[OS X] Are there any decent GBA emulators for OSX Lion?

swingin t's · Dec 11, 2012, 07:52 PM

Hello everyone :-)

I have Boycott Advance installed on my 2012 Macbook Air and the emulation is nearly perfect. Save states work. It works with a PS1 USB controller just fine. However, the sound is really terrible, it sounds weak and like static. Fullscreen works though!

I also have Visual Boy Advance 1.7.4 installed. Fullscreen does not work, it crashes every single time. The largest window size is 4x set in preferences which isn't big enough for me. But the sound is 100% perfect.

Is there an emulator that allows fullscreen and perfect sound under OSX Lion?

Nermal · Dec 11, 2012, 07:54 PM

I think MacBoyAdvance works, but I'm not sure whether it has fullscreen. I'm at work right now so I can't test it.

Be aware that it puts saved games into the Applications folder; I lost all mine once because I didn't keep that folder backed up!

blanka · Dec 22, 2012, 10:00 AM

You can also try MESS. That emulates everything.

Sergeant Pepper · Dec 22, 2012, 12:37 PM

OpenEmu. Emulates just about everything, and has a fantastic UI. It's only available as source code at the moment, but all you have to do is download Xcode and the source code and click "Build" and you've got a working copy. Or I could provide the copy I built myself.

poorracerkid · Dec 22, 2012, 12:50 PM

Trying that now. Hope it works

Washac · Dec 22, 2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sergeant Pepper

OpenEmu. Emulates just about everything, and has a fantastic UI. It's only available as source code at the moment, but all you have to do is download Xcode and the source code and click "Build" and you've got a working copy. Or I could provide the copy I built myself.

This looks very very interesting I will be watching this one, thanks you

Miharu · Dec 23, 2012, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sergeant Pepper

OpenEmu. Emulates just about everything, and has a fantastic UI. It's only available as source code at the moment, but all you have to do is download Xcode and the source code and click "Build" and you've got a working copy. Or I could provide the copy I built myself.

Wow that looks really promising, why haven't I heard of it before?

Dec 11, 2012, 07:52 PM	#1
swingin t's macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	Are there any decent GBA emulators for OSX Lion? Hello everyone :-) I have Boycott Advance installed on my 2012 Macbook Air and the emulation is nearly perfect. Save states work. It works with a PS1 USB controller just fine. However, the sound is really terrible, it sounds weak and like static. Fullscreen works though! I also have Visual Boy Advance 1.7.4 installed. Fullscreen does not work, it crashes every single time. The largest window size is 4x set in preferences which isn't big enough for me. But the sound is 100% perfect. Is there an emulator that allows fullscreen and perfect sound under OSX Lion?
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Dec 22, 2012, 12:37 PM	#4
Sergeant Pepper macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2009	OpenEmu. Emulates just about everything, and has a fantastic UI. It's only available as source code at the moment, but all you have to do is download Xcode and the source code and click "Build" and you've got a working copy. Or I could provide the copy I built myself. __________________  Late 2011 MacBook Pro \| 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 \| 16 GB RAM \| 256 GB SSD + 750 GB HDD \| Mac OS X 10.8.2 \| Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 iPhone 5 \| 32 GB \| iOS 6.1 \| Jailbroken \| Verizon
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poorracerkid macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Galvatraz, TX	Trying that now. Hope it works __________________ Late '08 MBP 15 10.6, iBook G4 14 10.5, iPod Nano Libertarian
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Dec 11, 2012, 07:54 PM	#2
Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	I think MacBoyAdvance works, but I'm not sure whether it has fullscreen. I'm at work right now so I can't test it. Be aware that it puts saved games into the Applications folder; I lost all mine once because I didn't keep that folder backed up!
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Dec 22, 2012, 10:00 AM	#3
blanka macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012	You can also try MESS. That emulates everything.
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