Gameboy emulation on Android

I decided to ponastalize and launch my favorite Gameboy-toys from my childhood on HTC Sensation. Some of them are 25 years old, but because of this they have not lost their dynamics and fascination, which makes it easy for them to win against all kinds of Engry Beards and Worlds in the struggle to burn my life.


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What is a gameboy?

Surely everyone played Well, wait ? So this toy is a domestic clone of portable electronic games - Nintendo Game & Watch , and the latter are the progenitors of the Gameboy family.

The first Gameboy was introduced in 1989 by Nintendo. He was big and uncomfortable. Then the Gameboy pocket appeared - a little smaller, with a larger screen and power from the Mizinchikovyh (AAA) batteries deficient in the 90s (the scourge of my work), then the Gameboy Light missing on the above table appeared - it became even smaller and got the screen backlight. Then Gameboy Color came out - the first gameboy with a color screen. These devices can be attributed to one class of classic gameboys, because they have cartridges of the same format - I will consider their ROMs in this review.

PS Then more advanced modifications of the Advance family went - but this is no longer old school.

What and what will we emulate?

You can choose any GB emulator for android, I like GBCoid , for some reason it did not appear on the market, but an easy search will help you download it from other repositories. It allows you to save and load games from anywhere, even if the ability to save is not present in the game itself.

This Wikipedia article (eng.) Has an extensive list of toys for classic gameboy with a detailed description. The search for the ROM to your liking is on your conscience. For all the toys I have reviewed in the review, I have an original cartridge for a gameboy, before Nintendo I am clean;)

My selection of the best of the west

Super mario land

Super Mario Land - one of the best games on Gameboy . It is presented in the same year as the first gameboy - I have never met a better Mario, not on a dandy, anywhere. Highly recommend! Here is a review in Wikipedia (Eng.) And passage .

Micro machines

The best races I've ever played. The principle is simple - you ride model cars in the bathtub, on the kitchen, work desk, billiard room and other tables. Delays, - nid od spid - resting. There is a suspicion that it was thanks to this game that I learned, no less than tolerably well, to go into turns in karting.

Donkey Kong Land 2

The brightest representative of the epic Donkey Kong. The thoughtful plot, control and maximum dynamics made this game one of the main associators with the Gameboy line. It is presented in a color (yellow) cartridge, which happens quite rarely. Underlines the feature, so to speak. Here is a detailed description (eng.)

FIFA SOCCER '96

World Cup 96, the most tsimes! Detailed tuning tactics teams, defense or attack - you choose, an extensive set of national and club football teams, setting up and disabling the rules (hard tackles and disabling enemy players) - made this game a worthy football simulator of those times.

It is also a player. FIFA game Wiki

The first in the series, which was attended by real names of players and their positions, rating, transfer and setting up teams. This game has been recognized by many experts as the first most successful implementation of a football simulator.

PS In terms of gameplay, a game through an emulator on a device that supports multitouch is not much different from a game on a Gameboy , you just have to try a little, the Gameboy Pocket itself (which I actually played in the original versions) on ebay costs about 20-30 bucks, the cartridges are sold 3-5 dollars.