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PSP GBA v1.2: Gameboy Advanced Emulator for PSP

Posted Jun 26, 2006 at 5:25PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Homebrew Applications, Homebrew Emulators, News, Emulators Tags: Miemt11, PSP GBA, psp homebrews

Over at the QJ Forum, Slasher started the thread "Poll for Requested Homebrew" to determine which homebrew application or games he should work on. The GBA emulator emerged as the most requested app (why am I not surprised?). As a result, Slasher released PSP GBA v1.2, the most recent build of the GBA emulator for the PSP originally created by psp298 and Miemt11. (Thanks to rob for the heads up.)

The new build features all the basics plus some enhancements.

Slightly faster emulation
Fixed up the menu a bit
State saves/loads
Vsync, Frame skip, sound on/off, screen size(smoothing)
ZIP support

At present, the GBA emulator is not working on PSP running on firmware 2.0. Also, the source code has been included for those who want to tackle the project. Slasher has done a great job on this one and we're hoping he continues on...

Download: [PSP GBA v1.2]
Discuss: [Release Forum Thread]

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Hey, great work on getting this EMU going again.

Just a suggestion, but maybe you should consider collaborating with ZX on this one. I would think that it would be far smoother of a development if there were two people working on it.

But still, please stick with it. We all appreciate your effort.

And indeed, it is a bit faster. Maybe only a frame or two faster per second, but it's great to see things progressing.

# ... — Guest 2006-06-26 19:46

WHAT? WHAT?! the day comes when a good GBA emulator comes out... and it dosent even work on 2.01+? COME ON!!

great job though, but come on. COME ON SHELLY. c'mon.

# Works Great! — Guest 2006-06-26 19:46

I think it is the best I have used so fas, speed wise. Runs Minish Cap almost full speed! Keep up the Great Work! Thanks!

# i'm sserious HAPPY — Guest 2006-06-26 20:04

WAHOO this is great i love gba keep up the good work

# BAttLe — Guest 2006-06-26 20:18

battle of the gba emus wahahaha!!!

# Besides GBA emu... — Guest 2006-06-26 20:36

... I prefer a good AMiGA emu (among better ever all platforms games), better MAME support and dreaming... Exult port and DOSBOX :)

# still — Guest 2006-06-26 20:45

still sucks on 2.6 god u guys need to fix it

# yes! — Guest 2006-06-26 20:50

Glad to see someone working on this! keep up the good work, wish gba emulator can hit full speed soon!

# that was fast — Guest 2006-06-26 22:10

i have got to say that this guy is updating it very quick and what a very good job he is doing.

I have been waiting for a good gba emulator for a while now. keep up the good work!!!!!!!!

# this doesn't work on 2.6 — Guest 2006-06-26 22:16

I was so happy but i tryed to play the pspvba but it did'nt work i choose a rom and than it's crashes out WHYYYYYY!!!!!

COME On SLASHER YOU CAN DO IT I WILL PRAY FOR YOU!!!!

# DS — Guest 2006-06-26 22:24

Will this work on my DS LITE?

# To # 27 — Sakyr 2006-06-26 22:50

Im not flamming you but can't you see this a PSP website stop asking questions if this will work on other consoles it wont!

# hi — Guest 2006-06-26 23:16

does this have audio support?

# >> to # 27 — Guest 2006-06-26 23:16

You can already play GBA games on the DS lite...

# awsome! — RaiderX 2006-06-26 23:37

now with 2 GBA emus beign worked on by good devs, we will surely have some good progress in due time! I cant wait! I WANT TO PLAY MOTHER 3 ON MY PSP!!

# Ok....... — Guest 2006-06-26 23:54

But i meant in the psp emulator for DS that everyone talking about. Hookdev or something.

# Speed — marv101 2006-06-26 23:58

So how fast does it play on a 1.50? I dont wanna download it if it's not going to make gameplay enjoyable

# next version — Guest 2006-06-27 00:27

I hope that a user mode version(+2.01) will be released

# Fast! — Guest 2006-06-27 00:28

I have tested both emus with Advanced Wars and this one is faster but a litle more inconsistent, but this gets a good playable speed for this tipe of games.

The sound of both is terrible and better not to enable.

# yeah — Guest 2006-06-27 03:39

"i have got to say that this guy is updating it very quick and what a very good job he is doing.

I have been waiting for a good gba emulator for a while now. keep up the good work!!!!!!!!"

its a different emu then zx81s this hasnt been updated in months but im still verry excited

# very slow wait till it gets better — Guest 2006-06-27 03:43

still very slow and unplayerable give it time i am sure will get faster and sound working

# thx!! — Guest 2006-06-27 03:51

Thanx slasher for our great work, i just hope you continue to make this emulator better!

# i hope — Guest 2006-06-27 04:04

I hope this gets updated to work on FW 2.xx

# Pretty Good — Guest 2006-06-27 04:30

Its faster than the last emu I had and this one is coming along...but its still a bit slow...keep up the good work..also I cant change the screen size from 3:2...

# faster — Guest 2006-06-27 04:52

Is this one faster or the VBA???

# Knock it off guys — Sumo X 2006-06-27 05:01

Really, stop with the flaming about it not working on 2.X.

