Post by: PIAC on July 01, 2003, 01:04:00 AM
would it be possible to make the GBA online using some sort of tunneling feature. a way of having cable (say USB) that plugs into your EXP. port on your gba/sp/gbp and using software of some description, connect to another gameboy. i cant seem to write this very articulately but thats my idea at any rate. i dont exactly know how the link function on GBA works, and it probably makes this sort of posibility absolutely impossible, but the idea is there!
would be awsome for pokemon tradeing/battleing
Post by: Mario on July 01, 2003, 01:07:49 AM
I heard its "possible" to make gba games online and that developers could do it in the future. However, i dont think it would be possible to do it with games already released, like Pokemon :\ But hey, Pokemon Emerald or whatever might have an online mode that you can access through the Gamecube, just like how Pokemon Crystal had that mobile phone battling system in Japan. But i honestly dont have a clue.
Post by: Mingesium on July 01, 2003, 09:01:38 AM
Post by: aoi tsuki on July 01, 2003, 09:56:00 AM
If i remember correctly, some GBA programmers stated that the link port speed is 2kB/sec. A dialup connection could easily handle that, but lag may still be an issue. Turn-based games like Pokemon should be no problem though.
Post by: Jollus on July 01, 2003, 10:36:33 AM
Just need someone with the right know-how.
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Post by: Matthew on July 09, 2003, 10:34:13 AM
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The hardware is already there. I have a USB adapter that lets me use my gamecube controllers on my PC. Someone could write software that lets the GBA play online using a GBA>GC link cable.
Just need someone with the right know-how.
Please tell me where you got this! I've wanted one for so long but didn't know if one existed.
Post by: mattcube on July 19, 2003, 06:20:49 PM
Post by: PIAC on July 20, 2003, 10:23:09 AM
a totally online standalone GBA is rather... difficult to say the least. but gimme my USB online adapter for GBA
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 20, 2003, 10:43:14 AM
The biggest trick would be figuring out how to make a PC interpret a GBA protocol I think. I don't know enough about networking, or the networking aspects of the GBA to know how practical this is myself, but I think it's more of a hardware mod than a software one.
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Post by: Koopa Troopa on October 24, 2003, 03:18:14 PM
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The biggest trick would be figuring out how to make a PC interpret a GBA protocol I think. I don't know enough about networking, or the networking aspects of the GBA to know how practical this is myself, but I think it's more of a hardware mod than a software one.
It wouldn't be that big a deal, all you'd need is some kind of adapter so you can plug it into you PC somewhere. After that its all software. Unless I misunderstood you.
Post by: Bloodworth on October 24, 2003, 05:05:46 PM
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The Gameboy Player doesn't have the neccesary programming code to access the network card attachment on the Gamecube. The Gameboy Player just emulates the Gameboy Advance, and doesn't actually allow you to use most of the Gamecube's features. There is no possible way you could use the Gamecube's Network card with the Gameboy Player.
Someone doesn't know what he's talking about. The Game Boy Player is actual GBA hardware, and the software is instructions to the GameCube for enhancing the picture and sound. Games can use the rumble functions on the controller, as well as access the other ports. I stated very specifically in my Game Boy Player FAQ that online is a possibility if someone wants to pursue it.
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 24, 2003, 06:05:56 PM
Post by: Ballistic on October 25, 2003, 07:31:10 AM
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Originally posted by: Ballistic
The Gameboy Player doesn't have the neccesary programming code to access the network card attachment on the Gamecube. The Gameboy Player just emulates the Gameboy Advance, and doesn't actually allow you to use most of the Gamecube's features. There is no possible way you could use the Gamecube's Network card with the Gameboy Player.
Someone doesn't know what he's talking about. The Game Boy Player is actual GBA hardware, and the software is instructions to the GameCube for enhancing the picture and sound. Games can use the rumble functions on the controller, as well as access the other ports. I stated very specifically in my Game Boy Player FAQ that online is a possibility if someone wants to pursue it.
You still need the software programmed into it. The project I'm talking about would allow all existing GBA titles to access the internet, and not ones that require special programming. If you have to put the GBA game into the Gamecube to make it playable on the internet, what's the point? You'd need to buy so much for it to just to allow you to play it on the internet, and it would only be available for a newer game that would support it.
Post by: Pale on October 25, 2003, 07:34:07 AM
edit: Pale needs to read the whole thread...I now realize someone else said basically this exact same thing.
Post by: Ballistic on October 25, 2003, 10:42:16 AM
Lag MAY pose a problem, since distance will be taken into account. When you hook up your gameboys locally, the data only has to travel a few feet. On the internet, it will have to travel much longer of a distance. Whether or not this will be a problem isn't for sure, though, and I hope it won't be.
Post by: Syl on October 26, 2003, 03:36:38 AM
I don't know why it would be difficult to plug the GBA into a USB port with a certain connecter, then find a way to choose someone else online, then hit connect, it will connect both systems, get a constant stream going, and then you would be playing online, even though you couldn't really talk to the person. Things like 4 swords would be pointless without the cussing, yelling, and all around trashtalking though.
(THAT WAS MY F**** RUPEE YOU A** NOW GET OVER HERE AND PUSH THIS BLOCK BEFORE I.....)
mmm... memories.
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 26, 2003, 04:39:26 AM
It just adds to the hecticness when there are 4 of you bunched up in the same room...
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