LIJI32/SameBoy
Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator written in C observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 49
- 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: 141.0
- age_days: 3806
- days_rel: 182
- days_push: 54
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
2177 stars · 271 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
SameBoy is an open source, highly accurate Game Boy (DMG), Game Boy Color (CGB), and Super Game Boy emulator written in portable C. It ships with native Cocoa, SDL, iOS, and libretro frontends, plus a powerful text-based debugger for ROM developers.
Use cases
- play game boy and game boy color games on my computer
- accurate gameboy emulator for mac
- debug and test my homebrew gameboy rom
- libretro core for game boy emulation
- emulate game boy color boot animation and palettes
- run super game boy games with borders and palettes
- test rom compatibility against blargg test suites
When to choose
- you need extremely accurate, cycle-accurate Game Boy or Game Boy Color emulation
- you are a ROM developer who needs conditional breakpoints, watchpoints, and a disassembler
- you want a libretro core for RetroArch or native frontends on macOS, Windows, Linux, or iOS
- you care about accurate audio, LCD timing effects, and open source boot ROMs
When to avoid
- you want to emulate other consoles beyond Game Boy family
- you need a simple plug-and-play multi-system emulator rather than a dedicated one
- you require a license without additional exceptions (custom Expat variant)
Facets
application · maturity active
game-engine simulation gui cli gaming-tools cross-platform developer-tools simulation windows cross-platform emulator gameboy gameboy-color super-game-boy libretro-core sdl cocoa cycle-accurate debugger boot-rom debugging macos linux ios desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/LIJI32/SameBoy · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7be597d0083f
- homepage: https://sameboy.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · a34005242ad8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| LIJI32/SameBoy | main | 78 |
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