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Android Apps > Arcade > MasterEmu
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MasterEmu

by Phillip Potter · Arcade · Free
On Google Play since July 2015 · Data updated 2026-10-15
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MasterEmu is made and published by Phillip Potter. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Phillip Potter. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Phillip Potter and are shown as published on Google Play.

AppBrain's verdict

Established
Rating on Google Play
3.66
858 ratings
Installs
170 thousand
Last updated
October 12, 2022
Ads
No ads
Size
3.07 MB

MasterEmu has 170 thousand installs. Users are divided: 3.7 stars from 858 ratings.

User feedback

Ratings and reviews on Google Play

Comments on MasterEmu for Android

★★★★★ Mater Emu is a very good Sega Master System & Game Gear emulator. Emulation is excellent. The touchscreen controller is nice and easy to use. 5 🌟
★★★★★ Great Emulator! It runs the games well. You should try doing a genises emulator one day.
★★★★★ I only played sonic the hedgehog 2 master system version on this emulator, but I is great now I'm going to play game gear games on this emulator now
★★☆☆☆ Played only sms game Ys, the vanished omens. Nope to Beyond Oasis, Beggar prince, Ecco tides of time and Nope to Sword of vermilion. Sooooooooo. Thanks anyway.
★★☆☆☆ On my pixelbook go this emulator refuses to load .zip file roms. Using latest version of android/Chrome web. Make it work!!!

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Store listing

By Phillip Potter, from Google Play

“A highly accurate native Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear emulator.”

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Description by Phillip Potter Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
A highly accurate native Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear emulator. This is my first Android app and the culmination of a project to port my C-based emulator from the PC platform. The feature set includes:

* Open source - repo at https://github.com/PhilPotter/MasterEmu
* No ads or in-app purchases.
* Pro Action Replay and Game Genie cheat code support.
* Android TV support.
* Android 4.4 to 13.0 support.
* Physical controller support, for menus as well as in-game emulation.
* Controller button remapping support.
* European/US or Japanese console selection.
* ZIP file support.
* Near perfect Master System and Game Gear emulation, at excellent speed.
* Saving and loading of emulation state from any point.
* Save state import/export and management.
* Auto-handling of SRAM saves, for ROMs that use it (like Phantasy Star).
* Auto-rotation, as well as lockable screen orientation.
* Adjustable touchscreen button size, as well as dynamic button labelling depending on console type.
* Ability to optionally disable touch overlay if using controller.
* DPI-independent button size.
* File browser which can load ROMs off internal or external storage, in '.sms' or '.gg' format, and also with ZIP files.
* Widescreen (default) and 4:3 (optional) in horizontal mode.

Please note that ROMs must be legally obtained by the end-user. Please don't ask me where to get them, although constructive feedback on the emulator itself is welcome, including feature requests. I am a lone programmer and am not affiliated with Sega in any way. I hope you enjoy what I've created with MasterEmu!

Recent changes:
* Introduced controller remapping, long time coming!
* Rewrote input handling for controllers - it is now entirely native code, with the Java workarounds removed.
* Integrated Storage Access Framework.
* Updated SDL version and other build dependencies for both the Java and C codebases.
* Expanded permissions checks for Bluetooth controllers to work more reliably.
* Adjusted colour of buttons.
* Various bug fixes/modernisations all over the place.
Official page on Google Play

Safety and technology

Found in the app by AppBrain
Ads
No ads
Price
Free
Libraries
17
App size
3.07 MB
Needs Android
4.4+
Content rating
Everyone

Technologies used by MasterEmu

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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play
Version
4.0.1
Launched
July 2015
  • Nov 24, 2022Installs100,000+ installs
  • Oct 12, 2022UpdateVersion 4.0.1
  • Jun 30, 2020Installs50,000+ installs
  • Feb 28, 2020UpdateVersion 3.3.4
  • Aug 2, 2019UpdateVersion 3.3.3
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Installs

Tracked by AppBrain
Last 30 days
470
Per day
16
30-day average
Play install range
100+ thousand
Launched
July 2015

Installs over time

MasterEmu has been installed 170 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 16 installs per day.

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About the app and developer

About MasterEmu

MasterEmu is an arcade app developed by Phillip Potter.

Install Statistics

MasterEmu has been installed 170 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 470 times.

User Ratings

MasterEmu is rated 3.66 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 860 ratings.

App Information

MasterEmu is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 3.07 MB. The latest version available is 4.0.1. The last update was on October 12, 2022.

Technical Requirements

MasterEmu requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since July 2015.

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