New gameboy advance emulator

[Takmadeus]

Today I found out that a new GBA emulator is out.... its name is "Rascalboy Advance".... seems that it is wrotten in C++ and it has been tested in almost every windows version exceting Windows XP.... as the site is in italioan, I cannot give further info about it, but if you want to find out more, then check this link (http://spazioinwind.libero.it/linoma/Lino10.htm)

the reliability of this prject is still doubtful as I have not seen any thing about it and it looks a lot like visualboy advance.... but feel free to tell something about it....

[Takmadeus]

well hee goes an update.... it is juat a beta version... but it is way too god being just a beta... it also runs commercial games, sound is not good but it can be still worked on, it presents some graphic glitches but its still playable... the tropmos thing is that you cannot assign any keys, as they are predefined.... and it also does not have any filtering yet, but it still has enough to play at a decent speed... feel fre to test it... anyway, here goes some Megaman Zero shots made with Rascalboy Advance 1.0 beta (http://spazioinwind.libero.it/linoma/Lino10.htm)

PS:the advantage is that it doesn't need any bios file to run... but if you have one it can be used.... didn't run mtreoid fusioin in my PC tho... and doesn't run on winXP yet, just 98 and ME

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that's all for today, but I'll keep you updated

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Now it is time for some Megaman Battle Network 2

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now somw Kirby nightmare in Dream Land

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Now I'll post some robotech stuff

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unfortunately the game locks after this part

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Now here it goes some Yu-Gi-Oh eternal duelist soul...

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Tea looks kinda sad, doesn't she?

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choose the damn deck man!

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first graphic glitch

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prepare yourself to be kicked Yugi

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second graphic glitch

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Now it's time for my favorite.... ZELDA!!!!

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Graphic glitch... bad transparency, opacity, or what?

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#7 - the problem is that the game crashes before starting the real game...

that'll be all for now... but tomorrow I'll bring some more shots... and when I'm finished, I'l make a compatibility report.... if you have any other game tested with this emulator, then feel free to post screenshots

[john2]

Great shots takmadeus :)

[OK-OK]

I should buy a gba... my job is sooo boring...

[Takmadeus]

well... here goes a small compatibility report...

operating system: windows ME/98

files needed: Rascalboy advance beta 1.0 installer

issues: mostly bad sound and graphic glitches, doesn't run roms other than GBA ones

graphic modes: zoom up to 3x the size of the real gba advance, uses frameskip only, uses GDI or Directdraw interface, doesn't have any filter modes, runs at full speed when zoom x1

sound modes; just enable or disable, uses directsound A and B options

games tested:

- Metroid Fusion
- megaman battle network
- megaman Zero
- Kirby: nightmare in dream land
- Phantasy star collection
- Robot wars - macross saga
- Tactics Ogre: knight of Lodis
- Yu-Gi-Oh eternal duelist soul
- the legend of Zelda: a link to the past - Four swords

games working:

- megaman battle network
- megaman Zero
- Kirby: nightmare in dream land
- Yu-Gi-Oh eternal duelist soul

Games almost working:

- the legend of Zelda: a link to the past - Four swords
- Robot wars - macross saga

Games NOT working

- Metroid fusion
- Phantasy star collection
-Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis

[Shadow Lady]

funny, I cant get this emu to work on my pc :/

[Takmadeus]

which operating system are you running?... that's because it does not run on windows Xp.... just in millenium edition and 98