WinNative

Retro console support

WinNative runs classic console games alongside your PC library. Retro games live in the same Library and launch just like PC games, but run on an embedded libretro backend instead of Wine.

Supported systems

System	Core	ROM extensions
NES	FCEUmm	`.nes` `.unf` `.unif`
SNES	Snes9x	`.smc` `.sfc` `.swc` `.fig`
Game Boy / Color	Gambatte	`.gb` `.gbc`
Game Boy Advance	mGBA	`.gba`
Genesis / Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear	Genesis Plus GX	`.gen` `.md` `.smd` `.sms` `.gg`
Nintendo 64	Mupen64Plus-Next	`.n64` `.z64` `.v64`
GameCube / Wii	Dolphin	`.gcm` `.rvz` `.gcz` `.iso` `.wbfs` `.wad`
PlayStation	Beetle PSX	`.cue` `.chd` `.pbp` `.m3u` `.iso`
PlayStation 2	ARMSX2 (PCSX2 fork)	`.iso` `.chd` `.cso` `.bin`

Getting started

Download the cores. They are not bundled in the APK. Fetch them once from Settings → Retro → Download console cores; the app verifies the bundle before installing it. Because the cores live outside the APK, a core update does not need an app update.
Import BIOS files if you want PlayStation or PlayStation 2 games — same screen.
Add a game. In the Library, tap Add Custom Game and pick a ROM instead of an .exe. WinNative detects the console from the file and adds the game to your Library.
Play. Launches with on-screen touch controls and physical gamepad support. The in-game menu (Back button, or the on-screen MENU) offers save/load state, reset and fast-forward.

Online play

PlayStation 2 — through the emulated DEV9 network adapter, configured in the in-game Online tab.
GameCube / Wii — through Dolphin’s own native NetPlay engine.

Credits

The cores and the libretro host are other people’s work: LibretroDroid by Filippo Scognamiglio, the individual libretro core authors, ARMSX2 (a fork of PCSX2) and Dolphin. See CREDITS.md for attribution and EMULATOR_CREDITS.md for the per-component license table.

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