Emulation/Recalbox

Recalbox
Original author(s)	digitalLumberjack
Developer(s)	Bkg2k, Fab2Ris, Strodown, ian57, davidb2111, Oyyodams, Paradadf, Supernature2k, Acris, Michael Baudino, Jean-Baptiste Demonte, RockAddicted, Reivaax, Subs, MikaXII, and other contributors in the open-source community
Initial release	January 2015
Stable release	7.2 / April 23, 2021
Operating system	Buildroot (Linux)
Available in	Basque, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Catalan, Arabic, Dutch, Greek, Korean, Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmal, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Hungarian
License	Free and open source
Website	www.recalbox.com

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Recalbox logo.

Recalbox is a free and open source operating system dedicated to the emulation, preservation, and accessibility of old video games (also known as retrogaming).

Recalbox is a project that aims to lower the emulation scene's entry barrier, with features that promote ease-of-use as well as having a simple out-of-box experience. The OS includes many open-source games on the first installation and is free of copyrighted content (such as licensed ROMs, system BIOSes, etc.). Unless explicitly authorized, Recalbox is forbidden to be resold or used for any commercial purpose, as stated in its own user license agreements.^[1], as well as the license agreements of the RetroArch/libretro project ^[2]of which Recalbox is based upon.

History

Recalbox was launched in January 2015 by digitalLumberjack after his sister expressed the desire to play old video games from their childhood. At that time, the emulation scene had already been established, but digitalLumberjack believed that the current offerings were too complex and difficult for the general public. With this in mind, digitalLumberjack spent a few weeks during Christmas of 2014 to develop a solution that could easily be used by many people. The goal was to create an interface that never required a keyboard or mouse to interact with. He immediately decided to make the project free and open-source, in order to make the video game community more accessible, as well as to recruit additional people for development support.

As of 2020, Recalbox is composed of a dozen regular developers, a community manager, around 30 beta testers, and about 50 occasional contributors (in charge of translation, graphics, videos, web management), all of whom are volunteers on the project^{[citation needed]}.

Technology

Recalbox is compatible with microcomputers such as the Raspberry Pi

Recalbox is built on the success of the low-cost Raspberry Pi microcomputer. The idea is to offer an all-in-one retro gaming solution with a plug and play user experience.

Unlike other solutions, such as Retropie, Recalbox is not based on a pre-compiled Linux distribution (such as Raspberry Pi OS), but instead starts from a blank slate, using Buildroot. This allows Recalbox's developers to build a custom operating system with full control over its content, only adding what is deemed necessary.

Projects featured in Recalbox

Recalbox is built on an array of many independent components (emulator cores), brought together using a graphical interface, the EmulationStation frontend. The operating system also includes the Kodi media center which can be navigated entirely with a game controller or keyboard.^[3] It possible to switch between Kodi and the Recalbox interface directly from the menus, without having to reboot.

External projects

Many external projects are integrated into the Recalbox system, often modified to fit the needs of its ecosystem (standardizing interfaces or controls):

