ClassicBoy Pro vs RetroPie
ClassicBoy Pro
sites.google.comRetroPie
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| Figure | ClassicBoy Pro | RetroPie |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · TurboGrafx-16 Emulators | 8.7 (#3) | 6.8 (#24) |
| Purpose | ClassicBoy Pro is an Android video game emulator with a ROM scanner and game database. | RetroPie turns a Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine for arcade, home-console, and classic PC games. |
| Support | The Google Play listing provides [email protected] as the support email. | The project points users to its documentation, FAQ, and community forum for help. |
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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.