5 retro games emulators you didn’t know you could play on your Android phone

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Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority

There’s really no shortage of retro games emulators to run on your Android smartphone. Some of the big-name machines you can emulate on Android include the NES, SNES, Sega Mega Drive, PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Sega Dreamcast, and more. Those are just the home consoles too, with emulators also available for major handheld machines like the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation Portable. For more info and all of these and more, check out our guide to the best emulators for Android.

But what if you’re on the hunt for more niche machines to emulate? Well, these are some of the lesser-known consoles you can emulate on Android.

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