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But then Dolphin has to handle loading the GBA emulator, make sure it runs properly, and there is still the problem of code maintenance (no matter how clean your code is, eventually you may find it needs updates, upgrades, tweaks, etc). In some ways, I imagine it would be easier (at least faster) since Dolphin has more direct control.

That still gets back to the issue of Dolphin suddenly emulating more than the GC/Wii. (07-08-2016, 12:03 PM)KHg8m3r Wrote: As for the protocol, would it not just be easier to integrate another open source GBA emulator into Dolphin (assuming no GPL violations) and have it be brought up to Dolphin's code levels of cleanness? Personally, I'd appreciate it if this was explicitly documented somewhere, outside of source code. It's just a matter of pinging someone to explain it (or looking through their work on our own). I'm pretty sure the folks behind the Game Boy Interface know exactly how everything works. To find numbers 1 and 2, would hardware tests need to be done with an actual GB player and GC? Or could we use Dolphin to see what memory areas the GB player disc is looking into? I'd add support for the custom protocol in a heartbeat if it existed. More or less.ġ) What is the expected video format? What pixel data does the GC want and where does it go?Ģ) What is the expected audio format? What audio data does the GC want and where does it go?ģ) The custom protocol would Dolphin potentially use with a GB emulator, what would it look like?įor my part, my emulator GB Enhanced+ just got netplay (for GB and GBC games) so it has networking via SDL_net. So, in other words, just put the correct A/V data in the correct memory locations at the correct times, and boom, GB Player emulation. The GB Player just spits out A/V info from its port, and the GC reads this (through ARAM DMAs, I believe) and the GB Player software handles displaying everything and playing sound. Connecting the two over localhost shouldn't be an issue, and if a protocol were developed, any other GB emulator could hook up with Dolphin. AFAIK, Dolphin itself doesn't need to emulate the GBA (or GB/GBC) handheld another emulator can do that and pass off video and audio.

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