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{{Infobox emulator
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|title = Nintendo Virtual Boy
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|logo = JL.png
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|logo = Virtual-Boy-Set.png
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|logowidth    = 150
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|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
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|version = {{JLVer}}
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|type = [[:Category:Consoles|"Handheld" game console]]
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|active = Yes
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|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
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|platform = [[Emulators on Android|Android]]
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|release = 1995
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|target = [[Cellphone_emulators#J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition)|Java 2 Micro Edition]] and [[Cellphone_emulators#KDDI ezplus|ezplusアプリ]]
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|discontinued = 1996
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|developer = [https://github.com/nikita36078 Nikita Shakarun]
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|predecessor = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
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|support = [https://www.paypal.me/nikita36078 PayPal]
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|successor = [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
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[https://money.yandex.ru/to/41001670387745 Yandex Money]
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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|license = Apache 2.0
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|source = [https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader/releases GitHub]
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|website =  
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|prog-lang = Java
 
}}
 
}}
  
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The '''[[gametech:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]''' is a supposedly fifth-generation handheld game console released by Nintendo and created by Game Boy creator [[wikipedia:Gunpei Yokoi|Gunpei Yokoi]] on August 14, 1995. It has a NEC V810 CPU. It was the first games console to utilize 3D effects, however, is notable for only displaying graphics in red and black, as well as requiring users to attach the console to their head, usually while rested on the included tripod. The product was pulled shortly after release due to the majority of users getting headaches from using it. Notably, it was rushed to market and was never meant to be released in its current form.
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'''J2ME Loader''' is a free and open-source [[Cellphone_emulators#J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition)|Java 2 Micro Edition]] and [[Cellphone_emulators#KDDI ezplus|ezplusアプリ]] emulator <ref group=N> It's not exactly an emulator. It converts MIDlets to Android API and makes J2ME applications to run almost natively in [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalvik_(software) Dalvik] or [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Runtime Android Runtime]</ref>
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for [[Emulators on Android|Android]]
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It's written in Java. This project is a fork of [https://github.com/NaikSoftware/J2meLoader J2meLoader].
  
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==Emulators==
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==Overview==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"|Name
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Released in 2017, the emulator is currently capable of playing around lot of games. This is currently the highest-compatibility J2ME/ezplusアプリ emulator available. Converts .JAR and .KJX files offline using its own resources. Easily launches both 2D & 3D apps. Samsung & Nokia API implemented. Supports different keyboard layouts and customization. It is highly accurate, with the right frame rate for each game, as well as vibration. Has slightly improved performance through hardware acceleration, but games won't run too fast. Runs almost every Nokia game, even ones that don't work with [[KEmulator]] or [[FreeJ2ME]], but fails with Sony Ericsson 3D engine (Mascot Capsule 3D), due to the fact that the Mascot Capsule 3D is almost difficult to port. This is implemented with [[JL-Mod]] emulator.
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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<b>System requirements :</b>
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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Android 4.0 +
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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==Features==
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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* Fast emulation
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* Highly compatibility
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* KDDI ezplusアプリ <code>.kjx</code> games are support. Only support 128x160 resulation and font option recommend is <small>(9 - 13 - 15)</small>
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* Bluetooth API support
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* Touchscreen input support
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* Supports external virtual keyboards and QWERTY input
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* 3D support
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* Menu key remapping support
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* Supports different keyboard layouts and customization.
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* Individual settings for each application.
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* Highly accurate, with the right frame rate (FPS support) for each game, as well as vibration.
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* Hardware acceleration support (but games won't run too fast).
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* Accelerometer support.
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* Scaling support.
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; → <i>Add support of external shaders filters</i> :
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Only shaders for [[PPSSPP]] (same format) are supported to use, you need to put them in the <code>J2ME-Loader/shaders</code> folder in the working folder of the emulator, further in the game settings, select the graphics output mode: <code>HW acceleration (OpenGL ES)</code> and select the shader of interest A small collection of compatible shaders can be taken in this repository: [https://github.com/woesss/ppsspp_shaders ppsspp_shaders]
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; → <i>Theme</i>
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{| class="wikitable mw-sortable"
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|-
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|Dark
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|White
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|-
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|[[File:JL_dark.jpg|300px]]
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|[[File:JL_white.jpg|300px]]
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|}
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; → <i>FPS</i>
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{| class="wikitable mw-sortable"
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|-
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|FPS
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|-
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|[[File:JL_FPS.png|300px]]
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|}
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; → <i>Force full-screen</i>
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{| class="wikitable mw-sortable"
 
