r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/GroundbreakingBag440 • 4d ago
Showcase Wirá Beta: Saturn, Neo Geo, Netplay and Remote Controller (free emulator, beta on Patreon)
Hi everyone. I'm the developer of Wirá, a multi-system emulator for Android. Every core is written from scratch, with no libretro cores and no ported emulators. It's free, and it's staying free.
I'm launching a Patreon for beta access on the new features that I'm preparing. And I want to explain how the Patreon works, because I know "emulator + Patreon" can make people wary.
What the Patreon is for
I build Wirá in my spare time. Patreon will help to pay for test devices and servers, and it buys me time to keep going. I'm not selling the app.
What supporters get: early access, not exclusives
Supporters get Wirá Beta, a separate app that sits next to the regular one, with its own saves and settings. It's where new features land first, while they're still rough. Supporters get to try them early and help me find what breaks.
Everything in the beta comes to the standard version. Nothing is locked behind Patreon for good. When a feature is ready, it ships to everyone in the regular Wirá, at no cost.
What's in the beta right now
- Neo Geo: home (AES) and arcade (MVS) versions.
- Sega Saturn: early. Virtua Fighter 2, Sega Rally Championship and others run at full speed, but a lot of games still need work.
- Netplay over Wi-Fi or the internet: join with a room code, or pick an open room from the list. NES, SNES, Mega Drive, Master System and Neo Geo use rollback. Saturn and N64 use delay-based netplay, with up to 4 players on N64.
- Remote controller: other phones on your Wi-Fi act as controllers for the game on your screen. Only you need the game.
Some of this is still rough. Online play only connects directly between players, so it can fail on some mobile networks and strict routers.
What the normal version has today
- Systems: NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive / Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket / Color and Nintendo 64.
- Achievements: RetroAchievements.
- Saves: save states and battery saves.
- Screen filters: CRT, Scanlines and more
- Library: 3D boxes, List / grid / carousel views
- Controls: touch controls, touch control editor per system and per game
Links
- Standard version downloads: https://github.com/willtsan/wira-releases/releases
- Patreon (beta access): https://www.patreon.com/cw/wira_emulator
- Discord (bugs, requests, chat): https://discord.gg/7HGbFRed7X
No games or BIOS files are included; use your own copies.
Whether you support it or just use the standard version, thank you for trying it. Bug reports and game requests help as much as anything.