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**zx-81** · 08-03-2006, 11:44 AM

Hi All,

Here is a new version of PSPVBA the GameBoy Advance Emulator for PSP,
which is a bit faster compared to v1.2.3 (up to 3% on v-rally 3) !

* This version works for FW 1.5 AND 2.x

*

What's new in version 1.2.4 :

- Improve the code of the graphic stuff (up to 3% faster)
- Improve the code of the ARM emulator (faster)
- Add BIOS file support (see the README)
- Add option to adjust the sound quality
- Add option to delete files (in the file selector)
- Bug fix in the save settings code
- Merge the code for 1.5FW and 2.xFW

How to use it ?

Have a look to the README.txt file !

This package is under GPL Copyright, read COPYING file for more information about it.

Enjoy,

Zx.

**beverage** · 08-03-2006, 11:46 AM

Awesome zx-89 I love your GBA emulator ^_^ advance wars!!! wooooo!!

Good work man!

**soccerPMN** · 08-03-2006, 11:48 AM

Sweet! Keep up the good work!

**MasterChief1234** · 08-03-2006, 11:51 AM

Great now I'm addicted to Pokemon again... Thanks Zx-81 for all your hard work. I really appreciate it

**Ranmax09** · 08-03-2006, 12:08 PM

Thanks ZX for not quitting

**uber0ne** · 08-03-2006, 12:11 PM

Great work man. I always look for your releases. I don't think i dislike one thing you have worked on. Thanks man keep it up.

**Simpson17** · 08-03-2006, 12:13 PM

zx ur a machine!!!

**SeanyP** · 08-03-2006, 12:17 PM

My god! u just dont stop this and Daedalus are my favourite homebrews! i just love seeing how much they develop with each release!!

Thanks Zx!

**Hooger** · 08-03-2006, 12:19 PM

nice job again. keep up the awsome work

**Nutterbutter** · 08-03-2006, 12:23 PM

Nice release, keep going. You are on fire!!!

**GWKYOU** · 08-03-2006, 12:24 PM

JW, does this sapport gbc and gb roms?

**UnluckyLuke** · 08-03-2006, 12:28 PM

Thanks so much for this! I'm really happy to see you didn't give up, and I'm amazed that you manage to speed it up with every new release. Time to try out Bit Generations again. Now, when will this get on the front page?

**Smiffers** · 08-03-2006, 12:31 PM

You need to start working on dynamic recompiling =p.

**Kikuchiyo** · 08-03-2006, 12:34 PM

WOOHOO GOOD JOB ZX-81 you rock!!! YOu get the dev of the year award

**zx-81** · 08-03-2006, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWKYOU

JW, does this sapport gbc and gb roms?

no

Latino · 08-03-2006, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWKYOU

JW, does this sapport gbc and gb roms?

you've got the rin emulator

**Devun_06** · 08-03-2006, 12:47 PM

fricken frick frik frick!!!! oMfG!!! FRickenn AMAZING!!!
Thank you soo Fricken much

this dude is great!!!!

**GWKYOU** · 08-03-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latino

you've got the rin emulator

No I have 1.5 they sound is f-ed with rin. Most of the time ther is no sound.

**Urza** · 08-03-2006, 12:59 PM

Great work but...

Are any games playable to an enjoyable level yet? Tried out quite a few on your last couple releases and didn't really find and good reason to keep using it.

//-_\\\

**Devun_06** · 08-03-2006, 01:09 PM

I've noticed that all the rpg slow paced games run great, but as for mortal kombat- and games like pokemon... they don't seem to work even though pokemon is kindof like a slow paced rpg... it's just an exception here.

**toi** · 08-03-2006, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urza the Tyrant

Great work but...

Are any games playable to an enjoyable level yet? Tried out quite a few on your last couple releases and didn't really find and good reason to keep using it.

//-_\\\

then don't use it...

it's nice to see bios support

, i'll check it out and write here my findings. great job, thank you again.

BlingShyne2 · 08-03-2006, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urza the Tyrant

Great work but...

