GBARunner2
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| GBARunner2 | |
| Information | |
| Console Emulated | GBA |
| Runs on | Nintendo DS |
| Developer | Gericom |
| Source code | GitHub |
| Latest version | Commit fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) |
| Discussion thread | GBATemp.net |
GBARunner2 is a GBA hypervisor for DS (like Nintendont for GC on WII).
Contents
Usage
1. Make sure your sd card is fat32 formatted.
2. Put a gba bios as bios.bin in the root of your sd card.(*)
3. Put Gbarunner2.nds on your sd card.
4. SRAM patch your gba rom with GBATA to avoid the "Your save data is corrupted" message.
5. Put the rom as runner.gba in the root of your sd.
6. Run gbarunner2.nds.
(*) Do not use Normmatt's open-source GBA BIOS, as some patches are applied to the BIOS at hardcoded addresses. The MD5 of the BIOS you must use is A860E8C0B6D573D191E4EC7DB1B1E4F6. Use WinMD5Free to check the MD5.
Not implemented yet
- GUI.
- Rom selector/broswer.
- Saving on sd card (currently in work).
Compile last version
1. Make sure you have devkitpro installed.
2. Download the git repo.
3. Run make in the root.
Downloads
- Commit fcff1c5 (2017/01/05), posted here.
- Commit 350be7a (2016/12/29), posted here.
- Commit 78945c3 (2016/12/18), posted here.
Changelog
See GitHub timeline.
Compatibility list
| Legend |
|---|
| Playable - Game is playable with little to no glitches. |
| Working - Game is playable, but bugs may interfere with gameplay. |
| Unplayable - Game is unplayable |
! A save error message (and sometimes other crashes too) means that your game must be sram patched (every game not using sram should be patched so check that before reporting) - check the Usage section for the appropriate tool !
| ROM Title [Region] | Commit ID (build on date) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Guardian Heroes [E] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Almost full Speed. Few gfx glitches. Good sound. Very Playable |
| Astro Boy Omega Factor [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Defeated 2 Bosses. Much Slowdown during Boss Battles, when many Enemys are on screen and during the flying Section over the Ocean. A little Audio stuttering. Some gfx glitches on screen. playable |
| Banjo Kazooie: Grunty´s Revenge [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | A little bit slow. few gfx glitches. audio is very good. playable. |
| Castlevania Aria of Sorrow [E]&[U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Defeated the First Boss. Full Speed. Good Audio. Some Gfx glitches. I experience a little Screen tearing. No Performance Differences between Versions. Very playable. |
| Castlevania Circle of the Moon [E]&[U]&[J] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Played through the Intro Stage. Good Audio with some stuttering. Some Gfx glitches. I experience some Slowdown when there are many Enemys on Screen. No Performance Differences between Versions. Playable |
| Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance [E] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | The Game freezes after the BIOS Screen. |
| Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Good Speed with some Slowdown. Good Audio with some stuttering. The Audio misses some Instruments. Z80 chip not yet fully integrated. Some Gfx glitches. Very playable. |
| Donkey Kong Country [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | World 1 and 2 completed. Ocasional Slowdown. Especially in the Water Level. Graphical glitches and audio stutters from Time to Time. playable. |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | First World finished. Much Slowdown. Sometimes unbearable. Messy graphics. |
| Donkey Kong Country 3 [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Finished World 1. Much Slowdown, especially in Level 2. Very glitchy gfx. The Game froze after starting the first Level in the Second World. |
| Doom [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Won`t boot after BIOS Intro. |
| Double Dragon Advance [U] | 350be7a (2017/01/05) | The Game freezes after the BIOS Screen. |
| Double Dragon Advance [J] | 350be7a (2017/01/05) | I finished the first Mission in the Japanese Version. Full Speed and good Audio. Some gfx glitches. Very Playable. |
| Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure [E] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Major slowdowns. |
| Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Runs good with audio stutter and some gfx glitches. |
| F-Zero Maximum Velocity [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | The Racingtrack becomes invisible after starting a Race. In Training Mode the Game breaks after selecting your Track. Minor audio crackling. |
| Golden Sun [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Finished the First Dungeon. Unfortunately the Overworld is only visible when you open the Menu Screen. Some audio and graphic glitches here and there. Occasionally slowdowns in battle. Almost full speed. |
| Golden Sun 2 [G] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Finished the Intro. Some audio and graphic glitches here and there. Unfortunately the Overworld is only visible when you open the Menu Screen. Some Slowdown in battle. Almost full speed. |
| Gunstar Super Heroes [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Played until Level 3. Game froze in the mining Level. Probably a bug. Full Speed with very little gfx glitches. Very good Audio. Very playable. |
| Iridion 3D [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | The Game freezes after BIOS Screen. |
| Iridion 2 [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | The Game freezes after BIOS Screen. |
| Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories [E]&[U]&[J] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Very good Audio. The Intro FMV is running smoothly, but is hardly visible because of many gfx glitches. You can enter battle and move around. Textboxes and Sprites are a garbled Mess. No Performance differences between Versions. Unplayable. |
| Kirby - Nightmare in Dreamland [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Runs at full speed. Played through the first 2 Worlds. Minor audio and graphical Glitches. Very playable. |
| Kirby and the Amazing Mirror [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Game freezes at the Filescreen. Messy Sound. |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Freezes just before the Bowser battle in the intro, but runs good with audio stutter up to that point. |
