The systems
The internal names expected in your folders and your files.
Each system has several names, and they must not be confused:
- The system — its usual name, the one you talk about. It never appears in any file;
- the variables, filled in by the engine at display time.
The folder to create in your theme is named after ${system.name}. A few systems are exceptions: they are listed below their table.
Machines (121)
| System | ${system.name} | ${system} | ${system.manufacturer} | ${system.type} |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240ptestsuite | 240ptestsuite | 240ptestsuite | virtual | virtual |
| Acorn BBC Micro | bbcmicro | Acorn BBC Micro | Acorn | computer |
| Amiga AGA | amiga1200 | Amiga AGA | Commodore | computer |
| Amiga CD32 | amigacd32 | Amiga CD32 | Commodore | console |
| Amiga CDTV | amigacdtv | Amiga CDTV | Commodore | console |
| Amiga ECS/OCS | amiga600 | Amiga ECS/OCS | Commodore | computer |
| Amstrad GX4000 | gx4000 | Amstrad GX4000 | Amstrad | console |
| AmstradCPC | amstradcpc | AmstradCPC | Amstrad | computer |
| Apple II | apple2 | Apple II | Apple | computer |
| Apple IIGS | apple2gs | Apple IIGS | Apple | computer |
| Apple Macintosh | macintosh | Apple Macintosh | Apple | computer |
| Arduboy | arduboy | Arduboy | fantasy | fantasy |
| Atari 2600 | atari2600 | Atari 2600 | Atari | console |
| Atari 5200 | atari5200 | Atari 5200 | Atari | console |
| Atari 7800 | atari7800 | Atari 7800 | Atari | console |
| Atari 8bits | atari800 | Atari 8bits | Atari | computer |
| Atari Jaguar | jaguar | Atari Jaguar | Atari | console |
| Atari ST | atarist | Atari ST | Atari | computer |
| Colecovision | colecovision | Colecovision | Coleco | console |
| Commodore 64 | c64 | Commodore 64 | Commodore | computer |
| Commodore VIC-20 | vic20 | Commodore VIC-20 | Commodore | computer |
| Daphne | daphne | Daphne | Daphne | arcade |
| DICE | dice | DICE | DICE | arcade |
| Dos (x86) | dos | Dos (x86) | IBM | computer |
| Dragon 32/64 | dragon | Dragon 32/64 | DragonData | computer |
| EasyRPG | easyrpg | EasyRPG | virtual | engine |
| Elektronika BK | bk | Elektronika BK | Elektronika | computer |
| Epoch Cassette Vision | cassettevision | Epoch Cassette Vision | Epoch | console |
| Exelvision EXL 100 | exl100 | Exelvision EXL 100 | Exelvision | computer |
| Fairchild Channel F | channelf | Fairchild Channel F | Fairchild | console |
| Family Computer Disk System | fds | Family Computer Disk System | Nintendo | console |
| FinalBurn Neo | fbneo | FinalBurn Neo | FBN | arcade |
| Game and Watch | gw | Game and Watch | Nintendo | handheld |
| Game Boy | gb | Game Boy | Nintendo | handheld |
| Game Boy Advance | gba | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo | handheld |
| Game Boy Color | gbc | Game Boy Color | Nintendo | handheld |
| GameCube | gamecube | GameCube | Nintendo | console |
| Infocom Z-Machine | zmachine | Infocom Z-Machine | Infocom | engine |
| LowRes NX | lowresnx | LowRes NX | virtual | fantasy |
| Lutro | lutro | Lutro | virtual | fantasy |
| Lynx | lynx | Lynx | Atari | handheld |
| Mame | mame | Mame | Mame | arcade |
