Is there a console that plays all retro games?

No single console plays every retro game, but a Raspberry Pi loaded with a pre-configured emulation card — running Batocera or RetroPie — comes closer than any commercial hardware by covering 50+ systems from one device.

A Raspberry Pi-based emulation setup runs RetroArch cores that handle NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, N64, PlayStation, Dreamcast, TurboGrafx-16, arcade (MAME and FBNeo), and dozens of additional systems from a single interface. No manufacturer-made retro console covers that breadth — devices like the Nintendo Switch Online or Sega Genesis Mini are locked to one system's library. A properly configured emulation card is the practical answer to "one device, every system."

• Raspberry Pi emulation cards from Sonicon cover 50+ retro systems on a single 512GB card.
• Sonicon's 512GB Greatest Hits tier includes 22,000+ ROMs across 60+ systems with metadata pre-loaded.
• Commercial plug-and-play retro consoles (e.g., SNES Classic, Genesis Mini) are limited to one manufacturer's library — typically 40–60 titles total.
• MAME and FBNeo arcade emulation require a Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi 5 for reliable full-speed performance.
• Pi model compatibility is hardware-specific — a card built for Pi 4/4B+/400 will not run correctly on Pi 5.