I use recalbox on my pi3b for 8 and 16bit era games only, and I'm trying to change the Threaded Video settings on the RetroArch menu and turn it OFF. But as soon as I exit a game and load a game again, the threaded video is ON again. I saved it on the RetroArch menu but still it comes back to On. How can I turn it off?

Since last update all games that I have ROM hacks, the best example would be streets of rage 2 for Mega Drive, I have the original games and a bunch of hacks with different names, and now my game list has like 12 streets of rage 2 with the same name, the hack id is gone so I don't know which is which. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

The next evolution of netplay, completely redesigned and rewritten for unprecedented performance and ease of use!

⚔️ Online Versus & Co-op 🏆 Tournaments, Leaderboards & Matchmaking 👥 Friends List & Multiplayer Lobbies

https://www.recalbox.com/online

Hi everyone 👋

With 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝟭𝟭-𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻-𝟭, two monuments of 90s 3D arcade gaming join the party: the 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝟭 and 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝟮. They complete the family of Sega 3D arcade boards alongside the Model 3, already in Recalbox.

🏁 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆

𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝟭

• 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨
• 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳
• 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦

𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝟮

• 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘜𝘚𝘈
• 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 2
• 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘱 and 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘱 2
• 𝘚𝘦𝘨𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱
• 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴
• 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭-𝘖𝘯
• 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴
• 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦
• 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥

🎮 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄

𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆: works on HDMI, and on CRT too. On a Raspberry Pi 5 with a Recalbox RGB Dual 2, RGB JAMMA or Recalbox JVS, Dual Output mode lets you show the CRT image on an HDMI screen at the same time.

𝗥𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗶 𝟱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱: emulating 90s 3D boards is demanding. Recalbox 11 also improves 3D performance on Pi 4 and 5 (𝘚𝘦𝘨𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 2 on Model 3 now runs at full speed on Pi 4).

🌍 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

Back in the day, Sega racers were played on linked cabinets side by side. Now you can do the same with opponents from all over the world: create or join a room, and the game starts automatically once two players are ready. You can also invite a friend straight from the game list. The network configures itself to keep latency as low as possible, so a head-to-head on 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘜𝘚𝘈 or 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 needs nothing to set up.

Model 1 and Model 2 aren’t the only new systems in this release (the Namco System 22 is in too), and we’ll cover the others in a dedicated article soon.

https://www.recalbox.com/blog/2026-10-17-recalbox-11-online-netplay-retrogaming-emulation-news-actu

Hi everyone!

We've just published the details of **Recalbox Online**, arriving with Recalbox 11-patron-1. The goal: a modern online experience, with no setup, on the games we grew up with.

- Rooms: a lobby dedicated to one game. Once players are ready, the match starts automatically. The connection configures itself, no manual setup. Some games support more than two players (up to 8 for some arcade racers).

- Training and ranked matches: play freely, or earn points per game and climb the ranks on supported games. An overlay shows your username and rank, on HDMI and on CRT too.

- Lounges: rooms grouped by theme (arcade, Street Fighter, Capcom, SNES...) to find your people faster.

- Friends: add friends, invite them to play, and get match invitations anywhere in the frontend.

- Cups: real tournaments with brackets. Matches are streamed live with no spectator limit, and replays are available.

- Quick play from the game list: public room, private room (with a code), or a direct invite to a friend.

- Profile and Challenges: avatars, frames, titles and badges, individual and community missions, and Recoins, a purely virtual currency that can't be bought with real money and is spent on cosmetics.

Compatible systems: the Netplay-compatible systems, plus Model 1, 2 and 3 arcade systems, Naomi... and development continues.

Availability: Recalbox Online is in early access for Patrons for now. This lets us test the service in good conditions before a large-scale launch in the coming months. If you're a Patron, give it a try and tell us what you think, your feedback is really valuable!

https://www.recalbox.com/patreon

See you online!

Hey everyone,

Recalbox 11-patron-1 is here, and it's the biggest update the project has ever had. It's currently in early access for Patrons, which also lets us run a full-scale test of all these new features before the stable release for everyone.

Here are the highlights:

🌐 Recalbox Online

- Public or private rooms, with themed lounges (arcade, Capcom, SNES...)

