pokegb

pokegb is an extremely compact and specialized Game Boy emulator written in C++ that is intentionally designed to run only Pokémon Red and Blue, rather than providing general-purpose compatibility. The project is notable for its extreme minimalism, with an implementation of roughly a few dozen lines of code, making it closer to a proof of concept or code-golf experiment than a traditional emulator. It achieves functionality by tailoring the emulator specifically to the requirements and behavior of Pokémon games, avoiding the need to fully emulate all Game Boy features. Despite its simplicity, it is capable of rendering graphics, handling input, and maintaining game state sufficiently to allow basic gameplay. The project highlights how domain-specific constraints can drastically reduce complexity in emulator design. It also serves as an educational demonstration of how emulation can be simplified when targeting a single application.