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Re:Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can ... by dylan604 on Thursday March 20, 2025 @07:30PM (#43430244)
I see these retro emulators pop up from time to time, but I just don't have the time to really check them out (or the discipline to realize always an addict looking to avoid relapse). I know that there are "complications" about the ROMs to use in the emulator. However, is there a scene of people making ROMs of new games specifically for playing in these emulators? Are the game devs that are making modern games for retro systems that would be free of the "complications"?
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Re:Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can ... by small_scombrus on Thursday March 20, 2025 @08:06PM (#43430496)
People are making new GameBoy games[0]! Even new carts[1]!

Though I imagine the rise of systems like the Pico8 and tic80 are siphoning people away because they can be run anywhere.

0 - https://archive.org/details/grimaces-birthday

1 - https://orangegb.com/orangefm/

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Re:Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can ... by lxgr on Thursday March 20, 2025 @10:25PM (#43431244)
Then again, a Game Boy emulator is usually the second thing people port to any given platform (immediately after Doom) :)
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Re:Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can ... by girvo on Thursday March 20, 2025 @10:34PM (#43431285)
And all of the ones ModRetro is publishing!

https://modretro.com/collections/games

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Re:Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can ... by lochnessduck on Friday March 21, 2025 @12:24AM (#43431838)
Then there’s chip8 and a chip8 emulator on the gameboy :) https://github.com/lancekindle/damaged-chip8
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Re:Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can ... by planetafro on Thursday March 20, 2025 @09:12PM (#43430887)
Have you seen the pico8 software?

https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

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Re:Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can ... by dylan604 on Thursday March 20, 2025 @09:52PM (#43431103)
I have now!
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