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Mednafen

Command-line multi-system emulator built on OpenGL and SDL

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Scores on the multi-system emulators criteria

Evaluated Nov 5, 2026
  • Systems covered ×3 3

    3/5 means: 10 to 19 systems

    The supported-systems list has 17 entries, within the 10 to 19 band.

    2 quotes
  • Play features ×3 4

    4/5 means: Six or seven of the eight

    Seven of the eight are documented: save states, rewind, fast-forward, graphics filters, network play, input remapping and audio and video recording. Run-ahead is not listed.

    5 quotes
  • Platforms ×2 2

    2/5 means: Two of Windows, macOS and Linux

    The release page offers Windows builds and the documentation covers Linux; the captured pages document no macOS, phone or console version.

    2 quotes
  • Release activity ×2 2

    2/5 means: 18 months to 3 years old

    Latest release 1.32.1 is dated 5 April 2024 on the release page, about 19 months before capture.

    1 quote

Evidence (12 quotes)

  1. 1
    “Mednafen is a portable, utilizing OpenGL and SDL, argument(command-line)-driven multi-system emulator.”
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  2. 2
    “The following systems are supported(refer to the emulation module documentation for more details):”
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  3. 3
    “Sega Saturn ( 64-bit only ) Sony PlayStation”
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  4. 4
    “Mednafen has the ability to remap hotkey functions and virtual system inputs to a keyboard, a joystick, or both simultaneously. Save states are supported, as is real-time game rewinding.”
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  5. 5
    “Mednafen can record audiovisual movies in the QuickTime file format, with several different lossless codecs supported.”
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  6. 6
    “Multiple graphics filters and scaling modes.”
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  7. 7
    “Network play(utilizing an external dedicated server program).”
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  8. 8
    “Fast-forwarding speed multiplier.”
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  9. 9
    “Mednafen 1.32.1 (April 5, 2024) Source code 32-bit Windows 64-bit Windows (Recommended)”
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  10. 10
    “For the Windows builds, Windows XP or newer required.”
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  11. 11
    “When using ALSA sound output under Linux, the "sound.device" setting "default" is Mednafen's default”
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  12. 12
    “Mednafen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv2 .”
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