RetroAchievements In RetroArch
What are RetroAchievements?
retroachievements.org is a service that provides a trophies unlocking mechanism similar to modern consoles, for Retro games.
Warning
The service is not maintained by RetroArch or the Libretro team.
Note
If you want to contribute, please update RetroArch and cores to get the latest fixes on the RetroAchievements feature;
then in order to propose improvements to this document, do it via GitHub using "Pull Requests"
How to setup achievements
1. Register an account on retroachievements.org (don't forget to confirm your account creation with the email they send to you).
2. Open Retroarch and go to Settings->Achievements
3. Enable the functionality and fill your retroachievements credentials
Note
The hardcore mode prevents you from using emulation features like savestates, slow motion and cheats.
BUT gives you double points.
Check your connection to the service
You need an active Internet connection.
In this example, we are using the game Chrono Trigger (USA) with the Snes9x core.
Launch the game and trigger the Quick Menu.
Go to Achievements and you should see a list of the unlockable trophies for this game.
Check your progress
On the retroachievements website, you can login and access your account page.
You should be able to check your progress in the games and see which trophies you unlocked.
Trophies unlocked in hardcore mode are marked with a special color.
You can also check the progress of your friends and add comments on their trophies.
Cores Compatibility
ArcadeCore Supported Notes
FB Neo ✔ Supports NeoGeo, CPS1, CPS2, CPS3
NES
Core Supported Notes
Mesen ✔
FCEUmm ✔
QuickNES ✔
Nestopia UE ✕ Achievements are not fully supported yet
bnes ✕
Emux NES ✕
SNES
Core Supported Notes
Snes9x ✔
Snes9x 2010 ✔
Snes9x 2005 ✔
Snes9x 2005 Plus ✔
Snes9x 2002 ✔
bsnes Accuracy ✔
bsnes Balanced ✔
bsnes Performance ✔
bsnes-mercury Accuracy ✔
bsnes-mercury Balanced ✔
bsnes-mercury Performance ✔
bsnes C++98 (v085) ✔
higan Accuracy ✕ Achievement support isn't going to be added
nSide Balanced ✕ Achievement support isn't going to be added
Beetle bsnes ✕
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
Core Supported Notes
Gearboy ✔
SameBoy ✔
Gambatte ✔
VBA-M ✔
mGBA ✕ Achievements only work for the Game Boy Advance
Emux GB ✕
TGB Dual ✕
Game Boy Advance
Core Supported Notes
mGBA ✔
VBA Next ✔
VBA-M ✔
Beetle GBA ✔
gpSP ✕
Meteor ✕
Nintendo 64
Core Supported
Mupen64Plus ✔
ParaLLEl N64 ✔
Virtual Boy
Core Supported
Beetle VB ✔
Master System / MegaDrive - Genesis
Core Supported
Gearsystem ✔
Genesis Plus GX ✔
Picodrive ✔
Emux SMS ✕
Game Gear
Core Supported
Genesis Plus GX ✔
Gearsystem ✔
PC Engine
Core Supported
Beetle PCE Fast ✔
Beetle SGX ✔
Neo Geo Pocket / Neo Geo Pocket Color
Core Supported
Beetle NeoPop ✔
Atari 2600
Core Supported
Stella ✔
Atari 7800
Core Supported
ProSystem ✔
Atari Lynx
Core Supported Notes
Handy ✔
Beetle Handy ✔ Beetle Handy is incompatible with modern No-Intro romsets as they require headers to work properly. The regular Handy core does not have this issue.
ColecoVision
Core Supported
blueMSX ✔
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