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September 2026 –8 min read

RPCSX Android Setup Guide: PS3 Emulation on a Handheld

Last updated: September 2026 PS3 emulation on Android exists now, and I want to set expectations before you download anything. RPCSX runs, it boots real games, …

September 2026 –9 min read

PS2 BIOS Files for PCSX2 and NetherSX2: Setup and Dumping Guide

Last updated: September 2026 PS2 emulation has exactly one hard requirement and it trips up everyone: the BIOS. PCSX2 will not open a game without it, and …

September 2026 –9 min read

PS1 BIOS Files: Which Ones You Need for DuckStation and RetroArch

Last updated: September 2026 A PS1 emulator with no BIOS gives you a black screen and nothing else. Not a warning, not a menu, just black. I have watched more …

September 2026 –9 min read

NetherSX2 Setup Guide: PS2 Emulation on Android Done Right

Last updated: September 2026 NetherSX2 is AetherSX2 with the ads, the tracking and the drama removed. AetherSX2 was the best PS2 emulator Android ever had, its …

September 2026 –10 min read

muOS Setup Guide: Install It on the RG35XX H, RG40XX and CubeXX

Last updated: September 2026 muOS is what I put on every Allwinner H700 handheld the day it arrives. Stock Anbernic firmware works, in the sense that games …

September 2026 –8 min read

JoiPlay Setup Guide: RPG Maker and Ren'Py Games on Android

Last updated: September 2026 JoiPlay is not an emulator. That is the first thing to understand about it, and it is why it runs on handhelds that struggle with …

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