VisualBoyAdvance

dtzWill · 01:51 AM

VisualBoyAdvance
Announcing the first public release of VisualBoyAdvance for the pre

Brought to you by dtzWill (me).

Firstly,
Thanks

to the entire webos-internals team for being awesome and helping provide the tools and knowledge to help make this happen.
Thanks to #webos-internals for their feedback and ideas.
In particular, big thanks to (no particular order)
rwhitby
cryptk
zsoc
Tag234
Sonic-NKT
and everyone else who helped this project with ideas and feedback.

This emulator plays

Gameboy
Gameboy Color
Gameboy Advance

The official wiki is here: Application:VBA - WebOS Internals

PLEASE READ THE WIKI
BEFORE POSTING

pretty please?

Lots of work has gone into what we have so far, see the wiki for more details and an official changelog.

Finally, I've spent a LOT of time on this for you all to enjoy, and am giving it away for free!

If you find it useful, please consider buying the app in the App Catalog.

Alternatively, you may choose to Donate
Donations will be much appreciated and all go back into development.

Please post questions/suggestions/comments please and I'll address them as I can.

Happy gaming!

rdethree · 01/16/2010, 06:16 AM

Can not wait until this hits Preware! I definitely will be donating!

Sonic-NKT · 01/16/2010, 06:25 AM

Great to see this released

glad i could help a bit!

PS: any improvements to the version in the testing feed?

EDIT: ok some

:
1.0.1 : Small performance boost, public release

dtzWill · 01/16/2010, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic-NKT

Great to see this released

glad i could help a bit!

PS: any improvements to the version in the testing feed?

Should be a little faster, testing yielded ~10% faster in my testing (for GBA), but I can't test everything so YMMV.

jokerzwyld77 · 01/16/2010, 07:13 AM

Just downloaded..works great...Played Kingdom Hearts for GBA and worked fine(withno sound)...and Mario Tennis for GBA (again, no sound) but great job...Will be donating. thank you

ShiftyAxel · 01/16/2010, 08:00 AM

Fantastic, works really well for GB/C games, haven't tried any GBA ones yet. Is there any way to rebind the controls? I'd like to change WASD to EWSD so I'm able to do diagonal presses.

Sonic-NKT · 01/16/2010, 08:12 AM

Controls are hardcoded in the current version, maybe in the future there will be a option to edit those, atleast in config file?

Tibfib · 09:46 AM

I will be testing many GBA games and report their compatibility here, and hopefully the wiki as well.

Great job on the emulator.

EDIT: Best app ever. It runs Fire Emblem extremely well. BEST. GAME. EVER.

ShiftyAxel · 01/16/2010, 09:28 AM

Is there any chance of you setting it up for portrait mode (in terms of notifications etc.) seeing as you have to use the keyboard? Also, a portrait rom selector would be muchly appreciated. Fantastic work, I'm having a great time playing Bionic Commando and Link's Awakening DX!

glorifiedg · 01/16/2010, 09:33 AM

About the donations, I was donating to WebOS internals every time because I tought the money will go to all of you. Perhaps you should consider this... It's unfair to donate individually because I love the work of all of the WebOS internals guys. You should come out with a common account and share the money of that account according internal rules.

dirtygreek · 01/16/2010, 09:48 AM

Wooo! Zelda, mario, metroid!

DarkCovers · 01/16/2010, 09:49 AM

I've tried it with pokemon yellow, prince of persia, and nba jam te. All work smooth. Video and audio playback is perfect. Saving works.

Thanks for all the hardwork guys!

jordan23945bulls · 01/16/2010, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivan1.ruiz

I did the same thing

did it work for you ?

klubhead · 01/16/2010, 10:39 AM

thiiiiiiis is awesome.. amazing work! im so psyched right now.. btw Snood for GBA world phenomenally without sound

Sonic-NKT · 01/16/2010, 10:50 AM

I Added several YouTube Videos to the wikipage:
Mario Kart Advance: YouTube - VBA for Palm Pre 1.0.1 running Mario Kart
Zelda DX: YouTube - VBA on Palm Pre running Zelda DX
Pokemon Crystal: YouTube - VBA for Palm Pre 1.0.1 running Pokemon Crystal
Super Mario Land 2: YouTube - VBA for Palm Pre 1.0.1 running Super Mario Land 2

Sonic-NKT · 01/16/2010, 11:00 AM

Why not ask google?
You shouldnt post links to rom sites on this forum. its like posting Commercial AppCatalog Apps.

dannydos · 01/16/2010, 11:56 AM

i got it to work..sims bustin out is a great game...wish it was in landscape mode tho...

Erckul · 01/16/2010, 12:00 PM

got mario kart super circuit to work, but it is not in full screen. I noticed that it is on YouTube. any suggestions as to what I need to fix? I did all of my transfers with a PC.

jordan23945bulls · 01/16/2010, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivan1.ruiz

yes it did. I downloaded them to the cmputer and unzip them to the pre usb then used internalz to move it to VBA roms

well yeah it works like that I was trying to download it with no use of a computer just doing everything on the pre.

AdmiralRaptor · 01/16/2010, 01:11 PM

YAY thank you for this, I loved VBA on my PC, im setting everything up on the pre now, and will definately donate if I like the funcionality

+10 for VBA

01/16/2010, 05:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
dtzWill Homebrew Developer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 351 Likes Received: 11 Thanks: 20 Thanked 418 Times in 90 Posts	VisualBoyAdvance VisualBoyAdvance Announcing the first public release of VisualBoyAdvance for the pre Brought to you by dtzWill (me). Firstly, Thanks to the entire webos-internals team for being awesome and helping provide the tools and knowledge to help make this happen. Thanks to #webos-internals for their feedback and ideas. In particular, big thanks to (no particular order) rwhitby cryptk zsoc Tag234 Sonic-NKT and everyone else who helped this project with ideas and feedback. This emulator plays Gameboy Gameboy Color Gameboy Advance The official wiki is here: Application:VBA - WebOS Internals PLEASE READ THE WIKI BEFORE POSTING pretty please? Lots of work has gone into what we have so far, see the wiki for more details and an official changelog. Finally, I've spent a LOT of time on this for you all to enjoy, and am giving it away for free! If you find it useful, please consider buying the app in the App Catalog. Alternatively, you may choose to Donate Donations will be much appreciated and all go back into development. Please post questions/suggestions/comments please and I'll address them as I can. Happy gaming! Last edited by dtzWill; 08/21/2010 at 01:51 AM. Reason: app catalog
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01/16/2010, 06:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
rdethree Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 105 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts	Can not wait until this hits Preware! I definitely will be donating!
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01/16/2010, 06:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sonic-NKT Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 321 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 61 Times in 29 Posts	Great to see this released glad i could help a bit! PS: any improvements to the version in the testing feed? EDIT: ok some : 1.0.1 : Small performance boost, public release
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01/16/2010, 07:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
jokerzwyld77 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PRE YOUR MIND!!! Posts: 152 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 66 Thanked 33 Times in 26 Posts	Just downloaded..works great...Played Kingdom Hearts for GBA and worked fine(withno sound)...and Mario Tennis for GBA (again, no sound) but great job...Will be donating. thank you
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01/16/2010, 08:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
ShiftyAxel Homebrew Developer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here. Posts: 624 Likes Received: 82 Thanks: 22 Thanked 167 Times in 84 Posts	Fantastic, works really well for GB/C games, haven't tried any GBA ones yet. Is there any way to rebind the controls? I'd like to change WASD to EWSD so I'm able to do diagonal presses. __________________ Stuff and Things that I had a hand (or two) in: WiFi File Sharing - Simple Network Sharing for webOS (Now available in Preware!) Enyo Smooth Scrolling, Mojo Smooth Scrolling, Mojo FPS Booster, Mojo Tap Responsiveness, Mojo Flick Regulator, Mojo Speedy Switch, Pre3 Just Type Scrim Fix, HP webOS Carrier String, EDGE Icon Patches. If you like any of the above and are feeling generous, why not ? :]
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01/16/2010, 08:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sonic-NKT Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 321 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 61 Times in 29 Posts	Controls are hardcoded in the current version, maybe in the future there will be a option to edit those, atleast in config file?
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01/16/2010, 09:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tibfib Homebrew Developer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 346 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 102 Thanked 67 Times in 45 Posts	I will be testing many GBA games and report their compatibility here, and hopefully the wiki as well. Great job on the emulator. EDIT: Best app ever. It runs Fire Emblem extremely well. BEST. GAME. EVER. __________________ Countdown Puzzles \| Koto Player \| Spaz HD Last edited by Tibfib; 01/16/2010 at 09:46 AM.
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01/16/2010, 09:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
ShiftyAxel Homebrew Developer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here. Posts: 624 Likes Received: 82 Thanks: 22 Thanked 167 Times in 84 Posts	Is there any chance of you setting it up for portrait mode (in terms of notifications etc.) seeing as you have to use the keyboard? Also, a portrait rom selector would be muchly appreciated. Fantastic work, I'm having a great time playing Bionic Commando and Link's Awakening DX! __________________ Stuff and Things that I had a hand (or two) in: WiFi File Sharing - Simple Network Sharing for webOS (Now available in Preware!) Enyo Smooth Scrolling, Mojo Smooth Scrolling, Mojo FPS Booster, Mojo Tap Responsiveness, Mojo Flick Regulator, Mojo Speedy Switch, Pre3 Just Type Scrim Fix, HP webOS Carrier String, EDGE Icon Patches. If you like any of the above and are feeling generous, why not ? :]
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01/16/2010, 09:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
glorifiedg Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 305 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 86 Thanked 42 Times in 23 Posts	About the donations, I was donating to WebOS internals every time because I tought the money will go to all of you. Perhaps you should consider this... It's unfair to donate individually because I love the work of all of the WebOS internals guys. You should come out with a common account and share the money of that account according internal rules.
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01/16/2010, 09:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
dirtygreek Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 334 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 20 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts	Wooo! Zelda, mario, metroid!
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01/16/2010, 09:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
DarkCovers Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	I've tried it with pokemon yellow, prince of persia, and nba jam te. All work smooth. Video and audio playback is perfect. Saving works. Thanks for all the hardwork guys!
	Liked by

01/16/2010, 10:39 AM	#14 (permalink)
klubhead Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: PA Posts: 193 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 52 Thanked 40 Times in 19 Posts	thiiiiiiis is awesome.. amazing work! im so psyched right now.. btw Snood for GBA world phenomenally without sound
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01/16/2010, 10:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
Sonic-NKT Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 321 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 61 Times in 29 Posts	I Added several YouTube Videos to the wikipage: Mario Kart Advance: YouTube - VBA for Palm Pre 1.0.1 running Mario Kart Zelda DX: YouTube - VBA on Palm Pre running Zelda DX Pokemon Crystal: YouTube - VBA for Palm Pre 1.0.1 running Pokemon Crystal Super Mario Land 2: YouTube - VBA for Palm Pre 1.0.1 running Super Mario Land 2
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01/16/2010, 11:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
Sonic-NKT Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 321 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 61 Times in 29 Posts	Why not ask google? You shouldnt post links to rom sites on this forum. its like posting Commercial AppCatalog Apps.
	Liked by

01/16/2010, 11:56 AM	#17 (permalink)
dannydos Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 179 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 37 Thanked 20 Times in 14 Posts	i got it to work..sims bustin out is a great game...wish it was in landscape mode tho...
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01/16/2010, 12:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
Erckul Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: holding the ladder in the asylum and getting some rest in the llama lounge Posts: 137 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 238 Thanked 447 Times in 406 Posts	got mario kart super circuit to work, but it is not in full screen. I noticed that it is on YouTube. any suggestions as to what I need to fix? I did all of my transfers with a PC.
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01/16/2010, 01:11 PM	#20 (permalink)
AdmiralRaptor Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: BC Canada Posts: 91 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 37 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	YAY thank you for this, I loved VBA on my PC, im setting everything up on the pre now, and will definately donate if I like the funcionality +10 for VBA
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