r/bbcmicro • u/Wonderful_Cattle3307 • Sep 10 '26

New Android BBC Micro emulator

Hi Reddit,

I spent ages trying to get Beebdroid to work on a new Android device, and never managed. I also tried the various dead-ends kicking about on the web (Sleakweasel's version etc...)

Ultimately, I ended up converting Mike Wyatt's BeebEm to run on Modern Android devices - e.g. The latest Samsung's and Pixels.

So if anyone is interested in playing BBC Games on their phone, then the emulator is available at https://github.com/Isomage73/BeebEm-for-Android with an APK that you can install yourself (if you're happy to trust unknown sources.)

Here's a video of the UI with gamepicker

https://youtu.be/gpt_r8pzluQ?si=ZRCkFuKnPF0DelWS

Hope someone (other than me) finds it useful :)

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u/SuperBadger99 Sep 10 '26

There is a much better and easier way to play BBC games on Android now. RetroArch now has a BBC core called B2. Plays everything perfectly and supports multiple models. I don’t think save states are there yet but it’s still being actively worked on. Might even see Retroachievements one day 😃

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u/stainlessdmc12 Sep 11 '26

Way to piss on OPs chips man. No mention of his efforts. Just straight in with "this is better" f.u

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u/SuperBadger99 Sep 11 '26

I didn't mean to detract from the OP's effort. I think it's great that Beebdroid is now in a better more usable state. The more ways to be able to play BBC games the better. I tried it last night and it's an improvement over the old Play Store one which is great. I will keep watching this project on Github and keep trying it out. I still think that RetroArch is a better way to play BBC games, but as I said the more choice the better. Hope you are having a good day!