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Gameboid (GBA Emulator)

SlidewayzS14 said:
Apparently I'm ******** an I don't know how to play the Rom files

Anyone wanna help? :rolleyes:
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For the GBA emulator, you will need the original GameBoy Advance ROM file. Google for gba_bios.bin and copy the file to your Droid SD. I'd recommend you create a folder called games/gba and drop the ROM there along with other GBA game files. Unmount your phone and launch GBA. Point the app to the folder where you copied the ROM files.
 
visualvalhalla said:
For the GBA emulator, you will need the original GameBoy Advance ROM file. Google for gba_bios.bin and copy the file to your Droid SD. I'd recommend you create a folder called games/gba and drop the ROM there along with other GBA game files. Unmount your phone and launch GBA. Point the app to the folder where you copied the ROM files.
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Does the phone have to be rooted?
 
So I don't get how the Gameboid works. I have the app downloaded, but how do I download the files to my phone for the games? Appreciate any help you can give me, thanks!
 
hermes5187 said:
So I don't get how the Gameboid works. I have the app downloaded, but how do I download the files to my phone for the games? Appreciate any help you can give me, thanks!
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Connect your phone to the computer and download ROM's onto your SD Card.

You'll also need to download the gba BIOS file...and have it in the same folder as where you store your ROM's.
 
RozzaC said:
Connect your phone to the computer and download ROM's onto your SD Card.

You'll also need to download the gba BIOS file...and have it in the same folder as where you store your ROM's.
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I did that and it tells me to select Bios file But there is "No Files in this Folder"
 
And you need to have downloaded the BIOS file to the phone....

Otherwise...it's looking for something that isn't there...
 
Does this load and play old gameboy games? I think the gba let you play original gameboy games...correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to an original/gameboy color emulator.
 
kantaris said:
Does this load and play old gameboy games? I think the gba let you play original gameboy games...correct me if I'm wrong, or point me to an original/gameboy color emulator.
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That's a good question...

One that I don't know the answer to...

In my previous experience (from the ones I used on my PC), I don't think GBA emulators could play normal GB and GBC games...

To be honest, I never tried to run a GB game on a GBA emulator because I'd have a GB/GBC emulator to run them on...lol...so I might be wrong...
 
Hey everyone!

In Gameboid, I can load all my ROM's except for Classic NES - Super Mario Bros. Whenever I load it, Gameboid always crashes. Has anyone gotten this to work?
 
Droid212 said:
Hey everyone!

In Gameboid, I can load all my ROM's except for Classic NES - Super Mario Bros. Whenever I load it, Gameboid always crashes. Has anyone gotten this to work?
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solution - run super mario bros on NESOID instead. :D

btw duckhunt on NESOID is LOL
 
Kizzume said:
The GameBoy Advance could play GB and GBC games.
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The GBA played GB and GBC games by including a separate processor which was used when a GB/GBC game was inserted into the cartridge slot. The base GBA CPU was not capable of emulating the GB and GBC, and so emulating the GBA CPU does not give you the capability to play GB and GBC, they're two totally different CPUs.
 
fluc02 said:
The GBA played GB and GBC games by including a separate processor which was used when a GB/GBC game was inserted into the cartridge slot. The base GBA CPU was not capable of emulating the GB and GBC, and so emulating the GBA CPU does not give you the capability to play GB and GBC, they're two totally different CPUs.
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Good point.

I hope a decent GB and GBC emulator gets made, since Kidd GBC is a total joke....
 
Ataranine said:
If I can get it for free on a PC or a damn iPod touch, I should be able to get it free on a phone.
You can kiss my ass. There's not a single damn app on the market worth even a penny.
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You can use Gameboid Lite. The only feature missing is the save state feature. You can still use in-game saves without any issues.

This isn't a feature of the original Gameboy Advance anyway.
 
Ataranine said:
If I can get it for free on a PC or a damn iPod touch, I should be able to get it free on a phone.
You can kiss my ass. There's not a single damn app on the market worth even a penny.
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so learn how to develop it yourself and it will be free.
 
I just got the samsung moment and i am having difficulties loading the bin file onto my phone. even when i try to download it through the phone it will not let me cuz it does not "support" that file type. anyone else got the emulator to work on moment or have any advice?
 
vmujic said:
I just got the samsung moment and i am having difficulties loading the bin file onto my phone. even when i try to download it through the phone it will not let me cuz it does not "support" that file type. anyone else got the emulator to work on moment or have any advice?
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discussed already

RozzaC said:
Connect your phone to the computer and download ROM's onto your SD Card.

You'll also need to download the gba BIOS file...and have it in the same folder as where you store your ROM's.
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Ataranine said:
If I can get it for free on a PC or a damn iPod touch, I should be able to get it free on a phone.
You can kiss my ass. There's not a single damn app on the market worth even a penny.
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you're just bitter because you bought the cheap Droid.
 
This may not be the place to ask, but since this is a GameBoid thread...
Anyone able to get WarioWare Twisted! wroking(on a Droid preferrably?)
The original cart had an acceleromenter in it and was mostly played with "motion" but I can't get it to run in the emu. Anyone...Buller...?
 
i'll try WarioWare Twisted! and let you know

anyone get mario golf to work? mine keeps rebooting after you get to the first in-game prompt :( tried what i believe are a few different dumps of the game and no dice

(using the paid version of gameboid on a droid)
 
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