Homebrew gba emulation on nds

[lilkerv90210]

the ds has a built in gba emulator right?
its possible to emulate gameboy/gameboy color games on the nds so y cant a gba emulator be made for the ds?
now i dont know how to make emulators for the ds but if all of you smart guys out there work together couldnt a gba emulator be made for the ds?

 

[DeMoN]

*bitch-slaps j00*

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=50738

 

[Lumstar]

Another one of these? There should be a yellow bar above the main GBAtemp logo, linking to an FAQ on exactly why this doesn't work. In both technical and layman's terms.

 

[lilkerv90210]

well i know theres alot of these out there but i just wanna know y it wont work

 

[Lumstar]

DS isn't fast enough to run GBA games in a normal emulator.

 

[lilkerv90210]

k well couldnt you make a slow gba emulator
my thing is regardless of how fast it is cant an gba emulator be made

 

[trappedmouse]

The DS does NOT have a GBA emulator. The DS has the actual extra chipset and processor specific for GBA games. Because of this, GBA games can ONLY be run off the slot 2, where commercial GBA games are played. If you want to play GBA games, you NEED a slot 2 device, or a combo slot 1 and 2 device. I recommend the EZ Flash 3 in 1 as a slot 2 card.

 

[lilkerv90210]

ok well thanks for the info

 

[psycoblaster]

wow not only the n64 but also a gba emulation??
dude u'll get banned if you make these stupid noob posts.
Go use the search function and see if you can find the answer yourself.
And the DS does not emulate the GBA. It plays the gba game.
please lock this topic too before a flame war starts.

 

[hankchill]

It's not "emulation" if the DS contains the actual GBA hardware to play the games!

Nobody's gonna waste their free time on 'writing a slow emulator' either, when you can simply get a slot-2 solution and play GBA games on that. Sheesh.

 

[polleke]

When you have a 3-in-1 EZFlash V slot device, you can run gba games using a loader like GBA exploader. Is there a patcher that will allow you to run gba games directly from the R4/M3 games menu (like you can patch rumble games and DS Browser to directly use slot2 3-in-1 EZFlash device) instead of running it via a loader?

 

[Sir-Fritz]

Read my sig.

 

[Vague Rant]

Is there a patcher that will allow you to run gba games directly from the R4/M3 games menu (like you can patch rumble games and DS Browser to directly use slot2 3-in-1 EZFlash device) instead of running it via a loader?

Actually, I'm pretty sure there is an app that appends a loader to the GBA ROM so you can run it directly from the menu. It writes it to a SLOT-2 cart, obviously; IT DOES NOT RUN IN DS MODE. I can't think what it's called now. Anybody?

EDIT: OK, it's called NDStation. BUT YOU STILL NEED A 3-IN-1 TO PLAY GBA GAMES. THEY'RE NOT BEING CONVERTED TO DS GAMES OR ANY NONSENSE LIKE THAT. Also, apparently it only works with the first hardware revision of the 3-in-1.

 

[GX255]

Is this because the hardware and firmware is different thats why slot-2 games can never be emulated on a slot-1 dock?

 

[TrolleyDave]

Is this because the hardware and firmware is different thats why slot-2 games can never be emulated on a slot-1 dock?

No it's because the DS isn't powerful enough to do it. It would be like trying to emulate the NES on the SNES.

 

[Japhle]

Is this because the hardware and firmware is different thats why slot-2 games can never be emulated on a slot-1 dock?

No it's because the DS isn't powerful enough to do it. It would be like trying to emulate the NES on the SNES.

What Trolleydave said, Except I usually use the example of the PSP trying to emulate the PS2...

 

[Diablo1123]

I like the explaination of :
Why waste time making a slow emulator when you can buy a slot 2 cart

 

[DanTheManMS]

No it's because the DS isn't powerful enough to do it. It would be like trying to emulate the NES on the SNES.

To be nitpicky, at least the NES sound engine has been emulated on the SNES. But your point still stands.

 

[Trippy]

You know how gbatemp requires you to type in the message bout roms when you register? They should have one for gba and n64 emulation on the ds as well.

 

[Rayder]

You CAN run GBA on the DS. Yes, you really CAN!





By using slot2. It will do EVERYTHING a real GBA can except multiplayer.