Mednafen
Mednafen (My Emulator Doesn't Need A Frickin' Excellent Name), formerly known as Nintencer, is an OpenGL and SDL multi-system free software wrapper that bundles various original and third-party emulation cores into a single package, and is driven by command-line input.[2][3] It is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2.[4] Certain emulation cores of Mednafen have been ported to RetroArch/Libretro.[5]
![]() Mednafen emulating the GBA game luminesweeper | |
Developer(s) | Mednafen Team |
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Stable release | 1.22.2[1]
/ April 24, 2019 |
Preview release | 1.23.0-UNSTABLE
/ September 3, 2019 |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, PlayStation 3, RISC OS, Wii |
Platform | IA-32, x86-64 |
Size | 7.49 MB: Windows, x64 5.57 MB: Windows, x86 3.05 MB: Source code |
Type | Video game console emulator |
License | GNU GPLv2 |
Website | mednafen |
Host systems
The emulator runs under Microsoft Windows,[6] Linux,[6] OpenBSD,[7] PlayStation 3,[8][9] RISC OS,[10] and Wii.[11]
Supported systems
System | Based on code from |
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Apple II/Apple II Plus[12] | Original |
Atari Lynx[13] | Handy |
Game Boy / Color[14] | VisualBoyAdvance |
Game Boy Advance[6][14] | VisualBoyAdvance |
Game Gear | SMS Plus by Charles MacDonald |
Master System[6] | SMS Plus by Charles MacDonald |
Neo Geo Pocket / Color | NeoPop |
Nintendo Entertainment System[6][14] | FCE Ultra |
PC Engine SuperGrafx | Unknown |
PC-FX | Original. NEC V810 CPU core based on Reality Boy |
PlayStation | Original |
Sega Genesis | Genesis Plus by Charles MacDonald |
Sega Saturn[15] | Original |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System | bsnes |
TurboGrafx-16 / TurboGrafx-CD[13][14] | Original. CD-ROM interface based on PC2e |
Virtual Boy | Original. NEC V810 CPU core based on Reality Boy |
WonderSwan[13] | Cygne |
Front-ends
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Mednaffe v0.8.4 on Debian

MedLaunch v0.5.7.0 running on Windows 7
There are a number of open-source graphical front-ends for Mednafen actively being developed.
GUI | Operating System | Description | Repository |
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Mednaffe | Linux and Windows | Mednaffe is written in C (programming language) and uses GTK, it allows all of Mednafen's options to be configured, and provides simple game-management features.[16][17] | |
MedLaunch | Windows | MedLaunch is written in C# WPF using .NET 4.5.2. It allows all Mednafen options and controllers to be configured and includes a dynamic games library with DAT file lookup and online scraping.[18][19] | |
MedGui Reborn | Windows | MedGui Reborn is written in VB .NET using .NET Framework 2.0, It supports all Mednafen options, includes a lot of game utility and an easy way to perform Net Play session.[20][21] | |
MedSat | Windows | MedSat only supports Sega Saturn emulation |
gollark: Wait, no, you CAN detonate creepers.
gollark: Sadly squid probably won't let you.
gollark: Or put neural interfaces on the TNT.
gollark: You could always make a TNT cannon.
gollark: You mean your giant containment spheres?
See also
- List of video game emulators
References
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- "Mednafen — Ubuntu Apps Directory". Ubuntu.com. Canonical Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- "Package mednafen-0.8.13-1003". Fink. March 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- "Introduction to Mednafen". Mednafen. SourceForge. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- https://github.com/libretro?query=beetle
- Pot, Justin (September 29, 2010). "Mednafen – A Simple Cross-Platform Emulator To Play Your Old Games". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- "Mednafen". OpenPorts.se. February 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- Addicted_to_Mod (September 30, 2011). "Mednafen-PS3 emulator released -- built on 9/30/11". Jailbreak Scene. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- "mednafen-ps3". Google Code. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- Gransden, Chris (April 12, 2012). "Mednafen - multi-system emulator released". riscos.info. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- "wii-mednafen". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- "Mednafen 1.22.0-UNSTABLE". Mednafen Forum. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- Riley, Jeremy. "Arcade Machine Build Documentation" (PDF). Arcade Machine Reloaded. flashingblade.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Garnett, Alex (September 6, 2011). "Mednafen review". PC Advisor. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- "Mednafen Emulator Includes Experimental Saturn Emulation in Its Latest Release". Segalization. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Debian -- Details of package mednaffe in stretch". Debian. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- "GitHub - AmatCoder/mednaffe: A front-end (GUI) for mednafen emulator". Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- "GitHub - Asnivor/MedLaunch: A Windows (.NET) Front-End for the Mednafen Emulator". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- "MedLaunch = A Windows Front-End for Mednafen". Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- "SourceForge - MedGui Reborn & MetroMed". Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- "Mednafen Forums - MedGui Reborn & MetroMed". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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