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Sega Model 3 arcade emulator. Version 0.3a-20260726-git-8488f0d via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26.
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Package summary
Sega Model 3 arcade emulator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ppcd
- supermodel
history
Project history and usage
Supermodel is an open-source Sega Model 3 arcade emulator. Its official README describes a long-running reverse-engineering project for Sega's 1996-1999 Model 3 hardware, using OpenGL and SDL2 and targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Project history
The project presents itself as a preservation-oriented emulator rather than a general game engine: the README says the goal is an emulator that is both accurate and playable, and notes that Model 3 knowledge has been reverse engineered because no public documentation exists. The repository copyright line covers 2003-2026, which places Supermodel among the older specialist emulator projects still maintained in source form.
Adoption history
Official distribution is centered on GitHub source and automated binary releases, while the supplied package-manager facts show packaging in Homebrew and Nix. That combination makes it visible to package-manager users who prefer installing emulator tooling from reproducible Unix-style package sets instead of downloading ad-hoc binaries.
How it is used
Supermodel is commonly used from the command line to run Sega Model 3 ROM sets, with build instructions documented for Unix makefiles, macOS, and Windows/MSYS2. Its SDL2 and OpenGL dependencies make it a familiar package-manager target because those libraries are already common in desktop/game/emulation formulae.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about Supermodel because it is a niche, hardware-specific emulator with native graphics and input dependencies, cross-platform builds, and long-lived upstream source. It represents the kind of software where a package manager turns a fragile build recipe into a repeatable install.
Timeline
- 1996-1999: Sega Model 3 arcade hardware period described by the project README
- 2003: Earliest year in the repository copyright range
- 2026: README describes automated Windows, macOS, and Linux builds on GitHub
Related projects
- Supermodel is related to the broader arcade-emulation ecosystem and depends on SDL2/OpenGL-style native runtime stacks rather than a language-package ecosystem alone.
Sources
- https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel#readme
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for supermodel. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
Config/Supermodel.ini
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ppcd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
supermodel | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3a-20260726-git-8488f0d
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:supermodel |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3a-20260726-git-8488f0d |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel |
| Repository | https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T21:11:01Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation