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Visual Boy Advance GX

Home Page: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Visual_Boy_Advance_GX

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Visual Boy Advance GX

https://github.com/dborth/vbagx (Under GPL License)

Visual Boy Advance GX is a modified port of VBA-M. With it you can play GBA/Game Boy Color/Game Boy games on your Wii/GameCube.

Nightly Builds
Features
Update History
Setup & Installation
Instructions
Credits
Links

NIGHTLY BUILDS

Download the latest builds from continuous integration:

Name	Status	File
Visual Boy Advance GX Wii/Wii U
Visual Boy Advance GX GameCube

FEATURES

Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, Wii U Pro, and Gamecube controller support
Wii U GamePad support (requires homebrew injection into Wii U VC title)
Rotation sensors, Solar sensors, and Rumble support
Optional special Wii controls built-in for some games
SRAM and State saving
IPS/UPS patch support
Custom controller configurations
SD, USB, DVD, SMB, Zip, and 7z support
Compatibility based on VBA-M r1231
MEM2 ROM Storage for fast access
Auto frame skip (optional) for those core heavy games
Turbo speed, video zooming, widescreen, and unfiltered video options
Native loading/saving of ROMS and SRAM from Goomba (a GB emulator for GBA)
Improved video rendering from RetroArch
Screenshots can be displayed on the main menu
Fixed pixel ratio mode (1x, 2x, and 3x)
Borders (from Super Game Boy games or custom from .png)
240p support

UPDATE HISTORY

[2.4.8 - March 30, 2024]

Added L+R+START for return to the menu for GCN controller (saulfabreg)
Fixed MBC2 data saving for F-1 Race, Kirby's Pinball Land, etc. (saulfabreg, based on fix from Steelskin)
Fixed MBC7 data saving for Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (saulfabreg, based on fix from Steelskin)
Compiled with latest devkitPPC/libogc
Added Swedish translation (IsakTheHacker)
Updated translations

[2.4.7 - July 31, 2023]

Compiled with latest devkitPPC/libogc
Switch to chosen video mode on first load if not automatic
Fixed a crash upon relaunching after removing a SD/USB device (InfiniteBlueGX)

[2.4.6 - June 15, 2022]

Compiled with latest devkitPPC/libogc
Added "Enable Turbo Mode" toggle to the Video Settings menu (based on InfiniteBlueGX's code)
Updated translations
Improved forwarder support

[2.4.5 - March 23, 2021]

Added L+R+START for back to menu for Wii Classic Controller
Updated French translation (thanks Tanooki16!)
Fixed issue with displaying screenshots

[2.4.4 - February 6, 2021]

Fixed SD2SP2 / SD gecko issues (again)

[2.4.3 - January 31, 2021]

Fixed SD2SP2 issues
Changed max game image dimensions to 640x480 to support screenshots

[2.4.2 - January 18, 2021]

Compiled with latest devkitPPC/libogc
Added ability to change the player mapped to a connected controller
Significant memory usage reductions (fonts and loading cover images)
Other minor fixes

[2.4.1 - June 29, 2020]

Compiled with latest devkitPPC/libogc
Fixed some 3rd party controllers with invalid calibration data
Translation updates
Added Wii U vWii Channel, widescreen patch, and now reports console/CPU speed
Added support for serial port 2 (SP2 / SD2SP2) on Gamecube
Fixed Wii U Pro controller button mapping not being used in one case
Fixed ZL button mapping for Wii U GamePad
Other minor fixes

[2.4.0 - April 13, 2019]

Fixed crash when used as wiiflow plugin
Fixed crash on launch when using network shares
Fixed issues with on-screen keyboard
Updated Korean translation

[2.3.9 - January 25, 2019]

Added ability to load external fonts and activated Japanese/Korean translations. Simply put the ko.ttf or jp.ttf in the app directory
Added ability to customize background music. Simply put a bg_music.ogg in the app directory
Added ability to change preview image source with + button (thanks Zalo!)
Fixed issue with resetting motion controls
Fixed issue with Mode 0 graphics transparency

[2.3.8 - January 4, 2019]

Restored changes lost from 2.3.0 core upgrade (GameCube virtual memory, optimizations from dancinninjac, GB color palettes, rotation/tilt for WarioWare Twisted, in-game rumble)
Improved WiiFlow integration
Fixed controllers with no analog sticks
Added Wii U GamePad support (thanks Fix94!)

[2.3.7 - August 28, 2018]

Allow loader to pass two arguments instead of three (libertyernie)
don't reset settings when going back to an older version
Fix a few potential crashes caused by the GUI
Other minor fixes/improvements
Compiled with latest libOGC/devkitPPC

[2.3.6 - December 11, 2016]

Restored Wiiflow mode plugin by fix94
Restored fix filebrowser window overlapping
Change all files End Of Line to windows mode
Remove update check for updates

[2.3.5 - December 10, 2016]

Hide saving dialog that pops up briefly when returning from a game

[2.3.4 - September 15, 2016]

Added the delete save file (SRAM / Snapshot) option
Changed the box colors for the SRAM and Snapshots files to match the color scheme of the emu GUI
Change the "Power off Wii" exit option to completely turn off the wii, ignoring the WC24 settings
Updated settings file name in order to have it's own settings file name
Added an option to switch between screenshots, covers, or artwork images, with their respective named folders at the device's root. You can set which one to show, by going to Settings > Menu > Preview Image. The .PNG image file needs to have the same name as the ROM (e.g.: Mother 3.png)
Removed sound from GUI (thanks to Askot)
Added option to switch between the Green or Monochrome GB color screen. You can set which one to show by going to Settings > Emulation > GB Screen Palette

[2.3.3 - June 25, 2016]

Fixed the GC pad Down input on the File browser window
Added Koston's green gb color screen
Added the Screenshot Button
Increased and Centered the Screenshot image and reduce game list width
Added a background for the preview image
Added the WiiuPro Controller icon on the controller settings
Fix DSI error / Bug from Emulator Main Menu

[2.3.2 - March 4, 2015] - libertyernie

Wii U: if widescreen is enabled in the Wii U setting, VBA GX will use a 16:9 aspect ratio, except while playing a game with fixed pixel mode turned on
There are now three options for border in the emulation settings menu (see "Super Game Boy borders" section for details)
- PNG borders now supported for GBA games
Video mode "PAL (50Hz)" renamed to "PAL (576i)"
Video mode "PAL (60Hz)" renamed to "European RGB (480i)"
240p support added (NTSC and European RGB modes)
All video modes now use a width of 704 for the best pixel aspect ratio

[2.3.1b - November 8, 2014] - Glitch

Added FIX94's libwupc for WiiU Pro Controllers
Added tueidj's vWii Widescreen Fix

[2.3.1 - October 14, 2014] - libertyernie

Super Game Boy border support
- Borders can be loaded from (and are automatically saved to) PNG files
- Any border loaded from the game itself will override the custom PNG border
Custom palette support from 2.2.8 restored
Option added to select Game Boy hardware (GB/SGB/GBC/auto)
Fixed pixel ratio mode added
- Overrides zoom and aspect ratio settings
- To squish the picture so it appears correctly on a 16:9 TV, you can open the settings.xml file and add 10 to the gbFixed/gbaFixed value. However, setting your TV to 4:3 mode will yield a better picture.
Real-time clock fixes for GB/GBC games, including Pokémon G/S/C
- RTC data in save file stored as little-endian
- Option added for UTC offset in the main menu (only required if you use the same SRAM on other, time-zone-aware platforms)
New option for selecting "sharp" or "soft" filtering settings
- "Sharp" was the default for 480p, "soft" was the default for 480i

[2.3.0 - September 10, 2014] - libertyernie

VBA-M core updated to r1231
Tiled rendering used for GBA games (new VBA-M feature, originally from RetroArch) - provides a major speed boost!
Changes from cebolleto's version
- Screenshots can be displayed for each game on the menu
- Nicer 7-Zip support
- When you leave a folder, the folder you just left will be selected
New options available:
- Disable the " Auto" string being appended to save files
- Disable frameskip entirely on GBA
Keyboard fixed (from libwiigui r56)
GUI prompt is now purple instead of green (button colors more intuitive)
Goomba and Goomba Color ROM support:
- Any Game Boy ROM stored within a Goomba ROM can be loaded "natively" in the Game Boy (Color) emulator (or the Goomba ROM can be loaded as GBA)
- Game Boy SRAM stored within Goomba SRAM is loaded and saved correctly

[2.2.8 - July 29, 2012]

Fixed lag with GameCube controllers

[2.2.7 - July 7, 2012]

Fixed PAL support

[2.2.6 - July 6, 2012]

Support for newer Wiimotes
Fixed missing audio channel bug (eg: in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
Improved controller behavior - allow two directions to be pressed simultaneously
Compiled with devkitPPC r26 and libogc 1.8.11

[2.2.5 - May 15, 2011]

Added Turkish translation

[2.2.4 - March 23, 2011]

Fixed browser regressions with stability and speed

[2.2.3 - March 19, 2011]

Improved USB and controller compatibility (recompiled with latest libogc)
Enabled SMB on GameCube (thanks Extrems!)
Added Catalan translation
Translation updates

[2.2.2 - October 7, 2010]

Fixed "blank listing" issue for SMB
Improved USB compatibility and speed
Added Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese translations
Channel updated (improved USB compatibility)
Other minor changes

[2.2.1 - August 14, 2010]

IOS 202 support removed
USB 2.0 support via IOS 58 added - requires that IOS58 be pre-installed
DVD support via AHBPROT - requires latest HBC

[2.2.0 - July 22, 2010]

Fixed broken auto-update

[2.1.9 - July 20, 2010]

Reverted USB2 changes

[2.1.8 - July 14, 2010]

Ability to use both USB ports (requires updated IOS 202 - WARNING: older versions of IOS 202 are NO LONGER supported)
Hide non-ROM files
Other minor improvements

[2.1.7 - June 20, 2010]

USB improvements
GameCube improvements - audio, SD Gecko, show thumbnails for saves
Other minor changes

[2.1.6 - May 19, 2010]

DVD support fixed
Fixed some potential hangs when returning to menu
Video/audio code changes
Fixed scrolling text bug
Other minor changes

[2.1.5 - April 9, 2010]

Fix auto-save bug

[2.1.4 - April 9, 2010]

Fixed issue with saves (GBA) and snapshots (GB)
Most 3rd party controllers should work now (you're welcome!)
Translation updates (German and Dutch)
Other minor changes

[2.1.3 - March 30, 2010]

Fixed ROM allocation. Should solve some unexplained crashes
Numerous performance optimizations (thanks dancinninja!)
DVD / USB 2.0 support via IOS 202. DVDx support has been dropped. It is highly recommended to install IOS 202 via the included installer
Multi-language support (only French translation is fully complete)
Thank you to everyone who submitted translations
SMB improvements/bug fixes
Minor video & input performance optimizations
Disabling rumble now also disables in-game rumbling
Fixed saving of GB screen position adjustment

[2.1.2 - December 23, 2009]

Numerous core optimizations (thanks dancinninjac!)
File browser now scrolls down to the last game when returning to browser
Auto update for those using USB now works
Fixed scrollbar up/down buttons
Minor optimizations

[2.1.1 - December 7, 2009]

Save state corruption issues fixed

[2.1.0 - December 2, 2009]

Fixed SMB (for real this time!)

[2.0.9 - November 30, 2009]

Fixed SMB
Added separate horizontal/vertical zoom options, and separate GB/GBA ones
Improved scrolling timing - the more you scroll, the fast it goes
Fixed reset button on Wii console - now you can reset multiple times
APU optimization (dancinninjac)
Minor code optimizations
Reduce memory fragmentation - fixes out of memory crashes

[2.0.8 - October 7, 2009]

Revamped filebrowser and file I/O
Fixed MBC2 saving/loading
Fixed some GB-Z80 instructions
DVD loading in GameCube should work now (untested and unsupported)
Many, many other bug fixes

[2.0.7 - September 16, 2009]

Text rendering corrections
SMB improvements
Built with latest libraries
Video mode switching now works properly
Other minor bugfixes and cleanup

[2.0.6 - July 22, 2009]

Fixed "No game saves found." message when there are actually saves.
Fixed shift key on keyboard
Text scrolling works again
Change default prompt window selection to "Cancel" button

[2.0.5 - July 9, 2009]

Faster SMB/USB browsing
Last browsed folder is now remembered
Fixed controller mapping reset button
Fixed no sound on GameCube version
Directory names are no longer altered
Preferences now only saved on exit
Fixed on-screen keyboard glitches
SRAM auto-saved on power-off from within a game
Prevent 7z lockups, better 7z error messages

[2.0.4 - June 30, 2009]

Fixed auto-update
Increased file browser listing to 10 entries, decreased font size
Added text scrolling on file browser
Added reset button for controller mappings
Settings are now loaded from USB when loading the app from USB on HBC
Fixed menu crashes caused by ogg player bugs
Fixed memory card saving verification bug
Fixed game savebrowser bugs
Miscellaneous code cleanup/corrections

[2.0.3 - May 30, 2009]

Fixed SD/USB corruption bug
SMB works again
GUI bugs fixed, GUI behavioral improvements
GB Palette editing
More built-in palettes
Palettes now fade to white correctly instead of getting brighter
Can now turn off palette colorizing
Workaround for palette issue on Mega Man I GB - palette disabled
Star Wars, TMNT, Lord Of The Rings, Castlevania Wii Controls
Fix for WarioWare startup - Nunchuk C button or Wii Remote B button will now make calibration easy by locking the gyroscope.
Fixed issues with constant rumbling

[2.0.2 - May 26, 2009]

Improved stability
Fixed broken SDHC from HBC 1.0.2 update
Fixed issues with returning to menu from in-game
Add option to disable rumble
Auto-determines if HBC is present - returns to Wii menu otherwise
Unfiltered mode fixed
Miscellaneous bugfixes

[2.0.1 - April 30, 2009]

Multiple state saves now working
Built with more stable libogc/libfat
Fixed settings saving glitches
Fixed Mortal Kombat GameCube controller bug
Fixed Zelda DX palette bug
Fixed Harry Potter 1-3 keyboard bug

[2.0.0 - April 27, 2009]

New GX-based menu, with a completely redesigned layout. Has Wiimote IR support, sounds, graphics, animation effects, and more
Thanks to the3seashells for designing some top-notch artwork, to Peter de Man for composing the music, and a special thanks to shagkur for fixing libogc bugs that would have otherwise prevented the release
Onscreen keyboard for changing save/load folders and network settings
Menu configuration options (configurable exit button, wiimote orientation, volumes)
New save manager, allowing multiple saves and save browsing. Shows screenshots for Snapshot saves, and save dates/times
Added video shifting option
Added video mode selection (recommended to leave on Automatic)
USB Mouse support (buttons only)
Keyboard shift key bug fixed
Built-in 14 colour palettes for some monochrome gameboy games (Magnetic Soccer, Malibu Beach Volleyball, Marble Madness, Metroid 2, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, Mr. Do!)
Rumble works in GBC games designed for rumble cartridges but shipped without rumble cartridges, such as Disney's Tarzan for GBC
Improved Mortal Kombat Wii Controls
Mortal Kombat games now have many extra characters to choose
Wii Controls for more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games
Improved Lego Star Wars controls
Boktai menu now tells you when there can't be sun because it is night
Minor bug fixes

[1.0.9 - April 7, 2009]

Gamecube controller should no longer rumble constantly

[1.0.8 - April 4, 2009]

"Match Wii Game" controls option! Games that have a Wii equivalent can be played using the controls for that Wii game. For example all Zelda games can be played with Twilight Princess controls. See the Instructions section below for important details.
Rotation/Tilt sensor games all work
Solar sensors (Boktai 1/2/3)
Rumble (except for games that rely on Gameboy Player)
Keyboard
PAL support, finally!
New scaling options, choose how much stretching you want
Colourised games now partially work but still have distortion
"Corvette" no longer has a screwed up palette (but still crashes)
Triggers net reconnection on SMB failure
Source code refactored, and project file added
Instructions section added to this readme file

[1.0.7 - January 27, 2009]

Updated to VBA-M r847
Corrected sound interpolation
Faster SD/USB - new read-ahead cache
Removed trigger of back to menu for Classic Controller right joystick
Fixed a bug with reading files < 2048 bytes
Fixed GBA games on GameCube
Fixed homebrew GBA games on GameCube
Fixed some memory leaks, buffer overflows, etc
Code cleanup, other general bugfixes

[1.0.6 - December 24, 2008]

Fixed save state saving bug
Fixed unstable SD card access
Proper SD/USB hotswap (Wii only)
Auto-update feature (Wii only)
Rewritten SMB access - speed boost, NTLM now supported (Wii only)
Improved file access code
Resetting preferences now resets controls
Minor bug fixes

[1.0.5 - November 19, 2008]

SDHC works now
Frameskipping tweaks
Fixed snapshot loading issue
Full widescreen support
Changed scaling
Zooming fixed (thanks eke-eke!)
PAL timing changes - EURGB60 mode forced
Wii - Added console/remote power button support
Wii - Added reset button support (resets game)
Wii - Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same folder as the DOL (eg: apps/vbagx/settings.xml)
GameCube - Added DVD motor off option
GameCube - Fixed GBA loading issue

[1.0.4 - October 28, 2008]

Complete port of VBA-M - now uses blaarg's new audio core, latest GB core
Frameskipping improvements
Sound processing improved - L-R channel reversal corrected, skipping fixed
Saving problems fixed, game compatibility improved
IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
SD/USB hot-swapping!
SDHC support
Zoom setting saved
Widescreen correction option
GameCube support is back, including Qoob support!

[1.0.3 - October 15, 2008]

New timing / frameskip algorithm - should (hopefully) work 100% better!
Performance improvements - video threading, PPC core partly activated
Video zooming option
Unfiltered video option
7z support
Loading progress bars added

[1.0.2 - October 6, 2008]

New core! The core is now a custom combination of VBA-M and VBA 1.72
Added DVD, SMB, ZIP, GameCube MC support
Faster USB/SD speeds
Screen alignment and flickering problems fixed
128K save support added
Better emulation speeds. Should now be nearly full speed all the time for most games.
Turbo speed feature. Mapped to right C-stick (classic controller & Gamecube controller), and A+B for wiimote
Controller mapping preferences bug fixed. Your preferences will reset automatically to correct any problems in your preferences file
Many other tweaks behind the scenes

[1.0.1 - September 18, 2008]

GBA games now run at full speed
Menu improvements, with spiffy new background
Fixed L/R buttons - they work now

[1.0.0 - September 16, 2008]

Now compiles with devkitpro r15
One makefile to make all versions
Complete rewrite based on code from SNES9x GX
Now has a menu! ROM selector, preferences, controller mapping, etc
Wiimote, Nunchuk, and Classic controller support
Button mapping for all controller types
Full support for SD and USB
Load/save preference selector. ROMs, saves, and preferences are saved/loaded according to these
'Auto' settings for save/load - attempts to automatically determine your load/save device(s) - SD, USB
Preferences are loaded and saved in XML format. You can open VBAGX.xml edit all settings, including some not available within the program

SETUP & INSTALLATION

Unzip the archive. You will find the following folders inside:

apps Contains Homebrew Channel ready files (see Homebrew Channel instructions below)

vbagx Contains the directory structure required for storing roms and saves. By default, roms are loaded from "vbagx/roms/" and saves / preferences are stored in "vbagx/saves/".

Loading / Running the Emulator:

Wii - Via Homebrew Channel:

The most popular method of running homebrew on the Wii is through the Homebrew Channel. If you already have the channel installed, just copy over the apps folder included in the archive into the root of your SD card.

Remember to also create the vbagx directory structure required. See above.

If you haven't installed the Homebrew Channel yet, read about how to here: http://hbc.hackmii.com/

Gamecube:

You can load VBAGX via sdload and an SD card in slot A, or by streaming it to your Gamecube, or by booting a bootable DVD with VBAGX on it. This document doesn't cover how to do any of that.

INSTRUCTIONS

If you have upgraded from a previous version, the emulator may start with a message that your preferences have been reset. You will need to set your preferences how you want them.

Otherwise the emulator will start at the main menu, which is a list of game ROMs. There is also a settings button to choose how and where to load or save files, and to change menu settings.

Navigate the menu with the D-Pad, or the Wiimote pointer, and select options with the A button. Press the B button to swap between controlling a list box and controlling the buttons. Pressing the Home button will exit from the main menu. You can choose what exiting will do by using the settings menu.

Click on the logo to see the credits.

When choosing a file, use left and right to go up or down a page.

Once you choose a game, the game will start. But you can get back to a menu by pressing Home. This takes you to the in-game menu, where you can save, load, reset, or change settings. The settings apply to all games, not just the current one. These settings are different from the settings on the main menu. If you are playing a Boktai game with a solar sensor, there will also be a fifth button which lets you change the weather. The sunlight is based on the weather, the time of day, and the angle of your Wiimote.

Saving and loading let you choose two kinds of save files. SRAM is the normal kind of saving and loading that you have on a real gameboy. It only saves up to the last checkpoint or savepoint in the game. Or you can save a better way by using the emulator's special "Snapshot" feature which saves the state of everything, exactly where you are up to. Loading a Snapshot may erase your "SRAM (Auto)" so be careful.

From the game menu you can return to the game by pressing Home again, or by clicking on the "Close" button in the top right. Or to quit that game and choose a different game, click on the "Main Menu" button.

If you don't want to load ROMs from the SD card, you can go to the settings menu and choose where to load from. You can load from SD cards, USB memory sticks/hard drives, DVD (if you installed DVDX), gamecube memory cards, or from shared folders over the network (this is called SMB).

ROMs can be in ZIP files, but the ROM must be the first file in the ZIP. If not, you will get an error. ROMs can also be in .7z files, or ordinary rom files.

Patches can be used to colourise a monochrome gameboy game, or to translate a game into your language, or to stop the game from needing special hardware. Search the internet for patches. Many games have been translated by fans. They can be in IPS or UPS format. You don't need to patch anything yourself. Just put the IPS or UPS file in the vbagx/roms folder along with the rom itself. The patch must have the same name as the rom. Patches can not be put inside the ZIP file. If a rom is zipped, you might need to check inside the zip for the actual rom filename.

Colourised games still have some distortion in this version, but it is improved from the previous version, and better than VBA-M. Some unpatched monochrome gameboy games have built-in palettes in this emulator and will appear in colour.

You must not use patched versions of Boktai roms! (Except for the translation patch for Boktai 3, which is highly recommended). The patches are for old emulators that don't support the solar sensor. VBA GX and NO$GBA support the solar sensor natively, and the patch will stop them from working.

You must also not use patched versions of WarioWare Twisted, Kirby's Tilt n Tumble, or Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (Topsy Turvy). The original roms are fully supported, and the patch will stop them from working.

Controls

See the website at http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/VBA for better control documentation, with illustrations and tables.

The default controls are...

= Gameboy Start Button

= Gameboy Select Button Home = Show emulator's game menu

Wii Remote by itself: Hold the Wii Remote sideways. 2 = Gameboy A Button 1 = Gameboy B Button A = Gameboy R Button B = Gameboy L Button

Wii Remote + Nunchuk: Hold the Nunchuk and ignore the Wii Remote. Z = Gameboy A Button C = Gameboy B Button

Classic Controller: B = Gameboy A Button Y = Gameboy B Button R = Gameboy R Button L = Gameboy L Button

You can configure the controls how you want from the controls menu. Different controls will be used depending on what you have plugged into the Wii Remote. Nunchuk means Nunchuk + Wii Remote. Gamecube controllers can be used at the same time as Wii Remotes and all control the same player. When configuring controls, press HOME to cancel.

But the controls you choose will be overridden for certain games if you choose "Match Wii Game" (or "Match Gamecube Game" on a Gamecube) and you have the appropriate expansion plugged in. If the game does not have special Wii controls, then the controls you chose will be used.

Gameboy and Gameboy colour games don't have L and R buttons. Those buttons only work in Gameboy Advance games.

In addition to the controls you can configure, these other controls apply:

HOME, Escape: returns you to the emulator's game menu. Then press B to go to the main menu and B again to return to the game. A+B, Spacebar, or right analog stick: fast forward Right analog stick: zoom (if enabled)

Super Game Boy borders

VBA-GX has supported Super Game Boy borders since 2.3.1. You can enable this feature in the Emulation settings on the main menu.

Borders can be loaded from two locations:

PNG files in the borders folder (by default, /vbagx/borders)
The game itself

Borders will only be loaded from the game itself when the emulator is running in Super Game Boy mode, and the border setting in Emulation settings is set to "From game (SGB only)". (You can also use the Emulation settings menu to force SGB mode even for Game Boy Color games.) If the borders folder exists, but no border for the game is present, the loaded Super Game Boy border will be written to a .png file, which can be loaded later in "From .png file" mode.

In addition, if the borders folder exists but there is no border for the game, the first border loaded from the game will be written to a PNG file so it can be loaded in the future (even in Game Boy Color mode.) This means after you run a game once in SGB mode, you can then use the same border in GBC mode.

If the border setting is set to "From .png file", borders will be loaded from the borders folder. Borders can be up to 640x480 and will work for both Game Boy (Color) and Game Boy Advance games.

For both loading and saving, the PNG filename is [TITLE].png, where [TITLE] is the ROM title defined at 0x134 (for GB games) or 0xA0 (for GBA games). For example, POKEMON_SFXAAXE.png will be loaded for Pokémon Silver. If no PNG file by that name exists, VBA-GX will try loading default.png (for GB games) or defaultgba.png (for GBA games) instead.

Since the borders are rendered along with the video output of the game, the pixels in the border will be the same size as game pixels. This means that a Game Boy game will appear in the middle 160x144 pixels of the border, and a Game Boy Advance game will appear in the middle 240x160 pixels, regardless of the resolution of the border PNG image.

Match Wii Controls

Special Wii controls exist for the following games:

These Zelda games can be played with Twilight Princess controls: The Legend Of Zelda, Zelda 2, A Link To The Past, Link's Awakening (DX), Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Minish Cap

These Mario games can be played with Mario Galaxy controls: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. DX, Super Mario 2, Super Mario (2) Advance, Super Mario 3, Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (Topsy Turvy)

Mario Kart can be (sort of) played with Mario Kart wii controls, but it doesn't work very well.

These Metroid games can be played with Metroid Prime 3 controls: Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid 1, Metroid 2, Metroid Fusion

These Mortal Kombat games can be played with Mortal Kombat Armageddon controls: Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat 4, Mortal Kombat Advance, Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance, Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition

These Lego games can be played with Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga controls: Lego Star Wars The Video Game, Lego Star Wars The Original Trilogy

These Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games can be played with TMNT Wii controls: TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fall of the Foot Clan, Back from the Sewers, Radical Rescue

These Harry Potter games can be played with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Wii controls: Harry Potter 1, Harry Potter 1 GBC, Harry Potter 2, Harry Potter 2 GBC, Harry Potter 3, Harry Potter 4, Harry Potter 5

These Medal Of Honour games can be played with Medal Of Honour Wii controls: Medal Of Honour Underground, Medal Of Honour Infiltrator

One Piece can be played with One Piece Unlimited Adventure controls.

Boktai 1, Boktai 2, Boktai 3, and Kirby's Tilt n Tumble, and WarioWare Twisted can be played with controls designed for them.

Zelda, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

All Zelda games use the same controls as Twilight Princess on the Wii or Gamecube. You can also connect a Classic Controller to use similar controls to the Ocarina Of Time for the Virtual Console, but with the R trigger acting as the B button and an inventory like Twilight Princess. With nothing plugged in to the Wii Remote, your configured controls are used instead.

The Wii Zelda controls are:

Swing your Wii Remote to draw or swing your sword. Press A to put your sword away again. The 2 handed sword can't be drawn this way, and must be drawn manually from the items menu, but you can swing it like normal.

Shake your Nunchuk to do a spin attack.

Use the Z Button to Z-Target and to draw and use your shield. While Z-Targetting you will sidestep in some games. If you have a Gust Jar equipped instead of a shield, it will be used for Z-Targetting.

Use the A Button to perform an action, such as rolling, talking to people, reading signs, picking things up, throwing things, shrinking or growing, pulling things, etc. It will also put away your sword or shield. In Zelda 2, it will jump.

Use the C Button to fast forward. It was originally the camera button in Twilight Princess.

Press the B Button to use the currently selected item. 3 other items will be mapped to Left, Down, and Right D-Pad buttons. Swap the currently selected item with one of those items by pressing that D-Pad button. The three slots correspond to the first 3 slots in your inventory. In Minish Cap, the D-Pad buttons use the item directly instead of swapping it with the B Button, and the B Button is the same as the down button. In Minish Cap the left item is always the Kinstones and the down and right items correspond to the B and A slots.

Up on the D-Pad talks to Midna, or to your hat. It will take you to the save screen in Link's Awakening, or to the secondary items screen in the Oracle games.

The 1 Button goes to the Map screen. The - Button goes to the Items screen. The + Button goes to the Quest Status screen

On the Items screen, choose an item and then press either the B Button or the D-Pad button to move it to that slot. The change may not be visible until you go to another screen and back. In Link's Awakening you can toggle Bomb Arrows by choosing the bombs and pressing Z. It will rumble for a short time when bomb arrows are deactivated, and for a long time when bomb arrows are activated. You still need to equip the bow to use bomb arrows. In Minish Cap you should be able to use the IR pointer function to select items.

The Gamecube controller Zelda controls are:

B is the sword button. Use it to draw or swing your sword. Hold B for a spin attack. Press A to put the sword away again. The 2 handed sword can't be drawn this way, and must be selected manually from the items screen, but can be swung with this (or any other) button.

