# binji/pokegb

A gameboy emulator that only plays Pokemon Blue, in ~50 lines of c++.

Repository: https://github.com/binji/pokegb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pokegb
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: gameboy, emulator, pokemon, obfuscated
Last push: 2024-02-12T19:01:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1923, "days_push": 933, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1391, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.962779+00:00)

## What it is
A minimal Game Boy emulator written in roughly 50 lines of obfuscated C++ that can only run Pokemon Blue and Red. It is a code-golf style demonstration project rather than a general-purpose emulator.

## Use cases
- play Pokemon Blue on Linux or macOS
- study how a Game Boy emulator works in minimal code
- explore obfuscated C++ techniques
- learn CPU and graphics emulation basics

## When to choose
- you want a tiny, readable-in-principle emulator for Pokemon Red/Blue specifically
- you are studying emulator internals or obfuscated code as a learning resource

## When to avoid
- you need a general Game Boy emulator for arbitrary ROMs
- you need Windows support, sound, save states, or controller support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, simulation, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, developer-tools
- platform: cpp
- tags: gameboy-emulator, pokemon, obfuscated-code, code-golf, sdl, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- binji/pokegb (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.962779+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:35.548942+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/binji/pokegb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.962779+00:00, sha 3782f2c56473)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.