- #GAMEBOY COLOR EMULATOR ANDROID HOW TO INSTALL#
- #GAMEBOY COLOR EMULATOR ANDROID HOW TO UPDATE#
- #GAMEBOY COLOR EMULATOR ANDROID HOW TO DOWNLOAD#
#GAMEBOY COLOR EMULATOR ANDROID HOW TO DOWNLOAD#
Downloading Public Domain games is legal and free and you aren't expected to register, but don't download copyrigted games like Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh! even if you find them on Google!įor the purposes of this tutorial I will be using a Public Domain game by (Chris Adams) Asteroids GBA. If you head over to Google and search for "Gameboy Advance Roms" you can find hundreds of public domain GameBoy Advance games for you to play. Ok, now you have your emulator (either VBA or VBALink - there are others but for this tutorial I will be using VisualBoy Advance version 1.7.2) you will need some games. It is based on the VisualBoy Advance source codes, so looks the same as VBA, but adds link emulation to it. If you want an emulator with multiplayer support, then you will need VBALink. Not only does it support GameBoy Advance games (GBA ROMs), but also GameBoy (GB ROMs) and GameBoy Color (GBC ROMs and SNES Super GameBoy). It has a large list of features and high compatibility. Inside the "save" folder should be your save files.For GameBoy Advance, the best one is VisualBoy Advance. Navigate to the "MyOldBoy" folder on your Android device (normally located on the device memory not the SD-Card)ģ. Either plug your Android device into your computer or open a file browser on your Android deviceĢ. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS.ġ. Open the folder and your save should be inside with the same name as your desired game with the file extension (.SAV) instead of the file extension (.GB) or (.GBC)ģ. Navigate to the folder that your games are located in.Ģ. This guide is meant to show where to find or inject your save files.ġ.
This guide assumes that you have already set up and played one of these emulators at least once. This guide will cover 2 of the most popular emulators for running GB/GBC games: Visual Boy Advance (Computer), and My OldBoy! (Android). This tutorial will show you how and where to access your save files while using a GB/GBC emulator. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS. Open the "HyperkinSmartboySerial" folder and inside should be your save labeled "smartboy.sav".ĥ. Take your device out of the SmartBoy and either plug your device into a computer or navigate through the device's file browser to the "HyperkinSmartboySerial" folder.Ĥ. Insert your GB/GBC game into the cartridge slot on the back of the SmartBoy and wait for the "Loading complete" text to appear.ģ. If the SmartBoy app does not automatically open, open the app manually (it should look like this).Ģ.
#GAMEBOY COLOR EMULATOR ANDROID HOW TO INSTALL#
Install the SmartBoy app from the Google Play store and plug your device into the SmartBoy. Because of this, the SmartBoy can be used to Backup your saves from your GB/GBC games.ġ.
This is a relatively inexpensive device that allows you to play your cartridge Gameboy and Gameboy Color games on your Android Smart Phone. This method of backing up your GB/GBC cartridges saves involves a device called the Hyperkin SmartBoy. If your save was successfully exported, you should see it in the folder you exported it to.ġ0. Then click "Read from Retron5 file" (Reverse this step to convert the converted save back into the Retron format).ĩ. Then point the "New file name" to anywhere you want (this will be the converted save) and make sure whatever name you make the file, add ".sav" to the end of it (Example: Pokemon Red.sav). Open the program and point the "Old file name" to the save on your SD card you just created. First download the Retron save converter here: Retron5FileConverter.zip. They also must be converted back to the Retron format if you wish to put the save back on your Cartridge after editing in PKHeX.
Unfortunately Retron saves must be converted before use in PKHeX, Emulators, ETC. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS.Ĩ. Then navigate to (Retron>Saves>SRAM>Gameboy) You will see your save you just dumped in this directory.ħ. Once you have dumped your save from the cartridge, take the SD card from the Retron and put it in your computer. Make sure that in the settings, save data location is set to "SD card".Ħ. Insert your cartridge and make sure you have an SD card inserted into the back of the Retron.ģ.
#GAMEBOY COLOR EMULATOR ANDROID HOW TO UPDATE#
Make sure you update your Retron to the latest update (early updates are not reliable with save backup and restore).Ģ. (As a side note this will also allow you to replace your save battery in your GB cartridge without losing your save, if it hasn't already died somehow.)ġ. There are other cheaper methods, but plenty of people have the Retron 5, and it is the most reliable method for me. The main device I will be using in this tutorial is the Retron 5. If you are trying to back up your cartridge save for Gen 1-2 there are a few things you will need.
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