Play classic games using RetroArch Emulator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Do you love to play classic games? If yes, then you are on the right page. RetroArch is a frontend utility for emulators, game engines and media players. You can play wide variety of classic of computer and consoles games. It is free, open-source and cross-platform runs on Linux, Most Windows versions, Mac OS X; On top of all that, RetroArch also runs on iOS and Android for tablets and phones, as well as on game consoles like PS2, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, Wii, Wii U, 2DS, 3DS, Switch, and more! If you have device which is not mentioned here or simply you don't want to install it on your system or you just want to give it a shot then you can run RetroArch online in your web-browser.

It has advanced features such as runahead, netplay, rewinding, next-frame response times and much more. All of the games are sorted by system after a thorough scan. Settings section is unified so configuration is done once and for all. The menu supports thumbnails and features various animated backgrounds.
RetroArch team is currently working on feature that will run original game discs (CDs) in RetroArch. So stay up-to-date with RetroArch news via official blog.

Features:

• Support for OpenGL
• Polished interface: Browse your game collection through a beautiful settop box-oriented menu.
• Cross platform: Runs on almost every type of device
• Next-frame response time: Capable of next-frame responsive time
• Joypad auto/manual configuration
• Shaders are efficient graphical filters that can greatly improve the rendering of old games
• Unlock achievements on your favorite classic games
• Netplay: Host or join a network gaming session
• Recording and Streaming: you can record your gaming session to a video file
• Highly Configurable

Install via PPA

Available for Ubuntu 20.20/19.10 Eaon/19.04 Disco/18.04 Bionic/Linux Mint 19/and other Ubuntu derivatives
To install RetroArch in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libretro/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install retroarch libretro-*

Install testing version of RetroArch using these commands:
To install RetroArch in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libretro/testing
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install retroarch libretro-*

To uninstall RetroArch from your system use these command:

Terminal Commands:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove retroarch libretro-*

Install via Snap

Terminal Commands:
sudo snap install retroarch

Install via FlatPak in Linux Distributions

Terminal Commands:
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install --user flathub org.libretro.RetroArch
flatpak update --user org.libretro.RetroArch

That's it