Libretro Handy is an Atari Lynx video game system emulator that can be used as the core of libretro.
Handy was the original name of the Lynx project that was started at Epyx and then ended by Atari.
This core is under zlib license.
RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
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✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Feature | Supported |
---|---|
Restart | ✔ |
Screenshots | ✔ |
States | ✔ |
Rewind | ✔ |
Netplay (State based) | ✔ (not link-cable emulation) |
Core Options | ✔ |
RetroAchievements | ✔ |
Controls | ✔ |
Remapping | ✔ |
Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
---|---|---|---|
lynxboot.img | Lynx Boot Image | fcd403db69f54290b51035d82f835e7b | ❌ |
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 lynx
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 lynxboot.img
Rom must have the extension:
This system supports compressed roms in .zip/.7z format. However, be careful, it is only an archive.
The files contained in the .zip/.7z must correspond to the extensions mentioned above.
Moreover, each .zip/.7z file must contain only one compressed rom.
Put your roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 lynx
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.lnx
The roms using No-Intro format are highly recommended.
For more information about roms, go to this tutorial!
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
You can configure various options in two different ways.
┣ 📁 RetroArch Menu
┃ ┣ 📁 Core options
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
retroarch-core-options.cfg
:┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
Options | Options values | Variables (for configuration override) | Variables values |
---|---|---|---|
Video Refresh Rate | 50Hz / 60Hz ✅ / 75Hz / 100Hz / 125Hz |
handy_refresh_rate |
50 / 60 / 75 / 100 / 125 |
Display Rotation | Auto ✅ / Disabled / Clockwise / Bottom / Anticlockwise |
handy_rot |
Auto / None / 90 / 180 / 270 |
Color Depth (Restart Required) | Thousands (16-bit) ✅ / Millions (24-bit) |
handy_gfx_colors |
16bit / 24bit |
LCD Ghosting Filter | Disabled ✅ / 2 Frames / 3 Frames / 4 Frames |
handy_lcd_ghosting |
disabled / 2frames / 3frames / 4frames |
CPU Overclock Multiplier | 1 ✅ / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 |
handy_overclock |
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 |
Frameskip | Disabled ✅ / Auto / Manuel |
handy_frameskip |
disabled / auto / manual |
Frameskip Threshold (%) | 15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 ✅ / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
handy_frameskip_threshold |
15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |