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SameBoy

SameBoy is an open source Game Boy (DMG) and Game Boy Color (CGB) emulator, written in portable C.

  • Limited free plan
  • Windows

Overview

Features described in its GitHub repository and in its Winget manifest: debugging.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “It also includes a text-based debugger with an expression evaluator.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

SameBoy offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

Its licence could not be established at the source: check the terms on the official website.

Plans and conditions

  • Free plan: basic features are free; others are reserved for paid plans.
  • Premium content: part of the content is reserved for subscribers.
  • Paid subscriptions from 4 $ per month (price read on the official page).

Weaknesses

  • Limited free plan

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