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About RetroArcade: MAME Emulator

🕹️ The ’90s arcade? It now lives in your phone — and runs without internet.

RetroArcade is the offline retro emulator that turns your Android into a pocket arcade: MAME-compatible classic arcade games and console favorites, all from your own legally-owned ROM files. No account, no waiting — pick a folder, tap, play.

▶ MAME-COMPATIBLE ARCADE — THOUSANDS OF CLASSICS
Install the MAME arcade pack (a one-time ~60 MB download) and RetroArcade becomes compatible with thousands of classic arcade sets on current MAME — CPS, Neo Geo, Cave, Namco, Taito and more. The app offers the download right when you need it.

▶ CONSOLES TOO — 9 OPEN-SOURCE CORES BUILT IN
• Neo Geo (Geolith) · NAOMI/Dreamcast (Flycast)
• NES · SNES · Game Boy/Color · GBA
• PlayStation 1 · PC Engine · Master System/Game Gear
Tap a game and the right core is chosen automatically from the file type.

▶ PLAY ZIPS AS-IS — A RETROARCADE EXCLUSIVE
Drop zips straight from cloud downloads into your folder — no unzipping, no renaming. RetroArcade unpacks them automatically at launch. When a game needs a BIOS (Neo Geo: neogeo.zip, Konami GX: konamigx.zip), the app tells you exactly which file.

▶ GAMES THAT RUN
Bring your own legally-owned ROM files and, with the one-time MAME pack installed, these all run. (Neo Geo titles also need your neogeo.zip BIOS in the same folder.)
Fighting fans get Street Fighter II, The King of Fighters ’95–’98, Samurai Shodown II, Fatal Fury Special and Darkstalkers. Beat ’em ups: Final Fight, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Captain Commando, Dungeons & Dragons. Shooters: Galaga, 1942, Raiden, DoDonPachi, Strikers 1945, R-Type. Action and puzzle: Metal Slug 1–3, Snow Bros., Bubble Bobble, Pang, Puzzle Bobble, Three Wonders, Ghouls’n Ghosts, Mega Man: The Power Battle. And the arcade originals — Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders. (Each title is a trademark of its owner, listed only to describe compatibility.)

▶ KEY FEATURES
• 🕹️ Signature joystick — in portrait the stick floats to wherever your thumb lands, instant 8-way response
• 🎛️ Customizable controls — drag to swap the six buttons, tune stick travel, dead zone and diagonal width, vibration feedback
• 🎯 Per-game joystick modes — 8-way, 4-way (Pac-Man) or left/right only (Galaga), remembered for each game
• 💾 Save states — resume exactly where you stopped
• 🎮 Full Bluetooth/USB gamepad support
• 📦 Cloud-zip auto-unpack (nothing to extract)
• 📚 Pick a folder, get an instant library — cards gain real gameplay thumbnails as you play
• ✈️ Fully offline retro gaming — no account, no sign-in
• 🌙 Clean dark UI, 10 languages
• Sample game (µCity) included — try it the moment you install

▶ HOW IT WORKS
1) Tap the folder button and pick the folder with your game files.
2) Your games appear in a grid — tap one to play.
3) For classic arcade, grab the MAME pack once when prompted.

▶ IMPORTANT — GAME FILES NOT INCLUDED
RetroArcade is an emulator only. It does not include, sell or download any commercial game ROMs or BIOS files — the only bundled game is µCity, a freely licensed open-source homebrew sample. Use only files you are legally entitled to (your own board dumps, freely licensed homebrew).

▶ NOTES
A banner ad appears on the game-selection screen only and never interferes with gameplay. For arcade sets, current-MAME-generation ROM sets are recommended.

The golden age of retro gaming, offline in your pocket. Start now. 🕹️

RetroArcade is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the MAME project or the rights holders of any game mentioned above. "MAME" and all game titles are trademarks of their respective owners, used solely to describe emulator compatibility. No commercial game ROMs or BIOS files are included with this app; the sole bundled game is the open-source homebrew sample µCity.

What’s new

Version 1.4.0 · Updated August 11, 2026

• New Touch Controls settings: drag to swap the six buttons • Per-game joystick mode: 8-way, 4-way (Pac-Man) or left/right only (Galaga) — set in the in-game menu, remembered per game • Tune the stick: travel, dead zone and diagonal width, with a live test area • Vibration feedback on buttons and stick (optional) • Landscape joystick now matches the portrait feel • Gamepad connection status shown in Settings

User reviews

Imran Umar
Imran Umar
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