Lakka

Lakka, also known as the DIY (Do It Yourself) retro emulation console, is in fact an open-source project that delivers a well-built GNU/Linux distribution forked from the LibreELEC project (previous was based on OpenELEC) to allow users to easily transform their computers or devices into gaming consoles to play retro games.

Powered by RetroArch

Besides the powerful Linux kernel and all the internals inherited from LibreELEC, the core technology behind Lakka is RetroArch, an open-source and cross-platform retro game emulator supporting numerous old-school gaming consoles. RetroArch features top-notch functionality like video streaming, Braid-like rewinding, and joypad hotplug.

Supports all the popular SBCs and TV Boxes

Lakka is extremely easy to configure and use, and transforming your SBC (Single-board computer) or embedded device into a retro emulation console was never this easy, not to mention that the costs of doing this are very low as users will need to pay as little as $35 for the hardware required to run Lakka.

Supported devices include Raspberry Pi 2, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi Zero W, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, UDOO, Odroid-C1, Odroid-C2, Odroid-XU3/4, CuBox-i, Cubieboard, Cubieboard 2, Cubietruck, HummingBoard, WeTek Play 2, WeTek Core, WeTek Hub, S805 TV Boxes, S802 TV Boxes, and S905 TV Boxes.

Supports numerous game engines and emulators

Lakka also supports PlayStation 3 and XBox 360 controllers, among numerous others, as well as lots of gaming engines and emulators, including EasyRPG, bSNES, UAE4ARM, Mr.BOOM, PUAE, Frodo, CrocoDS, XRick, VICE, and PocketCDG. PSX and N64 emulators are supported as well.

Supports cores include Atari800, Hatari, Snes9x, Beetle PCE Fast, FCEUMM, Beetle PC-FX, Genesis Plus GX, Picodrive, Beetle Saturn, Nestopia, Beetle PSX, FB Alpha, Handy, MAME 2003, Mupen64plus, ScummVM, PCSX ReARMed, Tyrquake, PCSX Rearmed, Parallel-n64, bSNES Mercury, Beetle PSX, Beetle Saturn, Dinothawr, Beetle PCE, mGBA, Lynx, Snes9x2002, and Snes9x2005.

What is new in this release:

• Important changes:
• LibreELEC 8.0 stable rebase
• RetroArch 1.5.0:
• Simplified menu
• Intuitive netplay: you create or join netplay rooms directly from the menu.
• Ability to change the icon set on the fly
• Revamped virtual keyboard
• Korean language support
• New server for downloads and updates
• Almost all libretro cores are now enabled on every image
• Important bugfixes:
• Important Vsync Bug fixed on Orange Pi
• White background bug fix for WeTek
• Resolution bug fix for WeTek
• Fixed physical keyboard typing in the menu
• New supported hardware:
• Raspberry Pi Zero W
• Odroid C2
• WeTek Play 2
• WeTek Core
• WeTek Hub
• S805 TV Boxes
• S802 TV Boxes
• S905 TV Boxes
• Note that we continue supporting the boards that already work with Lakka 1.0: Odroid, Orange Pi, UDOO, etc.
• New cores (emulators and game engines):
• In this new version, almost all of the libretro cores on every platform are now enabled. This is to increase netplay compatibility across different versions of Lakka.
• EasyRPG, a new core, allows to run RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
• UAE4ARM, an ARM optimized Amiga emulator
• PUAE, another Amiga Emulator
• CrocoDS, an Amstrad CPC emulator
• VICE, a Commodore 64 emulator
• PocketCDG, a Karaoke player
• XRick, Rick Dangerous game engine
• Frodo, a Commodore 64 emulator (work in progress)
• Mr.BOOM, a bomberman clone
• bSNES packaged for the PC images
• Updated cores:
• Atari800
• Hatari
• Snes9x
• Beetle PCE Fast
• FCEUMM
• Beetle PC-FX
• Genesis Plus GX
• Picodrive
• Beetle Saturn
• Nestopia
• Beetle PSX
• FB Alpha
• Handy
• MAME 2003
• Mupen64plus
• ScummVM
• PCSX ReARMed
• Tyrquake
• PCSX Rearmed
• Parallel-n64
• bSNES Mercury
• Beetle PSX
• Beetle Saturn
• Dinothawr
• Beetle PCE
• mGBA
• Lynx
• Snes9x2002
• Snes9x2005
• The core updates include support for netplay and cheats, and also new renderers for PSX and N64 emulators.
• Updated controller support:
• The joypad profiles has been updated. The following joy pads required specific changes to work properly (and now do): * XBox One S * Wii U GameCube Adapter * OUYA controller * NVidia Shield Controller * Gen Game S3 Controller

What is new in version 2.0 / 2.1 RC3:

