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Nintendo - Game Boy/GBA/NDS (SkyEmu)

Background

SkyEmu is a multi-system emulator, supporting Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Nintendo DS cores.

The SkyEmu core has been authored by

  • Team SkyEmu

The SkyEmu core is licensed under

  • MIT

A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.

Extensions

Content that can be loaded by the SkyEmu core have the following file extensions:

  • .gb
  • .gbc
  • .gba
  • .nds

RetroArch database(s) that are associated with the SkyEmu core:

Features

Frontend-level settings or features that the SkyEmu core respects.

Feature Supported
Saves ✔
States ✔
Rewind ✔
Netplay ✔
Core Options ✔
Memory Monitoring (achievements) ✔
RetroArch Cheats ✔
Controls ✔

Directories

The SkyEmu core's library name is 'SkyEmu'

Core options

The SkyEmu core has the following option(s) that can be tweaked from the core options menu. The default setting is bolded.

System Settings

  • Core Override [system_core_override] (Automatic|Game Boy|Game Boy Advance|Nintendo DS)

    Determines which core is used

  • Game Boy Firmware [system_gb_bios_enable] (ON|OFF)

    Game Boy Firmware Enabled

  • Game Boy Advance Firmware [system_gba_bios_enable] (ON|OFF)

    Game Boy Advance Firmware Enabled

  • Nintendo DS Firmware [system_nds_bios_enable] (ON|OFF)

    Nintendo DS Firmware Enabled