Note: systems may have varying degrees of availability and performance depending on the platform RetroPie is running.
You can get a list of all the packages in RetroPie and what systems they will run on via https://retropie.org.uk/stats/pkgflags/.
| Console | |
|---|---|
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| System | 3do |
| Year | 1993 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .iso |
| BIOS | panafz10.bin |
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| System | Amiga |
| Year | 1985 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .adf |
| BIOS | kick13.rom, kick20.rom, kick31.rom |
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| System | Amstrad CPC |
| Year | 1984 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .dsk .cpc |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Apple II |
| Year | 1977 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .dsk |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Atari 2600 |
| Year | 1977 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .bin .a26 .rom |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Atari 5200, 8 bit |
| Year | 1982 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .a52 .bas .bin .xex .atr .xfd .dcm .atr.gz .xfd.gz |
| BIOS | ATARIXL.ROM, ATARIBAS.ROM, ATARIOSA.ROM, ATARIOSB.ROM, 5200.rom |
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| System | Atari 7800 |
| Year | 1986 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .a78 .bin |
| BIOS | 7800 BIOS (U).rom (Optional) |
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| System | Atari Jaguar |
| Year | 1993 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .j64 .jag |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Atari Lynx |
| Year | 1989 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .lnx |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Atari ST, STE, TT, Falcon |
| Year | 1985 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .st .stx .img .rom .raw .ipf .ctr |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Colecovision |
| Year | 1982 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .bin .col .rom .zip |
| BIOS | coleco.rom |
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| System | Color Computer |
| Year | 1980 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .cas .wav .bas .asc .dmk .jvc .os9 .dsk .vdk .rom .ccc .sna |
| BIOS | bas13.rom |
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| System | Commodore 64 |
| Year | 1982 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .crt .d64 .g64 .t64 .tap .x64 |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Dragon 32 |
| Year | 1982 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .cas .wav .bas .asc .dmk .jvc .os9 .dsk .vdk .rom .ccc .sna |
| BIOS | d32.rom |
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| System | Dreamcast |
| Year | 1998 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .cdi .gdi |
| BIOS | dc_boot.bin, dc_flash.bin |
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| System | Game Boy Advance |
| Year | 2001 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .gba |
| BIOS | gba_bios.bin |
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| System | GameCube |
| Year | 2001 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .iso |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Game Gear |
| Year | 1990 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .gg |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Game Boy |
| Year | 1989 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .gb |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Game Boy Color |
| Year | 1998 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .gbc |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Genesis/Megadrive |
| Year | 1988 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .smd .bin .md .iso |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Intellivision |
| Year | 1979 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .int .bin |
| BIOS | exec.bin, grom.bin |
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| System | Macintosh |
| Year | 1984 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .img .rom |
| BIOS | mac.rom, disk.img |
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| System | MAME |
| Year | 1997 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .zip |
| BIOS | neogeo.zip |
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| System | Master System |
| Year | 1985 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .sms |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | MSX |
| Year | 1983 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .rom .mx1 .mx2 .col .dsk |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Neo Geo |
| Year | 1990 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .zip |
| BIOS | neogeo.zip |
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| System | Neo Geo Pocket |
| Year | 1998 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .ngp |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Year | 1999 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .ngc |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Nintendo 64 |
| Year | 1996 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .z64 .n64 .v64 |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Nintendo DS |
| Year | 2004 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .nds .bin |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Year | 1983 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .zip .nes .smc .sfc .fig .swc .mgd |
| BIOS | disksys.rom (for famicom games) |
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| System | Oric |
| Year | 1983 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .dsk .tap |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | PC |
| Year | 1981 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .com .sh .bat .exe |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 |
| Year | 1987 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .pce |
| BIOS | syscard3.pce |
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| System | PlayStation 1 |
| Year | 1994 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .bin .cue .img .mdf |
| BIOS | scph1001.bin, or scph5500.bin, scph5501.bin, scph5502.bin |
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| System | PlayStation 2 |
| Year | 2000 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .iso .img .bin .mdf .z .z2 .bz2 .dump .cso .ima .gz |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | PSP |
| Year | 2004 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .bin .cue .cbn .img .iso .m3u .mdf .pbp .toc .z .znx |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | SAM Coupé |
| Year | 1989 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .dsk .mgt .sbt .sad |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Sega 32X |
| Year | 1994 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .32x .smd .bin .md |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Sega CD |
| Year | 1991 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .smd .bin .md .iso |
| BIOS | us_scd1_9210.bin, eu_mcd1_9210.bin, jp_mcd1_9112.bin, or bios_CD_U.bin, bios_CD_E.bin, bios_CD_J.bin |