Use the L Trigger to L-Target and to draw and use your shield. While L-Targetting you will sidestep in some games. If you have a Gust Jar equipped instead of a shield, it will be used for L-Targetting.

Use the A Button to perform an action, such as rolling, talking to people, reading signs, picking things up, throwing things, shrinking or growing, etc. It will also put away your sword or shield. In Zelda 2, it will jump.

Use the R Trigger to pull on blocks or walls, or to lift things. You must have a bracelet or gloves to lift some objects. The bracelet or gloves will be equipped automatically. This feature is unique to the Gamecube controller.

Use the right analog stick to fast forward. It was originally the camera control in Twilight Princess.

Press the X or Y buttons to use the two equipped items. These two items both share the B slot, except in Minish Cap where one is in the A slot. The item that was not used last will be in the first slot in your inventory.

Right on the D-Pad takes you to the map. Up on the D-Pad takes you to the items screen. Start takes you to the quest status screen.

The Z trigger talks to Midna, or to your hat. It will take you to the save screen in Link's Awakening, or to the secondary items screen in the Oracle games.

The Classic controller Zelda controls are:

Use the A Button to perform an action, such as rolling, talking to people, reading signs, picking things up, throwing things, shrinking or growing, pulling, etc. It will also put away your sword or shield. In Zelda 2, it will jump.

Use the ZL Button to fast forward.

Press the R Button to use the currently selected item. 3 other items will be mapped to Left, Down, and Right on the right analog stick. They are also mapped to ZR, Y, and X. Swap the currently selected item with one of those items by pressing that button or direction. The three slots correspond to the first 3 slots in your inventory. In Minish Cap, the D-Pad buttons use the item directly instead of swapping it with the B Button, and the B Button is the same as the down button. In Minish Cap the left item is always the Kinstones and the down and right items correspond to the B and A slots.

(Start) takes you to the subscreens.

(Select) takes you to the map or changes subscreens.

Up on the analog stick talks to Midna, or to your hat.

Mario, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

All Mario or Yoshi games use the same controls as Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii. You can also connect a Classic Controller to use similar controls to Super Mario World on the SNES.

The Wii Mario controls are:

Shake the Wii Remote to do a spin attack, or to shoot fireballs when you are fire Mario. In some games that have a spin attack, you will need to use the B Button instead to shoot fireballs. You can also dismount Yoshi by shaking.

Walk by moving the joystick a little, run by moving the joystick a lot.

A = jump B = shoot, run, hold on to things, yoshi's tongue, etc. Z = crouch or lay egg. Press Z while in the air to butt stomp. C = camera. Hold C to look around with the joystick. D-Pad = look around, or walk in some games

= pause 1 = throw egg if you are Yoshi

The Classic Controller Mario controls are:

Walk by moving the joystick a little, run by moving the joystick a lot.

B = jump A = spin attack X/Y = shoot, run, hold on to things, yoshi's tongue, etc. ZL or sometimes L = crouch or lay egg. Press in the air to butt stomp.

= pause L/R = look around (if the game supports it) ZR = fast forward (8-bit Game Boy only)

In Super Mario World and Super Mario Land 2, you can use the A or R buttons for a spin jump.

Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (Topsy Turvy), Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

The controls are the same as all other Mario or Yoshi games, except that tilting the Wii Remote tilts the world and the screen. This affects everything in the world and also how you move.

Metroid, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

All Metroid games use the same controls as Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on the Wii. You aim up and down by pointing the Wii Remote up and down.

The Wii Metroid controls are:

Aim up and down by pointing the Wii Remote up and down.

Flick the Wii remote up while in Morph Ball to spring jump.

A = shoot B = jump Down on D-Pad = fire missile C = toggle Morph Ball

= start

= toggle super missiles 1 = map 2 = hint

TMNT, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

The TMNT games (except Battle Nexus) use the same controls as TMNT on Wii, or GameCube. With a Classic Controller they use the same controls as on the Playstation version.

The Wii TMNT controls are:

Shake the Wii Remote to attack or to throw away a weapon if in the air. Also shake to pick up a weapon.

Shake the Nunchuk to do a spin kick.

A = jump B = swap turtle, or charge attack B while pointing up = super family move C = roll Z = special move

Boktai, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

The 3 Boktai games use special controls that I created. They are not based on anything, since the real game uses a solar sensor.

The controls are the same with or without a Nunchuk.

The Wii Boktai controls are:

Point your Wii Remote at the sky to quickly charge your Gun Del Sol. Point your Wii Remote at the ground to block the sunlight and prevent it from charging or overheating. Or hold it like normal to use it like normal.

Press Home to set the real life weather in the emulator's game menu. Note that if it is night time in real life, there will not be any sun, regardless of what you set the weather to. Please set the weather honestly or it spoils the fun. Note that maximum sun is not actually the best, since it rots fruit, and overheats your gun. The weather must be set each time you play, it is not saved.

Swing your Wii Remote to swing your sword or other weapon, if you have one.

D-Pad or Nunchuk joystick walks.

Press B to fire your Gun Del Sol.

A = read signs, open chests, talk to people C or 2 = look around, or change subscreen (R)

= start

= select Z or 1 = change element, or change subscreen (L) 1 (if Nunchuk plugged in) = fast forward

WarioWare Twisted, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

WarioWare Twisted uses similar controls to the Gameboy game.

The Wii WarioWare Twisted controls are:

Rotate the Wii Remote to rotate.

Hold Z to lock the current menu item.

A = Select B = Cancel

= Start

Kirby's Tilt n Tumble, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

Kirby's Tilt n Tumble uses similar controls to the Gameboy game.

The Kirby Tilt n Tumble controls are:

Tilt the Wii Remote to tilt the world. Shake the Wii Remote to flick Kirby and the monsters up into the air.

A = shoot yourself out of holes in the ground, or jump from clouds.

Mortal Kombat, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

All Mortal Kombat games use the same controls as Mortal Kombat Armaggedon for the Wii, except that special moves gestures are not implemented yet.

The Mortal Kombat Wii controls are:

Use the Nunchuk joystick to move and jump.

D-Pad left = Low Punch D-Pad up = High Punch D-Pad down = Low Kick D-Pad right = High Kick Z = block A = throw C = change style, run, change costume or character

= pause

= change costume or character

Lego Star Wars, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

Both Lego Star Wars games use the same controls as Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for the Wii.

The Lego Star Wars Wii controls are:

Swing the Wii Remote to swing your lightsaber. Flick the Wii Remote up to grapple.

A = Jump B = Shoot Z = Use the force, build lego C = Change characters, talk to people

= force power, special ability

= start 1/2 = fast forward

Harry Potter, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

All the Harry Potter games use the same controls as Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix on the Wii. Spell gestures are not supported yet.

The Harry Potter Wii controls are:

Wave the Wii Remote to cast a spell. Nunchuk joystick walks. D-Pad changes subscreen in the map and navigates menu. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix you must use the IR Pointer to select where to cast a spell.

A = Talk, open door, push button, interract, etc. / Jinx B = Use your wand / charm / cancel Z = run (fast forward) / sneak C = show location name / flute / jump

= Maurauders map / Tasks

= pause / menu 1/2 = change spells

Medal of Honour, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

All the Medal of Honour games use the same controls as various Medal of Honour games and modes on the Wii.

The Medal of Honour Wii controls are:

In Medal of Honour Underground you turn by aiming with the Wii Remote IR pointer on the screen like any FPS game. In Medal of Honour Infiltrator, you don't.

Swing the Wiimote up to reload. Move with the Nunchuk joystick.

