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Swordfish90/cool-retro-term

A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...

Stack

QML

GitHub topics

#linux #macos #qml #qt #retro #terminal

Updated: 2026-05-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-11-22
History: 3 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 555 open

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Forks: 991
Commits: 858 commits
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cxong/cdogs-sdl

Classic overhead run-and-gun game

Stack

C CMake Conan Poetry

GitHub topics

#2d #2d-game #c #game #games #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-06-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-04-01
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 121 open

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Forks: 149
Commits: 4,434 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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bradharding/doomretro

The classic, refined DOOM source port. For Windows PC.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#boom #c #doom #doom2 #fps #free-software

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-21
History: 2 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 92 open

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Forks: 93
Commits: 20,699 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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NuSkooler/enigma-bbs

ENiGMA½ BBS Software

Stack

JavaScript Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#activitypub-server #ansi #ascii #bbs #bulletin-board #fidonet

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-09-23
History: 5 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 46 open

654

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Forks: 122
Commits: 3,585 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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daniel5151/ANESE

Another NES Emulator - written for fun & learning - first implementation of wideNES

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#6502 #apu #assembly #cmake #cross-platform #emulation

Updated: 2022-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-13
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

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Forks: 30
Commits: 204 commits
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zlfn/rust-gb

Compile Rust code to GBZ80 (Gameboy Z80)

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#8-bit #cross-compiler #game-boy #gameboy #gbdk #retro

Updated: 2026-06-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-06-02
History: 2 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 8
Commits: 27 commits
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ams-hackers/gbforth

👾 A Forth-based Game Boy development kit

Stack

Forth npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#dmg #forth #game-development #gameboy #retro #z80

Updated: 2025-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-26
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 75 open

147

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Forks: 24
Commits: 845 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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asmotor/asmotor

Powerful macro (cross) assembler package for several CPUs

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#680x0 #68k #amiga #assembler #commodore #gameboy

Updated: 2026-01-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-09-21
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 795 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Kartones/gameboy

Gameboy development examples and tools

Stack

Assembly

GitHub topics

#assembler #gameboy #retro

Updated: 2026-02-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-21
History: 2 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 25 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Zal0/Super-Princess-2092-Exodus

Our entry for the gbjam 2016

Stack

C .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game-boy #gameboy #gbdk #platformer #retro #sdcc

Updated: 2022-11-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-07
History: 2 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 7
Commits: 429 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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CorvidLabs/MacNTop

📊 macOS menu bar system monitor with retro CRT aesthetics

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#appkit #crt #macos #menu-bar-app #menubar #monitoring

Updated: 2026-06-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-01-20
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 26 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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