- Friends list, invitations and match proposals anywhere in the frontend

- Ranked matches, global rank, tournaments with brackets and podiums

- Live matches streamed in video with unlimited spectators, plus replays

- Automatic network configuration to keep latency low

🏆 Recalbox Challenges

- Personal and community goals, with badges, avatars, titles, profile frames and Recoins (virtual currency for a cosmetic shop)

- 1CC stamp for games completed without a continue

🕹️ Sega Model 1 and Model 2

- Both are now playable, and online too, just like the Model 3

- Linked-cabinet classics like Virtua Racing, Daytona USA, Sega Rally, Scud Race, Initial D and Ferrari F355 Challenge Twin

- Sharp, well-framed image on 15 kHz CRTs

- Rollback netplay for Naomi and Atomiswave fighters (Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Capcom vs. SNK 2...)

📺 Recalbox TV (replaces Kodi)

- Gamepad-friendly media center built into the frontend

- Plex, Jellyfin, DLNA, IPTV, Freebox live TV, and more

- Movies play at their native refresh rate (24 Hz on HDMI, native resolution on CRT)

🏎️ Force feedback wheels

- Logitech G29 and G923, Fanatec CSL DD, Gran Turismo DD Pro, ClubSport DD and CSL Elite

- New "Wheels" virtual system, per-game settings and a setup wizard

➕ And more

- Many new systems: Namco System 22, Hyper Neo Geo 64, Nokia N-Gage, Acorn Archimedes, FM Towns, Godot Engine and others

- Faster 3D on Raspberry Pi 4/5 (Sega Rally 2 now runs at full speed on Pi 4)

- Dual Output on Pi 5 with RGB Dual 2, RGB JAMMA or JVS

- Gun4IR light gun support, better Steam Deck handling, smarter scraping

Full article with screenshots: https://www.recalbox.com/blog/2026-10-10-recalbox-11-patron-1-update-retrogaming-emulation

Full release notes: https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox/-/blob/11.0-patron-1/RELEASE-NOTES.md?ref_type=tags

If you'd like early access, you can become a Patron here: https://www.recalbox.com/en/patreon/

Big thanks to our Patrons, Alpha Patrons and beta testers. We'd love to hear your feedback!

Here comes a new challenger!

Big evening ahead! On **Saturday, October 10 at 9 PM (CEST)**, the Recalbox team is hosting an exceptional Recal'Talk on Discord, by video conference.

**This Recal'Talk is reserved for Recalbox Patrons.**

We've been working behind the scenes for months on the biggest update in Recalbox's history, and we've kept a few big surprises for this evening. Expect a live look behind the scenes, what it changes for you, and what it means for the future of Recalbox, followed by an open Q&A.

Not a Patron yet? You can join on Patreon and get access to the conference, along with other perks.

If you can't attend, a recap article will be published on Patreon the day after or two days after the event.

https://www.recalbox.com/fr/blog/2026-09-22-recalbox-challenges-arcade-retrogaming-emulation/

Hi! I'm running recalbox 10.1 on a raspberrypi 4 and when I search for a game and press select to jump to that game, the whole system shut down, anyone had the same problem? I could do a factory reset to see if this issue is gone, but I fear that I'm going to lose my theme.

Hey folks! Was hoping that 10.1.1 would solve this but no dice...going to downgrade to 9.2.3 until this bug gets squashed.

Behavior: On a fresh install of Recalbox, I can pair to my bluetooth audio earbuds no problem, or any other Bluetooth audio source. However, if I turn -off- Recalbox and reboot, suddenly the built in Gpi case controller doesn't work. If I reboot -again-, the controller starts working again, but now when I try to pair Bluetooth audio it says it's going through the pairing process, but reports "No Audio Device Detected" even where there are plenty of possible sources around. It's almost like the pairing process isn't actually activating the Bluetooth scanning.

Some weird other things: if I go into the web manager, Bluetooth controller pairing is off. If I turn it on, it still doesn't want to pair any audio sources but can -sometimes- pair to Bluetooth controllers. However, if I reboot the device, then Bluetooth controllers are off again. Regardless, no amount of setting changes (manual editing of config, etc) lets me turn on Bluetooth audio pairing again.

Downgrading to 9.2.3 seems to fix the problem nicely, but obviously that's a suboptimum solution.

