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OpenLara (Tomb Raider) has been ported to Game Boy Advance
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SlimeGooGoo
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Werewolf Jones
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I'd pay for a cart NGL.
NeoIkaruGAF
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SoraNoKuni
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What the actual F.
That's seriously impressive.
That's seriously impressive.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Some devs like putting limitations on themselves to see how far they can squeeze a system. I'm a dev myself, not as crazy or talented as those who did this port, but I can imagine how gratifying it was to make this work.
Download the ROM and try it for yourself.
stranno
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Video is from Xproger, the OpenLara author. He has ported the engine to many platforms already, including Dreamcast, 3DO, Windows Mobile, etc.
He wants to port it to Nintendo 64 as well.
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Sosokrates
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You see that opposing fanboys. The GBA was only using a fraction of its POWAH!
But on a more serious note It would be cool in like 20yrs somone ports RDR2 to the switch or somthing.
But on a more serious note It would be cool in like 20yrs somone ports RDR2 to the switch or somthing.
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BusierDonkey
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Because I can.
levyjl1988
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Barakov
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The eternal debate.
stranno
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ShadowLag
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oldergamer
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wow that is indeed impressive! I didn't think a GBA was capable of that!
Epic Sax CEO
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Better than the Saturn.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Saturn TR has higher draw distances than PS1 and also water distortions PS1 doesn't have, though it does perform worse overall (but not as bad as some sections here that have even further reduced draw distance).
It did release first on Saturn, maybe cutting those was part of the optimization it would have had to maintain performance if it released later as well (even later Saturn region releases are identical). Saturn @ the top:
Bad quality images (photos?) and the PS images are, I think, from backwards compatible PlayStations that enhance the image, but that's not what they're showing here anyway, the draw distance is pretty obvious
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ShaikhCroft
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That handstand move! 
Ev1L AuRoN
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It's running a lot like the PS1 port. Impressive if true.
assurdum
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Saturn has also the lighting system completely cut off compared the psx. I don't think a further optimization would have improved a lot the actual performance, it's not a real 3d machine, it's already outstanding what they have achieved.Saturn TR has higher draw distances than PS1 and also water distortions PS1 doesn't have, though it does perform worse overall (but not as bad as some sections here that have even further reduced draw distance).
It did release first on Saturn, maybe cutting those was part of the optimization it would have had to maintain performance if it released later as well (even later Saturn region releases are identical). Saturn @ the top:
Bad quality images (photos?) and the PS images are, I think, from backwards compatible PlayStations that enhance the image, but that's not what they're showing here anyway, the draw distance is pretty obvious
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stranno
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N-Gage is a FAR more powerful device tho. ARM9 at 104MHz, instead of ARM7 (with a few extensions) at 16MHz.
And this is a rewritten/improved engine from scratch. N-Gage game is the Playstation game as is, the C code converted into ARM, BIOS calls patched and the GTE stuff into a software renderer.
Ideaworks 3D did a Windows Mobile port as well, more interesting than the N-Gage one I'd say.
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Esppiral
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Oh so you have NEVER played the Sega Saturn version, gotcha.
RoadHazard
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I love unreasonable ports like this. Looks better than a lot of DS games.
Elysion
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Ok, that’s kind of mindblowing actually. Not only the 3d graphics, but also the voice-acting and orchestral soundtrack.
This also makes me wonder what kind of magic would be possible with other retro systems. If the GBA is capable of running (close to) PS1 level graphics, does this mean the PS1 or N64 for example could also do things we thought impossible until now?
This also makes me wonder what kind of magic would be possible with other retro systems. If the GBA is capable of running (close to) PS1 level graphics, does this mean the PS1 or N64 for example could also do things we thought impossible until now?
ZoukGalaxy
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Just WOW, that's INCREDIBLE.
n0razi
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soooo a Switch OLED?
Doczu
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Come on man. It's a PS1 title running on the GBA. That is impressi e as hell
Bullet Club
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Deerock71
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Looks identical to the PS1, frames and all.