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{{Infobox emulator
 
{{Infobox emulator
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|title = EKA2L1
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|logo = gbe_plus.png
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|logo = EKA2L1.png
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|logowidth = 120
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|logowidth = 130
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|version = [https://github.com/shonumi/gbe-plus/releases {{GBEVer}}]
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|version = [https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1/releases GitHub]<br/>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.eka2l1 Play Store]
 
 
|active = Yes
 
|active = Yes
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|platform = [[Emulators on PC|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>Linux<br/>[[Emulators on Android OS|Android]]
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|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]
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|target = [[Cellphone emulators#Symbian and N-Gage (Nokia)|Symbian and N-Gage]]
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|target = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]<br/>[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]<br/>[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]<br/>[[Pokémon mini emulators|Pokémon mini]]
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|developer = [https://github.com/pent0 pent0]<br/>[https://github.com/nikita36078 nikita36078]
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|developer = [https://github.com/shonumi Shonumi]
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|prog-lang = C++ (17)
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|website = [https://shonumi.github.io/ Shonumi's website]
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|website = [https://12z1.com 12z1.com]
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|source = [https://github.com/shonumi/gbe-plus GitHub]
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|support = [https://www.paypal.me/ccjkz11 PayPal]<br/>[https://www.paypal.me/nikita36078 PayPal]<small> (nikita36078)</small>
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|license = GNU GPLv2
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|license = GNU GPLv3
 
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|source = [https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 GitHub]
 
 
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'''EKA2L1''' (EPOC Kernel Architecture 2 Level 1) is free and an open-source, [[High/Low level emulation|high-level]], [[Cellphone emulators#N-Gage (Nokia)|Symbian and N-Gage emulator]], written in C++17 and support Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
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'''GBE+''', full name '''GB Enhanced+''', is an open-source [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]], [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] and [[Pokémon mini emulators|Pokémon mini emulator]] with the goal of having all possible enhancements for these platforms. Main features are [[Texture Packs|tile replacement]], for custom sprites in games, or coloring Game Boy games. Later Shonumi (Named D.S. Baxter) turned his attention to obscure peripherals and has made many of these and titles that need them emulated for the first time. Nintendo DS emulation is a possible future feature. The emulator is a continuation and rewrite of Shonumi's previous project - GB Enhanced, which was deprecated due to the core not being robust enough. You can find the released version of this software below.
  
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==Overview==
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The release version of 1.0 Beta came after 2 years of progress and rewriting. Released on the same day as the original GBE, April 1st.
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The original author of EKA2L1, formerly nicknamed "bentokun", had briefly worked on the [[Vita3K]] emulator before starting his new N-Gage emulator around 2017 or 2018. He presented progress reports on his Patreon account and on the r/emulation at Reddit in 2018. He had changed his online nick to 'pent0' perhaps in late 2018 or January 2019.
 
  
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pent0 had cancelled his Patreon account on February 2019 with the reason being that he wanted to focus on more reverse-engineering of the Symbian operating system (Series 60 platform on Symbian OS v6.1) that was baked into the N-Gage device, and to reorganize the central repository of EKA2L1 at GitHub. Additionally, the publicly available source code (presumably for the Symbian OS that was also on legacy Nokia phones and other brands' phones) was different from the binary code from the N-Gage itself. He continued with newer progress reports at his [https://12z1.com/ new site].
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[[File:GBE+_texture_pack_beta_by_GregoryMcGregerson.png|thumb|250px|An unfinished texture pack for Super Mario Land by GregoryMcGregerson]]
  
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- You can watch the progress on his active [https://discordapp.com/invite/5Bm5SJ9 Discord server].
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Here is a list of things that were pioneered in emulation by GBE+ and are mostly exclusive to it:
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* [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#IR_Transmitter|Game Boy Color IR link]]
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* [[Pokémon mini emulators#Infrared|Pokémon mini IR link]]
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* [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Mobile_Game_Boy_Adapter|Mobile Network GB]] - incomplete
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* [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Multiplayer|4-Player Adapter]]
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* [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Accessories|Barcode Boy]]
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* [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Accessories|Barcode Taisen Bardigun]]
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* Full Changer
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* [[Game_Boy/Game_Boy_Color_emulators#Accessories|Singer Sewing Machine]]
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
 
