Difference between revisions of "Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators"
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BGB has excellent Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy accuracy, and also near flawless link support, as far as I know. | BGB has excellent Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy accuracy, and also near flawless link support, as far as I know. | ||
| − | Visual Boy Advance doesn't emulate the color palette of the original hardware. Instead, it uses the color palette of a GBA, making Game Boy games look too saturated. | + | Visual Boy Advance doesn't emulate the color palette of the original hardware. Instead, it uses the color palette of a GBA, making Game Boy Color games look too saturated. |
[[Category:Consoles]] | [[Category:Consoles]] | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 17 July 2013
The Game Boy is an 8-bit, 4th generation handheld console released by Nintendo in 1989. It had a monochrome display. Its successor, the Game Boy Color (GBC), was released in 1998. Unlike the original, it features a color screen.
Emulators
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | GB/GBC | GBA | Game Link Support | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambatte | Windows, Linux, OS X | 0.5.0 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| RetroArch (Gambatte) | Multi-platform | 0.5.0 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| BGB | v1.4.3 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Visual Boy Advance-M (VBA-M) | r1199 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Comparison
BGB has excellent Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy accuracy, and also near flawless link support, as far as I know.
Visual Boy Advance doesn't emulate the color palette of the original hardware. Instead, it uses the color palette of a GBA, making Game Boy Color games look too saturated.
