GameBoy App for iPhone released
A group of iPhone hackers has just released version 0.0.5 of gpSPhone. gpSPhone is a GameBoy Advanced emulator for iPhone. As with all first releases, it's still a bit on the iffy side. Although "many games are playable", sound output is pretty awful and the GUI and instructions are being worked on. If you feel like giving this a try, here are a few things you really need to know:
- You have to run it from /Applications. The programmers obviously hard coded search paths and the app just will not work from any other location.
- You need to supply your own BIOS. You can easily google for instructions on dumping your own gba_bios.bin. If you decide to download one instead, the correct MD5 for a working bios is a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6. Stick the bios file into the .app folder.
- You need to supply your own games. We happen to already own Hello Kitty Party in physical ROM form. So that's what I decided to test out.
- Playback is...early. I'm sure that playability will improve in future releases but for now, it's not really in the "fun" category; more "interesting because this may grow into something usable". Add your games to /var/root/Media/ROMs/GBA.
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A group of iPhone hackers has just released version 0.0.5 of gpSPhone. gpSPhone is a GameBoy Advanced emulator for iPhone. As with all...
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Does any one know were te saved files get saved. Cause i was playing pokemon and im 10 hrs into the games and all of a sudden my icons are gone and i wana grab it off my itouch befor i restore e-mail me llama369@gmail.com
January 27 2008 at 6:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI guess no chance of just a regular Gameboy emulator coming soon? Or is there a way to play .gb roms on it instead of .gba?
November 28 2007 at 8:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWell.. Can anyone tell me how i get this into my Iphone? I´m a bit sucky at this =P
November 27 2007 at 12:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCan someone send me or give another mirror for the gba_bios.bin file? The above URL is no longer valid.
November 23 2007 at 11:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyi dont get it i have the bios and the everything but how do you put it in the .app folder; do you have to use ibrickr?
November 20 2007 at 6:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply@1: Don't know if that's allowed, but thanks anyways :P
@8: One letter... does it really matter? That's like getting mad for Ipod versus iPod.
i got it working!
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6742/071811165515pj2.png
Thanks!
I got it working! Thanks =D
It's "Game Boy". Two words, dummy.
November 14 2007 at 4:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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