B = shoot

= use

= pause, objectives, menu 2 / D-Pad Up = reload D-Pad Left/Right = change weapons D-Pad Down = toggle crouch C = strafe 1 = run

One Piece, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

One Piece uses the same controls as One Piece Unlimited Adventure on the Wii or One Piece Grand Adventure (and others) on the Gamecube.

The One Piece Wii controls are:

A = attack B = jump

= change character

= pause C = dash (double click and hold) Z = grab 2 = fast forward 1 = select (maybe does nothing)

The One Piece Gamecube controls are:

A = attack X = attack up Y = jump B = grab R Trigger = change character start = pause L Trigger = dash (double click and hold) Z = grab right analog stick = fast forward 1 = select (maybe does nothing)

Kid Dracula, Match Wii Controls

Turn "Match Wii Controls" ON to use these controls.

(There's no Kid Dracula game for the Wii, but this is a good opportunity to show off some fancy memory-swapping tricks. -libertyernie)

The Kid Dracula Wii controls (remote + nunchuk) are:

A = jump B = use selected weapon Z = use NOR weapon (fireball) C = use BAT weapon (turn into bat for 5 sec)

= pause

= switch item 1/2 = fast forward

The Kid Dracula Classic Controller controls are:

A/B = jump Y = use selected weapon X = use NOR weapon (fireball) R/ZR = use BAT weapon (turn into bat for 5 sec)

= pause

= switch item 1/2 = fast forward

In Kid Dracula, pressing the "fire" button will always shoot a small fireball, but holding the button for a second or so to charge up the shoot lets you use whichever item is selected.

Pressing B (nunchuk) or Y (classic) will switch back to whatever item was selected before you pressed Z/C (nunchuk) or X/R/ZR (classic), unless you have switched items since then.

CREDITS

		Coding & menu design		Tantric
		Codebase update & Goomba	libertyernie
		Menu screenshots			cebolleto
		GBA tiled rendering			bgK (for RetroArch)
		Additional coding			Carl Kenner, dancinninjac
		Menu artwork				the3seashells
		Menu sound					Peter de Man

		VBA GameCube/Wii			SoftDev, emukidid

		Visual Boy Advance - M		VBA-M Team
		Visual Boy Advance			Forgotten
		libogc/devkitPPC			shagkur & wintermute
		FreeTypeGX					Armin Tamzarian

		And many others who have contributed over the years!

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vbagx's Issues

SD error

While playing and try changing a game i get cant find sd, i dont why this
happens some other people from tehskeen are getting the error aswell after
the error comes up the emu crashes.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 29 Oct 2008 at 4:21

T.V. overscan cuts off some of screen.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Having a tv that overscans which many people due

What version of the product are you using? 1.01


Please provide any additional information below.

 You can easialy fix this issue by allowing zoom like with your snes emu or
puting a option to reduce the size of the GBA screen by one inch.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 21 Sep 2008 at 4:08

Long-Loading times from SD

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Open VBA-GX 1.0.6 from HBC.
2. Load a GBA ROM like Mother 3.
3. Wait for load

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
In VBA-GX 1.0.4 & 1.0.5 takes 5-10 seconds to load a 32 MB ROM like Mother
3, but now takes around 40-50 seconds to load it, similar to the earlier
VBA releases for Wii.

Does this issue occur on VBA-M
r778(http://mudlord.homebrewheaven.net/downloads/vbam_installer.exe)? If
so, please report the issue to the VBA-M forum.
It's a Wii-version Specific Feature.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.6

Please provide any additional information below.
The readme says this version has * Improved file access code ... so Could
it be broken instead? 

Thanks a lot for your effort!!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 27 Dec 2008 at 7:59

Can't save in MarioKart Super Circuit

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Play MarioKart Super Circuit
2. Play a Time Trial
3. When you finish the Time Trial, choose "Quit" to save

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected: Progress/record is saved.
What I see: The game shows an error message stating that data could not be
saved.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.2

Please provide any additional information below.
I tried saving with another game (Kirby & the Amazing Mirror) and it worked
fine, so I know it's not an issue with all saves. MK:SC is the only game
I've seen so far that can't save. I must also emphasize that the error I
see is the game's error message, not the emulator's.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 8 Oct 2008 at 2:06

.7z compressed ROMs cannot be loaded from DVD on GameCube with qoob chip.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Try to load a .7z compressed ROM from DVD with VBA on a gamecube with a
qoobchip.


What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

The ROM should load and decompress. Instead of this the .7z opens up like a
"folder" with the .gba file in it. As soon as you select it and try to open
it, it says "unable to load rom" instead of loading it.


Does this issue occur on VBA-M
r778(http://mudlord.homebrewheaven.net/downloads/vbam_installer.exe)? If
so, please report the issue to the VBA-M forum.

I don't think so.


What version of the product are you using?

I was testing with 1.0.6


Please provide any additional information below.

I tried this with multiple .7z files on a DVD, and it happened with 100% of
them.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 26 Dec 2008 at 6:55

GBA games run extremely slow (Compared to the old version of VBA) and GB/C games run extremely fast

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load a GBA rom
or
2. Load a GBC rom

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
With the old version of VBA (I don't remember the version number) the GBA
games ran at full speed. In version 1.0 they run very slow. 
As for Gameboy/Gameboy Color games, they run too fast to be playable.

What version of the product are you using?
Visual Boy Advance Wii v1.0

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 17 Sep 2008 at 10:31

Cheats Menu

Here's a good idea, a Cheats Menu that works like the one in Snes9x GX 005,
loading .clt files from vbagx/cheats. That would be a super enhancement to
this already uber app.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 25 Sep 2008 at 2:39

Mario & Luigi Music issues

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load the Emu via HBC
2. Loading Mario & luigi - Super Star Saga ROM (both U & E)
3. Waiting to start the game/music.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Upon loading the game, i can't hear some sound channels, you know... like
they were off (the VBA Windows emu has an option to turn off some of them).
So the music sounds "incomplete".

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.3 (Source compiled)

Please provide any additional information below.
This is the only game (from what i tested) with music issues. This happens
with both (E) and (U) dump.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 13 Oct 2008 at 4:07

video scaling

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. play game (video scaling default)

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
see attached file.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.5

Please provide any additional information below.
"video scaling 16:9 correction" it works correctly.
The video scaling of 1.0.4 version (default and 16:9 correction) it works
correctly.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 19 Nov 2008 at 11:52

Attachments:

demo.gif

Video Signal change

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Open the homebrew program
2. Select VisualBoyAdvance GX
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

PAL 50Hz Mode. what appears to appear is 60Hz mode 

What version of the product are you using?

VisualBoyAdvance GX 1.0.5

Please provide any additional information below.

I have a PAL 50Hz TV. Previous VisualBoyAdvance GX version did not have 
this issue

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 20 Nov 2008 at 10:51

Power off feature not working properly

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Run the gx emulator.
2. Turn off the Wii while in the emulator.
3. Turn the Wii back on by pressing power on the Wiimote or by tapping the 
power button on the Wii.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Supposed to turn on normally, instead i have to go to the wii and force the wii 
off (by holding the power on the wii) before it turns on.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.5, on a Shop Channel hacked 3.3U

Please provide any additional information below.
This also happens with FCE ultra GX, and Snes9X gx.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 23 Nov 2008 at 4:35

Auto Detect Controller

Could you make the emu detect automatically what controller you are using eg. 
classic controller.
(not a defect)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 29 Nov 2008 at 4:09

Newly Patched Mother 3 Rom not Completely Loading

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Start VBAGX from Homebrew Channel
2. Select game/rom Mother 3(patched with mato's Mother 3 translation patch)
3. wait for it to load

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
It stops at the very end, and never loads completely

What version of the product are you using?
VbaGX of October 15th 2008

Please provide any additional information below.
The file size of the Mother 3 rom is slightly over 32 mb

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 19 Oct 2008 at 5:57

Mario VS Donkey Kong no sound plus controls messed up

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Place BIOS file in /GBA GX/BIOS/BIOS.GBA
2. Start Mario VS Donkey Kong.GBA (any version)

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Sound plus normal controls are expected
Getting no sound, and when jumping Mario also walks to the left.

