GBA emulator for Dreamcast?

**Chrono Archangel** · August 8th, 2003

Would the Dreamcast be able to run it? Then if so arent there anyone interested in porting a GBA emu to the dreamcast? I cant beleive it hasnt been done...

Aniway if anyone thinks its a good idea (and of course if its something that is capable of beeing done) please post comments here

**n_w95482** · August 8th, 2003

I think it would be nice but I don't know if the dc is capable of running a gba emulator @ full speed (I hope it can). Maybe if and when there is an emulator and it is fully optimized it will be able to play at or close to full speed. I think the reason why it hasn't been done yet is either the dc isn't powerful enough, there are already a lot of gba's sold, and that the game boy player was released (that thingy that goes onto the gamecube that plays gba games). There have been emulators for dc for a lot of different consoles so a gba emulator for dc probably isn't that far off. Then again isn't the dc not able to emulate a snes @ full speed?

scottlc · August 8th, 2003

Dreamcast could probably run a SNES at full speed if the emulator was more optimised. After all, it was based on Snes9x

**Chrono Archangel** · August 8th, 2003

>I think the reason why it hasn't been done yet is either the dc isn't powerful enough

i doubt tghat its not powerfull enough...

>there are already a lot of gba's sold, and that the game boy player was released (that thingy that goes onto the gamecube that plays gba games).

that doesnt matter since its a completly different console....

>There have been emulators for dc for a lot of different consoles so a gba emulator for dc probably isn't that far off.

i hope so...

>Then again isn't the dc not able to emulate a snes @ full speed?

i thought DreamSNES ran at fullspeed...

Cid Highwind · August 8th, 2003

Dreamsnes runs certain games at full speed, but some don't, it heavily depends on the game, and especially on the version of Dreamsnes of course.

**Chrono Archangel** · August 8th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cid Highwind

Dreamsnes runs certain games at full speed, but some don't, it heavily depends on the game, and especially on the version of Dreamsnes of course.

ohh ok then its possible that the dreamcast isnt powerful enough to play gba games..

Cid Highwind · August 9th, 2003

Well, GBA might run well, but the emulator must make some progress in speed in the early stages, otherwise it won't be playable. Because I think SNES requires less power than GBA, and DreamSnes is at version 0.98
So I am waiting for 1.0 to arrive, maybe that will have even greater speed.

thunderwolf318 · August 11th, 2003

there is a gba emu for the dc!!!!!!

but it was never releaced. it will probly be releaced when the gba stops making so much money for nintendo.

**Chrono Archangel** · August 11th, 2003

hmmm how would you know that? are you the author? or this is something you heard off the net? you know alot of people lie on the internet. until you can proove that an emu was in developpement for DC, i wont beleive it....sorry

**OK-OK** · August 12th, 2003

Since psx games can run full speed on dreamcast, GBA games can too probably.

thunderwolf318 · August 12th, 2003

i heard it in the dcemulation.copm forum it was by the most trusted person there so it is 99.9 percent chance it is true

**Chrono Archangel** · August 12th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunderwolf318

i heard it in the dcemulation.copm forum it was by the most trusted person there so it is 99.9 percent chance it is true

can you give me a link?

thunderwolf318 · August 13th, 2003

to the post or the forum

**Chrono Archangel** · August 13th, 2003

well the post would be better no?

thunderwolf318 · August 13th, 2003

http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB/vie...t=gba+emulater
this is one of the topicks talking about it i will do some more research for more info but that is it for know

**Chrono Archangel** · August 13th, 2003

sweet seems legit. thanks
maybe someone else should give it a try since ATani wot release it anytime soon lol

thunderwolf318 · August 13th, 2003

am i not good

i could be your link to the dc seen i am well read in the subject

JuniorCRB · August 13th, 2003

okay here's of an explanation of why DC wouldn't be able to run most GBA games at all, because of RAM limitations DC only has 16 MB of RAM lets take a first gen GBA game say tony hawk I beleave that its file form (rom) is about 5MB that leaves 11 MB for the author to program while it is possible to load a GBA game and emulated it it will be hard, and imposible for really big GBA games.... "but it can run psx games, and there 650 MB" true but this is on cd media designed to be loaded one part at a time much like a dc, you load only what you need. Although in GBA this is somewhat true (you only load about 250K of RAM at a time) but GBA uses a cart you can instantly get what you need know loading screen needed. If the dc tried to constantly read a cd getting specific data from a GBA rom on a CDR it would run excruciatingly slowly.

**Rand Linden** · August 13th, 2003

This has been discussed to *death* on other DC message boards, but the short summary is this:

A GBA emulator for DC is quite possible, and could run at full speed -- However, the time and resources required to create it are significant, and it's not likely that someone will invest what's necessary to do it.

Go out and buy a GBA -- the damn things are dirt-cheap.

Rand.

