FinalBurn Neo, an emulator for arcade games and some consoles. It is based on the FinalBurn emulators and the old versions of MAME (emulating less arcade cabinets) but it works on the same principles.
FB Neo (a.k.a. FinalBurn Neo) is an arcade emulator that supports the following platforms:
- Capcom CPS-1
- Capcom CPS-2
- Capcom CPS-3
- Cave
- Games based on Data East DEC-0, DEC-8, Cassette System, DECO IC16 and DECO-32
- Hardware based on Galaxian
- Irem M62, M63, M72, M90, M92 and M107 hardware
- Kaneko 16
- Konami
- Namco Mappy, System 86, System 1 & 2 and others
- Neo-Geo
- NMK16
- Pacman-based hardware
- PGM
- Psikyo 68EC020 and SH-2 based hardware
- Sega System 1, System 16 (and similar), System 18, X-Board and Y-Board
- Seta-Sammy-Visco (SSV) based hardware
- Super Kaneko Nova System
- Toaplan 1
- Toaplan 2
- Taito F2, F3, X, Z and others
- Various drivers for other hardware
- FB Neo also contains working drivers for the following systems:
- Sega Megadrive/Genesis
- ColecoVision
- Sega SG-1000
- Sega Master System
- Game Gear
- MSX-1
- ZX Spectrum
- PC-Engine
- TurboGrafx 16
- SuperGrafx
- Fairchild Channel F.
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License
This core is under non-commercial license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC x86 | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Saves | ✔ |
| States | ✔ |
| Rewind | ✔ |
| Netplay | ✔ |
| RetroAchievements | ✔ |
| RetroArch Cheats | ✔ |
| Native Cheats | ✔ |
| Controllers | ✔ |
| Multi-Mouse | ✔ |
| Subsystem | ✔ |
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Bios
No bios is required.
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Roms
¶ Supported extensions
All FinalBurn Neo games use the following game formats:
- .zip
- .7z
¶ Location
Put your roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 megadrive
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.zip
For more information about roms, go to this tutorial!
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Advanced configuration of the emulator
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
¶ Accessing to options
You can configure various options in two different ways.
- Via RetroArch menu:
┣ 📁 RetroArch Menu
┃ ┣ 📁 Core options
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
- Via the file
retroarch-core-options.cfg:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
¶ Core options
| Options | Options values | Variables (for configuration override) | Variables values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use 32-bits color depth when available | Disabled / Enabled ✅ / |
fbneo-allow-depth-32 |
disabled / enabled |
| Vertical mode | Disabled ✅ / Enabled / alternate |
fbneo-vertical-mode |
disabled / enabled / alternate |
| Force 60Hz | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-force-60hz |
disabled / enabled |
| Allow patched romsets | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
fbneo-allow-patched-romsets |
disabled / enabled |
| Analog Speed | 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% ✅ / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
fbneo-analog-speed |
25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
| Crosshair emulation | hide with lightgun device ✅ / always hide / always show |
fbneo-lightgun-crosshair-emulation |
hide with lightgun device / always hide / always show |
| CPU clock | 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% ✅ / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
fbneo-cpu-speed-adjust |
25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
| Hiscores | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
fbneo-hiscores |
disabled / enabled |
| Frameskip | Disabled ✅ / Fixed / Auto / Manual |
fbneo-frameskip-type |
disabled / Fixed / Auto / Manual |
| Frameskip Threshold (%) | 15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 ✅ / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
fbneo-frameskip-manual-threshold |
15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
| Fixed Frameskip | No skipping ✅ / Skip rendering of 1 frames out of 2 / Skip rendering of 2 frames out of 3 / Skip rendering of 3 frames out of 4 / Skip rendering of 4 frames out of 5 / Skip rendering of 5 frames out of 6 |
fbneo-fixed-frameskip |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 |
| Samplerate | 44100 / 48000 ✅ |
fbneo-samplerate |
44100 / 48000 |
| Sample Interpolation | Disabled / 2-point 1st order / 4-point 3rd order ✅ |
fbneo-sample-interpolation |
disabled / 2-point 1st order / 4-point 3rd order |
| FM Interpolation | Disabled / 4-point 3rd order ✅ |
fbneo-fm-interpolation |
disabled / 4-point 3rd order |
| LowPass Filter | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-lowpass-filter |
disabled / enabled |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/tree/master
- Libretro documentation: https://docs.libretro.com/library/fbneo/
- Official website: https://neo-source.com/
- Core Wiki: http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/FinalBurn_Neo
- Officiel wiki: https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/wiki