Nova Retro

Six consoles, one app

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

Six classic systems and three interface languages in one private, offline app. No bundled games, accounts, analytics, ads, tracking, or in-app purchases. Nova Retro is a multi-system console emulator covering six classic systems in one app: • FC / NES • SFC / SNES • Game Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance • Genesis / Mega Drive 【Bring Your Own Games】 Nova Retro includes no games and offers no downloads. Import game files that you legally own from Files or Finder. 【Made to Play】 • Save states: four manual slots plus an automatic slot • Cheats: saved per game and easy to toggle • Fast-forward for long dialogue and repeated sections • Touch controls adapted to each system, with adjustable position, opacity, and haptics • Keyboard and controller support with per-system mappings for up to four players • FPS display, output-resolution options, and adaptive or pixel-aligned scaling • NES turbo A/B input on touch controls, keyboards, and controllers 【Three Languages】 Use Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or English. Switching takes effect immediately across open windows without interrupting a running game. 【Native Apple Experiences】 • iPhone / iPad: separate portrait and landscape layouts, configurable library swipe actions, and long-press rename or delete • Mac: menus, shortcuts, multiple game windows, Finder drag-and-drop, and library context-menu actions 【Offline and Private】 Nova Retro itself makes no network requests. There are no accounts, sign-in, analytics, ads, tracking, or in-app purchases. Games, saves, and settings remain on your device. 【Built on Open Source】 The emulator core is based on ares under the ISC license. Full notices for all open-source components are available under About → Open Source Licenses.

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    Information

    Seller
    • 振东 史
    Size
    • 5.8 MB
    Category
    • Entertainment
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    English and 2 more
    • English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 诺娃
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