Nexen
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The facts
Each one read from Nexen's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Community support
- The README invites users to GitHub Discussions to discuss progress, share ideas, and suggest changes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Debugging
- Debugging tools include a disassembler, memory viewer, breakpoints, trace logger, code/data logger, and profiler.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- Linux builds require SDL2, while the listed source-build requirements include a C++23 compiler and .NET SDK 10.0 or later.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Development status
- Sega Genesis, Atari 2600, and Fairchild Channel F support are listed as in progress.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The project directs users to GitHub Releases for pre-built binaries and lists Windows, Linux, and Apple Silicon macOS builds.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Emulation
- It offers cycle-accurate CPU and PPU emulation and lists full coprocessor support for several SNES chips.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Nexen exports symbols, code coverage data, cross-references, and source maps in Pansy metadata format for the Flower Toolchain.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Nexen exports symbols, code/data logging, cross-references, and source maps to Pansy as part of the Flower Toolchain.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The project says its additions are released under The Unlicense while the base code remains under GPL v3.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Movies and TAS
- The movie system supports frame-by-frame recording and playback, rerecording, and import/export for BK2, FM2, SMV, LSMV, VBM, and GMV formats.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Movie tools
- Nexen supports frame-by-frame movie recording and playback with rerecording, and imports or exports BK2, FM2, SMV, LSMV, VBM, and GMV formats.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Multiplayer
- Nexen lists netplay multiplayer with rollback as an emulation feature.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Networking
- The README lists netplay multiplayer with rollback as a feature.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Nexen is a multi-system emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Save states
- It provides unlimited timestamped saves per game, a visual picker, and 36 rolling checkpoints at five-minute intervals.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The README lists NES, SNES, Game Boy and Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System and Game Gear, PC Engine, WonderSwan, and Atari Lynx as fully supported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- TAS editor
- The editor includes a piano-roll timeline, undo and redo, greenzone seeking, alternate branches, and Lua scripting.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limitation
- The repository says macOS Intel builds are no longer provided, and macOS Native AOT is temporarily unavailable.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Platform limits
- The README says macOS Intel builds are no longer provided and non-AppImage Linux builds require SDL2.checked 7 Oct 2026
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