List of external projects used in Recalbox

amiberry
dolphin-emu
dosbox
kodi
gsplus
libretro-2048
libretro-81
libretro-atari800
libretro-beetle-lynx
libretro-beetle-ngp
libretro-beetle-pce-fast
libretro-beetle-pcfx
libretro-beetle-psx
libretro-beetle-psx-hw
libretro-beetle-saturn
libretro-beetle-supergrafx
libretro-beetle-vb
libretro-beetle-wswan
libretro-bluemsx
libretro-boom3
libretro-cannonball
libretro-cap32
libretro-cheats
libretro-craft
libretro-crawl
libretro-crocods
libretro-desmume
libretro-dinothawr
libretro-duckstation
libretro-easyrpg
libretro-ecwolf
libretro-fbneo
libretro-fceumm
libretro-fceunext
libretro-flycast
libretro-fmsx
libretro-freechaf
libretro-freeintv
libretro-fuse
libretro-gambatte
libretro-gearsystem
libretro-genesisplusgx
libretro-gpsp
libretro-gw
libretro-handy
libretro-hatari
libretro-imageviewer
libretro-kronos
libretro-lutro
libretro-mame
libretro-mame2000
libretro-mame2003
libretro-mame2003-plus
libretro-mame2010
libretro-mame2015
libretro-mame2016
libretro-melonds
libretro-mesen
libretro-mesen-s
libretro-meteor
libretro-mgba
libretro-minivmac
libretro-mrboom
libretro-mu
libretro-mupen64plus
libretro-mupen64plus-nx
libretro-nestopia
libretro-np2kai
libretro-nxengine
libretro-o2em
libretro-opera
libretro-parallel-n64
libretro-pcsx_rearmed
libretro-picodrive
libretro-pokemini
libretro-prboom
libretro-prosystem
libretro-px68k
libretro-quasi88
libretro-quicknes
libretro-race
libretro-reminiscence
libretro-retrodream
libretro-sameboy
libretro-scummvm
libretro-snes9x
libretro-snes9x2002
libretro-snes9x2005
libretro-snes9x2010
libretro-stella
libretro-stella2014
libretro-tgbdual
libretro-theodore
libretro-thepowdertoy
libretro-tic80
libretro-tyrquake
libretro-uae
libretro-uzem
libretro-vecx
libretro-vice
libretro-virtualjaguar
libretro-vitaquake2
libretro-vitaquake3
libretro-vitavoyager
libretro-xmil
libretro-xrick
libretro-yabasanshiro
libretro-yabause
linapple-pie
mupen64plus
openbor
oricutron
pcsx_rearmed
pifba
pisnes
ppsspp
reicast
residualvm
retroarch
scummvm
simcoupe
solarus-recalbox

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Internal projects

The Recalbox operating system also relies on projects developed in-house, including:

recalbox-emulationstation2 (customized EmulationStation)
recalbox-configgen
recalbox-hardware (automatic hardware detector and configurator)
recalbox-manager2 (web manager for modifying Recalbox via a web browser)
recalbox-romfs
recalbox-themes (theme manager)

Hardware compatibility

As of version 7.1.1 Reloaded, Recalbox is compatible with the Raspberry Pi family (Zero, 1, 2, 3, 4, 400), in addition to the ODROID line of boards (XU4, XU4Q, as well as the GO Advance and GO Super handhelds^[4]). Recalbox also has support for x86 and x86-64 based systems, including the Intel NUC line.

Recalbox is compatible with many accessories and controllers, such as the DualShock 3 and 4, Xbox 360 controller, Xbox One Controller, or 8BitDo controllers. In addition, there is support for the NesPi and GPi Raspberry Pi cases, which the system configures itself for at first installation.

Emulated systems

Recalbox emulates many different systems, ranging from home consoles, handhelds, and computers. Below is a complete list of systems supported by Recalbox 7.1.1. The systems that can be emulated vary depending on the device.

