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| title | date | draft | type |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpSP-Nspire: Gameboy Advance Emulator | 2018-09-18T10:14:00 | true | post |
Originally posted on my old old old blog
Most people had thought Gameboy Advance emulation on the TI-Nspire would be too slow to be good. Well, gpSP-Nspire has proven them wrong! This emulator supports four screen scaling modes, flexible frameskip options, fully remappable controls, and various other customizable settings. In addition, there is limited support for quick saves, save states, and cheats. Download [url=https://www.ticalc.org/pub/nspire/asm/programs/gpspnspire.zip]gpSP-Nspire[/url], and never get bored in math class again!
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[b]Design: 9/10[/b] Exceptional graphics
[b]Functionality: 8/10[/b] Issues with game compatibility
[b]Practicality: 10/10[/b] Various customizable settings
[b]Performance: 8/10[/b] About as good as it gets on a calculator
[b]Overall: 9/10[/b] Overall, this emulator is a must-have for your TI-Nspire. You'll find yourself impressing friends or spending hours enjoying Gameboy Advance games on your calculator.
[size=120][b]Installation[/b][/size]
(1) Install [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c726379h1708491_ndless_jailbreak_your_tinspire]Ndless[/url] on your calculator
(2) Send gpsp_launcher.tns, gpsp_resources.tns, and game_config.txt.tns, all in the same folder, to your calculator using the [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c726379h1708394_tinspire_computer_link]TI-Nspire Computer Link[/url]
(3) Download a [url=https://tiplanet.org/modules/archives/download.php?id=6623]Gameboy Advance BIOS[/url] and rename it to "gba_bios.bin.tns".
(4) Download GBA games [url=https://tiplanet.org/forum/archives_list.php?id=Jeux+Game+Boy+Advance+Nspire]here[/url]. If you can't find what you're looking for, try searching [url=https://www.google.com]Google[/url].
(5) Send the BIOS file to the same folder
(6) Send your GBA games to your calculator, which must be renamed with the ".gba.tns" file extension. Compressed ROMs are also supported, by sending a ROM to a zip folder and changing the zip folder's extension to ".zip.tns".
(7) Open gpsp_launcher.tns and navigate the file directory to run your games. Enjoy!
[size=120][b]Controls[/b][/size]
[b]File Directory and Menu Controls:[/b] Move - [^] / [v] or [8] /[5] Change Options - [<] / [>] or [4] / [6] Select - [enter] Back - [menu] Move Up - [esc]
[b]Default Ingame Controls:[/b] (Fully Remappable) D-pad Up - [^] or [8] D-pad Down - [v] or [5] D-pad Left - [<] or [4] D-pad Right - [>] or [6] A - [del] B - [var] Left Trigger - [scratch] Right Trigger - [doc] Start - [shift] Select - [ctrl] Menu - [menu] Fast Forward - [F] Load State - [L] Save State - [S[size=1][/size]] Save and Exit - [Q]
See [url=https://www.ticalc.org/cgi-bin/zipview?nspire/asm/programs/gpspnspire.zip;readme_nspire.txt]this file[/url] for more information regarding gpSP-Nspire.
[i]Source: [url]https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/449/44971.html[/url][/i]