GoNES

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.6

GoNES is ranked #10 of 26 in NES emulators on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Web, Windows.

Compared on NES emulators

Purpose: GoNES is an NES emulator written in Go.
Browser play: GoNES supports emulation in a web browser by compiling to WASM, and the README links to a hosted instance.
ROM loading: The app opens a file picker at startup so users can choose a .nes file to emulate.
Terminal use: GoNES can be launched from a terminal with a ROM file argument.
Downloads: The README says automated builds are uploaded during releases and links to release download files.
macOS installation: The README documents installation through Homebrew with `brew install gabe565/tap/gones --no-quarantine`.
Source installation: The README documents source installation with Go using `go install gabe565.com/gones@latest`.
Mapper support: The README lists mappers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 69, and 71, covering 84.34% of official NES games according to the project.
Controls: The README lists configurable keyboard controls, including Player 1 and Player 2 bindings.
Configuration: The README says GoNES generates a configuration file on first run and documents its location for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Build requirement: The README says rendering uses Ebitengine and compiling requires OpenGL development libraries.
License: The repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.
Maker: The GitHub profile identifies Gabe Cook as the project maker and lists Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA as his location.

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