# Arcade Reference — user reviews

> 65 indexed App Store user reviews of Arcade Reference by Nicola Canali, rated 3.10/5 from 52 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arcade-reference/id1178311507/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arcade-reference/id1178311507.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 19 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 19

## Newest reviews (10 of 65)

### 4/5 — Great

*2025-02-19, version 1.12*

This is good.but I want to play the games that we search. But it is very helpful.

### 3/5 — What?

*2021-06-23, version 1.12*

How do you play the games you see, sorry if I am understanding this wrong but isn’t this game made so you can play the games or just review?

### 4/5 — Excellent arcade guide but needs an update

*2021-03-31, version 1.12*

Quite good, friendly helpful app for arcade gamers since 70s. I know it needs more features, but after a long time, needs an update accordingly with happening changes every time MAME and other arcade emulators are upgraded to a last version. Actually, v0.227.

Also, there are hundreds of arcade video games still missing in the actual version.

### 2/5 — Wow I can’t even play

*2021-02-13, version 1.12*

Hey guys.  And the creater you can’t play at. All. This is fake.  Don’t play 😡😡😡😡😡😡

### 3/5 — how do i launch a game

*2021-01-25, version 1.12*

how do i play games

### 3/5 — 6 words

*2021-01-20, version 1.12*

How do I play the games?

### 1/5 — Αηδία

*2020-09-16, version 1.12*

Είναι μόνο φωτογραφίες δεν εχει παιχνίδια και είναι φουλ διαφημίσεις

### 1/5 — Stupid ass

*2020-09-04, version 1.12*

How tf do you play a game

### 1/5 — Can’t even play

*2020-08-10, version 1.12*

I can’t even play smh.

### 4/5 — Game

*2020-08-08, version 1.12*

I do not know how to open a game

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Inservible

*2025-05-27, version 1.12*

No funciona para nada solo me hicieron perder tiempo y por un momento espacio. Cero recomendable. 😤

### 1/5 — Άχρηστη

*2024-01-15, version 1.12*

Πλήρωσα και 1€ και δεν παίζει κανένα παιχνιδι

### 1/5 — I WANT TO PLAY KIRBY

*2023-11-12, version 1.12*

Can you even play games?! This isn't fair this is just about reviewing some random games what about KIRBY games:what about KIRBY dream land and KIRBY adventure. Hmm!

### 1/5 — Malo

*2023-05-21, version 1.12*

Por no lo eliminan. Si no es juego

### 1/5 — Who do you play

*2022-04-23, version 1.12*

I can’t even play pong.Worst rom ever don’t play this it just words and pictures.

### 1/5 — Ta mala

*2022-03-26, version 1.12*

Ta mala ta mala ta mala ta mala ta mala ta mala

### 1/5 — Where is Pokémon

*2022-03-24, version 1.12*

I was looking for some Pokémon emulators for iOS (pretty hard to find) when I came across this and where are the Pokémon games isn’t this Nintendo? You can’t have Nintendo without Pokémon please consider added Pokémon and I might give a better review (should consider that since your reviews aren’t that good) good day

### 1/5 — Pokèmon

*2021-11-21, version 1.12*

No pokèmon sad and pokèmon please

### 1/5 — mameで対応してるゲーム事典

*2021-10-16, version 1.12*

現時点でmameで対応してないゲームは載っていません。
しかも、1つ見るたびに広告が流れてウザい。

### 1/5 — Very bad game reed NOW!!!!!!

*2021-08-10, version 1.12*

Ok so if you gies think about beeing this don’t you see I wanted to play games that you would play on a nes so I got this it is stooped so I got on it looked cool but then thairs no classic games no classic Mario bros no classic legends of zelda no pack man no donkey Kong just stooped games that people wouldn’t want to play this is a bad app allso! If you want to play a game that’s stooped ha you can’t even play them this is just a big wast of storage space DONT GET IT YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!!!!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — excellent pocket reference

*2025-07-22, version 1.12*

Very handy quick reference to main titles for anyone who needs stats/info without rigmarole.  Yes, the info exists elsewhere, but… see above re rigmarole.

### 5/5 — Great reference app!!!

*2025-01-09, version 1.12*

Great reference app, not sure why any negative reviews, this app has come in handy on many occasions! Thank you!

### 5/5 — A great reference guide

*2024-09-27, version 1.12*

Are some people really stupid ? Giving this app a low rating as they ‘can’t play the games’ !!?  Course you can’t. As the title says and the description before that it’s a reference guide. It’s a great way of seeing some arcade games you didn’t know about before. Then you can play those later in a different app or console. It’s a reference guide ! Only thing I would say is more game screenshots of each game would be good. But well worth it !

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2023-11-09, version 1.12*

Si eres amante de los juegos o viviste la epoca de arcades, vas a amar edta app porque puedes colocar tus juegos favoritos aqui!

### 5/5 — Ottima

*2022-08-30, version 1.12*

Ottimo lavoro, un consiglio comunque, la prossima volta fai prima una app per imparare a leggere, viste certe valutazioni negative serve davvero.

### 5/5 — Retro is so good

*2022-07-23, version 1.12*

I love the retro games

### 5/5 — Gente rinco ne abbiamo?

*2021-03-29, version 1.12*

Incredibile,gente che valuta 1 stella xké “non si può giocare”...ma ce la fate?

### 5/5 — Hu

*2021-01-22, version 1.12*

I do not know how to open a game

### 5/5 — Harika

*2020-10-01, version 1.12*

Şahane bir bilgi kaynağı. Oyunları tanıyor sadece. Sakın oyun oynamayı beklemeyin ! Geçmişteki arcade oyunların listesi ve oyundan bir screen paylaşılmış. Oyun geçmişi kütüphanesi.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-08-15, version 1.12*

You made my day. 50 years of retrogaming in your pocket.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*