|-
 
|-
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!colspan="7"|PC / x86
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|Normal
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|Force Fullscreen
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Mednafen]]
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|[[File:Force_nm.jpg|300px]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[[File:Force_fs.jpg|300px]]
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|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}]
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|}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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==How to use==
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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; → <i>Installation <small> (J2ME/ezplusアプリ)</small></i> :
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<center><big>Download</big></center>
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{| cellpadding="4"
 
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|-
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|[[VBjin]]
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|align=center|{{Icon|APK-big}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|'''[https://install.appcenter.ms/users/nikita36078/apps/j2me-loader/distribution_groups/testers Automatic Builds]'''
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|SVN r103
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
 
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|-
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|Rustual Boy
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|align=center|{{Icon|APK-big}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|'''[https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader/releases GitHub][https://f-droid.org/app/ru.playsoftware.j2meloader F-Droid]'''
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|[https://github.com/emu-rs/rustual-boy git]
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{~}}
 
 
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|-
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|[[MAME]]
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|align=center|{{Icon|APK-big}}
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|'''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.playsoftware.j2meloader Play Store]'''
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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Download a latest version of J2ME Loader on your Android device.
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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Next,
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Click [[File:JL_+.png|35px]] (button) at the lower right corner in the main J2ME-Loader Windows and select the <code>.JAR</code> or <code>.KJX</code> program on your file manager, after setup your game configures.
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==Key binding==
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Keys : <i>Default</i>
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{| class="wikitable mw-sortable"
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|-
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|<b>Key</b>
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|<b>Action</b>
 
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|[https://git.virtual-boy.com/PVB/pvbemu Planet Virtual Boy emulator]
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|D-PAD Up
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|<code>↑</code>
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|[https://www.virtual-boy.com/tools/pvb-emulator/ 2019-03-27]
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{✗}}
 
 
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|Red Dragon
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|D-PAD Down
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|<code>↓</code>
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|[https://www.virtual-boy.com/tools/red-dragon/ 0.38 Final]
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|?
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{✗}}
 
 
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!colspan="7"|Mobile / ARM
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|D-PAD Left
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|<code>←</code>
 
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|Mednafen<ref group=N name=libretro />
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|D-PAD Right
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|Pandora}}
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|<code>→</code>
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|[https://github.com/libretro/beetle-vb-libretro git]
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
 
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!colspan="7"|Console
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|D-PAD Center
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|<code>F</code>
 
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|-
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|Mednafen<ref group=N name=libretro>''Only available on consoles and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''</ref>
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|LEFT-Soft Key
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP|PS3}}<br>{{Icon|Wii|3DS|WiiU|Switch}}
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|<code>L</code>
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|[https://github.com/libretro/beetle-vb-libretro git]
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
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|{{✓}}
 
 
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|Red Dragon
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|RIGHT-Soft Key
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
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|<code>R</code>
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|[https://www.virtual-boy.com/tools/red-dragon-psp/downloads/979068/ 1019]
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|?
 
