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javavi

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Posted: 07:56am 23 Aug 2026
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Nintendo GAME BOY & GAME BOY COLOR emulator for the PC3

PC3-PicoPeanutGB_012.zip
Video output: DVI or HDMI
Sound output: I2S or HDMI
Controls: USB keyboard or USB Gamepads, Wii classic controller,
two NES/SNES controllers

GP0 - CLOCK 1    
GP1 - LATCH 1
GP2 - DATA  1  
GP3 - CLOCK 2
GP4 - LATCH 2
GP5 - DATA  2

See the project's GitHub page for more information
fhoedemakers/pico-peanutGB
 
Martin H.

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Posted: 11:48am 23 Aug 2026
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Looks Great,  
I notice that here, just like with the NES emulator, an RP2040 seems to be enough.
I'm sure I still have 2 or 3 RP2040 clones lying around here.
One could put them to good use with that.
Isn't it a bit wasteful to use the PC3 for this?
Cheers
Martin
Edited 2026-08-23 21:49 by Martin H.
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javavi

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Posted: 12:18pm 23 Aug 2026
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  Martin H. said  I notice that here, just like with the NES emulator, an RP2040 seems to be enough.
Isn't it a bit wasteful to use the PC3 for this?

Hi Martin,
Of course, all these emulators worked on the RP2040, even with HDMI audio.
However, with RP2350 + PSRAM, NES game images are loaded not into flash memory, but instantly into RAM.
As for the PC3 platform, I built it on a breadboard, and now I have something to play with. So, it's just for fun.

Cheers
Vadim
 
Mixtel90

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Posted: 12:34pm 23 Aug 2026
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I think that little Olimex board might be a decent enough platform for this, using the sound over HDMI instead of its badly designed system. Mind you, it wouldn't stretch the resources of stripboard much.
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Martin H.

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Posted: 01:21pm 23 Aug 2026
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That’s not to take anything away from this project or Vladim’s work. I’ve just got a couple of Picos lying about here, and this would be a funny use for them.
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Mixtel90

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I meant the "RP2040-PC" or something like that, the one that you plug a Pico into.
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