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Install, set up and use your console: choose a family or a guide.
Families with guides
Cross-platform articles without a dedicated console hub
- Neo Geo AES — read the cross-platform guide
Choose a console — 126-device directory
The directory contains 126 consoles. A missing guide does not imply incompatibility. Cross-platform guides retain a single URL; empty pages are not created just to complete the directory.
Nintendo · 14 consoles in the directory
- NES — cross-platform guides in this family
- Super Nintendo / SNES — cross-platform guides in this family
- Nintendo 64 — cross-platform guides in this family
- GameCube — browse the hub
- Wii — browse the hub
- Wii U — browse the hub
- Game Boy — cross-platform guides in this family
- Game Boy Advance — browse the hub
- Nintendo DS — browse the hub
- Nintendo 3DS — browse the hub
- Nintendo Switch — browse the hub
- Nintendo Switch 2 — browse the hub
- Game Boy Color — cross-platform guides in this family
- Virtual Boy — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
PlayStation · 7 consoles in the directory
- PlayStation / PS1 — browse the hub
- PlayStation 2 — browse the hub
- PSP — browse the hub
- PlayStation 3 — cross-platform guides in this family
- PlayStation Vita — cross-platform guides in this family
- PlayStation 4 — cross-platform guides in this family
- PlayStation 5 — cross-platform guides in this family
Xbox · 4 consoles in the directory
- Original Xbox — browse the hub
- Xbox 360 — browse the hub
- Xbox One — no guide in this section yet
- Xbox Series X and S — no guide in this section yet
Sega · 8 consoles in the directory
- SG-1000 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Master System — cross-platform guides in this family
- Mega Drive — cross-platform guides in this family
- Mega-CD — browse the hub
- Sega 32X — cross-platform guides in this family
- Game Gear — cross-platform guides in this family
- Sega Saturn — browse the hub
- Dreamcast — browse the hub
Atari · 7 consoles in the directory
- Atari 2600 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari 5200 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari 7800 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari XEGS — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari Lynx — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari Jaguar — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari VCS — browse the hub
PC / Steam Deck · 10 consoles in the directory
- PC Windows — no guide in this section yet
- Steam Deck — no guide in this section yet
- ASUS ROG Ally — no guide in this section yet
- Lenovo Legion Go — no guide in this section yet
- MSI Claw — no guide in this section yet
- GPD Win — no guide in this section yet
- AYANEO Windows — no guide in this section yet
- OneXPlayer — no guide in this section yet
- Zotac Zone — no guide in this section yet
- Acer Nitro Blaze — no guide in this section yet
Retro handhelds · 72 consoles in the directory
- RG35XX — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX Plus — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX H — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX SP — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX Pro — no guide in this section yet
- RG28XX — no guide in this section yet
- RG34XX — no guide in this section yet
- RG34XX SP — no guide in this section yet
- RG40XX H — no guide in this section yet
- RG40XX V — no guide in this section yet
- RG CubeXX — no guide in this section yet
- RG Nano — no guide in this section yet
- RG353V — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG353M — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG353P — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG405M — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG405V — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG406H — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG406V — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG Cube — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG556 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG557 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG Slide — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG477M — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG476H — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB20S — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB20SX — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB20 Pro — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB30 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10MAX3 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10MAX3 Pro — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10X — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10MAX — no guide in this section yet
- RK2023 — cross-platform guides in this family
- X55 — cross-platform guides in this family
- X28 — cross-platform guides in this family
- V10 — no guide in this section yet
- V20 — no guide in this section yet
- V90 — no guide in this section yet
- V90S — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Model S — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Smart — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Smart Pro — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Smart Pro S — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Brick — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Brick Pro — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Mini V4 — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Mini Plus — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo A30 — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Flip — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Flip V2 — no guide in this section yet
- Retroid Pocket 3+ — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 4 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 4 Pro — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 5 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket Classic — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket Flip 2 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 6 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket Nova — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin 2 — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin 2 Mini — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin 2 Portal — cross-platform guides in this family
- R36S — browse the hub
- R35S — no guide in this section yet
- R40S Pro — no guide in this section yet
- R36H — browse the hub
- MagicX XU10 — no guide in this section yet
- MagicX XU Mini M — cross-platform guides in this family
- Data Frog SF2000 — no guide in this section yet
- M17 — no guide in this section yet
- Kinhank K56 — cross-platform guides in this family
SNK / Neo Geo · 4 consoles in the directory
- Neo Geo AES — read the cross-platform guide
- Neo Geo CD — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
- Neo Geo Pocket — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
- Neo Geo Pocket Color — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
Recent articles
English articles in this section. Each URL appears only once. Articles are ordered by publication date, and subsequent pages continue the same selection.
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Dreamcast: connect a keyboard or mouse and check game support
Read the guide: Dreamcast: connect a keyboard or mouse and check game supportConnect the Dreamcast peripheral before powering on and verify support in the exact software you want to use.
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Original Xbox: connect two consoles with a System Link Cable
Read the guide: Original Xbox: connect two consoles with a System Link CableLink two original Xbox consoles locally and start a supported game’s multiplayer mode, with a screen and game copy for each.
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Atari VCS upgrades: check memory, storage and PC Mode compatibility
Read the guide: Atari VCS upgrades: check memory, storage and PC Mode compatibilityIdentify your Atari VCS revision and distinguish M.2 SATA from NVMe before choosing upgrade components.
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Nintendo Switch 2: which dock, power adapter and HDMI cable should you use?
Read the guide: Nintendo Switch 2: which dock, power adapter and HDMI cable should you use?Choose the documented Switch 2 TV-mode accessories and understand the limits of original Switch accessories.
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Nintendo Switch 2: first-time setup and transfer precautions
Read the guide: Nintendo Switch 2: first-time setup and transfer precautionsPrepare power and Joy-Con 2, follow initial setup and understand what a system transfer removes from the old console.
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Anbernic T820 update: find RG Home, Control Center and Button Mapping
Read the guide: Anbernic T820 update: find RG Home, Control Center and Button MappingIdentify the three announced modules on the five supported Anbernic models and listed firmware versions.
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R36S: check ROM folders, file formats and BIOS requirements
Read the guide: R36S: check ROM folders, file formats and BIOS requirementsMatch each emulated system to its documented folder, formats and BIOS requirements for your dArkOSRE version.
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R36S: set up a second microSD card for games (TF2)
Read the guide: R36S: set up a second microSD card for games (TF2)Prepare TF2 only after the system card boots correctly, back up its data and follow your dArkOSRE version’s procedure.
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R36S: how to identify the screen panel before choosing a DTB
Read the guide: R36S: how to identify the screen panel before choosing a DTBIdentify your R36S screen panel and hardware profile before choosing a DTB. Keep original BOOT files and avoid guessing from a black…
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R36S variants and clones: identify your hardware before flashing
Read the guide: R36S variants and clones: identify your hardware before flashingPreserve the original card and match BOOT files and hardware markings to the documented support matrix.
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R36S arrival checklist: test the console before changing firmware
Read the guide: R36S arrival checklist: test the console before changing firmwareCheck startup, display, controls, sound and charging with the supplied system, preserving a baseline before modifications.
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R36S / R36H: back up and restore your games and saves
Read the guide: R36S / R36H: back up and restore your games and savesCopy readable data to separate storage first, then identify the system and verify a save restoration without changing the original.
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