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|'''[https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1/releases Automatic CI builds]'''
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|'''[https://github.com/shonumi/gbe-plus/releases Official releases]'''
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|'''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.eka2l1 Play Store]'''
 
 
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==Emulator==
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==Resources==
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The emulator emulates Symbian OS's EKA1 and EKA2 behavior, and re-implements most of its critical app servers, which are like the services that Windows OSes run in the background for basic essentials, communication needs and other elements such as a file system and graphical display rendering). The emulator is still in very early development and as such most games and apps either crash outright or display little to no output, but a handful of games do work such as ''Bounce Touch'' or ''Snakes 3D'' with little to no issues.
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* [https://github.com/shonumi/gbe-plus Official GitHub]
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* [https://shonumi.github.io/index.html Shonumi's Blog]
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==Compatibility List==
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* [https://m.youtube.com/user/Shonumi/videos Shonumi's YouTube channel]
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* [https://twitter.com/shonumi_ikuzumo Shonumi's Twitter (obsolete)]
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* [https://eka2l1.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page  EKA2L1 Wiki]</B>
 
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==External links==
 
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* [https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 Official git repository]
 
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* [https://discordapp.com/invite/5Bm5SJ9 Discord server]
 
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* [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/bentokun/eka2l1-mjiuq AppVeyor page]
 
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* [https://crowdin.com/project/eka2l1 The Official EKA2L1 Translation Project]
 
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* [https://mega.nz/folder/JosSEZjD#isLNm8y0irCvodRGkV2dqg Symbian OS ROMs (Required)]
 
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* [https://eka2l1.miraheze.org/wiki/How_To_Use_The_Preconfigured_Pack Preconfigured Pack Tutorial (Easiest way of Setting up EKA2L1)]
 
  
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'''Obsolete'''
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===Old threads===
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* [https://github.com/pent0/EKA2L1 bentokun's old Git fork of EKA2L1] (Recommended to go to the official Git repository)
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* [http://www.emutalk.net/threads/55007-GB-Enhanced Emutalk thread] (Started April 1, 2014. Not much updated.)
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* [https://www.patreon.com/fewdspuck Patreon] (Cancelled on February 2019)
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/4cwj4u/gb_enhanced_10_beta_released/ /r/emulation 1.0 Beta thread] (Fri, April 1, 2016.)
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20190213024230/https://bentokun.xyz bentokun.xyz] (archived)
 
  
 
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[[Category:Mobiles emulators]]
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[[Category:Cellphone emulators]]
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[[Category:Handheld console emulators]]
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[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
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[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
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[[Category:Nintendo DS emulators]]
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[[Category:Pokémon mini emulators]]
 
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[[Category:Custom Assets]]
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Revision as of 02:06, 15 October 2021

GBE+
Gbe plus.png
Developer(s) Shonumi
Latest version 1.8
Active Yes
Platform(s) Windows
Emulates Game Boy/Color
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS
Pokémon mini
Website Shonumi's website
License GNU GPLv2
Source code GitHub

GBE+, full name GB Enhanced+, is an open-source Game Boy/Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and Pokémon mini emulator with the goal of having all possible enhancements for these platforms. Main features are tile replacement, for custom sprites in games, or coloring Game Boy games. Later Shonumi (Named D.S. Baxter) turned his attention to obscure peripherals and has made many of these and titles that need them emulated for the first time. Nintendo DS emulation is a possible future feature. The emulator is a continuation and rewrite of Shonumi's previous project - GB Enhanced, which was deprecated due to the core not being robust enough. You can find the released version of this software below.

The release version of 1.0 Beta came after 2 years of progress and rewriting. Released on the same day as the original GBE, April 1st.

An unfinished texture pack for Super Mario Land by GregoryMcGregerson

Here is a list of things that were pioneered in emulation by GBE+ and are mostly exclusive to it:

Download

Windows Official releases

Resources

Old threads

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