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gabrielrcouto/php-terminal-gameboy-emulator

A PHP Terminal GameBoy Emulator observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/gabrielrcouto/php-terminal-gameboy-emulator · PHP 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

Full methodology

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

game simulation cli gaming-tools developer-tools cli php gameboy-emulator terminal-based novelty-project rom-emulation command-line linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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For agents

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