BGB

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Overview

BGB by Beware is one the most accurate Gameboy emulators around. It has a no$gmb-like debugger, but lacks some of the inaccuracies of no$gmb. Its accuracy is possibly only surpassed by KiGB, but consdiering it has both an excellent accuracy and a powerful deugger, and is freeware, it is probably the best choice for developers.

Facts

• Homepage: http://bgb.bircd.org/
• Type: Emulator/Debugger
• Platform: Windows
• License: Freeware
• Current version: 1.12
• Last updated: 1/5-2006

Feature list

• emulation of the GameBoy, GameBoy Color, and Super Gameboy
• support for MBC1/2/3/5/7 and HuC1/3
• SGB multiplayer with up to 4 gamepads
• powerful debugger:
  • disassembler
  • assembler (change code and ability to save modified rom)
  • breakpoints
  • break on access
  • conditional breakpoints
  • singlestepping/tracing/animating/step out/step over
  • vram viewer: BG map, tiles, OAM, palette
  • IO registers viewer
  • break on exceptions (accessing inaccessible VRAM, read unitialized WRAM and HRAM, echo ram access, access locked external ram, disable video outside vblank)
• save state support
• graphics output: directdraw and DIB supported
• sound output: waveout, directsound and disk writer supported
• runs almost all roms perfectly, compatibility comparable with the best GB/C emulators
• Accurate/high quality sound emulation, can generate bandlimited rectangular waves
• accurate video emulation.
• This emulator is fast.
• Joystick/Gamepad support, everything configurable
• some user interface keys are configurable and can be mapped to joystick/gamepad buttons
• MBC3 Real Time Clock emulation.
• Auto delay/frameskip, gameboy runs at 100% real speed and full ~60 fps, or any adjustable speed.
• GameGenie and GameShark cheat, load/save cheats (auto and manual), "cheat searcher", easy creation of new cheat codes
• save/load state with quick (zsnes style) keys.
• Load from zip and gzip files
• This program does not require DirectX or runtime libraries.
• support for optional border bitmap and pseudo fullscreen mode.
• TCP/IP game link support