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Gearboy

Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy emulator, debugger and embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.

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Gearboy is a Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Super Game Boy emulator written in C++ that also includes a debugger and an embedded MCP server. It runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD, Raspberry Pi and as a RetroArch/libretro core, and ships a devcontainer for development.

You want Game Boy emulation plus debugging and MCP-based control in one cross-platform tool under GPL-3.0.

Use it to

  • Emulate Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Super Game Boy software
  • Debug Game Boy programs with the built-in debugger
  • Expose emulator control to AI agents via the MCP server
  • Run as a libretro core inside RetroArch
  • Build or contribute using the provided devcontainer

For Emulation users, homebrew developers, and agent-tooling developers

Role
mcp-server
Language
C++
Licence
GPL-3.0
Forks
164
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7
Last push
2026-09-16
Latest release
gearboy-2.0 · 2014-11-10
topicsgameboyemulatordebuggermcp-serverretroarchc++