Aloshi/EmulationStation
A flexible emulator front-end supporting keyboardless navigation and custom system themes. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5159
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 779
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2293 stars · 914 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
EmulationStation is a cross-platform graphical front-end for retro game emulators, written in C++ with SDL2. It supports keyboardless controller navigation and customizable per-system themes, and is the front-end used by RetroPie on Raspberry Pi.
Use cases
- launch retro game roms from a couch with a gamepad
- build a raspberry pi retro gaming console
- unified frontend for multiple emulators
- custom themed emulator menu for a living room pc
- boot a media device straight into a game launcher
When to choose
- you want a controller-driven emulator launcher on Linux, Windows, or Raspberry Pi
- you use RetroPie or want a keyboardless arcade-style interface
- you need custom themes per emulated system
When to avoid
- you need modern game launcher features like cloud saves or achievements
- you want an actively developed codebase with frequent updates
- you need emulator functionality itself - this only launches emulators
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui game gaming-tools cross-platform desktop-applications windows cross-platform emulator-frontend retro-gaming controller-navigation themes raspberry-pi retropie linux macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Aloshi/EmulationStation · fetched 2026-08-28 · 00273d7c05c3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Aloshi/EmulationStation | main | 23 |
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