huexpress ☆

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Description:
PC Engine emulator

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: emulator retro-gaming pce turbo-grafx gaming

Install: brew install huexpress

About:
Huexpress is an open-source emulator designed to run games for the NEC PC Engine (known as TurboGrafx-16 in North America) and its CD-ROM add-on. It provides a way to play classic titles on modern operating systems, preserving the legacy of the 8-bit era hardware. The emulator focuses on accuracy and cross-platform compatibility.

Key Features:

Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
Support for PC Engine ROMs and CD-ROM images
Software-based rendering for high compatibility
Save state functionality

Use Cases:

Retro gaming enthusiasts looking to play PC Engine titles on modern hardware
Game historians preserving and studying 8-bit era software

Alternatives:

Mednafen – Mednafen is a multi-system emulator known for high accuracy, whereas Huexpress offers a more lightweight, focused solution specifically for the PC Engine.
RetroArch – RetroArch provides a unified frontend with various cores (like Beetle PCE), offering more features and shaders compared to Huexpress's standalone approach.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 8:57pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	b2fab6cd
Sep 16, 2024 10:43pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	a90e1693