Re: ?

["Jason Whorton" <chesster@pcl.net>]

Is there a Gameboy emulator for the IIgs?

Thank you,
Jason Whorton
www.oldcomputers.com


Supertimer wrote in message
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>spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:
>
>>In article supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes...
>>
>>>What are the sound capabilities of Gameboy?
>>
>>    It had 4 sound channels, each of which could be mapped left or
>>right (basically, it was like an 8-bit Nintendo with stereo sound,
>>though nothing as complex as FM-synthesis mind you).
>>
>>    The other things that would be emulated are an 8-bit Z80
>>running at about 4 MHz, around 16K of RAM, hardware sprites,
>>160x144 resolution with 2-bit greyscale and maybe the serial
>>interface if that was supported.
>
>Whatever the speed, I am dying to see this GameBoy emulator!
>Just to see the look on Macintosh and PC users' faces are
>incentive to use this emulator!
>
>If the GS can emulate a Phasor, I can't see it having a hard
>time emulating GameBoy sound...
>
>The bit about the Z80 is kinda interesting...you know there were
>many Z80 cards for the A2...
>
>...It also looks like a Commodore 128 should be able to do this
>GameBoy emulation with ease...it has a Z80 BUILT-IN!  The
>Commodore 128 would not be up to it in the sound department,
>though.
>
>That this GS emulator is doing Z80 emulation IN SOFTWARE
>...that's truly a testament to what can be done...