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January 30th, 2010, 23:20
If you're a Palm Pre owner who's been craving some old-school distraction, rejoice! You can now play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on your smartphone.
Game Boy Advance games, like Mario Kart Short Circuit, aren't quite running at full speed yet—about 60% of normal speed with sound or 90% without—but Game Boy and Game Boy Color games work just fine, and, as they say, emulators can't be choosers.
The VisualBoyAdvance for WebOS project only started two weeks ago, so hopefully updates and improvements will be quick to follow. As shown in the video, the emulator can already switch between portrait and landscape and supports custom skinning.
Check out the project's page on Pre Central for information on how to install. [Pre Central (http://www.precentral.net/visualboyadvance-hits-webos-vengeance) via Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/visualboyadvance-turns-your-palm-pre-into-game-boy-emulator/)]
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Game Boy Advance games, like Mario Kart Short Circuit, aren't quite running at full speed yet—about 60% of normal speed with sound or 90% without—but Game Boy and Game Boy Color games work just fine, and, as they say, emulators can't be choosers.
The VisualBoyAdvance for WebOS project only started two weeks ago, so hopefully updates and improvements will be quick to follow. As shown in the video, the emulator can already switch between portrait and landscape and supports custom skinning.
Check out the project's page on Pre Central for information on how to install. [Pre Central (http://www.precentral.net/visualboyadvance-hits-webos-vengeance) via Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/visualboyadvance-turns-your-palm-pre-into-game-boy-emulator/)]
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