What default emulators does retropie use?

[drittz78]

I noticed for example that there were 3 different SNES emulators installed as default. Which one does Retropie use as default and how do I tell for each system what is the default emulator?

[mitu]

@drittz78 When you start a ROM, you can press a button - as the Runcommand tells you - and you can see which emulators are available for that system. You can see which one is the default and you can change the default on the same screen.
I think RetroPie image comes with lr-snes2010 as a default emulator (https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Super-Nintendo-Entertainment-System/), but you can optionally install lr-snes9x or lr-snes2005.

[drittz78]

Thanks for the info. I was struggling to find out what the default emulators were for each system.

[jonnykesh]

@drittz78 It's not in the docs because they change from time to time.
Also, some people find the non-default emus work better for them. Be it real or imagined.
RetroPie usually chooses the best emu as a default for each system, but that is not always the case.
Use the runcommand menu as advised and find what works best for you. *

*There will always be ROMs that just run better under a different emu. That's the nature of emulation. Just find what works for you.

[herb_fargus]

There are also different defaults depending on the platform you're running it on.

[jonnykesh]

@herb_fargus Fair point, Herb.