From 1a382b4cee43c04a99f40ef9bef58f0157a2e7e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MishMish Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 23:57:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Former-commit-id: e1ff263d66abf91ebedc7863148b9203466f424d --- README.md | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c741e0c..295cff7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,16 +6,86 @@ Nintendo GameBoy Advance ™ emulator and debugger, written in rust. +# Progress + +![Pokemon Emerald](media/screenshot1.png) + +## Supported features: +* Display modes 0,1,2,3,4 +* PCM Audio channels +* Snapshots (AKA savestates) +* Cartridge backup saves + +## Todo: +* CGB audio (4 wave generator channels) +* web.asm frontend +* Andriod & IOS applications +* color correction +* Configurable keybindings +* Controller support + + # Build and usage -1. set-up rust *nightly* -2. Obtain a gba bios binary. you can get an [open source GBA bios](https://github.com/Nebuleon/ReGBA/blob/master/bios/gba_bios.bin) -3. Place the bios file in the repository root and name it `gba_bios.bin` +The following instructions build the `rba-sdl2` target which is currently the main platform. (`rba-minifb` is also available without audio support) -4. Build and run in release mode (performance is terrible in the `dev` profile) - ```bash - $ cargo run --release -- path/to/rom - ``` +To get started, you need to get a [stable rust toolchain](https://rustup.rs). + +## Linux build dependencies +Install SDL2 dependencies + +```bash +sudo apt-get -y install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev +``` + +## Windows build dependencies +Download SDL2 runtime binaries for windows (either 32bit or 64bit depending on the target machine) +https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php +https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/ + +Extract all the DLLs into the project root (Yeah, its dirty and a build script will be written in the future to automate this) + +## Build & Usage +You need to obtain a gba bios binary. +An [open source GBA bios](https://github.com/Nebuleon/ReGBA/blob/master/bios/gba_bios.bin) is also available and supported. + + +Place the bios file in the repository root and name it `gba_bios.bin` (or alternatively use the `-b` command line option) + + +Build and run in release mode (performance is terrible in the `dev` profile) +```bash +$ cargo run --release -- path/to/rom +``` + + +You can also drag&drop rom files or any zip files containing `.gba` files inside into the emulator window and a new rom will be loaded. + +# Key bindings + +> Currently the key bindings are not configureable. + +GBA key bindings: + +| Keyboard | GBA | +|----------- |---------- | +| Up | Up | +| Down | Down | +| Left | Right | +| Right | Right | +| Z | B Button | +| X | A Button | +| Return | Start | +| Backspace | Select | +| A | L | +| S | R | + +Special key bindings +| Key | Function | +|-------------- |-------------------- | +| Space (hold) | Disable 60fps cap | +| F5 | Save snapshot file | +| F9 | Load snapshot file | # Why is this project needed ? @@ -29,33 +99,8 @@ I tried to resurrect it a year ago but didn't have the time to get invested in a I've grown to like rust a lot since then, so here we go again. You know what they say, *third time's a charm*. -# Progress - -## Supported features: -* Display modes 0,4,5 -* PCM Audio channels - -## Todo: -* Display modes 2,3 (affine backgrounds) -* Flash(backup) support -* CGB audio (4 wave generator channels) -* web.asm frontend -* color correction - -## Tested games status - -### Kirby - Nightmare in Dreamland* -No issues so far - -### Pokemon - Emerald -~~Won't boot unless binary patched to remove a loop querying the flash chip~~ - -### Dragon Ball - Legacy of Goku 2 -~~crashes when entering in-game menu, other than that works fine.~~ - -## Screenshots - -![Pokemon Emerald](media/screenshot1.png) ![Kirby - Nightmare in Dreamland](media/screenshot2.png) ![Dragon Ball - Legacy of Goku 2](media/screenshot3.png) +## More Screenshots + ![Kirby - Nightmare in Dreamland](media/screenshot2.png) ![Dragon Ball - Legacy of Goku 2](media/screenshot3.png) # Links and attribution @@ -71,4 +116,4 @@ No issues so far A GameBoy Advance emulator written in C++17 by a nice person called fleroviux. I've used this for debugging. - [Eggvance gba-suite](https://github.com/jsmolka/gba-suite) - Incredible test suite for the arm7tdmi interpreter that I'm using, written by Julian Smolka. \ No newline at end of file + Incredible test suite for the arm7tdmi interpreter that I'm using, written by Julian Smolka.