ethomaz
Banned
Yes... you need a Mac to upload the app via XCODE.
BTW there is no jailbreak for iPhone SE yet.
You won't buy anything to gaming...
You will make your phone a GBA machine... no cost except the price paid on games is required.
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I Think That iPhone SE Is The Best Way To Play GBA Games On The Go, And Here's Why
- Thread starter HUELEN10
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BTW there is no jailbreak for iPhone SE yet.
You will make your phone a GBA machine... no cost except the price paid on games is required.
Mr Nash
square pies = communism
No, but there are people here that embark on witch hunts at anything that can remotely be looked at as someone using ROMs. I just don't know where the world would be without such paragons of virtue walking among us.
ColtraineGF
Member
If the OP is going to make a statement that this is the best way to play GBA games on the go, then this is a general assumption that should apply to people who don't necessarily have this specific size of iPhone, or doesn't dabble in phone game controllers, or doesn't have x Mac variation, or a dumper.
I'm saying that the buyin is less if you consider the option of a DS, and you get the benefit of running on real hardware, without having to run down your phone battery (which is also important).
Maybe if there was an 'expansion' with the GBA button layout instead of SNES, the batterylife of the iPhone was greatly improved and there would be some kind of official way to get those games so I don't have to mess with emulators and roms. Right now it's little more than a gimmick.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I'd rather a DS lite with an R4
BigBossVanzetti
Member
Carrying my gameboy micro to class with me always feels right.
GamingOblivion
Banned
New 3DS is better. Better specs, clamshell design, and the shittier screen actually works in favor of the older consoles LOL
Garrett Hawke
Member
Tried to install this using Xcode and I have no idea what to do LOL the guide on that page isn't very helpful.
You were already beaten on the first page by a machine that's objectively better in multiple ways (res, power, software).
Nvidia Shield Portable probably works much better with something like RetroArch plus can be closed like a DS.
There's no "perfect" emulation machine, personal preferences always pop up. In the case of this thread, the OP prefers pixel perfect upscaling and display quality hence the SE.
Sweet! I'll probably be upgrading to an SE at some point soon since I prefer the smaller Apple phone designs (and my 4S is ancient at this point). I've been itching to play Fire Emblem 7 as it's one of the few GBA games I can think of that wouldn't be problematic with a touch screen. Very happy to hear that everything runs so well.
Thanks OP!
Thanks OP!
Pancakes R Us
Member
Hah. This. Those screens may look nice, but even when you have one of those MFi controllers, the AB button placement isn't the same as on any of the GBA models, so it's not as comfortable to play.,
HUELEN10
Member
GBA4iOS lets you remap buttons on your MFi controller to your liking.
Wii U is the best way to play GBA games on the go?
You guys have no idea what you're talking about if you're recommending an Xperia with dated hardware and poor screen that can't run all GBA games well, a PSP GO with dated hardware that can't run all GBA games well, or an Nvidia Shield that isn't portable and has an annoying fan in the back.
I've owned all three and they never felt like they accomplished the best way to play GBA games on the go. Though the Shield came close.
The SE seems like a good contender with that Logitech controller.
Good work Huelen
I've owned all three and they never felt like they accomplished the best way to play GBA games on the go. Though the Shield came close.
The SE seems like a good contender with that Logitech controller.
Good work Huelen
Garrett Hawke
Member
omg, got it working, this is amazing
playing Pokemon Yellow atm.
playing Pokemon Yellow atm.
and yes, I bought it on 3DS thank you
Input lag on Android kills it for emulation purposes.
HUELEN10
Member
Enjoy the experience.
HUELEN10
Member
Is the Space Pope reptilian?
peaceiscloser
Member
Jegus, the vitriol against HUELEN of all people. The tag is there for a reason, right?
Anyway, what it ultimately comes down to for me is whether or not these things can run Mother 3 with the proper timing for the musical notes. That kills me in normal emulation, lol.
Anyway, what it ultimately comes down to for me is whether or not these things can run Mother 3 with the proper timing for the musical notes. That kills me in normal emulation, lol.
being able to just pull your phone out of your pocket and play whatever game from whatever system is awesome
Freyjadour
Member
ThIs witchhunt shit should be bannable. Guy makes a decent thread and all you can do is squawk accusations.
ss_lemonade
Member
I'm fine with my Shield Portable, though I do wish Nvidia released a follow up with updated hardware and a less bulky design
AetherZX
Member
Wut?
ss_lemonade
Member
I think he's right. The new 3ds probably has a better/faster cpu than what's in the vita and with these emulators, a faster cpu is always wanted
AetherZX
Member
Perfect integer scaling without horizontal borders on displays with the right native resolution is great. But, you can scale to non-integer resolutions with an almost unnoticeable blur using a shader available in RetroArch called pixellate. It basically evens out pixels that would appear rectangular using nearest scaling, but without that very apparent blur you get from something like bilinear filtering. Here's a screenshot comparison between nearest and pixellate scaling to 1080p: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/168023
You can see it helps a ton with the evenness of the lines in the health bar. Unfortunately when I tried getting this shader to work in the Android version of RetroArch on a Nexus 7 2013 I got a black screen. Maybe it works on other devices though. There is also a recently added shader called smoothstep which does the same thing, but is a bit blurrier than pixellate. That's a decent alternative if pixellate doesn't work on Android at all.
Let me just clear something up here for those immediately assuming op, as crazy as he is, may be pirating:
If you own a DS Lite, you can dump your GBA games. Either via WiFi, or via an R4 card, of which are a matter of pennies to buy at this point. The GBA is literally the easiest console available to get legitimate rips from.
As a side note, other consoles have ways to rip games that are easily attainable. You can rip GameBoy games with a transfer Pak and some homebrew on either your N64 or PC. N64 games can be ripped with an Action Replay. 3DS and DS games can be ripped by any 3DS on any firmware with access to the Internet and/or a copy of Zelda.
I could go on, but you get the point.
Speaking on topic though, the best way to play GBA games is on a homebrewed 3DS via VC injection. You are playing on native hardware (yes, the 3DS, being a DS at its core is also technically a GBA and plays all games flawlessly) Nothing beats that. Unless you have a N3DS, and then you have the option of full speed emulation with all the extra features via retroarch gpsp.
If you own a DS Lite, you can dump your GBA games. Either via WiFi, or via an R4 card, of which are a matter of pennies to buy at this point. The GBA is literally the easiest console available to get legitimate rips from.
As a side note, other consoles have ways to rip games that are easily attainable. You can rip GameBoy games with a transfer Pak and some homebrew on either your N64 or PC. N64 games can be ripped with an Action Replay. 3DS and DS games can be ripped by any 3DS on any firmware with access to the Internet and/or a copy of Zelda.
I could go on, but you get the point.
Speaking on topic though, the best way to play GBA games is on a homebrewed 3DS via VC injection. You are playing on native hardware (yes, the 3DS, being a DS at its core is also technically a GBA and plays all games flawlessly) Nothing beats that. Unless you have a N3DS, and then you have the option of full speed emulation with all the extra features via retroarch gpsp.
Wowfunhappy
Member
YES. If you have an iPhone play it now! You don't need an external controller because of the type of game of is.
Wowfunhappy
Member
The Playstation 1 and 2 would like to have a word...
I'd argue that this is the Gamecube or the Wii since the homebrew programs required to do so are free, whereas DS flashcarts actually cost money.
Wowfunhappy
Member
You need a specific Wii game though, or an outdated firmware. An R4 is probably cheaper.
(Again though, the Playstation beats both)
That goes without saying!
But hacking a Wii takes the effort of getting homebrew set up and then having a suitable hard drive to rip to. GameCube requires a broadband adapter (hope you have some spare cash) or a homebrew enabling device.
The GBA requires a DS lite flashcart that is less than ten quid and a simple homebrew app. That's it.
packy34
Member
Jailbreaking is legal anyway. Nothing "illegitimate" about it.
It's really tiring. I hate how emulation threads turn into witch hunts.
Emperor Bohe
Member
I'd be all over the revo if it could play GB/GBC carts
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
The problem, that we seem to forget when we debate publicly/vote considering the results, is that in countries like UK and the US some or all the steps we use the actually emulate some content is actually running afoul of some regulation somewhere. In the UK it is not even legal to rip your own CD to your computer anylonger until new legislation comes to cover the void left by another expired law.
This is the most maddening bit, we are outraged by something, but then we go back to equating the personal notion of what it should be with an idea of what it actually is and then nothing seems to change law wise at all... :/.
There's actually a method now to do it without a game I believe. It involves the Wii message board, or whatever.
It's a shame. Emulation and homebrew threads always get sidetracked almost immediately. I've not come across any that don't have driveby shitposts - and they are seemingly never addressed.
I would argue emulation threads are the only place on gaf where more action by moderators is needed, as it's impossible for those who are actually interested in the topics to discuss without having to deal with the usual crap.