install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install supermodel

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#supermodel

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/su/supermodel/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Sega Model 3 arcade emulator

Project links

Commands and aliases

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

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
`supermodel`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version0.3a-20260528-git-77d28ee

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/trzy/Supermodelnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:supermodel
Version	0.3a-20260528-git-77d28ee
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/supermodel
Homepage	https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel
Repository	https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel
Upstream docs	https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel/archive/refs/tags/v0.3a-20260528-git-77d28ee.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:06:24-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	sdl2-compat, sdl2_net
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	supermodel
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

supermodel

nix profile install nixpkgs#supermodel

normalized package name match
Matched by: Supermodel

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/su/supermodel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/supermodel.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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