What version of the product are you using?
1.01

Please provide any additional information below.
I think it used to work in the old version (1.00), but then it was too slow
to be of any use.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 30 Sep 2008 at 10:02

Loading from SMB

When I try to load a rom from SMB, it shows the list of roms on the pc, but
it cant load any. 

When trying to load a .gba I get this error.
Invalid network settings. Check settings.xml.
Error loading game.
Error loading ROM.

When trying to load a zip, rar or 7z:
Error opening archive.

The rom load perfectly from the SD.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 21 Nov 2008 at 2:31

Golden Sun 2 slowdown

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Run golden sun 2

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Smooth gameplay like in Golden Sun.
Walking through maps is slow.

Does this issue occur on VBA-M r778(http://mudlord.homebrewheaven.net/
downloads/vbam_installer.exe)? If so, please report the issue to the VBA-M 
forum.
The windows version plays just fine.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.6

Please provide any additional information below.
None.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 25 Dec 2008 at 11:04

have gba screen border skin instead of black border

What steps will reproduce the problem?
Not a problem but a suggestion.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Instead a black border when playing gba games, have a border skin that 
makes the game look like playing on gba.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 26 Oct 2008 at 4:41

Attachments:

example.png

Colorized Rom

Metroid II Return of Samus if Colorized does't 
display properly. Not sure if all Colorized 
roms do the same. Using VBA GX 1.0.5

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 19 Dec 2008 at 4:02

Glitchy music in Mother 3

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Playing the japanese game Mother 3
2. During the battles, mostly, music is somewhat glitched up, thus
rendering the combo system in battle pretty much useless
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The battles and music shouldn't be glitched up. It's a bit distracting.

What version of the product are you using?
Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.3

Please provide any additional information below.
I figure it might be due to the size of the game at 32 MB, so maybe the
emulator just needs to be further tweaked to make those last few generation
games to be able to run at full speed 100% like Mother 3.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 21 Oct 2008 at 5:32

Speed at 90% ~

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
When I run "Final Fantasy 4", in the 3d Graphics goes a little slow. But it
runs very well.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.3

Original issue reported on code.google.com by duhowpi on 16 Oct 2008 at 1:31

Ingame A button in Wiimote control don't work

What steps will reproduce the problem?
Choose Wiimote only control

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The A button must be R GBA Button but it don't work

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.0

Please provide any additional information below.
I tried Wario ware Inc in the first screen when you have to enter your name

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 17 Sep 2008 at 6:45

SMB errors with latest release

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load game from samba share, play for a while (may need to save, not sure)
2. Return to menu
3. Try loading another game, recieve smb error.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected to see my listing of roms to choose a different game, saw the smb
error instead. This also happened on SNES9x GX and FCEU for wii.

Does this issue occur on VBA-M
r778(http://mudlord.homebrewheaven.net/downloads/vbam_installer.exe)? If
so, please report the issue to the VBA-M forum.


What version of the product are you using?
1.06

Please provide any additional information below.
Noticed this on my inlaws wii after I set them up with this. Came home and
updated my emulator's after Christmas and had the same problem. (This was
not a problem on prior releases.)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 27 Dec 2008 at 3:05

Aspect Ratio

I guess this is more of an improvement than a defect, but I didn't see an
option for choosing.

The GBA's aspect ratio should be 3:2, yet it displays at 16:9 on a
widescreen TV, and at 4:3 on a SDTV or on a widescreen TV with 16:9
correction turned on. Would it be possible to correct it to 3:2 from either
a 4:3 TV or a 16:9 TV?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 7 Nov 2008 at 6:29

Visual Boy Advance GX Menu flashes

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Start Visual Boy Advance with Homebrew Channel 

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The screen flashes in white/blue.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.1

Please provide any additional information below.
In version 1.0.0 it doesn't happen. Firewire 3.1 "semiupdated" (the
connection was cutted while I update the Wii)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by duhowpi on 22 Sep 2008 at 12:32

Snapshots not working

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load any ROM
2. Save a snapshot
3. Try to load the snapshot

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expect the saved snapshot to load, instead, I see:
"Error loading file. Press A to continue."

What version of the product are you using?
Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.5

Please provide any additional information below.
Using a 2GB SD card, saving to the SD card. Pal wii, widescreen 480p, 
component cables.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 20 Nov 2008 at 9:32

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GBA) - no sound.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load us Mario vs. Donkey Kong GBA rom
2. No sound in game.


What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The sound should work.  I'm curious as to whether the new audio core that 
has been checked in will solve this issue.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.3

Please provide any additional information below.
The start menu ("press start") also did not appear at first; going back to 
the VBA Menu and back to the game made it show up, though.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 22 Oct 2008 at 2:40

No music in Rhythm Tengoku (J)

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. No music or sound on title screen or in minigames.
2. When starting a new game, there is a game with a beeping metronome, that
works correctly, however I was unable to hear sound in any other parts of
the game.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
There should be music throughout the game, but it isn't playing.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.3

Please provide any additional information below.
As a rhythm game, it's pretty much impossible to play when audio doesn't
work right.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 19 Oct 2008 at 7:48

wario ware twisted and Yoshys Univ. Gravitation support "please"

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Not is a problem but I dont know where I can tell you this

There are a litle number of games in GBA with rotation sensor, but one of
this is Wario Ware twisted, and with the wiimote is posible emulate this
"rotation chip". 
If you emulates this functions, your emulator will be the best GBA emulator
in all platforms, because in other platforms this is impossible.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 7 Nov 2008 at 2:59

green palette?

I think it would be a good idea to add an option to turn the grey palette
in .gb to green, like the real gameboy.

Some emulators like Lameboy or bgb have it.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 27 Dec 2008 at 10:08

Guru Logic Champ (J) - Saving does not work

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Open Rom 0353 - Guru Logic Champ (J)
2. Create a save file, and exit
3. Re-Open Guru Logic Champ

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The expected output is that the save file will exist in the game, but as 
soon as you exit it never saves your account. I have played through the 
first 2 levels and exited, and my data was still not saved.

Does this issue occur on VBA-M 
r778(http://mudlord.homebrewheaven.net/downloads/vbam_installer.exe)? If 
so, please report the issue to the VBA-M forum.
No.

What version of the product are you using?
1.05

Please provide any additional information below.
I have set it to automatically save SRAM when exiting a game, and it does 
not work. Also, Save States do not work either, but this has been covered 
in a separate issue.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 14 Dec 2008 at 9:34

Wiimote controls are screwed up

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Use the Wiimote horizontally and try to play games.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expected it to work like normal controls, but instead I get what seems
like turbo mode, moving left, and a bunch of other things going on at once.
It seems to happen with every button.

What version of the product are you using?
v1.01

Please provide any additional information below.
I think it may have something to do with the controls config's clashing. I
haven't tried yet, but I'm going to try and make the configs for the rest
of the controls all null.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 22 Sep 2008 at 12:39

inverted stereo

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. play game


What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
inverted stereo in all games

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.3


Please provide any additional information below.
I have a Wii PAL, use roms PAL for GBA.
This problem don't appear in emulator for PC (vba-m) or NDS, the stereo
correctly there.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 16 Oct 2008 at 10:14

Speed problems / bad frameskipping

In many of the games the frameskip causes them to be unplayable.
Some examples would be:
The Kirby games -- enemies flash all over the screen.
Mother3 -- Music combos are impossible due the the frameskip.
MarioKart -- driving is horribly affected at times.

