KotRetro8 is a games app developed by Tomohiro Hara.
User Ratings
KotRetro8 is rated 5.00 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on one rating ratings.
App Information
KotRetro8 is freely available from the App Store. The app size is 5.24 MB. The latest version available is 5.4.3. The last update was on November 4, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since October 2026.
Description by Tomohiro Hara(from the App Store)
KotRetro8 is a fast and accurate classic 8-bit game console emulator with support for save states, rewind, cheats, gamepads, and a wide range of cartridge and disk-based formats.
FEATURES
• Wide game compatibility — Supports many mapper types and hardware configurations
• Disk support — Play supported disk images with disk-side switching and dedicated sound support
• Expansion audio — Faithful audio emulation for a variety of supported sound hardware
• Save states — 20 slots per game with screenshot thumbnails, plus auto-resume that picks up right where you left off
• Quick save/load — Instant save and restore mapped to your gamepad
• Playback controls — Pause and resume from the on-screen HUD. While paused, advance one frame at a time with +1. Hold TURBO for fast-forward
• Rewind — Automatic snapshots every 5 seconds let you jump back up to 60 seconds. Undo mistakes with an on-screen button, a gamepad shortcut, or the thumbnail timeline
• Movie recording — Record your play as an FM2 movie from power-on or from the current position. Replay it later and rerecord from a save state
• Cheats — Enter supported cheat codes or raw address:value cheats, saved per game
• Controller support — Connect Bluetooth or USB gamepads with full button remapping, including two-player play
• Speed control — Slow down or fast-forward from 0.25x to 4x
• Arcade support — Supported arcade titles with coin, service, and DIP switch settings
• Display options — Overscan cropping and pixel-perfect scaling
• Convenient library — Recent games list with thumbnails, ZIP file support, and one-tap resume of your last game
• Available in English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Indonesian, and Korean
REQUIREMENTS
• You must provide your own legally obtained game files. KotRetro8 does not include any games or BIOS files. • BIOS files required by supported formats must be provided by the user. • KotRetro8 does not provide copyrighted game content.
KotRetro8 focuses on accurate emulation, broad hardware compatibility, and a clean interface for managing your own legally obtained game files.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.