A basic NES emulator written in C++ for learning purposes.
NOTE: The current version of the emulator does not include sound and only supports player one.
The emulator makes use of OneLoneCoder's OLC Pixel Game Engine: https://github.com/OneLoneCoder/olcPixelGameEngine
Games that have been tested to run:
- Mario Bros
- Super Mario Bros
- Donkey Kong
- Legend of Zelda
- Kirby's Adventure
- Metroid
- Kid Icarus
- Excitebike
- Ice Climbers
- Castlevania
- Mega Man
- Ninja Gaiden
You'll need:
- C++17 compliant compiler (MinGW64 on Windows / g++ on Ubuntu)
- CMake
git clone https://github.com/jmrossi98/nes_emulator
cd nes_emulator
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..
make -j%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install build-essential libgl-dev libx11-dev libxi-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libpng-dev libasound2-dev
$ git clone https://github.com/jmrossi98/nes_emulator
$ cd nes_emulator
$ mkdir build/ && cd build/
$ cmake ..
$ make -j$(nproc)
Specify the ROM path
$ ./RETRoNES ~/Games/Super Mario Bros.nes
To end emulation, press ESC.
| Button | Mapped to |
|---|---|
| Start | Enter |
| Select | Shift |
| A | X |
| B | Z |
| Up | ↑ |
| Down | ↓ |
| Left | ← |
| Right | → |
