GBA Rambo (Port) GBA

[Juiceala]

I created a port of one of my favorite childhood MSX games to the GBA using this tool https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MSXAdvance_GBA.

Download Links​

• Rambo (Port) GBA
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[Juiceala]

It's an emulation, with a community-made MSX emulator for GBA. It's like running games on PocketNES; it's not a port, it's just an emulator running on the GBA running an MSX rom.

A port is taking the original code and porting it to a new system. This isn't a direct port at all. Not the hardest to get terms correct.

I never claimed to have recoded the game, that's why it's a port but not homebrew, it's no different than Nintendo releasing a "port" of Mario 64 to the Switch.

But more importantly, I made this for myself for preservation and not to brag, MSX emulators aren't always the most accessible due to the system being very obscure in the west, this game in particular was not ported anywhere and my Streaming Box crashes trying to run it, so having these very special games to me from my childhood more accessible was a personal project that I'm only sharing out of kindness for those interested, not for bragging rights "omg this guy got GTA5 running on a famicom".

 

[Waterwolfy]

It's an emulation, with a community-made MSX emulator for GBA. It's like running games on PocketNES; it's not a port, it's just an emulator running on the GBA running an MSX rom.

A port is taking the original code and porting it to a new system. This isn't a direct port at all. Not the hardest to get terms correct.

 

[supersonic124]

Isn't this just a rom in an emulator? Rather than an actual port

 

[Honved]

It looks like they are dancing in the screenshots.

 

[Juiceala]

I get that, but in the sense that it's not an official release on the platform, it'd be homebrew, don't you think? Otherwise folks might think it's an official release, which it's not.

No, we only use the "port" tag when it's unofficial port, official ports are treated as official games, they don't get any special tags except for mature content (and of course fan translations).

 

[WizardX]

Yeah, fan-made ports are still homebrew.

 

[PSOCecil]

It's a direct port not homebrew.

I get that, but in the sense that it's not an official release on the platform, it'd be homebrew, don't you think? Otherwise folks might think it's an official release, which it's not.

 

[Juiceala]

Should this not go under the 'homebrew' category?

It's a direct port not homebrew.

 

[PSOCecil]

Should this not go under the 'homebrew' category?

 

[JohnRambo]

Nice!!!

 

[DJPlace]

THE legend of RAMBO!

 

[χKai]

Oh hell no, you made this?
This is way too cool. You deserve much more than just being a Repo Curator, you deserve your own fucking  title