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--- wswan:tutorial:development_environment [2024/02/17 13:45] – created asie
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 ===== Installing an emulator =====
-Unfortunately, the WonderSwan does not currently have a fully hardware-accurate emulator, and so verification of finished homebrew on hardware is still essential. Regardless, they are sufficient for development - there are two options available:
+The best emulator for doing WonderSwan development is [[https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen2/|Mesen 2]]. It provides a fully-featured low-level debugger and high (if not perfect) emulation accuracy.
-* [[https://ares-emu.net/|Ares]] - medium-high accuracy, but does not provide a debugger ((As of recently, Ares supports debugging via a GDB stub, but gdb itself doesn't play well with 16-bit 8086 concepts.)).
+{{ :wswan:tutorial:mesen2.png?direct&600 |}}
-* [[https://github.com/WonderfulToolchain/wf-mednafen/releases|wf-mednafen]] - medium accuracy, but *does* provide [a debugger](https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/debugger.html); a fork of [Mednafen](https://mednafen.github.io/).
+Other options include:
+  * [[https://ares-emu.net/|Ares]] - high accuracy, but does not provide a debugger ((As of recently, Ares supports debugging via a GDB stub, but gdb itself doesn't play well with 16-bit 8086 concepts.)).
+  * [[https://github.com/WonderfulToolchain/wf-mednafen/releases|wf-mednafen]] - medium accuracy, but *does* provide [[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/debugger.html|a debugger]]; a fork of [[https://mednafen.github.io/|Mednafen]].
 ===== Testing on physical hardware =====
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 ==== Flash cartridges ====
-A flash cartridge allows the user to load their own code and run it on physical hardware. There aren't very many options available currently; it is my understanding that this should improve in the medium-to-long term.
+A flash cartridge allows the user to load their own code and run it on physical hardware. There aren't very many options available currently; it is my understanding that this should improve in the medium term.
 === WS Flash Masta ===
-The [WS Flash Masta](https://www.flashmasta.com/product/ws-flash-masta-usb-cartridge-for-wonderswan/) is a flash cartridge created by Flavor, providing fifteen slots of 64 megabits (8 megabytes) each for flashing your own code, as well as 512 kilobytes of save RAM.
+The [[https://www.flashmasta.com/product/ws-flash-masta-usb-cartridge-for-wonderswan/|WS Flash Masta]] is a flash cartridge created by Flavor, providing fifteen slots of 64 megabits (8 megabytes) each for flashing your own code, as well as 512 kilobytes of save RAM.
 Available for $120-$130 new when in stock, which is not very often.
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 === InsideGadgets flash cartridge ===
-InsideGadgets sells [[https://shop.insidegadgets.com/product/wonderswan-4mb-8mb-32kb-fram-flash-cart/|a compatible flash cartridge]]. These provide 64 megabits (8 megabytes) for code, 32 KB of save RAM ((A future revision may provide 128 KB of save RAM)) .
+InsideGadgets sells [[https://shop.insidegadgets.com/product/wonderswan-4mb-8mb-32kb-fram-flash-cart/|a compatible flash cartridge]]. These provide 64 megabits (8 megabytes) for code, 32 KB of save RAM ((A future revision may provide 128 KB of save RAM.)) .
 Available for $54 new when in stock, though a new customer has to spend an additional $10 for the edge adapter and $30 for the USB flasher device, for a total of $94. If you happen to also be interested in GB/GBC/GBA homebrew, said flasher might be a good investment.
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 The MobileWonderGate web browser supports downloading and launching small homebrew binaries with the `application/wondergate` MIME type.
-This option is more limited than the WonderWitch, with a small binary size limit - and you still need a serial port adapter. WonderGate cartridges can be found inexpensively at times, but [[recent developments|https://blog.asie.pl/2023/08/browsing-the-web-wonderswan-2023/]] have increased collector interest in them.
+This option is more limited than the WonderWitch, with a small binary size limit - and you still need a serial port adapter. WonderGate cartridges can be found inexpensively at times, but [[https://blog.asie.pl/2023/08/browsing-the-web-wonderswan-2023/|recent developments]] have increased collector interest in them.
 === Second-hand/legacy options ===