[!CAUTION] This emulator project is old and NOT MAINTAINED, please see DawnGBA, my new GBA emulator project!

Magia

Magia is GBA emulator written in golang.

Warning: This emulator is WIP, so many ROMs don't work correctly now.

<img src="img/exe6g.png" width="320" alt="exe6g" /> <img src="img/firered.png" width="320" alt="firered" />

<img src="img/mother12.png" width="320" alt="mother12" /> <img src="img/dqm.png" width="320" alt="dqm" />

Run

Please download latest binary from Release.

$ magia XXXX.gba

Build

# go1.16.x
$ make build
$ ./build/darwin-amd64/magia XXXX.gba

Key

| keyboard | game pad | | -------------------- | ------------- | | <kbd>←</kbd> | ← button | | <kbd>↑</kbd> | ↑ button | | <kbd>↓</kbd> | ↓ button | | <kbd>→</kbd> | → button | | <kbd>X</kbd> | A button | | <kbd>Z</kbd> | B button | | <kbd>S</kbd> | R button | | <kbd>A</kbd> | L button | | <kbd>Enter</kbd> | Start button | | <kbd>Backspace</kbd> | Select button |

ToDo

• [ ] Window
• [ ] GUI
• [ ] Serial communication
• [ ] GameBoy Compatibility
• [ ] Debug feature
• [ ] Fix some bugs

Game Compatibility List

| Game Title | Compatibility | | -------------------- | ------------- | | バトルネットワーク ロックマンエグゼ2 | ✅ | | バトルネットワーク ロックマンエグゼ3 BLACK | ✅ | | ロックマンエグゼ4 トーナメント ブルームーン | ✅ | | ロックマンエグゼ6 電脳獣グレイガ・電脳獣ファルザー | ✅ | | ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ キャラバンハート | ✅ | | MOTHER1+2 | ✅ | | ポケットモンスター ファイアレッド | ✅ |

Accuracy

| Test | Result | | -- | -- | | Memory tests | 1102/1552 | | I/O read tests | 21/123 | | Timing tests | --/1660 | | Timer count-up tests | 326/936 | | Timer IRQ tests | 0/90 | | Shifter tests | 140/140 | | Carry tests | 93/93 | | Multiply long tests | 52/72 | | BIOS math tests | 625/625 | | DMA tests | 964/1256 | | Misc. edge case tests | 5/10 |

References

• GBATEK
• gba_doc_ja
• gdkchan/gdkGBA
• mgba-emu/mgba