| Mattel Intellivision | intellivision | Mattel Intellivision | Mattel | console |
| MegaDuck | megaduck | MegaDuck | Welback | handheld |
| MGT SAM Coupé | samcoupe | MGT SAM Coupé | MGT | computer |
| Moonlight | moonlight | Moonlight | NVidia | virtual |
| MSX1 | msx1 | MSX1 | Microsoft | computer |
| MSX2 | msx2 | MSX2 | Microsoft | computer |
| MSXturboR | msxturbor | MSXturboR | Microsoft | computer |
| NEC PC-88 | pc88 | NEC PC-88 | NEC | computer |
| NEC PC-98 | pc98 | NEC PC-98 | NEC | computer |
| NEC PC-FX | pcfx | NEC PC-FX | NEC | console |
| Neo-Geo AES | neogeo | Neo-Geo AES | SNK | console |
| Neo-Geo CD | neogeocd | Neo-Geo CD | SNK | console |
| Neo-Geo Pocket | ngp | Neo-Geo Pocket | SNK | handheld |
| Neo-Geo Pocket Color | ngpc | Neo-Geo Pocket Color | SNK | handheld |
| Nintendo 64 | n64 | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo | console |
| Nintendo 64DD | 64dd | Nintendo 64DD | Nintendo | console |
| Nintendo DS | nds | Nintendo DS | Nintendo | handheld |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | nes | Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo | console |
| Odyssey2 | o2em | Odyssey2 | Magnavox | console |
| OpenBOR | openbor | OpenBOR | Senile Team | engine |
| Oric/Atmos | oricatmos | Oric/Atmos | Tangerine | computer |
| Othello Multivision | multivision | Othello Multivision | Tsukuda | console |
| Palm | palm | Palm | Palm | handheld |
| Panasonic 3DO | 3do | Panasonic 3DO | Panasonic | console |
| PC Engine | pcengine | PC Engine | NEC | console |
| PC Engine CD | pcenginecd | PC Engine CD | NEC | console |
| Philips CD-I | cdi | Philips CD-I | Phillips | console |
| Philips P2000T | p2000t | Philips P2000T | Philips | computer |
| Philips VG 5000 | vg5000 | Philips VG 5000 | Philips | computer |
| PICO-8 | pico8 | PICO-8 | virtual | fantasy |
| Pocket Challenge v2 | pcv2 | Pocket Challenge v2 | Benesse | handheld |
| Pokémon Mini | pokemini | Pokémon Mini | Nintendo | handheld |
| Sammy Atomiswave | atomiswave | Sammy Atomiswave | Sammy | arcade |
| Satellaview | satellaview | Satellaview | Nintendo | console |
| Screenshots | imageviewer | Screenshots | virtual | virtual |
| ScummVM | scummvm | ScummVM | Ludvig Strigeus | engine |
| Sega 32X | sega32x | Sega 32X | Sega | console |
| Sega CD | segacd | Sega CD | Sega | console |
| Sega Dreamcast | dreamcast | Sega Dreamcast | Sega | console |
| Sega Game Gear | gamegear | Sega Game Gear | Sega | handheld |
| Sega Master System / Mark III | mastersystem | Sega Master System / Mark III | Sega | console |
| Sega Megadrive | megadrive | Sega Megadrive | Sega | console |
| Sega Model3 | model3 | Sega Model3 | Sega | arcade |
| Sega NAOMI | naomi | Sega NAOMI | Sega | arcade |
| Sega NAOMI 2 | naomi2 | Sega NAOMI 2 | Sega | arcade |
| Sega NAOMI GD-ROM System | naomigd | Sega NAOMI GD-ROM System | Sega | arcade |
| Sega Pico | pico | Sega Pico | Sega | console |
| Sega Saturn | saturn | Sega Saturn | Sega | console |
| Sega SG1000 | sg1000 | Sega SG1000 | Sega | console |
| Sharp X1 | x1 | Sharp X1 | Sharp | computer |
| Sharp X68000 | x68000 | Sharp X68000 | Sharp | computer |
