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What is Recalbox?

Recalbox is the ultimate retrogaming console: it lets you replay all the games, consoles and computers of your childhood!

With Recalbox, (re)discover and (re)play the titles that left their mark on the history of video games, with ease!

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How does it work?

Recalbox installs easily on very cheap nano-computers like the Raspberry Pi, or on any computer, modern or old.

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I know nothing about it: is it complicated?

Not at all! Offering an ultra-simple solution, within reach of complete beginners, is at the heart of the Recalbox platform and its community. Don't know where to start? Follow the guide: we walk you through 4 steps.

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Is there a ready-to-play Recalbox retrogaming console?

Yes! We offer a pre-assembled and pre-installed Recalbox Raspberry Pi 5 kit in our official shop.

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What can I install Recalbox on?

For the best gaming experience, we recommend Recalbox on a Raspberry Pi 5 2GB. You can also use Recalbox on a:

  • Raspberry Pi 500 / 400
  • Raspberry Pi Zero 2
  • Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Raspberry Pi 1 (B/B+)
  • Raspberry Pi 2
  • Raspberry Pi 3 (B/B+)
  • Raspberry Pi 4 (any version)
  • Odroid XU4
  • PC (64-bit)
  • Odroid Go Advance
  • Odroid Go Super

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How many games does Recalbox include?

The Recalbox team is proud to support independent game developers by including nearly 150 unreleased games, often as total exclusives, some of them never released before!

We keep adding as many free games as we can to Recalbox, so you can have fun from the very first start!

Recalbox does not contain any copyrighted content.

Go to this forum topic to submit your homebrews and creations!

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Which consoles, computers and games are supported?

Recalbox is a platform dedicated to saving, preserving and passing on the video game heritage of your childhood.

To date, Recalbox brings back to life more than a hundred consoles, handhelds, computers and arcade systems, from the most famous to the most exotic.

You can (re)discover and share their tens of thousands of games, some of them long gone, and save them from oblivion! See the supported systems.

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Recalbox supports more than 100 systems, but I only see a few of them: is that normal?

Yes! To keep it simple, Recalbox only shows the consoles that have games (ROMs) in their folder.

Add games for a console and it appears in the main menu!

Tip: to hide a console that does not interest you, pick the systems to show in the systems options, or simply empty its folder. Handy!

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Where can I follow the development of Recalbox?

The easiest way? Read the blog, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

If you want to lend us a hand on the project, you will find plenty of information on the Recalbox GitLab.

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How can I take part in the project?

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Can I use Recalbox in an arcade cab or a bartop?

Absolutely! There are even dedicated options that let you change which menus are reachable, or turn them off completely.

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What kind of screen can I plug Recalbox into?

Recalbox is optimised to work natively with every modern HD TV and computer monitor. You can also plug in CRT TVs or VGA monitors with the Recalbox RGB DUAL 2!

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