You may want to use the platforms/windows/Makefile to build the application using MinGW.

Open the Gearboy Visual Studio solution platforms/windows/Gearboy.sln and build.

Install Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2019 or later.

Support for modern game controllers through gamecontrollerdb.txt file located in the same directory as the application binary.

Windows and Linux Portable Mode by creating a file named portable.ini in the same directory as the application binary.

Full debugger with just-in-time disassembler, cpu breakpoints, memory access breakpoints, code navigation (goto address, JP JR and CALL double clicking), debug symbols, memory editor, IO inspector and VRAM viewer including tiles, sprites, backgrounds and palettes.

Supported platforms (libretro): Windows, Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, Android, iOS, tvOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo WiiU, Nintendo Switch, Emscripten, Classic Mini systems (NES, SNES, C64.

Supported platforms (standalone): Windows, Linux, BSD, macOS, Raspberry Pi and iOS.

Game Genie and GameShark cheat support.

Sound emulation using SDL Audio and Gb_Snd_Emu library.

LCD screen ghosting effect as seen in the original Game Boy.

Accurate LCD controller emulation with correct timings and priorities including mid-scanline effects.

Supported cartridges: ROM, ROM + RAM, MBC1, MBC2, MBC3 + RTC, MBC5, HuC-1 and MBC1M (multicart).

Accurate instruction and memory timing, passes instr_timing.gb and mem_timing.gb from blargg's tests.

Accurate CPU emulation, passes cpu_instrs.gb from blargg's tests.

RetroArch: Libretro core documentation.

NOTE: You may need to install libsdl2 and libglew.

Or install manually: Gearboy-3.4.0-macOS.zip.

NOTE: You may need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.

If you find a bug or want new features, you can help me openning an issue. Please, consider sponsoring and following me on Twitter for updates. This is an open source project with its ongoing development made possible thanks to the support by these awesome backers.

Gearboy is a cross-platform Game Boy / Game Boy Color emulator written in C++ that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, iOS, Raspberry Pi and RetroArch.

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