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|{{✗}}
 
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|{{TBD}}
 
 
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|[https://github.com/mrdanielps/r3Ddragon r3Ddragon]
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|NUM1
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|align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}
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|<code>1</code>
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|[https://github.com/mrdanielps/r3Ddragon/releases git]
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|-
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|{{✗}}
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|NUM2
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|{{✓}}
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|<code>2</code>
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|{{✗}}
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|NUM3
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|<code>3</code>
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|-
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|NUM4
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|<code>4</code>
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|-
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|NUM5
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|<code>5</code>
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|-
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|NUM6
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|<code>6</code>
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|-
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|NUM7
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|<code>7</code>
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|-
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|NUM8
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|<code>8</code>
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|-
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|NUM9
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|<code>9</code>
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|-
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|NUM0
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|<code>0</code>
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|-
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|*
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|<code>*</code>
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|-
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|#
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|<code>#</code>
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==Known bugs and issues==
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* [[JL-Mod#Mascot Capsule 3D compatibility list|Mascot Capsule 3D V3]] games doesn't works.
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==Screenshots==
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{| class="wikitable mw-sortable"
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|-
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|[[File:DR.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:SU.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:Bounce.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:WWE10.jpg|200px]]
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|-
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|[[File:C4D.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:MI3.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:SHP1.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:KFP3.jpg|200px]]
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|-
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|[[File:SM3.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:CMI.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:1942.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:POP08.jpg|200px]]
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|-
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|[[File:GOWB.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:Asterix.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:Pac-manCE.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:BJWT.jpg|200px]]
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|-
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|[[File:BJW3.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:SVB.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:Shadowalker.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:Madagascar3.jpg|200px]]
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|-
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|[[File:UMK3.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:AASO.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:G4R.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:NinjaP.jpg|200px]]
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|}
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==Compatibility==
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J2ME Loader is currently capable of playing thousands of J2ME games (Runs almost every Nokia games, especially GameLoft games) with ezplusアプリ games support, more than 96.7% of the J2ME library with supports most 2D games and also 3D with some limitations ([[JL-Mod#Mascot Capsule 3D compatibility list|Mascot Capsule 3D V3]]) games don't work).
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<B>[https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader/wiki/List-of-Tested-Java-Games-(Touchscreen) List of The Tested Java Games (Touchscreen)]</B>
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<B>[https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader/wiki/List-of-Tested-Java-Games-(Non-Touchscreen) List of The Tested Java Games (Non Touchscreen)]</B>
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<B>[https://github.com/nikita36078/J2ME-Loader/wiki/List-of-Java-Games-with-Bugs List of The Java Games with Bugs]</B>
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==See also==
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* [[JL-Mod]]
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* [[EKA2L1]]
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==External links==
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* [https://discord.com/invite/Ag4rcpz Official Discord server]
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* [http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=824201 4pda.ru Discussion]
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* [https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-j2me-loader-t3777889 Xda-dev Discussion]
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==References==
 
<references group=N />
 
<references group=N />
  
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===Comparisons===
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[[Category:Mobile emulators]]
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;[[Mednafen]]: Has 100% compatibility with commercial games. Lets you change the Virtual Boy's '''color output''' to any hex color. For example, changing it to white shows all the games in greyscale instead of red, which really helps. 3D is enabled by default, but you can turn it off. To play it on platforms not supported by Mednafen use the [[libretro]] port which also supports SBS 3D by using glsl shaders, check this [https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/4ibw0b/emulating_virtual_boy_in_3d_on_gear_vrgoogle/ Reddit post] for instructions. Doesn't seem to run at playable speeds on 3DS using the latest nightly build as of 2020-06-15.
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[[Category:Cellphone emulators]]
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;[[VBjin]]: Also has 100% compatibility with commercial games. Has a fork that [[VBjin#Downloads|supports the Oculus Rift]].
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[[Category:Android emulation software]]
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;Rustual Boy: Claims [https://github.com/emu-rs/rustual-boy/blob/master/README.md#known-game-compatibility 100% compatibility], however, accuracy isn't as good as Mednafen or even VBjin, and speed is even worse.
 
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;[https://github.com/mrdanielps/r3Ddragon r3Ddragon]:Supports 3D on the New 3DS. Is slow and not finished. Based on Reality Boy / Red Dragon.
 
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;Planet Virtual Boy emulator: Emulator written in Java and first released 2018. 3DS support was planned. [https://www.virtual-boy.com/forums/t/pvb-emulator/ Forum thread]
 
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{{Nintendo}}
 
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[[Category:Consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Virtual Boy emulators|*]]
 

Revision as of 10:08, 13 December 2021

J2ME Loader
JL.png
Developer(s) Nikita Shakarun
Latest version 1.7.9
Active Yes
Platform(s) Android
Emulates Java 2 Micro Edition and ezplusアプリ
Support ($) PayPal

Yandex Money

Programmed in Java
License Apache 2.0
Source code GitHub

J2ME Loader is a free and open-source Java 2 Micro Edition and ezplusアプリ emulator [N 1] for Android It's written in Java. This project is a fork of J2meLoader.

