PlayGB

A Game Boy emulator for Playdate. PlayGB is based on Peanut-GB, a header-only C Gameboy emulator by deltabeard.

Installing

• Download the zip from the latest release.
• Copy the pdx through the Web sideload or USB.
• Launch the app.
• Connect Playdate to a computer, press and hold LEFT + MENU + LOCK at the same time in the homescreen. Or go to Settings > System > Reboot to Data Disk.
• Place the ROMs in the app data folder, the folder name depends on the sideload method.
  • For Web sideload: /Data/user.*.com.risolvipro.playgb/games/
  • For USB: /Data/com.risolvipro.playgb/games/
• Filenames must end with .gb or .gbc

Notes

• Use the crank to press Start or Select.
• To save a game you have to use the save option inside that game. A sav file is automatically created when changing ROMs or quitting the app. After a crash, a new (recovery).sav file is created. Save files are stored in /Data/*.playgb/saves/
• Audio is disabled by default. You can optionally enable it from the library screen

Implementation

PlayGB uses a slightly modified version of Peanut-GB which supports partial screen update.