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RetroArch is the reference frontend for the libretro API. Popular examples
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of implementations for this API includes videogame system emulators and game
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engines, but also more generalized 3D programs. These programs are
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instantiated as dynamic libraries, or "libretro cores".
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libretro is an API that exposes generic audio/video/input callbacks. A
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frontend for libretro (such as RetroArch) handles video output, audio
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output, input and application lifecycle. A libretro core written in portable
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C or C++ can run seamlessly on many platforms with very little/no porting
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effort.
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RetroArch attempts to be small and lean, while still having all the useful
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core features expected from an emulator. It is designed to be very portable
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and features a gamepad-centric UI. It also has a full-featured command-line
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interface.
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