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Mednafen
On the record
- Audio format limitation
- MP3 is not supported for audio files referenced by CUE sheets.mednafen.github.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- Build platforms
- The releases page says Mednafen has been successfully compiled on FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Windows.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- CD limitation
- Physical CD support was removed in version 0.9.38; CD-ROM games are loaded from dumped disc images.mednafen.github.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- CD support
- Mednafen loads CD-ROM games from disc images, and physical CD support was removed in version 0.9.38.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- Controls
- It supports remapping hotkeys and virtual system inputs to a keyboard, joystick, or both.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The releases page lists 32-bit and 64-bit Windows builds and source code; it says Windows XP or newer is required for Windows builds.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- Features
- Core features include save states, real-time rewinding, PNG snapshots, QuickTime movie recording, and WAV sound logging.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- File formats
- It can load non-CD games from gzip or Zstandard files and ZIP archives; CD games can load from ZIP archives when CD image memory caching is enabled.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- File safety
- CUE, TOC, and PSF files can reference arbitrary files, and the documentation says the default-enabled filesys.untrusted_fip_check setting mitigates a potential information-leak issue.mednafen.github.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- Game file formats
- It can load non-CD games from gzip and Zstandard files or ZIP archives, and CD games from ZIP archives when CD image memory caching is enabled.mednafen.github.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- License
- Mednafen is distributed under the GNU GPLv2.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- Network play
- Network play is supported through an external dedicated server program.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Mednafen is a portable, OpenGL- and SDL-based, command-line multi-system emulator.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mednafen is a portable, command-line-driven multi-system emulator that uses OpenGL and SDL.mednafen.github.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- Save and capture features
- It supports save states, real-time rewinding, PNG screen snapshots, QuickTime movie recording, and WAV sound logging.mednafen.github.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- The documentation warns that specially constructed save states can lock up or abort the emulator, consume substantial CPU, and potentially execute host code.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The documentation warns that specially constructed save states may cause a lockup, consume substantial CPU, or potentially execute arbitrary host code, and advises against loading states from untrusted parties.mednafen.github.io · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security setting
- The filesys.untrusted_fip_check setting is enabled by default to mitigate a potential information-leak issue involving included files.mednafen.github.io · read 3 Oct 2026