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| System | Sega SG-1000 |
| Year | 1983 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .sg .zip |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Year | 1990 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .zip .smc .sfc .fig .swc |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | TI-99/4A |
| Year | 1981 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .ctg |
| BIOS | TI-994A.ctg |
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| System | TRS-80 |
| Year | 1977 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .dsk |
| BIOS | level2.rom |
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| System | Vectrex |
| Year | 1982 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .vec .gam .bin |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Videopac/Odyssey 2 |
| Year | 1983 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .bin |
| BIOS | o2rom.bin |
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| System | Virtual Boy |
| Year | 1995 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .vb |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Wii |
| Year | 2006 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .iso |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Wonderswan |
| Year | 1999 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .ws |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | Wonderswan Color |
| Year | 2000 |
| ROM Extension(s) | .wsc |
| BIOS | - |
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| System | ZX Spectrum |
| Year | 1982 |
| ROM Extension(s) | sna .szx .z80 .tap .tzx .gz .udi .mgt .img .trd .scl .dsk |
| BIOS | - |
| Console | System | Year | ROM Extension(s) | BIOS |
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3do | 1993 | .iso | panafz10.bin |
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Amiga | 1985 | .adf | kick13.rom, kick20.rom, kick31.rom |
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Amstrad CPC | 1984 | .dsk .cpc | - |
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Apple II | 1977 | .dsk | - |
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Atari 2600 | 1977 | .bin .a26 .rom | - |
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Atari 5200, 8 bit | 1982 | .a52 .bas .bin .xex .atr .xfd .dcm .atr.gz .xfd.gz | ATARIXL.ROM, ATARIBAS.ROM, ATARIOSA.ROM, ATARIOSB.ROM, 5200.rom |
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Atari 7800 | 1986 | .a78 .bin | 7800 BIOS (U).rom (Optional) |
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Atari Jaguar | 1993 | .j64 .jag | - |
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Atari Lynx | 1989 | .lnx | - |
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Atari ST, STE, TT, Falcon | 1985 | .st .stx .img .rom .raw .ipf .ctr | - |
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Colecovision | 1982 | .bin .col .rom .zip | coleco.rom |
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Color Computer | 1980 | .cas .wav .bas .asc .dmk .jvc .os9 .dsk .vdk .rom .ccc .sna | bas13.rom |
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Commodore 64 | 1982 | .crt .d64 .g64 .t64 .tap .x64 | - |
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Dragon 32 | 1982 | .cas .wav .bas .asc .dmk .jvc .os9 .dsk .vdk .rom .ccc .sna | d32.rom |
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Dreamcast | 1998 | .cdi .gdi | dc_boot.bin, dc_flash.bin |
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Game Boy Advance | 2001 | .gba | gba_bios.bin |
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GameCube | 2001 | .iso | - |
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Game Gear | 1990 | .gg | - |
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Game Boy | 1989 | .gb | - |
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Game Boy Color | 1998 | .gbc | - |
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Genesis/Megadrive | 1988 | .smd .bin .md .iso | - |
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Intellivision | 1979 | .int .bin | exec.bin, grom.bin |
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Macintosh | 1984 | .img .rom | mac.rom, disk.img |
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MAME | 1997 | .zip | neogeo.zip |
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Master System | 1985 | .sms | - |
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MSX | 1983 | .rom .mx1 .mx2 .col .dsk | - |
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Neo Geo | 1990 | .zip | neogeo.zip |
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Neo Geo Pocket | 1998 | .ngp | - |
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Neo Geo Pocket Color | 1999 | .ngc | - |
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Nintendo 64 | 1996 | .z64 .n64 .v64 | - |
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Nintendo DS | 2004 | .nds .bin | - |
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Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | .zip .nes .smc .sfc .fig .swc .mgd | disksys.rom (for famicom games) |
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Oric | 1983 | .dsk .tap | - |
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PC | 1981 | .com .sh .bat .exe | - |
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PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 | 1987 | .pce | syscard3.pce |
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PlayStation 1 | 1994 | .bin .cue .img .mdf | scph1001.bin, or scph5500.bin, scph5501.bin, scph5502.bin |
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PlayStation 2 | 2000 | .iso .img .bin .mdf .z .z2 .bz2 .dump .cso .ima .gz | - |
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PSP | 2004 | .bin .cue .cbn .img .iso .m3u .mdf .pbp .toc .z .znx | - |
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SAM Coupé | 1989 | .dsk .mgt .sbt .sad | - |
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Sega 32X | 1994 | .32x .smd .bin .md | - |
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Sega CD | 1991 | .smd .bin .md .iso | us_scd1_9210.bin, eu_mcd1_9210.bin, jp_mcd1_9112.bin, or bios_CD_U.bin, bios_CD_E.bin, bios_CD_J.bin |
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Sega SG-1000 | 1983 | .sg .zip | - |
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | .zip .smc .sfc .fig .swc | - |
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TI-99/4A | 1981 | .ctg | TI-994A.ctg |
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TRS-80 | 1977 | .dsk | level2.rom |
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Vectrex | 1982 | .vec .gam .bin | - |
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Videopac/Odyssey 2 | 1983 | .bin | o2rom.bin |
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Virtual Boy | 1995 | .vb | - |
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Wii | 2006 | .iso | - |
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Wonderswan | 1999 | .ws | - |
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Wonderswan Color | 2000 | .wsc | - |
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ZX Spectrum | 1982 | sna .szx .z80 .tap .tzx .gz .udi .mgt .img .trd .scl .dsk | - |
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