PocketRetro
Your cartridges, in your pocket.
Your NES and Super Nintendo games, played right in the browser of the phone already in your pocket.
Load a ROM. Nothing leaves your phone.
Pick a ROM from your files. It is stored on this device only, never uploaded anywhere.
Touch controls, or a real gamepad.
On-screen buttons sized for thumbs, and Bluetooth controllers work the moment you connect them.
The player is one tap away.
Load a ROM file from your phone, it lands in your library, and it starts in seconds. Touch controls appear automatically; a Bluetooth gamepad takes over when connected.
Three steps, no install.
PocketRetro runs entirely in the browser. There is nothing to download from an app store.
- 01
Open the player
On your phone, in Safari or Chrome. Add it to the home screen if you want an app icon.
- 02
Load a ROM you own
Pick a .nes, .sfc, .smc or .zip file. It is saved in the browser's own storage on this device, never sent to a server.
- 03
Play
Tap the game in your library. Save states, fast forward and full screen live in the menu.
Where to get games, legally.
Emulators are legal. Downloading copies of commercial Nintendo games you do not own is not, and PocketRetro does not link to sites that offer them. These are the routes that are fine.
Free and homebrew games
- itch.io, NES tagNew NES games made by independent developers, many free or pay what you want.
- itch.io, SNES tagIndependent Super Nintendo releases sold as ROM files.
- PDRomsA long-running archive of public domain and homebrew ROMs.
- Zophar's Domain, public domainDemos, homebrew and freely released games sorted by system.
Your own cartridges
- RetrodeA USB reader that copies your own SNES cartridges to a file.
- INL Retro DumperReads NES and SNES cartridges you already own.
PocketRetro ships no games. It plays files you load yourself, and those files never leave your device. Nintendo, NES and Super Nintendo are trademarks of their owner; this site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo.