# Install supermodel with Homebrew, Nix Sega Model 3 arcade emulator. Version 0.3a-20260528-git-77d28ee via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:supermodel ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install supermodel ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#supermodel ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/su/supermodel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:supermodel - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3a-20260528-git-77d28ee - **Source summary:** Sega Model 3 arcade emulator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:24-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - supermodel (cli) - supermodel (alias) ## Dependencies - sdl2-compat - sdl2_net ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3a-20260528-git-77d28ee - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/trzy/Supermodel - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: Config/Supermodel.ini ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - supermodel: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/su/supermodel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mame/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: arcade, cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [quasi88](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/quasi88/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games, sdl2. - [blastem](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blastem/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [dosbox-staging](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosbox-staging/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [dosbox-x](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosbox-x/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [fceux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fceux/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [huexpress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/huexpress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [joyce](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joyce/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [open-tyrian](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-tyrian/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: arcade, cli, compat, games, net. - [crispy-doom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crispy-doom/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, games, net, sdl2. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/supermodel.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/supermodel.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph