GBARunner3?

[DSoryu]

A new contributor from the DSi Hacking Discord server has made some interesting changes and added a very nice readme to the project. You can see the whole progress here while we wait for her Pull Requests to get merged into the main repository. Please note that this is just for testing purposes and some issues might occur.

https://github.com/VeaNika/GBARunner3/tree/feature/develop-merged

 

[LexDG]

Can an admin hijack this thread from me so it can rest in the proper hands?

 

[Flame]

Can an admin hijack this thread from me so it can rest in the proper hands?

It's okay for now. When Gericom the creator of gbarunner3 or other devs of gbarunner3 is ready with a stable will create a thread. Where we can front page it.

 

[YoungK]

Compatibility Update for latest hicode gbarunner3

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords - Working/Unplayable --> Save file corrupts
Final Fantasy VI - Working / Performance issues -->Visual and audio glitches
Jet Grind Radio - Working/Unplayable --> Black screen during level loading even after JIT patch

 

[liquidgykill]

Hey, long time since I updated my gbarunner
Yesterday I downloaded the last gbarunner3 nightly and I noticed washed opaque colors on games. Is there a way to change that?

 

[DSoryu]

Compatibility Update for latest hicode gbarunner3

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords - Working/Unplayable --> Save file corrupts
Final Fantasy VI - Working / Performance issues -->Visual and audio glitches
Jet Grind Radio - Working/Unplayable --> Black screen during level loading even after JIT patch

I just found out that Jet Grind Radio needs wram icache turned off to work, so it may have self modifying code, which may need additional patches that need some extra work. Since it's not trivial to find where the code modifies itself, we need to disassemble the game's code.

For your issue in Zelda, make sure you're using a clean rom, since SRAM patched roms don't work.

 

[gesuangelo]

Pretty sure the slowdown is expected then. Try running from the DSi's SD slot instead.

Hi, how can I run games from the Nintendo DSi slot? I'm using an R4 flashcard, and when I try to play Pokémon Fire Red with GBARunner2, it runs but with audio lag issues. Could you explain a bit what options I have? Thanks.

Post automatically merged: May 18, 2025

Pretty sure the slowdown is expected then. Try running from the DSi's SD slot instead.

Hi, how can I run games from the Nintendo DSi slot? I'm using an R4 flashcard, and when I try to play Pokémon Fire Red with GBARunner2, it runs but with audio lag issues. Could you explain a bit what options I have? Thanks.

 

[RocketRobz]

Hi, how can I run games from the Nintendo DSi slot? I'm using an R4 flashcard, and when I try to play Pokémon Fire Red with GBARunner2, it runs but with audio lag issues. Could you explain a bit what options I have? Thanks.

Post automatically merged: May 18, 2025

Hi, how can I run games from the Nintendo DSi slot? I'm using an R4 flashcard, and when I try to play Pokémon Fire Red with GBARunner2, it runs but with audio lag issues. Could you explain a bit what options I have? Thanks.

Follow this guide here: https://dsi.cfw.guide/

 

[gesuangelo]

Follow this guide here:

Ty, I just went through the whole process the ds is now free, but when I open Pokémon FireRed, it freezes on the gb intro animation

 

[RocketRobz]

Ty, I just went through the whole process the ds is now free, but when I open Pokémon FireRed, it freezes on the gb intro animation

If you're referring to the "Game Boy" screen, is the Nintendo logo shown under the "Game Boy" text?

 

[gesuangelo]

Si te refieres a la pantalla "Game Boy", ¿aparece el logotipo de Nintendo debajo del texto "Game Boy"?

No, it doesn't show up.

 

[RocketRobz]

No, it doesn't show up.

Make sure the ROM's filename doesn't contain any special characters, such as the "e" used in Pokemon.

 

[gesuangelo]

Make sure the ROM's filename doesn't contain any special characters, such as the "e" used in Pokemon.

Yes, that was the problem, everything works perfectly now!!! and the issue I had with the audio is gone!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much!

Post automatically merged: May 18, 2025

Make sure the ROM's filename doesn't contain any special characters, such as the "e" used in Pokemon.

Is there a way to make the emulator display in full screen? Does it have any options?

 

[DarwinDXYZ]

hola solo hablo español alguien tiene la ultima version de gbarunner3 ya compilada estoy tratando de compilar la pero estoy teniendo muchos errores si alguien la tiene se lo agradeceria por favor 2025

 

[DSoryu]

hola solo hablo español alguien tiene la ultima version de gbarunner3 ya compilada estoy tratando de compilar la pero estoy teniendo muchos errores si alguien la tiene se lo agradeceria por favor 2025

Spanish is also my native language but the rules are pretty clear, it's only allowed to post in English. Please use a translator such as DeepL to translate your posts back and forth.

As for your question: You can get the latest nightly builds from the GitHub actions tab in the repository, you need to log into your GitHub account first though. https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner3/actions

Is there a way to make the emulator display in full screen? Does it have any options?

No, the DS display resolution is barely larger compared to a GBA display, so it wouldn't make sense if we try to stretch the display image anyway. You can disable center and mask as an alternative, but then you'll see garbage graphics in zones beyond the boundaries of the GBA display area (240x160 pixels), because GBA games weren't designed with the DS resolution (256x192) in mind.

 

[worm28]

Can someone help me i logged into github to download the latest nightly but i cant find out how to download gbarunner3 i went to this page here but cant find out how to download it. https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner3/actions/workflows/nightly.yml

 

[gesuangelo]

No, the DS display resolution is barely larger compared to a GBA display, so it wouldn't make sense if we try to stretch the display image anyway. You can disable center and mask as an alternative, but then you'll see garbage graphics in zones beyond the boundaries of the GBA display area (240x160 pixels), because GBA games weren't designed with the DS resolution (256x192) in mind.

Thanks for your reply! Is there any way to fast-forward, or is that asking too much of the console? hehe

 

[YoungK]

I just found out that Jet Grind Radio needs wram icache turned off to work, so it may have self modifying code, which may need additional patches that need some extra work. Since it's not trivial to find where the code modifies itself, we need to disassemble the game's code.

For your issue in Zelda, make sure you're using a clean rom, since SRAM patched roms don't work.

Thanks for investigating Jet Set. I will try a different rom.

Also there are a couple games that used to work like Mother 1+2 (mother 2), and Bomberman Jetters that used to work with this version “GBARunner3-hicode 2024-11-15.zip”, but no longer work with the newest versions linked on GitHub.

Any idea why that may be ?

 

[DSoryu]

Thanks for investigating Jet Set. I will try a different rom.

Also there are a couple games that used to work like Mother 1+2 (mother 2), and Bomberman Jetters that used to work with this version “GBARunner3-hicode 2024-11-15.zip”, but no longer work with the newest versions linked on GitHub.

Any idea why that may be ?

The Github actions nightlies are from the main branch, not hicode, so it's expected that those games aren't working.

 

[YoungK]

Thanks for investigating Jet Set. I will try a different rom.

Also there are a couple games that used to work like Mother 1+2 (mother 2), and Bomberman Jetters that used to work with this version “GBARunner3-hicode 2024-11-15.zip”, but no longer work with the newest versions linked on GitHub.

Any idea why that may be ?

Oddly enough they also don’t work with the version you have linked on page 16. I think that one is also hicode ? Thank you