gabrielrcouto/php-terminal-gameboy-emulator
A PHP Terminal GameBoy Emulator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3846
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2130
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1610 stars · 111 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Game Boy emulator written in PHP that renders games directly in the terminal. It runs Game Boy and Game Boy Color ROMs using PHP 7's performance improvements, primarily as a fun demonstration of what PHP can do.
Use cases
- play gameboy roms in the terminal
- run pokemon on a server via ssh
- emulate dr mario from the command line
- see what php is capable of
- play retro games without a gui
When to choose
- you want to play Game Boy ROMs on a headless Linux or macOS server terminal
- you want a fun novelty demo of PHP's capabilities
- you need a GUI-free emulator over SSH
When to avoid
- you need a performant, accurate emulator for serious play
- you are on Windows
- you need sound support or a graphical display
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
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1 source
- readme: https://github.com/gabrielrcouto/php-terminal-gameboy-emulator · fetched 2026-08-28 · 748fbf4c6cd4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gabrielrcouto/php-terminal-gameboy-emulator | main | 23 |
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