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#1

Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/4 13:38

Newbie

Joined 2012/3/6

Spain

8 Posts

Hi! I'm new at the virtual boy (just a few months) but i'm really interested on trying to make some game but i'm gonna try first to port some game for take a little experience.

The question is: Do you think it's possible to port Pokemon Crystal edition (but with some edition to make possible to achieve every pokemon in just one cartridge) to the Virtual boy?

Do you think is possible to port some Super Nintendo games?

#2

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/4 14:16

Nintendoid!

Joined 2010/10/22

Sweden

222 Posts

Most likely not. I asked before if it was possible to emulate/play NES/GB games on it, just to play them in Red 'n' Black really, and one of the foremost programmers here said no. So don't bet on it.

#3

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/4 17:10

Nintendoid!

Joined 2011/4/8

Great Britain

233 Posts

Having said that, you could 'emulate' the experience by getting a SuperGameboy and creating your own palette, or creating your own palette for the PC GB/GBC emulators relatively easily.

#4

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/7 17:42

VUE(xpert)

Joined 2007/10/27

Sweden

332 Posts

Well I am no game maker but the vb was 32 bit after all and pokemon is not even 8 bit so it must work even if it would be very hard considering you have to code the whole game so it shows in both eye pieces

Try atari 2600 games, should be way easier

#5

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/7 21:05

Virtual Freak

Joined 2012/3/13

USA

61 Posts

It sucks that you can't port other console games onto the VB.

#6

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/10 10:53

Newbie

Joined 2012/3/6

Spain

8 Posts

I have a super game boy, but i don't see the utility for it. For the atari, which one would you like to see on 3D? Just remember i'm gonna try this to take experiencie with development for the vb...

#7

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/10 12:24

Nintendoid!

Joined 2011/4/8

Great Britain

233 Posts

Take a look here, it's possible on the Super Gameboy and Super Gameboy 2:

http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Game_Boy

"players can assign their own colors by accessing either the Color Palette Window or the Custom Color Window. The Color Palette Window allows the player choose one of 32 different system color palettes, while the Custom Color Window let's the player adjust the color palette available. A password system at the top of the Custom Color Window saves the changes to the color palette."

I need to get this setup soon, I could have hours of fun with that alone.

#8

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/10 14:07

Nintendoid!

Joined 2011/7/3

USA

169 Posts

Dunkelheit wrote:
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For the atari, which one would you like to see on 3D? Just remember i'm gonna try this to take experiencie with development for the vb...

I'd have to say my fav original game for 2600 has to be warlords. but you really need the VB link cable for that. What about pitfall 2 could you do that one. or river raid or barnstormer Id like to see updated versions of all 3 of those. You know like a Super Mario Bros. All Stars. Just my 2 cents.

#9

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/10 15:22

Nintendoid!

Joined 2011/4/8

Great Britain

233 Posts

How about Virtual-On in wireframe mode?!
The VB has two d-pads after all :)

#10

Re: Porting games?

Posted on: 2012/5/11 0:41

VB Gamer

Joined 2012/2/26

Great Britain

44 Posts

Quote:

morintari wrote:
Dunkelheit wrote:
Quote:
For the atari, which one would you like to see on 3D? Just remember i'm gonna try this to take experiencie with development for the vb...

I'd have to say my fav original game for 2600 has to be warlords. but you really need the VB link cable for that. What about pitfall 2 could you do that one. or river raid or barnstormer Id like to see updated versions of all 3 of those. You know like a Super Mario Bros. All Stars. Just my 2 cents.

did someone actually make a VB link cable then? and if so, do the existing games actually support it? i guess i could do some research and find out but i know you guys like to show off your expertise and who am i to deny you? lol

it makes sense tho, surely when they coded the games they were anticipating the link cable coming out, i mean the tennis game was surely made with that more in mind than the 1 player mode..

so yea, can u actually hook 2 VBs up to play together?

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