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javavi Guru  Joined: 01/10/2023 Location: UkrainePosts: 609 |
Nintendo GAME BOY & GAME BOY COLOR emulator for the PC3  PC3-PicoPeanutGB_012.zip Video output: DVI or HDMI Sound output: I2S or HDMI Controls: USB keyboard or USB Gamepads, Wii classic controller, two NES/SNES controllers GP0 - CLOCK 1 GP1 - LATCH 1 GP2 - DATA 1 GP3 - CLOCK 2 GP4 - LATCH 2 GP5 - DATA 2 See the project's GitHub page for more information fhoedemakers/pico-peanutGB |
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Martin H. Guru Joined: 04/06/2022 Location: GermanyPosts: 1554 |
Looks Great,  I notice that here, just like with the NES emulator, an RP2040 seems to be enough. I'm sure I still have 2 or 3 RP2040 clones lying around here. One could put them to good use with that. Isn't it a bit wasteful to use the PC3 for this? Cheers Martin Edited 2026-08-23 21:49 by Martin H. 'no comment |
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| javavi Guru Joined: 01/10/2023 Location: UkrainePosts: 609 |
Hi Martin, Of course, all these emulators worked on the RP2040, even with HDMI audio. However, with RP2350 + PSRAM, NES game images are loaded not into flash memory, but instantly into RAM. As for the PC3 platform, I built it on a breadboard, and now I have something to play with. So, it's just for fun.  Cheers Vadim |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9136 |
I think that little Olimex board might be a decent enough platform for this, using the sound over HDMI instead of its badly designed system. Mind you, it wouldn't stretch the resources of stripboard much. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini |
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| Martin H. Guru Joined: 04/06/2022 Location: GermanyPosts: 1554 |
That’s not to take anything away from this project or Vladim’s work. I’ve just got a couple of Picos lying about here, and this would be a funny use for them. 'no comment |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9136 |
I meant the "RP2040-PC" or something like that, the one that you plug a Pico into. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini |
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| javavi Guru Joined: 01/10/2023 Location: UkrainePosts: 609 |
PicoPeanutGB is a Game Boy (DMG) and Game Boy Color emulator for PC3 PicoPeanutGB_v13.zip v0.13 Release notes A maintenance release. It brings the shared menu and support code up to date; the emulator itself is unchanged. Upgrading is only a matter of flashing the new .uf2 — your settings, saves and save states on the SD card are untouched. Fixes DVI-only monitors show a picture again. With Display Mode set to DVI, some older screens that accept DVI but not HDMI stayed black. They work again. Clone Pico boards no longer crash at start-up. Boards fitted with a cheaper flash chip than a genuine Raspberry Pi Pico could hang on power-on. The chip is now recognised and driven at a speed it can handle. Genuine Picos are unaffected. Steadier start-up. The board lets its power settle before switching to the higher clock speed.  https://github.com/PicoPlus-devel/pico-peanutGB |
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Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 6118 |
The RP2040 can only run the old monochrome GB games. For color you need the 2350. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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