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Mednafen

Supports multiple retro gaming systems, enables hotkey and input remapping, provides save states and rewinding, and captures screenshots in PNG format.

Made by Mednafen Team

  • neo-geo

  • wonderswan

  • snes

  • nes

  • gameboy

  • Game Emulator

  • gameboy-advance

What is Mednafen?

Mednafen is a versatile, open-source multi-system emulator that allows users to experience a wide range of classic gaming platforms on their modern devices. Utilizing the power of OpenGL and SDL libraries, this command-line-driven emulator provides a robust and customizable interface for emulating a diverse collection of retro gaming systems, including the Atari Lynx, GameBoy (Color), GameBoy Advance, NES, PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16), SuperGrafx, Neo Geo Pocket (Color), PC-FX, and WonderSwan (Color). With its advanced features, Mednafen empowers users to tailor their gaming experience, enabling the remapping of hotkey functions and virtual system inputs to a keyboard, joystick, or a combination of both. Additionally, Mednafen supports convenient features such as save states and real-time game rewinding, allowing players to seamlessly navigate and revisit their favorite gaming moments. The emulator also provides the ability to capture screen snapshots in the popular PNG file format, further enhancing the overall user experience

Highlights

  • Supports a wide range of classic gaming systems, including Atari Lynx, GameBoy, NES, PC Engine, and more
  • Offers customizable input mapping for keyboard, joystick, or a combination of both
  • Provides save state functionality and real-time game rewinding
  • Enables users to capture screen snapshots in PNG format

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Languages

  • English

Features

    • Portable

    • Multi System Emulator