| Solarus | solarus | Solarus | Solarus | engine |
| Sony Playstation 1 | psx | Sony Playstation 1 | Sony | console |
| Sony Playstation 2 | ps2 | Sony Playstation 2 | Sony | console |
| Sony Playstation Portable | psp | Sony Playstation Portable | Sony | handheld |
| Spectravideo | spectravideo | Spectravideo | Spectravideo | computer |
| ST-V | stv | ST-V | Sega | arcade |
| SuFami Turbo | sufami | SuFami Turbo | Bandai | console |
| Super Cassette Vision | scv | Super Cassette Vision | Epoch | console |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System | snes | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo | console |
| Supergrafx | supergrafx | Supergrafx | NEC | console |
| Texas Instrument TI-99/4A | ti994a | Texas Instrument TI-99/4A | Texas Instrument | computer |
| Thomson | thomson | Thomson | Thomson | computer |
| TIC-80 | tic80 | TIC-80 | port | fantasy |
| TRS-80 Color Computer | trs80coco | TRS-80 Color Computer | Tandy | computer |
| Uzebox | uzebox | Uzebox | port | console |
| Vectrex | vectrex | Vectrex | MB | console |
| Videopac+ G7400 | videopacplus | Videopac+ G7400 | Philips | console |
| Vircon32 | vircon32 | Vircon32 | virtual | console |
| Virtual Boy | virtualboy | Virtual Boy | Nintendo | console |
| Visual Pinball Standalone | vpinball | Visual Pinball Standalone | Randy Davis | engine |
| WASM-4 | wasm4 | WASM-4 | Bruno Garcia | fantasy |
| Watara Supervision | supervision | Watara Supervision | Watara | handheld |
| Wii | wii | Wii | Nintendo | console |
| WonderSwan | wswan | WonderSwan | Bandai | handheld |
| WonderSwan Color | wswanc | WonderSwan Color | Bandai | handheld |
| Xbox | xbox | Xbox | Microsoft | console |
| ZX81 | zx81 | ZX81 | Sinclair | computer |
| ZXSpectrum | zxspectrum | ZXSpectrum | Sinclair | computer |
The folders that do not carry the system name. For these, and only these, the folder in your theme is named something other than ${system.name}.
| System | ${system.name} | Folder to create |
|---|---|---|
| Dos (x86) | dos | pc |
| GameCube | gamecube | gc |
| Odyssey2 | o2em | odyssey2 |
| Oric/Atmos | oricatmos | oric |
| Thomson | thomson | to8 |
| WonderSwan | wswan | wonderswan |
| WonderSwan Color | wswanc | wonderswancolor |
The virtual systems (11)
Recalbox builds them itself, from your games: they have no system file, but they do have a theme folder, and you can dress them up like any other.
| System | ${system.name} | ${system} | ${system.type} |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ports | ports | Ports | virtual |
| Favorites | favorites | Favorites | virtual |
| Last played | lastplayed | Last played | virtual |
| All games | allgames | All games | virtual |
| Multiplayer | multiplayer | Multiplayer | virtual |
| Arcade | arcade | Arcade | virtual-arcade |
| Lightgun | lightgun | Lightgun | virtual |
| Tate | tate | Tate | virtual |
| Dial | dial | Dial | virtual |
| Trackball | trackball | Trackball | virtual |
| Challenges | challenges | Challenges | virtual |
The folders that do not carry the system name. For these, and only these, the folder in your theme is named something other than ${system.name}.