Home consoles	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
3DO	🚫	❌	❌	🔥	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Amiga CD32	🚫	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Amiga CDTV	🚫	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Amstrad GX4000	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Atari 2600	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Atari 5200	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Atari 7800	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Atari Jaguar	🚫	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
ColecoVision	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Dreamcast	🚫	❌	❌	🔥	✅	🔥	✅	✅	✅
Fairchild Channel F	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
FDS (Famicom Disk System)	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
GameCube	🎮	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Intellivision	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Master System	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mega Drive / Genesis	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Multivision	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Neo Geo	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Neo Geo CD	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Nintendo 64	🚫	❌	❌	🔥	✅	🔥	✅	✅	✅
Nintendo 64DD	🚫	❌	❌	🔥	✅	🔥	✅	✅	✅
Odyssey 2 / Videopac+	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PC Engine	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
PC Engine CD	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Playstation	🚫	🔥	✅	✅	✅	🔥	✅	✅	✅
Saturn	🚫	❌	❌	❌	❌	🔥	✅	✅	✅
Satellaview	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sega 32X	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sega CD	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
SG 1000	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
SuFami Turbo	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
SNES	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Supergrafx	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Vectrex	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Virtual Boy	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Wii	🚫	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Handhelds	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
Game & Watch	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Game Boy	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Game Boy Color	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Game Boy Advance	🚫	🔥	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Game Gear	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lynx	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Neo Geo Pocket B&W	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Neo Geo Pocket Color	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Nintendo DS	🚫	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Palm OS	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Playstation Portable (PSP)	🚫	❌	❌	🔥	✅	🔥	✅	✅	✅
Pokémon Mini	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Wonderswan B&W	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Wonderswan Color	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Vintage computers	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
Amiga 600	🚫	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Amiga 1200	🚫	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Amstrad CPC	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Apple II	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Apple IIGS	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Atari 800	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Atari ST	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Commodore 64	🚫	🔥	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DOSBox	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MSX1	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MSX2(+)	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MSXturboR	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Oric Atmos	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
NEC PC-88	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
NEC PC-98	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
NEC PC-FX	🎮	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
SAM Coupé	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sharp X1	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sharp X68000	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Spectravideo	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Thomson TO + MO	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
ZX Spectrum	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
ZX81	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Ports	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
2048	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
CaveStory	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DinoThawr	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Prboom (Doom)	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MrBoom (Bomberman)	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Outrun (Canonball)	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Quake I	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Rick Dangerous	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Scumm VM	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Wolfenstein	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Virtual Consoles	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
EasyRPG	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lutro	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
OpenBOR	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Solarus	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
TIC-80	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Uzebox	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Arcade	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
Atomiswave	🚫	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	?	✅
Daphne	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Final Burn Neo	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
M.A.M.E.	🎮	⚠*1	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sega NAOMI	🚫	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sega NAOMI GD	🚫	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sega Model 3	🚫	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Extras	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
Kodi	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Internal Bluetooth	🚫	Pi Zero W only	🚫	✅	✅	❌	🚫	✅	✅
Video on boot	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Linux Kernel	🚫	5.10				Customized 4.4	5.4	5.8
Moonlight	🚫	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

Legend:

✅ : Compatible (or at least a compatible core)

❌ : Incompatible / technologically impossible (due to limitations of the platform)

🔥 : Emulator compatible, but not performant due to hardware limitations

🚫 : Absent / non-existent

? : Need more information

🎮 : Netplay compatible

Arcade romsets and compatibility

For best compatibility, Recalbox recommends the "No-Intro" romsets. These are collections of ROMs that have no defects or modifications. In this way, these ROMs are near identical to the original cartridge. The goal of these romsets is to avoid bad dumps, romhacks, fakes, overdumps, underdumps, or duplicates.

Unlike typical console roms, which are usually compatible as soon as you match the required file format, arcade systems work differently. The version of the arcade romset must match the version of the emulator used, or the games will not launch. The romset differs depending on the core you are using^{[citation needed]}.

Arcade System	Core version in Recalbox 7.1.1	Expected version of arcade romset	Folder to place romset	Netplay	Pi Zero/1	Pi 2	Pi 3	Pi 4 / Pi 400	ODROID-GO Advance / Super	ODROID XU4 / XU4Q	x86	x86_64
MAME	advancemame	mame 0.106	mame	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
	Libretro Mame	mame 0.220	mame	🚫	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
	Libretro Mame2000	mame 0.037b5	mame	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Libretro Mame2003 (par défaut)	mame 0.78	mame	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
	Libretro Mame2003-plus	mame 2003plus (mix 0.78-0.188)	mame	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
	Libretro Mame2010	mame 0.139	mame	🚫	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
	Libretro Mame2015	mame 0.160	mame	🚫	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Final Burn Neo	Libretro Fbneo	fbneo 1.0.0.0	fbneo	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Final Burn Neo	Pifba	fba 0.2.96.71	fbneo	🚫	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Neo Geo	Libretro Fbneo	fbneo 1.0.0.0	neogeo	🎮	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Atomiswave	Libretro Flycast	mame 0.220	atomiswave	🚫	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Naomi	Libretro Flycast	mame 0.220	naomi	🚫	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	?	✅
Naomi GD-Rom	Libretro Flycast	mame 0.220 ou 0.226	naomigd	🚫	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	?	✅
Daphne	Hypseus	-	daphne	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sega Model 3	Supermodel	mame 0.226	model3	🚫	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅

Legend:

✅ : Compatible (or at least a compatible core)

❌ : Incompatible / technologically impossible (due to platform limitations)

🔥 : Emulator compatible, but not performant

🚫 : Absent / non-existent

? : Need more information

🎮 : Netplay compatible

Homebrew software

Recalbox has distribution rights to around 150 homebrew games, distributed on the system for free. These games span across multiple different consoles.

