Emulators - Rangi42/polishedcrystal GitHub Wiki

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Polished Crystal values hardware accuracy. Emulators to play it must be good enough.

Main article: FAQ ยง Which emulator should I use?

Windows

  • Sameboy
  • BGB
    • Game Link supported
  • mGBA

MacOS

  • Sameboy
  • mGBA
  • (Wine + BGB)

Linux

  • Sameboy
  • mGBA

Android

EX Plus Alpha

GBC emu (Gambatte-based)

Retroarch

Core: Sameboy, Gambatte; mGBA

iPhone

Sameboy for iOS

Available on the App Store

Note that it's quite different from the desktop version:

  • It generates a real-time savestate (.auto);
  • When launched, it defaults to the savestate of the last played game, properly overwriting the .sav immediately;
    • Modifying a .gbc or .sav file must be done outside the app and must involve removing the .autos;
  • It uses a per-game directory structure like this:
Sameboy/
โ”œโ”€โ”€ game1/
โ”‚  โ”œโ”€โ”€ game1.gbc
โ”‚  โ”œโ”€โ”€ game1.sav
โ”‚  โ”œโ”€โ”€ game1.auto (savestate)
โ”‚  โ””โ”€โ”€ game1.auto (savestate screenshot)
โ”œโ”€โ”€ game2/
โ”‚  โ”œโ”€โ”€ game2.gbc
โ”‚  โ”œโ”€โ”€ game2.sav
โ”‚  โ”œโ”€โ”€ game2.auto (savestate)
โ”‚  โ””โ”€โ”€ game2.auto (savestate screenshot)
โ€ฆ

Steam Deck

  • mGBA

3DS

  • CIA
  • mGBA

External Links

DO NOT USE

  • โŒ VisualBoy Advance(-M)
  • โŒ My (Old)Boy!