| System | ${system.name} | Folder to create |
|---|---|---|
| Last played | lastplayed | auto-lastplayed |
| All games | allgames | auto-allgames |
| Multiplayer | multiplayer | auto-multiplayer |
| Lightgun | lightgun | auto-lightgun |
| Tate | tate | auto-tate |
| Dial | dial | auto-dial |
| Trackball | trackball | auto-trackball |
| Challenges | challenges | auto-challenges |
Arcade by manufacturer (54) (${system.type} = virtual-arcade)
| System | ${system.name} | ${system} |
|---|---|---|
| Acclaim | arcade-manufacturer-acclaim | Acclaim |
| Atari | arcade-manufacturer-atari | Atari |
| Atlus | arcade-manufacturer-atlus | Atlus |
| Banpresto | arcade-manufacturer-banpresto | Banpresto |
| Capcom Cps1 | arcade-manufacturer-capcom-cps1 | Capcom Cps1 |
| Capcom Cps2 | arcade-manufacturer-capcom-cps2 | Capcom Cps2 |
| Capcom Cps3 | arcade-manufacturer-capcom-cps3 | Capcom Cps3 |
| Capcom | arcade-manufacturer-capcom | Capcom |
| Cave | arcade-manufacturer-cave | Cave |
| Data east | arcade-manufacturer-data east | Data east |
| Exidy | arcade-manufacturer-exidy | Exidy |
| Hng64 | arcade-manufacturer-hng64 | Hng64 |
| Igs | arcade-manufacturer-igs | Igs |
| Irem M72 | arcade-manufacturer-irem-m72 | Irem M72 |
| Irem M92 | arcade-manufacturer-irem-m92 | Irem M92 |
| Irem | arcade-manufacturer-irem | Irem |
| Itech | arcade-manufacturer-itech | Itech |
| Jaleco | arcade-manufacturer-jaleco | Jaleco |
| Kaneko | arcade-manufacturer-kaneko | Kaneko |
| Konami Gx | arcade-manufacturer-konami-gx | Konami Gx |
| Konami | arcade-manufacturer-konami | Konami |
| Midway | arcade-manufacturer-midway | Midway |
| Mitchell | arcade-manufacturer-mitchell | Mitchell |
| Namco Na | arcade-manufacturer-namco-na | Namco Na |
| Namco Nb | arcade-manufacturer-namco-nb | Namco Nb |
| Namco System1 | arcade-manufacturer-namco-system1 | Namco System1 |
| Namco System10 | arcade-manufacturer-namco-system10 | Namco System10 |
| Namco System11 | arcade-manufacturer-namco-system11 | Namco System11 |
| Namco System12 | arcade-manufacturer-namco-system12 | Namco System12 |
| Namco System18 | arcade-manufacturer-namco-system18 | Namco System18 |
| Namco System2 | arcade-manufacturer-namco-system2 | Namco System2 |
| Namco | arcade-manufacturer-namco | Namco |
| Neogeo | arcade-manufacturer-neogeo | Neogeo |
| Nichibutsu | arcade-manufacturer-nichibutsu | Nichibutsu |
| Nintendo | arcade-manufacturer-nintendo | Nintendo |
| Nmk | arcade-manufacturer-nmk | Nmk |
| Psikyo | arcade-manufacturer-psikyo | Psikyo |
| Raizing | arcade-manufacturer-raizing | Raizing |
| Sammy | arcade-manufacturer-sammy | Sammy |
| Sega Stv | arcade-manufacturer-sega-stv | Sega Stv |
| Sega System16 | arcade-manufacturer-sega-system16 | Sega System16 |
| Sega System18 | arcade-manufacturer-sega-system18 | Sega System18 |
| Sega System32 | arcade-manufacturer-sega-system32 | Sega System32 |
| Sega | arcade-manufacturer-sega | Sega |
| Seibu | arcade-manufacturer-seibu | Seibu |
| Seta | arcade-manufacturer-seta | Seta |
| Snk | arcade-manufacturer-snk | Snk |
| Taito F3 | arcade-manufacturer-taito-f3 | Taito F3 |
| Taito Gnet | arcade-manufacturer-taito-gnet | Taito Gnet |
| Taito | arcade-manufacturer-taito | Taito |
| Technos | arcade-manufacturer-technos | Technos |
| Tecmo | arcade-manufacturer-tecmo | Tecmo |
| Toaplan | arcade-manufacturer-toaplan | Toaplan |
