ClassicBoy Pro is an Android emulator for playing retro games, with tools to find and organize game files. It scans selected files or directories and builds a library where users can browse, locate, or favorite identified games. The maker describes about twenty built-in emulation cores for systems including PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, NES, Super NES, Sega systems, arcade games, and Atari 2600. External plugins add support for systems such as Nintendo DS, MAME, Sega Saturn, and PC Engine/CD. Controls include touchscreen buttons, external gamepads, customizable layouts, gestures, and accelerometer input. The maker lists gesture and sensor controls as premium features. Other listed capabilities include adjustable speed, cheat codes, game-data import and export, and saving or restoring progress. The free version includes on-screen buttons and gamepad mapping; in-app purchase prices are not shown. ClassicBoy Pro is listed for Android and Windows through Google Play Games. It does not include ROMs, and users must have the right to play each ROM they use.
Who it is for
It suits people looking to play retro games on Android or Windows and organize their own game files. Users who want gesture or sensor controls should note that the maker lists them as premium features.
What is good
- Scans selected files or directories into a game library
- About twenty built-in emulation cores
- External plugins add support for more systems
- Supports external gamepads, including Bluetooth controllers
- Includes save states, adjustable speed, and cheat codes
What to know first
- Does not include ROMs
- Gesture and sensor controls are premium features
- In-app purchase prices are not shown
Verdict
ClassicBoy Pro combines broad built-in system support with game-library tools and configurable controls. Its usefulness depends on supplying ROMs the user has the right to play, and some controls are premium features.
ClassicBoy Pro plans and pricing
All plansCompared on TurboGrafx-16 emulators
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- Android, Windows
- Console coverage
- tg16_and_pce
- Save states
- Yes
- Cheat support
- Yes