Are any games playable to an enjoyable level yet? Tried out quite a few on your last couple releases and didn't really find and good reason to keep using it.

//-_\\\

Wow what a ****.

Anyways, great job dude. keep up the great work man!

**toi** · 08-03-2006, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlingShyne2

Wow what a ****.

+1000

**Kikuchiyo** · 08-03-2006, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWKYOU

No I have 1.5 they sound is f-ed with rin. Most of the time ther is no sound.

I found a little way to fix it yea its annoying but it gets the sound back if u go into the menu after loading a rom. Put your psp to sleep and then wake it up the sound comes back. Not sure why but it does.

**cgroux202** · 08-03-2006, 01:23 PM

A good way to fix it is to not use Homer's RIN (absolutely no offense to homer.) If you're on 1.5 and are able to use the latest official RIN release use that, there's no issues with it at all.

**Lezombi** · 08-03-2006, 01:33 PM

a good way to fix it is to get back on topic lol. good job zx-81 once again! you never fail!

**RaiderX** · 08-03-2006, 01:33 PM

Awesome! Keep up the great work ZX!

**toi** · 08-03-2006, 02:05 PM

i've just tried it and it really seems to be improved in terms of both graphics and sound emulation, maybe not that much but every bit counts as all of us know.

i wonder if the original vba code makes use of bios functions to speed up the emulation in some ways or is it just there to show that it can use the bios and not use those functions at all?

after all vba was designed for pc's and the developers of vba might not need to use those functions because the pc's are fast enough to carry the stress of the emulation.

to keep it short, can we use the bios functions in the bios, like to replace some code within vba with the ones in the bios that does the same work but only does it faster, to improve the speed?

**GmDude66** · 08-03-2006, 02:08 PM

lol, great release.. keep it up!

**xsorifc28** · 08-03-2006, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranmax09

Thanks ZX for not quitting

has he ever? lol

08-03-2006, 11:48 AM	#3
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08-03-2006, 11:51 AM	#4
MasterChief1234 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Inside my PSP Posts: 863 Trader Feedback: 0	Great now I'm addicted to Pokemon again... Thanks Zx-81 for all your hard work. I really appreciate it __________________ [url=http://folding.stanford.edu/][IMG]http://my.livecard.net/xbox10/he4dstr0ng887.png[/IMG][/url] [QUOTE=Kyle0wnsYou][SIZE="2"][I]Kashi sucks. and their cereal makes you s#!% like you had an enema fit for an elephant.[/I][/SIZE][/QUOTE]

08-03-2006, 12:11 PM	#6
uber0ne Developer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL, USA Posts: 845 Trader Feedback: 0	Great work man. I always look for your releases. I don't think i dislike one thing you have worked on. Thanks man keep it up. __________________

08-03-2006, 12:13 PM	#7
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08-03-2006, 12:19 PM	#9
Hooger Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,272 Trader Feedback: 0	nice job again. keep up the awsome work __________________ [CENTER] [SIZE=3][COLOR=Red] [COLOR=black]I'm a Boy. [COLOR=Red]: )[/COLOR][/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/CENTER]

08-03-2006, 11:46 AM	#2
beverage Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 155 Trader Feedback: 0	Awesome zx-89 I love your GBA emulator ^_^ advance wars!!! wooooo!! Good work man!

08-03-2006, 12:08 PM	#5
Ranmax09 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,688 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks ZX for not quitting

08-03-2006, 12:17 PM	#8
SeanyP Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,925 Trader Feedback: 0	My god! u just dont stop this and Daedalus are my favourite homebrews! i just love seeing how much they develop with each release!! Thanks Zx!

