The latest articles on DEV Community by Colpr (@colpr). https://dev.to/colpr https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1161645%2F6a252b8d-b96d-4161-a60b-1c7cb1042a3f.png https://dev.to/colpr en Colpr Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:39:48 +0000 https://dev.to/colpr/the-best-gameboy-emulators-sameboy-visualboy-and-more-38m https://dev.to/colpr/the-best-gameboy-emulators-sameboy-visualboy-and-more-38m <p>If you're looking for the best emulators for the GB, look no further. Here is a full list, with options for Linux, MacOS and Windows. </p> <p><em>(Note that this list is not in a order, one should not be considered better that four.)</em></p> <h2> 1. <a href="https://sameboy.github.io/">SameBoy</a> - Best Emulator For Resolution Scaling </h2> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--OFFf5jQu--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yoah2aya7rn7y7bzfduo.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--OFFf5jQu--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yoah2aya7rn7y7bzfduo.png" alt="Image description" width="800" height="623"></a></p> <p>A good overall choice, the <a href="https://sameboy.github.io/">SameBoy</a> Emulator has features like:</p> <ul> <li>It is Open-Source</li> <li>Built-in Debugging, with an advanced text editor.</li> <li>Support for the Original Gameboy,GameBoy Color, the GameBoy Pocket/Light, the GameBoy Advance and the Super GameBoy 1 &amp; 2.</li> <li>GameBoy printer and camera emulation.</li> <li>A clean user interface </li> <li>Scaling of games up to 5k resolution.</li> <li>Support for joysticks, and custom controls.</li> </ul> <p>The <a href="https://sameboy.github.io/">SameBoy</a> Emulator is currently avalible for Windows, MacOS,and IOS. There is a <a href="https://snapcraft.io/sameboy">Snapcraft</a> package for Linux, but it lacks features and seems to be outdated as of this writing.</p> <h2> 2. <a href="https://bgb.bircd.org/">BGB</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--qPLRDued--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ku8flptx4kgyq2k9g101.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--qPLRDued--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ku8flptx4kgyq2k9g101.png" alt="Image description" width="335" height="118"></a><br> The <a href="https://bgb.bircd.org/">BGB</a> emulator is an older and unpolished emulator, with a website that looks like it's from 1995, here are it's features:</p> <ul> <li>Emulation of inaccessible Vram.</li> <li>GameBoy, GameBoy Color, and Super GameBoy.</li> <li>Powerful Debugger.</li> <li>Good Clock Emulation</li> </ul> <p>While the emulator has some solid features, it has a slightly concerning message, "download and use at your own risk. i'm not responsible for any damage caused by these files.". Unfortunately it is only available for Windows.</p> <h2> 3. <a href="https://visualboyadvance.org/">VisualBoy</a> Advance - The Best GameBoy Advance Emulator - Most Advanced - Best Overall </h2> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--jlEv22Wz--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/29cio138fuytetyha39x.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--jlEv22Wz--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/29cio138fuytetyha39x.jpg" alt="Image description" width="800" height="800"></a><br> The <a href="https://visualboyadvance.org/">VisualBoy</a> Advance emulator is an open-source GBA Emulator that has many features such as:</p> <ul> <li>Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and IOS support</li> <li>Emulation support for the GameBoy and GameBoy Color as well</li> <li>Full state saving</li> <li>GameBoy Printer emulation</li> <li>Cheat codes, speed up, and auto-complete buttons</li> <li>Joystick Support</li> <li>Advanced debugging and ROM dumping tools In summary, the <a href="https://visualboyadvance.org/">VisualBoy</a> Advance is probably the best emulator for any early Nintendo games and the most advanced. </li> </ul> <h5> <em>In closing, I personally have chosen the VisualBoy Advance emulator because of snap support, as not having to use the AUR is nice. (I use Arch btw). Thank you for reading.</em> </h5> retro gaming linux windows Colpr Sat, 16 Sep 2023 02:00:48 +0000 https://dev.to/colpr/hello-405l https://dev.to/colpr/hello-405l <p>Hello, my name is Colpr, I am a amateur front-end developer from rural America. I am going to keep you updated about cyber threats and news in the developer &amp; Blender community. As well as (possibly) provide some tutorials for websites as well as JavaScript or Python games.Bye for now.</p>