Visual Boy Advance GX

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Visual Boy Advance GX

Description:

GB/GBC/GBA emulator

Type

Emulation/Simulation

Author

Tantric

Version

1.0.6

Download

Google Code

Source

Google Code

Peripherals

Full Homebrew Channel Support

Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser

A Game Boy Advance / Game Boy emulator for the Wii based on VBA-M.

Features

Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
SRAM and State saving
IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
Custom controller configurations
SD, USB, DVD, SMB, GC Memory Card, Zip, and 7z support
Compatiblity based on VBA-M r778
MEM2 ROM Storage for fast access
Auto frame skip for those core heavy games
Turbo speed, video zooming, widescreen, and unfiltered video options

Notes from the Developer

Speed could still use some improvement. If anyone can make the code more efficient, knows PPC assembly, or can make it faster in any way, let me know.

Installation

If you are using the Homebrew Channel just copy the apps directory from the archive to the root of your SD card. If you are using another loader use the executables/vbagx_wii.dol.
ROMs & saves files should be stored in vbagx/roms and vbagx/saves on the root of your SD card or USB flash drive. You can copy the vbagx directory from the archive to your support drive. Your ROMs must be in ".gba" format.
Launch the emulator using your Loader.

Loading Games

From DVD

ROMs can be burned to a DVD-/+R (4.7GB max size & ISO 9660 file format) but you need to install DVDx on your Wii.

From Network (using SMB)

Using the emulator via network requires that your Wii is configured for your wireless network, and that you've set up a file share. You must provide a username, password, share name, and IP address to log in to the file server (in settings.xml). This XML file is created for you upon first loading the emulator and entering/exiting Preferences. Here's an example snippet for your XML configuration file:

<section name="Network" description="Network Settings">
   <setting name="smbip" value="192.168.4.19" description="Share Computer IP" />
   <setting name="smbshare" value="wiifiles" description="Share Name" />
   <setting name="smbuser" value="yourusername" description="Share Username" />
   <setting name="smbpwd" value="yourpassword" description="Share Password" />
</section>

Also be sure to mirror the required directory structure within your share folder, or change the LoadFolder and SaveFolder values in the XML file. See the tinysmb page for additional information and troubleshooting.

Language Patches (IPS/UPS/PPF)

IPS files must be placed in the same folder as the ROM you are loading, and named identically to the ROM name, except with a IPS extension. They will be loaded automatically upon loading the game.

Support

Visit the Official Release/Discussion Thread at TehSkeen

Controls

In Menu

		+		Action
/ or	/	/ or or	/ or	Move through the Menu
				Select menu item
				Previous menu

File selector menu

		+		Action
/ or	/	/ or	/	Go to the Last/First file
/ or	/	/ or or	/ or	Select previous/next file
				Up one directory
				Load the selected file or enter selected directory
			or Left	Quit the file selection menu

In Game (by default)

The controls can be changed in "Controller Configuration" menu.

		+		Action
or		or	or	GBA DPad
				A
				B
				L
				R
				SELECT
				START
Left			or Left	Emulator menu
Right	+	+	Right	Turbo Mode
Up/Down			Up/Down	Zoom In/Out

Changelog

1.0.6 - December 24, 2008

Fixed save state saving bug
Fixed unstable SD card access
Proper SD/USB hotswap (Wii only)
Auto-update feature (Wii only)
Rewritten SMB access - speed boost, NTLM now supported (Wii only)
Improved file access code
Resetting preferences now resets controls
Minor bug fixes

1.0.5 - November 19, 2008

SDHC works now
Frameskipping tweaks
Fixed snapshot loading issue
Full widescreen support
Changed scaling
Zooming fixed (thanks eke-eke!)
PAL timing changes - EURGB60 mode forced
Wii - Added console/remote power button support
Wii - Added reset button support (resets game)
Wii - Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same folder as the DOL (eg: apps/vbagx/settings.xml)
GameCube - Added DVD motor off option
GameCube - Fixed GBA loading issue

1.0.4 - October 28, 2008

Complete port of VBA-M - now uses blaarg's new audio core, latest GB core
Frameskipping improvements
Sound processing improved - L-R channel reversal corrected, skipping fixed
Saving problems fixed, game compatibility improved
IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
SD/USB hot-swapping!
SDHC support
Zoom setting saved
Widescreen correction option
GameCube support is back, including Qoob support!

1.0.3 - October 15, 2008

New timing / frameskip algorithm - should (hopefully) work 100% better!
Performance improvements - video threading, PPC core partly activated
Video zooming option
Unfiltered video option
7z support
Loading progress bars added

1.0.2 - October 6, 2008

New core! The core is now a custom combination of VBA-M and VBA 1.72
Added DVD, SMB, ZIP, GameCube MC support
Faster USB/SD speeds
Screen alignment and flickering problems fixed
128K save support added
Better emulation speeds. Should now be nearly full speed all the time for most games.
Turbo speed feature. Mapped to right C-stick (classic controller & Gamecube controller), and A+B for wiimote
Controller mapping preferences bug fixed. Your preferences will reset automatically to correct any problems in your preferences file
Many other tweaks behind the scenes

1.0.1 - September 18, 2008

GBA games now run at full speed
Menu improvements, with spiffy new background - thanks brakken!
Fixed L/R buttons - they work now

1.0.0 - September 16, 2008

Now compiles with devkitpro r15
One makefile to make all versions
Complete rewrite based on code from SNES9x GX
Now has a menu! ROM selector, preferences, controller mapping, etc
Wiimote, Nunchuk, and Classic controller support
Button mapping for all controller types
Full support for SD and USB
Load/save preference selector. ROMs, saves, and preferences are saved/loaded according to these
'Auto' settings for save/load - attempts to automatically determine your load/save device(s) - SD, USB
Preferences are loaded and saved in XML format. You can open VBAGX.xml edit all settings, including some not available within the program