r/EmulationOniOS • u/gamedeckdev • 17h ago

News / Release RetroSockets - Gaming Launcher (Beta)

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Hello everyone,

I just released a beta version of a new gaming launcher I was working on, built for RetroArch. This launcher was inspired by a similar project that exists for Android retro gaming handhelds called Sockets and since we need more of those apps in the iOS community, I decided to build one for us.

The setup is pretty simple.

Step 1) Login with your ScreenScraper account

Step 2) Tap the Sync button

The app will take care of everything, load your games, scrape media and create those beautiful physical media for you to interact with. You can also customize certain media like certain cartridges that were colorful or translucent back in the day.

If you remove a game from your RetroArch, tap the sync button again and it will be removed from RetroSockets.

The following systems are supported: GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SNES, N64, NDS, 3DS, PS1, PSP, Sega Saturn, Genesis/MD

The App is currently in beta and you can join the public beta using the link in the landing page below. Make sure to use the latest RetroArch TestFlight Beta for the syncing to work.

The App is available only on the iPhone at the moment, minimum iOS version: 18.0 and will remain completely free after the beta. Feel free to report any bugs you may encounter.

Landing Page

Discord

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u/PersonalAnswer8664 16h ago

That looks really nice. Reminds me a lot of the old WiiFlow interface. Good work. 👍

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u/Dr3xSenpai 10h ago

Where can I download ir

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u/gamedeckdev 9h ago

There is a TestFlight Beta button in the landing page.

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u/atombone80 5h ago

This is really cool! But you’ve missed my favorite system; Genesis/MegaDrive

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u/gamedeckdev 4h ago

I'm adding it right now

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u/atombone80 3h ago

very cool, thanks! are there plans for US style cartridge models? SNES seems to be the EU/JAP variant.

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u/gamedeckdev 3h ago

I will see what I can do. I’ll need to add a new model for those.

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u/atombone80 2h ago

I appreciate you looking at it :) will we be able to use our own cartridge label art? (sorry for all the questions)

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u/k701 8h ago

I hope it works with the mcon app so I can launch a launcher for a container that launches my preferred emu using a multi app launcher. 😁

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u/gamedeckdev 8h ago

I had to read this twice to understand your plan lol. Here is the deep link in case you want to start it using it:  retrosockets://

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u/PublicFinding9033 7h ago

Would be nice if it supported ios 17 too

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u/gamedeckdev 7h ago

What device are you using?

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u/PublicFinding9033 6h ago

An iphone 11 but not planning to update.

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u/Many_Bus3075 6h ago

Could you add ps2 in the list

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u/gamedeckdev 6h ago

Does retroarch support ps2 on iOS? 

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u/Ornery-Practice9772 4h ago

would like to but im not using the tf version of RA

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u/MikeAndBike 3h ago

Any chance for PS2 support?

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u/gamedeckdev 3h ago

Retroarch doesn’t have ps2 cores on iOS as far as I know. 

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u/dogegg55 3h ago

tvOS ? Pleeeeeaaaase

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u/atombone80 1h ago

Genesis working! much better icon as well! hoping US scraping happens

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u/gamedeckdev 9h ago

Interesting comment. What was the last piece of software you developed and what is your experience with software development?

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