Nagori plays games from your own files: disc images of your PS1 and GameCube games, and .gba files of your Game Boy Advance games. Nagori doesn’t include or sell games. Once a file is on your iPhone or iPad, adding it takes a few taps, and the game appears on the shelf with its box art.
What you can add
| System | Files |
|---|---|
| PS1 | .chd, .cue + .bin, .pbp, .iso, .img |
| Game Boy Advance | .gba |
| GameCube | .rvz, .iso, .gcm, .ciso, .gcz |
| Any of them | a .zip or .rar archive with the files inside |
No BIOS files are needed for any system. Game Boy and Game Boy Color games and Wii discs aren’t supported.
Add games from the Files app
- Put the files in the Files app. iCloud Drive and On My iPhone both work. From a computer, upload them to iCloud Drive or send them to your iPhone with AirDrop.
- Open Nagori and tap + at the top of the library. You can also choose the empty Add Games case at the end of a system’s shelf, or press the top face button on a controller (△ on a PlayStation pad).
- Select your files. Pick several at once if you like. For a PS1 game in
.cueformat, select the.cuetogether with all of its.binfiles. - Wait for the import. Nagori shows Importing… while it copies the game, then the shelf jumps to it. Box art downloads by itself.
Open a file from another app
You can also send a game to Nagori from the Files app, Safari or Mail: open the file, tap the Share button and choose NGR, the name Nagori has on your Home Screen. This works for PS1 disc images, .gba files and archives. For GameCube disc images, use the + button inside Nagori.
Archives
Add a .zip or .rar file as it is: Nagori unpacks it, keeps the game files and leaves out everything else, like readme files and pictures. One archive can hold several games. If an archive is password-protected or damaged, Nagori can’t open it; extract it in the Files app or on your computer and add the game files themselves.
Games with several discs
PS1 games that come on more than one disc become a single game when their files are named with the disc number, for example (Disc 1) and (Disc 2). Add all the discs together. When the game asks for the next disc, open the pause menu and choose Change Disc. An .m3u playlist works too.
If a game isn’t added
Nagori checks every PS1 disc as you add it and explains what went wrong instead of putting a broken game on the shelf:
- A
.cuewithout its.binfiles. Select them together, or add the archive they came in. - A disc from another console, such as a PS2, PSP or Dreamcast disc. Nagori names the console and doesn’t add it.
- A file it doesn’t recognize. Nagori asks first, and Add Anyway adds it regardless.
Where your games live
Nagori copies each game into its own storage, so you don’t need to keep the original file. In the Files app, look under On My iPhone › NGR for the Games and Saves folders.
To see how much space a game and its saves take, open the game’s menu and choose Storage. To remove a game, choose Delete in the same menu and tap it a second time to confirm; its saves are deleted with it.
Box art
Nagori finds box art and banners online by the game’s file name, so a file named after the game gets the right cover. If a cover is missing or wrong, choose Fetch Box Art in the game’s menu to try again. Until a cover arrives, the case shows a screenshot of where you left off.
Free and subscription
Your first game is free, from any system. When you add another, Nagori offers a subscription that lets you add as many games as you like. Everything else, from picture quality to saves and controllers, is free for everyone.