Infuse

Infuse

Developer(s)	Tuxality
Latest version	A1 Dev [+]
Active	Yes
Platform(s)	Windows, macOS, Linux/Steam Deck (SteamOS), HaikuOS, Windows Mobile (no builds yet), Raspberry Pi (no builds yet)
Emulates	Zeebo, BREW
Website	tuxality.net

Infuse is an in-development BREW including Zeebo compatibility layer on ARM devices (such as Windows Mobile), and high-level emulator elsewhere. Currently there are builds offered for Windows, macOS, Linux, SteamOS and HaikuOS.

History

On July 19, 2019, an old private video was released, showing the compatibility layer/emulator could run on Windows Mobile ARM-based devices, using a SHARP EM-ONE S01SH. It would load and execute MOD files using a subsystem of BREW with OpenGL ES support. Tuxality did a simple try to get Kingdom Hearts V-Cast running on non-BREW devices, to no avail. It was also noted the icon for the game was self-made due to the MIF being encrypted.

On October 14, 2020, it was revealed the emulator was being rewritten from scratch to support other platforms, such as x86_64 platforms.

The emulator, which is in early development, is planned to be made open source when the code quality improves enough.

Compatibility

Only a small part of the BREW interface was implemented before the rewrite, with the rest of the APIs being stubs used to allow BREW modules to run. The emulator could only run a hello world demo and the examples from the OpenGL SDK, with Kingdom Hearts V-Cast throwing up the following error:

This application has failed and will now close (Error 1)

Press any key to continue

Since the rewrite, the emulator can produce debug messages in an interface that doubles as a frontend, and, since, January 11th, 2021, fully load helloworld.mod, which prints 'Hello World' using the IDisplay::DrawText API. An OpenGL backend is being written for rendering purposes. It is unsupported due to no interfaces being exposed to it. However, some functions of the exposed AEEHelperFuncs, IShell and IDisplay interfaces are implemented, and the other functions are stubs to get modules to boot.

On January 11th, 2021, it was announced helloworld.mod fully loads. However, it is unable to render text, making it only appear in debug logs. Tuxality gave two further milestones: to render 'Hello World' in helloworld.mod and possibly bring Infuse back to the standards of before the rewrite, including working BREW multithreading, timers and key input and properly loading dependencies and exported classes available to BREW modules via the IShell::CreateInstance API.

As of May 4th, 2025, Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D, Double Dragon and Zeebo Family Pack are playable, as well as the Asphalt Urban GP series of BREW games, while most other games listed are either untested or crash while booting or when getting into gameplay. Despite the progress, Tuxality was thinking about whether to switch to a different ARM emulator or write one due to issues caused by compiling with Thumb interworking enabled; it would otherwise boot. Support for ARM would also be fixed, but it is not considered important right now.

Here's a current list of what works and what doesn't (taken and grammar corrected from the emulator's website):

Zeebo (Release):

Game name	Status	Notes
Double Dragon	Playable	Fully working including sound, background music, font rendering, two players cooperative mode as well as progress and configuration saving.
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D	Playable	Fully working including sound, background music, progress and configuration saving.
Zeebo Family Pack	Playable	Fully working including sound, background music and two players competitive mode in built-in games.

Zeebo (Development): All of the above as well as the following:

Game name	Status	Notes
Quake II	Playable	Working with sound randomly cutting out.
Reckless Racing	In-game	Almost working, some textures are corrupted, no sound due to a known issue. A memory leak occurrs and is most likely related to the sound issue for which the fix is in development.
Raging Thunder II	In-game	Same as above.
Armageddon Squadron	In-game	Almost working, the menu works correctly and it goes into gameplay, however part of the scene is not rendered correctly. The HUD seems to be ok. There is no sound due to the same issue described above.
Um Jogo de Ovos (Un Juego de Huevos)	Menu/Cutscenes	Almost working, goes into the menu and displays cutscenes, crashes on gameplay. The sound effects and voice acting work, but the background music doesn't seem to.
Alice no País das Maravilhas (Alice in Wonderland: An Adventure Beyond the Mirror)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Turma da Mônica em Vamos Brincar N°1	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Action Hero 3D: Wild Dog	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Extreme: Corrida Aérea (Air Race)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Extreme: Rolimã (Ruleman)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Extreme: Jetboard	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Extreme: Bóia Cross (Acqua Ride)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Extreme: Baja	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Sports Vôlei (Zeebo Volley)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Sports Queimada (Zeebo Sports Quemado)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Sports Peteca (Zeebo Sports Badminton)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo Sports Tênis (Zeebo Tennis)	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo F.C. Foot Camp	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeebo F.C. Super League	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Zeeboids	Menu	The game boots into the menu.
Tekken 2	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.
Quake	Nope	Not working yet, crashes during splash screen.
Rally Master Pro	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.
Zuma's Revenge	Nope	The game crashes very early due to an unknown reason.
Ultimate Chess 3D	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.
Resident Evil 4: Zeebo Edition	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.
Pac-Mania	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.
Toy Raid	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.
Zenonia	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.
FIFA 09	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Brain Challenge (Treino Cerebral)	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Alpine Racer	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Ridge Racer 3D	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Prey Evil	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Bejeweled Twist	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Galaxy on Fire	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Heavy Weapon	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Street Slam (Street Hoop)	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Peggle	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Caveman Ninja (Joe & Mac)	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Spinmaster	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Super Burger Time	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Karnov's Revenge (Fighter's History)	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Dark Seal II (Wizard Fire)	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Magical Drop III	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Dark Seal (Gate of Doom)	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Alien Breaker Deluxe	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Bad Dudes (Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja)	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Heavy Barrel	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Disney's All Star Cards	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Iron Sight	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Tork and Kral	Untested	Game not tested yet.
Z-Wheel	Nope	Not working yet, too many dependencies and effort to get this running for not that much of a gain. The developer may try to support it later.

BREW:

Game name	Status	Notes
Asphalt Urban GT 3D	Playable	The game works, including background music and progress saving, but the sound effects are missing.
Asphalt Urban GT 3D Multiplayer	Playable	Same as above (the music sounds awful).
Asphalt Urban GT 2 3D	Playable	Same as above.
Asphalt Urban GT 3 3D	Playable	Same as above.
Kingdom Hearts V-Cast	Playable	The game works, including background music and sound effects, but has issues detecting the next episodes and tries to download them from a no longer existing service. (Note: partial lost media, Chapter 2 is yet to be found)
Devil May Cry: Dante X Vergil	Nope	Not working yet, almost boots.

This compatibility list will be expanded depending on the progress of the emulator's development, so please do not request/query regarding (insert your favorite game here) compatibility.