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githubplaysgameboy

Multiplayer GameBoy emulator using HTML5, socket.io and node.js. You can host the server on Herokuapp easily (Procfile included) and it works pretty well !

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DISCLAIMER

You must own a legal .gb rom in order to use this.

How to use

First, edit config.json in order to make this work.

  • port: Port number for the server (env.PORT is prioritary) (default: 3000)
  • url: URL with the IP of the server (default: http://127.0.0.1)
  • allowed_inputs: Specify wich inputs are allowed. (default: basic GameBoy inputs)
  • rom: File name for your GameBoy rom. Relative path (default: 'rom.gb')

Install modules

npm install

Launch the server

node app.js

You are ready to go !

For the "master", launch a browser with [YOUR_URL]:[YOUR_PORT]/master (default: http://127.0.0.1:3000/master). For a controller, launch a browser with [YOUR_URL]:[YOUR_PORT]/ (default: http://127.0.0.1:3000).

Special thanks

grantgalitz for his GameBoy Online emulator.