Gameboid (GBA Emulator)

Fro · July 8th, 2009, 11:15 AM

Yongzh is a man of his word. He promissed us a GBA emulator, and in a timely fassion he has delivered.

$3.99 for this app. and just like all his others it works flawlessly (after the update this morning)

The only thing diffrent about this app, is that you need a GBA Bios, like you would with a GBA Emu on a PC. You have to load the bios, then you can load the roms.

Sound works great, as does the frame rate even with sound.

I have tried the following roms, all work perfect.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Tactics Orge: The knight of the Lotus
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Happy playing

- Fro -

Obsidian86 · July 9th, 2009, 08:27 AM

I downloaded it last night, and it works even better than the SNES emulator. Except for pokemon, which there are some sprite glitches (quite a few actually). But I'm sure it'll be fixed soon.

Fro · July 9th, 2009, 12:13 PM

yeah it still needs one more update to fix the little glitches. but this has been mostly problem free so far.

Obryn · July 9th, 2009, 08:12 PM

I'm gonna bump this post because this is a KILLER APP!
This is well worth the 4 bucks and far superior to Kiddboy, which totally blows and cost me 2 dollars I will never get back

I can't wait until the Pokemon sprites are fixed because they are my favorite games for gba and I would really love to play them on my G1 without flaw.

phatboy23 · July 9th, 2009, 11:25 PM

hey whats the gba bios and where can i download it?

Fro · July 10th, 2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by phatboy23

hey whats the gba bios and where can i download it?

learn 2 internet

phatboy23 · July 10th, 2009, 05:52 PM

i do know to internets but i cant find out how to get the gba bios for my g1

phatboy23 · July 10th, 2009, 06:33 PM

oh nevermind i got it i was doing it on my mac but it works on my pc

souless · August 14th, 2009, 01:34 AM

hi I'm still kind of new to the whole android os and everything I was just wondering for this app I only have to pay once to use the app forever right it's not a monthly fee or anything like that

theevilone · August 19th, 2009, 05:07 AM

All is good, works fine. Thanks Yongzh. bios for GBA, pirate bay.

Fro · August 19th, 2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by souless

hi I'm still kind of new to the whole android os and everything I was just wondering for this app I only have to pay once to use the app forever right it's not a monthly fee or anything like that

only have to buy it once then its urs forever.

jonny · August 23rd, 2009, 01:34 PM

I am very happy with this emu! Very stable, can you actually toggle the sound? rather than on/off.

spottyelephant · August 24th, 2009, 05:35 AM

I take it that this is only for the g1 since it has hardware buttons? I have a galaxy coming, but since android doesnt yet have multitouch i was just wondering about these emulators?

cellphoneuser · August 26th, 2009, 07:34 PM

needs gba bios bin, when i downloaded that, its says: download failed as the contents are not supported by the phone or something like that. either way i need help on using this app
also, anyone know how to unblock paid applications from the android market?

TheBigCheese · September 1st, 2009, 09:13 PM

Does anyone have a recommendation for speeding this up?

Killing the Home application helps alot, but it lags a bit when playing Pokemon Leaf Green.

Also, Advance Wars doesn't work.

Beefy · October 27th, 2009, 11:16 PM

Would anyone recommend this for use on the Sprint HTC Hero? I've been thinking about picking it up but I am a little concerned that it doesn't have the physical keyboard buttons that would be necessary.

pdragon · October 28th, 2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Beefy

Would anyone recommend this for use on the Sprint HTC Hero? I've been thinking about picking it up but I am a little concerned that it doesn't have the physical keyboard buttons that would be necessary.

See my last post in this thread. Some games are good, others aren't. Depends what you're looking for. Any good RPG games?

MarvinAndroid · October 28th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Some people put the phone in Airplane mode when they use an app like this.. makes it run faster. You can also turn off the sound and it runs a lot faster.

pdragon.. there are some top notch RPG's for the GBA... you are better off checking a gaming site like gameboy.ign.com or something to see what kind of reviews they have. You can sort by RPG's and pick the highest rated.

pdragon · October 28th, 2009, 12:49 PM

Thanks for the Airplane mode tip! Will give it a try.

