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Game Boy emulator for MediaTek MRE feature phones

peanut.vxp

Game Boy emulator based on Peanut-GB for MediaTek MRE feature phones

Nokia 215 • Alcatel 3040g (thanks RedillGMV) • MyPhone T29 TV Duo (thanks aubykddi)

Status

• Currently the emulator can run any Game Boy ROM that we've tested. The emulator core itself should support at least these games.
• Sound emulation is highly experimental and disabled by default.

Compatibility

peanut.vxp currently works on any phone with MRE 2.5 or above, those mostly being Nokia and Alcatel phones released since around 2014. Support for older devices is planned but currently not possible.

Phone	Status
Alcatel 2005x	Works
Alcatel 3040	Works
Explay T285	Works
MyPhone T29 TV Duo	Works
Nokia 215 Nokia 230 Nokia 3310 2G (2017) Likely other S30+ phones	Works
Starmobile B506	Works
LG C299	Stuck on MRE logo
Alcatel A392CC	Crash
Doro PhoneEasy 530X Likely other Doro phones	Crash
Logic M5	Crash
Mobiwire Dakota	Crash
MyPhone my16	Unsupported (not enough RAM)
Alcatel OT-871a	Failed to start (botched MRE implementation)
Fly DS125	Failed to start
Motorola Gleam+	Failed to start (too old?)

How to build

1. Install the dependencies outlined in the MRE Makefile project.
2. Run make.

How to use

1. Download the VXP file from Releases, or compile it yourself by following the above steps.
2. Skip this step if you're not using Series 30+. You'll need to sign the VXP file to your SIM card's IMSI. There are many ways to find your IMSI, here is one. Insert the IMSI and VXP into this tool.
3. Put ROM files on your phone's SD card in E:\peanutvxp. Note that the actual path may differ based on the phone's MRE implementation - usually it's the peanutvxp folder in the root of your SD card, but if not, you can follow step 4 and you'll find a config and log file in the correct directory.
4. Send the VXP file to your phone and open it from the file manager.

Key bindings

Key bindings can be configured in the Options menu. Here are the default key bindings:

Game Boy	Keypad
Up	D-pad up
Down	D-pad down
Left	D-pad left
Right	D-pad right
A	Right softkey
B	Left softkey
Start	#
Select	*
Menu	0
Fast forward	1

License

src/, Makefile, and sdk/build.py are MIT licensed, other files may have their own licensing terms (such as headers and link libraries taken from the MRE SDK).

Thanks

• RedillGMV, aubykddi, and others in the ROMphonix community and 4PDA thread for testing and feedback
• Peanut-GB contributors for making it easy to port Game Boy emulators to just about any platform
• Ximik_Boda for helping with MRE development
• GrafxKid, the BGB emulator team, and Lospec members Space Sandwich and WildLeoKnight for creating some awesome color palettes (see config.c)