Visual Boy Advanced is obviously the best!

d33d · October 7th, 2001

I love visual boy advance, but i find that it severely hogs my resources (p3 933mhz, 512mb ram, Win Me). WHY? I have no problems running a SNEs or PS1 emulator which you'd think would take more resources? Is this just an initial thing that wil be improved in time?

What games is everyone playing so far anywyas.

I've only found Advance Wars to keep my attention and maybe Dodgeball.

Kamajin · October 7th, 2001

On my poor Celeron 400 Mhz, 128 Mb RAM VisualBoy Advance works very well.
Mr. Driller runs fast and the sound is pretty good, but Circle of the Moon and Super Mario Advance gave me some speed trouble.

Ultragunner · October 7th, 2001

i approve to that, considering the other emulators, this one is hassle free, fast, & has great compatibility.

Neojag · October 7th, 2001

*snif* on my celeron 466 the sound is really ****ty, but i have no doubt this IS the best GBA emu...

Zell · October 7th, 2001

i have a 450 P3 and sound is great ! To bad that ePSXe with new card is bad ! But Pj64 Works now perfectly

RZetlin · October 8th, 2001

The reason I choose to use Visual Boy Advance because it is the most talked about one on the forum.

What other Gameboy emulators have you guys tried?

Was it good as Visual Boy Advance?

RZetlin · October 8th, 2001

One thing I like about Visual Boy Advance is the ability to play Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance games in the same emulator.

d33d · October 8th, 2001

I'm tried DreamGBA (had trouble getting it started, confusing), BoyCottAdvance (DOS - need i say more) and VisualBoyAdvance, out of the three i've found visualboy to be the best with its ease of use compatibilitty with all GB roms, configurabilty (Video Filters from the snes9x, Gamepad Support) Its already a great emu and will only get better.

The filters are awesome, they do slow thigs down quite a bit, but i'm thinking that it will be improved in the future.

October 8th, 2001

visualboy advance is one odd emu:
I can't run it full speed with full-framerate
but when I choose frameskip one I can run it fullspeed, 640x480 fullscreen, stretched and super 2xsai

that's a p3 800 with geforce2mx

and I didn't even notice that one frame, so just set it to frameskip 1 and enjoy

d33d · October 8th, 2001

I have a similar system and was perplexed by the slowness of some games, i tried the frameskip like you said and wow!! it really does speed things up, and i haven't noticed a bit of difference with frames.

good call!!

Kamajin · October 8th, 2001

I tried Boycott Advance, DreamGBA, MVM (or something like that), iGBA (too bad!), VGBA (trial only, without sound emulation) and naturally Visualboy Advance that I consider actually the best on the net.

andyqkw · October 8th, 2001

VisualBoy Advance is definately the best for GameBoy Advance. As for DreamGBA, i can't even get it to start on my PC.

**Thorgal** · October 8th, 2001

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Originally posted by d33d
I'm tried DreamGBA (had trouble getting it started, confusing), BoyCottAdvance (DOS - need i say more) and VisualBoyAdvance, out of the three i've found visualboy to be the best with its ease of use compatibilitty with all GB roms, configurabilty (Video Filters from the snes9x, Gamepad Support) Its already a great emu and will only get better.

The filters are awesome, they do slow thigs down quite a bit, but i'm thinking that it will be improved in the future.

Wtf? Boycott Advance for DOS? Ehm, no. Check our GBA ranking page for an overview of the best GBA emulatours out there.

As for The "oddness" of VisualBoyAdvance: it's quite natural really. Lots of emulators run slower in say, a 320x240 window while you're @ 1280x1024, while it runs faster in 'pure' 6480x480 because it doesn't need to resize everything.
In fullscreen I barely notice any slowdown with the filters, and that's on a Celly 366@550 and a G400 vanilla. The filters make lots of games look great, and there's nearly no reason for me to run VBA in window mode (aside from the fact my monitor sometimes gives a high noise at any other res than 1280x960 :/). It's just like playing SNES games

**fivefeet8** · October 8th, 2001

Yep.. I would have to agree with mostly everyone.. I used Boycott advanced more before.. But now since Visual Boy Advanced has some cool video filters, its at the top of my list now.. You gotta love video blitters..

Bubsy · October 8th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Neojag
*snif* on my celeron 466 the sound is really ****ty, but i have no doubt this IS the best GBA emu...

Guys try to play with the setting a little;
-go to "options", then "emulator" and click on "synchronize"
-or go to "frameskip", and make it 0
-or check out "priority" and check normal

gouki29 · October 8th, 2001

Quote:

As for DreamGBA, i can't even get it to start on my PC.

gba bios are required to get it to run...

i have yet to try visual boy advance, there aren't that many gba worth playing(yet). hope they release guilty gear or sfa3 soon.

Neojag · October 8th, 2001

yah, ive played with the options for quite a whyle, but its still ****ty

aw, F**k that, ill be gettin a new PC soon

but thkx anyway

kingking 3rd · October 8th, 2001

vba is the best because of realtime save and cheat search. all gba games work great. but some games can be slow for most people( tony hawk 2)

d33d · October 9th, 2001

I apologize for saying Boycott advance was DOS, i just downloaded it from NGemu (last time i got NGemu was down so I mus have got an older version or not the right thing at all). I love reliable sites. Whatever I tried that I thought was boycott advance you had to use in a dos window with switches to enable sound, video and input options.

