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The emulator will firstly break at the ROM entry point 0x0100 in debug mode, which is the entry point of the game program.
That start address is the same as in CP/M, and subsequently DOS 16-bit COM-format binaries. I wonder if Nintendo was inspired by that.
A sign of the times: the use of the term "cloud gaming" to describe what would once be called "network play". The emulator will firstly break at the ROM entry point 0x0100 in debug mode, which is the entry point of the game program. That start address is the same as in CP/M, and subsequently DOS 16-bit COM-format binaries. I wonder if Nintendo was inspired by that.
A sign of the times: the use of the term "cloud gaming" to describe what would once be called "network play". The emulator will firstly break at the ROM entry point 0x0100 in debug mode, which is the entry point of the game program. That start address is the same as in CP/M, and subsequently DOS 16-bit COM-format binaries. I wonder if Nintendo was inspired by that.
This simple security mechanism was extremely effective, and lead to the DMG BIOS being undumped until relatively recently, when it was dumped by imaging the ROM directly and via fault injection to skip the last instruction.
Presumably Nintendo will shut this down shortly?
Presumably Nintendo will shut this down shortly?
Presumably Nintendo will shut this down shortly?
Highly unlikely, given all the other GB emulators that already exist, some of which are far more famous.
Nintendo has even used existing open source emulators themselves in commercial products.
The Gameboy & in fact, all games consoles completely passed me by - my experience of hand-held gaming was Donkey Kong and TomyTronic. Now I'm going to have a chance to see what I missed out on - sort of :)
If you like puzzle games, Tetris, if you like adventure games, Link’s Awakening. If you like platforming, I’d recommend any of the Super Mario Land or Donkey Kong Land games!