RetroArch 1.8.4

Emulators are an incredibly important part of the gaming culture, but keeping track of all those emulators can get tiresome. There are a bunch of different programs out there that were created to fix this problem. These programs serve as a hub for emulators and let you modify their settings from the hub. One of these programs is RetroArch.

Installing RetroArch is as easy as simply loading up the installer. The first thing you'll notice when you boot the program up - at least if you're a PS3 player - is how the menu looks almost exactly like the PS3 menu. Games and emulated consoles are constantly being added to the program's library and can be immediately downloaded and added to your own collection thanks to the easy built in updater. It can also load various assets, cheat codes, artwork, and shaders.

It might be confusing to use the program at first, but there's help documentation available to help you. Basically, you just need to pick a console to emulate a game for and independently download the ROMs for games beforehand. The program will automatically scan the computer for ROMs and then run it.

One of the many different things this program does differently is track achievements and network information among many other things. This sets it apart from other emulators, many of which don't track your achievements. That makes this emulator hub a lot more feature-complete than most others. All in all, if you like playing emulated games, then, you should give RetroArch a download.