Yeah, I've been browsing around at GBA games a lot more lately to see what I can find now.

Paul4763 · November 2nd, 2009, 07:49 AM

I really like this app but how do you move about on it? The trackball is useless because if I roll left or right the cursor on the game just goes that way constantly nd the on-screen D-Pad is really sensitive. Any ideas?

pdragon · November 2nd, 2009, 08:04 AM

It's not a good emulator for any kind of twitch or fast action games. All I've been good with playing so far are RPG's or strategy games. I just use the on-screen dpad. It's not perfect, no, but it's not so bad when precise movement isn't required.

Bg8780 · November 8th, 2009, 03:25 PM

How do I mount the GBA.BIO.BIN file to the Droid?

Sorry I am new to the Android OS and I am not experienced in Linux so I'm wandering in the dark here lol

Thanks

Jtwo · November 8th, 2009, 09:04 PM

Hmm, I'm not sure about the on the Droid since I haven't received mine yet.
But on the iPhone and PSP you don't mount the file anywhere, you just place it in the emulator directory.

Actually, the reason I just registered here is because I was wondering if anyone has gotten this working on the Droid.

Bg8780 · November 8th, 2009, 09:55 PM

Yep. All I had to do was browse to it on the app itself. I haven't play it much yet but it seems to work fine.

bryant_16 · November 9th, 2009, 05:36 AM

Hey guys, may I know where I can download this application?

MarvinAndroid · November 9th, 2009, 01:15 PM

Just search for Gameboid in the Market. (The same guy also made NESoid and SNESoid... and Gensoid). One little trick in the market place.. if you find one of these apps you can 'click' on "view more applications" and it will show you other applications the same developer has created.

bryant_16 · November 9th, 2009, 10:53 PM

I see. Cool. Can I check again, among SNES and GBA emulator, which is the best in terms of the speed and performance in HTC Dream phone? Both are paid applications too?

sA x sKy · November 14th, 2009, 09:26 PM

Hey guys, I just bought this off the marketplace for my Droid and I have an issue. I wanted to play Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages on this (a game boy color game) but it's not working. I tried Wario Land 4 and it seems to work flawlessly but then again, that is a GBA game. Can this app not play GBC games? I tried Pokemon Blue and it didn't work either. The Legend of Zelda file name ended with .gbc while Pokemon ended at .gb.

Appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.

X-Ter · November 15th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Whats the difference between the paid version and the lite version?

pdragon · November 15th, 2009, 08:37 PM

Gameboy Color is a different system than GBA, so it would require a different emulator.

The free version does not let you save your games or save a state.

El Blacksheep · November 16th, 2009, 12:52 PM

Actually, I think that's only true for the other emulators. I'm using Gameboid Lite and it saves my games just fine. Save states seem to be the only disabled feature, and while I don't necessarily need it for the games I play I might buy just to support the developer. This app is mindblowing, and brings some great titles to my Droid

Jeremiah · November 18th, 2009, 03:34 PM

This app rocks. I am on it constantly. Since I downloaded it and started playing games I've actually spent less time on my 360 and ps3.

Only bad thing is that I wish action replay and or gameshark would work on it, I got the ROM's for both and it just says move the switch to on (like on the cartridge adapter has on the device) and seeing as no switch does that mean no luck?

aic2002 · November 19th, 2009, 01:31 PM

Hi, i am trying to download roms for fire emblem games on the android 2.0 droid, but i cant seem to find any that are in english and im trying to get the japanese patches but they dont work. Does anyone know how to use patches on this system, or snesoid?

alst0n15 · November 21st, 2009, 03:32 PM

Hey everyone...i downloaded everything needed ad everything runs smooth up until the point where i have to press start to enter the game...the start button works up until it is time to select new game for mario or pokemon and i cannot go any further. is there any solution to this??? please help if u can

email at
kingalston15@yahoo.com

Yanguang · November 21st, 2009, 09:45 PM

Worked perfectly for me, although I was wishing for a DS emulator. But of course, that might be asking for too much.

