FBA4Droid is just the engine. You need to provide the games (ROMs). This is the most confusing part for new users.
While FBA4Droid is legendary, the emulation landscape has evolved. How does it stack up today? fba4droid
| Feature | FBA4Droid | RetroArch (FBA Core) | MAME4droid | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Ease of Use | Excellent (Standalone) | Moderate (Complex UI) | Good | | Game Support | FBA Set (~4k games) | FBA/MAME Sets | MAME Set (~10k games) | | Latency | Very Low | Low (with Run-Ahead) | Moderate | | Shaders | Basic | Advanced (CRT Royale) | Basic | | Current Status | Discontinued / Legacy | Active Development | Active | | Best For | Casual plug-and-play | Hardcore accuracy | Obscure hardware | FBA4Droid is just the engine
Verdict: If you want a simple, one-click experience to play Street Fighter Alpha 3 or Garou: Mark of the Wolves, FBA4Droid is still excellent. However, if you want to play 3D arcade games (like Virtua Fighter) or want the absolute lowest input lag, you should look at RetroArch with the "FinalBurn Neo" core. While FBA4Droid is legendary, the emulation landscape has
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/fba4droid.git
cd fba4droid
# Requires Android NDK, SDK, and Gradle
./gradlew assembleRelease