Please let me know how else I can assist! Anyone else having trouble with this?

Recalbox 10.1.1 is now available. It's a fix-and-polish update addressing several issues raised since 10.1, covering Challenges, CRT/Guncon 2 support, and a bunch of emulator fixes.

Challenges:

- Recalbox now warns you if your Patreon account got unlinked and lets you reconnect right from the challenge screen (still free)

- Hiding Challenges from the menu now actually persists after a reboot

- A challenge no longer disappears if its console is hidden from the systems list

- Scores from slow-starting games no longer get lost — they're re-read regardless of emulator response

- Score/initials/credits reading expanded to more games, laying groundwork for upcoming challenges (season starting soon)

CRT & Guncon 2:

- Full-screen display and normal speed for Naomi 2 games (Initial D, Virtua Fighter 4) on CRT

- Pixel-perfect 240p downscaling on Dreamcast, Naomi, and Atomiswave

- Guncon 2 two-gun calibration is now done player by player with clear shoot prompts

- MAME no longer overlays the emulator crosshair on top of the in-game reticle

- Warning shown when a Guncon 2 is plugged into a game built for fixed guns

Also included: fixes for PSP, Amiga, ZX Spectrum emulation, frontend tweaks (virtual keyboards, logo view, default list layouts), a Libretro-mupen64plus-nx core update, and Bluetooth controller fixes for RG353/RG503/RG ARC/Powkiddy.

Full changelog: https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox/-/blob/10.1.1/RELEASE-NOTES.md?ref_type=tags

After the success of RecalCards Gen, Bounitos is back with a new community tool: RecalTheme Studio (https://theme-studio.recalbox.com/).

It runs directly in your browser and lets you build a Recalbox theme from scratch, or start from an existing one — no coding required.

Highlights:

- Supports every Recalbox format: HD 16/9, CRT 4/3, handheld, TATE and TATE CRT

- Edit every screen of a theme: system list, game list, menu, screensaver

- Full pixel-level control, including color gradients

- Three starting levels (beginner, normal, advanced) depending on how deep you want to go

- Drag-and-drop element placement, plus an edit/navigation mode switch — navigation mode even works with a gamepad plugged into your computer

- Export your project to share it or get help polishing it, and submit finished themes for official integration into Recalbox's Theme Manager

That last part isn't theoretical: serviettzky's DMD theme is already the first community-made theme integrated into the official Theme Manager.

There's also an active #themes channel on the Recalbox Discord if you want tips, feedback, or to show off your work — Bounitos hangs around there too.

To sign in and start creating, you'll need to link your Discord account. Full docs are available in-app or at

https://theme-studio.recalbox.com/doc/.

Link: https://theme-studio.recalbox.com/

Hey everyone,

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, we're happy to announce that the Recalbox JVS is now available for pre-order on the Recalbox shop: https://shop.recalbox.com/products/recalbox-jvs

Quick reminder for anyone who missed the campaign: the Recalbox JVS is a HAT that replaces the original board in JVS arcade cabinets (Naomi Universal Cabinet, New Net City, Vewlix, Lindbergh, and others) when it's dead, or if you just want access to the full Recalbox library on your cab. It's plug and play: connect it with 5 cables, the cabinet gets detected automatically, and you configure everything from the screen. No PC needed, no soldering.

It handles all JVS peripherals natively (sticks, wheels, guns) and multiplayer setups, including a Link Mode to drive two JVS cabinets from a single unit.

Two pre-order options:

JVS + Case — €159 (if you already have a Raspberry Pi 5)
JVS + Case + Pi 5 (2GB) + 128GB SD card — €289 (complete, ready to go)

Heads up: this is a pre-order, delivery is expected December 2026.

Four years ago we launched Recalbox's Patreon, and it's genuinely changed how we build the project. Quick recap + what's next:

What's happened since 2022: V10, the Theme Manager, optimized Raspberry Pi 5 2GB support (GameCube, Model 3, Naomi 2...), Steam Deck compatibility, RGB Dual 2, JAMMA 2, RecalCards, JVS... and 10.1 just went public after months of Patron beta-testing.

