Homebrew [3DS] mGBA Alpha 1v Released

[Pandaxclone2]

Decided to try out a small list of games on mGBA for compatability testing. A few things to note:

1. These games were tested while running a BIOS and with the current nightly build.
2. This was run on an o3DS with 9.5.0-22E
3. Expoit used to run mGBA was Themehax
4. Frameskip was on 0.

Here is the list:

European games (E)

• Kirby And The Amazing Mirror: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

• Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

• Metroid Zero Mission: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

• Super Mario World - Super Mario Advance 2: Unplayable. The game tells you your save file is corrupt.

• The Legend of Zelda - A Link To The Past: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

• The Lost Vikings: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound. *Could* be playable.

• Yoshi's Island - Super Mario Advance 3: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

• Yoshi's Universal Gravitation: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound. *Could* be playable. To my surprise, the tilt gameplay works just fine with the 3DS gyroscope.

US games (U)

• Metroid Fusion: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

• Pokemon Ruby: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound. *Could* be playable.

• Pokemon Leaf Green: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound. *Could* be playable.

• Super Mario Advance: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

• Super Mario Advance 4 - Super Mario Bros 3: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound. When the game is first booted up, it "formats" the save data. Subsequent loadings do not bring this up.

• The Legend of Zelda - The Minish Cap: Works albeit with laggy framerate and sound.

Hope this helps with future updates.

 

[ChicagoMel]

So how do I save? I can go to the save state list but it won't let me select one.

 

[zac122]

You can use the default slot(0) or just use the rom's internal saving feature.

 

[UltraHurricane]

this emulator is great so far, i've tried this on my N3DS w/10.1

my only gripe is that Warioware Twisted has some nasty slow down from time to time but idk if emulating the gyroscope support is causing it though

 

[MochaMilk]

Wait, so this will work on O3DS, full speed (or decent) without the kernel hack thingy?

 

[NekoMichi]

Wait, so this will work on O3DS, full speed (or decent) without the kernel hack thingy?

It doesn't quite reach full speed on an O3DS without kernel access. But it's close.

 

[ric.]

It doesn't quite reach full speed on an O3DS without kernel access. But it's close.

I don't think mGBA supports dynarec, though.

 

[MochaMilk]

It doesn't quite reach full speed on an O3DS without kernel access. But it's close.

Ah, okay, thanks much! c:

 

[teampleb]

It doesn't quite reach full speed on an O3DS without kernel access. But it's close.

No it's not. I only get like 45fps in most games on n3DS. I imagine the frame rate would be even lower on o3DS.

 

[NekoMichi]

No it's not. I only get like 45fps in most games on n3DS. I imagine the frame rate would be even lower on o3DS.

On N3DS? Mine ran at almost full speed with 1 frameskip. Which ROM were you testing?
I tested Zelda Minish Cap using a BIOS file.

(although I was using a nightly from last month, not sure if this makes any difference)

On the O3DS, frame rate was between 30 and 45.

 

[teampleb]

On N3DS? Mine ran at almost full speed with 1 frameskip. Which ROM were you testing?
I tested Zelda Minish Cap using a BIOS file.

(although I was using a nightly from last month, not sure if this makes any difference)

Well one game ran full speed. But barely. The frame drops were real. That was on n3DS.

 

[~Poke~]

On N3DS? Mine ran at almost full speed with 1 frameskip. Which ROM were you testing?
I tested Zelda Minish Cap using a BIOS file.

(although I was using a nightly from last month, not sure if this makes any difference)

On the O3DS, frame rate was between 30 and 45.

Full speed is 60fps, dropping to half regularly isn't full speed.
On n3ds I can get 55fps fairly consistently on Pokemon Emerald, but noticeable hangs at certain times.

 

[zac122]

You can use the default slot(0) or just use the rom's internal saving feature.

I'm so sorry about this. I was thinking of a different emulator.

 

[Owen109]

The new emulator is broken but when i open mother 3 it gets stuck on a white screen the the FPS is like 55

 

[zac122]

The latest nightly worked fine for me. Are you sure you have a good dump?

 

[Owen109]

The latest nightly worked fine for me. Are you sure you have a good dump?

I don't know but i am using oot hax

 

[zac122]

That shouldn't make any difference. Try out another rom to see if mother 3 is the only problem you're having. The emulator may also have been corrupted when you downloaded or unpacked it. Try downloading again if you can't get it to play anything.

 

[Owen109]

That shouldn't make any difference. Try out another rom to see if mother 3 is the only problem you're having. The emulator may also have been corrupted when you downloaded or unpacked it. Try downloading again if you can't get it to play anything.

Ok

 

[teampleb]

The new emulator is broken but when i open mother 3 it gets stuck on a white screen the the FPS is like 55

I'm getting this with every game I try. (Ironhax)

 

[Owen109]

I'm getting this with every game I try. (Ironhax)

yeah i tried others as well and it just won't do ;'( but i get good FPS in mother screen with O3DS with white screen ;___________;