nes-py is an NES emulator and OpenAI Gym interface for MacOS, Linux, and Windows based on the SimpleNES emulator.

Installation

The preferred installation of nes-py is from pip:

pip install nes-py

Debian

Make sure you have the clang++ compiler installed:

sudo apt-get install clang

Windows

You'll need to install the Visual-Studio 17.0 tools for Windows installation. The Visual Studio Community package provides these tools for free.

Usage

To access the NES emulator from the command line use the following command.

nes_py -r <path_to_rom>

To print out documentation for the command line interface execute:

nes_py -h

Controls

Keyboard Key	NES Joypad
W	Up
A	Left
S	Down
D	Right
O	A
P	B
Enter	Start
Space	Select

Keyboard Key	Emu Function
E	Backup State
R	Restore State

Development

To design a custom environment using nes-py, introduce new features, or fix a bug, please refer to the Wiki. There you will find instructions for:

• setting up the development environment
• designing environments based on the NESEnv class
• reference material for the NESEnv API
• documentation for the nes_py.wrappers module

Compatibility

nes-py implements several common mappers, which should be enough for a good percentage of the games:

0. NROM
1. MMC1 / SxROM
2. UxROM
3. CNROM

You can check the compatibility for each ROM in the following list

Disclaimer

This project is provided for educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with and has not been approved by Nintendo.