Wii. Very robust |
| RetroArch | RetroArch | The ubiquitous front-end that supports libretro cores. |
- systems.txt
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