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Retro Handheld EmulatorFree homebrew games, right in your browser.

Play a library of free, openly licensed games made by indie developers for the classic 8-bit handheld.
Use the keyboard, a gamepad or the on-screen buttons, save anywhere and rewind your mistakes.

11 free gamesSave states & rewindTouch, keys & gamepad

No sign-up No ads Nothing to install

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The games run in your browser. Saves stay on this device.

THREE SIMPLE STEPS

How to play

Pick a game

Choose a title from the library. It downloads once (32–256 kB) and starts right away, with sound.

Play your way

Use the arrow keys with X and Z, a gamepad, or the on-screen D-pad and buttons on a phone or tablet.

Save and come back

Save to one of three slots, hold R to rewind a mistake, and pick up where you left off next time.

THE LIBRARY

Free games you can share

Every game here is homebrew whose authors released the code, art and music under an open licence. Credits, licences and source code are under the info button of each game.

Tobu Tobu Girl
Tangram Games (music: potato-tan) · 2017 · MIT License / CC BY 4.0
Your cat is floating up into the sky. Bounce off enemies, dash and flap your arms to climb after it before time runs out.
Tobu Tobu Girl Deluxe
Tangram Games (music: potato-tan) · 2019 · MIT License / CC BY 4.0
The full-colour remaster of Tobu Tobu Girl, with improved graphics and the same race up to rescue your cat.
Libbet and the Magic Floor
Damian Yerrick · 2018 · zlib License
Roll Libbet the boulder girl across a magic floor of four shades and leave tracks on most of the tiles before heading for the exit.
Rhythm Land
martendo, Adrian-kwok · 2021 · MIT License
Hit the buttons to the beat in a set of short rhythm games: skateboard, sing, cook, battle and more.
Sushi Nights
Zalo, Jesús Márquez (Kirblue), Maikel Ortega, Sergeeo · 2021 · MIT License
Swing through a neon city on a grappling hook as a sheep courier and get the sushi to hungry customers in time.
Rebound
DevEd, Arkia, Twoflower · 2021 · MIT License
A wizard’s spell has left Boink bouncing non-stop. Steer him through an ancient temple to rescue his girlfriend. Colour hardware only.
Squishy the Turtle
cppchriscpp (potatolain) · 2015 · MIT License
Squishy is lost and her eggs are gone. Guide her through eight stages, growing big to cross piranha rivers and shrinking to fit through tiny gaps.
PostBot
Tobias Rojahn · 2018 · MIT License
Program a little robot with a list of moves so it delivers every transmission on the level.
Flooder
Oliver Balfour (Obalfour) · 2022 · MIT License
Flood the whole board with a single colour in as few moves as you can.
2048gb
Sanqui; tiles by beware · 2014 · zlib License
The sliding-number puzzle: merge equal tiles and keep going until you reach 2048.
Aevilia
ISSOtm, Kai, Parzival, Charmy, DevEd · 2017 · Apache License 2.0
The opening of a colour role-playing game written in pure assembly: explore, talk to the locals and follow the story’s start. The project was left unfinished.

FEATURES

Everything you expect from an emulator

Accurate emulation

The open-source emulation core passes standard CPU, timing and picture tests for this hardware, so games run as they would on the real thing.

Save states and rewind

Freeze the game in one of three slots, load it back any time, or hold rewind to step back a few seconds after a mistake.

Cartridge saves

Games that save their own progress keep it in this browser, and the player offers to continue where you stopped.

Touch, keys and gamepads

Large on-screen buttons with diagonal D-pad, full keyboard control and standard gamepads, including shoulder buttons for rewind and fast-forward.

Palettes and speed

Give monochrome games a classic green, pocket grey, amber and more, play at half or double speed, or fast-forward through slow parts.

Screenshots and full screen

Save a sharp 640 × 576 PNG of the screen, or go full screen with the controls laid out for your phone.

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Pay as you go

$1 in free credits for eligible new accounts. No card needed. Generators have separate account and credit requirements. The handheld console player is free.

Handheld console player FAQ

Is the handheld console player free?

Yes. Play every game online for free, as long as you like, with no sign-up, no ads and nothing to install. The games themselves are free, openly licensed homebrew.

Can I play retro handheld games in my browser?

Yes. Pick a game from the library and it starts in seconds right in your browser, with sound, on a computer, tablet or phone. No downloads, plug-ins or emulator setup needed.

Which games can I play?

A hand-picked library of 11 free, openly licensed homebrew games by indie developers: puzzles, platformers, a rhythm collection, action games and a role-playing adventure, in monochrome and full colour. Each game shows its authors and licence, so it is free to play and share.

Can I play on my phone?

Yes. The on-screen D-pad and buttons are sized for thumbs and support diagonals and two buttons at once. Turn your phone sideways and go full screen for a bigger picture with the controls on both sides.

What are the controls?

Arrow keys or WASD for the D-pad, X or K for A, Z or J for B, Enter for Start and Shift or Backspace for Select. P pauses, hold Space to fast-forward, hold R to rewind, F6 and F9 save and load, F goes full screen and M mutes. Gamepads work too: the right face button is A, the bottom one B, and the shoulder buttons rewind and fast-forward.

How do I save my game?

Save anywhere to one of three save-state slots per game (F6 saves, F9 loads), and games with built-in saves keep their progress automatically. Your saves stay in this browser, and next time the player offers to continue right where you stopped.

Can I rewind or fast-forward?

Yes. Hold R or a shoulder button to rewind a few seconds after a mistake, and hold Space to fast-forward through slow parts. You can also play at half or double speed and give monochrome games one of eight classic screen palettes.

Does it play sound?

Yes. Each game's chiptune music and sound effects play in your browser, starting with your first click or key press. Set the volume in Settings or press M to mute.

Who made these games?

Independent developers from the homebrew community. Open a game's info button to see the authors, the licence and links to the source code and the authors' pages.

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Retro Handheld EmulatorFree homebrew games, right in your browser.