| Mario Kart Super Circuit [E] | 78945c3 (2016/12/18) | Runs at full speed without any graphical glitches. Some sound effects are missing but it's pretty good. |
| Mario Party Advance [E] | 78945c3 (2016/12/18) | Some graphic glitches but playable. Sound stutters |
| Mario Pinball [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Slight audio stuttering. Game runs perfect. |
| Mega Man Zero [UE] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | I played through the Introduction. A little slow. Audio a bit stuttery. Some Gfx glitches. Playable. |
| Mega Man Zero 2 [E] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | I played through the Introduction. Good Speed. Some Slowdown. Audio a bit stuttery. Some Gfx glitches. Playable. |
| Mega Man Zero 3 [E] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | I played through the Introduction. Good Speed. Some Slowdown. Especially during Boss Battles. Audio a bit stuttery. Some Gfx glitches. Playable. |
| Mega Man Zero 4 [E] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | I played through the Introduction. A little slow. Some Slowdown. Especially during Cutscenes. Audio a bit stuttery. Some Gfx glitches. Playable. |
| Metroid Fusion [E]&[U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | The Game crashes during the Intro Cutscene. No Sound. |
| Metroid Zero Mission [E]&[U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Runs at full speed. Very vew gfx glitches. No sound unfortunately. The Game breaks after collecting the Morphball, or leaving the Room. |
| Mother 3 [J] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Sound Player accessible.Many graphic and audio glitches. Slight slowdown. Game freezes after Intro. Sram patching doesn´t help. Unplayable. |
| Mother 3 [T+Eng1.2] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Sound Player accessible.Many graphic and audio glitches. Slight slowdown. Game freezes after Intro. Sram patching doesn´t help. Unplayable. |
| Nicktoons Racing [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Much Slowdown in Grande Prix mode. Timetrial almost full speed. minor audio and graphic glitches. Playable. |
| Ninja Five-O [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Runs good with some audio stutter. |
| Pokémon Emerald [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Runs at full speed. Audio cracks sometimes. |
| Pokémon Sapphire [E] | 78945c3 (2016/12/18) | Runs perfectly. Sound stutters |
| Riviera: The Promised Land [U]&[J] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | The Intro runs very good. Good Audio. The Game freezes after selecting a Weapon. Sram patching doesn´t help. Unplayable. |
| Sonic Advance 3 [E] | 78945c3 (2016/12/18) | Slowdowns and graphical glitches |
| Street Fighter Alpha 3 [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Works surprisingly well. Minor graphical glitches, good speed. The Audio becomes messy when pausing during a fight. The Audio freezes after entering the Menu on the Title Screen. Very playable |
| Street Fighter Alpha 3 [E] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | The Game freezes after the BIOS Screen. Sram patching doesn´t help. |
| Summon Night: Swordcraft Story [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Good Performance. Almost full Speed in and outside of battle. Some gfx glitches.
The Audio misses some Instruments. Z80 chip not yet fully integrated. Very Playable. |
| Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 [U]&[J] | 350be7a (2017/01/05) | Few gfx glitches. Good Speed. Good Audio. The Audio misses some Instruments. Z80 chip not yet fully integrated.
The Game freezes in both Versions before you enter the battle with the Rabbit Enemy. Sram patching doesn´t help. Unplayable. |
| Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 3 [J] | 350be7a (2017/01/05) | Good Audio with some stuttering. Good Speed in battle. I noticed some flickering during battle. Outside of battle the Screen is a garbled Mess. Text is readable. Sram patching doesn´t help. Unplayable. |
| Super Mario Bros 2 - Super Mario Advance [E] | 350be7a (2017/01/05) | Full Speed. Good Audio with some stuttering. Some Gfx Glitches. Very Playable. Sram patching requiered. |
| Super Mario Bros 3 - Super Mario Advance 4 [E]&[U]&[J] | 350be7a (2017/01/05) | The Game hangs on the Map Screen. The Japanese Version freezes after the BIOS Screen. Sram patching requiered. |
| Super Mario World - Super Mario Advance 2 [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Full speed. Few gfx glitches. Very playable. Sram patching requiered. |
| Super Monkey Ball Jr. [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | A little slow. Good Audio. Graphical glitches are making it difficult to see where your Monkey is going. playable. |
| Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | The Game runs almost full speed. Minor graphical and audio glitches. Very playable |
| Tactics Ogre - The Knight of Lodis [U] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | The Game freezes after the BIOS Screen. |
| Tales of Phantasia [E] | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Press Start to Skip Intro. Freezes after the Title Screen. |
| V-Rally 3 [E] | 78945c3 (2016/12/18) | Hangs on start screen. |
| Wario Land 4 [UE] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | Full Speed. Good Audio with a litte stuttering. The Game freezes after activating the Portal to escape the Level. |
| Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Minigame Mania [U] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | I finished the Introduction in the US Version. Full Speed. No Audio. Some Gfx Glitches. Very Playable |
| Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Minigame Mania [E]&[J] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | The Game freezes after the BIOS Screen. Sram patching doesn´t help. |
| Yggdra Union [E]&[U]&[J] | fcff1c5 (2017/01/05) | E & US Versions freeze at the Valley Entrance. I get a bit further in the Japanese Version.
All Versions are having garbled text on Screen, good Audio with some stuttering and some gfx glitches. In the US and J Versions I get an AUNK Error Message on the Touchscreen after freezing. |
| Yoshi's Island - Super Mario Advance 3 | 350be7a (2016/12/29) | Runs at full speed. Few graphical glitches in the intro and during gameplay. Sound a bit noisy. Very playable. Sram patching requiered. |