List of homebrew games included in Recalbox
System	Game Title	Creator
Atari 2600	Arguna	Nathan Tolbert
	Halo2600	Ed Fries
	The End 2600	Rayman_C
Atari 5200	BeefDrop	Ken Siders
Atari 7800	Meteor Shower	Robert DeCrescenzo
Atari 7800	BonQ	Ken Siders
Amstrad CPC	UWOL 2	The MojonTwins
	The Dawn of Kernel	Juan J. Martinez
	Relentless	Axelay
Amstrad GX4000	Baba's Palace	Rafael Castillo, John McKlain, & Dragon
Apple II	Mystery House	Ken & Roberta Williams
	Lamb Chops	TanRuNomad
	Retro Fever	TanRuNomad
Atari 8-bit family	Crownland	Piotr Wisniewski
	Ridiculous Reality	Matosimi
	Time Pilot	Solo & Laoo
Commodore 64	Wolfing	LazyCow
	Transe Sector Ultimate	Richard Richard Bayliss
	Vortex Crystals
	X-Force
	Zap Fight 2 Special Edition
	Rescuing Orc	Juan J. Martinez
Commodore Plus/4	Adventure in Time	Kisnémeth Róbert
	Digiloi	Tero Heikkinen
	Adventure Park	Varga Gábor
	XPlode-Man	Varga Gábor
Colecovision	MazezaM	PortableDev
Game Boy	Into the Blue	Jonas Fischbac
	Retroïd	Jonas Fischbac
	Tuff	Ivo Wetzel
Game Boy Color	Wing Warriors	Kitmaker Entertainment & Francisco Javier Del Pino Cuesta
Game Gear	Wing Warriors	Kitmaker Entertainment & Francisco Javier Del Pino Cuesta
Intellivision	Princess Lidie	Marco Marrero
	Deep Zone	Artrag
	Hotel Bunny	Sebastian Mihaï
Lynx	Nutmeg	RETROGURU & PHOTON STORM
Lynx	Silas' Adventure	Krzysztof Kluczek
Master System	Wing Warriors	Kitmaker Entertainment & Francisco Javier Del Pino Cuesta
	Astro Force	Enrique Ruiz
	Silver Valley
	Galactic Revenge
	Papi Commando in CPP Land	Studio Vetea
Mega Drive / Genesis	Old Towers	Retrosouls
	Misplaced
	Yazzie
	Gluf
	Papi Commando Remix Deluxe	Studio Vetea
	Bomb on Basic City	Studio Vetea
	L'Abbaye des Morts	Mun
	Bug Hunt
	Griel's Quest
MSX	Wing Warriors	Kitmaker Entertainment & Francisco Javier Del Pino Cuesta
	Yazzie	Retrosouls
	XSpelunker	Santi Ontañón Villar
	XRacing	Santi Ontañón Villar
MSX2	The Sword of Ianna	RetroWorks
MSX2	Brunilda	RetroWorks
Nintendo Entertainment System	Nova The Squirrel	Novasquirrel
Nintendo Entertainment System	Cheril Perils Classic	MojonTwins
Oric/Atmos	Pulsoids	Twilighte
Oric/Atmos	Oricium	Jose Maria Enguita
Pokemini	Cortex	Simon Bradley
	Galactix	Lupin, Okkie & p0''p
	Psychic Seeds	JustBurn, Palkone & Loather
ScummVM	Beneath the Steel Sky	Revolution Software Ltd.
	Lure of the Tempress	Revolution Software Ltd.
	Flight of the Amazon Queen	John Passfield & Steve Stamatiadis
	Soltys	Laboratorium Komputerowe Avalon
SG1000	Cheril Perils Classic	MojonTwins
Solarus	YarnTown	Max Braz
TIC80	8 Bit Panda	Bruno Oliveira
	Shadow Over The Twelve Lands	Bruno Oliveira
	Cauliflower Power	Librorumque
	Todor Saved Ludmilla	Andraaspar
	Secret Agents	msx80
Vectrex	VecZ	la1n.ch
Vectrex	Thrust	Ville Krumlinde
ZX Spectrum	Cray-5	RetroWorks
	The Sword of Ianna
	Gommy, Medieval Defender
	Genesis, Dawn of the Day
	Brunilda

Accessibility

Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller is fully supported under the Recalbox interface^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9].