**Chrono Archangel** · August 13th, 2003

not interested in buying a gba. i dont even have a dreamcast. i was just wondering why it wasnt done since the dreamcast look like it was powerfull enough to do it. thanks for your answer Rand Linden

August 8th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,066	GBA emulator for Dreamcast? Would the Dreamcast be able to run it? Then if so arent there anyone interested in porting a GBA emu to the dreamcast? I cant beleive it hasnt been done... Aniway if anyone thinks its a good idea (and of course if its something that is capable of beeing done) please post comments here __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

August 8th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? I think it would be nice but I don't know if the dc is capable of running a gba emulator @ full speed (I hope it can). Maybe if and when there is an emulator and it is fully optimized it will be able to play at or close to full speed. I think the reason why it hasn't been done yet is either the dc isn't powerful enough, there are already a lot of gba's sold, and that the game boy player was released (that thingy that goes onto the gamecube that plays gba games). There have been emulators for dc for a lot of different consoles so a gba emulator for dc probably isn't that far off. Then again isn't the dc not able to emulate a snes @ full speed?

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scottlc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Posts: 1,575	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? Dreamcast could probably run a SNES at full speed if the emulator was more optimised. After all, it was based on Snes9x __________________ OS: Arch Linux w/ Kernel 2.6.23.8 + GNOME 2.20.1 - CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz - Memory: 1280MB DDR PC2700 - Browser: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10

August 8th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,066	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? >I think the reason why it hasn't been done yet is either the dc isn't powerful enough i doubt tghat its not powerfull enough... >there are already a lot of gba's sold, and that the game boy player was released (that thingy that goes onto the gamecube that plays gba games). that doesnt matter since its a completly different console.... >There have been emulators for dc for a lot of different consoles so a gba emulator for dc probably isn't that far off. i hope so... >Then again isn't the dc not able to emulate a snes @ full speed? i thought DreamSNES ran at fullspeed... __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

August 8th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,458	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? Dreamsnes runs certain games at full speed, but some don't, it heavily depends on the game, and especially on the version of Dreamsnes of course. __________________ Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

August 9th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,458	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? Well, GBA might run well, but the emulator must make some progress in speed in the early stages, otherwise it won't be playable. Because I think SNES requires less power than GBA, and DreamSnes is at version 0.98 So I am waiting for 1.0 to arrive, maybe that will have even greater speed. __________________ Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

August 11th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
thunderwolf318 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 19	there is a gba emu for the dc!!!!!! but it was never releaced. it will probly be releaced when the gba stops making so much money for nintendo.

August 11th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,066	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? hmmm how would you know that? are you the author? or this is something you heard off the net? you know alot of people lie on the internet. until you can proove that an emu was in developpement for DC, i wont beleive it....sorry __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

August 12th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
OK-OK I'm back... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,484	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? Since psx games can run full speed on dreamcast, GBA games can too probably. __________________ Don't let the beautiful eyes trick you before they eat you alive.

August 12th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
thunderwolf318 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 19	i heard it in the dcemulation.copm forum it was by the most trusted person there so it is 99.9 percent chance it is true

August 13th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
thunderwolf318 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 19	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? to the post or the forum

August 13th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,066	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? well the post would be better no? __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

August 13th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
thunderwolf318 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 19	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB/vie...t=gba+emulater this is one of the topicks talking about it i will do some more research for more info but that is it for know

August 13th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,066	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? sweet seems legit. thanks maybe someone else should give it a try since ATani wot release it anytime soon lol __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

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thunderwolf318 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 19	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? am i not good i could be your link to the dc seen i am well read in the subject __________________ the internet can be used for good or evil lets use it for evil! Last edited by thunderwolf318; August 13th, 2003 at 07:09.

August 13th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
JuniorCRB Sega Fanboy Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: I don't know Posts: 757	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? okay here's of an explanation of why DC wouldn't be able to run most GBA games at all, because of RAM limitations DC only has 16 MB of RAM lets take a first gen GBA game say tony hawk I beleave that its file form (rom) is about 5MB that leaves 11 MB for the author to program while it is possible to load a GBA game and emulated it it will be hard, and imposible for really big GBA games.... "but it can run psx games, and there 650 MB" true but this is on cd media designed to be loaded one part at a time much like a dc, you load only what you need. Although in GBA this is somewhat true (you only load about 250K of RAM at a time) but GBA uses a cart you can instantly get what you need know loading screen needed. If the dc tried to constantly read a cd getting specific data from a GBA rom on a CDR it would run excruciatingly slowly.

August 13th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Rand Linden Emu author Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 70	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? This has been discussed to death on other DC message boards, but the short summary is this: A GBA emulator for DC is quite possible, and could run at full speed -- However, the time and resources required to create it are significant, and it's not likely that someone will invest what's necessary to do it. Go out and buy a GBA -- the damn things are dirt-cheap. Rand.

August 13th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,066	Re: GBA emulator for Dreamcast? not interested in buying a gba. i dont even have a dreamcast. i was just wondering why it wasnt done since the dreamcast look like it was powerfull enough to do it. thanks for your answer Rand Linden __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

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