Why Patreon matters here: Recalbox is open source and community-built. Patrons get early access to new versions, and their feedback (often straight from our Discord) directly shapes what gets fixed and what features get built. It's the reason we can ship stable public releases at the pace we do.

What's next: We're already deep into the next update, which we're calling the most ambitious in Recalbox's history. It'll go through Patron testing first, as usual — we can't share details yet, but a Recal'Talk (Discord video call with the team) is coming in a few weeks to reveal everything.

Important: Recalbox is and always will be free and open source. Anything Patrons test/vote on eventually lands in the public stable releases too — Patreon just gets you there first, plus some extras.

Patron perks recap:

• Early access to new versions (and alpha access)
• Exclusive music playlists, visual themes, wallpapers
• Optimized scraping (boosted servers per tier)
• Dedicated Discord channels
• 10% off the entire Recalbox shop (now store-wide, not just RGB Dual/JAMMA) + partner discounts (Tenzen Arcade, Smallcab, Neofid, Red Art Games, Flex Arcade...)
• Exclusive Patreon content: early videos, behind-the-scenes, tutorials
• Tier 1 ("Player Supporter"): Recal'Talk video calls every ~2 months
• Tiers 2/3 ("Power Up"/"Ultimate Edition"): exclusive collectible RecalCards every 2 months (16 cards in Season 1)

Thanks to everyone who's been part of this — old and new patrons alike.

Just getting started and exploring the system on an unloved Raspberry 3b+. I had this remote connected as bluetooth but it was vibrating the whole time until I plugged it in as a wired connection.

Before I did that I was using Google and it said to turn off rumble which I did via settings and in one of the games. Still didn't work. I read somewhere that Recalbox is reading it as a Bluetooth audio, which it was, disconnected it and the wireless remote function stopped all together.

Not sure if this is a bug or a feature and it is supposed to vibrate non stop because the program thinks it's a set of headphones.

What is a fix for an idiot dad.

Thanks in advance

is there anyway to reactivate these? tried the challenge mode once but now each core will not let me save or load prior save states and cheat support has just disappeared from the RA menu.

Hey everyone,

Recalbox 10.1 is officially available in stable version, after several weeks of testing with our Patrons. Here's what's new:

Recalbox Challenges
The old One Credit Challenge is evolving into Recalbox Challenges, now built directly into Recalbox as a virtual system. A new game every two weeks, one-credit runs only, live leaderboards, replays, and anti-cheat protections (no save states, rewind, or pause during a run). A free Patreon account is all you need to join.

Patreon linking made easy
New QR code in the advanced settings lets you link your Recalbox to your Patreon account (free or paid tier) in seconds.

New Logo View
Switch any system to a Logo View showing official game logos instead of the classic text list (scraping required).

Built-in manuals and maps
Access game manuals, maps, and tips & tricks directly from the Start menu (scraping required).

Reworked controller config and new virtual keyboards
A clearer, step-by-step controller/arcade stick setup, plus two new virtual keyboard layouts. New genre-based virtual systems (fighting, racing, platformer...) and dedicated systems for spinner/trackball-compatible games.

3D arcade hits 60fps on Raspberry Pi 5
99% of Naomi 2 and Model 3 titles (Daytona USA 2, Virtua Fighter 4, Scud Race, and more) now run at 60fps, thanks to optimization work tied to the Recalbox JVS. ST-V also gets a new, smoother core.

Install to disk from the Recalbox menu
A new built-in installer lets you install Recalbox directly to any connected drive — no more complicated manual setup.

GunCon 2 improvements
New per-game calibration screen, 99% accuracy, added screen flash support for games that lacked it, and compatibility extended to 31kHz CRT monitors.

Recalbox JVS
Native support and dedicated firmware, letting you control your cabinet even with the Pi 5 powered off.

4 new systems added
Epoch Cassette Vision, Philips P2000t, Vircon32, Exelvision EXL00.

Full release notes and details in the official blog post: https://www.recalbox.com/fr/blog/2026-09-04-recalbox-10-1-emulation-retrogaming-update

Huge thanks to our beta-testers and Patrons who helped test this release for weeks. Enjoy!

This is apparently the new official location for Recalbox News. The popular /r/recalbox was apparently a fan created sub.

Mods, please feel free to delete this once there's some official content over here.