Oh well thanks for setting em straight.

**Shadow Lady** · October 11th, 2001

So, can anybody tell me, which is the fastest emulatro?

October 7th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
d33d Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 49	Visual Boy Advanced is obviously the best! I love visual boy advance, but i find that it severely hogs my resources (p3 933mhz, 512mb ram, Win Me). WHY? I have no problems running a SNEs or PS1 emulator which you'd think would take more resources? Is this just an initial thing that wil be improved in time? What games is everyone playing so far anywyas. I've only found Advance Wars to keep my attention and maybe Dodgeball.

October 7th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Ultragunner S.E.E.D. Mode Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 996	i approve to that, considering the other emulators, this one is hassle free, fast, & has great compatibility. __________________ -back into emulation- Current PC Specs:

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Neojag :: [ Sauron's Eye ] :: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the Land of Mordor, where the Shadows lie... Posts: 3,259	snif on my celeron 466 the sound is really ****ty, but i have no doubt this IS the best GBA emu... __________________

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Zell The Sword Saint Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Death Zone Posts: 1,750	i have a 450 P3 and sound is great ! To bad that ePSXe with new card is bad ! But Pj64 Works now perfectly __________________ Kuzuryusen ! God-like speed to attack all nine vital points in one stroke. Impossible to dodge and defend ! How want's to stop me E-Mail

October 8th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,878	Other Gameboy Emulators The reason I choose to use Visual Boy Advance because it is the most talked about one on the forum. What other Gameboy emulators have you guys tried? Was it good as Visual Boy Advance? Last edited by RZetlin; October 8th, 2001 at 04:27.

October 7th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Kamajin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 19	On my poor Celeron 400 Mhz, 128 Mb RAM VisualBoy Advance works very well. Mr. Driller runs fast and the sound is pretty good, but Circle of the Moon and Super Mario Advance gave me some speed trouble.

October 8th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,878	One thing I like about Visual Boy Advance is the ability to play Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance games in the same emulator.

October 8th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
d33d Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 49	I'm tried DreamGBA (had trouble getting it started, confusing), BoyCottAdvance (DOS - need i say more) and VisualBoyAdvance, out of the three i've found visualboy to be the best with its ease of use compatibilitty with all GB roms, configurabilty (Video Filters from the snes9x, Gamepad Support) Its already a great emu and will only get better. The filters are awesome, they do slow thigs down quite a bit, but i'm thinking that it will be improved in the future.

October 8th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	visualboy advance is one odd emu: I can't run it full speed with full-framerate but when I choose frameskip one I can run it fullspeed, 640x480 fullscreen, stretched and super 2xsai that's a p3 800 with geforce2mx and I didn't even notice that one frame, so just set it to frameskip 1 and enjoy

October 8th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
d33d Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 49	I have a similar system and was perplexed by the slowness of some games, i tried the frameskip like you said and wow!! it really does speed things up, and i haven't noticed a bit of difference with frames. good call!!

October 8th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
Kamajin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 19	I tried Boycott Advance, DreamGBA, MVM (or something like that), iGBA (too bad!), VGBA (trial only, without sound emulation) and naturally Visualboy Advance that I consider actually the best on the net.

October 8th, 2001	#12 (permalink)
andyqkw ItsNotMe Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 137	VisualBoy Advance is definately the best for GameBoy Advance. As for DreamGBA, i can't even get it to start on my PC.

October 8th, 2001	#14 (permalink)
fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,547	Yep.. I would have to agree with mostly everyone.. I used Boycott advanced more before.. But now since Visual Boy Advanced has some cool video filters, its at the top of my list now.. You gotta love video blitters.. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Winows XP Pro/Vista 64bit\|\| 2nd Rig\|\|Athlon64 x2 3800+\|2x1 gig PC3200\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC @450/1250 agp\|60 gig Maxtor IDE HD 7200 RPM\|40 gig Maxtor IDE HD\|Asrock Dual SATA2\|Silver Aluminum ATX\|17" LCD\|\| 3rd Rig\|\|Athlon Xp 2800+\|1.5 gig PC2700\|BFG GeforceFx 5900 Ultra OC agp\|100 gig Maxtor SATA HD\|NF7-s rev2.0\|Nvidia Soundstorm MCP\|19" CRT\|\|

October 8th, 2001	#17 (permalink)
Neojag :: [ Sauron's Eye ] :: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the Land of Mordor, where the Shadows lie... Posts: 3,259	yah, ive played with the options for quite a whyle, but its still **ty aw, Fk that, ill be gettin a new PC soon but thkx anyway __________________

October 8th, 2001	#18 (permalink)
kingking 3rd Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 416	vba is the best because of realtime save and cheat search. all gba games work great. but some games can be slow for most people( tony hawk 2) __________________ (e<_e )3

October 11th, 2001	#20 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,727	So, can anybody tell me, which is the fastest emulatro? __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.3GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 1GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP2 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

October 9th, 2001	#19 (permalink)
d33d Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 49	EWPS< I apologize for saying Boycott advance was DOS, i just downloaded it from NGemu (last time i got NGemu was down so I mus have got an older version or not the right thing at all). I love reliable sites. Whatever I tried that I thought was boycott advance you had to use in a dos window with switches to enable sound, video and input options. Oh well thanks for setting em straight.

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