GBA emulator for DS

MorteTheSkull · Post by **MorteTheSkull** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:29 pm

does one exist? Like, one I could run off of R4, without having anything in my GBA slot? I've been looking a bit

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:22 pm

Why would you need an emu if the GBA games are directly supported by the DS? AFAIK, there are some things that might not work (like Quicksave or Suspend that are supported in some GBA games), but otherwise it should work fine.

DancemasterGlenn · Post by **DancemasterGlenn** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:11 am

If one doesn't exist, would it be possible to just use a GBA flash cart in the GBA slot?

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:00 am

He wants to run GBA ROMs with his current DS flash cart, rather than buying another flash cart.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:05 am

Clements wrote:He wants to run GBA ROMs with his current DS flash cart, rather than buying another flash cart.

Why do I get the feeling what he's looking for then doesn't exist.. for obvious reasons... unless someone had nothing better to do...?

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:19 am

After a few minutes of Googling, apparently no Slot 1 card supports GBA games, such as the R4. You need a Slot 2 card such as M3 Perfect.

MorteTheSkull · Post by **MorteTheSkull** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:50 am

I figured as much.
It's odd, since that really seems like a fairly practical thing to have...
Ah well. Running DS, SNES, NES, and GBC games off of one handheld is still pretty nifty.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:21 am

Aren't there Genesis emulators for the DS, too?

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:23 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:Aren't there Genesis emulators for the DS, too?

Sadly, there's hardware incompatibilities that prevent that.
Remember.... Genesis does what Nintendon't.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:07 am

What? Why would hardware incompatibilities prevent an Genesis emu from working when NES and SNES emus work? That makes no fucking sense whatsoever.

And yes, there is one. Here it is: http://www.emulation64.com/files/info/811/

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:49 am

jenesis is better, i think.

but with an R4, you just need to drop another 20 bucks and get the EZ Flash 3-in-1. it serves a rumble motor (with power settings), opera browser RAM expansion, AND GBA flashcart. you can then get loaders that will send the GBA to the ez flash and voila! you've just convinced your DS that there's a GBA cartridge in Slot-2. the funnest part is that it's flush with the rest of the DS.

i don't have one of my own yet, but i think that if you get a decent loader, it should back up your saves when you load a different game, so you don't have to lose any progress when flashing a different game.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:36 am

I.S.T. wrote:What? Why would hardware incompatibilities prevent an Genesis emu from working when NES and SNES emus work? That makes no fucking sense whatsoever.

...
*bangs head on desk*

It's a joke, referencing one of the most famous ad campaigns in the history of videogaming.
It's not even a particularly imaginative joke.
I thought it was pretty clear. Maybe I should've thrown in a "blast processing" reference, and a few LOLs too.

Since you didn't get it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nsBoqJ6s8
Watch and be educated.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:45 am

That Jenesis DS has a lot of potential (I think it even has sound)!

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:15 am

it does, but it still has a little ways to go before i keep it on my cart.

LobStar · Post by **LobStar** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:00 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
I.S.T. wrote:What? Why would hardware incompatibilities prevent an Genesis emu from working when NES and SNES emus work? That makes no fucking sense whatsoever.
...
*bangs head on desk*

It's a joke, referencing one of the most famous ad campaigns in the history of videogaming.
It's not even a particularly imaginative joke.
I thought it was pretty clear. Maybe I should've thrown in a "blast processing" reference, and a few LOLs too.

Since you didn't get it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nsBoqJ6s8
Watch and be educated.

Is that a young jack thompson at 16 seconds in?