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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.buildPackages; 
+      [ gcc 
+        clang 
+        SDL2.dev 
+        gnumake 
+        (python311.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ pillow pyyaml ]))
+      ];
+
+   # To build, make sure you have the ROM in place, then run `make -j16`
+}