ClassicBoy Pro vs OpenEmu
ClassicBoy Pro
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OpenEmu
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| Figure | ClassicBoy Pro | OpenEmu |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · TurboGrafx-16 Emulators | 8.7 (#3) | 8.1 (#8) |
| Game library | The Google Play listing says the app scans selected files or directories to identify games and lets users browse, locate, or favorite them. | It organizes game backups into a unified library, adds box art, and lets users create collections across consoles. |
| Purpose | ClassicBoy Pro is an Android video game emulator with a ROM scanner and game database. | OpenEmu is open-source video game emulation software for Mac. |
| Support | The Google Play listing provides [email protected] as the support email. | The project directs users to read its contributing guide before reporting bugs through GitHub Issues or IRC. |
| What it does | ClassicBoy Pro is an Android emulator for playing retro games, with a ROM scanner and game database. | OpenEmu is an open-source macOS application that emulates many classic video-game systems through a single native front end. |
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In their own words
ClassicBoy Pro
ClassicBoy Pro is an Android emulator for retro games, with a ROM scanner and game database. Its maker describes about twenty built-in emulation cores for systems including PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, NES, Super NES, Sega systems, arcade games, and Atari 2600. External plugins extend support to systems such as Nintendo DS, MAME, Sega Saturn, and PC Engine/CD. The app can scan selected files or directories to identify games for a browsable library, where users can locate or favorite them. Controls include touchscreen buttons, external gamepads, customizable layouts, gestures, and accelerometer input; the maker lists gesture and sensor controls as premium features. Other listed tools include adjustable game speed, cheat codes, save and load states, and game-data import and export. Wireless controllers can connect over Bluetooth. The free version includes on-screen buttons and gamepad mapping. The app is listed for Android and Windows through Google Play Games, but the listing does not show in-app purchase prices. It does not include ROMs, and users must have the right to play each ROM.
OpenEmu
OpenEmu is free, open-source video game emulation software for macOS. It organizes game backups into a unified library, adds box art and supports collections spanning consoles. Users drag and drop backups for scanning and organization. Modular cores from open-source projects emulate systems including Atari, Game Boy, Nintendo, Sega, Sony PlayStation and Super Nintendo; the project lists 31 supported systems. Generic HID-compliant USB or Bluetooth controllers can work immediately, with automatic mapping for recognized devices. OpenEmu is intended for games users already own, and BIOS files are required. The wiki describes an experimental arcade core plugin that is strictly unsupported. The latest release page identifies OpenEmu 2.4.1 binaries as Intel-only. The official site offers a macOS (OS X) application, but the version requirement was not rendered. The project lists save states, CD audio and cheat support, while online netplay is not available.