Public roadmap

The roadmap

Retro Pal is built in the open. The community proposes, the best ideas ship in the next version, and their authors are credited here. Forever.

Proposed by you

Community ideas

Ideas for the next version are being collected. Every idea that ships gets recorded here with its author's name and the version that delivered it.

The first ideas thread opens very soon on r/jeuxvideo (in French).

Take part

Know where the project stands

The starting point: download the app, play, see what already exists. “What is coming” lists what is already planned.

Available onApp Store
Propose with the right structure

A good proposal is a precise idea, plus the reason (what it improves while playing), plus something feasible for a retro emulator. Not just “add the Switch 2”: the Switch, for instance, is not feasible.
Send it

On Reddit, in the “Épisode” threads (in French, on r/jeuxvideo), or by email: support@retropal.fr

Freshly shipped

Planned

No promised order, no hard dates: a solo project moves in whatever order serves players best.

RetroAchievements hardcore mode
end of year

Achievements under real conditions: no save states, no rewind, just like on the original console.
Retro screen filters
Pro

CRT scanlines, LCD grid, smoothing: the period-correct look, your pick.
Home-screen widget

Jump back into your last game in one tap, without opening the app first.
Rewind on Nintendo DS

Already available on GB, GBC and GBA. The DS needs dedicated compression, it is coming.
Save-state import from other emulators
exploring

Battery saves (.sav, .srm) already import. Full save states are being investigated.
iPad support

A real interface designed for the screen, not a simple scale-up.
Advanced controller remapping

Reassign every button, with per-game and per-controller profiles.
Open saves from the Files app

Tap a .sav or .srm in Files and send it straight into Retro Pal.