pinky
An NES emulator written in Rust, featuring cycle-accurate emulation and WebAssembly support.
What is pinky?
Pinky is an open-source Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator written entirely in Rust from scratch, based on publicly available documentation. It provides cycle-accurate emulation of the 6502 CPU, PPU, and APU, and can run as a libretro core or in web browsers via WebAssembly. The project focuses on accuracy through comprehensive test suites and supports several common mappers for game compatibility.
Rust developers interested in emulator development, retro gaming enthusiasts, and contributors looking to explore low-level system emulation with modern tooling.
Developers choose Pinky for its combination of Rust's safety and performance, its emphasis on accuracy through unique transistor-level PPU tests, and its versatility as both a libretro core and a web-based emulator.
Overview
An NES emulator written in Rust
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning NES emulator development in Rust
- Integrating a libretro-compatible NES core into frontends like RetroArch
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