PascalPixel / PlayGB

A Game Boy emulator for Playdate, based on Peanut-GB.

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 online sideload or USB.
• Place the ROMs in /Data/*.playgb/games/. Filename must end with .gb or .gbc
• To access Data folder, connect Playdate to a computer and press LEFT + MENU + LOCK in the homescreen.

Notes

• Use the crank to press Start or Select.
• To save a game you have to use the in-game save option. Game is automatically saved 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 ROMs list screen

Implementation

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