A simple Nintendo Game Boy emulator (currently only for Linux), written in C++.

Tetris	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	Kirby's Dream Land 2

A prebuilt binary built on Ubuntu is available for Linux systems. You can download it from the Releases page.

To run the emulator, use:

gbcxx <path-to-rom>

• D-Pad: Up Down Left Right
• Start: Return
• Select: Backspace
• A: X
• B: Z

Building requires a C++23 compatible Clang or GNU compiler, CMake >= 3.21 and Ninja.

Install build dependencies:

sudo apt install cmake ninja-build

Clone the repository:

git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:elias-ka/gbcxx.git

Configure project:

cmake --preset release

Build:

cd build/gbcxx-release && ninja