ClassicBoy is a very powerful and easy-to-use all-in-one video game emulator, i.e. the front-end of multiple emulator cores, developed by PortableAndroid from Hong Kong in China. It enables you to play tens of thousands of retro video games on your Android devices. The Pro Edition comes with ROMs scanner and games database, with which you can easily find, identify, and sort your games library.

ClassicBoy supports the emulation of 20+ classic video game and handheld consoles, such as PS1, N64, GBA , GB ,GBC, NES/FC, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega 32X, SNK NeoGeo, Nintendo DS, NeoGeo CD, Bandai WonderSwan, PC Engine/CD, Nintendo Pokemon Mini, etc. By downloading and installing external plugins. It already supports 20+emulation cores, including PCSX-ReARMed, Beetle-PSX, Mupen64Plus, VBA-M, mGBA, Desmume, MelondS, Snes9x, FCEUmm, Genplus, Yabause, FB Alpha, MAME-arcade, NeoPop, NeoCD, Stella, Beetle-PCE, Cygne, etc. And more consoles' emulation will be added in the future.

ClassicBoy has very good game compatibility and running speed, is perfect for restoring the original graphics, and provides a variety of filters and optimization options. In addition to the traditional touchscreen and gamepad input, it also allows you to remap the buttons to gestures and accelerometer sensor to control game, making your gaming more funny. In short, ClassicBoy is one of the must-have tools if you want to play all kinds of classic video games on your Android devices.

Key Features

  • Play games from start
  • Resume game states from battery-sram files
  • Adjust game running speed in Turbo mode
  • ROMs scanner and management
  • Touchscreen input by on-screen 2D buttons
  • Graphic buttons editor for position and size definition. Graphic buttons appearance custom settings such as style, scale, animation, opacity etc.
  • External gamepad/keyboard input, maximum 4 players are supported
  • Switch between digital and analog D-pad at runtime
  • Controller profiles.
  • Custom settings for game audio/video
  • Game data export/import
  • Game cheats function
  • All features in free version
  • Resume game states from auto-saves and slots-saves
  • Gestures controller
  • Sensor controller
  • More plugins are downloadable and more games are emulated

Supported Game Consoles

  • PlayStation 1 ( PS1 )
  • Nintendo 64 ( N64 )
  • Nintendo GBA/GBC/SGB/GB
  • Nintendo NES/Famicom
  • Nintendo Super NES
  • Sega Genesis/MD, Sega CD, Game Gear and Master System
  • FB Alpha romset that includes kinds of arcade games, such as Neo-Geo and Capcom DPS-1/2/3
  • Atari 2600 VCS

Official Demo Video

System Requirements

  • Android 4.3+
  • Internet: download external plugins to support more games emulation
  • Access external storage: optional and only needed below Android 10, read games data and app settings
  • Vibrate: optional, support game controller feedback
  • Modify audio settings: support audio reverb
  • Bluetooth: support wireless game controller connection

Edition Statement

AppNee provides the ClassicBoy Gold/Pro Edition multilingual paid full versions for Android.

Download URLs

License Version Download Size
Gold Edition v5.4.3 reserved 30.9 MB
Pro Edition v6.3.2 41.2 MB
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