Those are all that I have tried so far, but that means that many games are
unplayable due to the frameskip.  If there was some way to make a version
which can go fast without frameskip, but use a speed limiter, it would make
all of the unplayable games playable.  Also, many games will run smoother.
 VBA-M can run at 100% speed without frameskip, and a source is avaible,
maybe that could be experimented with.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 21 Sep 2008 at 2:55

wiimote menu controls should be coded for horizontal use

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. play game
2. go back into menu

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
menu should work via holding the wiimote horizontally. Instead, I'm
switching back and forth between the vertical and horizontal position.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 17 Sep 2008 at 6:13

Saving Setting

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Try to save the settings
2.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?


What version of the product are you using?
1.0.1 on NTSC 3.3 Wii.

Please provide any additional information below.
It wont load or save the options correctly. I continues to get settings
reset push A to continue.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 21 Sep 2008 at 7:31

New menu on PAL Wii

What steps will reproduce the problem?
-In  the menu i see "Main Menu" to lower, is a little on "Choose Game".
-The sceen is flashing

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?


What version of the product are you using?
1.0.1 on PAL Wii

Please provide any additional information below.
Maybe move up the "Main Menu" title.
Maybe reduce the resolution of the background image or change the blue color

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 18 Sep 2008 at 11:33

Very Slow Loading Roms

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Wii NTSC-3.3U
2. HBC - Loading from SD
3. 32MB Roms loading from USB

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Fast loading. Slow Loading

What version of the product are you using?
Visual Boy Advance GX - 1.0.1

Please provide any additional information below.

I'm trying to load a 32Mb GBA game from USB, but it's very slow to load a 
game.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 20 Sep 2008 at 1:31

In-Game controls are screwed up.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Playing any games on the emulator with any controller (GBA in my case).

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The right output all the buttons for in-game.

What version of the product are you using?
The latest version. (v 1.0.1)

Please provide any additional information below.
Games are on default settings, as well as the emulator default settings.  I
tried changing it, but I had no results.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 2 Oct 2008 at 9:46

Videoshifting for vba-wii

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Can you add a shifting mode for the videooutput for vba-m gx?
This can help the centre the frame on some TVs

What version of the product are you using?
VBA-m Gx 1.0.7

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 14 Dec 2008 at 5:58

Golden Sun The Lost Age Very Severe lag / Frame Skip

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load Golden Sun The Lost Age
2. Star game
3. Go to Vba menu or have battle.

What is the expected output? Game to run smoothly 
What do you see instead?
Game gets increasingly laggish after each battle or each time i go to Vba menu 

What version of the product are you using?
Vba Gx 1.04

Please provide any additional information below.
Once i save the game after it lags so much it goes back to normal speed there 
is still lag but that may be because the emu isnt upto speed.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 29 Oct 2008 at 1:11

Qoob Fix is not implemented properly

I'm not 100% sure but are you ever setting the #HW_DOL flag? Cause the Qoob
fix doesn't seem to be working.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 30 Oct 2008 at 4:18

Emulator Menu (background) flickering

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Loading the emu from the SD Card (normal).
2. Using a NTSC-U Wii. FW 3.3

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
The emu background screen (Menu) flickers. I've read other people are also
experiencing this, no matter if their Wii is PAL or NTSC. The games run fine.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.1

Please provide any additional information below.
Like i said, i'm using a NTSC Wii with FW 3.3, but some others use PAL and
the screen still flickers.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2008 at 9:08

Problem saving advanced wars

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. load advanced wars
2. complete filed training
3. save game

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
It is supposed to save but i have to start over when ever i reset or reload
the rom (snap shots work just fine)

What version of the product are you using?
most recent

Please provide any additional information below.
There is no error message, IT says save complete and goes fine but then
when I restart the game or load the rom again i have to start all over again.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 26 Oct 2008 at 7:49

SD card not found!

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. select a game
2. return to the emulator's menu by pressing the "Home" button on the remote
3. select different game from the SD card
4. repeat 8 to 12 times until the error occurs.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I get the error message "SD card not found! Press A to continue". If I
attempt to load a different ROM or exit the emulator at this point, the
emulator just locks up.

What version of the product are you using?

version 1.0.5

Please provide any additional information below.

I am using a 2GB SD card formatted as FAT16. All ROM files are zipped. This
error occurs with snes9x-gx version 007 and fceugc 2.0.7 as well.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 2 Dec 2008 at 5:42

Code dump when loading freeze file

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Load any game 
2.Get into the game (or start a new one) 
3.Make a freeze file (save state) 

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Especially noticeable in Golden Sun series, but whenever
you make a save state to load it at a later time, the
emulator will tell you there's a code dump and completely
lock up. I've seen this happen two times or so with Golden
Sun 1 and 2. I don't know if this issue is intermitent or
not, but it obviously should not happen. Never had this issue
in previous versions. It may be due to some changes in the
code, but I may be wrong

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.4

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 30 Oct 2008 at 2:06

Cannot play Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load off Homebrew channel
2. Load the SMA4 ROM
3. Start the game

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I get a message saying that my save data is corrupted. I cannot bypass this.

What version of the product are you using?
1.0.1

Please provide any additional information below.
The original PC version of VBA also had this problem, but you just had to
change the save type. Is it possible to fix it with this version of the emu
or will I have to wait for a later version?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 26 Sep 2008 at 4:41

Loading GBA roms from SMB

Hi, 

GB and GBC roms load perfectly.

There are some problems when trying to load GBA roms from SMB

Here are some test using VBA-wii 1.0.6, using a 16MB rom.

Loading form a directory with lots of files:
7z_normal - Error opening archive!
7z_ultra - Error opening archive!
gba - Invalid network settings - Check settings.xml; Error loading game!
rar_normal - Unknown game image!
rar_best - Unknown game image!
zip_normal - Invalid network settings - Check settings.xml
zip_best - Unknown game image!
Trying to change directory: Error opening; Error reading directory!

Loading from a directory with only this rom:
7z_normal - Loads correctly.
7z_ultra - 7z: Out of memory; Error loading game!. When selecting again it 
loads correctly.
gba - Loads correctly.
rar_normal - Unknown game image!
rar_best - Unknown game image!
zip_normal - Loads correctly.
zip_best - Unknown game image!
Trying to change directory: OK.

It looks like a memory error, maybe you can clear the memory used for the
game list before it start to load the rom, but i don't know if that's
possible or easy. Also, consider this issue as low priority, because it
works perfectly with only few files on the directories.

Thanks.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 26 Dec 2008 at 8:44

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GBA) - "No Flash Card Detected: Saving Disabled"

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load up Mario vs. Donkey Kong GBA rom.
2. image flashes on screen "no flash card detected: saving is disabled," or 
something along those lines.


What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Not to see this message; saving allowed.  Does the current version of VBA 
for Wii not emulate Flash cards?

What version of the product are you using?
VBA 1.0.3

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 22 Oct 2008 at 2:42

fast forward trigger

instead of holding right constantly on the classic controller, maybe there
could be some trigger to make it switch on and off.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 15 Nov 2008 at 4:02

Graphics artist

you need one well i can help I'm well experienced with photo shop and gimp
and would love to help here is a example of my work

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 19 Nov 2008 at 8:39

Attachments:

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