Cheat input support might be interesting though.

visualvalhalla · November 23rd, 2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alst0n15

Hey everyone...i downloaded everything needed ad everything runs smooth up until the point where i have to press start to enter the game...the start button works up until it is time to select new game for mario or pokemon and i cannot go any further. is there any solution to this??? please help if u can

email at
kingalston15@yahoo.com

Check your key configuration in Settings. You will probably need to change the default A/B/Turbo/Left/Right buttons

Ataranine · November 23rd, 2009, 10:49 PM

What a shame, they want money for it. Oh well.

visualvalhalla · November 23rd, 2009, 10:54 PM

What's wrong with paying for good apps? If you enjoy it, the author deserves your support and encouragement.

Ataranine · November 23rd, 2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by visualvalhalla

What's wrong with paying for good apps? If you enjoy it, the author deserves your support and encouragement.

I am encouraging him/her. Encouraging him/her to make it free.

El Blacksheep · November 24th, 2009, 03:02 AM

There's a free version, and all it's lacking is save states.

640k · November 24th, 2009, 09:10 AM

i'm having problems with gameboid. it barely plays half the files i throw at it. maybe i'm asking too much? i'm wondering if either the ROMs i have suck or the BIOS i have sucks.

so far:

Astro Boy - OK
Fire Emblem - OK
Golden Sun - OK
Kingdom Hearts - Craps out during intro video, goes into endless loop
Mario Kart - OK
Mario Tennis - Sound stutters/lags, eventually crashes app
Super Monkey Ball Jr - Terrible sound
Zelda - OK but colors got goofed up during a fade sequence and never fixed.

Ataranine · November 24th, 2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by El Blacksheep

There's a free version, and all it's lacking is save states.

I'm guessing only rooted phones can take advantage of these emulators anyway?

alst0n15 · November 24th, 2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by visualvalhalla

Check your key configuration in Settings. You will probably need to change the default A/B/Turbo/Left/Right buttons

i have tried that...the start button worsk fine until the screen goes to select a new game and then it will not let me select new games or options ect....this happened in both pokemon emerald and super mario world. in mario world i could move around the map but i could not enter a game...i dont get it

640k · November 24th, 2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ataranine

I'm guessing only rooted phones can take advantage of these emulators anyway?

why? i'm running every emulator on the Droid with no problems.

Ataranine · November 24th, 2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 640k

why? i'm running every emulator on the Droid with no problems.

I was asking if they had to be rooted..I guess not.

pdragon · November 24th, 2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Ataranine

I was asking if they had to be rooted..I guess not.

Rooting is not required. It's just a standard Market app.

MarvinAndroid · November 24th, 2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ataranine

What a shame, they want money for it. Oh well.

If you don't think a perfectly running emulator which allows you to play hundreds of some of the best games ever made is worth a couple bucks on your phone... then you are a cheap bastard.

Sorry, couldn't resist. The guy obviously spent many, many hours to get this emulator running smoothly. I've owned NESoid and SNESoid since they were first released on the G1 and he has been updating these things constantly (he didn't just roll it out and forget it). I honestly don't understand why some people think they are entilted to full free applications all the time. The value you get for your $3 is BY FAR worth it.

Ataranine · November 24th, 2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinAndroid

If you don't think a perfectly running emulator which allows you to play hundreds of some of the best games ever made is worth a couple bucks on your phone... then you are a cheap bastard.

Sorry, couldn't resist. The guy obviously spent many, many hours to get this emulator running smoothly. I've owned NESoid and SNESoid since they were first released on the G1 and he has been updating these things constantly (he didn't just roll it out and forget it). I honestly don't understand why some people think they are entilted to full free applications all the time. The value you get for your $3 is BY FAR worth it.

If I can get it for free on a PC or a damn iPod touch, I should be able to get it free on a phone.
You can kiss my ass. There's not a single damn app on the market worth even a penny.

pdragon · November 24th, 2009, 01:59 PM

Calm down please. Whether an app is worth money is a matter of opinion.

AnmanIndustries · November 24th, 2009, 07:07 PM

Or your wallet.