| Visco | arcade-manufacturer-visco | Visco |
By genre (56) (${system.type} = virtual)
| System | ${system.name} | ${system} |
|---|---|---|
| Action | genre-action | Action |
| Platform | genre-actionplatformer | Platform |
| Platform Shooter | genre-actionplatformshooter | Platform Shooter |
| First Person Shooter | genre-actionfirstpersonshooter | First Person Shooter |
| Shoot'em Up | genre-actionshootemup | Shoot'em Up |
| Shoot with Gun | genre-actionshootwithgun | Shoot with Gun |
| Fighting | genre-actionfighting | Fighting |
| Beat'em All | genre-actionbeatemup | Beat'em All |
| Infiltration | genre-actionstealth | Infiltration |
| Battle Royale | genre-actionbattleroyale | Battle Royale |
| Rythm & Music | genre-actionrythm | Rythm & Music |
| Adventure | genre-adventure | Adventure |
| Textual Adventure | genre-adventuretext | Textual Adventure |
| Graphical Adventure | genre-adventuregraphics | Graphical Adventure |
| Visual Novel | genre-adventurevisualnovels | Visual Novel |
| Interactive Movie | genre-adventureinteractivemovie | Interactive Movie |
| Real Time 3D Adventure | genre-adventurerealtime3d | Real Time 3D Adventure |
| Survival | genre-adventuresurvivalhorror | Survival |
| RPG | genre-rpg | RPG |
| Action RPG | genre-rpgaction | Action RPG |
| MMORPG | genre-rpgmmo | MMORPG |
| Dungeon Crawler | genre-rpgdungeoncrawler | Dungeon Crawler |
| Tactical RPG | genre-rpgtactical | Tactical RPG |
| JRPG | genre-rpgjapanese | JRPG |
| Party based RPG | genre-rpgfirstpersonpartybased | Party based RPG |
| Simulation | genre-simulation | Simulation |
| Build & Management | genre-simulationbuildandmanagement | Build & Management |
| Life Simulation | genre-simulationlife | Life Simulation |
| Fishing & Hunting | genre-simulationfishandhunt | Fishing & Hunting |
| Vehicle Simulation | genre-simulationvehicle | Vehicle Simulation |
| Science Fiction Simulation | genre-simulationscifi | Science Fiction Simulation |
| Strategy | genre-strategy | Strategy |
| eXplore, eXpand, eXploit & eXterminate | genre-strategy4x | eXplore, eXpand, eXploit & eXterminate |
| Artillery | genre-strategyartillery | Artillery |
| Auto-battler | genre-strategyautobattler | Auto-battler |
| Multiplayer Online Battle Arena | genre-strategymoba | Multiplayer Online Battle Arena |
| Real Time Strategy | genre-strategyrts | Real Time Strategy |
| Turn Based Strategy | genre-strategytbs | Turn Based Strategy |
| Tower Defense | genre-strategytowerdefense | Tower Defense |
| Wargame | genre-strategywargame | Wargame |
| Sports | genre-sports | Sports |
| Racing | genre-sportracing | Racing |
| Sport Simulation | genre-sportsimulation | Sport Simulation |
| Competition Sport | genre-sportcompetitive | Competition Sport |
| Fighting/Violent Sport | genre-sportfight | Fighting/Violent Sport |
| Pinball | genre-pinball | Pinball |
| Board game | genre-board | Board game |
| Casual game | genre-casual | Casual game |
| Digital Cards | genre-digitalcard | Digital Cards |
| Puzzle & Logic | genre-puzzleandlogic | Puzzle & Logic |
| Multiplayer Party Game | genre-party | Multiplayer Party Game |
| Trivia | genre-trivia | Trivia |
| Casino | genre-casino | Casino |
| Multi Game Compilation | genre-compilation | Multi Game Compilation |
| Demo from Demo Screne | genre-demoscene | Demo from Demo Screne |
| Educative | genre-educative | Educative |