RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch and many other projects to enable you to play your favourite classic games with the minimum set-up.

HyperSpin is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Retropie, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to HyperSpin and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to HyperSpin are Attract-Mode, DBGL, Emuze and GameEx.
RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi or PC into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch and many other projects to enable you to play your favourite classic games with the minimum set-up.

A graphical front-end for command line emulators that hides the underlying operating system and is intended to be controlled with a joystick, gamepad or spin dial. Ideal for use on arcade cabinet setups.








emuze is an emulation frontend designed to simplify your retro gaming experience. It automates the configuration of each emulator, including seamless gamepad integration and automatic import of games along with their metadata.


Feature rich gaming front-end for MAME, GameBase, Daphne, PC Games and all command line based game emulators, along with being a complete Home Theatre PC solution or plug in for windows media center.




D-Box is an easy to use front-end for DOSBox which enables you to run old MS-DOS games and other applications on a modern computer.




Gelide is a configurable frontend which let you manage any kind of emulated system (PC, console, arcade, etc) letting you to catalog and launch any game from any existing emulator under GNU/Linux.




AdvanceMENU is a GNU/Linux, DOS and Windows front-end for AdvanceMAME, MAME, MESS, RAINE and any other emulator.



Wah!Cade is a GNU/Linux friendly clone of Minwah's excellent MameWAH. It's a front end for games and emulators (e.g. the M.A.M.E. arcade game emulator), and has been designed with arcade cabinet controls & projects in mind. The source code is released under the GNU GP.


