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__NOTOC__{{Notability|Products|date=January 2010}}<br />{{Refimprove|date=April 2012}}<br />{{Infobox software<br />| name = Mednafen<br />| screenshot =<br />| caption =<br />| developer = Mednafen Team<br />| latest_release_version = 0.8.D.3<br />| latest_release_date = 12 Sept 2010<br />| latest_preview_version = 0.9.26-WIP<br />| latest_preview_date = 15 October 2012<br />| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]<br />| genre = [[Video game console emulator]]<br />| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]<br />| website = {{URL|mednafen.sourceforge.net}}<br />}}
'''Mednafen''' is an [[OpenGL]] and [[Simple DirectMedia Layer|SDL]] multi-system [[free software]] [[emulator]], driven from the [[command-line]]. It is distributed under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="mednafen">{{cite web | url=http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/ | title=Introduction to Mednafen | publisher=[[SourceForge]] | work=Mednafen | accessdate=April 13, 2012}}</ref>
Mednafen is an acronym for "My Emulator Doesn't Need A Frickin' Excellent Name".<ref name="finkproject 2012">{{cite web | url=http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/mednafen | title=Package mednafen-0.8.13-1003 | publisher=Fink | date=March 27, 2012 | accessdate=April 13, 2012}}</ref><br />{{Clear}}
==Host systems==
The emulator runs under [[Microsoft Windows]],<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /> [[Linux]],<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /> [[PlayStation 3]],<ref name="jailbreakscene 2011">{{cite web | url=http://www.jailbreakscene.net/forum/threads/mednafen-ps3-emulator-released-built-on-9-30-11.1705/ | title=Mednafen-PS3 emulator released -- built on 9/30/11 | publisher=Jailbreak Scene | date=September 30, 2011 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Addicted_to_Mod}}</ref><ref name="googlecode">{{cite web | url=http://code.google.com/p/mednafen-ps3/ | title=mednafen-ps3 | publisher=[[Google Code]] | accessdate=April 13, 2012}}</ref> and [[RISC OS]].<ref name="riscos.info gransden 2012">{{cite web | url=http://www.riscos.info/index.php?title=Special:AWCforum&action=st/id257/Mednafen_-_multi-system_emulator_released | title=Mednafen - multi-system emulator released | publisher=[[riscos.info]] | date=April 12, 2012 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Gransden, Chris}}</ref> A port for Wii is currently in the works.<ref name="wii-mednafen">{{cite web | url=http://code.google.com/p/wii-mednafen/ | title=wii-mednafen}}</ref>
==Supported systems==
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />|-<br />! System || Based on code from<br />|-<br />|[[Atari Lynx]] || [[Handy (emulator)|Handy]]<br />|-<br />|[[Game Boy Advance]]<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010">{{cite web | url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mednafen-a-simple-cross-platform-emulator-to-play-your-old-games/ | title=Mednafen – A Simple Cross-Platform Emulator To Play Your Old Games | work=[[MakeUseOf]] | date=September 29, 2010 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Pot, Justin}}</ref><ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011">{{cite news | url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/game/3301517/mednafen-review/ | title=Mednafen review | work=[[PC Advisor (magazine)|PC Advisor]] | date=September 6, 2011 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Garnett, Alex}}</ref> || [[VisualBoyAdvance]]<br />|-<br />|[[Game Boy Color]]<ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011" /> || VisualBoyAdvance<br />|-<br />|[[Neo Geo Pocket Color]] || [[Neopop]]<br />|-<br />|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /><ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011" /> || [[FCE Ultra]]<br />|-<br />|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (only available in WIP) || [[bsnes]]<br />|-<br />|[[Nintendo Virtual Boy]] (only available in WIP) || Original. NEC V810 CPU core based on [[Reality Boy]].<br />|-<br />|[[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]<ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011" /> || Original. CD-ROM interface based on [[PC2e]].<br />|-<br />|[[PC-FX]] || Original. NEC V810 CPU core based on [[Reality Boy]].<br />|-<br />|[[PlayStation]] (only available in WIP) || Original.<br />|-<br />|[[WonderSwan Color]] || Cygne<br />|-<br />|[[Sega Genesis]] (only available in WIP) || [[Genesis Plus]] by Charles MacDonald<br />|-<br />|[[Sega Master System]] and [[Game Gear]]<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /> || [[SMS Plus]] by Charles MacDonald<br />|}
==References==<br />{{Reflist}}
==External links==<br />{{Portal|Free software}}<br />* [http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/ Mednafen Homepage]<br />* {{SourceForge|mednafen|Mednafen}}<br />* {{Freshmeat|mednafen|Mednafen}}
