Android GBAs on Wifi as controllers for Four Swords/Crystal Chronicles?

[zovc]

Hey!

I'm trying to get a run of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles going with myself and three (or more) other friends. I'd also like this setup to work with The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures.

I've tried getting VBA-m to work with the games and have done so without any serious problems before, but the last time I tried it just wasn't working out for me. That, combined with the fact that it was hard to efficiently use screen real estate and have visible VBA windows for everyone made me wonder if android (or iPhone) emulators on wifi can connect to dolphin.

The first emulator I found in the Play Store was "My Boy!" so I downloaded it and looked for its networking settings, didn't see anything. I went ahead and grabbed the full version (play store's return policy is pretty forgiving) for $5 to see if the settings were in there instead... no luck. Though the app's description says it supports network play over bluetooth and wifi (IIRC).

Anyways, it seems attractive to me for everyone to be able to use their smartphones as their "GBAs" for these games as they can manage their screens "offscreen." It might also be I just have to hook a second monitor up to my HTPC and put all my VBA windows on there and try to get things working that way again.

Thanks!

[KHg8m3r]

Trying to connect to a Wifi device, even on the same network, creates a lot of delay. As Dolphin and VBA-M currently are, they need virtually no lag. It would suck unless someone made a glorious new phone emulator and redid how Dolphin-gameboy connectivity is implemented.

[mbc07]

MyBoy! and MyOldBoy! are actually emulators written from scratch aiming at Android since the beginning. While they're actually damn fast and have high compatibility, the WiFi/Bluetooth link functionality they have works only with another instance of MyBoy!/MyOldBoy! (either on the same device or on another device through BT/WiFi). Your best bet would be trying Android emulators based on VBA-M (there's some), but as far as I tested none of them exposes the Joybus feature. And besides that, there's the potential latency issue as KHg8m3r remembered...