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RetroAchievements🔗

NextUI added RetroAchievements support in v6.9.0.

RetroAchievements require:

  • a RetroAchievements account;
  • Wi-Fi;
  • a supported emulator/core;
  • a game file that can be identified by hash.

Logging in🔗

  1. Connect the device to Wi-Fi.
  2. Open Settings.
  3. Open the RetroAchievements login option.
  4. Enter your username and password with the on-screen keyboard.
  5. Save the settings.

If you need to change your login later, use the Settings menu again.

Supported features🔗

NextUI v6.9.0 added:

  • login through Settings;
  • achievement unlock notifications with badge images;
  • progress tracking;
  • leaderboard support;
  • game hash identification, including CHD disc image support;
  • automatic badge caching and asynchronous badge downloading;
  • rich presence support.

The same release added in-game toast notifications for save/load state operations, screenshots, volume/brightness changes, and achievement unlocks.

Hardcore mode🔗

Standard RetroAchievements are supported. Hardcore mode is not currently available in NextUI.

If achievements do not appear🔗

Check:

  1. Wi-Fi is connected.
  2. You are logged in through Settings.
  3. The game is supported by RetroAchievements.
  4. The game file matches a recognized hash.
  5. You are using a supported core.
  6. Try an unmodified No-Intro-style ROM if your current ROM is not detected.
  7. For disc games, prefer formats documented as supported by NextUI's RetroAchievements integration.

Do I need RetroArch?🔗

No. NextUI's RetroAchievements integration is part of NextUI. You do not need to launch RetroArch separately for normal NextUI RetroAchievements support.