Overview

Released in 2017, the emulator is currently capable of playing around lot of games. This is currently the highest-compatibility J2ME/ezplusアプリ emulator available. Converts .JAR and .KJX files offline using its own resources. Easily launches both 2D & 3D apps. Samsung & Nokia API implemented. Supports different keyboard layouts and customization. It is highly accurate, with the right frame rate for each game, as well as vibration. Has slightly improved performance through hardware acceleration, but games won't run too fast. Runs almost every Nokia game, even ones that don't work with KEmulator or FreeJ2ME, but fails with Sony Ericsson 3D engine (Mascot Capsule 3D), due to the fact that the Mascot Capsule 3D is almost difficult to port. This is implemented with JL-Mod emulator.

System requirements : Android 4.0 +

Features

  • Fast emulation
  • Highly compatibility
  • KDDI ezplusアプリ .kjx games are support. Only support 128x160 resulation and font option recommend is (9 - 13 - 15)
  • Bluetooth API support
  • Touchscreen input support
  • Supports external virtual keyboards and QWERTY input
  • 3D support
  • Menu key remapping support
  • Supports different keyboard layouts and customization.
  • Individual settings for each application.
  • Highly accurate, with the right frame rate (FPS support) for each game, as well as vibration.
  • Hardware acceleration support (but games won't run too fast).
  • Accelerometer support.
  • Scaling support.
→ Add support of external shaders filters 

Only shaders for PPSSPP (same format) are supported to use, you need to put them in the J2ME-Loader/shaders folder in the working folder of the emulator, further in the game settings, select the graphics output mode: HW acceleration (OpenGL ES) and select the shader of interest A small collection of compatible shaders can be taken in this repository: ppsspp_shaders

→ Theme
Dark White
JL dark.jpg JL white.jpg
→ FPS
FPS
JL FPS.png
→ Force full-screen
Normal Force Fullscreen
Force nm.jpg Force fs.jpg

How to use

→ Installation (J2ME/ezplusアプリ) 
Download
Android Automatic Builds
Android GitHubF-Droid
Android Play Store

Download a latest version of J2ME Loader on your Android device.

Next, Click JL +.png (button) at the lower right corner in the main J2ME-Loader Windows and select the .JAR or .KJX program on your file manager, after setup your game configures.

Key binding

Keys : Default

Key Action
D-PAD Up ↑
D-PAD Down ↓
D-PAD Left ←
D-PAD Right →
D-PAD Center F
LEFT-Soft Key L
RIGHT-Soft Key R
NUM1 1
NUM2 2
NUM3 3
NUM4 4
NUM5 5
NUM6 6
NUM7 7
NUM8 8
NUM9 9
NUM0 0
* *
# #

Known bugs and issues

Screenshots

DR.jpg SU.jpg Bounce.jpg WWE10.jpg
C4D.jpg MI3.jpg SHP1.jpg KFP3.jpg
SM3.jpg CMI.jpg 1942.jpg POP08.jpg
GOWB.jpg Asterix.jpg Pac-manCE.jpg BJWT.jpg
BJW3.jpg SVB.jpg Shadowalker.jpg Madagascar3.jpg
UMK3.jpg AASO.jpg G4R.jpg NinjaP.jpg

Compatibility

J2ME Loader is currently capable of playing thousands of J2ME games (Runs almost every Nokia games, especially GameLoft games) with ezplusアプリ games support, more than 96.7% of the J2ME library with supports most 2D games and also 3D with some limitations (Mascot Capsule 3D V3) games don't work).


List of The Tested Java Games (Touchscreen)

List of The Tested Java Games (Non Touchscreen)

List of The Java Games with Bugs

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ It's not exactly an emulator. It converts MIDlets to Android API and makes J2ME applications to run almost natively in Dalvik or Android Runtime
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