Since version 7, Recalbox offers a "Pad to Keyboard" feature, which allows users to play computer games that usually require the use of keyboard on a controller. In addition, pad to keyboard configuration files can be scraped using the ScreenScraper database.

Awards

November 2019: The Recalbox project was awarded the Maker Faire in Paris with a double Blue Ribbon from Makers of Merit, which rewards Makers who make projects that are innovative, creative, and promote the idea of DIY^[10].

September 2020: Recalbox became a partner of the US-based video livestreaming service, Twitch^[11]

Events

Recalbox participates in various events related to the video gaming, retrogaming, or DIY world, with events such as assembly workshops, DIY bartop and cabinet displays, or free-to-play retrogaming stations^{[citation needed]}.

Financing

In order to finance increasing development and download costs, Recalbox has partnered with Kubii.fr^[12], in which the team receives a percentage of sales made on their website^{[citation needed]}. They also host a multitude of different merchandising products for the software.

References

↑ "LICENSE.md · master · recalbox / recalbox". GitLab. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
↑ "Libretro Docs - Licenses". docs.libretro.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
↑ "recalbox.com". www.recalbox.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
↑ Gavois, Sébastien (2021-02-26). "Recalbox 7.1.1 supporte les Odroid Go Advance, Go Super et le Raspberry Pi 400". www.inpact-hardware (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Handigaming : quand le handicap dans les jeux vidéo n'est pas qu'une option". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.
↑ Lausson, Julien (2019-04-13). "Rétrogaming : Recalbox 6 arrive avec une solution pour les joueurs handicapés". Numerama (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.
↑ Klippel, Christopher (2019-04-12). "Recalbox : 40 ans de jeux vidéo accessibles à tous les joueurs !". Presse-citron (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.
↑ Gechter, Frédéric. "Recalbox 6.0 - les personnes handicapées accèdent enfin à 40 ans d'histoire du jeu vidéo !". www.rom-game.fr. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
↑ Fabrice (2019-04-12). "Recalbox 6.0 inaugure… le rétro-handi-gaming !!". NeozOne (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.
↑ "[MAKER FAIRE PARIS 2019] Les tribulations des sudistes à Paris :)". Recalbox Forum (in French). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
↑ "Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
↑ "La sélection produits Kubii by Recalbox, acteur majeur de l'émulation - KUBII". www.kubii.fr. Retrieved 2021-04-14.

[1] "LICENSE.md · master · recalbox / recalbox". GitLab. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[2] "Libretro Docs - Licenses". docs.libretro.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[3] "recalbox.com". www.recalbox.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[4] Gavois, Sébastien (2021-02-26). "Recalbox 7.1.1 supporte les Odroid Go Advance, Go Super et le Raspberry Pi 400". www.inpact-hardware (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Handigaming : quand le handicap dans les jeux vidéo n'est pas qu'une option". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[6] Lausson, Julien (2019-04-13). "Rétrogaming : Recalbox 6 arrive avec une solution pour les joueurs handicapés". Numerama (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[7] Klippel, Christopher (2019-04-12). "Recalbox : 40 ans de jeux vidéo accessibles à tous les joueurs !". Presse-citron (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[8] Gechter, Frédéric. "Recalbox 6.0 - les personnes handicapées accèdent enfin à 40 ans d'histoire du jeu vidéo !". www.rom-game.fr. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[9] Fabrice (2019-04-12). "Recalbox 6.0 inaugure… le rétro-handi-gaming !!". NeozOne (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[10] "[MAKER FAIRE PARIS 2019] Les tribulations des sudistes à Paris :)". Recalbox Forum (in French). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[11] "Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[12] "La sélection produits Kubii by Recalbox, acteur majeur de l'émulation - KUBII". www.kubii.fr. Retrieved 2021-04-14.

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