BGB
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VisitBGB vs SkyEmu
What both publish
| Fact | BGB | SkyEmu |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | The maker describes its emulation as hardware-accurate and says it is based on research with test ROMs. | The project says GBA emulation is significantly more accurate than its GB/GBC emulation. |
| Cheats | It supports GameGenie and GameShark cheats, cheat loading and saving, cheat searching, and creation of new cheat codes. | An Action Replay cheat-code engine is listed among the features. |
| Save states | It supports save and load states with mappable quick keys and preview screenshots for state slots. | SkyEmu provides four persistent save-state slots with screenshot previews. |
| System requirements | The x86 version requires DirectX 7 or later, OpenGL, and Winsock 2, with a minimum Pentium 133 MHz and 16 MB RAM listed for Windows 95b. | The opened project pages do not state minimum CPU, memory, storage, or operating-system version requirements. |
BGB plans
No prices published.
SkyEmu plans
- FreeFree
- SkyEmuFree
Pick BGB if…
BGB suits players who want to emulate Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Super Game Boy titles, as well as people inspecting emulation or working with ROMs. It also supports cheat-code creation and TCP/IP linking between BGB instances.
Pick SkyEmu if…
SkyEmu suits people who want to emulate these four handheld systems across desktop, mobile, or web platforms. Its local web operation and configurable controls may also fit users who value keeping files on their machine or tailoring input.