Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Visual Boy Advance GX 2.1.3

by Tantric, Carl Kenner

A Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Game Boy Advance emulator based on VBA-M, ported to the Wii and GameCube. The code is a continuation of Softdev and emu_kidid's efforts, and uses libogc and devkitppc. The GUI is powered by libwiigui.

* Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
* Rotation sensors, Solar sensors, and Rumble support
* Optional special Wii controls built-in for some games
* SRAM and State saving
* IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
* Custom controller configurations
* SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
* Compatiblity based on VBA-M r927
* MEM2 ROM Storage for fast access
* Auto frame skip for those core heavy games
* Turbo speed, video zooming, widescreen, and unfiltered video options

CHANGELOG v2.1.3
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* Fixed ROM allocation. Should solve some unexplained crashes
* Numerous performance optimizations (thanks dancinninja!)
* DVD / USB 2.0 support via IOS 202. DVDx support has been dropped. It is
highly recommended to install IOS 202 via the included installer
* Multi-language support (only French translation is fully complete)
* Thank you to everyone who submitted translations
* SMB improvements/bug fixes
* Minor video & input performance optimizations
* Disabling rumble now also disables in-game rumbling
* Fixed saving of GB screen position adjustment

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