Guac (Unofficial) (guac-tsugu)
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Details for Guac (Unofficial)
Package name
- guac-tsugu
License
- BSD-3-Clause
Last updated
- 15 October 2026 - latest/stable
- 4 October 2026 - latest/edge
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Guac is an Emulator written in golang for Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, and Nintendo DS handheld consoles.
Plugs you need to connect before playing
sudo snap connect guac-tsugu:alsa !!! The app will not launch without this !!!
sudo snap connect guac-tsugu:joystick (if you want to use one)
You can also go to Settings > Apps > Guac and toggle the permissions there
Running the games
Run the executable with a rom path (gb, gbc, gba, nds are required extensions) to immediately enter the game.
guac-tsugu -r="../rom/pokemon_emerald.gba"
Setting up Console Mode
At root, create a "roms.json" file. This file will hold the game metadata in the following format. At this time Art must be 1:1 pngs or jpgs. Watch trailing commas in json.
[
{
"RomPath": "./rom/gba/the_minish_cap.gba",
"ArtPath": "./art/the_minish_cap.png"
}
...]
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