Welcome aboard, riders!
Retro Metro is a home for anyone who still gets excited by a cartridge slot. It has two parts: a forum for talking about retro games and hardware, and an Arcade that plays those games in your browser.
The forum
Every board is a line on the network:
- NES & Famicom, 16-Bit Era and Handhelds for the games
- Arcade Cabinets for the real thing
- Workshop for recaps, mods and repairs
- Homebrew & Dev for new games on old hardware
- Collecting for your shelves
- The Lounge for everything else
Sign in with a free IASoft account and pick a handle. Your pass goes up as you post: Day Pass, then Weekly, Monthly and Annual.
The Arcade
The Arcade plays NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games in your browser, with nothing to install. Open a game you own and it runs on your device: the game is never uploaded, and your battery saves and save states stay with you. Play with a keyboard or a gamepad, or with the touch controls on phones and tablets.
The ROM Library
No cartridge to hand? The ROM Library has 26 free homebrew games, released by their makers under open licences. Download them for a flash cart or your favourite emulator, or press Play to start one in the Arcade. https://retro-metro.xyz/roms/
This board
We'll post Arcade updates, new library games and site news here in Announcements, so check back now and then. Before you post anywhere, please read the Rules & Code of Conduct. It's short. https://retro-metro.xyz/forum/rules/
Found a bug, have an idea, or need to reach the Conductors? Use the contact form: https://retro-metro.xyz/contact/
See you on the platform!