Recalbox is a retrogaming console that allows you to replay all the games, consoles, and computers from your childhood. It can be installed on inexpensive microcomputers like the Raspberry Pi 4 or any PC (modern or old). It’s based on the Linux system with Buildroot.
This retrogaming distro supports more than a hundred consoles, handhelds, computer games and arcade systems, from the most famous to the most exotic. For example, there’s support for the Megadrive, Game Boy Color, Vectrex, SuperGrafx, Sega SG-1000, Nintendo Satellaview, Virtual Boy, Amiga, MSX, MSX2, Game Boy Advance, ScummVM, Nintendo Gamecube, Oric 1 / Atmos, Nintendo 64, and many many more.
Recalbox includes nearly 150 totally unreleased games, often in total exclusivity.
It’s optimized to work natively with all modern HDTVs and computer monitors.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | - |
| Init Software: | SysV |
| Package Management: | - |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | armhf, x86_64 |
| Home Page: | www.recalbox.com |
| Developer: | Recalbox team |
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