Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Color was an 8 bit handheld gaming console released by Nintendo in 1998. Pokemon Yellow anyone?
| Emulator | Rom Folder | Extension | BIOS | Controller Config |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lr-gambatte | gbc | .7z .gbc .zip | gbc_bios.bin (optional) | /opt/retropie/configs/gbc/retroarch.cfg |
| lr-tgbdual | gbc | .7z .gbc .zip | none | /opt/retropie/configs/gb/retroarch.cfg |
| lr-mgba | gbc | .7z .gb .zip | gbc_bios.bin (optional), sgb_bios.bin (optional) | /opt/retropie/configs/gbc/retroarch.cfg |
Emulators: lr-gambatte, lr-tgbdual, lr-mgba
lr-gambatte is the preferred single-player emulator, while lr-tgbdual runs with two instances for either two-player link cable games or parallel play on the same system.
lr-mgba is a modern emulator that aims to be fast and accurate, supports local cable games, external BIOS, Super Game Boy emulation, among many other features. It also emulates Game Boy and Game Boy Advance.
NOTE: Playing link cable games is similar to Game Boy.
ROMS
Accepted File Extensions: .7z .gbc .zip
Place your Game Boy Color ROMs in
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc
BIOS
lr-gambatte can load external BIOS for Game Boy Color (gbc_bios.bin).
lr-mgba can load external BIOS for Game Boy Color (gbc_bios.bin) and Super Game Boy (sgb_bios.bin).
Place the BIOS files in
/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS
| BIOS | MD5 Checksum |
|---|---|
| gbc_bios.bin | dbfce9db9deaa2567f6a84fde55f9680 |
| sgb_bios.bin | d574d4f9c12f305074798f54c091a8b4 |
Controls
Both emulators utilise Retroarch configurations
Add custom retroarch controls to the retroarch.cfg file in
/opt/retropie/configs/gbc/retroarch.cfg