08-03-2006, 12:23 PM	#10
Nutterbutter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 645 Trader Feedback: 0	Nice release, keep going. You are on fire!!! __________________ [b][center] [URL="http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=65032"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Blue"]Omicron[/COLOR] - [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]A hacking simulation game for the PSP[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL] [url=http://profile.mygamercard.net/dr+nutterbutter][img]http://card.mygamercard.net/gbar/live/dr+nutterbutter.gif[/img][/url][/b][/center]

08-03-2006, 12:24 PM	#11
GWKYOU Jesus loves me more. Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Illegal Abric Sites Posts: 1,549 Trader Feedback: 0	JW, does this sapport gbc and gb roms? __________________

08-03-2006, 12:28 PM	#12
UnluckyLuke Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 71 Trader Feedback: 0	Thanks so much for this! I'm really happy to see you didn't give up, and I'm amazed that you manage to speed it up with every new release. Time to try out Bit Generations again. Now, when will this get on the front page?

08-03-2006, 12:31 PM	#13
Smiffers Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 334 Trader Feedback: 0	You need to start working on dynamic recompiling =p.

08-03-2006, 12:34 PM	#14
Kikuchiyo Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 66 Trader Feedback: 0	WOOHOO GOOD JOB ZX-81 you rock!!! YOu get the dev of the year award

08-03-2006, 12:47 PM	#17
Devun_06 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 338 Trader Feedback: 0	fricken frick frik frick!!!! oMfG!!! FRickenn AMAZING!!! Thank you soo Fricken much this dude is great!!!! __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5891/v2un6.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-tutorialhow-to-load-eboots-in-5-steps-64080.html"]How to load Eboots in 5 easy steps.[/URL] [/CENTER]

08-03-2006, 12:59 PM	#19
Urza Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,540 Trader Feedback: 0	Great work but... Are any games playable to an enjoyable level yet? Tried out quite a few on your last couple releases and didn't really find and good reason to keep using it. //-_\\\

08-03-2006, 01:09 PM	#20
Devun_06 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 338 Trader Feedback: 0	I've noticed that all the rpg slow paced games run great, but as for mortal kombat- and games like pokemon... they don't seem to work even though pokemon is kindof like a slow paced rpg... it's just an exception here. __________________ [CENTER][IMG]http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5891/v2un6.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-tutorialhow-to-load-eboots-in-5-steps-64080.html"]How to load Eboots in 5 easy steps.[/URL] [/CENTER]

08-03-2006, 01:23 PM	#25
cgroux202 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Boston Area Posts: 221 Trader Feedback: 0	A good way to fix it is to not use Homer's RIN (absolutely no offense to homer.) If you're on 1.5 and are able to use the latest official RIN release use that, there's no issues with it at all.

08-03-2006, 01:33 PM	#26
Lezombi Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 301 Trader Feedback: 0	a good way to fix it is to get back on topic lol. good job zx-81 once again! you never fail!

08-03-2006, 01:33 PM	#27
RaiderX Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 273 Trader Feedback: 0	Awesome! Keep up the great work ZX!

08-03-2006, 02:05 PM	#28
toi Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in the middle of nowhere Posts: 120 Trader Feedback: 0	i've just tried it and it really seems to be improved in terms of both graphics and sound emulation, maybe not that much but every bit counts as all of us know. i wonder if the original vba code makes use of bios functions to speed up the emulation in some ways or is it just there to show that it can use the bios and not use those functions at all? after all vba was designed for pc's and the developers of vba might not need to use those functions because the pc's are fast enough to carry the stress of the emulation. to keep it short, can we use the bios functions in the bios, like to replace some code within vba with the ones in the bios that does the same work but only does it faster, to improve the speed?

08-03-2006, 02:08 PM	#29
GmDude66 Give It All Join Date: Jan 2006 Real First Name: Derek Location: United States Just Played: Burnout Paradise Posts: 3,899 Blog Entries: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	lol, great release.. keep it up! __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6ghz (Multiplier: 9x; Bus: 400mhz; FSB: 1600mhz;) GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 MB (Core: 850mhz; Memory: 1200mhz; Shader: 2100mhz;) ASUS P5K Pro Motherboard Patriot Extreme (2x2GB) / OCZ HPC (2x1GB) 6GB Total Dual Channel RAM (DDR2 1066mhz) OCZ GameXstream 700w 2x Seagate 250GB HD (RAID0)

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