[[Category:Game Boy emulators]]<br />[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]<br />[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]<br />[[Category:TurboGrafx-16 emulators]]<br />[[Category:Multi-emulators]]<br />[[Category:OS X emulation software]]<br />[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
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'''Mednafen''' is an [[OpenGL]] and [[Simple DirectMedia Layer|SDL]] multi-system [[free software]] [[emulator]], driven from the [[command-line]]. It is distributed under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="mednafen">{{cite web | url=http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/ | title=Introduction to Mednafen | publisher=[[SourceForge]] | work=Mednafen | accessdate=April 13, 2012}}</ref>
Mednafen is an acronym for "My Emulator Doesn't Need A Frickin' Excellent Name".<ref name="finkproject 2012">{{cite web | url=http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/mednafen | title=Package mednafen-0.8.13-1003 | publisher=Fink | date=March 27, 2012 | accessdate=April 13, 2012}}</ref><br />{{Clear}}
==Host systems==
The emulator runs under [[Microsoft Windows]],<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /> [[Linux]],<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /> [[PlayStation 3]],<ref name="jailbreakscene 2011">{{cite web | url=http://www.jailbreakscene.net/forum/threads/mednafen-ps3-emulator-released-built-on-9-30-11.1705/ | title=Mednafen-PS3 emulator released -- built on 9/30/11 | publisher=Jailbreak Scene | date=September 30, 2011 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Addicted_to_Mod}}</ref><ref name="googlecode">{{cite web | url=http://code.google.com/p/mednafen-ps3/ | title=mednafen-ps3 | publisher=[[Google Code]] | accessdate=April 13, 2012}}</ref> and [[RISC OS]].<ref name="riscos.info gransden 2012">{{cite web | url=http://www.riscos.info/index.php?title=Special:AWCforum&action=st/id257/Mednafen_-_multi-system_emulator_released | title=Mednafen - multi-system emulator released | publisher=[[riscos.info]] | date=April 12, 2012 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Gransden, Chris}}</ref> A port for Wii is currently in the works.<ref name="wii-mednafen">{{cite web | url=http://code.google.com/p/wii-mednafen/ | title=wii-mednafen}}</ref>
==Supported systems==
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />|-<br />! System || Based on code from<br />|-<br />|[[Atari Lynx]] || [[Handy (emulator)|Handy]]<br />|-<br />|[[Game Boy Advance]]<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010">{{cite web | url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mednafen-a-simple-cross-platform-emulator-to-play-your-old-games/ | title=Mednafen – A Simple Cross-Platform Emulator To Play Your Old Games | work=[[MakeUseOf]] | date=September 29, 2010 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Pot, Justin}}</ref><ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011">{{cite news | url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/game/3301517/mednafen-review/ | title=Mednafen review | work=[[PC Advisor (magazine)|PC Advisor]] | date=September 6, 2011 | accessdate=April 13, 2012 | author=Garnett, Alex}}</ref> || [[VisualBoyAdvance]]<br />|-<br />|[[Game Boy Color]]<ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011" /> || VisualBoyAdvance<br />|-<br />|[[Neo Geo Pocket Color]] || [[Neopop]]<br />|-<br />|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /><ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011" /> || [[FCE Ultra]]<br />|-<br />|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (only available in WIP) || [[bsnes]]<br />|-<br />|[[Nintendo Virtual Boy]] (only available in WIP) || Original. NEC V810 CPU core based on [[Reality Boy]].<br />|-<br />|[[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]]<ref name="pcadvisor garnett 2011" /> || Original. CD-ROM interface based on [[PC2e]].<br />|-<br />|[[PC-FX]] || Original. NEC V810 CPU core based on [[Reality Boy]].<br />|-<br />|[[PlayStation]] (only available in WIP) || Original.<br />|-<br />|[[WonderSwan Color]] || Cygne<br />|-<br />|[[Sega Genesis]] (only available in WIP) || [[Genesis Plus]] by Charles MacDonald<br />|-<br />|[[Sega Master System]] and [[Game Gear]]<ref name="makeuseof pot 2010" /> || [[SMS Plus]] by Charles MacDonald<br />|}
==References==<br />{{Reflist}}
==External links==<br />{{Portal|Free software}}<br />* [http://mednafen.sourceforge.net/ Mednafen Homepage]<br />* {{SourceForge|mednafen|Mednafen}}<br />* {{Freshmeat|mednafen|Mednafen}}
[[Category:Game Boy emulators]]<br />[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]<br />[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]<br />[[Category:TurboGrafx-16 emulators]]<br />[[Category:Multi-emulators]]<br />[[Category:OS X emulation software]]<br />[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
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