| Feature | OpenEmu (macOS) | MAME standalone | FinalBurn Neo | RetroArch | |---------|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------| | Setup difficulty | Very easy (drag & drop) | Hard (command-line, ROM audits) | Moderate | Moderate | | Metal Slug performance | Excellent (native Apple Silicon) | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | | Shaders / CRT filters | Built-in, GUI toggles | Manual config | Manual config | Built-in but UI complex | | Save states | Yes (stable) | Yes (less stable for Neo Geo) | Yes | Yes | | Controller hot-swap | Automatic | Manual | Manual | Automatic | | macOS native look | Yes (Cocoa) | No (SDL window) | No | No |
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If you are new to the series, you might wonder where to start. Here is how each title performs on OpenEmu and which ones are worth your bandwidth. | Feature | OpenEmu (macOS) | MAME standalone
The screen flickered to life in that familiar, soft glow. Marco sat cross-legged on his worn couch, a USB controller loose in his hands. The OpenEmu library glowed on his Mac—a museum of his childhood. His cursor hovered over the tattered, hand-drawn logo: . Here is how each title performs on OpenEmu
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