• Important changes:
• LibreELEC 8.0 stable rebase
• RetroArch 1.5.0:
• Simplified menu
• Intuitive netplay: you create or join netplay rooms directly from the menu.
• Ability to change the icon set on the fly
• Revamped virtual keyboard
• Korean language support
• New server for downloads and updates
• Almost all libretro cores are now enabled on every image
• Important bugfixes:
• Important Vsync Bug fixed on Orange Pi
• White background bug fix for WeTek
• Resolution bug fix for WeTek
• Fixed physical keyboard typing in the menu
• New supported hardware:
• Raspberry Pi Zero W
• Odroid C2
• WeTek Play 2
• WeTek Core
• WeTek Hub
• S805 TV Boxes
• S802 TV Boxes
• S905 TV Boxes
• Note that we continue supporting the boards that already work with Lakka 1.0: Odroid, Orange Pi, UDOO, etc.
• New cores (emulators and game engines):
• In this new version, almost all of the libretro cores on every platform are now enabled. This is to increase netplay compatibility across different versions of Lakka.
• EasyRPG, a new core, allows to run RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
• UAE4ARM, an ARM optimized Amiga emulator
• PUAE, another Amiga Emulator
• CrocoDS, an Amstrad CPC emulator
• VICE, a Commodore 64 emulator
• PocketCDG, a Karaoke player
• XRick, Rick Dangerous game engine
• Frodo, a Commodore 64 emulator (work in progress)
• Mr.BOOM, a bomberman clone
• bSNES packaged for the PC images
• Updated cores:
• Atari800
• Hatari
• Snes9x
• Beetle PCE Fast
• FCEUMM
• Beetle PC-FX
• Genesis Plus GX
• Picodrive
• Beetle Saturn
• Nestopia
• Beetle PSX
• FB Alpha
• Handy
• MAME 2003
• Mupen64plus
• ScummVM
• PCSX ReARMed
• Tyrquake
• PCSX Rearmed
• Parallel-n64
• bSNES Mercury
• Beetle PSX
• Beetle Saturn
• Dinothawr
• Beetle PCE
• mGBA
• Lynx
• Snes9x2002
• Snes9x2005
• The core updates include support for netplay and cheats, and also new renderers for PSX and N64 emulators.
• Updated controller support:
• The joypad profiles has been updated. The following joy pads required specific changes to work properly (and now do): * XBox One S * Wii U GameCube Adapter * OUYA controller * NVidia Shield Controller * Gen Game S3 Controller

What is new in version 2.0:

• Important changes:
• LibreELEC 8.0 stable rebase
• RetroArch 1.5.0:
• Simplified menu
• Intuitive netplay: you create or join netplay rooms directly from the menu.
• Ability to change the icon set on the fly
• Revamped virtual keyboard
• Korean language support
• New server for downloads and updates
• Almost all libretro cores are now enabled on every image
• Important bugfixes:
• Important Vsync Bug fixed on Orange Pi
• White background bug fix for WeTek
• Resolution bug fix for WeTek
• Fixed physical keyboard typing in the menu
• New supported hardware:
• Raspberry Pi Zero W
• Odroid C2
• WeTek Play 2
• WeTek Core
• WeTek Hub
• S805 TV Boxes
• S802 TV Boxes
• S905 TV Boxes
• Note that we continue supporting the boards that already work with Lakka 1.0: Odroid, Orange Pi, UDOO, etc.
• New cores (emulators and game engines):
• In this new version, almost all of the libretro cores on every platform are now enabled. This is to increase netplay compatibility across different versions of Lakka.
• EasyRPG, a new core, allows to run RPG Maker 2000/2003 games
• UAE4ARM, an ARM optimized Amiga emulator
• PUAE, another Amiga Emulator
• CrocoDS, an Amstrad CPC emulator
• VICE, a Commodore 64 emulator
• PocketCDG, a Karaoke player
• XRick, Rick Dangerous game engine
• Frodo, a Commodore 64 emulator (work in progress)
• Mr.BOOM, a bomberman clone
• bSNES packaged for the PC images
• Updated cores:
• Atari800
• Hatari
• Snes9x
• Beetle PCE Fast
• FCEUMM
• Beetle PC-FX
• Genesis Plus GX
• Picodrive
• Beetle Saturn
• Nestopia
• Beetle PSX
• FB Alpha
• Handy
• MAME 2003
• Mupen64plus
• ScummVM
• PCSX ReARMed
• Tyrquake
• PCSX Rearmed
• Parallel-n64
• bSNES Mercury
• Beetle PSX
• Beetle Saturn
• Dinothawr
• Beetle PCE
• mGBA
• Lynx
• Snes9x2002
• Snes9x2005
• The core updates include support for netplay and cheats, and also new renderers for PSX and N64 emulators.
• Updated controller support:
• The joypad profiles has been updated. The following joy pads required specific changes to work properly (and now do): * XBox One S * Wii U GameCube Adapter * OUYA controller * NVidia Shield Controller * Gen Game S3 Controller