If you're having trouble with this (or don't want to deal with the problems it has) I recommend following this tutorial to play gb/gbc games in the excelent vba-next port.

Since retroarch isn't working on anything higher then 3.0 right now I ported the gameboy color emulator khedgb to the nintendo switch. (Works on all versions as far as I know)

Right now it doesn't have many features but it's enough to finally enjoy pokemon on the nintendo switch

Simply put the rom into sd:/switch/roms/gbc and start the homebrew.

This emulator can't detect when you used the ingame save-feature so you'll have to press the X-button every time after using the in-game save feature. Otherwise the save will get lost after restarting the emulator!

Please don't expect too much from this, I just made this so I could play pokemon and it's not going to get many features.

As soon as retroarch gets updated for 5.0 this will instantly become obsolete.

source (you need the sdl2-libraries from the devkit-pro pacman to build this)


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UPDATE:
Added audio support and proper scaling! (Many thanks @cpasjuste for the scaling-hint!)
UPDATE2:
Fixed a bug where after saving the game for a few times the emulator would crash.
UPDATE3:
Added joycon-analog-stick-support!
UPDATE4:
Removed the debug log.
UPDATE5:
Added a simple file picker! You can now play multiple roms
UPDATE6:
Audio is much better now (not perfect yet though). Many thanks to @renhei for the fix-suggestion!
UPDATE7:
Changed rompath from sd:/switch/roms to sd:/switch/roms/gbc in order to avoid confusion with the gba emulator. Also double joycons now work in unattached mode!

 

[radaq]

hey do you have a twitter i can contact you at?

 

[jakibaki]

im about to test it out, I dont know how to program but Im a professional aritst and so if you want to change that black background into something fancier like a purple background with gba on it ask me.

Thank you very much for the offer but as I said in the main-post this isn't a "serious" project and will be abandoned as soon as retroarch is updated.

The emulator is open source though so if any other dev wants to implement an background-image-feature I'll gladly merge the pull request.

 

[Justin20020]

Thank you for this! I haven‘t tested it yet but it looks nice. I‘ll be waiting for a fullscreen option

 

[radaq]

Thank you very much for the offer but as I said in the main-post this isn't a "serious" project and will be abandoned as soon as retroarch is updated.

The emulator is open source though so if any other dev wants to implement an background-image-feature I'll gladly merge the pull request.

I don't know how to code but I really want to have fun with graphic design part of it.

 

[Mr_Milenko]

Will this be open sourced?

 

[Miqote]

Will this be open sourced?

It already was. https://github.com/jakibaki/khedgb

 

[Unity150_magickavoxel]

The super-gameboy-stuff is just a fancy border around a few games (which also for some reason causes a lot of lag).
Could you please confirm if color is working in the build I attached? (I don't have my switch handy right now)
If it works I'll update the main post

Does not work my screen just says gfxConfigureResolution: 1280 x 720 (window: 1280 x 720, offset: 0 x 0

 

[Mr_Milenko]

Derp.. Thanks!

It already was.

 

[Tonydaexpert]

Does not work my screen just says gfxConfigureResolution: 1280 x 720 (window: 1280 x 720, offset: 0 x 0

rename the rom to rom.gbc

 

[nero99]

rename the rom to rom.gbc

folder goes switch/roms/rom.gbc Always name the game you want to play "rom.gbc" or else it will not work.

 

[Leonidas87]

Thank you very much for the offer but as I said in the main-post this isn't a "serious" project and will be abandoned as soon as retroarch is updated.

The emulator is open source though so if any other dev wants to implement an background-image-feature I'll gladly merge the pull request.

I know you said you would be abandoning this eventually but if there was a way to add a game selection screen so we could have more then one gbc game on our switch at a time.

Each game named as say rom.gbc, rom1.gbc, rom2.gbc type of thing.

Think it over, all the best.

 

[toomanyluigis]

I got a switch at 5.0.2 and a copper jig ready for when CFW gets released.
But besides that my switch is completely vanilla nothing has been done on it.

How exactly do you run this?

 

[bluedart]

Just got homebrew working today on my 4.1.0 switch and this is a neat little goober. I was sad to find out all the emulators apparently don't work for 4-5, but at least this is a cool proof of concept. I put Pokémon crystal on there and played for a few minutes. I saved and pressed x, then restarted the program. It not only saved properly but somehow it actually knew how much time had elapsed when I closed and re-opened it. Neat. The sound is seriously crusty, but it's neat that Pokémon is even running on my switch. Thanks bro.

Oh, also, don't be a little stinker like I was and put the system into sleep mode while this is running, it straight freezes and you have to power-cycle it.

 

[Bedel]

Oh, also, don't be a little stinker like I was and put the system into sleep mode while this is running, it straight freezes and you have to power-cycle it.

It's a CFW related problem. It's in the main post. Sometimes you just have to read.

 

[bluedart]

It's a CFW related problem. It's in the main post. Sometimes you just have to read.

Just re-read the main post on THIS thread and no such limitation is mentioned.

Either way, I mostly expected it to crash, therefore "stinker."

 

[jakibaki]

I got a switch at 5.0.2 and a copper jig ready for when CFW gets released.
But besides that my switch is completely vanilla nothing has been done on it.

How exactly do you run this?

Follow this tutorial and then put the nro-file in the switch-folder on your sd. After that it should appear in the homebrew launcher

 

[Deleted member 420418]

Now we just need some other emulators on 5.0

 

[Bedel]

Just re-read the main post on THIS thread and no such limitation is mentioned.

Either way, I mostly expected it to crash, therefore "stinker."

Read in the main post of the tutorial about the CFW xD Being a CFW problem, I do not see why it should be here

 

[jakibaki]

i uploaded a new build adding joycon-analog-stick support!

 

[Leonidas87]

i uploaded a new build adding joycon-analog-stick support!

Do you have small screen size and 2x versions with the Joystick support also?

I like having all 3 makes for a better experience.

When you have time of course.

Joystick support is for sure a welcomed feature.