[SubZ3r0]

my review on the new gameboy advanced emulator for iphone


well...to start off... im loving the setup:





maby with a little work we can fix the dpad...to maby have more of a track pad like the nintendo emulator...so we can just slide our fingers to the direction..for now its just on a tap basis.. and reconfigure the keys and such for easier TAPPABILITY.

this version also emulates the games alot better then the preavious version. *noticable*



good job guys! keep it up

[GravityEyes]

Delete the controller skin and its a bit more easy to deal with (who needs it really - intuition!)

However, i do not like the lack of portrait mode ..

Doesnt use iPhone's potential for hardware scaling (just doubles pixels)

No mute, or volume option ...

No navigation to main screen ...

And renders some games impossible since you thumbs are always covering characters

But - work in progress - i guess !!

[Cocchiararo]

games wont load on my iphone now, do i need a new gba_bios.bin or something ? last version loaded roms without problem

i have my apps moved to the media partition, dont know if that matters.

[Bernie-Mac]

downloading now

[billchase2]

not a fan of the new version. why isnt the widescreen mode an OPTION instead of making us use it, like in the NES emulator? also, the main menu loads weird for me. the header is actually at the bottom...

i'm also not happy with not having a mute option anymore.

[trea916]

you guys talking ****
with your oh i am not a fan ,or why cant i pick the view shut up and be happy you even have the chance to use it quit being so ungreatful

HEW EVER BUILT THIS IT GREAT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD

THANKS

[Dom]

The download link is:
http://www.zodttd.com/images/fbfiles...hone_1_0_0.zip

What's new:
(from the readme.txt)

Changes 1.0.0:
- Switched to using fullscreen landscape view
- Added transparent overlay for improved controls
- Fixed some of my changes back to Exophase's dynarec code.
- Improved performance in some areas of some games. This may be offset by the more intensive rendering to screen.
- Added 8way dpad support and A+B button (bottom right corner) for combo support.

Pending Issues:
- Screen is a bit faded out from landscape mode controller overlay
- Dropped portrait support.
- The 8way dpad is a little too small for some users. It will be adjusted for larger thumbs soon.
- Save states in some games will crash. Try not to save very early into playing a game to avoid this bug.
- Bugs are bound to be found. They will be fixed as asap.

Tips:
- Place your thumb in the center of the 8way dpad and move the direction you want to go in. This works best.
- Use USA region games as they tend to go faster in gpSPhone due to gpsp_config.txt file configuration for game's idle loop elimination (an optimization).
- Need help? Use the forums at www.zodttd.com ...official home of gpSPhone.


Installation:
YOU MUST HAVE THE CORRECT gba_bios.bin FILE INSTALLED FOR THIS EMULATOR TO WORK!
After you install gpSPhone, you MUST set the GPSP file's permission to 0755! Otherwise it won't run! This will be solved when it get's on an Installer.app repository.
It requires a bit of installation.
- Unzip the gpSPhone.app directory to /Applications
- Change the "gpSPhone" file's permission to 0755 using a tool such as WinSCP
- Place gba_bios.bin (GBA BIOS) in /Applications/gpSPhone.app/
- Make sure there is the following directory on your iPhone / iTouch, if not create it: /var/root/Media/ROMs/GBA
- Place roms anywhere on iPhone / iTouch but preferabbly in the default file selection directory: /var/root/Media/ROMs/GBA

About the bios (from Exophase's PSP's gpSP readme.txt) ...

Q) How do I know I have the right BIOS?

A) If you have md5sum you can check if it has this hash:
a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6
That BIOS should work fine. I think that some others work fine too,
although I haven't confirmed this with absolute certainty. It's also
theoretically possible to use custom (and free) BIOS replacements,
but I don't know of any publically availablone ones.

As far as I'm aware there are two BIOSes floating around, I doubt
you'll get one that isn't one of those two. There's a very easy way
to determine which one you have - just look at the very first byte in
a hex editor. The correct BIOS begins with 0x18, the buggy BIOS begins
with 0x14.

[alcantara4]

I like it. Just bring back the mute function. I think it just takes some getting used to with the controls over the screen, but overall I like it much better. I think it's great, don't change a thing, except to add mute function.

[ajl917]

I love how far this app has come, but I wish there was a visual D-Pad, and although its v.1.0.0, theere is still a lot of room for improvement...

[Bernie-Mac]

Originally Posted by trea916

you guys talking ****
with your oh i am not a fan ,or why cant i pick the view shut up and be happy you even have the chance to use it quit being so ungreatful

HEW EVER BUILT THIS IT GREAT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD

THANKS

wow, who pissed in your corn flakes this morning? He has a point i would like to play it in non-landscape mode too, opinins are what make things better and if this app had an option for either viewing mode and a mute button it would be so much better

[1_iPhone_Lovin_Canadian]

I think its awesome that this person has spent countless hours making this emulator, and its all done on HIS OWN TIME and for people he doesnt even know. Regardless of how its playing right now (which i feel is a big step up, with little refining) im happy with this!!!!

THANKS ALOT!!!!!

[Sidetalker]

beautiful though I'm very surprised to see that mute, menu navigation, and a landscape option (even if it wasn't acceleromator controlled) were overlooked

[ninetyninej]

love the improvements but i agree with everyone else, we need mute!

also either mine loads incorrectly or there is no way to go back to the rom list, save, etc.

i have to shut down the program and reload it to go to another game (where'd the menu buttons go?)

love it, can't wait to see the kinks worked out though

[jonnyraincloud]

ultra fun, ive hidden the controller image by renaming it.
just use the force--i mean your gaming intuition.
though a mute option would allow smoother gameplay

this app is kicking more and more *** as time goes on,
doom for gba is slowly becoming more and more playable.

when this app is done, i dunno if ill have free time ever again.

[Randy]

And, if you don't want to hide the controller entirely, you can use this very dimmed version that provides just a hint of the controller -- easily ignored until you need to remember it's there. Overwrite the "controller_fs.png" file within the application with this modified one (attached to this post).