Emulators for Android: Can your phone handle these consoles?

There are loads of brand new games on the Google Play Store, and you can find plenty of retro titles too. But what if your favorite classics aren’t available on Google’s app store? That’s where emulators come in. Emulators let you play console games from past generations (or current) on modern hardware, including smartphones. But how do you know which Android emulators will run well on your phone? You can either go through the painstaking process of downloading the best emulators for Android and trying them out for yourself, or you can save some time and read on as we cover general hardware requirements for all the major gaming generations. In creating this guide, we spoke to some of the creators of the most popular emulators and/or tested the apps on various Android devices. We’re also only covering consoles from historically the biggest hardware makers in the business — Nintendo, SEGA, and Sony. Minimum requirements Recommended emulators NES, SNES Minimum requirements Any phone ... Read full article.