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Gameboy Emulator Released for PSP

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the let-the-hackalanche-continue dept.

HelloGamer writes "The first real Gameboy emulator has just been released for the PSP. It currently only works with the Japanese 1.0 PSP and doesn't have sound support - but it's amazing how quickly these homebrew apps are being developed."

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  1. Re:Yes, but... by ZephyrXero · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Their working on it...

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  2. Nintendo Industry American Association? by aussie_a · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So how long until the NIAA goes after PSP users for being criminals?

    It's crazy enough to just might work.

  3. Re:Quickly? by MyDixieWrecked · · Score: 3, Interesting

    it's only been about a week or two since a method for running code was discovered. I don't even think an API has been fully created or the memory map fully um, mapped out.

    anyway, I already upgraded mine to the 1.5 firmware, but my friend didn't, yet, so I'm gonna have to try this. now to figure out what game is worth playing.

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  4. Re:Gameboy emulator widens appeal by ZephyrXero · · Score: 1, Interesting

    That's funny...I'm gonna buy a DS to play Gameboy Advance games ;P
    Plus it'll make a neat little pocket PC once the DS Linux project goes a little further. Too bad the touch screen's not pressure sensitive for Gimp use...

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  5. Sony will keep putting out patches... by Audigy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...In the meantime, I will stare at my USA-purchased 1.5 firmware PSP and wait.

    I'm not sure when that will be cracked. I do look forward to it, though.

    I refuse to update my firmware any more though, for sure. :)

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  6. Re:Gameboy emulator widens appeal by jobbleberry · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well it just might be .....

    Some of the guys over at DSDev have some test code to show how presure sensitivity might work. According to the official doco from Texas Instruments on the touch screen it should support it. Something to do with the area over which the pressure is applied based on some special formula. It's all very technical but definitely possible.

    Check it out at .....

    http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=18

    Enjoy!

  7. Looks Amazing, But by ultimabaka · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If the PSP's screen resolution is 480x272, and the GBA's resolution is 240x160, then why does the image look so incredibly small? Sure, this thing is still in beta (right?) but for this, I might as well just keep carrying around my GBA. Maybe they shoulda finished the thing before showing it off so much.

  8. For a broken firmware that is by MajorDick · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The japaneese 1.0 firmware isnt available to the masses, and really wont be, expect Sony to make SURE this wont happen on later revs.

    I bought a PSP SPECIFICALLY to run "HomeBrew" apps , but the truth is for the Current version its pretty far off, there was a hack for the 1.0 that let you boot off memory , this IS NOT the case for later versions.

  9. Re:Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    99.9% of the people anywhere don't know what they're doing.

    It's just one or two hardcores that are doing everything.

    Watch as every clueless IT fuck here talks about piracy and can't truly appreciate why this is such a marvel.

  10. Re:There goes the DS, eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Well... it's worth noting that this emulator is for *original* Game-Boy games only. Not GBA games. I'd guess GBA emulation is a few months away, still. Of course, the amusing thing is that you can't actually play original GB games on the DS.

    However, the main thrust of what you say will probably turn out to be true. GBA back-compatibility on the DS was a big plus for the system, particularly given that its native games lineup is still looking pretty weak, even by comparison with the newly released PSP. If there is a well-known, easily accessible GBA emulator for the PSP, this could be a significant factor in deciding the overall result of this particular round of the console wars.

    Of course, the DS is largely emulator-proof through its touch-screen concept... unless somebody wants to produce homebrew hardware.

  11. Re:Gameboy emulator widens appeal by jericho4.0 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    If you expect linux-on-a-DS to be anything more than a geeky proof of concept, you might want to hold off on buying one. Unfortunately, the DS is pretty underpowered, IIRC, it doesn't even have the power to decode mp3's in realtime....Still, the porting effort is coming along nicely, and the price is right. I'm waiting for linux-on-a-PSP, myself.

    On that note, I've become convinced that the folks behind psp-linux.org are fools or scammers. Their posts in the forum show a deep lack of skills/knowledge (they thought they could start by hacking on debian-mips/had no knowledge of Magic Gate), they say "only a small minority is qualified for this project" (you have to apply to contribute), and they keep asking for donations to get the work done faster. I've posted some (polite) criticism on these points, and had my posts deleted.

    These guys seem to be the ones to watch.

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