Programming Discussion Thread

[Shonumi]

(11-03-2013, 05:38 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: @Shonumi, does your GB emu boot up GBC games? (the few that work on a GB that is)

Technically it can. The only problem is that most GBC games that could be played on the original GB use different MBCs. I've only coded support for MBC1, but games like LoZ-DX and Mega Man Extreme use the MBC5 chip. I guess MBCs are comparable to the mappers in the NES, but a lot more sane. The original GB knows nothing about GBC functionality, but it can boot up GBC only games (you'll just get a message saying that the game needs a GBC).

EDIT: I'm implementing MBC3 support atm. Pokemon Gold and Silver work just fine, so I guess the answer is yes, it can boot GBC games that work on the GB :p