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Gearcoleco Git (2025/12/22) is an open-source, accurate cross-platform ColecoVision emulator developed in C++. Compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Raspberry Pi, and RetroArch, it features a precise Z80 core, TMS9918 emulation, SDL Audio sound emulation, and save states. It supports compressed ROMs and offers extensive debugging tools, including a disassembler, breakpoints, and a memory editor. Additionally, it provides modern game controller support and allows for portable mode on Windows and Linux. New features in the latest update include an option to change background colors.
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Gearcoleco Git (2025/12/22) has been compiled. Gearcoleco is an exceptionally precise cross-platform ColecoVision emulator developed in C++ that operates on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Raspberry Pi, and RetroArch. This open-source project continues to evolve thanks to the amazing support from its backers.
Features:
Highly accurate Z80 core, encompassing undocumented opcodes and behaviors including R and MEMPTR registers.
Precise TMS9918 emulation.
Sound emulation via SDL Audio and Sms_Snd_Emu library.
Save state functionality.
Support for compressed ROMs (ZIP).
Supported platforms (standalone): Windows, Linux, BSD, macOS, and Raspberry Pi.
Supported platforms (libretro): Windows, Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, Android, iOS, tvOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo WiiU, Nintendo Switch, Emscripten, Classic Mini systems (NES, SNES, C64, …), OpenDingux, RetroFW, and QNX.
Comprehensive debugger featuring just-in-time disassembly, CPU breakpoints, memory access breakpoints, code navigation (go to address, JP JR and CALL double-clicking), debug symbols, memory editor, IO inspector, and VRAM viewer including registers, tiles, sprites, and backgrounds.
Portable mode for Windows and Linux by creating a file named portable.ini within the same directory as the application binary.
Support for modern game controllers through the gamecontrollerdb.txt file located in the same directory as the application binary.
Gearcoleco changelog:
* [desktop] Added option to modify background colors
