Homebrew CitrAGB - 3DS GBA Emulator (WIP)

[AndrewPH]

Uh........dont know if this has been brought up, but I think the Dev of this App may have stumbled on something others have been trying to figure out. I was running this and was just messing around on my N3DS, and noticed, the C Nub and ZL/ZR are USABLE!!!!!!! Granted the C Nub does movements from the JoyStick/Directional and the ZL/ZR do what the L/R do. So I dont know what he did, but might want to look into that for the PRBoom3DS and any others. Could open the door for tons of other Emus

This is nothing new, gameyob does stuff with the c-stick/zl/zr too, as does 3dscraft or whatever it's called.

 

[Solarius88]

So after skimming a few pages, dynarec works on 4x to 9.2 with ninjhax 1.x on O3DS if I get it correctly.
Is this set up worth it speed wise (aria of sorrow anyone?) or I'm better off waiting for my N3DS that hopefully it's 9.0 or 9.2.
I'm using GBA injection but not being able to swap saves with my psp-gpsp set-up is a downer.
And by the way is launching homebrew via cia cubic ninja on sysnand 4.x viable?
MSET DS profile -> launch sysnand-> launch cubic -> homebrew launcher

 

[Smoker1]

No it doesnt. I have tried using the C Nub and Z Buttons in GameYob. Even though it shows them in the Button Config, they can not be used for some reason. Is it the .3dsx one that allows it? Because the .cia does not.

 

[dmc310]

Seems like the older 3DS XL or 3ds lag on this emulator

 

[Greymane]

Most games lag on this emulator atm even on N3ds

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Most games lag on this emulator atm even on N3ds

Mostly for the interpreter, we need the dynarec back ;-;

Can't this emulator use Jit Recompiler? or it does not work on 3ds? (srry I know nothing about this).

 

[hacksn5s4]

how come the gba emulator on the ds runs full speed and the ds is far less powerful then a 3ds. its not because it can play gba games nomaly because also runs full speed on ds i and ds mode on 3ds.

 

[Greymane]

If there was full access of the 3ds/n3ds and the experiance it would be weird yes, but homebrew for 3ds is still quit a child in comperison to the ds. Not having full access is quit the thorn in the side for programmers. Also the emu is interpret ported over of gpsp

 

[hacksn5s4]

its slow because its a port some thing made for the psp is not going to run well on a 3ds with limted access

 

[WaffleWafer]

its slow because its a port some thing made for the psp is not going to run well on a 3ds with limted access

how come the gba emulator on the ds runs full speed and the ds is far less powerful then a 3ds. its not because it can play gba games nomaly because also runs full speed on ds i and ds mode on 3ds.

we're stuck on interpreter. Dynarec needs <9.2

 

[laharl22]

Its not simple

 

[Greymane]

Nothing ever is, except for snuggles

 

[Idaho]

Not getting the same kind of access sure screws up a few things, I hope ninjhax 2.0 will get kernel access at some point, this way we won't be annoyed by those silly execution limits,...

 

[Satan2k]

how come the gba emulator on the ds runs full speed and the ds is far less powerful then a 3ds. its not because it can play gba games nomaly because also runs full speed on ds i and ds mode on 3ds.

I'm going to reply you the exact same thing I told you on last topic.

The DS, initially, had the GBA hardware inside... It had both ARM7 and 9 on the board... So technically it's not emulation at all.

On the 3DS, there's no ARM7, but still the ARM9

Because they are sharing the same architecture, and the same HW modes, everything can hold on the ARM9 chip. And unfortunately, we don't have access to ARM9 (locked by the kernel).

What remain is, user access, only one core, limited memory and set of instruction, and no way to write a dynarec because the SVC won't allow us to do that sort ot thing. (not yet, until SVC exploit or kernel exploit)

 

[TecXero]

how come the gba emulator on the ds runs full speed and the ds is far less powerful then a 3ds. its not because it can play gba games nomaly because also runs full speed on ds i and ds mode on 3ds.

Well, homebrew for the 3DS is still in the semi-early stages, the current exploits past 9.2.0 are very limiting, and shinyquagsire can't just develop for our desires, unfortunately. The DS has had a lot more time, homebrew has been refined for it and has pretty well squeezed out just about everything the hardware could handle. If you want a cheap handheld for emulation, I'd recommend a PSP. The 3DS will get there, just give it a couple more years.

 

[laharl22]

Well, homebrew for the 3DS is still in the semi-early stages, the current exploits past 9.2.0 are very limiting, and shinyquagsire can't just develop for our desires, unfortunately. The DS has had a lot more time, homebrew has been refined for it and has pretty well squeezed out just about everything the hardware could handle. If you want a cheap handheld for emulation, I'd recommend a PSP. The 3DS will get there, just give it a couple more years.

Exactly i have 4 PSP and 2 vita and its better

 

[TecXero]

Exactly i have 4 PSP and 2 vita and its better

Yeah, because the PSP has been around longer. It's well documented and opened up with plenty of community support behind it.

 

[hacksn5s4]

Well, homebrew for the 3DS is still in the semi-early stages, the current exploits past 9.2.0 are very limiting, and shinyquagsire can't just develop for our desires, unfortunately. The DS has had a lot more time, homebrew has been refined for it and has pretty well squeezed out just about everything the hardware could handle. If you want a cheap handheld for emulation, I'd recommend a PSP. The 3DS will get there, just give it a couple more years.

already have a psp with those on it its just nice to be able to do it the 3ds thought as the home brews new to it and the psps is old.

 

[WaffleWafer]

I have the DS, psp, and 3ds but find the 3ds's controls much better. The tactile feedback is good. I just can't stand playing gba games on the psp, the buttons are mushy.

 

[rygar]

3DS has some advantages over PSP for emulation.
1. Larger screen (XL model).
2. Touch screen useful for simulating virtual keyboards.
3. Touch screen can be utilized for light gun emulation.
4. Touch screen can provide analog input, e.g. for mouse emulation.
5. Current system so more likely to have with you.
6. 3D mode can potentially be used to great effect on some emulators, e.g. upcoming(?) Virtual Boy emulator and PrBoom.