[HN Gopher] Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust,...
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Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rust, can be played
on the web
Author : ingve
Score : 37 points
Date : 2025-03-20 21:54 UTC (1 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (github.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
| turnsout wrote:
| Looks like an awesome addition to the GB emulation world! I know
| GB Studio can export a web player--I wonder if this
| implementation has some advantages.
| chrismaltby wrote:
| I'll definitely have a look and see if there's any advantages.
| Currently using binjgb in GB Studio and been pretty happy with
| it https://github.com/binji/binjgb
| zeta0134 wrote:
| This is awesome! Very nicely done. I hear a few problems with the
| audio emulation, (mostly clicks that shouldn't be there) but it's
| been a long while since I had my head wrapped around Gameboy
| emulation. I'm not sure I know what's going wrong exactly.
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| I love how Rust+WASM is an enabler for showing off applications
| like this which would traditionally be restricted to a desktop
| environment. Here's my own, an NES emulator, using wasm-bindgen
| for the translation but otherwise a similar setup:
|
| https://rustico.reploid.cafe/?cartridge=patreon/tactus-v0.7-...
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| It's so cool to work on a bit of homebrew, then be able to share
| a link with someone and have it "just work" in their browser. No
| weird tools, no shady sites, just my game and their feedback.
| catapart wrote:
| It plays really slow in Firefox, and there are also audio issues
| (they may be related?)
|
| But in Chrome, this plays really well! Great work!
| codecarter wrote:
| This is sick. Nicely done
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