The R36MAX runs more than 20 systems. Rather than print a list and let you find out the hard way, here is what each tier actually means in play.
Runs perfectly — 8-bit and 16-bit
- Nintendo NES and Super Nintendo (SNES)
- Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance
- Sega Master System, Game Gear and Mega Drive / Genesis
- Atari 2600, 7800 and Lynx
Full speed, full sound, no tinkering. This is the heart of the library and where the square screen earns its keep — Game Boy and GBA titles sit far larger here than on a widescreen handheld.
Runs excellently — arcade and 32-bit
- Sony PlayStation 1
- Capcom Play System — CPS1, CPS2 and CPS3
- Neo Geo and MAME arcade boards
The large majority of the PS1 library plays smoothly. A handful of the heaviest 3D titles will drop frames in busy scenes; most people never hit one.
Good to experimental — the 3D generation
- Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS — many titles play well, others do not
- PlayStation Portable — limited and entirely title-dependent
- Pico-8, MSX, and PortMaster for native indie and open-source ports
This is the honest tier. Some games in it are excellent and some are unplayable, and which is which comes down to the specific title and its emulator settings. Buy the R36MAX for everything above this line and treat this tier as a bonus rather than the reason you bought it.