Pokemon Emerald = Slow

shazza · May 18th, 2005

Is there any way to fasten Pokemon Emerald up on VisualBoy Advance? I read the FAQ on the VBA site, but disabling the sound and other suggestions were little to no help.

My computer is currently, quite frankly crap. 300MHz and 128MB RAM isn't very fun. However, I am going to purchase a new computer in a few months. But in the mean time, I would like to play Emerald.

Is there any other ways? Or another GBA emulator that would work better on my computer?

Cheers.

Jldnr77 · May 18th, 2005

I think it's just your computer, to be honest. But in all fairness, mine runs at a consistent 99%, which is kinda odd, because I can get most games a full 100% without a problem

shazza · May 18th, 2005

Yep, I am assuming it is my computer. I am getting 20%-40%. So really, all other GBA emulators will be as slow, and it's just my computer?

Jldnr77 · May 18th, 2005

yeah, 300mhz is barely enough to run snes emu's, let alone a gba emu....

WindHydra · May 18th, 2005

300mhz is not just barely for snes... my 233mhz PII ran it perfectly

But GBA emulation needs more power.

**Kirby** · May 18th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by shazza

Yep, I am assuming it is my computer. I am getting 20%-40%. So really, all other GBA emulators will be as slow, and it's just my computer?

definitely your PC

well for the meantime, set the fameskip higher until the percentage reaches 99-100%. Disabling sound might help also. It won't be pretty, but pokemon games don't require much real-time input, so some dropped frames are OK

SSJBatMAN5000 · May 20th, 2005

Playstation emulators ran faster on my old pentium 2 then GBA. and that's even with software rendering.

Cypherswipe · May 21st, 2005

Set the frameskip as high as it'll go, turning off sound might help but probably not, go options->emulator->speedup toggle (Note: You'll have to turn this back on every time you open the emulator, since VBA doesn't remember this setting).
Boycott advance is usually faster than VBA, but it seems to have trouble running pokemon emerald (it doesn't have any save settings that can be adjusted). Also, it's no longer being worked on, so if you have a problem with it, you're screwed.
No$GBA is also faster (and has some settings to make it even faster), but again, it may have trouble running pokemon emerald.

Bottomline: You're always going to have trouble running GBA emus on such a slow computer (I've got 500Mhz, and many games only run at 80~90% speed), but using a different emu will speed things up. VBA is perhaps the slowest of the GBA emus. VBA's big advantage however, is features and abilities. If anything other than speed is your main concern, use VBA. If speed is more important, use some other emulator. (Especially avoid any of the unofficial builds of VBA, they add features, but slow the emu down even more.)

LanceHeart · May 31st, 2005

Ooh, don't forget to reduce the Video size to 1X...

It helps a tiny bit on fast computers (of course, being in 800X600 also makes everything that much more visible)

May 18th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
shazza Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2	Pokemon Emerald = Slow Is there any way to fasten Pokemon Emerald up on VisualBoy Advance? I read the FAQ on the VBA site, but disabling the sound and other suggestions were little to no help. My computer is currently, quite frankly crap. 300MHz and 128MB RAM isn't very fun. However, I am going to purchase a new computer in a few months. But in the mean time, I would like to play Emerald. Is there any other ways? Or another GBA emulator that would work better on my computer? Cheers.

May 18th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Jldnr77 Emulation Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 729	I think it's just your computer, to be honest. But in all fairness, mine runs at a consistent 99%, which is kinda odd, because I can get most games a full 100% without a problem __________________ Current Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester/ 2 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram / DVD-RW DL Light Scribe / Lite-On SOHW-832S DVD+-RW DL / 200 Gig Samsung HD / 250 Gig Maxtor HD / Nvidia GeForce 7600GT 256 MB PCI-E / Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Bruce Almighty: How do you make someone love you without affecting free will? God: Good Question. If you find the answer to that, let me know.

May 18th, 2005	#4 (permalink)
Jldnr77 Emulation Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 729	yeah, 300mhz is barely enough to run snes emu's, let alone a gba emu.... __________________ Current Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester/ 2 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram / DVD-RW DL Light Scribe / Lite-On SOHW-832S DVD+-RW DL / 200 Gig Samsung HD / 250 Gig Maxtor HD / Nvidia GeForce 7600GT 256 MB PCI-E / Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Bruce Almighty: How do you make someone love you without affecting free will? God: Good Question. If you find the answer to that, let me know.

May 18th, 2005	#5 (permalink)
WindHydra Wind, Life, Eternity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: El Monte Posts: 1,331	300mhz is not just barely for snes... my 233mhz PII ran it perfectly But GBA emulation needs more power. __________________ My deviantArt :bounce: We ran like the wind, under the cerulean skies...

May 21st, 2005	#8 (permalink)
Cypherswipe Extra Large Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 934	Set the frameskip as high as it'll go, turning off sound might help but probably not, go options->emulator->speedup toggle (Note: You'll have to turn this back on every time you open the emulator, since VBA doesn't remember this setting). Boycott advance is usually faster than VBA, but it seems to have trouble running pokemon emerald (it doesn't have any save settings that can be adjusted). Also, it's no longer being worked on, so if you have a problem with it, you're screwed. No$GBA is also faster (and has some settings to make it even faster), but again, it may have trouble running pokemon emerald. Bottomline: You're always going to have trouble running GBA emus on such a slow computer (I've got 500Mhz, and many games only run at 80~90% speed), but using a different emu will speed things up. VBA is perhaps the slowest of the GBA emus. VBA's big advantage however, is features and abilities. If anything other than speed is your main concern, use VBA. If speed is more important, use some other emulator. (Especially avoid any of the unofficial builds of VBA, they add features, but slow the emu down even more.) __________________

May 18th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
shazza Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2	Yep, I am assuming it is my computer. I am getting 20%-40%. So really, all other GBA emulators will be as slow, and it's just my computer?

May 20th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
SSJBatMAN5000 Debaser Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In mein penis. Posts: 72	Playstation emulators ran faster on my old pentium 2 then GBA. and that's even with software rendering.

May 31st, 2005	#9 (permalink)
LanceHeart Lance Master Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 25	Ooh, don't forget to reduce the Video size to 1X... It helps a tiny bit on fast computers (of course, being in 800X600 also makes everything that much more visible) __________________ Yeah, have your fun... Check out my website

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