# Would making a gameboy emulator be possible

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/would-making-a-gameboy-emulator-be-possible/18713>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [March 24, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/would-making-a-gameboy-emulator-be-possible/18713 "2023-03-24T21:39:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![technonux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/technonux/32/7924_2.png) [@technonux](https://forum.makecode.com/u/technonux)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/would-making-a-gameboy-emulator-be-possible/18713/1 "2023-03-24T21:39:03Z")

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i dont think it will but just wondering?

edit: forgot to say “in makecode arcade”

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**Author:** ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/would-making-a-gameboy-emulator-be-possible/18713/2 "2023-03-27T23:08:31Z")

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As far as the Gameboy screen goes, we can resize the simulator screen and change the color pallete. But I don’t think it would be possible to make an emulator that uses Gameboy ROMs in makecode arcade. I’m sure a couple simple Gameboy games could be ported, but they would have to be converted to Makecode by hand. Also, I don’t know if the makecode arcade proccessing is strong enough to play Gameboy games at a high framerate. But still, it might be possible. Things like this would probably be doable by some expert, but because this is a very small community, those “experts” probably have better things to do. However, there has been an [emulator for the Pokitto](https://talk.pokitto.com/t/tool-gameboy-emulator/1168), which is similar to Makecode.

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**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/32505_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/would-making-a-gameboy-emulator-be-possible/18713/3 "2023-03-27T23:08:51Z")

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Emulators require massive amounts of space and other computery things (CPU or something… I don’t know much about computers) and they need to read a lot from files and roms. It wouldnt be possible without super suped-up hardware that would just cost more to make than a gameboy

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**Author:** ![labfox29](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/labfox29/32/9252_2.png) [@labfox29](https://forum.makecode.com/u/labfox29)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/would-making-a-gameboy-emulator-be-possible/18713/4 "2023-03-27T23:11:42Z")

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probably

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**Author:** ![Nerdiest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/nerdiest/32/10678_2.png) [@Nerdiest](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nerdiest)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/would-making-a-gameboy-emulator-be-possible/18713/5 "2023-03-27T23:24:16Z")

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I think so! do you mean like a singular game (like Super Mario Land) or do you mean a full on emulator like Dolphin?