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title: Games & Applications
slug: games-and-applications
icon: {"faIcon":"fa-solid fa-gamepad"}
createdAt: 2025-11-01T16:51:25.850Z
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The **VMUPro **is a powerful handhleld device that can run its own Games and Applications, as well as emulate some retro systems.

You can download and run these Games and Applications and run them on the VMUPro. To do this, you first need to add the following folders on your VMUPro's microSD card root:

- **games**
- **apps**

Inside these folders you can then paste the **.vmupack **files you have downloaded. Once you have pasted your files there, the VMUPro will automatically detect them and display them under the **Games **and **Apps **categories in the Main Menu.

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Did you know that you can build and publish your own games or applications using our powerful and free **VMUPro SDK**? You can find out more here: [https://developer.vmu.pro](https://developer.vmu.pro)
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## Emulators for the VMUPro

The VMUPro comes with the following emulators that can be downloaded from the following pages:

- **[Gnuboy Emulator](https://github.com/AppCakeLtd/vmupro-gnuboy/releases)**
  A **Game Boy** and **Game Boy Color** Emulator that can run all games at full 60FPS! It also supports SRAM saves, save states, various palettes, 1x and 1.5x scaling and full folder browsing for your rom files.
  To install the emulator follow the link above and download the latest **"gnuboy.vmupack" **file. Install it on your microSD card under the **"Games" **folder.
- **[Nofrendo Emulator](https://github.com/AppCakeLtd/vmupro-nofrendo/releases)**
  A **NES / Famicom **emulator that can run all games at full 60FPS at the NES native resolution! It supports SRAM saves, save states, palettes and full folder browsing for your rom files.
  To install the emulator follow the link above and download the latest **"nofrendo.vmupack" **file. Install it on your microSD card under the **"Games" **folder.
- **[SMSPlus GX Emulator](https://github.com/AppCakeLtd/vmupro-smsplus/releases)**
  A **Master System / Game Gear **emulator that can run all games at full 60fps! It supports SRAM saving, save states, full native resolution for Master System games and 1x / 1.5x scaling for Game Gear games, as well as full folder browsing for your rom files.
  To install the emulator follow the link above and download the latest **"smsplus.vmupack" **file. Install it on your microSD card under the **"Games" **folder.

Then you can create a folder **"roms" **on the root of your microSD card. In there create the relevant folders for your rom files:

- **GNUBOY: **Create a `GameBoy` folder for your roms. **Example:** `/roms/GameBoy/rom1.gb(c)`
- **NOFRENDO: **Create a `NES` folder for your roms. **Example: **`/roms/NES/rom1.nes`
- **SMSPLUS GX: **Create an `SMSGG` folder for your roms. **Example: **`/roms/SMSGG/rom1.sms`



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All of emulators above support **Sub-folders, **so you can organise your rom files in sub-folders alphabetically, by region, by genre etc.!
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