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[Core Port Req.] BlastEm (Sega MD/Genesis)
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Request: New core/port/re-port
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 2.8k
- Forks
- 468
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Upstream info
- Website
- Target platforms: Win/Mac/Linux
- Source repo
- Language(s): C
- Licence: GNU GPL v3+
Merits
This one should be a good alternative for good core accurate Genesis/SMS/GG emulation.
Technical details
Uses SDL2.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the BlastEm source repository and the BizHawk core integration requirements; the issue names no BizHawk files, tests, or entry points. Determine the scope needed to integrate the C core and its SDL2 dependency for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Done means BlastEm is available as a working BizHawk core for the stated Genesis, SMS, and GG targets.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100