N-EMU · Retro game emulatorv0.9.7About supporting N-EMU

Behind the design


Pixel design inspired by old consoles and dial-up bulletin boards.

Angular corners and light and dark borders give the buttons depth.

A dark background keeps the game in focus. The app and site share colors and icons, and their Korean screens use the same pixel font.

App screens

iOS Empty library with an import button and instructions for preparing game files
Game library
iOS Landscape view of an empty library with an import button and instructions
Library · Landscape
iOS Game settings and save management beneath the game title
Game information
iOS Landscape game information screen with game settings and save management
Game info · Landscape
iOS Settings organized into six groups, including General and Display and sound
Settings
iOS Landscape settings screen organized into six groups
Settings · Landscape
iOS Portrait screen with a D-pad and A, B, L, R, SELECT, and START buttons
On-screen controls
iOS Landscape screen with controls on either side of the game
Controls · Landscape
iOS Loading screen with task instructions and a twelve-cell progress bar
Loading
iOS Landscape loading screen with task instructions and a twelve-cell progress bar
Loading · Landscape

These app screens were made with simulators and UI rendering tools. They are not photos of physical devices or gameplay captures.

Loading screen

> Preparing your library…

When progress cannot be measured, the moving bar shows that work is still in progress.

Pixel fonts

Korean text uses the Galmuri pixel font. Type sizes follow a 12-pixel scale to keep the glyphs crisp.

48 · Large heading
36 · Subheading
24 · Body text
12 · Supporting text · monospace

Icons

Icons drawn on a 12×12 grid, shared by the app and this site.

LibrarySettingsCartridgeAddClosePauseBlowStartSaveLoadDeleteFavoriteSupportSearchSelectPreviousNext

App accessibility

  • · High contrast mode makes supporting text and on-screen buttons easier to see.
  • · Respects your device's reduced-motion setting.
  • · Selected items are marked with both a check and a bar.
  • · VoiceOver and TalkBack can read button and menu names.
  • · The app does not currently follow the system text-size setting.