Deep debugging
Granular execution control with frame, line, and tick-level debugging for emulator development.
SOURCE-AVAILABLE · MULTI-SYSTEM EMULATOR
Classic hardware.
Recreated.
Masquerade is a multi-system emulator focused on accuracy, experimentation, debugging, and bringing classic hardware to modern platforms.
MASQUERADE
EMULATOR
IMGUI + SDL3 + OPENGL3
·
OLC2 + OpenGL1
DEPRECATED
SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
One emulator.
Many machines.
From handheld consoles to arcade hardware and fantasy machines, Masquerade brings multiple architectures together under one interface.
01
Game Boy
GB · GBC
02
Game Boy Advance
ARM7TDMI · PPU · APU
03
Nintendo Entertainment System
6502 · PPU · APU · Mappers
04
CHIP-8 Family
CHIP-8 · S-CHIP · XO-CHIP
05
Pac-Man
Midway · Namco · Bootlegs
06
Ms Pac-Man
Midway · Bootlegs
07
Space Invaders
Color overlays supported
08
Game of Life
Normal · Toroidal
ACCESSORIES & PERIPHERALS
Beyond the
cartridge slot.
Hardware accessories and peripherals used by several of the emulated systems, supported alongside the core emulation.
ACCURACY / TESTING
Built to be
measured.
Every core is run against known test suites — SingleStepTests, Blargg, Mooneye, Mealybug, mgba-suite, TONC, and more — plus hardware edge cases most emulators skip.
View system reports ↗WHY MASQUERADE
More than
just playing games.
Hardware features
Game Boy Camera, Game Boy Printer, Barcode Boy, Super Game Boy, serial peripherals, cheats, save states, and more.
Modern architecture
Offers two backend variants: a modern Dear ImGui, SDL3, and OpenGL3 stack, alongside a legacy olcPixelGameEngine 2.x variant (deprecated).
Cross-platform
Desktop builds and a WebAssembly version make the emulator accessible without installing anything.
Mappers & MBCs
49 NES mappers and 15 Game Boy Memory Bank Controllers, covering common carts through obscure boot-legs.
Source-available
Source code, tests, and development history are public on GitHub for reference, study, and non-commercial use.
FROM THE EMULATOR
See it in action.
Real debugger and gameplay captures from the current interface — click any frame to zoom in.
MASQUERADE — WEBEMU
GET MASQUERADE
Ready when
you are.
Try the Web version instantly, or download the latest desktop build.