![]() ![]() is using a trick we’ve seen in other GBA projects, where the program is actually transferred to the handheld over the link cable at boot time. Perhaps the best part is that you don’t even need a flash cart to try it at home. In testing he was able to push 2.56 Mbps through the link, which is a decent amount of bandwidth when you’ve only got to keep a 240 × 160 screen filled. The GitHub page for the project goes into impressive detail on how the whole thing works, but the short version is that the video data is sent from the Linux framebuffer to a small program running on the GBA over the handheld’s serial port using SPI. We say “simply”, but of course, it’s anything but. How does it work? The trick is that creator is actually emulating the PlayStation on a Raspberry Pi and simply using Nintendo’s handheld as an external display and controller. There’s even audio support, although turning it on will slow things down considerably. The resolution is miserable and the GBA doesn’t have nearly enough buttons to do most 3D games justice, but it’s working. It might seem impossible, but what you’re looking at is a Sony PlayStation game being played on a Nintendo Game Boy Advance. If you’d like to see some other LeapFrog hacks, checkout this LeapFrog TV Running DOOM or Composite Video Out on the DIDJ.Ĭontinue reading “RetroArch On A LeapFrog Leapster GS” → Posted in handhelds hacks, Software Hacks Tagged doom, emulator, Leapfrog, LeapPad, LeapPad2, leapster, LeapsterGS, Retroarch Performance varies, but some PS1 games have even run successfully on the device. ![]() The default system includes emulators for NES, SNES, GBA, Genesis, Atari 800, and MAME. Installation is done over the command line with sshflash, also by, after booting the Leapster or LeapPad2 into “Surgeon Mode.” Since the stock bootloader remains intact, you can always return the LeapFrog to its default state if anything gets wiggy by reflashing the device via the LeapFrog Connect App. We covered Linux on the Leapster before, but Retroleap seems better documented (and still up on the internet). has developed a custom retroarch-based firmware for the Leapster GS and LeapPad2. Retro games are a blast, and even more so when you can bring the fun on the go. ![]()
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