Homebrew WIP Experimental Switch emulator in C#

[gdkchan]

This is an experimental emulator, currently in early stages of development, that I started last year. The main difference from other emulators is that it is written in C#, instead of other languages like C++ where emulators are usually written. It translates the Arm64 machine code into the .NET intermediate language (MSIL), which in turn is transformed by the .net JIT (RyuJIT) into x86 machine code.

Demos

Currently, the emulator can only run a few homebrew apps, and it is quite slow too.

Running Sonic 3 on the PicoDrive retroarch port (video): https://gfycat.com/NiceWealthyEastsiberianlaika

It doesn't run any commercial games yet, althrough Puyo Puyo Tetris show some logos:

Spoiler

However it gets stuck on that screen due to unimplemented audren:u functionality (and its also really really slow).
Other games usually fail earlier due to unimplemented services or bugs due to poorly implemented svc and/or services.

Source:

The source can be found on the following repository: https://github.com/gdkchan/Ryujinx

The .NET Core runtime or SDK is necessary to run it.
Any contribution, suggestion or constructive criticism is always welcome.
If you have some homebrew that currently doesn't work on it, I also accept PMs with the compiled NRO/NSO and source code if possible and will work to make them work. LibNX is know to be broken because I don't have any app compiled on it.

Special thanks goes to the people working on reverse engineering the Switch OS and writing the docs at Switchbrew.

Discord:

Thanks to Dr. Hacknik we now have a Discord server! If you want to get in touch, ask questions or want to contribute to the project, join our server: https://discord.gg/VkQYXAZ

 

[ploggy]

Wow the more the merrier
Good Luck.

 

[YeezusWalks]

Niceeeeeee! This is oddly exciting!

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

In before the raid.

Also, C# master race. High-five!

 

[Imancol]

Why do the graphics look as good as if they were native emulation? I do not know, it seems fake ...

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

Why do the graphics look as good as if they were native emulation? I do not know, it seems fake ...

Poking around the source; it's legit.

 

[2dsJason]

Awesome work, love to see it become more functionalt

 

[Yandere-chan]

Amazing work, hoping to see Mario Rabbids boot eventually!

 

[MK73DS]

I have a question, why don't you help the Yuzu team with your talent ?
(Or I didn't get something...)

 

[Thirty3Three]

Why do the graphics look as good as if they were native emulation? I do not know, it seems fake ...

You seem pessimistic. worst case scenario huh?


To op, keep up the good work!

 

[dpad_5678]

Looks fake, but I guess that good if it is truly real

 

[blutarch]

Awesome. Any name for it yet?

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

Looks fake, but I guess that good if it is truly real

It is indeed real. I looked at the source and have compiled it.

 

[Yandere-chan]

It is indeed real. I looked at the source and have compiled it.

Pass me that build

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

Pass me that build

You ask when I'm away from my computer. Sigh

 

[Yandere-chan]

You ask when I'm away from my computer. Sigh

Sorry lol

 

[Deathscreton]

Wow, props to that. Thing isn't even cracked fully open and we have PoC emulators.

 

[PocketQ3]

I love C#, nice easy and clean language.

Godspeed!

 

[The Real Jdbye]

That's an interesting approach to coding an emulator, I wonder if it'll be as fast as native code.
I'm a C# coder myself, so I find this pretty cool.
Good luck with your project, looking forward to seeing how it progresses.

 

[Manurocker95]

Daaaaaaamn son! I'll be watching this thread. Nice work, buddy.