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RustBoyAdvance-NG Nintendo GameBoy Advance emulator and debugger, written in the rust programming language. Nintendo GameBoy Advance emulator and debugger, written in rust.
Currently passing armwrestler tests, and displays some of TONC's Demos. # Build and usage
# Using the REPL 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)
You need to have rust installed, and somehow legally obtain a gba bios binary. 3. Place the bios file in the repository root and name it `gba_bios.bin`
4. Build and run in release mode (performance is terrible in the `dev` profile)
```bash ```bash
$ cargo run -- debug $ cargo run --release -- path/to/rom
``` ```
# Why is this project needed ? # Why is this project needed ?
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I've grown to like rust a lot since then, so here we go again. 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*. 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)
# Links # Links
- [ARM7TDMI Technical Reference Manual](http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0210c/DDI0210B.pdf) - [ARM7TDMI Technical Reference Manual](http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0210c/DDI0210B.pdf)
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Comes with neat demo roms that really helped me during development and debugging. Comes with neat demo roms that really helped me during development and debugging.
- [NanoboyAdvance](https://github.com/fleroviux/NanoboyAdvance) - [NanoboyAdvance](https://github.com/fleroviux/NanoboyAdvance)
A GameBoy Advance emulator written in C++17 by a nice person called fleroviux. A GameBoy Advance emulator written in C++17 by a nice person called fleroviux.
I've used this emulator to search for a tough bug in mine. I've used this for debugging.
- [Eggvance](https://github.com/jsmolka/eggvance/tree/master/tests) - [Eggvance](https://github.com/jsmolka/eggvance/tree/master/tests)
A GameBoy Advance emulator written in C++, with really useful CPU test roms. A GameBoy Advance emulator written in C++, with really useful CPU test roms.

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