WASM-4

The WASM-4 is a fantasy console developed by Aduros, similar to the likes of the Pico-8 and TIC-80. It was released in 2021.

WASM-4 runs games written in WebAssembly, which is compatible with a wide variety of programming languages (as long as they compile in WebAssembly). This fantasy console is opensource and distributed on Github.

The specifications should be mentioned in their respective sections, not here in the summary.

Fantasy hardware constraints:

  • Display: 160×160 with 4 customizable colors
  • Cartridge: .wasm file, max 64kB
  • Memory: 64kB
  • Sound: 2 pulse wave channels, 1 triangle wave channel, 1 noise channel
  • Code: WebAssembly
  • Input: 2-button gamepad, keyboard, mouse, up to 4 gamepads
  • Disk Storage: 1024 bytes

This system scrapes metadata for the “wasm4” group(s) and loads the wasm4 set from the currently selected theme, if available.

Quick reference

BIOS

No WASM-4 emulator in Batocera needs a BIOS file to run.

ROMs

Place your WASM-4 ROMs in /userdata/roms/wasm4.

Emulators

RetroArch

RetroArch has its own page.

libretro: wasm4

libretro: wasm4 configuration

Standardized features for this core: wasm4.rewind, wasm4.autosave, wasm4.netplay, wasm4.padtokeyboard

There is currently no intergrated configuration for this core. Use RetroArch's quick menu for now.

Controls

  • Movement: D-pad / left analog stick
  • Action buttons: South button and Eastbutton
  • Mouse: Right analog stick, left and right triggers for left and right mouse clicks.

Here are the default WASM-4's controls shown on a Batocera RetroPad:

Troubleshooting

Further troubleshooting

For further troubleshooting, refer to the generic support pages.

  • systems/wasm4.txt
  • Last modified: 5 months ago
  • by atari