I say we let the developers do what they think is necessary to get the emulator to run full speed, then worry about compatibility with firmwares higher than 1.5.

# Good — yoshinatsu 2006-06-27 05:06

SUDDENLY everyone remembered that PSP can emulate GBA...

It was about time to make a "What do you want?" poll.

# menu — Fr0sTy 2006-06-27 05:57

the menu is more messed up now than in the original release. zip support is good though... and it is running a little smoother... pspvba was a huge improvement, now pspgba is back, and slightly smoother? the race is on.....

# Joining — Guest 2006-06-27 06:05

Maybe Slasher and ZX will become the next Psmonkey and Strmnrmn...

# Keep up the good work on the GBA emulators! — Guest 2006-06-27 06:44

everyone with 2.01+ it is your own fault for being so impatient to get Sony`s security updates. Stop whinning 1.5 all the way!

# bah — Guest 2006-06-27 06:50

I wanted sound support, the speed it runs at now is adequate. You know, just wanted to experience the game with it's sound.

# nds? — Guest 2006-06-27 07:23

will we see a NDS emulator?

# asdasd — Guest 2006-06-27 07:31

WTF is the NDS EMULATOR? there is no such thing!

# what happened to this site.. — Guest 2006-06-27 07:49

its nothing but a bunch of nerds itching to try to tell each other off and try to look smarter than the others.

Seriously. the topic is GBA not what you think of someones opinion of GBA. Lets stay on the topic.

# Pokemon — Guest 2006-06-27 08:10

Has anyone tried any of the Pokemon games?

# Just a few tests — Sumo X 2006-06-27 08:21

Well, in case anybody cares, the real fps for this emulator (using Mario Kart as a test) is about 7.5fps. That's if there's no frameskip, no sound.

With the default frameskip of 2 (probably the maximum you'd want for an emulator), the game played like it was running at 14.5fps.

This was all based off using a stopwatch and comparing it to the time in a given track.

# cool — Guest 2006-06-27 08:41

i hope that they make a better for my psp so i can play at full speed

# 2.6 — Guest 2006-06-27 10:12

You people with 2.6 stop complaining. I bet some of you had a 1.5 and upgraded. As long as it works for the rest of us i don't care.

# NICE — Guest 2006-06-27 11:36

Its cool to see this actually being worked on, can't wait for the next release. Keep up the good work, and ignore the whiners.

# >58 — Guest 2006-06-27 12:02

@ 58

Yea I have, pokemon ruby, sapphire and emerald. Emerald doesn't load at all (well it does but it stucks to the white screen, it does the same thing with all the GBA emus for PSP [side-note: this specific rom DOES however work when played on PC]). Ruby and Sapphire do load but they run slow as hell. There's not really any difference at all between all the GBa emus when it comes to these two games. Lookin forward to catch pkmons with ALMOSt full speed, if not FULL :)

# mother 3!!!! — Guest 2006-06-27 13:47

i am giddy in ancitpation of this because ill be able to play mother 3, after BUYING a n64 waiting for this bloody sequel and being dissapointed again and again I cannot wait for this to come out and with the mother 3 patch (www.mother3.org) HOORAY

# works ok but VBPSP slightly faster — Guest 2006-06-27 15:36

nice menu/option screens. Otherwise, really can't wait for the next version with hopefully speed increase and better sound support.

Thanks - keep up the great work!!!!!!

# Kernel mode on 2.5/2.6 — Guest 2006-06-27 17:16

I wonder if access to kernel mode on 2.5/2.6 will increase the speed of the emu, seeing as how the firmwares have been cracked.

# 2.6 — Guest 2006-06-27 18:24

i hope this becomes a daily update, i mean i am really rooting for the next virons of this gba emulator. its really facinating. and why fight it. i mean if you have 2.6 you rock man.i mean why talk garbage on the internet. you know what it reminds me of a little moral, '' fighting on the internet is just like running in the specal olympics, no matter who wins your still retarted. so kiss and make up every one and stop fighing 2.6 and 1.5 who cares just take the hack and enjoy. plz no commets about my messages i would thank you if you wouldnt leave bad feed back for every 2.6 messager out there its just getting out of hand. plz lets just get along. and ty for the new update. even tho it doesnt work on 2.6 i would like to hope like a month from now all bugs will be fixed and i can play my favorate roms. good luck :)

# IM A LITTLE STUPID — Guest 2006-06-28 05:43

hey can you please release a version that will work on psp version 2.6, i think that all psp 2.6 owner know that we make a terrible mistake by upgrading it, so i think that we are stupid. but could you please release a version that work on 2.6...ty

# Nicely said #71 — Guest 2006-06-28 05:43

*claps*

# damn — Guest 2006-06-28 07:27

man when they get these things running at about 20fps and atleast 15fps, it will be off the cahin like steve ballmer. i will have so many gba roms on my psp

i hope it is soon though.........very soon......

# ... — Guest 2006-06-28 08:37

you people can be so immature...

but anyways, go GBA emulator!

# hey — Guest 2006-07-03 11:46

hey u can download it

# RE: PSP GBA v1.2: Gameboy Advanced Emulator for PSP — HELPPPPPPPP 2013-04-13 15:31

I CANT SEE IT IN MY MENU PLS HELP ME :(

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