Universal GBA4iOS: GBA Emulator, No Jailbreak needed, but set date before Feb 2014

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  1. Fireball926

    Fireball926 Well-Known Member

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    It won't, the dev is an 18 year old high school student, just go to his twitter. He wouldn't give away your info, he just wanted to make a better gameboy advance emulator for iOS users
     
  2. Onikage725

    Onikage725 Well-Known Member

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    I'm ashamed that you're stumping me...

    Yggdra Union?
     
  3. psj3809

    psj3809 Moderator

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    If you're this paranoid then simply don't bother using it
     
  4. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    lol, nope ain't it either..
    Tried looking through a bunch of screens, but not finding it..
    I want to say it's Final Fantasy Tactics but I don't see that level screen at all, where you can select from
     
  5. Gwarmaxx

    Gwarmaxx Well-Known Member

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    i'm playing Mother 1 with a perfect translation... AWESOME GAME!
     

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  6. Onikage725

    Onikage725 Well-Known Member

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    Who translated that one?
     
  7. Onikage725

    Onikage725 Well-Known Member

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    It was definitely gba though, not DS? DS had Hoshigami. Similar setup as FFT, and the character actually looks like the protagonist from the original game.
     
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  9. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, really GBA.. Don't think the DS was out at that time.
    darn... Hate it when I can't remember it..
     
  10. xswl

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    Doesn't launch after install Apple SSL fix. Get a screen then dumped back to springboard. Able to delete and reinstall, but same issue. Anyone have it working after installing latest iOS patch?
     
  11. neonbible

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    lol :D
     
  12. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    Did you set the DATE BACK to BEFORE Feb 18 and install it?
     
  13. vii-Lucky

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    #273 vii-Lucky, Feb 23, 2014
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    Crashes everytime i open it. Already reinstalled and same thing happens :(

    date is set back before feb 18
     
  14. parabola_master

    parabola_master Well-Known Member

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    Asking again here: does this app crash when you exit to the main menu and try to go back into the app (without having closed it)? It happens a lot when playing Pokemon Yellow :(
     
  15. chaos_envoys

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    Weird.. After the SSL fix, mine is working fine... Even after restart, i don't have to set the date back to open..
     
  16. sweetdiss

    sweetdiss Well-Known Member

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    There are definitely some things I don't miss about GBA games.

    YO MARIO! WHY THE HELL IS THERE 15 MINUTES OF UNSKIPPABLE DIALOGUE IN A GOLF GAME?!
     
  17. xswl

    xswl Active Member

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    Got it working by deleting again, change date, reinstall, start it, change date to auto
     
  18. x999x

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    I also dislike the controls over the game screen, and am very surprised that using a smaller game screen in landscape isn't an option.

    Have you tried the Mario & Luigi landscape skin? It's an eyesore, but it has something interesting, a smaller game screen, similar to how the GBC games look in landscape. If you can't tolerate the skin, i can't, overwrite the contents of the mihtical landscape json file with the code below:

    Code:
    {
      "name" : "Landscape",
      "type" : 0,
      "landscape" : {
        "assets" : {
          "iPhone Widescreen" : "[email protected]",
          "iPhone" : "[email protected]"
        },
        "translucent" : true,
        "layouts" : {
          "iPhone Widescreen" : {
    
            "screen" : {
              "y" : 63,
              "width" : 290,
              "x" : 139,
              "height" : 193
            },
    
            "start" : {
              "y" : 294,
              "width" : 57,
              "x" : 296,
              "height" : 20
            },
            "b" : {
              "y" : 228,
              "width" : 58,
              "x" : 444,
              "height" : 58
            },
            "l" : {
              "y" : 0,
              "width" : 58,
              "x" : 0,
              "height" : 58
            },
            "dpad" : {
              "y" : 199,
              "width" : 115,
              "x" : 6,
    
              "extendedEdges" : {
                "left" : 15,
                "top" : 15,
                "bottom" : 15,
                "right" : 15
              },
    
              "height" : 115
            },
            "r" : {
              "y" : 0,
              "width" : 58,
              "x" : 510,
              "height" : 58
            },
            "select" : {
              "y" : 294,
              "width" : 57,
              "x" : 215,
              "height" : 20
            },
            "menu" : {
              "y" : 4,
              "width" : 45,
              "x" : 262,
              "height" : 35
            },
            "a" : {
              "y" : 197,
              "width" : 60,
              "x" : 508,
              "height" : 60
            },
            "ab" : {
              "y" : 268,
              "width" : 63,
              "x" : 504,
              "height" : 53
            }
          },
          "iPhone" : {
            "start" : {
              "y" : 272,
              "width" : 60,
              "x" : 240,
              "height" : 25
            },
            "b" : {
              "y" : 207,
              "width" : 58,
              "x" : 335,
              "height" : 58
            },
            "l" : {
              "y" : 0,
              "width" : 59,
              "x" : 0,
              "height" : 59
            },
            "dpad" : {
              "y" : 178.5,
              "width" : 117,
              "x" : 3,
              "height" : 117
            },
            "r" : {
              "y" : 0,
              "width" : 59,
              "x" : 241,
              "height" : 59
            },
            "select" : {
              "y" : 272,
              "width" : 60,
              "x" : 159,
              "height" : 25
            },
            "menu" : {
              "y" : 2,
              "width" : 40,
              "x" : 210,
              "height" : 30
            },
            "a" : {
              "y" : 178,
              "width" : 60,
              "x" : 400,
              "height" : 60
            },
            "ab" : {
              "Width" : 63,
              "Y" : 247,
              "x" : 394,
              "height" : 53
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "identifier" : "com.mithical.landscape"
    }
    If you're jailbroken, you can edit the skin's json file directly on your device. If you're not, you'll have to download the gbaskin file from the skin site, rename it to .zip, extract, edit json, rezip, rename, copy to drop box, open in gba4ios. Otherwise, just wait for me to post a skin link here and install it directly from safari on your device.

    I've figured out how to package a skin, I'll try to get something posted here, as there is absolutely zero help anywhere else that I could find. It seems the gbaskins folks, aka the start3rs, want to handle the skinning themselves. There are no instructions on how to create your own, only a means for requesting a skin based on what you could otherwise create yourself had instructions been posted.

    In any case, skin packages are just a renamed zip file. Inside you'll find the skin images and a json file that specifies which image file to use based on your device's orientation, the game screen size, all the x,y w,h values for the buttons, and lastly, how the package should be identified.
     

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  19. Larni

    Larni Well-Known Member

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    My understanding is that you can reset the date once the emu has been installed and ran and it will continue to work but if you switch off the phone the process needs repeating.
     
  20. currymutton

    currymutton Well-Known Member

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    I am thinking of sticking with the landscape option until it is fixed.

    Playing only SRW:OG 1 & 2 (I own the original cartridges), both run great on my iPad3, iPad Mini RD and iPhone 5, all on latest iOS version and no JB.

    I even tried the Airplay option which makes me wanting a MFi controller, (or better) iCade support.
     

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