Light Gun Emulator support
A table showing which emulators and cores support light guns (must be switched manually for systems using a default core not compatible with light guns).
| System | Emulator | Gun support | Crosshair ? | Multi-guns ? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3do | retroarch/opera | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | Multiplayer unsupported for now |
| amstradcpc | retroarch/cap32 | v37+ | ✔ | Supported but not out of the box | |
| arcade | mame | v35+ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| retroarch/mame | ✘ | ||||
| retroarch/mame2003 | v35+ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| retroarch/mame2010 | ✘ | ||||
| retroarch/fbneo | v35+ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| atari800 | mame | ✘ | |||
| atari2600 | retroarch/stella | v35+ | ✘ | ✔ | |
| atari7800 | mame | ✘ | |||
| atomiswave | retroarch/flycast | v35+ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| flycast | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | Not out of the box, multiplayer unsupported for now | |
| c64 | libretro/vice_x64 | v35+ | ✔ | ||
| vice/x64 | v35+ | ✔ | |||
| daphne | hypseus | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | |
| dreamcast | retroarch/flycast | v35+ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| redream | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | ||
| flycast | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | Multiplayer unsupported for now | |
| gx4000 | retroarch/cap32 | v37+ | ✔ | Supported but not out of the box | |
| master system | retroarch/genesisplusgx | v35+ | ✔ | ~1) | |
| megadrive | retroarch/genesisplusgx | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | |
| model2 | model2emu | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | Multiplayer unsupported for now |
| model3 | supermodel | v35+ | ✔ | v37+ | |
| naomi | flycast | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | Multiplayer unsupported for now |
| retroarch/flycast | v35+ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| namco2x6 | Play! | v38+ | ✘ | ✘ | Namco 2×6 emulation is very early (v38+) |
| nes | retroarch/nestopia | v35+ | ✔ | ||
| retroarch/fceumm | v35+ | ✔ | |||
| retroarch/mesen | v35+ | ✘ | |||
| psx | duckstation | v35+ | ✔ | ✘ | Multiplayer unsupported for now |
| retroarch/mednafenpsx | v35+ | ✘ | ✘ | Only works with software renderer | |
| retroarch/PCSXrearmed | v35+ | ✘ | ✔ | ||
| retroarch/swanstation | v35+ | v38+ | ✘ | ||
| ps2 | PCSX2 | v37+ | v38+ | v37+ | |
| retroarch/PCSX2 | ✘ | ||||
| ps3 | RPCS3 | v36+ | ✘ | ✔ | PS Move emulation is very early |
| saturn | retroarch/beetle-saturn | v35+ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| retroarch/kronos | ✘ | ||||
| segacd | retroarch/picodrive | ✘ | |||
| retroarch/genesisplusgx | v35+ | ✔ | |||
| snes | retroarch/snes9x_next | ✘ | |||
| retroarch/snes9x | v35+ | ✔ | ~2) | ||
| retroarch/mesen-s | v35+ | ✘ | |||
| retroarch/bsnes | v35+ | ✘ | |||
| steam | steam | v35+ | ✘ | ||
| wii | dolphin | v36+ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| windows(wine) | wine/lutris | Untested | ✘ | ||
| wine/proton | v35+ | ✘ | |||
| xbox | xemu | ✘ | |||
| zxspectrum | retroarch/fuse | ✘ |
Games which are light gun compatible will belong to the light gun genre in EmulationStation. Some themes support showing this tag to make it easier to quickly identify which games are light gun games. It is also possible to enable the light gun category as a selectable system.